The results showed that Li Bingjie was in excellent health; aside from being slightly weak, it wouldn't affect her fertility at all. As for Xu Zhengyang, after the examination, even the doctor couldn't help but praise him, saying, "Young man, your body is simply amazing! An athlete? Just got back from the army?"
After a passionate lovemaking session, Li Bingjie, having just woken up, was not sleepy.
The couple lay in bed, embracing each other, and thought of the same question as if by telepathy.
Li Bingjie said softly, "Zhengyang, I want to have a child..."
"Yes, I want to too."
"But it's been so long, and I still haven't gotten pregnant."
"Isn't it too early?" Xu Zhengyang smiled and tightened his grip on Li Bingjie's shoulder, comforting her, "Don't worry."
"Mom's anxious..."
Xu Zhengyang remained silent and sighed.
Li Bingjie raised her hand and gently traced her fingers across Xu Zhengyang's bare chest, saying, "Do you think it's possible that because of your identity, some kind of heavenly law is preventing us from having children?"
"Most likely." Xu Zhengyang nodded, feeling somewhat annoyed.
"What should we do?" Li Bingjie pitifully pressed her face against Xu Zhengyang's chest, listening to his strong heartbeat.
"I'll go up to heaven when I have time and tear down those damn heavenly laws."
Li Bingjie chuckled and said, "Didn't you say that the Heavenly Laws are still very useful? If you dismantle them, you'll have to go through the trouble of rebuilding them."
"Um, I got a little excited just now and misspoke." Xu Zhengyang took a deep breath and said, "You can still correct it."
"But if you go there, will it be like last time, where you're gone for more than two years?" Li Bingjie said pitifully.
Xu Zhengyang frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, "I won't go for now."
"Um."
...
Xu Zhengyang didn't really plan to go to the Heavenly Court again anytime soon. Although he had read the Heavenly Court's historical records there last time, he didn't really know how much time he had spent in the Heavenly Court, which resulted in two years and six months having passed on Earth. When he asked about the time difference between the Heavenly Court and Earth, whether it was true that one day in Heaven was equivalent to one year on Earth, the Jade City Scroll did not provide an answer.
Under Xu Zhengyang's pressure, Cheng Juan simply replied: "Unknown."
This left Xu Zhengyang feeling helpless. He realized that when the Heavenly Emperor and the Emperor of the Eastern Azure Heavenly Court created this divine artifact, they hadn't included this small piece of information within it. It seemed that even super-powerful deities like the Heavenly Emperor could make oversights. They had written a Heavenly Court history and infused it into the artifact, allowing it to use its own insights and connection with the Heavenly Laws to arrange matters related to Xu Zhengyang's promotion, but they had overlooked the difference in the concept of time between the Heavenly Court and the mortal realm.
Thinking about it carefully, Xu Zhengyang really didn't think he needed to go to the Heavenly Court now. If he were to go to the Heavenly Court again someday, it would definitely be to amend the Heavenly Laws.
For no other reason than to ensure that being with my wife doesn't constitute a violation of the rules; and besides, shouldn't we be allowed to have children? Regardless of whether Xu Zhengyang and Li Bingjie actually want children of their own, we have to have children for the sake of both sets of parents and elders!
Xu Zhengyang is the only son in three generations, and the Xu family is counting on him to carry on the family line.
Of course, Xu Zhengyang cannot be completely certain that the Heavenly Laws were behind this, but he thinks it's pretty much the case.
Damn it, why are they going against me?
Just then, Xu Zhengyang had a sudden inspiration. He turned over, hugged his wife, and said, "Wife, do you want to be an immortal? I'll make you an immortal."
"Huh?" Li Bingjie was taken aback and quickly shook her head, saying, "I... there's nothing I can do..."
“How wonderful it would be to be a perfect couple, not having to do any work, just holding a nominal position.” Xu Zhengyang said quite seriously, “I think that way, we could have a little fairy baby to play with.”
Li Bingjie stared blankly at Xu Zhengyang, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Xu Zhengyang, however, was considering another problem: This whole thing was probably feasible, but could the idea of giving birth to a little fairy child really work? What if a monster was born? That would be a disaster…
Volume Six, Chapter 304: The mortal realm is not inferior to the fairyland.
In this world, perhaps only someone with a unique personality like Li Bingjie would, after careful consideration, politely decline Xu Zhengyang's offer to deify her.
Xu Zhengyang was puzzled. He asked, "Why? Isn't being an immortal good?"
"It's good, but..." Li Bingjie chuckled softly, leaning against Xu Zhengyang's chest, and whispered, "It's good as it is now. Everyone envies me, and I feel very happy. Because my husband is like a god. With him protecting me and supporting me, I don't have to worry about anything. I can live a carefree and comfortable life, hehe. You don't know, do you? Actually, all women have this vanity. Once you understand it, you'll realize that this kind of life is actually better than being a god..."
"The problem is, don't we want a little one?" Xu Zhengyang asked, scratching his head.
Li Bingjie laughed and said, "The Seven Fairies and Dong Yong were also a fairy and a mortal who got together. They even had children."
“That makes sense!” Xu Zhengyang nodded in agreement.
"So, I think maybe... maybe the time isn't right yet?"
Xu Zhengyang nodded again and said very seriously, "Therefore, the revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard. It's still early, how about we work a little harder?"
“Go away…” Li Bingjie gently slapped Xu Zhengyang’s restless right hand, “I’m going to talk to you for a bit.”
"Alright, let's talk for a bit." Xu Zhengyang grinned mischievously, his hands caressing her body, when he suddenly remembered something serious and said, "Wife, have you thought about something else? I'm a god, someone who will live forever. If you don't become a god, what will happen when you're old and faded? Hmm, right? Hehe, hehe..."
Li Bingjie blushed, spat out a coquettish retort, and said, "You're disgusted with me, aren't you?"
"No, that's not it, but we don't look good together. I don't want people to say you're my grandma..."
"Won't you look older?"
"Hmm, that's true." Xu Zhengyang nodded. Then he shook his head and said, "That won't do either, you'll die eventually."
Li Bingjie laughed and said, "Didn't you say you were an official in the underworld? You must know where I'll be reincarnated, and you can decide that too. In my next life, please let me be a girl, and you can become younger and marry me..."
"That makes sense."
"When I am reincarnated in the future, I want you to take care of me from when I was a child until I grow up and grow old... through life and death, we will never abandon each other." Li Bingjie pressed her cheek against Xu Zhengyang's chest with longing, sighing softly with emotion and yearning.
This sentence reminded Xu Zhengyang of a novel phrase he had encountered online before—"Loli Development Plan".
In addition, he has also given himself an evil image—a weird uncle who holds candy, carries goldfish, harbors filthy thoughts, and has lewd ideas.
Xu Zhengyang considered himself a pure person, so after some thought, he shook his head and said with utmost seriousness, "Bingjie, I bet you've been reading a lot of novels or watching a lot of TV dramas lately..."
"Oh, how did you know?"
"What's the big deal?" Xu Zhengyang grinned and said, "I even know what kind of content you watch."
"What?"
Xu Zhengyang sighed. He said helplessly, "Romance..."
Sure enough, it's so melodramatic...
But it really feels great!
On a whim, Xu Zhengyang immediately got up and dressed, urging Li Bingjie to get dressed as well so they could go up the mountain to enjoy the scenery.
Li Bingjie was quite puzzled. While getting dressed, she checked the time: four in the morning.
Pulling back the curtains to look outside, the sky was still dark, but it had already taken on a faint white hue, with a thin, light mist hanging silently in the air like a veil.
Xu Zhengyang walked to the window on the other side, which faced the mountains, and opened it.
"Bingjie, wear something warmer."
"Oh, no, it'll get hot when we're climbing the mountain," Li Bingjie said.
"I will not climb mountains."
"Huh? How do we get up there?"
"Let's...fly up!"
As he spoke, Xu Zhengyang had already brought a jacket for Li Bingjie to put on, zipped it up, and then picked her up in his arms, saying, "Hold me tight!"
"Oh, tell Qingling and the others..." Li Bingjie had just come to her senses.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Zhengyang didn't say anything else. He stepped forward, leaped, and the couple floated out of the spacious window.
The mountains were shrouded in mist, and the sky was faintly tinged with white light.
The damp air was slightly cool. Xu Zhengyang carried the somewhat frightened Li Bingjie as they flew over the quiet bottom between several mountain peaks, leisurely reaching the back of the main peak and entering the embrace of the mountains.
The environment here is exceptionally quiet, with no houses or roads at the foot or side of the mountain, and it is completely deserted.
It was just as dawn was breaking. The mist rose upwards, about to transform into clouds and wisps among the mountains, swirling and curling, exceptionally beautiful, like a dream.
Xu Zhengyang controlled the speed of flight, moving slowly and taking steps in the air; the posture where he was holding Li Bingjie with both hands was changed to Li Bingjie standing upright beside him, with his right arm wrapped around her waist; after her initial panic, Li Bingjie had now calmed down, holding Xu Zhengyang tightly with both arms, and turned her head to appreciate the rare scenery.
It was as if they had stepped onto a stairway to heaven. Xu Zhengyang put his arm around Li Bingjie and slowly walked upward with the rising mist.
Gradually, it rose higher and higher, until clouds and mist formed, and it stopped rising.
Daylight had broken, and the east was glowing red.
Xu Zhengyang and Li Bingjie strolled leisurely among the clouds and mist, looking at the surrounding mountains shrouded in mist, with layers of peaks and ridges, the clouds and mist surging like waves on the sea, and the mountain peaks emerging from the sea of clouds like fairy islands.
"Even the beauty of the heavens is nothing more than this..." Xu Zhengyang couldn't help but sigh.
Just then, the first rays of dawn appeared in the east, and in an instant, countless rays of light shimmered and shone, draping the layers of mountains in a colorful brocade. The sea of clouds floating among them shimmered with multicolored light, dazzling and ever-changing. The mountain peaks appeared and disappeared in the sea of clouds, seemingly real yet illusory, vague and indistinct, making them unpredictable and naturally giving rise to a sense of profundity, mystery, and wonder in one's heart.
The real mountain peaks and the ethereal sea of clouds complement each other perfectly, with stillness and movement harmonizing harmoniously. A unified whole, shrouded in mist and water, the understated beauty of this scene is truly captivating.
"So beautiful!" Li Bingjie exclaimed softly, her eyes glistening with tears of excitement.
Xu Zhengyang nodded slightly. Yes, such a beautiful scene could not be compared to any of the wonders in the heavens. That place was truly... devoid of life.
The rising sun, like a wheel or a disc, shines warmly and slowly.
The sky was ablaze with colorful clouds, below which lay layer upon layer of mountains, a sea of clouds drifting by, a tapestry of vibrant hues…
The two landed on a mountaintop in the mountains. The peaks there were steep and there was nowhere to climb, so no one could come here.
However, from a distance, one could vaguely see tourists, as small as ants, on the other mountain peaks.
Of course, with Li Bingjie's eyesight, she couldn't see those people, and the tourists couldn't see them either.
"Zhengyang, I wish time could stop right now, stand still forever, and we could stay here..."
"Well……"
What should have been a romantic, heartwarming, and melodramatic love story turned out to be something else entirely. Xu Zhengyang, after all, wasn't some kind of Casanova. Even as a god, he couldn't shake off his inherent vulgarity, old-fashionedness, and honest, simple-minded nature. So, after a slight pause, he uttered the blunt truth: "No, life still goes on..."
Fortunately, there's an old saying that people who aren't family don't enter the same door. There are people like Li Bingjie with unique personalities who don't really mind Xu Zhengyang's mood-ruining words and just smile.
After a while, he sighed softly, "Zhengyang, I think Ouyang Ying is a nice girl..."
"Huh?" Xu Zhengyang was taken aback, not understanding what Li Bingjie was talking about.
“If, if it’s because of me that I can’t have children, then, then you could also, also…” Li Bingjie wanted to say it, but she just couldn’t finish the sentence.
Xu Zhengyang wasn't stupid; he understood what was coming next. So, he shamelessly said, "No, the law clearly stipulates monogamy. Marrying another woman is illegal, it's bigamy!"
"Are you still afraid of this?"
"This isn't a question of whether we're afraid or not, it's about setting an example!" Xu Zhengyang said righteously.