255: Chapter 255 Is he going to be a father?

The next morning, Qin Yi woke up as usual, his gentle gaze falling upon Xu Qian, who was still sound asleep in his arms. Looking at her peaceful sleeping face, a doting smile couldn't help but rise at the corners of Qin Yi's mouth.

He carefully adjusted his posture to embrace Xu Qian more comfortably, while silently issuing a command to the System within his Sea of Consciousness: "System, start the daily lottery!"

Accompanied by the System's notification sound, the lottery wheel in his Sea of Consciousness began to spin.

A moment later, the wheel's speed gradually slowed down and finally came to a stop. The System's voice then echoed in Qin Yi's mind.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host. In today's lottery, you have obtained the Internal Skill Secret Manual—"Jade Maiden Heart Sutra." This manual has been placed in the host's System Space. Would the host like to Cultivate it immediately?]

Qin Yi was slightly stunned, his mouth twitching. He couldn't help but complain to the System: "Holy crap... System, what's going on? How did you even pull out the ultimate technique of the Ancient Tomb Sect..."

Although Qin Yi hadn't read Mr. Jin Yong's novels, he had watched the TV series "The Return of the Condor Heroes."

This Jade Maiden Heart Sutra was created by Lin Chaoying, the founder of the Ancient Tomb Sect. He had thought it was just a fictional creation for a novel, but he didn't expect it to actually exist.

However, in the TV series, the scenes of Yang Guo and the Little Dragon Maiden practicing the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra were quite erotic. He wondered how it should be practiced in reality.

Thinking of this, Qin Yi asked the System again: "System, how do I Cultivate the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra? Does it also require Dual Cultivation between a man and a woman?"

[Ding! Replying to the host: The Jade Maiden Heart Sutra is a Yin-attribute Internal Skill, more suitable for women to Cultivate. However, it is best for two people to Cultivate together for mutual assistance. During Cultivation, the practitioner's body will steam with heat, and they must be completely unclothed to allow the heat to dissipate immediately without a moment's obstruction. Otherwise, the heat will not disperse and will instead stagnate within the body, leading to serious illness at best and death at worst. However, the host need not worry. To Cultivate this Internal Skill, the host only needs a single thought, and the rest can be left to the System. May I ask, would the host like to Cultivate immediately?]

After hearing the System's explanation, Qin Yi fell into deep thought. This was because the figure of Si Yao unconsciously appeared in his mind; that girl had practiced the extremely Yang Cultivation Technique 'Blazing Sun True Art,' which caused her to lose interest in men. If he practiced this Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, would he lose interest in women?

At the thought of such a possibility, Qin Yi felt a bit of a chill. He subconsciously tightened his arms around Xu Qian, looking down at her lovely face and her completely oblivious sleeping expression, and immediately dismissed the idea of Cultivating it right away.

Thus, he decisively responded to the System: "System, keep the manual for now. I don't plan on Cultivating it for the time being!"

Just as Qin Yi finished speaking, Xu Qian's phone on the nightstand beeped twice. Qin Yi felt Xu Qian move in his arms, and his consciousness immediately withdrew from the Sea of Consciousness.

He saw Xu Qian rub her eyes dazedly and look up, meeting Qin Yi's smiling eyes. Her heart warmed, and a happy curve unconsciously rose at the corners of her mouth as she murmured softly, "Young Master Qin, you woke up so early."

Looking at her cute, just-woken-up appearance, Qin Yi's heart was full of doting. He replied softly, "Mm, seeing you sleep so soundly, I didn't have the heart to disturb you. Your phone just rang; check if it's a message from your brother."

"Mm," Xu Qian responded, lazily rolling over to reach for the phone on the nightstand. Qin Yi took the opportunity to withdraw his arm from around her, stretched his slightly stiff arm, and then leaned against the headboard, watching her quietly.

Xu Qian lit up the phone screen, and a flash of surprise crossed her eyes: "It really is a message from Zilin." While briskly tapping out a reply on the screen, she said to Qin Yi, "Zilin says he's already on the high-speed rail and expects to arrive at the Modu High-speed Railway Station by 10 o'clock."

After saying that, she sat up, lightly planted a kiss on Qin Yi's cheek, and said with a beaming smile: "It's still early, I'll go wash up first. I'll cook today, you rest a bit longer."

"Mm, go ahead." Qin Yi felt the lingering warmth on his cheek and nodded.

Then, Xu Qian lightly got out of bed, put on her slippers, and walked toward the bathroom.

Qin Yi naturally didn't intend to actually let Xu Qian cook. After all, cooking himself gave him the chance to obtain attribute points—how could he miss out on such a good thing?

Thinking this, Qin Yi also got out of bed, intending to finish making breakfast while Xu Qian was washing up.

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More than twenty minutes later, Xu Qian finished washing up and walked out of the bathroom carrying a fresh mist of water. She looked around and found that Qin Yi wasn't in the bedroom, but the sound of a spatula stir-frying and the sizzling of ingredients came from the kitchen.

A surge of warmth rose in her heart, and she stepped lightly toward the kitchen. She approached Qin Yi from behind and suddenly reached out, wrapping her arms around his waist and resting her cheek gently against his back. Her voice was full of emotion: "Young Master Qin, didn't we agree that I would cook today? Why did you beat me to it again?"

Qin Yi was startled by Xu Qian's sudden appearance, but hearing her gentle words, his heart softened. He smiled and turned his head, rubbing his cheek against Xu Qian's hair, then freed a hand to gently hold her hand wrapped around his waist, saying softly: "I had nothing else to do, so I treated cooking as a morning workout."

"Young Master Qin, you're so good." As Xu Qian spoke, she let go, turned to face Qin Yi, stood on her tiptoes, and gave him a 'smack' kiss on the cheek.

Qin Yi touched his kissed cheek, his eyes full of doting as he looked at Xu Qian: "It's almost ready. Go get the bowls and chopsticks; we're about to eat."

"Mm!" Xu Qian responded cheerfully, turned to take the bowls and chopsticks from the cupboard, and walked out of the kitchen.

Afterward, the two sat at the dining table and enjoyed the delicious breakfast...

However, while enjoying the food, Qin Yi was silently calculating. After this breakfast, his six-dimensional attributes points had only increased by 0.5. Compared to yesterday, the speed of attribute point improvement had clearly slowed down. It seemed the variety and quantity of ingredients were still insufficient; he would have to prepare some more Advanced ingredients later.

But since his own six-dimensional attributes had improved, he wondered if others could also benefit from it? He looked up at Xu Qian and found her eating with great relish, her face overflowing with a satisfied smile. Qin Yi observed her closely, trying to find any changes in her.

Xu Qian felt Qin Yi's gaze roaming over her and couldn't help but look up at him. The moment their eyes met, a sense of shyness surged from the bottom of her heart, and her cheeks turned slightly red: "Young Master Qin~ why are you looking at me like that? You're not thinking about *that* again, are you?" After saying this, she felt her cheeks get even hotter.

What kind of bold words were these? Did he look that desperate?

Qin Yi coughed lightly to hide his embarrassment before continuing: "Nothing like that. I just wanted to ask you if you've felt any changes these past two days? Like feeling more energetic? Or having more strength?"

"Uh," Xu Qian was stunned for a moment upon hearing this. she hadn't expected Qin Yi to ask about that. After thinking for a bit, she then said, "Now that you mention it, there do seem to be some changes."

"Oh? What kind of changes?" Qin Yi asked curiously.

Instead, Xu Qian became bashful, and a blush crept onto her face. After hesitating for a moment, she whispered, "Today is already the ninth. According to my usual cycle, my period should arrive tomorrow. But strangely, before every period in the past, my lower abdomen would feel uncomfortable in advance, but this time, there hasn't been any strange sensation at all."

As Qin Yi listened to Xu Qian's account, waves rose in his heart. His first reaction wasn't that his "God of Cooking" skill might have improved Xu Qian's Physique, but rather he involuntarily recalled the intimate scenes he had shared with Xu Qian over the past few nights.

An indescribable worry surged in his heart, and he blurted out, "Qianqian, you couldn't be pregnant, could you?"

Hearing this, the blush on Xu Qian's face deepened instantly, and her heart began to race. Her voice trembled slightly as she said, "That... shouldn't be possible. We use protection every time. How about we go to the pharmacy later and buy a pregnancy test to check?"

Looking at Xu Qian's blushing and slightly panicked face, a sense of apology couldn't help but well up in Qin Yi's heart. He reached out, gently took Xu Qian's hand, and said softly, "Mm, that's fine too. Don't be nervous; I was just guessing."

Afterward, the two quickly finished breakfast, did a simple cleanup, and headed out.

Not long after, Qin Yi drove the cullinan and parked it steadily in front of a pharmacy. Xu Qian sat in the passenger seat, took a deep breath, then pushed the door open and walked quickly into the pharmacy.

In a short while, Xu Qian walked out quickly, carrying a black plastic bag in her hand.

Seeing this, Qin Yi started the car and continued toward the high-speed railway station while asking with concern, "Got it?"

"Mm," Xu Qian responded softly, her small face flushed red and her voice trembling slightly. "I'll test it in the restroom at the high-speed railway station later." As she spoke, she looked up at Qin Yi, her gaze carrying a hint of apprehension and unease.

Although Qin Yi was also a bit apprehensive, he looked at Xu Qian, saw her nervous expression, smiled, and placed a hand on hers: "Don't be nervous. If we really are having one, that would be quite nice, wouldn't it?"

Hearing Qin Yi say this, Xu Qian's heart warmed, but she became even more nervous.

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Meanwhile, at the Jingnan High-Speed Railway Station, Qin Jianren and his wife got out of a taxi.