Pregnant Cultivator, Doted by Big Boss-Chapter 28 - 26: Their Exalted One Gets Berated
Her abdomen tightened in wave after wave of excruciating contractions.
Cold sweat beaded on Celeste Grant’s forehead.
’So this is what giving birth is like. It hurts so much.’
’In her old world, she’d never even had a boyfriend. To think that after arriving in this one, she’d skipped right past dating and marriage, slept with a man, and was now having his baby.’
’Sigh. Who had it worse than her?’
Celeste Grant grabbed Nerida’s hand.
"Nerida, the pain is killing me."
"Just hang in there, Madam. The baby will be here soon."
Nerida took a cloth and wiped the sweat from her brow, trying to comfort her.
But Celeste Grant’s baby just wouldn’t come.
"It hurts so much..."
Celeste Grant’s water had broken, but only slightly. Ever since she’d entered the delivery room, she’d felt nothing but pain, with no sign of the baby.
The pain had started at sunset and continued deep into the night.
At first, she felt it was bearable, but as time went on, the pain grew so intense that tears streamed down her face.
Now, the pain had nearly sapped all her strength.
"Ah... I can’t do this anymore, it hurts so much..."
"I’m going to die... This pain is killing me."
"I think I see my great-grandma."
Time trickled by.
The weather wasn’t cold.
Yet Celeste Grant felt her teeth chattering, and her hands began to tremble uncontrollably.
She was shivering from a deep-seated chill.
’She’d heard that many women feel cold during childbirth. Turns out, it’s true.’
"Hang in there, Madam."
"We’re almost there, I can see the head! Push!"
The midwife’s voice echoed in her ears.
「Outside the delivery room door.」
The moon had already risen.
The shadows of the trees swayed in the courtyard.
Javier Sinclair stood by the door. Dressed in black robes under the moonlight, he seemed to melt into the shadows of the night.
He was already a cold and somber man, and the aura radiating from him now made him seem all the more sinister.
Not far from him stood several elders, protectors, and a few disciples of the Bloodfiend Den.
"It’s been four hours. Why hasn’t she given birth yet?"
One of the elders, an older man, paced back and forth, wringing his hands.
’We’ve waited so long for a successor to the Bloodfiend Den. What would we do if something went wrong? After all, it’s not easy finding someone who’s taken a liking to The Exalted One. Both mother and child must be safe.’
"It should be soon! The Left Protector is in there watching. Madam will certainly deliver the Young Master safely."
「Inside the room.」
Celeste Grant’s voice grew faint.
Javier Sinclair looked up, his gaze fixed intently on the room’s door.
He murmured,
"Will this be a difficult birth?"
His hand, hidden beneath his sleeve, clenched into a fist.
’Just how weak was this woman? He’d been convinced she was too frail to give birth, that she might die in the process, which was why he had gone to find the Blood Litchi. She was at the First Level of Energy Refining now; he hadn’t thought it would be this hard.’
’How long has it been? And still no baby.’
The Right Protector, standing to one side, turned to look at him in surprise.
’The Exalted One really does care about Madam, after all.’
Thinking this, he said, "Don’t worry, The Exalted One. Although Madam’s constitution isn’t as robust as female cultivators who have practiced Cultivation for a long time, she has already completed Energy Introduction and reached the First Level of Energy Refining. There shouldn’t be any problem giving birth."
"Childbirth is like this for all women. We just have to wait."
’Wait...’
Hearing the voice from inside grow steadily weaker,
Javier Sinclair frowned slightly.
He looked at the door, then after a moment of silence, said in a cold voice, "Celeste Grant, if you can’t deliver this child, I will twist your head off and use your skull as a wine bowl."
The moment the words left his mouth, Celeste Grant, who had been screaming in pain, was filled with a sudden rage.
"Javier Sinclair, you bastard! Aaargh..."
"I’m killing myself to have your baby, and you want to twist my head off?! I’ll kill you! AAAAAARGH..."
"You bastard... you son of a bitch! Just wait till I get out of here, I’ll strangle you myself!"
"AAARGH! I’m so pissed off!"
Her voice, which had been growing faint, was suddenly filled with renewed strength, and her curses grew even louder.
Outside, the crowd exchanged glances, then one by one, they all looked up at the sky, pretending to be deaf.
"The moonlight is lovely tonight."
"It is. And the breeze is nice and cool."
’Their Exalted One was getting cursed out by Madam.’
’They’d heard everything. Would they be silenced for it?’
The Right Protector, standing closest to Javier Sinclair, let out a dry laugh. "Please calm your anger, The Exalted One. Madam is just in extreme pain, she doesn’t mean it."
Even the Right Protector couldn’t help but wipe away a bead of cold sweat.
’This Madam... she’s really not an ordinary person.’ 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
’The Exalted One is terrifying when he gets angry.’
Javier Sinclair said coldly, "Angry? Why would I be angry? If she can curse, it means she still has strength."
Strength to give birth.
Which means it won’t be a difficult birth.
He wasn’t about to bicker with a woman in labor.
"You are right, The Exalted One."
’It seems we’ll have a powerful backer from now on,’ he thought. ’The Exalted One treats Madam differently. We must try to get into her good graces in the future.’
Just as he was thinking this, the cry of a baby suddenly came from the room.
"WAAAH... WAAAH..."
Everyone’s eyes lit up, their gazes fixed on the door.
"She’s given birth! The baby’s born!"
"Finally! Madam and The Exalted One are both so beautiful. Their child is bound to be gorgeous."
"Our Young Master is born!"
Everyone present was thrilled.
To an unknowing observer, you would think they were the ones who had just become fathers.
「At the same time.」
A surge of Spiritual Energy instantly flooded the room, accompanied by a flash of white light. Though it lasted only for a moment, everyone outside saw it. At that very instant, they felt a blast of cold air radiate from within.
"What’s... What’s going on? It feels kind of cold."
Someone spoke up.
"For a phenomenon like this to occur, there is only one possibility. This child has an Innate Spirit Body... No, wait. This Spiritual Energy is also mixed with the volatile aura of Demonic Essence. Incredible! Truly worthy of being The Exalted One’s child, so extraordinary right from birth. An Innate Spirit Body and an Innate Demon Body in the same person! With a constitution like this, they can pursue either Cultivation or Devil Cultivation in the future. Haha, our Young Master is a once-in-ten-thousand-years genius!"
"Why would they bother with Cultivation? Obviously, they’ll practice Devil Cultivation, just like us."
"Now, now, let’s not be so rigid. They could practice Immortal and Demon Cultivation. We’re not like those hidebound old fools from the Immortal Sects. If I’m not mistaken, the child’s Spirit Root should be of the Ice Element. We’ll have to get a Spirit Testing Stone to check its grade later."
"I wonder if it’s a boy or a girl."
"It doesn’t matter. Either way, they’re the Young Master of our Bloodfiend Den."
Javier Sinclair offered no opinion on the elders’ discussion. He simply stood there, stiff and silent.
Javier Sinclair stood rooted to the spot.
Listening to the baby’s cries, he felt as if his world had suddenly fallen silent, leaving only the sound of its wailing.
His expression was one of pure shock. The feeling was complex—a strange, aching fullness in his chest.
His palms grew damp with sweat.
’He never thought he’d experience such a volatile mix of emotions. It was surreal. After hundreds of years of solitude, just like that... he had a son.’
As everyone waited in anticipation,
A short while later,
the door opened.
Nerida emerged, dressed in purple. She was smiling, and in her arms, she held a baby wrapped in red swaddling clothes.
She looked at the people standing outside and said with a smile, "Congratulations, The Exalted One. Mother and son are both safe and well."
