Demon Lord and His Unknown Child With the Empress

 Chapter 10
He’s Just a Mortal, I Can’t Blame Him…

“Daddy will find you something delicious~”

Ning Yechen said, lovingly stroking Luo Hongye’s little head as he skillfully walked towards a dense vine.

The vine was laden with crystal-like grapes, shimmering brightly.

Each grape was the size of a child’s hand, glistening and translucent, with visible flesh.

“This, this is… Crystal Grape?!”

“So many…”

Luo Ruying stared in surprise at the vast expanse of thriving Crystal Grapes!

Although Crystal Grapes were common in the Heavenly Realm, a staple fruit and snack, their flesh contained rich juices that could restore spiritual energy.

In the Mortal Realm, each Crystal Grape should be considered quite precious and rare.

This vast Crystal Grape orchard once again challenged her understanding of heavenly fruits in the Mortal Realm.

Ning Yechen casually plucked a Crystal Grape and fed it to Luo Hongye, asking with a smile:

“Ye Ye, is it good?”

“So sweet~”

“So yummy~”

Luo Hongye said with a sweet smile, her mouth full of the Crystal Grape.

Delighted, Ning Yechen plucked another large bunch of Crystal Grapes and fed them to Luo Hongye one by one.

Luo Ruying initially wanted to stop him, after all, this was likely a senior’s heavenly garden.

They had already inadvertently taken the Seven-Colored Glazed Flower; taking any more heavenly herbs or fruits wouldn’t be appropriate…

But seeing Luo Hongye enjoying herself so much, and with the father and daughter in such high spirits, she couldn’t bring herself to say anything…

With so many Crystal Grapes, that senior probably wouldn’t mind them eating a few…

Luo Ruying consoled herself.

Just then, as Ning Yechen was about to eat a Crystal Grape himself, Luo Ruying suddenly panicked and grabbed his arm.

“You, you can’t eat that…!”

Although the spiritual energy contained within the Crystal Grape juice wasn’t much, it was fatal to a mortal with no cultivation!

He could die from it!

Ning Yechen was puzzled. Why couldn’t he eat what he had grown…?

But in the next second, he remembered that in Luo Ruying’s eyes, he was a mortal, and indeed, he couldn’t casually eat this kind of heavenly fruit…

He usually ate them by the pound, but now he couldn’t even have one…

Otherwise, she would become suspicious, and he might accidentally expose his identity.

Although he felt a little regretful, seeing Luo Ruying’s worried expression for his sake made Ning Yechen happy.

To maintain his facade, Ning Yechen feigned ignorance and asked:

“Wife, why can’t I eat it?”

Luo Hongye also stared at Luo Ruying with wide, curious eyes.

It was as if she was asking why Ye Ye could eat it, but Daddy couldn’t.

“Because this fruit is actually a heavenly fruit. If you eat it, it will be dangerous…!”

“Many things here cannot be consumed directly!”

“You must promise me that you won’t eat anything here without asking first.”

Luo Ruying said to Ning Yechen with a serious expression.

She was surprised that Ning Yechen had managed to survive here until now.

Wasting most of the spiritual energy by boiling heavenly herbs and spirit medicines into porridge for breakfast was one thing, but if he ate them directly, he would have died from spiritual energy overload long ago!

“Okay, I’ll listen to you, wife~”

“Thank you for your concern.”

Ning Yechen replied with a smile.

Luo Ruying blushed slightly and turned her head away.

She didn’t know why she was so worried about him.

Perhaps it was because he was the father of her child.

The other little cutie, holding a Crystal Grape in her hand, also heard Luo Ruying’s words. Her eyes welled up with tears, and she was on the verge of crying.

“Mommy, is Ye Ye in danger now…?”

“Ye Ye won’t be greedy anymore… Wuwuwu…”

“Don’t cry, Ye Ye. It’s okay~”

“As long as you don’t eat too much, you’ll be fine.”

Luo Ruying quickly hugged Luo Hongye and patted her back, comforting her.

“Really…?”

Luo Hongye asked, her eyes watery as she looked at Luo Ruying.

“Really.”

“Mommy won’t let anything happen to Ye Ye!”

Luo Ruying said softly.

Luo Hongye had her bloodline and a physique different from mortals, so naturally, she would be fine.

Luo Hongye finally stopped sobbing and snuggled comfortably in Luo Ruying’s arms, asking in a small, hopeful voice:

“Then Mommy, can Ye Ye still eat them…?”

“Of course!”

“Ye Ye can eat as many as she wants~”

Before Luo Ruying could answer, Ning Yechen replied with a doting smile.

He picked another Crystal Grape and fed it to Luo Hongye.

Luo Hongye, who was just scared and crying, immediately broke into a happy smile again.

Luo Ruying also smiled, both helpless and affectionate.

Forget it… as long as her child was happy…

After feeding Luo Hongye, Ning Yechen picked another grape and brought it to Luo Ruying’s lips, still wearing that doting smile.

Luo Ruying’s cheeks flushed slightly as she opened her lips and ate it.

It seemed she was gradually getting used to being fed…

Led by Ning Yechen, the three of them walked and ate along the way, tasting almost every edible heavenly fruit and herb they came across.

Mostly, it was Ning Yechen feeding Luo Ruying and Luo Hongye.

Before long, they arrived at a vast lake.

The lake water was clear and sparkling, with gentle ripples. Sunlight shimmered on its surface.

Occasionally, a few Silverfin Spirit Fish leaped out of the water.

As soon as Luo Ruying approached the lake, she could sense the extremely rich and pure spiritual energy!

Upon closer inspection, she realized that the entire lake was composed of natural spirit liquid!

Such a vast natural spirit lake was incredibly rare. Even a single sip could significantly increase one’s cultivation!

No wonder it could support so many Silverfin Spirit Fish…!

This heavenly garden had brought her too many surprises…

It made her even more curious about the identity of the senior who had created this place.

Not far from the spirit lake, there was a large expanse of farmland, divided into several sections, each planted with various crops, all growing temptingly.

Luo Ruying walked into the farmland with wide eyes, picked up a stalk of rice, and sniffed it.

The rice grains in her hand were crystal clear, containing faint spiritual energy, and a subtle fragrance wafted into her nostrils.

This rice paddy was irrigated with spirit liquid!

“This, this… did you plant this…?”

Luo Ruying turned to look at Ning Yechen and asked.

With such vigorous growth, it must have been regularly irrigated with spirit liquid.

Ordinary people would never waste precious spirit liquid to water these crops!

That senior would never do something so wasteful with pure spirit liquid!

That only left Ning Yechen, who lived nearby!

Ning Yechen nodded proudly.

“Wife, didn’t I do a good job planting them?”

This was the food he had painstakingly cultivated!

To satisfy his appetite, he had specially planted quite a few crops.

Seeing Ning Yechen’s proud expression as he waited for praise, Luo Ruying’s cheeks twitched slightly, and she felt a pang of heartache.

That was precious natural spirit liquid!

He actually used it to grow food…!

What a waste of heavenly treasures!

Such a waste!

Luo Ruying sighed helplessly and repeatedly told herself:

He’s just a mortal; he doesn’t know the value of spirit liquid. I can’t blame him…