Chapter 36: Light

"Yup. You are about to become a grandfather and Xu Liang is about to become a father. Little Yue is pregnant." Wen Yin said with a bright smile.

"Does that… Yue is pregnant?" Xu Liang asked with an excited look on his face as he looked at Wen Yin.

"Yup. You're going to become a father." Wen Yin said as she patted Xu Liang's shoulders.

"My... kid." Xu Liang's eyes got wet as he gazed at Yue.

"Zhen! I'm going to become a grandfather! " Heavenly Emperor Tian Zhu let out in excitement as he hugged War God Zhen.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!" War God Zhen responded with a happy smile on his face.

"Congratulations to you all. It's really a happy occasion." Wen Yin said to Heavenly Emperor Tian Zhu.

"I gave you such good news. Where's my reward?" Goddess of Medicine Wen Yin chuckled as she looked towards the Heavenly Emperor.

"Of Course! You gave me the best news of my life! I'm going to have a grandchild. Here, take this storage ring!" Heavenly Emperor Tian Zhu said as he threw a storage ring towards Goddess of Medicine Wen Yin.

Wen Yin caught the ring and looked inside.

"Origin crystals... nice. Since I'm done here, I'll take my leave." Wen Yin said as she passed by the Heavenly Emperor and left.

Another day passed. The news of the pregnancy of the Princess spread like fire, everywhere in the Heavenly Realm. There was a wave of happiness amongst the general populace. 

There was another piece of news going around at the same time.

The news mentioned that all the citizens would be given an origin crystal when the Royal Baby would be born.

Days kept passing slowly. Xu Liang didn't leave Yue for more than a minute as he spent most of his day taking care of her.

"Open your mouth." Xu Liang said as he fed Yue by his own hands.

"You don't need to make the effort. I can eat myself. You should be resting instead, you have been working so hard for me." Yue told Xu Liang with a concerned gaze.

"Hey, your husband isn't that weak. Now open your mouth." Xu Liang chuckled as he gazed at Yue.

He took care of her as best as he could. They went on walks together so that she could get some fresh air.

Heavenly Emperor Tian Zhu was pretty impressed with Xu Liang as he saw how well Xu Liang was taking care of Yue.

Soon, it had been 8 months since the news of her pregnancy had come out.

Xu Liang, War God Zhen, and Heavenly Emperor Tian Zhu were standing outside the room with a worried look on their faces. While Xu Liang and Heavenly Emperor Tian Zhu were walking back and forth with worry, War God Zhen stood still by the support of the wall.

"Everything will be right... Everything will be right..." Heavenly Emperor Tian Zhu kept muttering with worry as he kept pacing.

"It'll be alright, father. You don't have to be worried" Xu Liang told the Heavenly Emperor as he saw the worry on his face.

"Thank you, Liang'er. Wen Yin is inside, there shouldn't be anything wrong with her, but I still can't help but worry." Heavenly Emperor Tian Zhu said as he patted Xu Liang's shoulder.

Another hour passed away as Yue's pained screams finally stopped. A child's crying was heard.

All three of them stood near the door as they waited for the doors to be opened with concern.

The door was finally opened...

Xu Liang was the first one to enter the room. He hurriedly ran to Yue.

Yue was holding a cute chubby baby in her embrace.

"It's a boy." She said as tears of happiness fell from her eyes.

"It's our boy " Xu Liang's eyes got wet as well. He took the baby boy from Yue's embrace into his own and gazed at the boy with care.

"Welcome to the world, sweetheart." Xu Liang said as a smile bloomed on his face.

"Both the baby and the mother are fine. You have become the grandfather of a baby boy. Congratulations, Your Majesty, " Goddess of Medicine Wen Yin said to Heavenly Emperor Tian Zhu with a bright smile.

Heavenly Emperor Tian Zhu stepped towards Xu Liang slowly with a blank look on his face. His heart was beating faster as he stood beside Xu Liang and gazed at the baby boy in Xu Liang's arms.

"Father, the baby..." Xu Liang smiled as he handed the baby to the Heavenly Emperor.

The Heavenly Emperor Tian Zhu took the baby with care. It looked like he was taking the world's most precious thing in his arms and was worried that his single mistake might harm the baby.

"The baby's eyes... looks like Xu Liang while his nose looks like His Majesty. He's going to be the biggest Casanova once he grows up." War God Zhen chuckled as he walked near Heavenly Emperor and gazed at the boy.

"Of Course he's going to be handsome! He's the grandson of the world's most handsome man after all." Heavenly Emperor Tian Zhu said with a grin on his face.

"Congratulations Xu Liang." War God Zhen said as he congratulated Xu Liang.

"Well, enough looking around. So, who's going to name him?" Goddess Of Medicine let out as she looked at them.

"Of Course he'll be named by the parents of the baby." Heavenly Emperor Tian Zhu said as he gave the baby back to Xu Liang.

Xu Liang nodded his head as he walked towards Yue.

"What do you want to name him, Yue?" Xu Liang asked you as he sat on the bed near her.

"I'll leave it to you," Yue replied in a gentle tone.

Everyone in the room was looking at Xu Liang and waiting for him to come up with a name.

"I was used to staying in the darkness until father came to me and brought me to the light..." Xu Liang said as he glanced at Heavenly Emperor Tian Zhu.

"All I want for my baby is for him to never face the darkness. He should be the light instead… the light that shines upon the world… Light… Ming… My baby shall be called Ming… Xu Ming." Xu Liang said as he looked at his baby with care. It somehow looked like the baby was smiling as Xu Liang named him.