Chapter 231 - Woes of a Father

After Yun Long finished tormenting Yun Bai for five hours, he cleaned up the place and let her go through her evolution in her hut, removing the barrier once he was finished, Yun Long then walked out the small hut with a refreshed smile.

Since only five minutes had passed on the outside, the others greeted him, before he said his goodbyes, which actually took another fifteen minutes since the girls were too upset knowing that they could not see him for a while.

"Ugh… it is not like I am going to die, stop making it seem like this is our final parting… and you can just use the Yin Yang Dragon Mark should you wish to visit me… come now… I want to see your beautiful smiles before I leave… can you do that for me?" Yun Long said to them so that their emotional states could settle, and he did receive the tear stained faces with their smiles that caused his heart to twist slightly, but finally they finally allowed him to leave on a happy note.

Leaving the Secret Realm, Yun Long found himself at the bamboo hut of Shen Xi once more, where he found Shen Xi reading a book on her small bed, Yun Long went over to bid her farewell, since she had disappeared from the secret realm in the five minutes he had gone and dealt with Yun Bai.

Walking over to her silently, Yun Long sat down next to her, before he hugged her waist, although it hadn't change in shape in the last few months, Yun Long could sense the hidden life aura expanding, Yun Long just smiled, gently rubbing her stomach.

Shen Xi smiled when she felt his actions, and she closed her book, proceeding to softly speak as she turned around and had Yun Long face her, face to face, saying to him "Husband… although I feel like this would make your life more difficult… even knowing that, it is still your right to know… and I want you to know..." Shen Xi mysteriously said to him, whilst he patiently waited for her to finish.

Placing her hand on her lower abdomen, a white light swept over her abdomen, Yun Long heard an extremely young and tender voice, the voice was so pure, almost ethereal in nature, Yun Long felt his soul cleansed just from hearing it.

"Waah! Mother, when are you going to let me meet 'Father'?" the tender voice quietly sounded from her stomach, the voice's mother had repeatedly said that her Father was leaving soon, so it would be better for her to meet him when he was finished with his jobs, but the curious unborn child did not understand 'jobs', she only understood that she really wanted to meet her 'Father'.

"Fa… ther…" Yun Long muttered after he heard that lovely voice… even if he had lost brain cells, he would know exactly what was going on right now.

Looking at Shen Xi in with an idiotic smile, he just asked her "She already possesses an awareness? She wanted to meet with me? Can she hear me?" Yun Long asked, he knew that the unborn child could only talk out to the world because of the white light, so she currently did not know that Yun Long was right next to her.

"Un… Xi'er started to possess an awareness last month, I had departed my knowledge to her, starting from the basics to more adept knowledge… so when she learned about the relations between Husband and Wife, and birth, she really wanted to meet you… I initially mentioned to her that you would visit us once you had finished your 'job', but after her constantly asking, I felt it was unfair on the both of you if I delayed your meeting" Shen Xi explained to him with a gentle voice as he rubbed her stomach.

"Yun Xi…"

'Who knew that she would name him the same as the original... maybe the naming has some special meaning to Xi'er... then again there could be no difference in the reason of naming…'

Unlike others, Yun Long had his total mental (memory) manipulation ability, so he could actually connect his awareness with both Shen Xi and Yun Xi, which he did, he used his soul power to bridge the three of them together, allowing them to talk through their souls.

Wanting to speak, Yun Long wanted to talk… but the words did not manage to come out, he had no idea what to say at this moment.

Feeling his current emotional state, Shen Xi helped him out as she said to Yun Xi "Mother can let you meet your father… are you sure you want to do that now though? You will have to wait a long time before you meet him once more… mother will follow any decision you wish to take Xi'er…"

"Hee hee… Mnnn, mother is really the best! I want to see 'Father'" Yun Xi's tender voice rang out in their souls, Yun Long just smiled in bliss when he listened to her happy voice.

"Little Xi…" Yun Long muttered, he finally managed to break himself from his almost frozen state.

"Un? Mother… I just heard another voice!" Yun Xi's tender voice was filled with curiosity and confusion.

Shen Xi chuckled ever so slightly, as she said with a gentle voice laced with amusement "That was your father Xi'er… I did say he was the most unique person in the universe, so he managed to make it so that you could talk to him… but he is just too shy and scared to say anything…" Shen Xi said as Yun Long could hear the sprinklings of blame in her voice, since she expected Yun Long to do something, but here he was acting almost like he was afraid of his daughter.

But she never expected that was the truth, Yun Long was really afraid, his mental age never passed twenty one after all, so he had no damn clue what it meant to be a father, the only point he could use was to not be a father similar to his old man, since he never met Yun Qinghong, he didn't know how his 'real' self was, Xiao Lie and Xia Hongyi had their own flaws as well, so he never had that real Father figure that he looked up to for inspiration, only the Creator managed to fill that role, but with each passing meeting his standing in Yun Long's heart fell each time.

He feared being a bad father, he feared that his daughter would hate him because he abandoned her, not staying by her side and going off to do other things, he feared that his daughter would hate him for being a 'womaniser', he feared that just by ȧssociating with his daughter, he would bring her into 'his' world, and that danger would eventually find itself in her path, he feared that he would not be there for her when she needed him the most.

Shen Xi noticed his abnormal state when she felt that cold intent through their mental connection 'Husband… what is wrong, you will scare Xi'er if you keep this up' which caused Yun Long to recollect himself, until he heard Yun Xi's tender voice once more.

"Waaa! Really!? That person is my father? You cannot lie to me mother!" Yun Xi's excited voice broke him free from his worries temporarily.

"Un… I am your Father Xi'er… do you want to see how your mother and I look?" Yun Long asked as softly as he could, with a gentle tone that caused Yun Xi to grow quiet, after all, she could receive information, but she could not see or hear things unless her mother described them.

"Really? Father can let me see Mother and you? That is simply amazing! I want to see! Please Father!" Yun Xi's tender voice shouted in excitement.

"Haha… anything for my daughter… but you have to wait for a while okay? Father has to talk to Mother about something, and when the memories have been created, I will show them to you…" Yun Long promised to Yun Xi.

"Hee hee… okay Father… I will be obedient and wait for you! You cannot break your promise though!" Yun Xi replied with excitement, both Yun Long and Shen Xi returned their awareness.

Yun Long then explained what had happened before, explaining all his worries to Shen Xi as she listened to him quietly.

Once he had finished, Shen Xi said to him lightly "It is fine to be clueless about being a father, so long as you care for the child with your heart, you can just ask me or the many other woman you have around you for help when you lack understanding, as for the father figure you lack in this life… the great thing about that is that you will not follow a strict path you understand as being a 'Father', you will become your own father in your silly little way, but you will struggle, which is why you need to be open and talk with me when you have problems like this… as for not being here, Xi'er will be born in nine years, and I ȧssume you will return before then… but so long as you leave an impression on her today, you don't need to worry about things… be yourself, the confident, outgoing Yun Long who can sometimes be a cheeky and shameless individual that I came to love…" Shen Xi said to him as she kissed his lips ever so softly.

"Nn… thank you Xi'er… come now… we cannot keep our daughter waiting for too long now…" Yun Long said as he placed his palms on Shen Xi's lower abdomen, establishing a connection with his daughters' soul once more.

He then sent her memories of himself and Shen Xi, as well as all the other mothers' she should be aware of, as well as many places he had visited, and all the places he considers part of his territory, or his home.

"Wuuu… Mother… Father is just too… beautiful! Mother is really beautiful as well, but I thought it was the woman who is usually more beautiful… Waaa… I am so confused… who are these other people Father?" Yun Xi said as her voice was filled with shock and awe.

"Hehe… the only way I could make your mother fall in love with me is because of many circumstances, my looks probably was the least important one, so you don't have to worry about that, as for the other women you saw, that is your mothers' sisters, my other wives, you can also consider them your other mothers" Yun Long explained to Yun Xi softly.

"Wuuu… I didn't understand that properly Father" Yun Xi said as her voice grew quieter.

"Un… don't worry, when you grow up you will understand, but Xi'er, I want to ask you, will you not resent Father for not being with you? Even I do not know when I will return, but I estimate it will take a few years, even then will you wait for me patiently?" Yun Long asked her quietly, afraid to hear the answer.

"Un! It's okay Father, even from the 'knowledge' I received, I know that my birth and current circumstances are extremely illogical, so long as Father loves me, I will never resent you" Yun Xi happily spoke, reassuring Yun Long in her own little way.

"Mn… now then… do you want your father to tell you some stories?" Yun Long asked her as he delayed his departure to spend a day with his beloved unborn daughter and Shen Xi.