Chapter 204: The Congratulatory Gifts

Chapter 204: Chapter 204: The Congratulatory Gifts

Zhou Huaiwei then turned to look at the baby.

He looked so much like Ye Yunyi.

A smile touched Zhou Huaiwei’s lips. "Honey, look. He’s so handsome, just like you."

At her words,

Ye Yunyi instantly broke into a smile.

He stroked Zhou Huaiwei’s head. "You always know what to say."

"Alright, you should get some rest now."

Ye Yunyi then handed the baby to Dongfang Ruoyu, who was standing nearby.

Then, he gently scooped Zhou Huaiwei up into his arms.

And headed outside.

He moved with the utmost care,

treating her as if she were a priceless treasure.

Zhou Huaiwei lay in Ye Yunyi’s embrace,

a shy blush creeping onto her face.

After all, being held like this by Ye Yunyi in front of everyone, with her other sisters watching, made even her feel a little shy.

「A moment later.」

Ye Yunyi carried her into a room.

He then gently laid Zhou Huaiwei on the bed.

He then planted a kiss on her forehead.

"Rest well."

"Mm, I will."

Zhou Huaiwei looked at Ye Yunyi, then closed her eyes to get some sleep.

Ye Yunyi left the room, closing the door behind him.

He then walked over to the baby.

Over there, Dongfang Ruoyu, Bai Zhixi, and the other sisters had all gathered around to look.

Each of them was cooing at the little guy.

"He’s so adorable!"

"Look, he’s smiling! He’s smiling! The little guy isn’t shy around strangers at all."

"Maybe the little one knows we’re all his other mothers."

Her words made the others pause for a moment.

’Good grief.’

’What a thing to say.’

’Other mothers?’

’It sounds a little strange.’

’But now that I think about it, that’s exactly what we are.’

’Whatever.’

’He’s just too cute!’

Just then, they saw Ye Yunyi walking over.

They immediately made room for him.

Ye Yunyi came over and took the baby into his arms.

He gazed down at him.

Beside him, Qu Yilin looked at Ye Yunyi. "Honey, the baby doesn’t have a name yet. What do you think?"

"That’s right, Honey. Hurry and pick a name."

The other girls all looked at Ye Yunyi and chimed in.

Ye Yunyi nodded. It was true; the baby’s arrival had been so sudden that he hadn’t prepared a name beforehand.

"Let’s call him Ye Chen."

Ye Chen?!

The girls beside him considered the name.

’It’s a pretty good name.’

"It’s a great name."

"Little Chen, hehe," Bai Zhixi said, coming over and tickling the little guy with her finger.

In that moment,

Ye Chen instantly became the star of the entire manor.

As the first child to be born in the manor,

Little Heizi and the Crimson Flame Tiger also came over.

They all sniffed the scent of their young master.

However, the Crimson Flame Tiger only sniffed from a distance.

After all, it had just experienced the young master’s power firsthand—he was terrifyingly strong.

In their brief encounter earlier, it had lost a whisker, and it didn’t have many of those to begin with.

If it lost any more, it was afraid it would go bald.

Ye Yunyi watched this unfold, then ordered his men to spread the news.

A grand banquet would be held that evening to celebrate the birth of his son.

The news quickly spread.

「A short while later.」

The news began to spread throughout the Cyan Ink Barrier.

Meanwhile, several Patriarchs were in the middle of a meeting.

"As I see it, Lord Ye’s prestige within the Cyan Ink Barrier has now surpassed even that of the Eighth King General."

One Patriarch took a sip of tea and spoke slowly.

The Patriarch next to him nodded in agreement before chuckling softly. "Is that really an issue? The Cyan Ink Barrier is practically run by a married couple now. The Eighth King General belongs to Lord Ye, so what’s the point of comparing their prestige?"

"Do you think Lord Ye will become the Tenth King General?"

This single question piqued everyone’s interest.

After all, in their eyes, Ye Yunyi definitely had the strength to become the Tenth King General.

He could go toe-to-toe with a King-level Beast and return unscathed.

His power was likely already at the Half-Step King Level.

If he could just take that final half-step...

...the result would be unimaginable.

Furthermore, Ye Yunyi had just concocted a medicine whose fragrance filled the entire Barrier.

Perhaps after taking that Divine Medicine he refined, Lord Ye had already reached King Level.

"I’m not so sure. After all, every Barrier has plenty of powerful Late-Star Stage Mutants, but very few ever reach King Level. That final half-step might as well be an insurmountable chasm."

The Patriarchs mulled this over.

"Still, Lord Ye’s position in our Barrier is now absolutely unshakeable."

"I wonder if there’ll be a grand banquet tonight."

After one Patriarch spoke, another nodded. "Haha, Lord Ye hasn’t thrown a grand banquet in a while. I’m actually getting unused to it."

"This is rather out of character for Lord Ye."

They commented one after another.

After all, they had been through several beast tides.

And they had all made a fortune from them.

Now that their forces were strong and their coffers full, the cost of a congratulatory gift for a banquet was a trivial matter they didn’t even think about.

Just as they were speaking,

one of the Patriarchs arrived late.

As soon as he arrived, he was bombarded by the other Patriarchs.

"Old Zhang, what took you so long? Did the missus at home not let you come out and join us?"

"That’s right! You’re so late, we didn’t know whether to wait for you or not."

.....

The group fired off one comment after another.

Old Zhang looked at them. "It seems you haven’t heard the news."

Hm?!

His words made everyone pause.

They knew something was up.

"What’s going on? Did something happen in the Barrier?"

"Just spit it out already. Stop keeping us in suspense."

"Hurry up, tell us!"

But Old Zhang was in no hurry. He simply sat down and took a sip of tea.

This made the other Patriarchs even more impatient as they urged him to continue.

Finally, Old Zhang looked at them. "Lord Ye is holding a grand banquet tonight."

After hearing this,

the other Patriarchs all waved their hands dismissively.

"Oh, so that’s all it is? We were just talking about that. We were already planning on attending the banquet tonight."

"And you were being so mysterious about *that*? It would be unlike Lord Ye *not* to hold a grand banquet."

The Patriarchs started to look at him with disdain.

Old Zhang snorted. "But do you know *why* he’s holding a banquet? It’s not because Lord Ye is taking another wife... it’s because Lord Ye has a son!"

BOOM!

His words struck them like a bolt from the blue.

Everyone’s eyes went wide, unable to believe what they had just heard.

Holy cow!

’So *that’s* why he’s holding a banquet tonight!’

’Lord Ye is a father?!’

’This is huge!’

"Let’s go, let’s go! We need to go back and prepare immediately!"

"You all can finish your tea, I’m heading out."

"I’m going too! What are we waiting for?"

........

After a few more words, everyone scrambled to leave.

In the end, only Old Zhang was left sitting by himself.

Old Zhang watched them go, feeling completely helpless.

’These guys...’

’What’s the big rush?!’

’It’s still the middle of the day!’

’The banquet isn’t until tonight!’

’Damn it!’