Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest

Chapter 855 Extra Chapter 1: Who is the Father?
Mei Yingxue is pregnant.

In the six months following the destruction of the Yamata no Orochi, the world experienced its first baby boom, also known as the "post-war baby boom."

Many of the people who were originally relocated and dispersed to the secret realm have now returned to the mainland, started families and careers, and the marriage and birth rates have increased significantly.

As for Mei Yingxue's pregnancy, it clearly has nothing to do with the post-war baby boom. In fact, she has never revealed who the father of the child is.

The prime suspect is clearly Yan Yu, but Mei Yingxue vehemently denies it. As is well known, Teacher Mei is known for her straightforward and honest nature, which makes her disdain lying.

Zhao Yuanzhen wanted to find out the truth. She gathered everyone together for a meeting.

"How many months pregnant is she?" Zhao Yuanzhen asked the crowd.

“Four months,” Ye Yun replied. “I saw her previous pregnancy test results.”

"Going back four months, where was she then?" Zhao Yuanzhen continued to ask.

"It should be a meeting in Pyeongjing," Ye Yun replied again. "At that time, she had temporarily handed over her work to me, so I remember it very clearly."

"So, that's when she got pregnant!" Zhao Yuanzhen slammed her hand on the table and roared, "The adulterer is in Pingjing!"

"It can't be called adultery, after all, Mei Yingxue wasn't married, at most she just had a child out of wedlock," Su Yunjin said tactfully. "Besides, the captain wasn't in Pingjing at the time."

Yan Yu went to the northern border to consolidate the relationship between the Lu Kingdom and the Amur Witches' Guild; those who know, know exactly what he was doing.

"Could it be that they temporarily turned back from the northern border to Pingjing?" Chen Lingyun said with a smile. "We can't completely rule out that possibility."

Everyone tacitly ignored what she said.

There are three reasons: First, Anna, the Queen of Witches, is practically a succubus, so how could she possibly spit out the meat she's already got her hands on? Second, Yan Yu has never shied away from admitting that he's a sucker for good looks and talent, but Mei Yingxue's appearance is only considered pretty and pleasing to the eye, not stunning. Third, everyone knows that Chen Lingyun is a troublemaker, so there's no need to take what she says seriously.

"What is she going to Pingjing for?" Li Minghu asked curiously.

"The national year-end audit of scientific research projects," Ye Yun replied. "It did take a long time back then."

The girls looked at each other blankly. Scientific research, projects, and auditing were all beyond their comprehension, let alone when put together.

“If she is the head of the audit committee, then she really can’t get away,” Lin Ning said. “Different academic fields are like different worlds, and we can only ask experts in the corresponding fields to help with the work. Just the meetings alone can be exhausting.”

"Ningning, how did you know?" Su Yunjin asked in surprise.

"Well, I just happened to know." Lin Ning didn't want to say more about it, and simply brushed it off lightly.

“So the child’s father is most likely a scientific research expert,” Tang Xiaolian said thoughtfully. “Should we conduct an investigation among the academicians?”

“All the academicians are old men over fifty. How could Mei Yingxue possibly be interested in them?” Zhou Hongyu stood up impatiently. “Boring. Anyway, Yan Yu is innocent. I have no interest in digging into other people’s privacy with you.”

She pushed open the door and left without looking back. Tang Xiaolian smiled apologetically at everyone and then quickly followed her.

The girls didn't seem to mind much. They heard that Hongyu had been arguing with her three-year-old son all the time lately. She couldn't win the argument, and she couldn't bear to hit him, which made her a little mentally exhausted and her Dao heart wavering. She had no choice but to leave her son in Yunjin's care.

Yun Jin was gentle and patient, and the children all liked her. Zhou Hongyu saw this and became even more jealous. Why did her son love his godmother more than his biological mother? But Yun Jin was helping her out, so she couldn't do anything about it. She could only fly to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau every day on her sword and blast mountains in the uninhabited areas to vent her emotions.

Tang Xiaolian was worried about her, so she accompanied her every time she went out. The two of them are now really like sisters.

After the two left, the remaining girls stopped pretending and started saying:
"This has nothing to do with Yan Yu anymore. Why are we meddling in his private affairs? Let's go, the kids will be back from kindergarten soon..."

Before Zhao Yuanzhen could even speak, everyone had already dispersed.

Xie Ruoxi was the only one left at the scene. She was actually not interested in investigating Mei Yingxue's "lover" at all, but she was worried that if she left, Zhao Yuanzhen would lose face, so she had no choice but to stay.

"Good Ruoxi, I knew you would help me!" Zhao Yuanzhen hugged her gratefully. "I'm giving you a task now: you go and gather intelligence on Mei Yingxue."

"Huh, me?" Xie Ruoxi asked incredulously. "I don't get along with her," Zhao Yuanzhen said with a gloomy expression. "If I ask her, she definitely won't tell me."

No, didn't Teacher Mei say last time that she and you had already settled all grudges? Besides, she kept this a secret from everyone, so she can't tell me either!
Xie Ruoxi inwardly grumbled, her face showing embarrassment, when she heard Zhao Yuanzhen say again:
"If you don't know what to do, just search her room when she's not there and look for any clues like a diary."

Who would write a diary if they were serious?

Xie Ruoxi nodded in agreement, but secretly she had already decided to pretend to walk around outside Mei Yingxue's room, then come back to report to Sister Zhao and say that she hadn't found anything.

After receiving her mission, she took her leave and silently arrived at Mei Yingxue's room. Suddenly, she heard faint voices coming from inside.

Ok?
Mei Yingxue's room was originally designed as a movie theater, and the walls, doors and windows were all soundproofed. So why could you hear any sound?

Xie Ruoxi scanned the room with her divine sense and discovered that the problem was with the door.

To ensure sound insulation, the door was made extremely thick and heavy. As a result, the bearings and fan blades could not support it and became slightly deformed over the years. When closed, it no longer fits completely tightly. Ordinary people may not be able to hear the sound from the gap, but a cultivator's hearing can hear it clearly.

"...So what's the child's surname?" Yan Yu asked.

“Take my surname,” Mei Yingxue said calmly.

“That’s not appropriate,” Yan Yu said.

“Taking your surname will bring you trouble,” Mei Yingxue said in a low voice. “Then everyone will guess it, and what’s the point of having Anna cover for us?”

Yan Yu was silent for a moment, then said:
"Just don't let them know. If they find out by accident, I'll handle it."

"I don't want to cause you any trouble." Mei Yingxue paused for a moment, her voice unusually revealing a hint of weakness.

“If that’s really what you think, you shouldn’t have come to me in the first place… Sigh!” Yan Yu was clearly annoyed, but he quickly suppressed his emotions. “I can’t just blame you; after all, I also bear some responsibility for this.”

"I won't let them know," Mei Yingxue said earnestly. "You don't need to worry too much. What's done is done, and I don't regret it."

Her tone was resolute, and her voice returned to its original indifferent and cold tone.

Xie Ruoxi stood outside the door, covering her mouth tightly with both hands to prevent herself from making a sound of surprise.

Wow! Oh my god, so the child's father is...

Her first instinct was to rush back and tell Zhao Yuanzhen the truth. But then she thought that doing so would only make Zhao Yuanzhen furious, and wouldn't have any positive or beneficial effect.

Could she possibly force Teacher Mei to have an abortion? The captain would also look down on me, the snitch.

So Xie Ruoxi quickly decided to continue pretending that she knew nothing and went back to report to Zhao Yuanzhen.

"No clues left behind?" Zhao Yuanzhen murmured. "That's interesting."

Xie Ruoxi felt a little embarrassed, but still insisted on saying:
“Since Ms. Mei is unwilling to reveal her father’s identity, she must have her reasons. We shouldn’t continue to pry into her privacy; it would be very disrespectful to her.”

"Hmph." Zhao Yuanzhen sneered, "Yan Yu definitely knows who it is. We'll have to interrogate him properly tonight."

"How could the captain possibly know!" Xie Ruoxi said guiltily.

“It’s alright, I’m convinced it’s his, let him prove it himself.” Zhao Yuanzhen said smugly, “If he can’t prove his innocence, we’ll punish him severely… and call a few more sisters, so he won’t be able to get out of bed tomorrow morning.”

Xie Ruoxi stopped talking, thinking that the captain hadn't really wronged her, and she should take responsibility for her own actions.

Thinking this, I blushed slightly.

(End of this chapter)