The Demon Emperor was Saint Emperor

Chapter 191: Family Bliss

With a sense of deep regret, the Prophet Grandma led Xiya on her journey back home.

Before leaving, the old lady even touched Xiya’s belly, complaining that it wasn’t being cooperative enough, thereby reducing her chances of being elected as the Saintess by at least ten percent.

But after thinking it over, it couldn’t be entirely blamed on her. Whether one can conceive a child is not solely dependent on the woman; Lord Lynn also shares some responsibility.

After all, Xiya’s aura is perfect and harmonious, her pure breath clear and bright, clearly still a maiden.

Originally, people thought that since the young couple was about to part ways, they would likely have a farewell rendezvous... uh, in short, it would be easy for something to happen and leave a token of their relationship. But unexpectedly, Lord Lynn was so restrained that he did not seize the opportunity to take a taste...

You could only say it was the will of heaven, insisting on adding difficulty to Xiya’s path of election.

After the departure of the old and young elves, Natasha flew back along the same path to report her safety to her family.

With Xiya gone, the burden of raising the children fell onto the shoulders of Vivian and Catherine.

But Vivian herself was still quite young and inexperienced in child-rearing. Raising a cat might be okay for her, but in reality, it depended on Catherine to assist.

Regardless, Catherine had mentored students for over ten years now. Although these students were usually older than the two girls at home, those in the lower grades weren’t much older, and while Catherine might not be skilled in child-rearing, she was quite adept at tutoring.

On top of that, the two children were well-behaved and sensible, making them not particularly difficult to manage, so temporarily missing Xiya wasn’t an issue.

"Even though Xiya Mama isn’t here, you two need to finish your homework properly, okay? Catherine Mama will be checking it, and if it’s not done well, she won’t be as gentle as Xiya Mama."

Separated from Xiya, who he met first after crossing over, Lynn felt quite reluctant. But since he had given his word, he wouldn’t complain; he simply invested more effort into the children in Xiya’s absence.

Fortunately, he wasn’t in a single-heroin household where losing the heroin would leave him as a single parent. With Xiya gone, there was still Vivian and Catherine. If Helena wasn’t so busy, it would even make for a trio raising the children. As for Natasha, forget it; the children might pick up bad habits from her.

"Don’t make it sound like I’d spank the children. Am I such a strict parent?"

Upon hearing Lynn’s words to the children, Catherine couldn’t help but give him a light punch on the chest, upset that he was scaring the children with her when she was just as gentle as Xiya.

"Ugh... Did you see that? If she dares to hit Dad, she wouldn’t hesitate with you little ones. If your homework’s not done well, watch out, or your bottoms might bloom!"

After being "attacked" by Catherine, Lynn yelled exaggeratedly and kept using her to scare Little Youli and Little Yuna, making the little ones nod profusely, proclaiming they dared not slack off.

Indeed, Catherine Mama was stricter. If it were Xiya Mama, the punch would surely be soft, and the punch might be followed by her snuggling into Dad’s arms. Not like Catherine Mama, who didn’t even rub Lynn after making him yelp.

"Looks like your bottom wants to bloom!"

Catherine stomped her foot in exasperation but dared not truly act against Lynn, fearing that her skills might fail and he’d counter her, besides being reluctant to burden her great benefactor.

She finally understood the difficulties Xiya faced, having to handle such a man with whom she had a deep debt of gratitude. If she didn’t seriously consider dedicating her life to him, things could get quite complex and uncontrollable.

Treat him poorly, and she couldn’t live with her conscience; treat him better, and she feared he might misunderstand. Apart from offering her life, she was willing to do anything, yet Lynn never asked her for anything else.

Does she have no other value apart from her body?

Fine, compared to Lynn, she seemed to have nothing comparable except being a woman. It seemed like she indeed had nothing else to offer him...

Wait, no, there actually was something!

To help him raise the children!

Without Xiya, how could a lone man raise children? Besides, Vivian had just stopped being a child herself.

Though taking care of two half-grown kids might not be enough to repay the favor, she could also help with his and Xiya’s, his and Vivian’s, his and Helena’s prince, and even incubate the dragon egg with Natasha...

In short, she was selling herself into servitude, helping him raise all but bearing his children, fully repaying the favor by raising a hundred and eighty kids for him!

It’s just that Lynn couldn’t read minds, otherwise he would guide her on a straightforward path as she resolved in her heart.

Raising a hundred and eighty kids is laborious; how about just bearing one to repay a life with a life? Choosing to climb a hundred and eighty floors instead of taking the elevator, really...

"Mm-hmm! Dad and Mom, don’t worry, we’ll finish our homework. We want Xiya Mom to see us surpass Vivian Mom’s record when she returns."

The two little ones nodded earnestly while holding hands. As for the record they mentioned... Lynn sneaked a glance at Vivian, who puffed her cheeks in discontent, staring at the kids.

If you two want to reach level 100, just strive for it yourselves. No need to mention it’s my record, a 19-year-old achieving level 100 isn’t that impressive. Drop a billboard in the street, and nine out of ten people hit could break it too—nothing to brag about.

"After a mere three days of parting, you should see people anew. Vivian Mama now can’t be blacked by you; she’s a level 300 boss now!"

Lynn reached out, pulling the slightly chubby cheeks of the two little ones, reminding them not to belittle their mom, especially not in person; even rabbits bite when cornered.

"Correction, I am now level 301 after sparring with Natasha!"

Vivian stepped forward, holding her head high and chest out, speaking with impressive vigor.

"Eh... You leveled up again?"

As Vivian’s sparring partner, Natasha exclaimed in surprise. How did sparring with her result in level-up? Isn’t this person supposed to level up by training and fighting monsters? Yet she can gain levels with mere bits of experience, quite peculiar...

"Alright, enough about that. The kids must be hungry, right? Vivian, come help me cook, Natasha, you light the fire."

At that moment, Lynn glanced at the little spirit snuggling his pants, estimating it was near mealtime, and assigned dinner tasks.

After this night, he would venture to the Demon Realm for more business, needing to seize some family time.

After all, in the Demon Realm...

He might enjoy more pleasures, so it’s wise to prepare and not lose himself there...