Grand Ancestral Bloodlines

Chapter 2140 How Could I Possibly Not?

Chapter 2140  How Could I Possibly Not?

The calm rush of water filled the atmosphere. With a light smile on her face, Eska happily washed her husband's back before reaching around him, her small hands passing soapy water down his chiseled abs and through to his crotch. 
She cleaned every inch of him, not missing a single spot and almost carelessly rubbing her silky body across every inch of him. 
Ryu smiled. The stamina of a Dao Goddess truly couldn't be underestimated. 
Not long ago, she hadn't even been able to breathe without a shudder coming from her chest—the sound of her heartbeat had come like the rapid beating of a snare drum. 
But now, she was already teasing him again as though she needed to be taught another lesson. 
Her actions, though, were fair enough. After all, how could he be clean if that didn't also include his dick and balls? 
Eska wrapped around from behind him, her large breasts swaying with soapy suds as they pressed against his crotch. 
With an almost innocent smile, she rubbed them against his member as though this was truly the best and most efficient way to clean them. 
Ryu watched her work between his legs with a smile in his eyes. She truly didn't seem to be trying to arouse him at all. He could tell that she was just helping him clean up in the way that was most pleasurable to him. 
Truly, she had given herself over to the dutiful wife role without the slightest hesitation. 
Indeed, in that way, she was quite a bit different from Ailsa. It wasn't that Ailsa would never do this, but it would be akin to the difference between desiring to do it and wanting to do it. 
These seemed to be the same thing, but if Ryu had to describe it, Ailsa would do it because she wanted to please him, while Eska was doing it because it pleased the both of them. 
Not only did she know it made him happy, but she gained quite a bit of satisfaction from taking care of her husband in ways she felt no other woman would do nearly as well. 
Ryu cupped her cheek while she was lost in her work, pulling her face to his and giving her a deep kiss. 
The two of them lost themselves in their own world again not long after coming up for air. 
** 
Ryu laughed as he walked through the endless expanse of darkened skies. 
"You're mad at me?" 
He looked over to Hope who carried an unamused expression. 
"Today is the last day and you actually spent all that time with Eska. What about the rest of us?" 
"You mean what about you?" Ryu asked. 
Hope snorted, crossing her arms and turning away. 
Ryu smiled, looking down at Hope's belly. It was minor, so unnoticeable that most wouldn't realize a thing, but he could see it. 
A small bud of life. 
He could tell why she was stressed. She hadn't even told him that she was officially pregnant yet, and the longer he took to notice, the more peeved she became. 
Ryu didn't blame her. Not to mention the fact he didn't have that bone in his body to begin with—not for his women, that is—he had sympathy for it. 
It was what his father was speaking of, and likely one of the main reasons he had been given such warnings. 
He was only one person, even if he was a person with seemingly infinite strength and time compared to mortals. There was only so thin he could stretch himself. And if children became involved, it would only become worse. 
That said… that was the mentality of a weak man. 
If he was stretched too thin… didn't he just have to grow more powerful? 
As for why he had pretended not to notice… 
Ryu took Hope's hand. She put up a mock resistance, but considering she was a Dao God and could have easily ripped her hand out if she truly wanted to, it was clearly just a token effort. 
She harrumphed softly, looking away, but no longer resisted. 
Ryu smiled, taking a step forward. 
Hope felt that something was wrong almost immediately, but she didn't have the time to react before she found herself standing above a world she could only describe as a beautiful marble of swirling green and blue. 
"… Wow…" she said softly. 
The world wasn't radiating a particularly powerful aura, but somehow, it felt better than a world that was. She didn't know how to put her finger on why that was, it was contradictory and didn't make much sense. 
"This world is a mortal world. It doesn't look very special on the outside, but it makes one feel at peace. That's because it's actually not far away from blooming and gaining a Heaven of its own, awakening its people to the existence of qi and allowing them to set off on their own cultivation stories." 
Hope's eyes widened and her head snapped toward Ryu. 
"This… Ryu…" 
The value of such a world couldn't be explained in a few words. This was even more valuable than finding a Realm Heart, that was because a Realm Heart was in a state where it still needed to be coaxed—it was a bundle of instincts that could easily become hostile and dangerous. 
But this sort of world… its Realm Heart was in an in-between state, one where it was still very vulnerable, but it was also anchored in the world in a way it couldn't escape. 
Essentially, it had all the upside of a Realm Heart with none of the associated difficulty in reining one in. 
Dao Gods would fight bloody wars over such a world. 
Hope's lips trembled before she slowly regained her composure. 
"This is great, Ryu. This will be of great help to you!" 
"To me?" Ryu smiled knowingly. "What do you mean to me? This isn't for me. This is for our child." 
Hope's eyes opened wide before tears began to spill over. 
"You…" 
Ryu beamed. "How could I possibly not know?" 
Hope threw herself into Ryu's arms, sobbing her heart out.