I Am the Only Fertile Woman in the Game-Chapter 168 - Meaning

She stopped mid-sentence.

The men all looked at her and saw a moment of hesitation flash across her face, which was quickly replaced by determination.

“I only told Anubis, but it couldn’t have been him.”

Leberli, seeing her speak so categorically, revealed a fleeting hint of jealousy on his face and said, “Human hearts are unpredictable. Perhaps he turned around and told his father or someone from the Rebel Army, but there’s a traitor within the Rebel Army.”

Qiao Suisui pondered with a frown at these words. Zong Fang, who had been silent, sat beside her, and Sang Yan, after hesitating for a moment, still spoke, “There’s something I’m not sure whether it’s related… During these days at the Freedom Alliance, I met… Lanze Leberli.”

Sang Yan did not recognize Lanze, but the residents there always spoke highly of him. Over time, he was able to match the Little Bishop with Lanze. Actually, these were unrelated people, but because one of them had the Auslan Royal Family background, and he had been constantly thinking of someone associated with the Auslan Royal Family, he paid special attention.

Leberli was surprised, “What was he doing there?”

When Qiao Suisui heard Lanze mention that period, she had occasionally wondered since their last meeting whether he had gone to the Freedom Alliance; she didn’t expect he truly had. If not for the unpleasantness last time, she would have believed it was a coincidence that Sang Yan had met Lanze there, but this time, she couldn’t believe in him as she had in Anubis.

Sang Yan said, “The local residents told me that Lanze was always looking for an elder and has recently been frequently entering and exiting Ruins Eye. Oh, Ruins Eye is the boundary that connects the Freedom Alliance and the Wandering Alliance. It’s actually a canyon created by a large fissure in the ground, dividing the two areas. Nowadays, the area where the Wandering Alliance resides, theoretically, belongs to the Freedom Alliance’s territory.”

The more Qiao Suisui thought about it, the stranger it seemed. She looked habitually toward Ruka and asked, “What do you think?”

Ruka had been silent until now, but after some consideration, he said, “Angsi reported to me a few days ago. He said that the Rebel Army was secretly planning an operation, the details of which are unknown, but the operation has recently gone quiet. It’s unknown whether the Federation has discovered it, or if they’ve changed plans and retreated. Anyway, the Archbishop’s death and the sudden disappearance of the Rebel Army aren’t good signs.”

As he spoke, he looked at Qiao Suisui and gently caressed her head, “You need to be prepared mentally. Anubis is not walking the main path, but rather a small path that only a minority can traverse. This path is laden with thorns, even comparable to swimming upstream. Suisui, are you sure you want to walk this path with him?”

As the question was asked, the room fell silent, and the men all turned to look at her—even Ruka, who usually joked around, had a serious expression on his face.

Without much hesitation, Qiao Suisui said, “Sure.”

She had stayed temporarily for Anubis’s sake after all; to change his fate, she had to get involved with the Rebel Army—it was inevitable.

“Why?” Leberli asked, genuinely bewildered and a bit agitated, “How long have you known him? What’s so good about him that you would do this for him?”

Zong Fang’s expression also darkened upon hearing her affirmative answer, but he had enough control to not burst out in anger.

Carl, with both arms spread on the back of the sofa, secretly applauded Leberli in his mind. As much as he disliked him, he was glad the question was asked—it was something human to do at last. If he had been the one to ask, the little tiger would have definitely ignored him. Fortunately, Leberli had asked exactly what he wanted to, so he wouldn’t annoy her.

Ruka’s expression remained unchanged, always with one hand on her back, expressing his support through body language. He lowered his gaze, hiding the thoughts in his eyes. Although he could understand why that boy impressed her, he still wanted to hear what she had to say.

However, Qiao Suisui had no intention of explaining, instead retorting, “Do you guys think that if what happened to Anubis today were to happen to any of you, I would just stand by and watch?”

The men were all taken aback, then their expressions varied, and Leberli was clearly choked up by her response.

Sang Yan’s black pupils were as bright as ever. He wanted to ask, “If it were me, would you also risk your life for me?” But he quickly lowered his gaze, not daring to confirm, afraid of humiliating himself.

She told them, “The good in Anubis doesn’t need to be listed and shown to others just like each of your good qualities; they’re unique and don’t need to be proven. He gave me the most sincere respect, he made me feel for the first time in this world that I also have the power to protect someone else, rather than always being under care, being protected.”

It was even to say, that the brief time she spent with Anubis made her feel that here, besides giving birth, she had other values, other reasons to live.

And he liked her without knowing she was female, that she could give birth, that she was even an Ancient Human, among other special conditions… Anubis gave her an absolute certainty. No matter her gender, identity, or circumstances, he liked her for who she truly was.

Qiao Suisui only wanted to repay that certainty in spades.

Because it was something she had never received before.

If they must argue about fairness, it can only be said that timing is what’s most needed in a relationship. She met Anubis when she most desired to become stronger, and Anubis met her when he was most desperate; their time together was short but their feelings were not shallow. It’s just that both needed time to recognize whether what they had was friendship or love.

When she met Ruka, he had a fiancée, and when Leberli showed his affection towards her, it was to compete with Ruka. As for Zong Fang, there is no need to mention the struggles and dragging conflicts that Qiao Suisui experienced with him, which she still cannot speak of lightly to this day.

Leberli closed his eyes, feeling unwilling, but the habits of an emperor told him many things could be planned in due time. When he opened his eyes again, only a gentle smile remained on his face.

He said, “Alright, then I won’t stop you. But our ceremony is just ahead, let’s complete the ceremony first, then you can go take care of his matters, okay?”

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