Struggling to Hatch Eggs in Another World with a Powerful Partner

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When you're down on your luck, even drinking water can make you choke.

Su Xuanmai learned the truth of that saying the hard way.

He'd just gone to a lot of trouble to dump his cheating ex-boyfriend, and hadn't even had time to start a new romance when everything went black and he suddenly transmigrated.

When he woke up, he found himself in bed with Zhao Yida, the richest man in the neighboring city. The two of them had also been forcibly bound to an egg.

"Nuwa System reminder: You and your partner are qualified parents, so remember to fill your little egg with love and blessings at all times!"

What the heck is this? I barely know the guy! How am I supposed to fill this thing with love?

--

Good things put a spring in your step.

That pretty much describes Zhao Yida these days, the young richest man around.

He'd just gotten word that the person he had a crush on was single, so he happily went to the neighboring city to offer himself as a potential new love. He'd barely said a word when he suddenly felt dizzy.

When he woke up, he found himself in bed with the person he'd offered himself to.

Before he could wrap his head around a plot that seemed to have gone into fast-forward, a voice rang out in his mind:

"Nuwa System reminder: You and your partner need to keep a loving distance to give your little egg room to grow!"

A loving distance? Zhao Yida was overjoyed. It had to be a negative number!

-- Bonus Scene 1 --

Su Xuanmai shouted himself hoarse: "We're innocent! We didn't lay this egg! What mammal lays eggs, anyway?!"

Zhao Yida calmly opened a book, turned to a page, and pointed to its title: "Humans Lay Eggs: The Perfect Fusion of Technology and Cultivation, a Blessing for a Low-Birthrate Society!"

Then he smiled faintly, barely managing to hide his fox's tail. "Since we've transmigrated, we might as well try hatching it."

-- Bonus Scene 2 --

Zhao Yida, in a melodramatic pose: "Xiao Mai, do you remember Brother Zhao by the artificial lake across from your kindergarten?"

Su Xuanmai: "????"

Content warnings:

1. The setting is entirely fictional and has no connection to reality.

2. The shou has an ex-boyfriend, but they break up right from the start, and it's clean and drama-free. If you mind the ex-boyfriend, please read with caution.

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-- Coming soon: Salted Kitty Doesn't Want to Ascend --

When one person attains the Dao, even their pets and poultry ascend.

But Qiao Mo couldn't care less, because he's a cat.

As his powerful cultivation partner was about to ascend after surviving the tribulation,

Qiao Mo used the final thunderbolt to sever the marriage bond between them. Then, as his partner and the onlookers stared in shock, he reverted to his original form and darted into the woods.

As if! He'd only happened to save that big shot. He hadn't even gotten any magic treasures or spirit stones out of it, and now he'd been shoved into an opportunity to ascend?!

To hell with ascending!

All he wanted was to be a quiet little cat in the mortal realm. Who knew what sort of monsters and demons were waiting up there?

But although the big shot ascended, his followers didn't let Qiao Mo go.

What? You little cat demon think you're too good for our big shot?

So, to evade that pack of lunatics, Qiao Mo had no choice but to hide in the mortal emperor's palace, using the dragon energy of the Son of Heaven as cover.

But things didn't go as planned. The emperor was frail and sickly,

and worse, he had somehow put his faith in a doddering Taoist priest.

The priest said he was going to summon a god,

but why did the god who appeared have such a familiar aura?!

Qiao Mo retreated one step at a time on his padded paws, his fur standing on end.

But just as he turned to run, someone grabbed him by the scruff of his neck, sealing his fate.

"Mo Mo, why are you running?" The big shot Su Jing smiled, his eyes glinting with a warning. "I haven't seen you for nearly a month, and I've missed you terribly. As soon as I heard where you were, I rushed right over. Aren't you touched?"

A day in heaven was a year on earth. Qiao Mo had only run away for thirty years.

Now he didn't dare move. He really didn't dare.

Qiao Mo tried to look innocent as he gazed at the handsome face leaning close to his. His soft pink paw gently pressed against Su Jing's high nose.

Then he meowed sweetly:

"Mrow~"

I didn't mean to leave you behind!

"Mrow~"

But I really don't want to ascend, meow!

Powerful sword cultivator gong x cat demon shou

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