"You want to accompany me to the neighboring village?!" Yu Jingting's gaze slid down, landing on her still inconspicuous, albeit pudgy, pregnant belly.
It takes at least an hour's walk to travel between the two villages, two hours round trip, especially in this weather, with roads filled with snow. Carrying one's "egg" around?
"No need to go that far, Jingting. Have you ever heard of a proclamation? Before battling bandits, an official announcement has to be issued. Each word as sharp as a knife, the momentum as dramatic as a rainbow."
"You want to involve the village chief?" Yu Jingting looked worried. "Isn't this like 'telling the parents'? What would it look like if the news got out, like I'm afraid of them?!"