When the healer did a thorough checkup of Hu Lijing's body, it was found that the reason no one had realised his pregnancy — even Hu Lijing himself — had been because it was a hidden pregnancy.
What did a hidden pregnancy even mean?
It was just a loose term to refer to the condition where a person's womb is retroverted — aiming towards the rectum — and tipped backwards.
Hu Lijing didn't really know what to say to that.
Was it because his transformation had been incomplete, flawed at that time? Perhaps.
"Why… Didn't I experience the common symptoms of pregnancy?" He had asked.
The healer had looked at him, his gaze thoughtful as he replied. "Children are a thing of wonder, Clan Leader. Perhaps the child had sensed your desire to not have a kit… That is why it kept itself hidden…?"
Hu Lijing had felt something break within himself at that answer. At that time, acting on instinct, his hand found its way to his belly, pressing down on it with remorse.
