Thread by @cicerfics

Nope, sorry. Still thinking about Pregji-as-Chief-Cultivator.

I think he does a LOT of strange pregnancy-related things, and people just assume it has something to do with Official HGJ Business??

Like, he gets a weird look on his face in the middle of a meeting.

Without a word, he gets up and rushes out of the room.

People are like, "Wow, our Chief Cultivators has sensed that something is amiss. Wonder what it is. Are the wards of Cloud Recesses damaged? Is an attack imminent? What does he Know? 🤔"

...He actually just got a sudden craving for egg tarts, so he's waddling furiously toward the kitchens.

Or a bunch of politicians are arguing about an Important Topic, and LWJ is listening with his eyes closed and a furrow in his brow.

Suddenly, he holds up his hand and makes everyone be silent for the next two minutes.

Everyone is like, "Ah, yes. Our Chief Cultivator needs silence so he can meditate on this grave and complex matter. We must wait patiently for his wisdom. 🤔"

...Actually, it's just that the baby is turning somersaults and pummeling LWJ's kidneys, and he's trying to mentally ask them to please stop doing that.

I just enjoy the mental image of a bunch of cultivators sitting around like, "🤔🤔🤔 The Chief Cultivator is behaving strangely, but I am sure there is a sensible explanation. This is certainly some type of esoteric cultivation technique, or a clever political stratagem."

Then they go home and talk to to their spouses and concubines about it. Their spouses/concubines nod somberly.

"Ah, yes. Truly, the Chief Cultivator is powerful and unknowable!"

Then the spouses/concubines bust out laughing as soon as their stupid husband leaves the room.

Because they KNOW that the Chief Cultivator's "strange esoteric technique" was just an attempt to relieve his pregnancy-related heartburn.