Chapter 71

  That evening, Lin Qingyu originally lay down on the Guifei chair under the pomegranate tree after dinner as usual. After digesting his food, he would take a half-hour stroll as usual to get some exercise. Although, as a cultivator, he didn't have any difficulties like ordinary people, but lying around all day was also unbearable, wasn't it?

  Recently it has been sunny for over a decade, with bright sunshine and a clear blue sky. Who would have known that in such good weather, a large mass of dark clouds would suddenly roll in at dusk?

  Lin Qingyu gazed up at the dense dark clouds, as thunder boomed one after another, and brilliant lightning flashed repeatedly, like a red python spitting fire, its body writhing and twisting through the layers of black clouds. A torrential downpour seemed to be imminent. She immediately stood up and hastily walked towards the house, followed by the wet nurses and maids carrying fruit, tea, and a Guifei chair.

  Lin Qingyu walked back to the window and stood there, looking out at the wind that had picked up, causing the branches to creak and sway. In an instant, a torrential rain came pouring down from the sky, with water flowing off the eaves of the roof and gathering into small streams on the ground.

  Looking out the window at the dark and gloomy sky, it seemed as if it was about to collapse, making one's chest feel suffocated. Lin Qingyu suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, and a bad premonition struck her all of a sudden.

  When Zhen entered, he saw Lin Qingyu's worried look, with concern flashing in her eyes, and asked: "Qingyu, what's wrong?"

  "I don't know what's going on either? As this rain comes down, I have a bad feeling, it feels very dangerous." Lin Qingyu turned her head to Xian Yan and said: "Sir, do you feel that this rain is coming in a strange way?"

  "En!" Looking out the window, Yongzheng furrowed his brow and said: "It's very wrong! Don't worry, tonight, I'll be extra vigilant! You don't have to worry either, take care of the child in your belly! No matter what, there's me and Cangxiu watching over you."

  Lin Qingyu nodded silently, not saying a word. Although she trusted Yongzheng and knew he would protect her well, the unease in her heart still spread quietly, and her emotions began to get anxious.

  Yin Zhen looked at Lin Qingyu, who was pacing back and forth by the window in anxiety, and pursed his lips. He walked over and directly hugged Lin Qingyu, lifting her face to look at him, and said seriously: "Although the premonition of a cultivator won't be unfounded, I estimate that all the cultivators in the entire Qing dynasty are just us. Apart from this, there might be some hidden monsters in the old forests and mountains. Now that spiritual energy is scarce, their cultivation won't be too high either. I can handle it. So, feel at ease?"

  "Good!"

  Yin Zan's expression was still as usual, but the seriousness in his eyes made Lin Qingyu nod involuntarily. She relaxed herself and leaned softly into Yin Zan's arms, her heart slowly calming down.

  What's there to worry about? It's just a matter of meeting force with force and water with earth.

  Yin Zhen actually liked Lin Qingyu's wholehearted relaxation and dependence on him, but now he couldn't muster up any romantic feelings. Although his face didn't show anything, his heart was still a bit tense. After all, the day of his wife's delivery was just around the corner, and if something were to happen, just thinking about it made Yin Zhen's whole body radiate cold sweat.

  "Uh..." Lin Qingyu let out a soft cry, rubbing her belly as she curled up slightly.

  Yong Yan was startled from his deep thoughts by the movement in his arms, and what he saw was Lin Qingyu's face of endurance, hastily saying: "Qing Yu, what's wrong?"

  "Ow... it hurts... it really hurts..." Lin Qingyu covered her stomach, her face slightly pale, grasping Yongzheng's hand tightly, "I... I... want... to give birth..."

  "Here comes the noble bride, Princess Ning!"

  Yin Zan shouted loudly while carrying Lin Qingyu out, and saw Su Peisheng, Mo Jue and others coming to respond. While heading towards the delivery room, he instructed: "The lady is about to give birth, let the imperial physician and the midwife waiting in the backyard hurry over!"

  Yin Zan gently placed Lin Qingyu on the bed after sending her into the delivery room, watching as she sweated drop by drop in pain, and was somewhat at a loss before being chased out of the delivery room by the midwives who had rushed over.

  Waiting outside the delivery room, watching the maids and nurses going in and out, I inexplicably started to feel anxious.

  At this time, Cang Mi also didn't know where he came from, blocking the way in front of Yongzheng, looking at the delivery room, with a joyful face saying: "Is it going to be born? Is it going to be born? Is it going to be born?"

  In fact, from a long time ago, Cangmu had been expecting this moment with all his heart. To think that the great demon gods like Ma were just legends, and now he could actually see them with his own eyes, Cangmu was so excited that he couldn't contain himself.

  He glared at the demon blocking his view, and kicked out with his foot towards its buttocks. Although Cang Xuan was unprepared, his reflexes were not to be underestimated, and he lightly leapt to one side.

  After Cang Hu's station was good, he pinched his waist with both hands and shouted: "What are you doing sneaking up on me?"

  "Get out of my way!" Yunzhong's face turned pale with rage, his temples throbbing visibly as he emitted a cold aura.

  "Hmph!" Cang Mi raised her chin, looking at Yun Yan with disdain: "Can't you move over a bit? You're really stupid! Always with a straight face, Lin Qingyu is so pitiful for marrying you!"

  His face turned pitch black, clenching his itchy fists that wanted to punch someone, and added another stroke to Cang Mu's account in his mental notebook, waiting for the day of reckoning. He shifted his gaze away, no longer bothering with Cang Mu, that scoundrel. He looked worriedly at the delivery room. Speaking of which, the term "scoundrel" was coined by Fu Jin herself, and it suited that snake quite well.

  "Go and ask, why is it that there's still no news from the delivery room at this hour?" Yongzheng asked a maid who was holding a bowl of noodles beside him.

  "Go back to Master! Madam, please hold on a bit and conserve your energy, otherwise you'll be exhausted when the time comes!" The maid finished speaking and didn't wait for Fourth Master's orders, hastily saying: "Master has gone to atone for his sins, Madam is still waiting, I'll go in first."

  But in what felt like an eternity, Yongzheng thought the time was passing too slowly, as if it had been a year. He became so anxious that he started pacing back and forth, and the screams of pain finally came from inside the house. Yongzheng's footsteps stopped for a moment, and he stared at the delivery room with eager eyes.

  It's unclear whether it was because of Xiū Zhēn's true nature or the child in his belly sympathizing with its mother, but it came out very quickly. Along with a loud wailing cry, the dark clouds in the sky suddenly dispersed, and a massive purple-red column with a diameter of 500 meters descended, enveloping the entire Bèi Lè estate.

  Auspicious clouds drifted by, ethereal music floated in the air. In the sky, a strange creature had taken shape, and just looking at it made one's heart feel shocked. The desolate, ancient aura emanating from the creature was suffocating, and only those who had cultivated like Yun Che and Cang Yue could still stand upright; ordinary people would have long since been crushed to their knees by this aura.

  Actually, the dark clouds and continuous heavy rain earlier were caused by the Bloodthirsty Ancestor's closed-door meditation to refine his elixir. However, he was lucky that the calamity of thunder was completely dispersed by the auspicious sign of the child's birth.

  The Bloodthirsty Ancestor had just formed the Golden Elixir and hastily came out to investigate, only to see the strange phenomenon in the sky. A smile spread across his face as he laughed loudly: "Haha, Heaven has blessed me, even the Tribulation Thunder is exempted! This great opportunity of rebirth, it's indeed my destiny!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, his figure quickly headed towards Zhengyuan.