"You can finally rest easy now. The child has been successfully delivered, and you don't need to be so anxious anymore," Li Keyi said to Shen Feng.
Li Keyi's mood was a bit complicated at the moment. She had just witnessed Chu Chaoyan give birth to her child, yet her own fate was to be childless for life. The thought of spending her future without any children filled her with sadness.
Shen Feng finally felt relieved. "As long as the child is born, that's good. This child was born on the battlefield; perhaps he can become a valiant general in the future!"
Li Keyi retorted, "What if it's a girl? Your wish will be in vain!"
Shen Feng replied, "Even a girl can be a general. Just you wait and see!"
As they were talking, the door to the delivery room suddenly opened, and a young doctor walked in. He then said to Shen Feng, "Lord Fengshen, Madam has successfully given birth to a daughter. Both mother and child are safe. Congratulations!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Feng looked at Li Keyi. "It's all your crow's mouth! It really turned out to be a girl!"
Li Keyi shrugged. "What does this have to do with me? Whether she gives birth to a boy or a girl is not something I can control!"
Shen Feng put away his disappointment and then asked the doctor, "Doctor, can I see the child now?"
The doctor immediately refused, "No. The child must be closely observed for the first few days after birth to ensure there are no diseases and to make appropriate arrangements. Furthermore, the environment outside the delivery room is not sterile, which would greatly increase the risk of the child contracting an illness!"
Shen Feng could only nod upon hearing this.
Then, Shen Feng suddenly thought of another important matter and asked Li Keyi, "What do you think caused the earthquake just now? Could something have happened in Sichuan Province?"
Shen Feng's worry about the earthquake was still focused on Sichuan Province. He was concerned about the dire consequences if another earthquake were to occur there.
The earthquake in Rongcheng had occurred two years ago, and reconstruction had not yet returned to normal. If Sichuan Province were to experience another earthquake at this time, it would be like adding insult to injury.
Shen Feng could no longer bear the consequences of an earthquake in Sichuan Province. If it happened, he would not even have the capacity to rebuild. In such a situation, he could only pray that the earthquake did not occur in his territory, otherwise, he would truly face a tragic fate!
Li Keyi thought for a moment and said, "If it really was an earthquake, and the tremors were felt so strongly here from Sichuan Province, then the scale of the earthquake must have been enormous. Moreover, an earthquake occurred just two years ago, so it's unlikely to have happened in Sichuan Province."
As they were pondering, the door to the delivery room was opened. Shen Feng caught a glimpse of the child from a distance before the baby was taken away. The infant could not even open its eyes yet. This was his child, but even he could not casually touch the baby at the moment. The child was born in a safe and sterile environment, while the outside environment was very dangerous, with various pathogens distributed in the air. In this situation, once the child was born, it would inevitably be exposed to pathogens. To be safe, it was better to keep the child in a secure environment to protect its body.
At this moment, the door to the delivery room suddenly opened, and Chu Chaoyan was pushed out. A look of relief was on her face. For women, childbirth was like walking through the gates of hell, especially for someone like Chu Chaoyan, who was giving birth for the first time. After experiencing the pain of childbirth, she felt utterly exhausted.
Shen Feng quickly stepped forward and said, "You need to rest well. Don't worry about anything else. Just stay in the room and relax!"
Chu Chaoyan replied, "I want to sleep now. Ah Feng, stay with me!"
As she spoke, Chu Chaoyan looked at Shen Feng with a pitiful gaze, as if pleading for his agreement.
It was clear that Chu Chaoyan also knew that Shen Feng was busy with many things in his daily life, as he had to handle various matters in the army and could not spend too much time accompanying her. However, Chu Chaoyan was also a woman. Even though she was over thirty, she still had the desire to act cute, but she rarely had the opportunity. Now, after giving birth, she finally felt she could make this unreasonable request.
Shen Feng thought for a moment and immediately agreed to the request. Although he was out and had many things to handle, none of it was as important as Chu Chaoyan.
"No problem. I'll hand over the army matters to Yang Chang and Lu Xian. I'll stay by your side for the next few days," Shen Feng said gently, bending down to hold Chu Chaoyan's hand.
Afterward, Chu Chaoyan was taken to a ward. Although it was a temporary ward, the facilities were very complete. With Shen Feng by her side, Chu Chaoyan finally drifted off to sleep.
Outside the room, it was pouring rain. After all, they were in Southeast Asia, a tropical region, so such heavy rainfall was quite normal.
However, Li Keyi sensed that something was wrong. As an ability user who controlled light, she was extremely sensitive to light and had now discovered that something was amiss.
So, Li Keyi went to a nearby window and looked up at the sky. She noticed that the light in the sky seemed to be behaving unusually, and she frowned. "The light now seems even dimmer than before. What's going on? Could it be related to the previous earthquake?"
Li Keyi originally wanted to inform Shen Feng, but she remembered that Shen Feng was accompanying Chu Chaoyan and that she shouldn't disturb them at this time. Therefore, she decided to handle the matter herself and said to the people around her, "Quickly contact Yuzhou and have them find out where the earthquake occurred. If it's far from us, then we don't need to worry about it. However, if it's close to us, it might have subsequent impacts!"
The earthquake that had just occurred had been felt by many people, as the tremors were indeed very violent, causing many small stones to jump on the ground. Fortunately, the earthquake did not occur near them. If they had been at the epicenter, they would likely have suffered heavy casualties by now!
Large earthquakes caused severe damage, especially to human dwellings. Humans built exquisite houses for habitation, but once an earthquake occurred, these houses would inevitably collapse.
It could be said that an earthquake could bring humanity back from civilized society to a barbaric era, as earthquakes would cause people to lose their homes and property, and all industries would be destroyed.
Now, Shen Feng needed to stay by Chu Chaoyan's side, so he was not very interested in external information. At this time, Li Keyi had to investigate these matters and compile them. Li Keyi had a bad premonition that this earthquake was not simple, as the light in the sky had changed, becoming even dimmer than during the usual overcast and rainy weather.
When it rained, others often hid indoors and didn't want to go out, and they didn't have a keen perception of changes in external light. However, for Li Keyi, this was different. Because Li Keyi was a light-element ability user, her sensitivity to light was higher than that of others.
Shen Feng was in the ward at the moment, sitting by the bedside and watching the sleeping Chu Chaoyan. He felt very relaxed because the immediate crisis had been resolved. The two most troublesome types of insects had been eliminated. The only remaining one was still in Ailao Mountain. Although it could burrow underground, its reproductive capacity was far less than that of Hutou Peak. It could be said that two-thirds of the war had ended, and the remaining one-third would soon be resolved. Afterward, he would be able to return home with his wife and child.
Shen Feng listened to the gentle patter of rain outside and felt drowsy himself. Humans actually had a very keen perception of the sound of rain.
This was perhaps due to the influence of human genes. When it rained, early humans could not go out hunting, so from the primitive society, they had become accustomed to hiding at home when it rained. This habit had been passed down from generation to generation, leading to the habit of sleeping at home on rainy days.
"This is truly a double blessing. Not only have we resolved the immediate crisis, but we have also gained a precious daughter," Shen Feng thought to himself.
As Shen Feng leaned back in his chair and rested, the heavy rain outside suddenly stopped. However, upon closer inspection, the light outside remained dim, and instead, snowflakes began to fall. These were not white snowflakes, but black ones falling piece by piece, and soon the ground was covered with a lot of black snow.
"Bang!" The door was suddenly kicked open, and Li Keyi rushed in, pointing to the outside of the window. "Look outside quickly!"
"Shh..." Shen Feng put his index finger to his lips and made a shushing gesture. He then said, "Don't be so loud, and don't be so rash. She just fell asleep, and she's very tired. Don't wake her up!"
"Then quickly look out the window. You'll understand why I'm so flustered now. It seems you can't stay by Chaoyan's side anymore because there are more troublesome matters awaiting your attention!" Li Keyi said urgently.
Shen Feng was also very suspicious and didn't understand why she was so flustered. He casually glanced to the side. He was shocked by what he saw. Outside the window, black snow was falling. These black snowflakes slowly descended from the sky, and the entire sky in the distance had turned red. It was only around three or four in the afternoon, but outside it was already a sea of crimson, looking as if dusk had arrived!
"Is the climate here so abnormal? I didn't expect it to snow here, and the snow is black. Could it be that the pollution here is too severe, thus polluting the sky as well?" Shen Feng had many questions upon seeing the frightening black snow outside.
"Do you think air pollution can pollute the snow in the sky? Think carefully, and you'll understand why this is falling. Just go out and take a look, and you'll understand everything. We'll likely need to make some preparations," Li Keyi said afterward.
At this moment, Chu Chaoyan also woke up. After all, she was an ability user and her five senses were very keen. She could quickly hear all the sounds around her.
"Since there are very urgent matters, go and deal with them quickly. You don't need to worry about me anymore," Chu Chaoyan said immediately.
"Chaoyan, I'm truly sorry. I originally wanted to spend the day with you, but I didn't expect this to happen. I have to go out and resolve these issues first!" Shen Feng said with great guilt, then walked out of the room, leaving behind a dejected Chu Chaoyan.
When Shen Feng went outside and looked closely, he immediately understood everything. He picked up some dust from the ground and touched it, realizing what the black snow falling from the sky was. It was actually volcanic ash.