Chapter 754 Mother and Child Safe

Lord Zheng had a fever,

A very high fever.

Each time the magic pill possessed him, it would cause significant overdraft on his body, not to mention this time, he had drawn out hundreds of thousands of resentful spirits from the bottom of the river, and was forcibly "invited" to travel in the void;

Any one of these alone would be enough for a person to lose half their life. Lord Zheng had done all three in one go, and was still holding on. He looked pained, weak, exhausted, but in reality, there was no danger to his life, which was already extremely difficult to achieve.

After passing Wangjiang and heading east, they soon encountered the scout cavalry under the command of the Marquis of Pingxi. After that, things went much smoother.

A carriage, a warm stove inside, and a guard of nearly a thousand cavalry outside.

"I say, Lao Yu, you should go home, your sister-in-law is about to give birth."

He couldn't ride a horse anymore, so he had to sit in a carriage. Naturally, the speed slowed down.

But the Sword Saint shook his head without saying a word, but the meaning of rejection was very obvious.

"Oh my, who are we to each other? It's really not necessary. Look, there are so many guards here, how could there be any more problems."

"I'll take you back."

"Alright."

Zheng Fan was too lazy to argue any further.

"I'm still too weak."

The Sword Saint looked at Zheng Fan and said, "You're already good enough."

The Sword Saint had never had much hope for Zheng Fan's cultivation realm. Even though Zheng Fan was now a Fifth-Rank martial artist, he could be considered a grandmaster in the martial world, capable of establishing his own sect.

But Third-Rank was almost no different from a clay chicken or earthenware dog in the Sword Saint's eyes, let alone Zheng Fan's Fifth-Rank. Moreover, although each realm wasn't rigidly divided into upper, middle, and lower levels, there were always superior and inferior individuals within the same realm. Some people were simply the most outstanding within their realm;

Such as the gentlemen in the Marquis's mansion.

Although there were several realms of difference between them, the Sword Saint had never underestimated them.

As for Zheng Fan, he was probably relying on that stone, but it was clear that the stone had big problems, and to some extent, it was equivalent to another form of "silver needle acupuncture."

"This time, we've formed a feud. In the future, I will definitely settle the score with him; I'm easy to talk to about everything else, but there's one thing: I will never let go of anyone who dares to threaten my life."

The Sword Saint knew that Zheng Fan was talking about the back mountain.

The Wild Man King could hold the position of chief military officer in the Marquis's mansion, and the Marquis's mansion could continue to do business with the Chu Kingdom immediately after the war, and even smuggle warhorses. This seemed to indicate that the Marquis of Pingxi had a great mind and pattern, but in reality, it was because he had not truly posed a life threat to him personally or privately.

In short, he mixed public and private matters; he held grudges privately.

"Can the Yan Kingdom still fight now?" The Sword Saint asked knowingly.

"That's why I said in the future. Now the development and recovery of Jindong is on the right track. With another two years of accumulation, the hundred thousand iron cavalry under my command will be forged."

Now, the framework had long been built, but what was lacking was the filling of flesh and blood, and the latter required time to nurture.

"There will still be war."

Lord Zheng keenly captured the change in the Sword Saint's emotions.

He knew that the Sword Saint had always lacked interest in war, because on the battlefield, his role would be infinitely reduced. Moreover, once war broke out, there would inevitably be another period of烽火狼烟 (feng huo lang yan) [beacon fires and wolf smoke, meaning widespread war], and many people would be forced to lose their homes and families as a result.

The Sword Saint was happy to fight the wild men;

This was the same as the Yan people fighting the barbarians; fighting the wild men was晉人的政治正確 (Jin ren de zheng zhi zheng que) [political correctness for the Jin people].

The last time they attacked the Chu Kingdom, Zheng Fan's explanation to the Sword Saint was that only by taking Zhennanguan could they ensure the safety of Jindong, keep the war out of Jin territory, and at the same time, better stabilize Xuehaiguan. After the two gates were completely closed, the Jin people could live in peace and raise crops, have children, and recuperate at home.

And the external war that might be provoked next, the Sword Saint, as a Jin person, was naturally somewhat repulsed by it.

If the Marquis's mansion mobilized troops, the people who had only lived a few years of stable life would be tossed about again.

Lord Zheng was physically weak, but at least his mouth could still talk. Anyway, there was nothing else to do now, so he planned to give the Sword Saint a new round of ideological and political education;

"Lao Yu, what do you think is the reason why the诸夏之国 (Zhu Xia Zhi Guo) [The Land of Hua Xia] has been in constant conflict for hundreds of years?"

"Just tell me the answer directly, because no matter what I say, you'll always add, 'That's right, but...'"

"Hehe, I think the fundamental reason is that although everyone claims to be part of 诸夏之国 (Zhu Xia Zhi Guo) and calls themselves夏人 (Xia ren) [Hua Xia people], in reality, they have long been enfeoffed and established themselves as kings and emperors.

And now, the differences between Yan, Qian, and Chu in terms of court structure, customs, and etiquette are becoming increasingly obvious.

How many more years can the term 诸夏之一 (Zhu Xia Zhi Yi) [One of Hua Xia] still be used?

There is one thing about the late emperor that I admire very much, such as when he defeated the Helian and Wenren families. After learning that the main force of the Situ family had set out to conquer the snow plains, my Yan army remained stationed and did not take the opportunity to attack his Da Cheng Kingdom."

The Sword Saint nodded.

"But the Chu people can join forces with the wild men and use the Jin people as two-legged sheep to fill their military rations. In fact, in the eyes of the Chu people, the Jin people are already almost the same as the wild men.

In fact, the Qian people also regard my Yan people as almost the same as the barbarians, calling the Yan people 燕蛮子 (Yan Man Zi) [Yan Barbarians].

When the family has been divided for a long time, it is no longer a family, and it is no longer a problem between brothers."

"Get to the point," the Sword Saint said.

"There is only one way to recreate the glory of 诸夏 (Zhu Xia) [Hua Xia] and stop the war."

"Let the Yan Kingdom unify 诸夏 (Zhu Xia)?" The Sword Saint had actually guessed what Zheng Fan was going to say.

"Yes, it is to let the Yan Kingdom unify 诸夏 (Zhu Xia), destroy Qian, destroy Chu, destroy those small countries in between, and let the whole world become one again.

From then on, there will be no more Yan people, Jin people, Chu people, Qian people, or those Liang, Wu, and Yue countries;

Everyone,

Is one family.

Once 诸夏 (Zhu Xia) is unified, even if Xuehaiguan is torn down, would the wild men dare to go south!

Even if the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion is removed, would the barbarians dare to advance east?

Would the 土司 (Tu Si) [chieftains] of the Qian Kingdom and the Shanyue tribes of the Chu Kingdom dare to jump up and cause trouble again?

They wouldn't dare to cause trouble, and over time, they would be assimilated!"

The Sword Saint smacked his lips,

Nodded,

Said:

"Sounds better than it sings."

"The trend of the world has always been that after a long period of division, there will be unity, and after a long period of unity, there will be division. Nowadays, the Yan Kingdom is the most capable country to complete the unified pattern."

"You also said that after a long period of division, there will be unity, and after a long period of unity, there will be division. Even if the Yan Kingdom really unifies 诸夏 (Zhu Xia), there will still be trouble after a hundred years, hundreds of years."

"At least, let future generations see what this great unification looks like. From then on, any prince or general who wants to save face and leave his name in history must strive to achieve this unification of 诸夏 (Zhu Xia)."

"Hehe."

The Sword Saint was obviously not fired up.

"Don't take it lightly, this is very important," Zheng Fan said.

"It's not that I don't take it seriously, but that I don't understand these things. My vision can only reach the length of this sword, and I can't see the rest clearly."

"But I can affirm to you that this is a great cause that will benefit future generations."

"But I know even better that you, Zheng Fan, are not the kind of person who single-mindedly pursues great causes."

People like the Yan Emperor and Tian Wujing are the kind of people who are like that.

"That's the problem. I want to go to the Jiangnan region of the Qian Kingdom to appreciate flowers and visit brothels, and I want to go to the Chu region to listen to music, but the problem is, I don't dare to go now.

I'm still thinking about finishing things here,

And then go to the west to see different scenery.

To find, Lao Tian."

The Sword Saint nodded,

Finally, he sighed:

"In the end, it's still a matter of one general succeeding while ten thousand bones wither."

For one person's selfish desires, hundreds of millions of people will become withered bones in the chaos of war.

"This saying makes it seem like there would be no war without me. Wars will still be fought, whether it's sunny or rainy, there will always be war.

Therefore, people will always die. It's better to let everyone die with a little more value, and be talked about more by future generations."

"Don't say any more, don't say any more. You should really become a炼气士 (lian qi shi) [cultivator]; not to mention your cultivation, your eloquence is really suitable."

"It's a pity, this path is impassable."

"Why?"

Lord Zheng blinked,

Said;

"Alas, in Da Yan, the best way to become a 炼气士 (lian qi shi) [cultivator] is to castrate yourself."

……

Fengxin City,

Pingxi Marquis's Mansion,

Next door.

The chickens in the yard were locked in the cage early, and a duck was stuffed into the chicken coop, almost suffocating.

Three midwives,

Ten maids transferred from the Marquis's mansion to do miscellaneous work for the delivery.

The midwives were ready and about to start working in the inner room.

The maids were either boiling water, handing basins, or cooking ginseng soup.

The Pingxi Marquis's Mansion fully demonstrated the spirit of good neighborliness,

When the neighbor's family had a child, they enthusiastically extended both... no, many hands.

Steward Xiao Yibo of the Marquis's Mansion stood there, responsible for overall coordination.

On the contrary, the old woman stood there, wanting to help, but found that there was really nothing she could do.

But at this time, having nothing to do and just waiting was really agonizing.

Third Master was sitting on the courtyard wall, his three legs swinging slightly.

In his hand, he was spinning a pair of scissors and a dagger, both newly designed and made.

Third Master was the final guarantee, to prevent the worst from happening.

The dwarf, who had dissected countless corpses, was extremely familiar with the human anatomy. In a critical moment, he could act as an emergency doctor and perform a cesarean section without any problem.

It was a pity that Fourth Mistress wasn't here. If she was, even the stitching would be taken care of. She could even sew a beauty needle, leaving no scars.

In another corner of the yard,

stood two big children and one small child;

Jianbi stood at the front, full of aura. In the school, she was like a big sister, and also the object of many teenagers' sweet dreams. Naturally, this included Liu Dahu, who was standing beside her.

Standing behind them was Tiantian.

Because of his special status, Tiantian had hardly any playmates since he was a child. He always played by himself in the house.

When the magic pill was at home, he played with ghosts;

Later, he had two little goblins to play with him, and then, the green python of his godmother, the princess of Chu, would also stay in his small courtyard to play with him.

Since Zheng Fan took him to the next door to recognize his family last time, Liu Dahu often came to play with Tiantian according to Zheng Fan's instructions and intentions.

Anyway, the door between the two families was always open, making it easy to get in and out.

As for Jianbi, although this girl would occasionally say that she would avenge her grand master, Yuan Zhenxing, when she grew up, the devils were still at ease with her character. In any case, she would not be detrimental to Tiantian.

Therefore, these days, the two big ones often took the little one out to play.

Tiantian was well-behaved, had a sweet mouth, and aside from his identity, to be honest, the older brother and sister also liked him very much.

"Is this how babies are born?"

Tiantian looked at the busy scene with a curious expression.

"Yes, babies are going to be born. I'm going to be an older brother, and Tiantian is going to be an older brother too."

"Hmm..." Tiantian smiled happily when he heard this, "I also want to be, an older brother?"

"Yes, he's going to be born today. In the future, Tiantian can also play with his younger brother and sister."

"Hmm, good, good."

Tiantian smiled and then frowned. He only remembered to leave snacks for Sister Devil Pill, and didn't have time to leave any for the little brother who was about to be born, what to do...

Should he take some of the snacks he left for Sister Devil Pill and give them to his little brother first?

Tiantian hesitated again.

Would Sister Devil Pill be angry?

She shouldn't be angry, in the future, he could play with his little brother and Sister Devil Pill together.

Fortunately, the Sword Saint wasn't home yet. If he knew that the son of Prince Jingnan had already planned to play with his soon-to-be-born child and a ghost, it was estimated that...

But this wasn't over yet,

Tiantian was still planning to take his little brother to play with the big snake, and to play with him at his grand-grandfather's place.

Tiantian, who had been used to being alone since he was a child, didn't know that there were some things that he could play with, but other children couldn't even touch.

"Ah!"

"Push, push, little lady!"

"Ah!"

Screams came from inside the room.

Worry appeared on Liu Dahu's face. The person giving birth inside was his mother.

For a moment, he couldn't care less about talking to Tiantian. His eyes were fixed on the inner room, and he eagerly wanted to hear the cries of the infant after its arrival, which meant that his mother's suffering was finally over.

But as the maids inside kept bringing out bloody water and sending in ginseng soup, the time dragged on and on. Liu Dahu's expression began to become more and more anxious, his hands clenched tightly, and his fingernails had already embedded themselves into his flesh.

Jianbi had experienced more things after all. Although she was also extremely worried about her teacher's wife, she still patted Liu Dahu on the shoulder and comforted him:

"Don't worry, the best midwives in the city are here, it'll be alright."

"Yeah."

Liu Dahu nodded vigorously, but as another high-pitched scream came, Liu Dahu's expression became even more tense.

Jianbi pointed to Xue San, who was sitting on the courtyard wall, swinging his legs,

Said;

"See that? Third Gentleman is sitting there. Do you see the scissors and knife that Third Gentleman is holding in his hand? Not to mention if nothing happens, even if something really happens, Third Gentleman will take action and there won't be any problem."

Liu Dahu subconsciously looked at Xue San, who was sitting there swinging his three legs.

He didn't pay attention to whether it was inappropriate for men and women to touch, or whether it was inappropriate for Third Gentleman, a man, to enter the delivery room and see his mother, which was not in line with etiquette and so on.

Although Liu Dahu already knew that he was the Sword Saint's stepson, he was still essentially a child from a commoner family. Poor families, where would there be so many particularities and nonsense?

During the busy farming season, the women in the fields would even work with their chests exposed like men.

Moreover, Liu Dahu believed in Third Gentleman's ability. To be precise, he knew that every gentleman in the Marquis's mansion was very powerful.

After his son refused to learn swords from him and wanted to learn knives from the Marquis of Pingxi,

The Sword Saint, who had been repeatedly hit in this regard, had also gotten used to it.

He even reminded his son to take a closer look at the abilities of those gentlemen in the Marquis's mansion, and if he wanted to learn, he should go and become their disciple.

As for whether they would be willing to accept him,

Anyway, he owed them a favor,

Isn't the face of the father for the son to use?

At this moment, Liu Dahu was just looking at the scissors and knife in Xue San's hand, which were really intimidating,

And asked:

"This, can knives also be used to give birth to babies?"

"Yes, you cut open the belly, take out the child, and then sew it back up."

Liu Dahu couldn't help but swallow,

He really couldn't imagine this scene.

At this time,

Tiantian on the side lowered his head, curiously widening his eyes,

Touching his belly with his little hand,

And said to himself:

"Can you really cut open your belly and take out the baby?"

Jianbi said casually:

"Isn't that how your mother gave birth......"

Jianbi suddenly stopped talking.

What was she saying!

What on earth was she saying to this child!

Was she out of her mind!

Jianbi now wanted to give herself a sword!

She knew how precious, how valued, and how much that Zheng person liked this child, but that wasn't the reason for her remorse. It was because she really liked this younger brother, this obedient, sensible, and well-behaved child who was so lovable.

Fortunately, she didn't finish speaking.

And with another scream from the room, Liu Dahu's attention was all there, and he didn't notice Jianbi's previous words.

Jianbi breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, glad that she woke up and stopped quickly;

She lowered her head to look at Tiantian,

But she saw Tiantian still lowering his head, touching his belly.

Jianbi walked over, reached out and rubbed Tiantian's belly, joking:

"Okay, Tiantian is a boy, and he won't have a baby. Only sister's belly can have a baby."

Tiantian raised his head, looked at Jianbi, and said:

"Uncle Fan is so big, will he break sister's belly?"

Jianbi's face immediately turned crimson when she heard this. Of course, she knew that Tiantian was talking about Fan Li being so tall and big, so Fan Li's child must also be very big. Could her belly fit it?

But unfortunately,

She understood!

Ahhhhhhh!

However, Jianbi wasn't angry, as long as the child didn't hear her words and didn't understand her words, that was fine.

She smiled and pinched Tiantian's chubby face, and said:

"You don't have to worry about that for sister, sister will continue to grow, and Tiantian will slowly grow up too."

"Okay."

Tiantian nodded with a smile.

Immediately,

The cry of a baby finally came from the room, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The worst didn't happen.

When one of the midwives came out and shouted:

"It's a boy, the mother and child are safe."

Everyone's attention in the yard was attracted, and many people gathered there.

Only Tiantian,

Remained in place,

On his face,

The smile disappeared,

Leaving only the pure sadness that belonged to a child;

He reached out,

And continued to touch his belly,

Muttering:

"Mother must have been in a lot of pain back then."