The Azure Serpent Girl's Path to Dragonhood
Chapter 24

Ying Yiren's Family

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This day, Verdant Green Maiden once again brought a large pile of meat to visit.

"Miss Shao Dian has been sending us so many things all day, we are truly grateful! Please accept Ying Yiren's bow!"

Ying Yiren looked at Verdant Green Maiden, who had brought so many gifts again, and was filled with emotion.

Currently, Qin and Zhao were at odds, engaged in continuous warfare. He, as a Qin hostage, had endured countless disdainful glances in Handan. The only people who were friendly towards him, besides Lu Buwei, were Verdant Green Maiden!

Verdant Green Maiden looked at Ying Yiren, who was blocking the Main Door and bowing to her. After a moment of silence, she said, "Are you sure you want to block me and not let me in? Be careful, I might hit you."

Upon hearing this, Ying Yiren hastily moved aside.

"Miss Shao Dian, please don't mind..."

Verdant Green Maiden walked in and placed the items in her hands on the table. Zhao Ji saw this and hurriedly said, "Miss Shao Dian, you've sent so many things again! We haven't even finished the ones you sent yesterday!"

"It's not for you, it's for the baby!"

Verdant Green Maiden uttered this classic line for visiting relatives and giving gifts. She walked to Zhao Ji's side, stared at her belly, and asked, "How are you feeling today? Has the little one kicked you yet?"

"It hasn't been born yet, but Miss Shao Dian seems very certain it's a boy?"

Zhao Ji looked at Verdant Green Maiden with some surprise.

Verdant Green Maiden nodded and said, "Of course I know! I have great abilities."

From behind, Ying Yiren walked up. He looked at Verdant Green Maiden and smiled, saying to her, "Since that's the case, I'll be bold too. May I ask Miss Shao Dian to bestow a name upon this unborn child? Would that be possible?"

"A name?"

Verdant Green Maiden blinked her eyes and pointed at herself, "Are you sure you want me to choose?"

Ying Yiren nodded and said, "Although it is natural for parents to name their child, if it weren't for Miss Shao Dian, Zhao Ji and I would have already died in Handan. You have bestowed upon us a grace of rebirth! This name should be chosen by you."

When Ying Yiren said this, Verdant Green Maiden took a deep breath, her eyes shining.

"Alright! I'll choose!"

She pretended to ponder, pacing back and forth, then suddenly clapped her hands and said, "I've got it! How about calling him Zheng?"

"Zheng?"

"Ying Zheng?"

Ying Yiren repeated the name Verdant Green Maiden had chosen for the child and laughed, cupping his hands and saying, "A good name! Thank you, Miss Shao Dian, for bestowing the name."

"Thank you!"

Zhao Ji also nodded her thanks to Verdant Green Maiden.

"Oh, you don't need to thank me, just be careful with your stomach."

Verdant Green Maiden waved her hand and helped Zhao Ji sit down.

Inside her belly was Ying Zheng, the so-called Ancestral Dragon, whom Verdant Green Maiden had waited for, wishing on stars and moons for many years. His future Auspicious Fortune would be more profound than that of three generations! If there were even the slightest mishap, Verdant Green Maiden would probably have to jump off Kunlun Mountain!

Verdant Green Maiden sat at Ying Yiren's home for a while before Lu Buwei arrived.

For some reason, perhaps because Verdant Green Maiden was naturally at odds with merchants, Lu Buwei had sharp eyes and was always inquiring about her affairs. If she hadn't been worried about affecting the future Ying Zheng by beating him, Verdant Green Maiden would have lost her temper long ago!

Little Ying Zheng was born in Winter Day.

This was a rare occasion when Verdant Green Maiden did not enter Hibernation!

Even Hong Luan was astonished. She flew around Verdant Green Maiden, chirping, "Yo yo yo, has the sun really risen from the west today!"

Verdant Green Maiden waved her hand and said, "What's the matter! You complain when I sleep, and you complain when I don't sleep! You troublesome bird, why are you so hard to please."

"Hmph!"

Hong Luan snorted and asked, "You didn't wait specifically for Ying Zheng, did you?"

"Yes! So what?"

Verdant Green Maiden nodded, not hiding anything.

"I do want to see what kind of divine being this kid you praise so highly is~"

Hong Luan mumbled.

Just then, someone sent by Ying Yiren knocked on Verdant Green Maiden's door and announced, "Miss Shao Dian, my wife has given birth, it's a boy!"

"Little Ying Zheng is born!"

Verdant Green Maiden's eyes lit up, and she grabbed Hong Luan and ran towards Ying Yiren's home.

At this moment, Ying Yiren's home was in disarray.

Zhao Ji was still resting; she was exhausted.

The newborn Ying Zheng had already been wrapped in swaddling clothes under the care of the midwife. When Verdant Green Maiden arrived, she happened to meet Ying Yiren, who was anxiously waiting for her at the door.

As soon as Ying Yiren saw Verdant Green Maiden, he bowed to her, "Miss Shao Dian, thank you for your blessings, my wife and child are safe and sound!"

"Uh..."

Verdant Green Maiden looked at Ying Yiren bowing and thanking her, feeling a bit bewildered.

"I didn't deliver the baby..."

She mumbled.

Never mind, I'll go see Young Master Ying Zheng first!

When Verdant Green Maiden took Young Master Ying Zheng from the midwife's hands, even she, who was usually cheerful and optimistic, fell silent. After a strange silence, she turned to Ying Yiren and asked, "Are you sure it's this child?"

"Yes! Is there a problem?"

Ying Yiren nodded.

Verdant Green Maiden tutted and said, "He's too ugly. He's nothing like I imagined."

Ying Yiren laughed when he heard this and said, "The midwife said all newborns look like this. They'll look much better once they grow a bit."

Verdant Green Maiden heard this and looked down at Young Master Ying Zheng.

Young Master Ying Zheng, who probably couldn't even see clearly, was quiet in her arms, not crying or fussing. Even the midwife was surprised and said, "The Young Master cried a lot in my arms, but he's quiet with you, miss?"

"Miss Shao Dian and Ying Zheng are fated to meet!"

Ying Yiren also sighed. He suddenly bowed to Verdant Green Maiden and said, "Miss Shao Dian, Yiren has an impolite request. I wonder if you would agree?"

Verdant Green Maiden glanced at him and said, "Go ahead."

"Yiren wishes to ask Miss Shao Dian to be Zheng's Master!"

When Ying Yiren said this, Verdant Green Maiden narrowed her eyes. She handed Young Master Ying Zheng back to the midwife, walked up to Ying Yiren, grabbed his collar, and asked, "Did you find something out?"

Ying Yiren looked a bit embarrassed. Seeing Verdant Green Maiden's threatening gaze, he explained, "Mr. Buwei told me that Miss Shao Dian has an extraordinary background! Perhaps she's related to the Ghost Valley Master of the past. So, I thought, if Miss Shao Dian, with such capabilities, could be Zheng's Master, Zheng's future would surely be smooth sailing!"

Verdant Green Maiden let go of Ying Yiren and looked back at Young Master Ying Zheng, who had started crying again in the midwife's arms.

She walked over and took Young Master Ying Zheng.

Young Master Ying Zheng immediately stopped crying.

She tutted and said, "Fine! I've been schemed against by you people again! Since he and I are fated, I agree. From now on, he is my disciple!"

"Thank you, Miss Shao Dian."

Ying Yiren was overjoyed and thanked Verdant Green Maiden.

Just as Ying Yiren had said, the little doll grew up to be good-looking! When Young Master Ying Zheng was two or three years old, he looked different from other children! He exuded an air of nobility!

He and Verdant Green Maiden also grew closer.

In the year Young Master Ying Zheng turned three, Verdant Green Maiden went on a long trip to the Western Zhou State.

It was called a state, but now it only had the city of Luoyi.

She came here for only one reason: to obtain the heart's blood of the last King of Zhou, Ji Yan.

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