New Life

Time flies, and three years have passed.

In the backyard of the Xiao Residence in Wutan City

"Xiao Yan... Ahhh, Xiao Yan... It hurts, it really hurts... It's all your fault!... Ugh... You might as well just give birth to this baby..."

Outside the Delivery Room, Xiao Yan listened to the shouts inside and paced back and forth in the courtyard, his forehead covered in sweat. Gongsun Lin sat on a stone bench, seemingly calm, but his hands clenched his sleeves and trembled slightly.

"Can you stop shaking, you brat?" Gongsun Lin clicked his tongue and couldn't help but shout, "What are you two thinking? You're both Dou Di, why don't you just use your Dou Qi to protect Dou Qi and have a painless childbirth instead of suffering like this?"

Xiao Yan gave a wry smile and touched his nose, "father-in-law, this is Liuli wanted to try herself. She said that otherwise, the process of being a pregnant woman wouldn't be complete."

Gongsun Lin's blood pressure spiked instantly. He opened his mouth, but the curse words wouldn't come out. He could only sigh deeply, "Alas! This scene reminds me of when that silly girl was first born. It almost cost her mother her life! If it weren't for a benefactor saving her, she wouldn't even have survived to be born."

Xiao Yan's expression turned serious, and he quickly reassured her, "father-in-law, as you yourself said, Liuli is now at the Dou Di Realm, she will be fine. Moreover, I have been observing Liuli's physical condition, and she is perfectly healthy. It's just that that girl is naturally afraid of pain."

"Afraid of pain, yet still want to experience it!"

Gongsun Lin glared at Xiao Yan, then pulled a wine flask from his waist. He was about to take a sip when he realized his wife was inside, so he quietly put the flask away.

Her status within the family is shameful.

"Xiao Yan, come in." Gongsun Yu's voice came from inside the house, which made the two grown men outside perk up.

"Yu'er, may I come in?" Gongsun Lin stood up and transmitted his voice with a smile.

"Get out of here, this isn't over yet!"

"..."

Under Gongsun Lin's resentful gaze, Xiao Yan took a deep breath and pushed open the door, where the chaotic sounds became even clearer.

"Liuli, keep the rhythm, relax... exert force... relax... exert force..."

"Waaaaah... Mother, where is Xiao Yan... Please let him be reborn... It hurts so much..."

"Silly child, what nonsense are you talking about! Keep going! It's almost over."

Xiao Yan enveloped himself in a thin layer of Dou Qi, then slowly walked into the inner room and lifted the curtain.

Inside the curtain, a pink-haired girl lay on the delivery bed, her face flushed, working in tandem with a beautiful young woman who bore a striking resemblance to her.

On either side of them were two maids, one carefully wiping the girl's sweat with a towel dampened with hot water, and the other constantly changing the water basin.

As Liuli gritted her teeth and strained, she caught a glimpse of Xiao Yan entering out of the corner of her eye. Her eyes, which had only been red from the pain, instantly filled with tears, and large drops of tears fell down her cheeks.

"Xiao Yan..." The girl's voice was soft and hoarse, filled with utter grievance. "I regret it. Let's go through the painless process, okay?"

Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly, quickly walked to the bedside and sat down, placing the girl's hand in his palm.

Xiao Yan closed his eyes and examined her. As Gongsun Yu had said, Liuli's condition was indeed fine.

After all, the girl now holds the power over the Plane Embryo, making her practically the ruler of this world. Even if she gave birth to a Dou Di on the spot... well, that would indeed be a bit difficult.

Xiao Yan opened his eyes, turned to look at Gongsun Yu, and asked, "What can I do?"

Gongsun Yu was busy with her work and said irritably, "Just sit there and let her have someone to whine to. It's just having a baby, why is she crying and screaming?"

"I... I heard Dad say that your reaction was much stronger than mine back then..." Liuli retorted in a trembling voice.

"You were sucking me dry, okay!" Gongsun Yu raised her hand and slapped Liuli's calf.

Liuli instantly felt wronged; the pain amplified her emotions, causing her to cry out again, "It hurts so much... I don't want to give birth anymore!"

Seeing that Liuli still had the energy to joke around, Xiao Yan's last worry dissipated. He reached out and brushed the stray hairs stuck to Liuli's forehead, and said softly, "Don't say that. You wouldn't want your child to hear about how you didn't want to have her when she grows up, would you?"

"I..." Liuli stammered, but then started crying again, "I don't care, it's all your fault! It's all your fault."

"Okay, okay, it's all my fault." Xiao Yan readily admitted his mistake, took the warm handkerchief from the maid, and began to wipe the girl's sweat.

Gongsun Yu, standing nearby, rolled her eyes. What kind of time is this for them to still be so mushy?

Although Liuli was making a fuss, her pain did not lessen at all. She gripped Xiao Yan's hand tightly, her fingers digging into his palm so hard that her nails almost embedded themselves in it.

Xiao Yan remained unfazed, letting her hold his hand. He gently placed his other hand on her forehead, channeling a wisp of gentle Dou Qi into her to help relieve her tense muscles.

"Next time... I'd rather die than have another child next time..." Liuli murmured, her voice slightly trembling as she sobbed.

"Okay, no more children, just this once." Xiao Yan along with her words.

Liuli wanted to continue whimpering, but suddenly a violent spasm burst from her abdomen. She abruptly closed her eyes, arched her back slightly, and gripped Xiao Yan's hand with almost all her strength.

"Alright, alright, one last time! Push harder!" Gongsun Yu's voice suddenly rose.

Liuli let out a muffled groan, her whole body trembled violently, and then she collapsed as if all the air had been released, panting heavily.

"She's out, she's out! Hehehe, I, Gongsun Yu, am a man with a granddaughter now!" Gongsun Yu's joyful voice echoed throughout the room.

Liuli didn't even have the strength to lift her head. She lay paralyzed on the delivery bed, her eyes half-closed, her chest heaving violently. Xiao Yan was about to go over to see the baby when the girl grabbed his hand with her last bit of strength.

"Don't go," she said in a hoarse voice.

Xiao Yan immediately sat back down, holding her hand tightly.

Gongsun Yu quickly cut the umbilical cord, cleaned and wrapped the baby, and soon handed over a crumpled little swaddled baby.

"Come here, let your dad give you a hug."

Xiao Yan carefully took the little thing in his arms. It was incredibly light. Its rosy little face was scrunched up, its eyes were not yet open, and it was crying softly with its mouth opening and closing.

Most strangely, on the baby's forehead was a Sword Mark pattern that shone with seven-colored light, exactly the same as the one the girl had when she was born.

Liuli turned her head, strained her eyes to look closely for a long time, and finally muttered with disdain, "It really is ugly..."

"They're all like this right after birth." Xiao Yan smiled as he placed the swaddled baby next to the Liuli pillow, letting the mother and daughter snuggle together.

Liuli turned her head and looked for a while, then suddenly a tear slid down her cheek. She turned her head back and buried her face in Xiao Yan, whispering, "That's wonderful, that's wonderful..."

Xiao Yan gently stroked the girl's pink hair, a smile playing on his lips.

From this moment forward, the girl named Gongsun Liuli will finally leave behind the deepest bond in this world.

It belongs to her and her bond.

"What names have you two decided on?" Gongsun Yu asked as she walked over, wiping her hands.

Xiao Yan replied softly, "We agreed that the boy would be named Xiao Jiu, and the girl would be named Xiao Ming."

"Not bad, not bad." Gongsun Yu was clearly satisfied with the name. She glanced at her daughter again, shook her head with a smile, and waved to Xiao Yan, saying, "Alright, I won't keep you all from enjoying your happy time. I'll head out now."

"Take care, Mother-in-law."

After watching the other person leave and close the door, Xiao Yan slowly lowered his head and gently shook the pink-haired girl. "Your mother's gone~"

"I understand..." Liuli had stopped crying; intense fatigue was robbing her of consciousness, and she responded in a half-dreaming, half-awake state.

Xiao Yan pinched the girl's cheek, raised his hand and snapped his fingers lightly. Everything around him was distorted and changed by a force, and in the next instant, all the items in the room were replaced.

He leaned against the new bed, turned to his side and embraced the baby, holding the two "treasures," one big and one small, and gently closed his eyes.

"Liuli..."

"Um?"

Thank you for choosing me.

"Hmph~"