A normal pregnancy lasted ten months before birth, but Zhang Tie's three wives had each carried for a full twelve months. This had long been a source of worry for Zhang Tie's father. He feared something might be wrong with the children in those women's bellies. If ordinary people encountered such a thing, there was a high chance the babies would already be stillborn or developmentally impaired. Because of this, Zhang Tie's father had always been on edge.
Had they not invited many reputable doctors to examine them, all of whom had determined from the three pregnant women's pulses that the fetuses were perfectly healthy—and had Zhang Tie not given them advance warning—the Zhang Family might have had Linda and the other two undergo cesarean sections two months ago.
At that moment, upon hearing the child's first exceptionally loud cry, Zhang Tie's father had only just relaxed when he heard the startled cries of doctors and women from inside the room. The sudden commotion gave him such a fright that he thought something had gone wrong and nearly rushed inside.
Though Zhang Tie's father did not charge in, he hurried anxiously to the door and shouted nervously, "Everything alright in there?"
Several seconds passed before Zhang Tie's mother's deliberately calm voice came from within. "It's fine... Linda gave birth. A boy. Mother and child are safe..." Zhang Yang also nervously moved to the doorway. Compared with Zhang Ping, after consuming the Fruit of Plunder Zhang Tie had given him, his true strength had already reached the level of an orange-robed Pill Master. As a Pill Master capable of distinguishing nearly a thousand medicinal ingredients and raw materials by scent alone, his nose was far keener than his father's. The moment he reached the door, he caught an exceptionally rich and