Several hours earlier.
In a small mountain valley somewhere in the Heaven Dou Empire.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
A burly middle-aged man was building a house out of bamboo poles. He kept swinging his hammer, swiftly driving the poles into the ground one after another.
After planning the layout and securing the framework of the entire house, the middle-aged man quickly split a large quantity of bamboo and fitted it onto the roof in an orderly fashion.
Only when night fell did the middle-aged man finally finish the emerald-green bamboo house. Although it was small, it was very sturdy, and sheltering its occupants from ordinary wind and sun would be no problem at all.
"Brother Hao, thank you for all your hard work!"
A woman in a blue dress walked over from nearby, a gentle expression on her face. Combined with her beauty, which could topple cities and kingdoms, it made her look exceptionally dignified and elegant. Almost any man would surely have been dazzled by her.
In the woman's arms was a swaddled bundle, clearly a child who had only recently been born.
Had Xu Feng been there, he would have recognized the three of them as Ah Yin, Tang Hao, and... Tang San, who had just transmigrated and possessed the body of Ah Yin's real child!
"Ah Yin, why did you come over? Didn't I tell you to take good care of our son?"
Seeing Ah Yin approach, Tang Hao put down his work and walked toward her as well.
"It's all right. Our son doesn't cry or fuss. He's very well-behaved." Ah Yin smiled gently and reached out to play with the little baby in her arms.
"..." The little baby neither cried nor fussed, merely watching Ah Yin quietly. His eyes were full of curiosity, with a