Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 547 - 541: Coming into the World 2

Chapter 547: Chapter 541: Coming into the World 2

Lin Yaoyang did not seem to be Yuan Wanqing’s biological child, but rather the daughter of Lin Hao’s previous wife. Moreover, her bloodline was extremely pure, without any common human admixtures, so she had been designated as the next clan leader heir from an early age.

However, what exactly this family was involved in remained unclear to Lin Xin.

It seemed that they managed a large territory, and whenever there were any troublesome issues within, the Lin Family would step in to resolve them.

Sometimes, it was the young girl Lin Yaoyang, and other times it was the clan leader Lin Hao.

Their affairs seemed numerous and exhausting. When they often came back to visit Yuan Wanqing, their unhideable fatigue was apparent.

In the tenth month, the young sister Lin Yaoyang visited again.

But this time, she came with her hands wrapped in thick bandages.

"Aunt Qing, I’ve come again!"

Lin Yaoyang had not yet entered the attic when she began shouting loudly.

Two maids supported her, carefully helping her into the courtyard on the first floor of the attic, walking toward Yuan Wanqing, who was sitting by the wooden door.

"Injured again?" Yuan Wanqing, heavily pregnant, stood up with a worried expression. "Wasn’t it just a simple clearing of Demon Spirits? How did you get hurt like this? Come, let me have a look."

Lin Yaoyang smiled carelessly.

"Just a minor injury, only broken both hands, it won’t take long to heal. This time I encountered a tough character, fought for three days and nights before I killed him, I was so tired my liver was about to fall out!"

"Nonsense, come here, let me see."

Yuan Wanqing pulled Lin Yaoyang over, placing her hand on her wrist to check her pulse, her worried expression slowly dissipating.

"It’s not too bad. Only the Qi-Blood is fluctuating, both hands are cleanly broken without any debris, healing should be quick, but you’ll still need a good few months of rest."

"No worries! Isn’t this the perfect time to be by your side as you give birth?" Lin Yaoyang chuckled, "Did father say it’s a brother?"

"Yes. That should be correct." Yuan Wanqing gently nodded. "Unfortunately, my husband checked several times, each time shaking his head. Ultimately, there’s no Secret Blood of the Lin Family."

She was a woman of a very gentle nature, and although her heart was filled with regret, she would not show too much on her face.

"No worries, no worries, you have me." Lin Yaoyang patted her chest, "One inheritor of the Lin Family’s Secret Blood is enough. The brother should just focus on growing up peacefully and be an ordinary person."

Her expression suddenly paused slightly.

"This was also mother’s biggest wish before she passed away...."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Wanqing also sighed.

"Just... it’s hard on you."

"It’s nothing... I am very strong! Heh heh, this time it would not have been like this if that guy hadn’t been so deceitful at the start!"

Lin Yaoyang assured.

"Let’s not talk about this anymore, where is father?"

Yuan Wanqing smoothed her hair at the temple.

"There are some troubles up north, he personally went to handle them. Seems like it’s something to do with the Five Cities Alliance..."

"He doesn’t even come when his brother is about to be born? Really troublesome!" Lin Yaoyang complained.

"Not exactly, your father said, since the brother just has ordinary bloodlines and no Secret Blood, he’ll bring back some Yuan fruits this time to lay a good foundation for him, so even if he practices the 108 Running Thunder Sword techniques later, he still can have better physique," Yuan Wanqing quickly explained.

"That’s true, in this world, even as an ordinary person, you still need some ability to protect yourself," Lin Yaoyang nodded.

The two then chatted for a while about clan leader Lin Hao’s recent circumstances, and started discussing the baby’s movements.

The time for birth was approaching, with signs of contractions becoming more frequent.

Lin Yaoyang kept asking for details, calling over a few maids responsible for Yuan Wanqing’s care to inquire about her condition, and arranged a few things before reluctantly leaving.

By this time, Lin Xin inside Yuan Wanqing’s womb was nearly fully formed.

He also heard about the Secret Blood his bargain sister Lin Yaoyang mentioned.

It seemed to be a hereditary bloodline condition essential for the Lin Family’s inheritance; without it, even as the son of the clan leader, he would be almost no different from ordinary people.

Therefore, clan leader Lin Hao went to find Yuan fruits, said to help open the meridians soon after his birth, making it easier for his physical body to practice martial arts.

At this moment, his current body had reached the maximum average of five-point attributes. This was already the limit.

He dared not add any more, as adding more might cause the mother’s body to burst. Even if it didn’t burst, Yuan Wanqing could no longer sustain the Qi-Blood he currently needed.

As he drew closer and closer to birth, Yuan Wanqing’s body also became weaker by the day.

But the gentleness in her eyes became ever brighter.

Aside from eating and sleeping, she would gently stroke her belly, telling stories to Lin Xin in a soft voice.

The woman seemed as gentle as water. Lin Yaoyang visited a few more times, each time in a very agitated state, seemingly extremely upset by someone.

Yet under Yuan Wanqing’s gentle words, her temper gradually calmed, and her mood also became much milder.

The two women frequently chatted together, dragging conversations in all directions, and this also gave Lin Xin quite an insight into the world’s common sense.

The days passed by day after day.

Finally, Lin Xin felt himself gradually turning upside down, his head pointing downward, and he sensed the time for his birth was about to arrive.

Lin Hao also sensed it and hurried back, joining the young Lin Yaoyang in watching over Yuan Wanqing, not leaving her side for many days in a row.

The originally cool and quiet attic was also continuously visited by quite a few elderly and middle-aged men resembling doctors, with always at least two maids on hand at all times.

Lin Xin had also pushed his physical body to a limit that could no longer be enhanced. This was the peak he could reach at this stage.

If judged by the Underworld’s standards, he would still be an unborn child, yet he possessed the strength of four adults.

If Yuan Wanqing’s body had been able to sustain more, Lin Xin would have planned to further strengthen his own body.

Even so, it was already shocking enough.

After all, he still had more than 30,000 Free Attributes. As long as he was born, he could rapidly improve his own strength and quality.

Days passed by, and in the blink of an eye, it was the eleventh month.

Everyone was getting anxious. Although there were legends of pregnancies lasting several years, those were not of physical flesh. Like ordinary infants who had been in womb for so long and still not born, those instances were indeed rare.

Fortunately, Lin Xin also actively cooperated, mobilizing Yuan Wanqing’s Qi-Blood circulation, and finally, on the twenty-third day of the eleventh month, on a dark and windy night, he was born.

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In the vast courtyard, Lin Hao and Lin Yaoyang, along with a few renowned physicians, were all anxiously waiting outside the room.

It was already midnight, and from inside the room, Yuan Wanqing’s cries of pain could still be heard along with the midwife’s continuous encouragement.

Lin Hao and his daughter both had anxious expressions, fearing they would hear some bad news.

"How come he’s not out yet?" Lin Yaoyang, being impatient, muttered as he paced back and forth in the yard.

Though Lin Hao was also impatient, he just stood still with a solemn face, his fists clenched tighter and tighter inside his sleeves, almost burrowing into his palms.

"He’s here!"

Suddenly, the midwife cried out in delight.

Following that was a series of pats, and with a loud cry, the baby’s crying instantly broke through all the barriers of the courtyard and spread in all directions.

The many guards and maids lurking around the attic also heaved a deep sigh of relief.

An old man with white hair, his hands tucked in his sleeves, stood in the dark beyond a distant corner, also revealing a smile of relief on his face.

Lin Hao was the first to rush into the room and soon saw the midwife holding a baby, who was sturdier and larger than a typical child.

"Is this my son?"

"Yes, my lord, the young master is very healthy, congratulations to you, they are both safe," the midwife hurriedly handed the baby to Lin Hao.

Lin Hao widened his eyes, his hands slightly shaky with an uncharacteristic instability as he reached out to take the baby.

As soon as he took him, he noticed a dark red birthmark on the baby’s back, somewhat blurred with a faint pattern.

He didn’t mind it, instead, he carefully examined the baby’s face.

Wrinkled almost like an old man’s, it was too early to make out any features.

The child knew only to cry.

Lin Yaoyang followed inside and saw this scene, shaking his head in slight disappointment.

"How ugly!"

He muttered.

"It’s always like this right after birth, it takes a few days before he’ll start to look better!" the midwife quickly explained.

At this moment, Lin Xin was being passed from one set of arms to another, crying all the while but also carefully feeling the rich Heaven and Earth’s Elemental Energy here.

Different from merely touching the Elemental Energy with a Soul Body, as soon as his physical body touched the Heaven and Earth’s Elemental Energy, he felt as if a searing flux was trying to flood into his body through his skin pores from all directions.

But at this moment, he practiced the Bright Sun technique, embodying the effect of enhancing his strength.

He quickly tightened his pores, isolating the chaotic Elemental Energy that wanted to storm into his body.

Instead, he carefully used his bodily senses to distinguish different Energies, thereby starting to select some of the pure and balanced Elemental Energy to enter his body.

This type of Elemental Energy had no specific attribute tendencies, was balanced and gentle, and would not affect the body’s own Attributes.

This fine control over Elemental Energy might appear simple, but actually refined to a terrifying degree, it wasn’t as straightforward as it seemed.

Even for a regular Yuan Jing, controlling the Elemental Energy to this pore-level detail in a normal newborn’s body would be nearly impossible.

Luckily, Lin Xin had no intention of mobilizing any Elemental Energy. He only allowed himself to temporarily filter the Energy.

Because it didn’t involve moving Elemental Energy, neither Lin Hao nor Lin Yaoyang noticed anything at all.

Lin Xin was thus able to successfully conceal his extraordinary nature.

"From today onward, you are Lin Xingao, my son!"

Lin Hao, holding Lin Xingao aloft, exclaimed joyously.

Lin Sherie...

No matter how one looked at it, the name carried a strong rustic aroma.

What serious grudge did Lin Hao have with the sun? One son named Lin Yaoyang and the other Lin Sherie, both names being populist and rhythmical, laden with a style suggestive of rural pastoral charm.

"Why didn’t you name him ’Lin Fight Sun’ or ’Lin Play Sun’?"

Lin Xin couldn’t help but inwardly criticize.