Immortality Path: From the Blind Man at the Pharmacy
Chapter 165 - 111, 112. Ting is born, during the second Ghost Tide (large Chapter - subscribe request)

Chapter 165: 111, 112. Ting is born, during the second Ghost Tide (large Chapter - subscribe request)

Before and after Sister An gave birth, Song Cheng was very nervous.

He turned the Tiger and Leopard Camp into his personal guard and stationed them next to the An Residence, so he did not have to go to the camp and could spend more time at home with his wife.

Such an arrangement was absolutely not feasible, but since Song Cheng had been leading troops, his prestige was extremely high. Whether for personal bravery or his method of commanding troops, everyone was thoroughly convinced.

At this time, it was the beginning of October, just around Mid-Autumn Festival.

But the weather had already turned abnormally extreme, as cold as if it were December...

This chill penetrated the bone and was eerily cold...

It seemed to foretell that this year’s Ghost Tide was about to arrive.

During these days, Song Cheng did not seek out Ying or Ling, and as for Fox Immortal Su, she was still recovering.

At their last meeting after informing him that Su Houzhang had been sealed, she had mentioned that there would be good news the next time they met.

But good things take time, he would have to wait until she had recovered.

Song Cheng stayed only in Sister An’s room, patiently and joyfully keeping her company.

At this moment, he felt a mysterious emotion in his heart—a continuation of bloodline, a fluttering of souls, the first descendant in this strange world related to him by blood.

Madam Tong had already arranged for three or four midwives to stay at the An Residence, waiting every day for Sister An to give birth.

However... they waited and waited, and waited and waited.

October passed, and the child in Sister An’s belly simply would not come out.

When Song Cheng placed his hand over Sister An’s belly, he could still feel that child tracing patterns in the palm of his hand through her belly, unceasingly doing who knows what.

By November, everyone felt something was abnormal. Madam Tong had even rushed back, bringing a group of physicians to check Chenyu’s pulse and observe the fetus, but they could find nothing wrong after much examination.

So, an old physician suggested using medicine to induce labor, as it was indeed too strange that she had not given birth after eleven months.

However, for safety’s sake, everyone decided to first try some medicine to support the pregnancy.

They kept this up until mid-November.

Sister An’s belly was still big, and those pregnancy supporting medicines not only failed to work, but they seemed to have brought some "unknown consequences possibly caused by the medicines."

Chenyu started feeling cold, dizzy, and light-footed, even though the stove was burning all twelve-two hours, and even though the bedding was layered one upon another, it was still cold.

Hands cold, feet cold.

Song Cheng was almost about to explode. He watched those physicians coming and going, barely restraining the urge to roar "quacks" at them.

Madam Tong did not stay at the Pearl Mountain Taoist Temple anymore and moved back to the An Residence, watching every day.

At the end of November...

Chenyu suddenly fainted, her belly turning cold.

Song Cheng quickly held his wife, his whole body’s qi and blood circulating, transforming into a warm human-shaped furnace to warm her.

But at this moment, Sister An was like a giant ice ball absorbing heat. No matter how much warmth Song Cheng’s body provided, it was all in vain.

Under his relentless effort, Chenyu finally began to regain consciousness gradually.

Feeling the warmth of the man’s embrace, she weakly whispered, "If only one can be saved, save the child, okay?"

Song Cheng suppressed the panic in his heart and calmly said, "Sister An, you’re overthinking it."

Facing Chenyu’s gaze, he smiled and said, "The way you are now is actually quite normal. I asked Jia about it. Jia said it’s called ’Cold Late Pregnancy Syndrome.’ It’s happened several times at the Pearl Mountain Taoist Temple. Really... it’ll get better after a while."

Chenyu clasped his arm weakly, "Save the child, okay?"

Song Cheng smiled and said, "What saving the child, it’s not to that point yet."

Chenyu persisted, "Save the child, okay?"

She was not easily deceived, especially understanding her own man as she did.

True words, false words, doesn’t she know?

’Cold Late Pregnancy Syndrome,’ really, her man could come up with something so quickly.

But she knew it was false.

She had thought her entire life was to be wholeheartedly dedicated to the An Family, to help the An Family achieve a better status in this Dynasty.

But at this moment, she suddenly realized something more important: she needed to take care of this child, to let this child come into the world properly, even if she had to die for it, as long as the child lived, it was good.

At least, this child could see the sights she hadn’t seen on her behalf.

Seeing Song Cheng silent, she softly said, "I know my own body very well, I’m actually fine, just worried that you guys might panic and think it’s a choice between two. So, I want you to save the child."

"I am your Madam Song, I wouldn’t deceive you."

Chenyu said a lot in one breath.

Song Cheng didn’t respond, only held her tightly.

This sudden change had completely turned his joy into tension and worry.

In October, it had already been freezing cold, and by this late November, the world seemed to have fallen into a frozen hell.

Initially, quite a few reports had reached Song Cheng’s ears, all about how things were in Six Towns, how the Ghost Pits were, how the Imperial Family was...

But now, these reports had been intercepted by Tie Zhenyi and Zhao Hua and others.

It wasn’t to marginalize Song Cheng, but rather to not disturb him.

Hanping Prefecture wasn’t inoperable just because the Northern Region Blade King was absent.

With such chilling and bone-piercing weather, Tie Zhenyi and others began to fortify defenses in advance.

The gates of the east, west, and north had soldiers stationed, generals and masters, while towers were constructed, creating winding paths beyond the city gates.

After consulting Song Cheng, Zhao Hua also took the Tiger Leopard Cavalry out and stationed them in an area more open and capable of timely support.

During this time, actually, another incident had occurred, but no one could fully investigate it.

It was that the Sun Nine-Patterned Golden Coffin that sealed the Rotten Poison Ghost had disappeared.

The prefectural soldiers dispatched to retrieve the coffin searched outside for a long time, but couldn’t find that coffin.