Distant Mountain Battle Song

Chapter 304 Everything is under control
It turns out that two people who love each other shouldn't have children. After having children, their focus will shift from each other to the child.

Many people in the ancestral land, especially married couples, equate loving their children with loving their spouses. So, when Yun Ce picked up his two children, who had gained several pounds, after washing up, both E Ji and Zhang Min were very gratified.

As for their husbands no longer touching them or doing sweet things like before, they felt it was only natural.

Yun Ce used his inner energy to examine his two sons' bodies and found that the two children were surprisingly healthy. Previously, Gouzi had set some indicators for various functions of the human body, and all of the indicators of these two children were perfect. They were perfect, not just near-perfect.

Perfection also means no breakthrough; it's just reaching a perfect state under the existing genetic conditions. This disappointed Yun Ce somewhat. He originally thought that the genetic evolution he personally participated in would bring about a new change, but now there is no new change; it's just becoming more and more perfect.

The children were chubby and adorable. When he held them in his arms, both children stared at him with their round eyes. Yun Ce naturally stared back into the children's eyes as well.

For some reason, looking at the two children, Yun Ce inexplicably thought of Yun Linchuan. If he were to show these two children to him, that old man would probably be happy, right?
As Yun Ce awoke from his long, drawn-out memories, he became somewhat agitated. Whenever he thought of Yun Linchuan, he couldn't help but recall the fact that he had been abandoned by him.

He lifted the two children high in his arms, pressed his face against their heads, and made soft whimpering sounds, like crying and laughing at the same time.

The elderly don't need themselves anymore, but the young still rely on themselves.

Old people are hard-hearted and often use their limited knowledge to set life goals for the next generation. Even someone as capable as Yun Linchuan is wrong to do so.

Although Eji, Zhang Min, and Yun Ce all missed each other and wanted to soothe their intense longing through intimate gestures, with the child present, such things had to be postponed until the child fell asleep.

The two children slept soundly side by side in the suspended cradle, giving the couple the opportunity to go down into the warm hot spring pool for a bath and to relax.

After marriage and having children, it's hard for passion to be ignited instantly. At first, all three of them were struggling with their long hair. Without shampoo, their hair was tangled together and they couldn't tear it apart, even with soap. By the time the three long-haired people managed to fix their hair, they had lost half their strength and were all leaning against the hot spring pool, panting.

The passion was ignited at some unknown time. It seemed that Yun Ce glanced at E Ji's slender neck and then happened to see Zhang Min get up to get water, her buttocks, still wet with water droplets, emerging from the hot spring. In short, when their bodies were intimately pressed together, their minds ceased to exist.

Many things don't need to be directed. When everyone is familiar with each other's habits, instinct is enough. At this point, saying anything more is superfluous.

Despite Yun Ce's severe internal injuries, leaving him with only the strength of a thousand generals, dealing with E Ji and Zhang Min was still a piece of cake. So, after the waves in the hot spring pool gradually calmed down, Yun Ce still had the strength to go find Gouzi to see a doctor. E Ji and Zhang Min, on the other hand, could only leave the pool with the help of An Ji and the others.

Yun Ce sat down in the study. The dog, like an evil spider, crawled down from the roof, lowering a long tentacle onto Yun Ce's desk. Then came the second, the third, and so on. Finally, when all eight legs touched the ground, a round ball, no more than 100 millimeters in diameter, growing from the base of the eight legs, stared blankly at Yun Ce.

There was a hole the size of a peanut in the center of the sphere, from which red light emanated, scanning Yun Ce from head to toe seven or eight times until the red light disappeared. Then, the familiar voice of the dog echoed in Yun Ce's mind.

"Human bodies are too weak to match your steely will. Evolving into the body of a dragon is the most suitable and feasible path for your development at present."

Back then, you destroyed the dragon's heritage with your folk performances. Now, do you regret it?

Yun Ce said, "I never regretted that the dragon arm was destroyed. Even though I was almost slapped to death by He Junnian this time, I still don't regret it. I suspect that He Junnian has the inheritance of the dragon."

This time we destroyed He Junnian's arm, leg, and eye. If we see He Junnian again and he's fully recovered, then it will be practically confirmed that he possesses the dragon's inheritance.

The dog said, "In that case, you'll have to learn how to slay dragons."

Yun Ce said, "In the legends of the ancestral land, there are many people who slay dragons. If we push the timeline back further, the dragon was not the highest priority in the culture of the ancestral land at the beginning."

In Chinese historical records, many people have seen dragons. One such person, Liu Lei, accidentally killed the dragon that the Xia king used to pull his chariot. Fearing punishment from the Xia king, he decided to cook the dragon and offer it to King Kong Jia of Xia.

This shows that dragons are not considered particularly rare or extraordinary in China.

Furthermore, during the time of Yu the Great, dragons were laborers who carried soil on their backs and pulled carts.

So, when did the dragon, once a dish, become a supreme being?

Dog said, "What, you've already started thinking about slaying the dragon? Have you ever considered that the dragon-slaying stories in history are very likely just people's wishful thinking?"

Yun Ce said, "I always felt that Long had ill intentions."

The dog chuckled in a very human-like manner and said, "Afraid that the emperor will come and steal that piece of meat from your bowl?"

Yun Ce sighed and said, "No matter what, the meat in my bowl should be mine."

Hearing Yun Ce's words, the head of one of the dog's tentacles gradually transformed into a thin needle. Its other two tentacles deftly lifted Yun Ce's robe, and then the thin needle pierced a vein on the inside of his thigh. "At least disinfect the needle..."

This was the last thing Yun Ce said before he fell into a coma.

When he woke up again, it was two days later. His internal organs had obviously been put back in their original positions by the dog. Although they were still aching slightly, he couldn't hide the feeling of comfort.

The internal energy flowed through the body like a torrent, like a great river, no longer the trickle it had been a few days ago.

"I never expected that during your time of injury, you would open up some channels that allow your internal energy to pass through. These channels have now become shortcuts for your internal energy to pass through. Places that used to require crossing mountains and valleys to reach can now be reached in an instant with bridges. It's amazing, truly turning a natural barrier into a thoroughfare."

As soon as Yun Ce woke up, he heard Gouzi's incessant chatter.

"So, in a way, I've turned misfortune into a blessing in disguise?"

"You always turn misfortune into blessing. Last time, you were beaten so badly by the folk performance that you couldn't take care of yourself. As a result, this body is no longer afraid of the folk performance's attacks."

This time is no different; I'll make you mobilize your internal energy at a speed far exceeding that of ordinary people.

Yun Ce laughed and patted his chest, saying, "It seems I have the foundation to do great things. Not only do I manage to escape death every time, but I also get new opportunities."

Would you call this what people often refer to as the chosen one?

The dog chuckled, and its voice sounded exactly like Yun Ce's. This was another example of the dog's anthropomorphism. If it wanted to imitate someone's speech, it could produce an audio track and speak exactly the same way.

"How is the Tiger Legion's training going?"

"It's already a fully anthropomorphized army. Some of the Tiger Legion members, who are naturally gifted in language, can already say some simple words. However, it's still instinctive; they only speak when ordered, and what they say is meaningless."

“I brought back a strange girl this time. She received He Junnian’s secret technique and has a nail in her head. However, this nail does not affect her intelligence. On the contrary, while retaining her intelligence, her body is like a reservoir that can accumulate internal energy.”

Upon hearing this, the dog immediately asked anxiously, "Where is she?"

Yun Ce shook his head and said, "She's at home. Don't worry, I'll choose a time for you to thoroughly study her. Also, I have some bad news for you."

The Peng Zeng you so desperately wanted to see is dead, dead without a trace.

After thinking for a moment, Gouzi said, "I suspect Peng Zeng is not dead."

Yun Ce shook his head and said, "Impossible. Wu Tong said that Peng Zeng was taken advantage of."

The dog said, "We were the first people to extract Pengzeng's genes. Let me tell you, Pengzeng's genes are abnormally active, and the greater the damage, the more active the genes become."

The Pengzang gene I preserved is still full of vitality. If it weren't for the lack of equipment here, I could even cultivate a new Pengzang in a petri dish.

Such a person, in scientific terms, is called an immortal. How could such a person possibly die?

Yun Ce pondered for a long time, not wanting to speak. Since arriving in Han territory, his knowledge had been constantly refreshed, which was not a good thing for a smart person.

After eating a bowl of sour and fragrant noodles with minced meat sauce, Yun Ce finally felt like he was home. After putting down his bowl, Feng An came to find him. Spring plowing had already begun for some time, and there were many things that needed to be discussed with Yun Ce, his lord.

"This year is probably the last time we can plant and harvest safely."

After listening to Feng An's report, Yun Ce still felt a little melancholy. This time, the Gui Fang people's southward expedition was not a simple military raid, but rather the entire Gui Fang tribe was going to come down from the plateau. At that time, the mountains and plains would be full of Gui Fang people, and it would be virtually impossible for the Yun Clan Manor to survive alone.

Feng An appeared far more optimistic than Yun Ce.

"As long as we want to survive, we can always survive. The Guifang people want to invade the Han Dynasty. They will definitely not value the wild lands north of the Great Wall. They will value the warm and fertile lands more. Just like a beggar who suddenly becomes rich, he will never be satisfied with a life of eating tree powder."

(End of this chapter)