Bitter Realm: My Feet Step Through the Flames of War

Su Huanzhen laughed and said, "It's alright. Since it's something he'll use someday, it's an unexpected gain. I agree. What is it?"

"A knife."

Qi Yi said, "Wait a minute. There are eight Yuan Li. Is the Martial Lord sure he only wants one item?"

"You can't give me any more, Su Huanzhen is a regular customer, so consider this a discount from me."

"Ha, I've gotten the better deal. Then please wait for our notification, Wu Jun. Farewell."

"Walk slowly."

After Su Huanzhen and Qi Yi left, Huang Quan came in and asked, "What kind of knife do you want?"

"A knife prepared for my son."

"How can you be so sure it'll be a son? If it's a daughter, would you still let her wield a sword?"

"I am very certain."

Huang Quan chuckled and went into the bridal chamber.

Su Huanzhen and Zou Shanqi stopped only after leaving Tiandu for a hundred miles.

“Miss Qi, you went to great lengths to get me to take you to see Lord Wu. Now you can tell me your purpose.”

Qi Yi frowned and asked in return, "Su Huanzhen, were all your previous collaborations with Wu Jun just transactions?"

"Indeed, I paid a heavy price."

Qi Yi said solemnly, "Su Huanzhen, I will not hide it from you, I am destined to be an imperial tutor. If we talk about the people who are worthy of being emperors in the present day, there is only Wu Jun."

"Based on my understanding of Emperor Wu, after two brushes with death, he now has no interest in the throne."

"I can see it now. Thank you for your introduction. I will visit Tiandu again. Please come."

"please."

Watching her retreating figure, Su Huanzhen said softly, "Zoushan Qiyi, don't you know that my destiny is to prevent others from becoming emperor? ... At present, we should focus on the Eight Fiends' Rebellion. Hmm, let's go and admire the wind together first."

The next day.

Yu Cixin suddenly returned to Tiandu, accompanied by the two goddesses of the Heavenly Sacrifice and Fu Yingnu.

"Master Wu is overjoyed!"

"happiness?"

Although it was Fu Ying Nu's first time visiting the Bitter Realm, she was poised and generous, and immediately congratulated Luo Hou upon entering.

"The Martial Lord is about to become a father!"

"what!"

Seeing Yu Cixin's shy expression, Luo Hou was both surprised and delighted. He couldn't help but pick up his beloved wife and carry her towards the Phoenix Palace: "Cixin, thank you for your hard work!"

"Be careful, be careful! The baby's position is not stable at this stage, so avoid any sudden movements!"

Fu Yingnu called out from behind, causing Luo Hou's face to turn black instantly.

What are you thinking about?

He only wanted to carry his beloved wife to bed to rest. The journey from the Four Realms to the Bitter Realm, though fraught with the Blood Dark Abyss, was not short.

From that day on, Yu Cixin deeply understood the meaning of the word "pregnancy"—

Various tonics were delivered to the Phoenix Palace in a continuous stream, and all kinds of weapons that could draw blood were put away. Even her Snowfall Sword was hung in another palace.

Besides Fu Yingnu, Cui Luohan comes for a consultation once a day to record the fetal heartbeat.

Yu Qinghuan and Jun Manlu took on the task of prenatal education, with one singing three ethereal songs every day and the other telling three fairy tales every day.

Xiangling and Ling Shuixian began sewing clothes for the baby.

To set a good example for his son, Shaohao would come to Fengluan Palace once a day and talk to his younger brother for half an hour through his belly.

Little Fox, Little Devil, and Feng Dan weren't allowed in, which made the three of them very upset.

Wu Jun explained to Yu Cixin in private: "We don't allow anyone who is ugly, unattractive, or has fraying stitches to come in, so as not to let my son get infected."

"No wonder Hu Shuo Ba Dao and Huo Mao San Zhang have never been to Feng Luan Palace. But if that's the case, besides Hao'er, shouldn't Tian Dao Xiao Jian Dun also be allowed to conduct prenatal education?"

"Ok?"

For the first few days, Yu Cixin was very pleased. She had never enjoyed such pampering in the hundreds of years she had spent on the Killing Island.

But after a month, two months, and three months, Yu Cixin felt like she was going crazy.

"Let me go out for a walk!"

"No, the calamity of the Li Clan is not over yet. We cannot let the child experience the malice of this world."

"How could it have feelings while it was still inside my belly?"

"This is called prenatal education. A happy childhood heals a lifetime, while an unhappy childhood requires a lifetime to heal."

What are you talking about?

As they spent more time together, Yu Cixin came to understand Huang Quan and became accustomed to the strange things Wu Jun would say from time to time.

After Yu Cixin applied several times, Luo Hou finally allowed her to take a walk within the Heavenly Capital.

Fortunately, there was a vast expanse of western sea, with lush reeds and rushes. Boating on the lake relieved Yu Cixin of much of her anxiety.

Soon autumn turned to winter, white dew condensed into clear snow, and the lake was covered with a thin layer of ice.

Time flies, the snow melts again, spring trees sprout new buds, and once again the peach and plum blossoms in Tiandu are in full bloom.

Just as the willows were lush and the lake was shrouded in mist in early summer, Yu Cixin finally gave birth.

They're twins!

Two more young masters have appeared in the capital!

After the two children were born, Fu Yingnu and Ling Shuixian each slapped them, and they cried loudly several times before falling asleep quietly.

Luo Hou gazed intently at the two infants in their swaddling clothes. Both had golden hair; one had a chubby face, like himself, and the other had a pointed face, like Yu Cixin.

A straight nose, a full forehead, and deep facial features.

Besides their face shapes, the brothers also differ in their eyebrows: one has slightly thick eyebrows, as dark as green bamboo, while the other has thin, long eyebrows, slanted like willow branches.

The two children were fast asleep, their long, butterfly-like eyelashes fluttering gently.

"Cixin, both children are beautiful."

"It's beautiful."

Compared to Luo Hou, Yu Cixin was more excited. Both children were lying in her arms, making her inexplicably want to cry.

Luo Hou embraced her and gently kissed her hair: "Cixin, you are the greatest mother in the world."

"No, I did nothing for them."

He had dreamed of it a thousand times, worried about it a thousand times, but when he finally saw his two sons, he realized that his imagination was less than one ten-thousandth of what he had imagined.

These two children were ordinary human infants, conceived and carried for ten months. Between them, there was no distinction between saint and demon, and Rahu would not allow fate to manipulate the brothers at will.

Huang Quan came in to visit the baby and said enviously, "You were right! How about one of you learns the sword from me and the other learns the gun from me?"

Yu Cixin immediately interrupted his delusions: "One should learn the sword, and the other should learn the halberd!"

Huang Quan refused to give up: "Then how about this, when I give birth to a daughter, we'll arrange a marriage between our children."

"Yes, but all your family's assets must be given as dowry."

Clearly, one is influenced by one's surroundings, and Yu Cixin has already learned exactly the same thing from Luo Hou.

Upon hearing this, Yu Qinghuan, who had originally wanted to have a daughter to marry into the family, silently gave up the idea.

Looking at her two beautiful nephews, Xiangling's heart fluttered: "Sister Wang, can I take one of them to raise?"

Instantly, two murderous auras rushed over: "Xiangling, get out of the way!"

That very night, Nanfeng sneaked into Xiangling's room and said, "Xiangling, let's have a child."

He was slapped away.

However, Nanfeng Bujing was very confident. He had already waited for hundreds of years, so waiting for another hundreds of years was nothing.

By the time the baby was a month old, the differences in personality between the two children were already quite obvious:

The eldest son resembles his father, with a serious expression that keeps strangers at bay, giving people an inexplicable sense of oppression and awe.

The child resembled his mother; his dark green eyes always held a smile that could melt anyone's heart in an instant.

On the day of the full moon, the Martial Lord named the two young masters and bestowed upon them poetic titles:

[Name]: Liaotian

[Poetic Verse]: A thousand years have passed, yet we are separated by distance; when will this deep affection end? The rivers and mountains stretch endlessly, the misty waves are boundless; I sigh at the worthy admiration of the Wu sword in this world.

[Name]: Xuanling

[Poetic title]: The zither strings, the Lanling wine, one string and one cup to pass the years, the rivers and lakes are like willows in the smoke.

Chapter 168 Buy One Get One Free, Su Huanzhen, You've Made a Good Deal

Being a stay-at-home dad is tough, but also sweet.

The difference between the two sons can be seen from how they get up at night. Liaotian is very restrained and only gets up to urinate once a night at most, while Xianling is different and always gets up four or five times.

Liao Tian rarely cries.

As the saying goes, "the squeaky wheel gets the grease," and as soon as Xianling cried, Yu Cixin would hurriedly pick him up and feed him.

Regarding the matter of breastfeeding, Luo Hou considered it for a day, but still refused the wet nurses that Ling Shuixian had found, insisting that Yu Cixin breastfeed herself.

My beloved wife is a martial arts expert with excellent flexibility. Combined with the recovery from the Scroll of Life, she has a plentiful supply of milk.

I'm not afraid of it going out of shape.

After several urgings from Luo Hou, Shao Hao finally set off, taking Sirius, Yama's Lock, Night God, and Moon Sound with him, to return to the Kingdom of the Dead.

After several days of painful drinking, Yama Lock accepted the cruel reality and prepared to go back to raising fish properly, and then ask Death for a raise.

He set his sights on the elder of the two sacrificial maidens, planning to save up money to buy a house in the Tower of Compassion before confessing his feelings.