Three Kingdoms Lords: Starting by walking into the mouth of a giant python

Chapter 111 The World's First Maternal and Child Health Hospital

What is Jian Shuo doing at [Sky Academy]?

Is it related to [Wang Rong]?

Li Yu pondered to himself, while glancing at the veiled woman. Her figure and gait seemed vaguely familiar to him.

In the third [dream], he transformed into Liu Hong and lived in Luoyang Palace for decades.

Li Yu was very familiar with the beauties in the palace. But he didn't have a deep impression of this woman.

Even after Jian Shuo and the others settled into an inn in the city, Li Yu still couldn't remember who the woman was.

He shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and transformed into an ordinary person, stepping into [Sky Academy].

Perhaps due to successful cement research, the [Sky Institute] seemed to have undergone extensive renovations both inside and out.

The school, hospital, and market in the inner courtyard, and the farm and houses in the outer courtyard, are all newly built.

Li Yu didn't find them unfamiliar, after all, he had seen them in his [dream].

Unlike in [Dream], there is an additional building in [Sky Courtyard].

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Temple of the Nine Mothers

[Rank] Yellow

[Attribute] Offering sacrifices greatly increases the chances of conception.

[Description] "On the eighth day of the fourth month, the Nine Mother Goddesses are enshrined in the pavilion of Changsha Temple. On this day, those without children offer thin cakes to pray for a child, and their prayers are often answered." — *Jingchu Suishi Ji* (Chronicle of Seasonal Customs in Jingchu)

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The Tail Mansion, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions, is composed of nine stars. It is known as the "Mother of Nine Sons." The saying goes, "If a woman had no offspring, how could her husband have given birth to nine sons?" In ancient times, even in prehistoric times, a mother who could give birth to nine sons was naturally revered and deified, and thus associated with the constellations. Because of her many children, the custom of praying to the Tail Mansion for children arose among the people.

[Sky Courtyard] has two temples, [Fish Stone Lady Temple] and [Nine Sons Mother Goddess Temple], whose efficacy has spread, attracting countless women who come to pray for children and test their pregnancy.

Many of the vehicles and people in [Moshang Township] are related to this.

Li Yu recalled the "Zhang Xian Tan" from the *Fanghu*, which describes "two slingshots delivering a child," and the "Eight Fruit Plum" that "enables a safe delivery for the mother," and scratched his head somewhat—

It offers a complete package including childbirth assistance, pregnancy support, and delivery.

Could it be that the future of this [Sky Hospital] is to become the "world's number one maternity and child health hospital"?

As dusk fell, the city lights began to illuminate the night.

Li Yu wasn't in a hurry to go to the [village committee office] to meet Lu Xiuxi and the others, but instead strolled around the market.

The total area of ​​the market has expanded more than five times compared to before.

The area is filled with buildings, including post stations, restaurants, inns, and shops.

Travelers flocked to the area, their comings and goings like a continuous weaving.

Countless merchants who traveled all over the country couldn't help but praise the prosperity and beauty of this place, saying it was comparable to Luoyang and Chang'an.

Not long after they started walking, a large group of players walked past Li Yu. He glanced at them and recognized a familiar face – Cao Yuan, the player who had previously asked him to buy the [Moonlight Scroll - Tiger Uncle] scroll.

Judging from Cao Yuan's armor, sword, and the presence of his guards, he is clearly doing quite well.

Li Yu had no intention of greeting Cao Yuan, but the conversation among the players caught his attention.

"I heard that Zhang Guoqiang received a set of [yellow grade] armor as soon as he arrived. Yuan Shu is quite generous."

"What's so special about that? Do you know what he offered Pan Feng? A [Earth Grade] greatsword, two [Mysterious Grade] magic weapons, and a [Mysterious Grade - One Swift Horse] mount!"

Zhang Guoqiang?

Yuan Shu?

Pan Feng?

Zhang Guoqiang is a top-tier talent at [Sky Academy], possessing the appraisal skill of [Huangpin·Shiqi Ding].

According to the players, Yuan Gonglu actually came to [Sky Courtyard] to poach players?

Players were abuzz with discussion, and were quite impressed by Yuan Shu's extravagance.

Cao Yuan retorted, "A 'skeleton in a grave' like Yuan Shu, anyone who surrenders to him would be a fool. Pan Feng isn't stupid either. Look at all the conditions Yuan Shu offered, did Pan Feng agree to them? Only that short-sighted idiot Zhang Guoqiang would run over there so eagerly. Just wait and see, he'll regret it."

The player who first mentioned Yuan Shu dismissed it, saying, "Why worry about so much? Let's get the loot first."

Cao Yuan paused, looking at the player: "You're leaving [Sky Academy]?"

The player shook his head: "No, I meant first..."

Cao Yuan frowned and interrupted him: "If you're not leaving, then keep your little schemes to yourself."

The player shut up in annoyance, but after a few seconds, he couldn't help but say again, "You know, it's been more than a month, [Sky Academy] should have been upgraded by now, why is there still no news from our Dean?"

"Why haven't we heard anything? Don't you check the rankings? The top spot on these three lists has always been there, hasn't it? And look at this [Martial Arts] ranking, our Dean is all over the place, not even a single [Yellow] rank, let alone [Mysterious] rank. There's a complete gap in rankings." Cao Yuan opened the [Rankings], "Hey, Chu Tiankuo and that Victor have finally become [Yellow] rank. Tsk tsk, they weren't there at noon..."

After Cao Yuan finished speaking, seeing that the player was about to speak again, he glared at him and said, "Hey Liao, if you keep babbling on, get out of here and stop getting in the way."

The player's face turned red, and he fell silent.

The atmosphere was a little tense, and someone tried to smooth things over: "Old Liao, watch your mouth. If that woman Mujin hears you, we'll be in big trouble."

Others chimed in, "That woman's ruthless. Last time, if Lu Tiandian hadn't stopped her, she would have beaten that human trafficker to death."

The atmosphere improved slightly, and Cao Yuan waved his hand, "Come on, I'll take you to An'an's stew restaurant for a good meal today."

The players applauded, saying, "Boss Cao is so generous!" and "Brother Yuan is awesome!"

Cao Yuan laughed heartily, but then he heard someone shout, "Brother Yuan, why don't we go for a fun trip south after dinner?"

"Get lost! I've only saved this much money, and I need it to get married. Don't even think about it."

"Tsk tsk, Brother Yuan, you're not saving up money to redeem the courtesan, are you?"

"..."

"Holy crap, really? I guessed right?"

……

The players left, chatting and laughing.

Li Yu frowned, losing interest in browsing the market, and went to the [village committee office].

It was not late at night, but the office was brightly lit and bustling with activity.

As Li Yu transformed back into his original form and walked over, the players on night watch stopped him. Before he could even speak, an excited "Master...Brother!" rang out.

[Sky Academy] Chief General Xiong Ba strode over and bowed deeply. His head slammed against the concrete ground with a thud.

The players next to him were stunned.

He had only been in the Sky Academy for a little over a month, and the Xiong Ba he usually saw was always composed and serious, unlike his current state of being so out of control.

Who is this person?

With this question in mind, the player ran towards the [Village Committee Office].

Then, Lu Xiuxi, Li Hua, Li Min, Mu Jin... the high-ranking members of [Sky Academy] swarmed out.

The commotion was quite loud, and all the patients inside the [Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic] peeked over. The next moment, someone exclaimed, "The director is back!"

Like a chain reaction, the news of the "Dean's return" quickly spread throughout [Sky Academy].

Wang Zhang, Wang Bin, Wang Aixia, the old Chinese medicine doctor taking pulses, Grandpa Liao cooking porridge, and Cao Yuan who had just eaten a few bites of vegetables, all rushed over upon hearing the news.

In less than fifteen minutes, four or five hundred people had gathered in front of the village committee office.

"Welcome back, Dean!"

Cheers erupted into the sky.

(End of this chapter)