Volume 3: The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors Chapter 435: Birth
At first, Hua Xu kept her pregnancy a secret for a while, after all, this child was special. Unfortunately, not long after, she was discovered to be pregnant when she passed by the elders of the clan.
"Our little Huaxu has finally come to her senses! Tell me quickly, which tribe's boy has captured your heart? Do you want me to send someone to knock you unconscious and tie you up and bring you back to marry?"
Chief Hua Yun pulled her closer, his eyes gentle and his tone slightly teasing, yet still concerned.
"Auntie...I...that's not..."
Hua Xu was no longer eloquent in front of clan leader Hua Yun. The shyness in her heart made her face turn red to her ears, and she stammered and couldn't say anything.
"Okay, okay, I won't ask." Clan leader Hua Yun understood, with a smile on his face, showing an expression of immediate understanding.
In this era, humanity is open-minded. Through a perfect encounter or a passionate love affair, a man and a woman can achieve the grand feat of reproduction. Therefore, among today's human race, there are many cases where only the mother is known, but the father is unknown.
In the eyes of clan leader Hua Yun, it is understandable that Hua Xu is unwilling to reveal the other person's name.
Maybe my niece just met the other person by chance and fell in love at first sight, but she doesn't know his true identity?
This kind of thing happens a lot in the Hua tribe.
"It's because your mother passed away early, and she couldn't see our little Hua Xu grow up and become a mother." Clan leader Hua Yun looked into the distance, sighed softly, and revealed a sad emotion.
"Auntie..."
Hua Xu hugged the clan leader's arm and called her affectionately, as if to comfort her.
Chief Hua Yun patted Hua Xu on the shoulder, smiled, and asked, "Have you ever looked for a priest? You should know that pregnant members of the tribe need to go to the temple to receive blessings."
Reproduction is a major concern for a tribe, and offering blessings at a shrine can increase the birth rate. A shrine to the Virgin Mary is the most effective, but the Hua clan is a small tribe and does not have a shrine to the Virgin Mary.
"Of course I have."
Hua Xu nodded: "Ling'er cares about me very much and told me to go to the temple often."
"Ling'er dotes on you more than I, your aunt, dotes on you."
Chief Hua Yun said, "You have never shown reverence for priests since you were young. You dared to sneak into the temple to play and even stole the offerings from Lord Lingzun. At that time, Ling'er had just come to my Hua clan to serve as a priest. You were only that old, and now you are going to be a mother..."
Clan leader Hua Yun kept on talking and took Hua Xu aside to talk about many personal matters. Hua Xu listened quietly without a trace of impatience.
"Since you're pregnant , let's put hunting and gathering aside for now," tribe leader Hua Yun advised.
Hua Xu shook her head: "Although I am pregnant, how can a woman in my clan be so delicate? Besides, I have also practiced martial arts. Even if I haven't mastered it yet, my body is stronger than that of the average clan member. Auntie, don't worry."
She was reluctant to reveal the fact that she was pregnant before, partly because she didn't want to be treated specially.
Clan leader Hua Yun knew that Hua Xu was a girl with her own ideas. Seeing her firm attitude, she did not mention the matter again, but repeatedly told her to visit the temple often.
"It is a blessing for the priest to take care of you. For the sake of your children, you must go more often and not be careless."
"Hua Xu understands."
The two chatted for a long time until Elder Hua Zheng came to discuss matters, and Hua Xu left.
…
Outside the Hua tribe, there is a mountain called Xishan.
Since Mingyu came to this tribe, he settled in Xishan.
Hua Xu's intelligence, diligence, liveliness and other performances were all noticed by him.
"Master, are you really not going to intervene?" Feng Ling'er came to Mingyu again. Whenever Hua Xu left the tribe to work, she became terrified, fearing that her master would be gone in a moment of carelessness.
Mingyu looked at the hurried Feng Ling'er and just took a sip of tea calmly, "Master is already sitting here, what else is there to worry about?"
“That’s true.”
Feng Ling'er was obviously confused due to worry, but now that Mingyu had pointed it out to her, she relaxed.
"Oh, by the way, Master..." She just picked up the jade pot and was about to pour herself a cup of tea, but suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Mingyu.
"Um?"
"Well, some time ago, Hua Xu asked me if I could teach her cultivation. This is the third time. If I refuse again..."
Feng Ling'er said this while secretly observing Mingyu's expression.
Mingyu pondered for a moment after hearing this.
"When her pregnancy reaches the ninth month, bring her to see me."
Feng Ling'er was delighted and asked, "Master wants to teach her how to practice in person?"
Mingyu remained noncommittal: "Whether to teach or not, we'll figure it out after we see it."
"Oh~"
Feng Ling'er smiled, she moved closer to Mingyu and offered her some spiritual tea.
"Master, why nine months? Is there some secret to this?"
Mingyu glanced at her. "Why are you asking so many questions? If you have time to chat with me, why don't you go take care of Huaxu? You'll understand everything in nine months!"
"Got it~"
Feng Ling'er shrank her head, stood up and left.
"etc!"
Mingyu called her again.
Feng Ling'er turned around, smiling: "I knew that Master would be reluctant to let go..."
"Can you please leave my pot here? You always take one every time you come here. This time it's not a magical treasure, it's just made of ordinary jade!"
Mingyu looked at his disciple with a lively temper and sighed.
I shouldn't have told her that I was thinking about refining a magical treasure that could hold up the sky.
"Hehe, disciple, am I not helping you to check whether this magic treasure is useful?" Feng Ling'er put down the jade pot.
Seeing that this thing was plain and simple, she thought it was a divine object hiding its true nature. Her realm was too low to see its significance. It turned out to be just an ordinary thing.
Feeling a little disappointed, Feng Ling'er looked at Ming Yu hopefully: "So, Master, when will you be able to finish refining?"
A pot that can hold the sky, that sounds amazing!
Mingyu smiled and said, "Don't worry about it, it's not prepared for you."
"No, Master, you can't be partial. You have given Tianlu several spiritual treasures. You can't just give me one, right?" Feng Ling'er pointed at the Qingfeng hairpin between her hair and said with a little grievance.
"If you can also break through to the Golden Immortal, do you have any spiritual treasures to learn from?" Mingyu shook his head. He didn't collect many innate spiritual treasures, but with his luck and merits, it would not be difficult to use the Qiankun Ding to create a few more innate spiritual treasures.
"Besides, your master has thousands of spiritual treasures. If you work hard, I will take you to the Wahuang Palace to ask for any spiritual treasure you want!"
Mingyu casually painted a big picture for his apprentice, which made Fengling'er feel envious for a moment.
"If I break through to the Golden Immortal Realm, will Master really take me to see the Queen?"
Since she became a disciple, she has only seen the statue of the Goddess. Although the Goddess has sent down her will several times, how can it compare to meeting her in person?
"Of course!"
Mingyu nodded.
He took out a jade slip and handed it to Feng Ling'er.
"This magical power is called Pot Heaven, also known as the Sun and Moon in the Pot. It is what I realized when I was refining treasures. It is similar to Taoist Brother Zhenyuan's Sleeve of Heaven and Earth. Take it back and study it carefully."
Feng Ling'er was about to thank him when Mingyu spoke again, "Since you like the pot, take it and use it to practice this magical power. Remember to bring it with you next time you come. If it's not broken, you'll pass."
"Master? This pot..."
Feng Ling'er's mouth twitched.
"Um?"
The tone of voice rises.
Feng Ling'er could only nod and retreat.
…
Hua Xu was nine months pregnant and her body was too heavy to work. Led by Feng Ling'er, she went to Xishan to see Mingyu.
"I don't know what to call you?"
When Hua Xu saw Mingyu, he felt that she looked very familiar, and even had an inexplicable sense of intimacy.
Mingyu said gently, "My surname is Feng, you can just call me Mr."
Feng Ling'er, who was standing by, blinked when she heard this.
Hua Xu followed his instructions and said, "Greetings, sir."
Mingyu nodded and asked, " Ling'er said you want to practice, can you tell me why?"
Hua Xu stroked her belly, her eyes showing a soft light, and she only replied with one sentence: "I don't want to be a passer-by in his life."
Mingyu was moved and remained silent for a long time.
What a smart girl.
He couldn't help laughing.
"From today on, you will stay in Xishan and practice with me."
Hua Xu smiled and wanted to bow, but was stopped by Mingyu.
"No need to salute."
He stood up and took out a long harp.
Hand it over to Hua Xu.
"This is something I made in my spare time. Let's start by learning from the zither."
"Yes, sir!"
Hua Xu stroked the zither curiously. When her fingers touched the five strings, music already came to her mind. She plucked the strings based on her feeling. Although it was not a complete song, it was full of spirit.
Seeing this, Mingyu nodded slightly.
Feng Ling'er also suddenly realized.
Since then, melodious and graceful music of the piano could be heard from Mount Xi from time to time.
Sometimes the timbre is like a pool of clear water, cool and cool; sometimes it is like a breeze on a lake on a summer night, captivating the heart and making the soul dream float...
Hua Xu was extremely talented in the art of playing the zither.
She spent nearly three months creating a piece of music called "Hua Xu Yin". When the piece ends, it can make immortals fall into dreams.
Mingyu praised the song highly and said it was very useful.
…
Hua Xu was pregnant for twelve months.
March 18th.
Xishan Mountain was covered with a rosy glow.
This is the blessing of Nuwa, the Holy Mother of mankind.
Then another layer of blessing and pure light descended.
This is the blessing of life from Mingyu.
The Qilin appears, the divine bird circles, and auspicious signs descend from the sky.
The Ziyi clan, who held power in the world, was overjoyed and hurriedly led people to Mount Xi.
"Is the child in Huaxu's belly a great sage?"
When tribe leader Hua Yun heard the news, she was both surprised and delighted.
The golden unicorn landed and Fuxi was born.
A divine bird descended with a golden seal in its mouth.
Now everyone had no choice but to believe it.
Everything was smooth and peaceful. Little Fuxi grew up slowly. His mother told him that food was a gift from heaven and earth. His mother told him that all things have spirits and he should be grateful...
Fuxi has been close to the heaven and earth, close to nature, and close to all things since he was a child. All wild beasts like to be close to him, and he can always see the beauty that others cannot see.
Huaxu's clansmen liked this smart and kind child more.
While they were collecting, little Fuxi would tell them which fruits were best to pick at this time.
When they hunt, little Fuxi will ask them not to hunt prey that are pregnant with young animals.
He also raised some gentle animals to play with him.
Little Fuxi was a very quiet child. He loved to listen to beautiful sounds: flowing water, falling leaves, wind...
There is also the sound of piano.
Especially the sound of my mother playing the piano.
I can always have a good sleep after listening to a piece of music.
Little Fuxi always wanted to learn the piano.
But his mother told Fuxi that she could not teach him, and that after a few years, she would take him to see her teacher.
"Did the teacher teach my mother how to play the piano?"
Little Fuxi looked up and asked Huaxu. His big eyes were black and bright, very lively, and he looked fair and clean, very cute.
Hua Xu ruffled his hair and said, "Yes, the master is very knowledgeable and will teach you many things, not just the zither."
"real?!"
Little Fuxi grinned.
He became curious about the gentleman whom he had never met before.
As the days passed, little Fuxi was already three years old.
Nuwa, the goddess of the Wahuang Palace, has been in a very good mood during this period.
She saw how little Fuxi grew from taking his first steps to running, from babbling to speaking fluently, from being close to nature to making friends with all things...
A lot, a lot. The queen has been watching.
It was not until little Fuxi imitated the zither and made a very crude se that she smiled.
Nuwa waved her hand.
There was an ancient zither next to little Fuxi.
A familiar feeling came over me.
The thumb-sized square seal hanging around his neck flashed with golden light.
The guqin flashed with light and then returned to its ordinary state.
Little Fuxi opened his mouth wide, "It turns out that what mother said was true. The gods of heaven and earth really will grant us what we want."
“Ding ding…dong dong…”
A beautiful sound rang out in the mountains.
Attracted birds and animals.
On top of Mount Xi, Mingyu came back to his senses from the mysterious state. He heard the sound of Fuxi's piano, which was tender and natural.
Mingyu raised the corners of her lips and closed her eyes to listen. There were mountains, water, wind, birds singing... everything was simple and pure, and naturally became interesting.
Full of spirituality!
"You can bring him to see me."
Mingyu told Huaxu.
The next day, little Fuxi went up the mountain.
His piano was on his mother's back.
The piano is too long and he is too small to lift it.
At the same time, in the Youchao clan of the human race, another three-year-old child took the human sage Rong Chengzi as his teacher and officially embarked on the path of a Qi Refiner.
"Disciple, please stand up!"
Rong Chengzi stroked his gray beard and smiled.
The child who became his disciple was named Qing Qian. He was born in the ancestral land of the human race. When he was born, all things revived, which attracted the high priest of the ancestral land, Ling'er, to personally check him out and recognized his talent.
Qing Qian has a delicate appearance and is very beautiful, but his eyes are a bit cold. However, he is very respectful to his teacher Rong Chengzi. Although he is only three years old, he behaves like a little adult.
"Teacher, where do we start?"
Rong Chengzi was no longer surprised by Qing Qian's precociousness. He replied, "Since your master is a Qi cultivator, you should start by refining your Qi. Disciple, you must know that what your master is good at is cultivating the Qi of immortality. If you can achieve this, you will be able to prolong your life!"
Prolong life?
Qing Qian's eyes twitched violently.
Is there something wrong with this teacher?
Is it too late for him to regret now? !
