novelraw Chapter 265 What kind of father-in-law is this?! So childish!
Chapter 265 What kind of father-in-law is this?! So childish!
It wasn't until the two little ones went out to play that Tong Jiahui asked, "Are you still practicing? Yuyao doesn't practice anymore, I'm worried it might affect the children. You often take things out of there, won't that affect the children?"
"Haha, no, Mom. This isn't a superpower; it's a tradition passed down from our ancestors, and we have ancient texts to refer to. Unlike Yuyao's situation, hers was an accident!"
Tong Yuheng now understands the old saying: "Raising a child means worrying for ninety-nine out of a hundred years!" Her mother had given birth to so many children; how much would she have to worry about in the future? She plans to have only this one child!
Tong Yuheng knew she was pregnant, so during her lunch break she entered the secret realm and searched through the Relic Pavilion, trying to find out how the female cultivators took care of their pregnancies.
Fortunately, the Hualing Sect is a predominantly female sect, so there are quite a few records like this. She even made a copy of the journal and brought it out of her spatial dimension to study it slowly.
According to records, the most female cultivators who conceive and give birth are those at the Foundation Establishment stage. This cultivation level is considered the best for pregnancy and childbirth. Although the cultivation level may decline somewhat, as long as there are sufficient pills, the decline will not be too severe.
The child conceived by a cultivator is a spiritual fetus, requiring a large amount of spiritual energy to nourish it. A Foundation Establishment stage female cultivator has a relatively abundant reserve of spiritual energy in her dantian, enough to withstand the long pregnancy. However, if a Qi Refining stage female cultivator becomes pregnant, her cultivation will essentially plummet back to its starting point, and her dantian might even shrink, rendering her unable to cultivate again.
After reaching the Golden Core stage, a cultivator's dantian will nurture a dantian fire that refines foreign substances within the body, maintaining its purity and integrity. Therefore, female Golden Core cultivators who wish to conceive must abstain from cultivation for a considerable period to prepare for pregnancy. Otherwise, who would know if they were pregnant, as the dantian fire might refine the embryo during cultivation without their knowledge?
To ensure the normal bodily functions of a Golden Core stage pregnant woman, this process requires a large quantity of high-quality pills; otherwise, her cultivation level will decline drastically. This would cause immense damage to her cultivation, potentially causing a regression back to the Foundation Establishment stage, making advancement ten or even a hundred times more difficult. Moreover, she would have to endure another life-or-death tribulation!
While replenishing spiritual energy with elixirs can largely solve this problem, the key issue is that elixirs are not easy to obtain. There are very few sects capable of refining elixirs, and cultivating the Dao of Alchemy is exceptionally difficult. Who could possibly have a large supply of spiritual elixirs? Let alone a female cultivator in the Golden Core stage, even a Nascent Soul stage cultivator couldn't do it!
Therefore, unless it's a love so profound it moves heaven and earth, or simply a romantic notion, female cultivators generally won't have children with any man after they begin their cultivation.
In the era of Qionghua Yuanjun, many female cultivators did not have their own children, and their affection for their disciples was no less than their affection for their own children. But once they had children, they doted on them like the apple of their eyes.
There should be some second-generation and third-generation cultivators in the sect, like the owner of Xiao Wu's hairpin. He filled a lot of useless storybooks in his space. He was obviously a simple-minded second-generation cultivator who was obsessed with love!
Now that she's pregnant, and this child is very likely her only one, she needs to prepare some elixirs quickly! But even the enhanced versions of martial arts-level elixirs won't do; it has to be the enhanced versions of elixirs for cultivation!
She had prepared some medicinal herbs before, because she was afraid that she would not be able to collect herbs in the trial area after becoming pregnant. She not only collected a lot of them, but also planted many varieties of medicinal herbs in the planting space.
She spent a long time fussing around in the space, while Tong Jiahui had already prepared dinner outside. Liu Fengyi called Li Chengsong after work in the afternoon, asking him to come home for dinner when he was free, and also saying that Yuheng had something important to tell him.
When Li Chengsong asked what exactly happened, Liu Fengyi wouldn't tell him. He had a mischievous idea in mind and told him to guess, while he watched him anxiously.
Li Chengsong: What kind of father-in-law is this?! So childish!
Upon receiving the call, Li Chengsong was immediately alarmed. With Yu Heng's abilities, what couldn't she handle? If something happened to her, it must be something extremely serious! No, he had to hurry back to his mother-in-law's house to check on Yu Heng. What was wrong?
He told Political Commissar Gu, then got out and drove off in his car. His bodyguard, Zhang Weibing, quickly ran after him. It wasn't that he insisted on following, but for someone of Commander Li's rank, it was mandatory to have a bodyguard when going out—it was the rule!
Li Chengsong had also thought of this, so after waiting a moment, he got into the driver's seat himself. As soon as Xiao Zhang got in the car, he stepped on the gas and drove off.
Xiao Zhang was puzzled. Why did Chief Li, who was usually calm even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, look so anxious and uneasy? What big thing had happened?
The car sped towards Qingshi County and arrived quickly. When Li Chengsong parked the car and got out, he pushed open the gate of the Tong family's house. Tong Jiahui and her two younger sisters-in-law had already heard the commotion and came out of the house.
"Mom, what happened to Yuheng? Where is she?" Li Chengsong was even more anxious when he couldn't find his wife.
"Haha, did your father-in-law send you back?" Tong Jiahui guessed that Liu Fengyi must have deliberately kept it from him to give him a surprise.
"Yes, my father-in-law said Yuheng has something important to tell me and wants me to come over for dinner tonight..."
"I knew he was keeping us in suspense. He's getting more and more unreliable as he gets older! He's just teasing you on purpose! Hahaha, the important thing Yuheng is going to tell you is good news!" Tong Jiahui said with a smile.
"Brother-in-law, my sister is pregnant! You're going to be a dad!"
"That's right, by next year, we won't be the youngest children in the family anymore!"
Linlang smiled and revealed the answer. Upon hearing this, Li Chengsong felt a surge of joy in his heart!
"Hahaha! That's great! I'm going to be a dad! Mom, where's Yuheng?" Li Chengsong's usually serious face was now full of smiles, his sunny and handsome appearance dazzling everyone's eyes.
Tong Jiahui: This eldest son-in-law should be more serious! If he smiles at everyone he meets, who knows how many unwanted suitors he'll attract!
"She's resting in her room. Why don't you go and wait for her for a while?" Tong Jiahui turned her head toward her eldest daughter's room. Li Chensong understood that Tong Yuheng had entered the spatial dimension.
The old man was also busy for a while, making some highly effective Essence Pills for his eldest granddaughter. Now his alchemy skills are getting better and better.
"Xiaosong's here! What are you all doing standing in the yard? Come inside!"
Tong Anfu ushered everyone into the main living room. Li Chengsong kept his lips curving upwards, imagining what his child would look like. A clever little girl with pigtails flashed into his mind.
The matter of Yuheng staying at her parents' home to rest during her pregnancy was settled. Everyone started discussing what kind of nourishing food to prepare for her, and what other things to add to the house. They also prepared a set of things for Yuyao to prepare for childbirth, including baby clothes, a swaddle blanket, a bath tub, a crib, and various toys!
When Liu Fengyi got off work, his family had already made a list and were happily preparing!