My Lady Always Lacks Ambition

Chapter 719 - 703: Seeking Benevolence and Achieving It

The child left the body, Cao Lin immediately shut her eyes; her soul gently drifted up from the physical form, somewhat bewildered.

The ghost messenger’s Soul Hook Chain lashed out, trapping her hand, preventing her from drifting away, but dared not leave without Qin Liuxi’s command.

Old Mrs. Cao’s attention was entirely on the child, unaware that her daughter-in-law had already departed.

Qin Liuxi untied and cut the umbilical cord of the child, probed his pulse with a finger, then gently pressed on his heart with two fingers, lifted his small chin, and sucked out impurities with her mouth.

Tears welled up in the eyes of Old Mrs. Cao and the others.

Cao Lin also watched, with a moment of regret.

Qin Liuxi dealt with the dirty water choked in the baby’s throat, breathed air into him, and after the child showed signs of life, she then lifted him up and patted his bottom.

"Ah."

The baby’s weak cry was like that of a little cat.

Everyone heaved a sigh of relief.

Old Mrs. Cao was overjoyed and tearful, looking towards her daughter-in-law, "Qin Niang, it’s a boy..."

Her joyful voice suddenly choked in her throat as she realized that the hand she had been holding had long lost its warmth, and her daughter-in-law had no breath left, she couldn’t help but burst into tears: "Qin Niang."

The confidant nanny also started crying but had to comfort her, "Old Lady, the Young Mistress has already departed. You need to stay strong, the young master relies solely on you now."

Qin Liuxi crushed a Spirit Fruit, letting the juice fall into the boy’s mouth, then cradled him and walked over to the ghost messenger and Cao Lin, expressionlessly staring at Cao Lin, "Take one last look before you go, would you like to name him?"

Cao Lin hesitated to look at the child.

Meanwhile, Old Mrs. Cao and the others were shocked, wondering who she was talking to?

Could it be?

"Is it, is it Qin Niang?"

She looked toward that spot, where there was no one.

Cao Lin lowered her head to glimpse at her son who hadn’t been cleaned yet, his complexion still purplish-red and frail like a little cat, his eyelids fluttered slightly, and his eyes opened a bit.

His eyes were narrow and long, like his father’s, surely to be a pair of bright eyes.

"Call him Yunfan." Cao Lin said lightly: "There will be a time when the wind breaks the waves, and sails hung high will voyage across the ocean. May his life always be smooth and safe."

Qin Liuxi nodded, then handed the baby to the midwife, "Clean him up."

The midwife almost didn’t catch him and, receiving a stern glare from Qin Liuxi, solidly held him.

Qin Liuxi then took a needle and thread, beginning to sew Cao Lin’s cut open abdomen back together; though the person was no longer there, her actions were still meticulous, similar to mending clothes, swiftly sewing up the ferocious belly and then performed a Purification Technique.

The belly, previously covered in blood, had now become clean, a single line of stitches showing what had happened.

Old Mrs. Cao and the confidant nanny looked on, dumbstruck, their gaze at Qin Liuxi now contained a touch of reverence.

Qin Liuxi then covered her with a thin blanket, hiding everything.

"Thank you."

Qin Liuxi did not turn around and felt merit fly into her spiritual platform, merely waved her hand.

"Sir, the humble one will take leave first." The ghost messenger cautiously dragged Cao Lin away.

Old Mrs. Cao shivered and asked Qin Liuxi, "Master, is my daughter-in-law still here? What did she say?"

"She has passed away." Qin Liuxi glanced at the person on the bed and said, "She named the child Yunfan, wishing him a smooth and safe life."

Old Mrs. Cao wept audibly, leaning on the corpse of Cao Lin and crying.

"Old Lady, please restrain your grief." The confidant nanny supported her, tears rolling down her cheeks as well.

The midwife had already cleaned up little Yunfan and treated his umbilical wound, wrapped him in clean swaddling clothes, and brought him to Old Mrs. Cao, saying, "Old Lady, please look at the young master. He survived a great disaster; he must have good fortune awaiting him."

Old Mrs. Cao raised her head, looked at her precious little grandson, tremblingly took him in her arms, pressed him against Cao Lin’s face, and sobbed, "He looks like his father when he was a child. Nanny Li, take him to the Old Master to see, and also call someone to handle the Young Mistress’s body."

Nanny Li took the baby and went out.

When the Qinglan Temple Master saw Nanny Li come out, he glanced at the child and chanted a blessing, "Blessings to the Infinite."

Prime Minister Wang, with sharp eyes, quickly nudged the dazed General Cao, saying, "The child is out."

General Cao was startled and hurried forward, but hesitated to reach out.

Nanny Li forced a smile, "Congratulations, Old Master, the Young Mistress has given birth to a young master."

General Cao was overjoyed but then remembered something, "How is Lin?"

Nanny Li burst into tears, "The Young Mistress has already passed."

General Cao staggered, supported quickly by the keen Prime Minister Wang. He looked at the child and said, "Let’s go in first. Don’t let the child catch a cold."

Knowing the child in her arms was as precious as gold, having been prematurely born weak, and having just passed through the Ghost Gate, Nanny Li didn’t dare to linger and went inside, calling the servants in.

The crying soon came from inside.

Qin Liuxi looked at the midwife and warned, "If such an event happens again in the future, do not resort to a cesarean cut until the very last moment. Not everyone can handle it; don’t bring trouble upon yourself."

The midwife nodded.

She left the delivery room and was led to the adjacent hall where General Cao and the others were present. They all stood up when they saw her.

Old Mrs. Cao was also supported in, followed by a servant carrying the baby in swaddling clothes, looking listless, her face devoid of any joy for the newborn.

She first bowed to Qin Liuxi, "Thank you, Master, for saving my grandson."

General Cao also bowed to Qin Liuxi, his gaze falling on the swaddled baby in the servant’s arms.

Qin Liuxi said, "He was weak in the womb, a premature birth, he even inhaled some amniotic fluid, and the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck almost asphyxiated him. His birth was difficult from the start. Given his light horoscope at birth, don’t move him before he is five years old. Let him grow up in the manor and find a master at Qinglan Temple to be his nominal disciple."

General Cao looked at the Qinglan Temple Master and asked, "Would the Temple Master be willing to accept this child?"

"Infinite Heavenly Venerate!" The Qinglan Temple Master sighed, looked at Qin Liuxi and asked, "Since he and Buqiu share a spiritual connection, wouldn’t it be better for him to be your nominal disciple?"

Qin Liuxi shook his head, "Just record him at Qinglan Temple. It’s more appropriate for you to guide him into the Dao."

"Very well."

Qin Liuxi then penned a prescription for a strengthening medicine bath, handed it to General Cao: "This medicine bath will help make his bones strong. Though he is weak and the only descendant of the Cao family, it is good for him to move around after he turns one. Being too coddled is not beneficial."

General Cao thanked him, asked a few more questions, and finally inquired, "Was Lin peaceful when she passed?"

He was aware of his daughter-in-law’s condition; such a short time, with no sound from inside and everyone turned away, perhaps extreme measures had been taken to ensure their grandson’s survival, but he wondered what her final moments were like.

Qin Liuxi replied coolly, "She found peace, seeking benevolence and obtaining it, without resentment or hatred, she has entered the Reincarnation Road."