Chapter 101 The Mysterious Mother-in-Law

"Charge...charge...kill!"

"Kill them!"

Outside the woods, only the deafening sound of war drums and the incessant shouts of battle could be heard.

"It hurts...it hurts so much! It hurts..."

Inside the woods, I lay face up, drenched in sweat, shouting until I was hoarse.

In an instant, shouts, sounds of fighting, and screams rose and fell throughout the woods, creating a spectacular scene...

What's going on? I actually got to witness something as incredible as giving birth on the battlefield?

A pair of large hands carefully wiped the sweat from my forehead. If I weren't in so much pain that I was delirious, I would have been able to feel those hands trembling slightly. The man who could command with composure and without fear in the face of thousands of troops and life-or-death situations was now trembling slightly.

"Ooh...it hurts..."

I felt a pair of cold hands holding me tightly in their arms. I painfully opened my eyes and saw a face even paler than mine.

"What...are you doing!" Seeing his helpless expression, I spoke through trembling teeth.

"I don't know," he said calmly, though his pale face betrayed a different emotion.

"I don't know!" I screamed. "You say you don't know! You actually said you don't know..."

"Um."

Huh? I was furious and yelled, "You're not a first-time dad! You may not have eaten pork, but you've seen a pig walk, right?!"

After I finished yelling, I immediately felt annoyed. Why did I have to compare myself to a pig?

"Isn't childbirth a woman's responsibility?" someone asked shamelessly.

"Help!" After mourning for his group of wives, I suddenly screamed at the top of my lungs.

"What should I do? What should I do?" Seeing my reaction, his voice grew louder with anxiety.

"How should I know!" I yelled.

"Huh?" someone asked again, shamelessly, "Aren't you a woman?"

"This is my first time giving birth!" I yelled angrily.

"You're not a girl anymore," someone kindly reminded him.

"Ahhh... Help me..." I felt both angry and amused, but the pain in my abdomen surged like a tidal wave. I simply closed my eyes and screamed at the top of my lungs.

"Xiaoxiao!" Cao Cao raised his voice nervously.

Hearing those two words, my heart skipped a beat. Was they calling me? With just a slight tremor of my mind, I was in so much pain that I couldn't even scream.

Blood began to gush from her lower body...

I felt my hands and feet gradually growing cold, and even with that man who could conquer the world by my side, I was powerless to help him.

Could this be... where I will be buried?

Unable to return to their own time, they died in this alternate dimension?

Cao Cao's voice gradually faded, and my thoughts began to wander...

"White clouds fly, sparrows return, wisps of smoke rise as evening cooking begins, a traveler wanders the ends of the earth, searching for his way home at dusk, but where is his hometown? On a moonlit night, candlelight is warm, a loving mother weaves a thread in her hand, the moon is far away, longing for her loved ones at the ends of the earth..." The tune that Hua Yingxiong once sang inexplicably echoed in my ears.

The melody is so gentle and melodious; Hua Yingxiong once said that this song is called "The Song of Parting"...

As dusk falls, I search for my way home. My way home, but where is my way home? It is a blessing to be missed, but... in this world, is there anyone who will miss my existence?

"Xiaoxiao... Xiaoxiao... Xiaoxiao, wake up! Wake up! I command you to wake up!" Cao Cao's voice grew louder and louder, yet seemed to recede further and further away. His voice was filled with fear. What was he afraid of? What was he worried about? Was he worried about me? Or another Xiaoxiao...?

"Sister! Sister!" Zhao'er rushed to my side without me noticing, grabbing my hand in surprise and fear. "Sister..."

“With this child, you will have a new family. From now on, you will no longer be alone. You will have a new family, and he will call you ‘Mom’ and will never abandon you…” Hua Yingxiong’s words rang steadily in my ears.

New family...

I gritted my teeth and forced myself to wake up. The steamed bun… the steamed bun was still inside me…

Family, to me, is such a great temptation...

"My God! What are you doing?!" A somewhat aged voice suddenly rang out, and an elderly woman with a wrinkled face stood before us, leaning on a cane.

Zhao'er looked up, tears still streaming down her face, but her expression was cold and menacing. "Who are you?"

The old woman ignored him and glared at Cao Cao, saying, "Do you want to kill her?!"

Cao Cao, who was filled with worry and anger with nowhere to vent, frowned slightly, looked at the old woman, and uttered a sentence from his thin lips, "Get out if you don't want to die."

I grabbed his sleeve immediately. "Respect the elderly and care for the young! How can you say such things in front of Baozi?"

“If I leave, she will really be dead.” Although he was already old and gray, his eyes were still bright and piercing.

"You!" Cao Cao clenched his fist, looking at her with suspicion, "You know how to deliver babies?"

The old woman laughed loudly, "Having raised sixteen children in my lifetime, how could I not know how to deliver babies!"

"Really?" Zhao'er's eyes lit up slightly, and she was completely different from before. She quickly stood up and grabbed the old woman's hand, her beautiful eyes full of expectation. "Grandma, please help my sister, please help my sister!"

"What a pitiful child." The old woman patted Zhao'er's head and said with a smile, "Since you're so sensible, I'll help your sister give birth." As she spoke, she slammed her cane down and glared at Cao Cao, "Get out of the way! She's dying! Two lives lost..."

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao quickly stood up and offered his seat to the old woman.

"What are you all standing there for! Quickly prepare some hot water and clean cloths!" The mother-in-law turned around and saw the two standing anxiously beside her, and scolded them.

Zhao'er nodded hurriedly in agreement and ran off quickly. Cao Cao hesitated for a moment, then followed her away.

Seeing their slightly panicked expressions, my lips twitched; I wanted to laugh, but the pain prevented me from doing so.

The old woman helped me lie flat, bent my legs and spread my knees apart, and said, "Okay, push."

I quickly followed her movements and started to exert force, "It hurts...it hurts..."

"What's a little pain!" the old woman hissed.

I was in so much pain that I couldn't hear what she was saying anymore; all I felt was coldness in my hands and feet.

"Life is like walking through thorns. If the heart is still, the person will not act rashly, and will not be harmed; but if the heart is moved, the person will act rashly, injuring the body and causing pain to the bones, and thus experiencing all kinds of suffering in the world..." The old woman murmured as she began to chant scriptures.

I screamed, feeling blood staining my lower body.

The old woman's face became increasingly familiar, as if she were the blind old woman who had given me a prophecy at the orphanage.

"Grandma, Grandma, my sister is in pain!" Zhao'er's voice came from afar, but she hesitated and dared not approach.

"Hey, do you even know how to deliver a baby?!" Cao Cao's voice was unusually tinged with anxiety.

"I've given birth to twenty-one children, how could I not know how to deliver babies!" the old woman shouted, without turning her head.

"What? Didn't you just say there were sixteen?" Cao Cao exclaimed, greatly surprised.

"Sixteen? Didn't I say thirty-two?" The old woman looked puzzled.

I'm completely dumbfounded... Oh no, this is the end for me...

"Ah! I see the head! Push harder, push harder!" the old woman suddenly shouted.

I snapped to attention, bit my lip, and started biting harder until I could taste the metallic taste of blood on my lips.

Something was stuffed near my lips, and I opened my mouth and gritted my teeth.

In my confusion, a pair of hands held mine tightly.

"It's born! It's born!" the old woman cried out, then her voice lowered, "It seems to be a stillborn baby."

"What?!" I exclaimed, my eyes widening in shock. My voice was terribly hoarse. Ignoring the pain, I glared at the old woman. "You're talking nonsense! How could my baby be a stillborn?! You're spouting rubbish!"