"It's good that there's nothing there. That thief was too wicked. We have nothing here, what did they want?" Old Mrs. Zhao said indignantly.

Li Shulan gritted her teeth in hatred, "That's right, my son-in-law caught them all and killed them, causing my precious grandson to be born prematurely."

The three people, grandfather, grandmother, and grandson, were talking.

Lin Yizhang brought the midwife on his back and carried her directly into the room.

After putting the person down, he turned and went out, closing the door behind him.

Grandma Zhao said with a smile, "Auntie, Anan's water broke, come and take a look at her."

After she finished speaking, she and Li Shulan gave up their seats by the bed.

The midwife didn't speak, but nodded heavily and walked towards Lin Yinan.

Lin Yinan looked up and saw that the midwife was backlit, so she couldn't see her face clearly, but her gaze inadvertently caught the footsteps of the midwife, and her heart skipped a beat for no reason.

In the blink of an eye, a pistol appeared in her hand. Without thinking, she quickly cocked it, raised the gun, and fired at the midwife.

Two loud bangs rang out, the immense force of the bullets causing the midwife to only pause for a moment.

He looked down at his wounded shoulder and muttered, "Baka!"

"Auntie, what are you doing?" Old Mrs. Zhao hadn't realized that this person wasn't a midwife and wanted to rush over to argue with her.

Lin Yinan's expression changed slightly, and she quickly and sternly stopped them, "Grandma, you all squat down right now!"

Although Grandma Zhao and Li Shulan didn't understand why, they obediently squatted down and quietly moved to the corner.

Then Lin Yinan swiftly fired several shots in succession, managing to dodge one of them despite Lin Yinan's sudden attack.

As soon as the gunshot rang out, the ninja leaped onto the roof beam and then collapsed to the ground with a thud; he had been shot in the leg.

At this moment, Lin Yizhang, who was still outside, heard the noise inside the house and quickly pushed open the door to see the midwife he had carried kneeling on one knee on the ground.

He was astonished, and upon closer inspection, he realized that this person was not a midwife at all, but clearly had the face of a man.

Lin Yizhang turned and ran towards the door, almost bumping into Lin Yiheng who was rushing over with a sword.

"Brother, there are thieves inside!"

Lin Yiheng entered the house carrying a sword, pointed at the man in black on the ground, and demanded sharply, "Who are you?"

The ninja sneered twice, pulled a short sword from the back of his clothes, stood up with one leg dragging, and viciously entangled himself with Lin Yiheng.

Lin Yiheng's gaze swept over his grandmother and mother, who were squatting in the corner. He fought and retreated, trying to lure the ninja outside to avoid hurting them.

The ninja saw through his intentions, grinned maliciously, and hurled his short sword straight at Li Shulan.

Lin Yiheng and his sister wanted to help, but it was too late.

No sooner said than done.

Yun Mo leaped in through the window and knocked the sword away with a single blow.

The ninja was stunned. Lin Yiheng seized the opportunity and stabbed the ninja several times on the upper side until the ninja fell to the ground dead. Still not satisfied, he went up and kicked him twice.

Lin Yinan put away her pistol. A strong contraction struck, and she felt weak all over. Her forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat, and she could only grit her teeth and endure it.

Seeing this, Yun Mo rushed to the bedside, his eyes full of concern, "A'Nan, are you alright?"

Lin Yinan stared blankly at him and said with difficulty, "My stomach hurts so much!"

Yun Mo didn't know how to comfort her. He wanted to touch her stomach, but when he reached out, he saw that his hands were covered in blood.

For a moment, he was at a loss.

As the pain subsided, Lin Yinan's tense heart finally relaxed.

Thinking that these ninjas had infiltrated at some unknown time, they would become a major problem if not eliminated.

As the pain subsided, she said to Yun Mo, "They are all ninjas sent by the Japanese pirates. They are highly skilled in martial arts and adept at concealment, assassination, and disguise. The one disguised as a midwife, the real midwife, is probably in grave danger."

Yun Mo frowned, a murderous glint in his eyes. Why did they have to interfere at such a crucial moment for Anan?

After a moment's thought, he said softly, "I understand. You can rest assured and prepare for childbirth. I'll have my second brother take some people to check and see if there are any ninjas who have infiltrated."

He stood up and, together with Lin Yiheng, dragged the corpse from the ground toward the door.

Before leaving, he turned back to Lin Yinan and said, "Wait for me, I'll be back to be with you soon."

Once they were sure the person had left, Old Mrs. Zhao and Li Shulan stood up, supporting themselves on the edge of the bed.

They were really scared just now!

A short while later, Yunmu brought in Qianxia and Qianwu, each carrying a bucket of water.

"Hurry up, wipe the blood off the ground, and then use mugwort to fumigate it," said Old Mrs. Zhao.

Mica nodded, "I can't let my precious grandson see this filth as soon as he comes out."

Seeing that Lin Yinan was alright, the group squatted down with rags and wiped away the still-dry bloodstains.

Since no midwife had been invited, Old Madam Zhao was worried. She stood up and walked to the door, saying to Lin Yizhang who was waiting outside, "Brother Zhang, go to the clan chief and bring his wife here so she can watch over Anan during her delivery. Only then will I feel at ease."

Lin Yizhang responded and left.

After wiping the bloodstains off the floor, Yunyan brought over a bowl of noodles with two eggs on top.

"Anan, come on, have a bowl of noodles."

After tossing and turning for half the night, Lin Yinan felt her stomach was a little empty.

Li Shulan took the bowl, sat on the edge of the bed, and fed her spoonful by spoonful.

After finishing a bowl of noodles, Lin Yinan felt her strength return.

At the same time, the contractions grew stronger and stronger, and she silently calculated that the intervals between them were getting shorter and shorter.

According to the book, is she about to give birth?

Lin Yizhang quickly carried the clan chief's wife over.

The clan chief's wife smiled broadly, showing no displeasure at being called here so late.

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