Chapter 300 Mother is here, always here.

"Wah wah wah"

Hearing his own cries, Xiao Mo was stunned for a moment, realizing that he had indeed turned into a baby.

This left Xiao Mo somewhat at a loss.

In my previous experiences of life, I at least started as a little kid and grew up eating food from many different families.

But this time, I never expected it would start from the starting line.

"Congratulations, Fifth Madam, it's a young master!"

An old woman's voice reached Xiao Mo's ears.

Xiao Mo thought to himself, "It must be my mother's midwife."

Soon, Xiao Mo felt himself being placed in a warm basin of water, where he was being carefully wiped clean.

After being cleaned, Xiao Mo was wrapped up by the midwife and carried to the bed.

Through his blurry vision, Xiao Mo could vaguely make out the figure of a woman.

Although he couldn't see the other person's face clearly, the sense of intimacy and trust that came from blood ties told Xiao Mo that this was his mother who had given birth to him.

"Let Mother take a good look," the woman said weakly.

Xiao Mo felt a pair of delicate, slender hands gently stroking her cheeks, as if she were a porcelain doll, and she was afraid of being broken.

"My child, I am your mother."

The woman's voice gently brushed against Xiao Mo's earlobe.

Xiao Mo felt his mother's cheek gently rub against his, and then she kissed him.

Feeling a little itchy, Xiao Mo couldn't help but twist his body.

"Well, has Ruoxi given birth?"

Just then, a man's strong voice came from outside the door.

"This old woman greets Your Highness."

"This servant greets Your Highness."

The midwife and maidservant quickly bowed.

"This concubine greets Your Excellency." Having just given birth, the woman named Zhou Ruoxi tried to sit up, but the man quickly advised her, "Ruoxi, you have just given birth, so you should rest. There is no need for you to bow."

"Thank you, sir," Zhou Ruoxi said weakly.

"Hahaha, come, let me see the newest son of my Xiao family!"

Soon, the man's gaze shifted to the newborn child.

The midwife quickly picked up the baby from Zhou Ruoxi's side and handed it to the prince.

Xiao Mo only felt himself being lifted up by the man's large, rough hands, and then he vaguely saw the man nod: "Not bad, not bad, Ruoxi, you've worked hard. Today, my Xiao family has another male member!"

"Please bestow a name upon the child, sir," Zhou Ruoxi said with a smile.

The man thought for a moment and said, "When I went on this expedition, I obtained a black jade unicorn. On my way back to the city, I also saw a black mountain peak. It just so happened that my child was born. In that case, let's name this child Xiao Mo."

"Thank you, sir." Zhou Ruoxi looked at the child with loving eyes. "I believe Mo'er will really like this name."

"Alright, Ruoxi, you should rest well. I have some matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now." A moment later, the man handed the swaddled Xiao Mo back to the midwife.

"Take care, sir." A hint of disappointment flashed in Zhou Ruoxi's eyes, but she seemed to have gotten used to it.

"Respectfully seeing off Your Highness."

The midwife and maid both bowed.

After Prince Xiao left, the midwife told Zhou Ruoxi's maid some things to pay attention to after childbirth, and then left shortly afterward.

Only Zhou Ruoxi, her maid Cuicui, and a baby remained in the room.

"Madam, please don't be sad. Master is usually very busy with official duties. Now that you have given birth to a son for the Xiao family, I believe he will come to see you more often when he has some free time."

Cui Cui comforted her wife.

"It's alright. I'm just a concubine. I'm already content that Master came to see me today. How could I ask for more? Compared to that..."

Zhou Ruoxi turned her head to look at the child beside her pillow.

"With Mo'er by my side, I won't be lonely anymore."

Seeing her mistress's expression, Cuicui opened her mouth slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she closed her mouth.

At the same time, Xiao Mo, who was sorting through the information of this world, heard the voice of the Book of a Hundred Lifetimes in his mind.

[The host has entered the fifth life in the Book of a Hundred Lifetimes.]

Qin general Xiao Shi conquered Zhuang State and captured Yunhui City. The city lord of Yunhui City surrendered and offered his daughter Zhou Ruoxi to Xiao Shi. Xiao Shi gladly accepted her and took Zhou Ruoxi as his concubine.

Three years later, Zhou Ruoxi became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Xiao Shi—Xiao Mo (who is the host).

Although the host is a son of a concubine and of low status, he possesses considerable talent in martial arts, and may achieve great things in the future through martial arts practice.

At this time, there were seven major countries and fifteen minor countries in the world, which was in a state of chaos.

But the world is a place where division inevitably leads to unity, and unity inevitably leads to division. At the same time as the host was born, the Queen of Qin gave birth to her third child.

This child was born on the same day, month, and year as the host. Although she is a girl, she contains the purest spiritual power of heaven and earth, and her destiny is extremely noble.

This woman may be able to unify all laws and establish the first unified dynasty.

Task 1: Please lend her a hand in conquering other countries. At the end of this life's rewards, the more countries you help Qin conquer, the greater the reward, reaching its maximum upon unifying the world.

A man born in a chaotic world must strive to be strong and take it upon himself to achieve great things and make a name for himself throughout the world. How can he live a mediocre life?

Task Two: The higher the host's reputation in this world, the richer the reward at the end.

The practice of cultivation should not be neglected, whether it is the way of the sword, the way of Confucianism, or the way of martial arts.

Task Three: At the end of this life, the host's cultivation level will be calculated. The higher the host's cultivation level, the richer the rewards.

Bai Shishu's voice disappeared. Xiao Mo remembered the three tasks, but didn't take them to heart for the time being.

I am just a newborn baby now, and I have a long road ahead of me. I should focus on growing up first.

What made Xiao Mo even more emotional was that when he was on Blue Ocean Star, he grew up in an orphanage and became the emperor of Zhou and the author of the Hundred Generations Book. His mother had already passed away long ago.

Although Xiao Mo knew that the Book of a Hundred Lifetimes was fake, this was still the first time he had experienced maternal love.

"Mo'er, what's wrong? Are you asleep?"

While Xiao Mo was in a daze, Zhou Ruoxi saw that her child was not moving and looked very nervous.

"Wah wah wah"

Xiao Mo cried a few times, shaking her little hands and feet to show that she was alright.

"Sorry, sorry, Mommy woke you up. How about Mommy sings you a song? — Sleep, Mo'er, sleep, Mo'er, the ink clouds gently brush against the autumn water's surface, the evening breeze carries the sound of a flute, coaxing the stars to fall~"

The young mother gently patted her child and hummed a soft lullaby.

Soon, the infant Xiao Mo became increasingly sleepy, and before long, he was holding his mother's index finger and truly fell asleep.

Zhou Ruoxi looked at her child's sleeping face and felt the strength in her child's grip, as if the child was afraid of her leaving.

The young mother gently kissed her child's cheek, her eyes filled with tenderness:

"Mo'er, sleep well."

Mo'er, don't be afraid.

Mother is here.

It's always been there.

(End of this chapter)