Chapter 111: Grasping the One-Year-Old
The shadow instantly sank into Lan An's eyebrows, turning into a light blue mark and quickly disappeared.
Mermaids become the kings of the deep sea when they grow up, but their young are weak and have difficulty reproducing. The lingering spirits of their ancestors protect their offspring, and in times of danger, they can summon the spirits of their ancestors for help.
Lou Xianyue finished explaining using his mental power, then smiled at Sang Luo and said, "Sang'er, it's your turn to give the blessing."
Under the altar, tens of thousands of orcs raised their heads and looked towards her in unison. Most of them had not had the honor to observe the baptism of the previous successors of the Sea King, but they had heard that at the baptism, the blessing from the biological mother beast would have a huge impact on the orcs, but it was rare for a mother beast to pray and bless them. Your little princess was really lucky!
I wonder what words of blessing Her Majesty the Queen will offer?
Make a wish for your offspring to awaken the supreme talent? Become the strongest beast king? Lead the South Sea orcs to conquer the world? Expand the family's influence? Or...
"I wish Xiao'an peace and happiness, no pain and no worries, and grow up healthy."
Sang Luo doesn't have too many demands on the children, only very simple wishes.
As soon as she finished speaking, she turned into a stream of light and injected into Lan Euan's eyebrows.
this……
It is really a blessing for the spirit of words!
Sang Luo was dumbfounded. She thought it was just a verbal blessing, but she didn't expect it to be serious. This, this, this... Was what she said just now too carelessly? Could she do it again?
"Thank you for Sang'er's blessing. An'er will grow up healthy." Lou Xianyue solemnly kissed her forehead and said affectionately.
At an angle where no one else could see, Sang Luo reached out and gently tugged at Lou Xianyue's wide silver sleeves, and whispered, "Is my blessing too simple and casual? It makes no difference whether I say it or not. I hope my precious son won't waste this one and only chance in his life..."
"How can it be wasted?" Lou Xianyue's eyes were so gentle that they were almost sickening. If they weren't in public, he really wanted to hug her and tear her apart. "Believe me, this is the best wish for him. Xiao An will definitely thank you in the future."
"Next, there are still many complicated rituals to be performed. They are all for the sake of the priests' face. If you are tired, go back and rest. After it is over, I will bring the child back to the palace to find you."
Sang Luo noticed that he seemed to have something to say, but when he turned around and saw several high priests from the South China Sea in gorgeous clothes coming over, he nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go back to the palace and wait for you."
Sang Luo herself didn't like such crowded and noisy occasions, and she didn't have anything to do later, so she went back to the palace to rest.
In the middle of the night, Lou Xianyue came back with the child.
Lan Euan was sleeping peacefully in his arms, looking no different than before, but Sang Luo could feel that his soul power was much stronger than before.
When she first met Lan Euan, his body was really weak, and his soul power was like a mist that could be blown away at any time.
"This is……"
"Sang'er's blessing." Lou Xianyue put his other arm around her waist, lowered his head and kissed her on the lips. "The situation of our mermaid clan is a little special. It's a little complicated to explain. If you want to know later, I will tell you slowly."
"There's one thing I should tell you. The blessing bestowed upon a mermaid by her biological mother during baptism has a profound impact on her life. Your blessing has infused Xiao'an with new strength. From now on, he no longer needs to sleep and can live like a normal cub."
"Didn't you say you slept for a long time when you were a child?"
"I haven't been blessed." Lou Xianyue shook his head, nonchalantly saying, "This is normal. Most beast mothers don't bless their cubs during baptism."
"Why?" Sang Luo knew that in the beast world, beast fathers usually raised their offspring, and beast mothers had little affection for their offspring. But they were their own children after all, so why should they miss this good opportunity?
"Blessing is actually transferring a portion of one's own 'blessing' to one's offspring. Mermaid cubs are born with Void Luck, and during gestation, half of that Luck will remain in the mother's body. Blessing is essentially taking this Luck back... This Luck is generally not very useful in the mother's body, but it is a good thing after all, and no one is willing to give it away." Lou Xianyue said a little nervously, "I didn't tell you about this in advance, will you blame me?"
"I know you want me to bless my son. Whether you say it or not, I will bless him."
Sang Luo could understand Lou Xianyue's painstaking efforts as a beastman father. He cared most about his son. "Compared to this, I'm more concerned about another thing. King beasts are naturally stronger than ordinary beastmen. The other cubs I gave birth to are also very strong. Why are the cubs of the mermaid tribe so weak at birth? Are they really born weak?"
"All the mermaids in our tribe have come this far, and we're all doing well, aren't we?" He handed the child to her. "Okay, Sang'er, don't think too much. Xiao'an's health is fine now, and you can spend more time with him when you have time."
Seeing that Lou Xianyue looked fine, Sang Luo nodded and smiled, perhaps thinking that he was overthinking it, "We have a custom in our hometown, the week-old celebration."
"What is a 'Zhuazhou'?"
"When children are one year old and have their own ideas, their parents will find some representative small objects for them to grab and see which one they like. The objects they grab can also reveal their temperament, personality, and preferences to a certain extent. When they grow up, they may become talented in that area." Sang Luo said, "It's not necessarily accurate, but it's still quite memorable."
"Hmm, that's quite interesting." Lou Xianyue nodded in agreement. "I'll prepare whatever you need."
"Let me think about it. Common ones are: abacus, books, scissors, wooden teeth, comb, brush, flute, wooden spoon, copper coins, gourd, wooden hammer, fan, rouge box, seal..." Sang Luo made a list.
These things are basically not sold in the sea, so Lou Xianyue sent people to the land and spent a day preparing the things.
After completing the process, all these small items were placed on a large piece of red cloth. Lou Xianyue held the blue eucalyptus on the ground. He saw the little blue eucalyptus crawling around on the ground, carefully selecting them.
Sang Luo thought it would grab a flute or a book, but unexpectedly it ended up grabbing... an abacus.
"This child doesn't look like me." Lou Xianyue was depressed. How could he have caught an abacus? Their mermaid clan would never have anything to do with abacus in their lifetime.
"It's up to you!" Sang Luo scolded, "I see the documents in your study are almost piled up like a mountain, and I don't see you touching many of them. The fact that he's using an abacus shows that my son is good at managing things and has a bright future."
"Yeah, Sonny is right. I have someone to take my place. When Xiao'an becomes the Sea King in the future, he will definitely be able to manage the sea better than I can."
After dinner, at night, Sang Luo lay on the bed looking at the ceiling. The joy of the past few days slowly faded away, and a sense of melancholy inexplicably emerged in his heart.
She hadn't expected Lan Euan, who she hadn't seen for a year, to miss her so much. She had held full-month and first-birthday celebrations for the wolf cub and the little mermaid, but she still had two litters of cubs she couldn't even see. She hadn't even had the chance to hold a birthday party for them...
My schedule has been too irregular recently. I feel too groggy at night to write. I will try to change my schedule and update earlier during the day.
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