Qin Nan remained silent for a long time before nodding helplessly. That's what he said, but this was his little one, how could he not worry?
Bai Hao reached out and pulled Qin Nan into his arms, gently comforting her.
"Anan, do you think meeting Dad was fate?"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"Your tribulation, or rather your mission, is to resolve the issues between the Netherworld and the River of the Dead. But initially, you became the core of the formation, and I sealed off the Netherworld."
You suffer the torment of calamity and are banished from the Heavenly Way, while I forget everything and reincarnate anew.
Now that you think about it, since you were acting in accordance with the will of Heaven to do what you were supposed to do, why were you banished from the Heavenly Way?
Qin Nan shook her head. "This... I haven't thought about it."
"This is Heaven protecting you, giving you a glimmer of hope."
"Protect me?"
"Think about it. If I didn't, I would definitely remember you and would do anything to find you in the underworld. But even if I brought you out, or even if I were imprisoned in the underworld with you forever, would we have a better outcome?"
You can withstand the fierce winds and black rain of the underworld, but I cannot. If I accompany you, I will only become a burden to you.
I will not let you suffer that kind of pain; I will definitely choose to take you away from the underworld.
But if I take you away, the Underworld will collapse, and the problems in the Underworld will not be resolved, and you will not meet Dad.
If we don't meet, the matters of the underworld will not be resolved, you will not be reborn with your heart removed, and we will never meet again.
To put it bluntly, you are destined to be used by Heaven to resolve matters in the netherworld. This is fate, and you cannot escape it.
Now that your tribulation has passed, your fate and destiny are free again, and you are free to come and go as you please in this vast world.
If you try to escape your destiny without facing it, it will be in vain. No matter which direction you run, the destination will be your destiny, which is what is commonly referred to as "inescapable fate".
But this calamity is not a dead end; there is a glimmer of hope, or rather, it is not a dead end. Therefore, the little one cannot escape or avoid this calamity; he can only face it head-on and resolve it.
"You mean there's no need to fear any calamity, that fate has its own destiny, and if something is destined to perish, no matter how you try to change it, you can't change the end or the outcome; it's just a matter of time."
But if there's a way out, even the most desperate situation can be overcome, and Erzai will have his own destiny!
“That’s right, just like you. Your fate is to meet your parents, especially your father. He is your way of life. Your second son will also have his way of life.”
"Okay, I understand."
Qin Nan felt enlightened. There was no need to worry about things unnecessarily. There's always a way out.
"Speaking of which, we've been calling him 'Second Child' all along, but we haven't given him a proper name yet. Ranran forgot about it back then, so this time we've thought of it in advance."
Qin Nan still felt quite sorry for Bai Moxuan in this matter. Fortunately, there were many people in the family at the time, and they took the time to name him carefully.
Bai Hao paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said, "How about we name him Bai Yichen as his formal name and An'an as his nickname, to keep his restless nature in check?"
"Bai Yichen... is this the name Chunhu Fei filled in for you when you just casually mentioned it?"
"It wasn't just a casual remark. The idea of being carefree and unrestrained was well-intentioned. However, the character 'Chen' in Chunhu Fei's name is also quite good, suggesting wandering in the mortal world like a carefree hermit."
Ranran said that An'an likes to travel, which would be a perfect match.
"That's fine, but as far as I know, An'an's wandering around isn't because she's a carefree hermit, but rather because she's a traveling merchant!"
"...That's good too, it's about earning money to support the family."
"Hmm, cash on delivery, sounds like a kidnapping robber... You, you didn't always make money like this?"
Bai Hao coughed slightly awkwardly and turned his head away. "It's a fair trade, not a scam or cheating. It's all a matter of mutual consent."
"Haha, well, I have to say, the Bai Ze clan's talent is indeed enviable."
"Envious? Envious of what? I'm more envious of Ranran, who made up for the bug left over from the first generation of Bai Ze."
"Go away! What kind of description is that!"
Qin Nan broke free from Bai Hao, got up, and went upstairs to her room.
Bai Hao also got up to stretch his hands, turned off the lights and closed the door downstairs, and went upstairs to his room.
Before going to sleep, Bai Hao suddenly felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out. After quietly setting up a barrier and embracing Qin Nan intimately, he fell asleep contentedly.
It wasn't until noon the next day, when Su Kun rushed home with Sang Wusheng, that Bai Hao realized something was wrong.
He forgot to tell Chief Baiqing that there was no need to ask Su Kun to relay the message.
But now that everyone's back, let's talk about the matter.
Su Kun listened with a frown and pondered for a long time.
“Second son… Oh, An’an’s tribulation may be related to the Mountain and Sea Realm, or it may be the Pregnant Fruit Tree, or it may be a divine beast of a certain race.”
Bai Hao asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"
"Take my baby for example. He is a calamity caused by the dark side that my mother was born with. If my mother had resolved this matter, perhaps the baby would not have been born."
Since birth is a response to calamity, it must be related to the calamity itself.
The child follows you, born from Houtu, so the calamity is the heart of Houtu. The affairs of the underworld are ultimately problems of the earth.
An'an was born through your efforts in raising her, taking a gamble on the chances of success, and through the process of conceiving a fruit; there may be a connection between these circumstances.
Your child was born with you, and you participated in his tribulations, and in a very important way. The barrier you set up is one of the reasons for the peace in the underworld, which is actually the same as your child guarding the array's core.
But An An didn't have a companion beast, so he had to face this calamity alone.
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