Chapter 110 Thrilling Childbirth
"Splash—"
A rocket pierced the window screen, leaving a scorching spark, and embedded itself directly in the screen at the foot of the bed. The screen instantly burst into flames, which leaped up like venomous snakes, illuminating the faces of everyone in the room.
"Ah—! Fire! It's really on fire!"
The midwife was so frightened that she dropped the scissors in her hand and screamed as she tried to run away.
"Anyone who doesn't want to die, stop right there!"
With a loud shout, Shen Jin drew his longsword with a clang, the blade flashing like lightning, instantly slicing through the burning wooden frame of the screen. He then kicked the flaming remains into the corner of the open ground.
"Anyone who dares to step out of this room will be sent on their way right now!"
Shen Jin stood before the bed, his back to Jiang Mianmian, like a blood-soaked demon. The murderous aura emanating from him was even more chilling than the wind and rain outside, completely stunning the midwives and imperial physicians who were trying to escape.
"All of you, get back here! Deliver the baby!"
The midwives crawled back tremblingly, their hands shaking so much they could barely hold the basin of hot water.
On the bed, Jiang Mianmian was so angry about this sudden turn of events that she was about to explode.
[Fuck your grandpa!]
Arson? Arson at this time?
[Are these remnants of the previous dynasty motherless? Don't they know childbirth is a life-or-death ordeal for women? They actually wanted to burn me and my child alive?]
Waves of excruciating pain washed over her, and Jiang Mianmian gripped the bedsheets tightly, her knuckles turning white, cold sweat mingling with tears streaming down her face.
"Calm and cautious..."
She was panting heavily, her voice weak but filled with a fierce determination, "Never mind the fire...first...first catch the arsonist...I want...I want to throw him into the furnace to refine pills!"
Shen Jin turned around and looked at her pale but still "fighting" face, his heart aching.
"good."
He held one of her hands, continuously channeling his inner energy into her to protect her heart. "You focus on survival. Leave the scum outside to Shadow One. As for the fire here... I'll put it out."
However, the fire was not so easy to control.
Although the rain outside was heavy, the rocket was clearly coated with a special kind of fire-resistant oil, which did not extinguish when it came into contact with water, but instead spread along the roof beams.
Thick smoke began to fill the room.
"Cough cough cough..."
Jiang Mianmian choked and coughed violently. Each cough triggered a sharp pain in her abdomen, making her vision go black.
[It's so choking... I'm short of oxygen...]
This won't do! The child will suffocate!
Where is my gas mask? Are there any more in my inventory?
She frantically searched her mind, but due to the extreme pain in her body, she couldn't concentrate her mental energy at all. The space seemed to be locked, and she couldn't open it no matter what she did.
"Damn it!" Jiang Mianmian cried out in distress.
Shen Jin keenly noticed her unusual behavior.
He glanced at the increasingly thick black smoke from the roof, his eyes hardening.
"Tear—"
He tore off a piece of cloth from the hem of his clothes, dipped it into the cold water beside him, and then covered Jiang Mianmian's mouth and nose with it.
"breathe."
He commanded in a low voice, "Don't speak, don't think about anything else. Follow my rhythm, inhale... exhale..."
At the same time, he placed one hand on the bedpost.
"Ice Frost Technique—Activate!"
An extremely cold internal force erupted from his palm, instantly covering the entire canopy bed. A thin layer of frost condensed on the curtains, forming a natural "isolation shield" that effectively blocked the scorching smoke and heat waves from the outside.
The midwives were dumbfounded.
What... what kind of martial art is this? It can even be used as an air conditioner and air purifier?
"What are you standing there for?!"
Veins bulged on Shen Jin's forehead. Maintaining such a large-scale output of internal energy was extremely taxing on his mind, not to mention he also had to constantly monitor Jiang Mianmian's condition, "Check the baby's position! When will she give birth?!"
The midwife snapped out of her daze and quickly lifted the blanket to check on her.
"Your Highness! It's dilated! The cervix is dilated to five fingers! It'll be almost there! Almost there!"
"Then let's have it!"
Chen Jin roared, "Push harder! Mianmian! Did you hear me? Push harder!"
Jiang Mianmian bit the cork in her mouth and nodded frantically.
[Give birth! I'll risk my life to give birth to this Nezha!]
[Once the cargo is unloaded, I'm going to go out and crush those arsonists one by one!]
Just then.
"Boom—"
One of the roof beams finally gave way to the fire, broke off, and, still burning, crashed straight down onto the delivery bed!
"Ah—!" The midwives screamed, clutching their heads.
Jiang Mianmian's eyes widened as she watched the ball of fire magnify in her pupils.
[Oh no! I'm going to turn into a roast suckling pig!]
"Get out of my way!"
Shen Jin didn't even raise his head, and swung his long sword upwards with a backhand motion.
"Clang—!"
A sharp sword aura shot into the sky, instantly shattering the burning beam into dust in mid-air!
The wood chips, sparks flying everywhere, were extinguished upon contact with the "ice shield".
Jiang Mianmian wasn't even hurt in the slightest.
"Calm and cautious..."
Jiang Mianmian looked at the towering man who stood above her, as imposing as a mountain. His shoulders were covered in ashes, and his hand holding the sword was trembling slightly from the exertion, but his eyes remained as firm as iron, protecting her with all his might.
This man...
[That's fucking awesome!]
I'm determined to have this child for him!
An unprecedented power surged from the depths of her body. Jiang Mianmian took a deep breath and, in rhythm with the contractions, let out a hysterical straining sound:
"ah--!!!"
Inside the delivery room, a race against time for life and death unfolded, while outside, flames raged.
"Bang!"
The main gate of the courtyard was violently smashed open from the outside.
"Charge in! Kill that witch! We cannot allow such a monster to be born!"
A group of assassins in black, trudging through the rain and blood, broke through Shadow One's defenses and charged into the crumbling courtyard like a pack of bloodthirsty wolves.
They held blood-dripping knives in their hands, their eyes fixed menacingly on the burning yet still standing delivery room.
The real "battle in the delivery room" is about to begin.
Shen Jin heard footsteps outside.
He lowered his head and placed a kiss on Jiang Mianmian's sweaty forehead.
"Don't be afraid."
He stood up straight, his long sword held horizontally in front of his chest, his back to Jiang Mianmian, facing the door that was about to be kicked open.
"As long as I stand, no one can cross this threshold."
"Just keep giving birth."
"Leave the murder to me."
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