In fact, Xiao Ruoyao wrote two letters. One letter was delivered to Feng Shao, and the other was delivered to Lin Xiaoran.

At this moment, Lin Xiaoran was reading Xiao Ruoyao's letter. The more she read, the redder her face became. When she finished reading the whole letter, her face was so red that it was about to burn.

How could my mother say such a thing? It's just... so embarrassing!

But she felt a little more expectant in her heart.

Before the construction of the new city, Lin Xiaoran and Feng Shao had been almost inseparable for the past few months, and their relationship quickly heated up. Logically, some things should have gone smoothly, but Feng Shao was just like a moralist, always refusing to cross the last bottom line.

Lin Xiaoran didn't think much of it at first. As long as Brother Shao loved her and would marry her in the future, she would be satisfied.

However, this letter from Xiao Ruoyao forced Lin Xiaoran to think deeply.

Because Xiao Ruoyao clearly told Lin Xiaoran in the letter that once a cultivator enters the Golden Core Realm, it will become increasingly difficult to give birth to offspring. This situation is not sensational, but common. After Lin Fengtian and Xiao Ruoyao got married, it took more than 30 years for them to have a daughter, Lin Xiaoran.

In the world of cultivation, a commonly held view is that it is best to have children before reaching the Golden Core stage.

Lin Xiaoran is currently on the threshold of the Golden Core Realm, and it won't be long before he can enter the Golden Core Realm. As for Feng Shao, he had already entered the Golden Core Realm last year. Once Lin Xiaoran is promoted to the Golden Core Realm, it will not be so easy for the two of them to have offspring.

In fact, if Lin Xiaoran and Feng Shao had average talents, Xiao Ruoyao would not have reminded Lin Xiaoran of this at this time. But the problem was that Lin Xiaoran's talent was too good, and Feng Shao's talent also improved significantly after the trip to the Sansheng Tower. If the two of them had stayed in the Jindan realm, then generally speaking, ten years would be enough for them to have offspring.

However, Xiao Ruoyao estimated that with their current qualifications, they would be promoted again in three to five years, or perhaps even shorter. If they reached the Spiritual Transformation Realm, the time it would take to produce offspring would be around thirty years.

What if during these thirty years, their realms were raised again? Wouldn't it take a hundred years for them to have offspring?

What's even more terrifying is, who knows if the two will be able to improve their realm again within this hundred years? Considering their qualifications, this possibility not only exists, but is also very high!

So a very realistic problem is in front of us. For monks with average qualifications, it doesn't matter if you give birth later, because you won't be promoted in a short time anyway. But for monks with particularly good qualifications, giving birth becomes something that must be considered as early as possible. Once the best "birth window" is missed, the monks have to choose between giving birth and promotion.

The reason why the cultivation world doesn't value etiquette so much is because reality is more urgent. Many times if you stick to etiquette, you won't have time to do many things, and you will only leave yourself with regrets.

The path of cultivation is a battle with heaven. If you don't advance, you will retreat. When you are still weak, it's not so great. But once you have a certain strength, your status will also rise. The rise of status will not only bring you resources and friends, but also obstacles and enemies.

The stronger the monk's cultivation is, the less he dares to slack off, because you never know whether your enemy is practicing while you are sleeping.

Therefore, between having children and getting promoted, almost no one will choose the former.

Xiao Ruoyao was not in a hurry at first, after all, Yunjian Pavilion was a big family with great wealth, and it would be no problem for them to protect their daughter and son-in-law for hundreds of years, not to mention decades. But Feng Shao was also very proud, and it would be fine to accept Yunjian Pavilion's protection for a few years, but if it was for dozens or even hundreds of years, it would be a complete loss of face for Feng Shao.

However, Xiao Ruoyao didn't think there was anything wrong with Feng Shao being so ambitious. It was a good thing for a man to be ambitious. If Feng Shao could really let things go, Xiao Ruoyao would look down on him. But as a mother, Xiao Ruoyao still had to consider her daughter and son-in-law.

At the end of the letter, Xiao Ruoyao also mentioned the setbacks she experienced when giving birth to Lin Xiaoran.

At that time, Lin Fengtian and Xiao Ruoyao had already reached the Great Purity Realm. The problems that they had never taken seriously before became their main concerns at that time.

In order to have children, the two thought of various ways, studied various books, tried various methods, and tried various methods of cultivation. In the end, Leng Lingyue took out the precious elixir, and Jia Chan exhausted all her efforts to refine the elixir, which solved the problem of their infertility.

However, Xiao Ruoyao and Lin Fengtian also shortened their lifespans by more than 300 years because of this.

As parents, for the sake of their children, they don't care about the loss of more than 300 years of life, but they don't want to see Lin Xiaoran and Feng Shao lose their lifespans because of it.

Of course, Feng Shao and Lin Xiaoran could choose not to have children and live a life of their own. But children are not only the continuation of blood, but also the emotional sustenance. Lin Xiaoran wanted to marry Feng Shao, and she said three years ago that she wanted to give birth to a child for Feng Shao, so how could she give up having children?

Xiao Ruoyao also sent a pill with the letter. This pill can increase the probability of fertility and is suitable for Jindan realm monks to take, with minor side effects. After Jindan realm monks take it, the probability of having offspring with Xiantian realm monks is about 80%. If two Jindan realm monks take this pill separately, the probability of having offspring will be reduced to 30%, and the side effects will also increase.

After reading the letter, Lin Xiaoran tightly grasped the pill, his face as red as fire.

Do you really...really want to do this?

——————————

On the seventh day of February, the weather was clear and cloudless.

On this day, Feng Shao unexpectedly gave everyone a day off.

Everyone was puzzled. Why did they suddenly have a holiday when it wasn't a festival?

But then Feng Shao gathered a few people and whispered something to them. After listening, they all showed a look of sudden enlightenment, and then went out happily one by one.

Feng Shao himself ran to find Lin Xiaoran.

When he found Lin Xiaoran, Feng Shao unexpectedly discovered that Lin Xiaoran was not sitting on the steps, feeling sad and depressed as usual, but was playing with a small porcelain bottle with a strange look on her face. Sometimes she was shy, and sometimes she smiled foolishly, looking like a girl in love.

Feng Shao didn't think much about it, but walked straight forward and said with a smile: "Ran'er, what are you thinking about?"

"Ah?" Lin Xiaoran was startled by Feng Shao's voice, and his hand slipped, and the porcelain bottle fell from his hand. Lin Xiaoran was immediately shocked and hurriedly grabbed the porcelain bottle. However, his usual agile movements were extremely clumsy at this time. After a lot of confusion, Lin Xiaoran barely grabbed the porcelain bottle, and a look of relief appeared on his face.

Under Feng Shao's puzzled gaze, Lin Xiaoran angrily hit Feng Shao and shouted angrily: "Brother Shao, why are you yelling? You scared me!"

Feng Shao glanced at the porcelain bottle in her hand with a strange expression, and couldn't help asking: "Is there a pill in this porcelain bottle? What are you doing with the pill?"

Lin Xiaoran suddenly panicked and said in a panic: "That, that... it's just an ordinary pill, no... no big deal..."

Lin Xiaoran's appearance made Feng Shao suspicious. But before Feng Shao could ask, Lin Xiaoran immediately changed the subject and said, "By the way, Brother Shao, how come you have time to look for me today? Haven't you been busy with something recently?"

Feng Shao was somewhat speechless. Isn't your way of changing the subject too abrupt?

But since Lin Xiaoran didn't want to say it, he must have a reason. Therefore, Feng Shao didn't ask any more questions, but answered according to Lin Xiaoran's words: "Of course I want to spend more time with my Jia Ran'er today!"

Lin Xiaoran was delighted at first, but then he suppressed his joy, turned his head and snorted, "Accompany me? That's a nice word! Why didn't you accompany me more these days? Do you know how bored I was these days?"

Feng Shao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He sat down next to Lin Xiaoran, gently hugged Lin Xiaoran in his arms, and said softly: "I'm sorry, Ran'er, I have neglected you these days. When I'm done with this period of time, I can accompany you every day!"

Lin Xiaoran rolled his eyes and said hesitantly, "Well...if you want me to forgive you, it's not impossible, but you have to promise me one thing!"

Feng Shao laughed and said, "Don't mention just one thing, a hundred things will do!"

"Humph! That sounds nice! But mother said that once there are too many promises, they will be worthless!"

Feng Shao smiled and said, "Don't worry! I will definitely do my best to fulfill what I promised my Jia Raner, no matter if it's one thing or one hundred things!"

Lin Xiaoran didn't know what he was thinking of. His face suddenly turned red and he whispered, "Um...Brother Shao, can you...can you come to my room and drink with me tonight?"

Feng Shao was startled: "Why do you suddenly want to drink? And in your room?"

Lin Xiaoran suddenly got angry and said, "Why are you asking so many questions? I'm just asking if you're coming!"

"Come on, come on! I'll definitely come!" Seeing that Lin Xiaoran was angry, Feng Shao hurriedly coaxed him, "No matter what happens tonight, I will definitely come and drink with you!"

"It's a deal!" Lin Xiaoran stretched out his little finger.

"It's a deal!" Feng Shao also stretched out his little finger and hooked it with Lin Xiaoran's little finger.

The two couldn't help but smile at each other.

Lin Xiaoran's face suddenly turned red again. She stood up hurriedly and walked towards the backyard: "Well... I still have something to do, you... don't forget to come see me tonight!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xiaoran ran away without a trace, leaving Feng Shao confused.

"What's going on?" Feng Shao murmured.