Old Man Chai slumped onto the single sofa, his frail appearance instantly revealed, showing that the Divine Lord's words about not being able to hold on for long were not untrue. However, in this situation, he also wanted to hold on a little longer.
Fortunately, Ji Xiaoyao didn't let the Divine Lord hold on for long before switching back, and then asked Shang Lin, "Where does the Sect Master want to send Qiu Niang?"
Although no one said which of the two scenarios the deity mentioned would be chosen, they all tacitly agreed that the second one was better, so that they could still know where Qiu Niang was, who she was, and take care of and protect her.
Shang Lin had just been thinking about this question too, but, "Have you decided to let Qiu Niang be reincarnated as a human?"
"Yes." Ji Xiaoyao said firmly, "This is the best solution at the moment."
“Okay.” Shang Lin’s mood remained heavy. “We’ll see Xing Tian in three days and ask for his opinion.”
"Ask Xing Tian..." Ji Xiaoyao paused, then exclaimed in surprise, "Sect Master, you mean you want to send Qiu Niang to Xing Tian's family? To be born as his sister?!"
Shang Lin nodded, "Where can we find a suitable family and a suitable pregnant woman in a short time? The Xing family is the most suitable."
However, Ji Xiaoyao wanted to ask, "Can the sect leader send Qiu Niang to reincarnation without any mistakes? Xing Tian's mother is an elderly pregnant woman. What if Qiu Niang is in poor health, or suffers from illness like Xing Tian, or is too weak to even give birth when she becomes his wife?"
In fact, it wasn't just these things. Ji Xiaoyao wanted to confirm with Shang Lin about any bad situation, but he also knew in his heart that no one could guarantee that everything would be perfect, especially given the current situation of the Xing family, which had too many variables.
But Ji Xiaoyao had to agree with Shang Lin's words. There were families more suitable than Xing Tian's, but they didn't have time to look for them. If Qiu Niang couldn't wait, she would be left heartbroken.
After thinking it over, Ji Xiaoyao relented in his heart, but Shang Lin couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Actually, whether or not he asked Xing Tian's opinion wasn't important; what mattered was whether there was enough time, because…
The baby is due soon, at the end of June or the beginning of July. It's the end of June now, and they'll arrive in early July. I said that only because I didn't want Ji Xiaoyao to break down. His seemingly calm silence makes him even more terrifying when he finally collapses.
Moreover, there are plenty of pregnant women in obstetrics and gynecology clinics in big cities, making it easier for them to find suitable families. However, Ji Xiaoyao probably wouldn't listen to this advice right now, so he had to take a roundabout approach.
Anyway, everyone has a strange trust in their own abilities, probably thinking that even if the child is born, they can still reincarnate Qiu Niang. How is that possible? Isn't that also possession? Do they want to save her or harm her?
Dinner was cooked by Hu Tangdi. Since no one was in the mood to eat, she simply boiled noodles and a few poached eggs, so plain that there wasn't even a single vegetable leaf.
After dinner, Shang Lin called Meng Zhe and asked him directly if one of his embroidered shoes had gone missing.
Meng Zhe was immediately stunned, and after a long while, he asked in a trembling voice, "You, how did you know? You, you saw it? Or were you...?"
"No." The Dragon Spirit Tower was gone, and Shang Lin was lying on his bed making a phone call. "I just wanted to tell you that if it were true, you don't need to look for your family anymore. The shoes and everything inside have turned to ashes."
"Really?!" Meng Zhe felt like a machine that had been rebooted, with nothing running smoothly.
"Of course it's true. I wouldn't joke about something like this even if I had a lot of free time."
Meng Zhe suddenly smiled awkwardly, "I'm just a little shocked, no, not just a little, but a lot, a great deal of shocked."
Shang Lin silently complained, "Sure enough, they're shocked to the point of being incoherent."
But the next second, Meng Zhe said, "The shoes are ruined too? Nothing's left?"
"Hmm." Anyway, I didn't see anything.
Meng Zhe said with immense heartache, "Didn't you notice how valuable the accessories on those shoes were? How could you just waste them like that? Aren't you short of money???"
After Meng Zhe said that, Shang Lin thought back to the accessories on the embroidered shoes, but he couldn't remember them. It was a good thing he didn't remember them, otherwise he would have been even more heartbroken than Meng Zhe.
But could she say "I didn't think of it"? Shang Lin could only say, "When life is at stake, how can I think about anything else? I can't be thinking about fastening accessories when I'm trying to save my life, can I? Even if I wanted to, I wouldn't have the ability or the time."
“…Alright.” Meng Zhe immediately deflated, then asked, “But I’m very curious, how exactly did you encounter it? Is it related to your constitution?”
Shang Lin wanted to say, "This time it really wasn't; we were attracted by the fragrance of the pills."
But you can't say that, you can only admit it, "Hmm."
Meng Zhe was so impressed he almost knelt before Shang Lin. "Your constitution is really dangerous. How did you manage to escape this time and even turn the tables?"
Shang Lin said bluntly, "Don't my family have helpers? You've met them before."
"Okay, I forgot." Meng Zhe's tone was a little dejected, it was hard to tell whether he envied Shang Lin or felt useless. "If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now, I need to tell my family."
"Okay, you're busy." After putting down his phone, Shang Lin went to prepare the medicinal bath. He had exhausted his spiritual energy today, and now was the perfect time to cultivate.
When Shang Lin went to Old Man Chai's bedroom to ask if he needed to use the bathroom, he found him lying peacefully on the bed, which startled him. He hurriedly went to check his pulse.
As soon as he approached, Ji Xiaoyao opened his eyes. "Sect Master, is there something you need?"
Shang Lin's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, instantly settled down, but she said calmly, "I want to take a medicinal bath. Do you need the bathroom?"
"No need, Sect Master, please use it."
Seeing Ji Xiaoyao's lifeless appearance, Shang Lin still tried to comfort him, "Don't worry, as long as Qiu Niang is born safely, anything is possible. You've survived hundreds of years, what's a few more?"
Ji Xiaoyao said in a particularly old-fashioned tone, "The sect leader has never been moved, so he doesn't understand. For the past few hundred years, I was sustained by my obsession with finding someone. In the following ten or even several decades, I didn't know where the hope was or what I was using to sustain myself. But no matter what, I want Qiu Niang to live well, even if she... falls in love with someone else and becomes someone else's... wife."
Shang Lin hurriedly advised, "How can you think so far ahead? Besides, thinking like this is too harmful to your health. Do you want to vomit blood again? When will Old Man Chai's body recover? When will you be able to leave? You should think about how you can stay by Qiu Niang's side, watch her grow up, and find a way to be with her. You can't be too pessimistic. This doesn't fit the temperament of a seasoned general."
"..." Ji Xiaoyao gave a wry smile. "The sect leader is right."
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