Master of Strange Dao

Chapter 1639 - 441: A Wish, the Dead World

Yu Ziqing was holding the little brat upside down; this newborn, ugly little brat couldn't do anything except bawl his head off.Yu Ziqing felt him out for a bit; although this little brat was still not as strong as a weak chicken, his Life Force was exceptionally vigorous, far beyond that of ordinary people.

And this overly vigorous vitality, for now, didn't seem to have any obvious downside.

After all, for a living person, balance is the most crucial thing.

If the Five Qi are unbalanced and Yin Yang are out of harmony, you're very likely to fall ill.

This vitality is the same; if it's too exuberant, it's not necessarily a good thing, especially when there's no foundation to bear it, when the body itself is too weak, it's even less likely to be a good thing.

Yu Ziqing sensed for a moment, confirmed there was no problem for the time being, then carried the little brat over and first put him into the arms of the female Ba.

The terrifying wound on the female Ba's abdomen, once Han Dong had driven out the Sword Qi obstructing its recovery, began to heal rapidly.

She looked at the little brat dangling from Yu Ziqing's hand, wanting to touch him but not quite daring to, afraid that if she so much as brushed him, she'd end up doing him some harm.

"Don't worry, this little guy isn't that fragile."

Yu Ziqing set the child down beside the female Ba; Han Dong rubbed his hands together and leaned in close, staring at this ugly, still-unbathed little fellow.

The female Ba carefully gathered him into her arms; her brows and eyes softened, and the aura around her completely withdrew.

Once the little guy came into contact with the female Ba, his already vigorous vitality seemed to be activated, enveloping him and resisting the female Ba's power.

"This little guy is even on guard against his own mother, but..." Han Dong couldn't help speaking.

The female Ba looked up and glared at Han Dong.

"You don't know shit. My daughter can instinctively protect herself at such a young age—did you have that kind of ability when you were that little?"

"..." Han Dong was tongue-tied, not daring to spout off anymore.

He'd been wanting to say, this newborn really was ugly as sin.

Unfortunately, anyone with half a brain knew that if he actually said that out loud, his wife would roast him over it for at least a few decades.

What he actually wanted to ask Yu Ziqing right now was whether his ugly little girl had any real problems.

His demands were not high; he didn't ask for his daughter to have some great talent or any special gifts.

As long as she could grow up like a normal child, that would be enough.

Yu Ziqing looked at the little brat who was still bawling away, and sighed that his Life Force really was exuberant—he'd been crying for half the day and his voice was still full and strong.

He beckoned to the two experienced cooks, telling them to take over, give the little brat a bath, then feed him some water and milk.

Given the female Ba's condition, they really couldn't count on her to breastfeed.

And even if she had the ability, she probably wouldn't dare.

The child was taken away for a bath; once he'd been scrubbed clean and fed some prepared beast milk, he drifted off into deep sleep.

"Brother Dong, nothing's convenient out here. You and sister-in-law should come live in the village with me. There'll be people to help take care of the baby. The two of you really don't look like people who can handle childcare."

Before Han Dong could speak, the female Ba promptly nodded in agreement.

Times were different now, and besides, she really didn't know how to care for a child; their powers clashed, and she was afraid she'd lose control for a moment.

"Alrighty."

Yu Ziqing answered and grinned, immediately arranging for people to start preparations.

By the time he led them back into the interior of Jinlan Mountain, everything was ready; the house had been built, and people were moving in all the necessary furniture.

The scrawny village chief squinted as he beamed at the newborn little brat; his mouth hadn't been able to close the whole time.

He just loved this kind of little brat.

For the people of Jinlan Mountain, the intensity and frequency of the beatings they suffered rose along a smooth upward curve as they grew older.

Before the age of six, life was the easiest; from six to fourteen, it was still pretty good. Before adulthood, that curve hadn't even entered its rapid climb.

But basically around the teenage years, they would already start training.

Of course, only those who grew up on Jinlan Mountain from childhood enjoyed that slightly delayed timing. If you arrived in your teens, you went to the mines first to harden yourself.

Once everyone was settled and had taken turns to visit the little brat, the village chief walked with Yu Ziqing along the snow-covered road where the snow had yet to melt.

"Did you feel it?"

"Feel what?"

"The Alien power of Jinlan Mountain can't envelop that child; it's being pushed away."

"Hm?" Yu Ziqing was startled and carefully thought back.

The place they were in wasn't exactly within Jinlan Mountain proper; it was the area between the mountain mass and the locust forest.

But it was right up against the mountain, and although the Alien power's coverage there was extremely faint, it was still present.

After closing his eyes and carefully recalling, it did seem to be the case.

"It's not that it can't envelop him; it's that the little guy's Life Force is too vigorous and repels the Alien power."

"Then tell me, does this little guy count as being born on Jinlan Mountain?" the village chief asked a question he'd cared about for so many years; the older he got, the more it weighed on him.

Yu Ziqing thought it over and didn't rush to answer.

Broadly speaking, there had been newborns on Jinlan Mountain over the years, but they were mostly one type of situation.

They weren't natives of Jinlan Mountain, hadn't stayed on Jinlan Mountain long-term, or they hadn't conceived here, hadn't given birth here.

Han Dong and the female Ba, strictly speaking, also didn't live long-term in the narrow sense of Jinlan Mountain's interior.

But they had been living for a long time within Jinlan Mountain in the broader sense; from conception to birth, both had been here.

"All these years, I've carefully observed and examined this."