Chapter 1030: Hongchen's Pregnancy

Three days later.

Chen Qinglian and Qi Haoyang left.

They headed for the Great Qi Dynasty capital; Shang Hongxue stood beside Chen Chuyang, seeing the two off as they descended the mountain.

Shang Hongxue felt reluctant and whispered, "Brother Chuyang, Qinglian has gone down the mountain; it's still his first descent, and I'm a bit reluctant."

"Our son has grown up; I hope this time he won't encounter danger, and that he can grow quickly."

As a mother, she naturally worries when her son leaves home for the first time.

She wanted to go with him, accompany her son for a while, ensure his safety before returning, but Chen Chuyang rejected the idea; he would not let her do that.

"You, stop sighing over spring and autumn; your son has grown, you should be happy, not worry about him here."

"He's no child; his Golden Core cultivation may not be called very strong, but in this world it's already quite powerful, okay? Those who could harm him are few, and most are our own people; no one would recklessly hurt him."

"Within the Great Qi Dynasty capital, no one can harm him; Qi Ruohua will send people ahead to receive them, and she's probably happier than you."

Shang Hongxue nodded at the words, "That's correct, but I'm still very worried."

"Qinglian's first descent—he's not like Haoyang; Haoyang has been sensible since childhood, needing no worry or interference from us. He has his own opinions and knows what he wants, whereas Qinglian is very naive."

"I worry he'll be disgusted by those people down the mountain, and that his pure heart will be tainted."

Chen Chuyang held her gently and said, "You're just overthinking; your son isn't simple."

"He's stronger than you imagine, girl; you must trust your son, he can do it."

"Hmm."

Shang Hongxue leaned in Chen Chuyang's arms, reluctant to see her son leave, feeling empty inside.

It's the first time; after having her son by her side for so many years, his first departure feels a bit unsettling.

Chen Chuyang understood her feelings and knew Shang Hongxue couldn't let go.

He carried her back to the room to help her relax a bit.

Three days and another three days.

Shang Hongxue's worries about her son finally settled, and she began a secluded cultivation.

Chen Chuyang then went to accompany Shang Hongchen; when Shang Hongchen saw Chen Chuyang, she smiled gently. Over the past ten years, they had become intimately familiar—one glance revealed each other's intentions.

Naturally they cooperated, closed the door, activated the Formation, and then their private time began.

They stayed like that for seven or eight days.

Shang Hongchen lay on Chen Chuyang's chest and said gently, "Husband, why hasn't my belly moved yet? Qinglian has grown and gone down the mountain for training, and I'm still the same."

She complained that her belly was useless, truly useless.

All these years, the time she spent with Chen Chuyang wasn't short—longer than with Shang Hongxue; the number of times is countless—but she remains unchanged, leading her to suspect a problem with her body.

Otherwise, why not be pregnant?

"Wife, don't overthink; the more you overthink, the harder it becomes to conceive… you must relax your body and not put too much pressure on yourself."

"It's your excessive pressure that makes you overthink."

Shang Hongchen gave a bitter smile, "I don't want to, but I can't stop thinking. My mother and grandmother keep urging me, and my father and mother also urge me, sigh."

"Everyone is urging me; it's hard for me too, husband."

Chen Chuyang held her, kissed her forehead, and said gently, "I know, I know everything."

"Wife, you must relax your body and not be too tense, otherwise it will be counterproductive."

Shang Hongchen shifted slightly, lowered her head to stroke her belly, muttering, "Husband, do you think this time will succeed?"

This time, Shang Hongchen was much more proactive; she controlled most of everything.

Chen Chuyang followed her orders, needing neither to act himself nor to worry.

It was clear that Shang Hongchen was truly anxious.

Otherwise, with her usual restraint and pride, she wouldn't act like this.

"It can be done, trust me."

"Alright."

Shang Hongchen smiled, stroked her belly, and felt very happy.

In ten years, Longshe Shan changed greatly.

Spiritual herbs and spirit fruit trees grew enormously, especially the spirit fruit trees on the mountain, which flourished.

Compared with before, they're much taller; looking around, they're all fruit trees.

The Spirit Field expanded manyfold; essentially, every usable area of Longshe Shan has been developed.

Both Spirit Fields and spirit lands kept expanding; the area for planting spiritual herbs multiplied many times, and the cultivation of Dragon Tooth Rice and Dragon Blood Rice increased manyfold, with plenty of Dragon Tooth Rice on sale. The Chen Clan also expanded this business, aiming to sell Dragon Tooth Rice to every corner of the world.

At present, it's still not feasible; most Dragon Tooth Rice has been reserved by Qi Ruohua, with a small portion drifting to other sects. In short, Dragon Tooth Rice cultivation techniques are rapidly advancing, and Longshe Shan controls the highest-level planting methods.

Liu Yuer is a master among them; her son cultivates Dragon Tooth Rice alongside her. Compared with Xiao Qian'er, her son Chen Chuhao clearly possesses a talent for planting, enjoys it, and meshes well with Xiao Qian'er.

Chen Chuhao, this younger brother of Chen Chuyang, is also liked; naturally he is treated equally, letting him train together with his two sons. Regarding their cultivation resources, Chen Chuyang gives them the same.

Hu Yueer's two children have also grown; after their cultivation advanced, their forms began to change, gaining a kind of spiritual aura instead of the previous demonic qi.

In these ten years, Hu Yueer has become content, fully adapting to life on Longshe Shan, and no longer harbors any ambitions.

On the Chen Clan side, she herself has no extravagant expectations and dares not entertain any thoughts.

Watching her two children grow and their strength improve step by step, Hu Yueer feels very gratified.

All of Longshe Shan is changing; the children have grown, and mother Long Ming naturally will not stay on Longshe Shan, though she often climbs the mountain.

Father and third uncle are very busy; over ten years they rarely ascend the mountain, being occupied with the Chen Clan's development plans.

The Shang Clan is the same, all busy.

In short, to sum up, the Chen Clan is developing rapidly and is on track to become the first family of the Great Qi Dynasty; if it continues, it will achieve this soon.

Among the major sects, deep exchanges continue; the departure of the previous generation has not severed their contacts, but rather deepened them.

Profit sharing and resource pooling cause the major sects' strength to rise rapidly.

In the past ten years, few have gone to Tianwai; after that first group went almost all the way, the remaining people either lacked strength, or rather, lacked confidence, and naturally did not go.

A month passed in a flash.

On that day, Shang Hongchen brought good news.

She is pregnant.