Chapter 122

120. Replacing Song Huaying's Bloodline (1/2)

The moment the prompt appeared, Chen An discovered that a wooden box had appeared out of thin air inside his Storage Bag.

If nothing went wrong, this should be the Mysterious Gift Box mentioned in the prompt.

The box looked only as big as a palm, and he had no idea what treasure was placed inside.

A pill?

A Dharma Spell?

Or perhaps... a Dharma Artifact?

Chen An really wanted to open it and take a look right now, but he held back.

At this moment, he felt it was better to spend more time with his tsundere concubine.

Otherwise, his tsundere concubine had just worked hard all day to give birth to his child, and if he turned around and ran off somewhere, that would be somewhat inappropriate.

"Daddy, I want to see too, I want to see the baby Wen-niang gave birth to!"

Chen Yuejian was not tall and could not see the infant Chen An was holding in his arms; she kept trying to stand on tiptoe, but still could not see, and her delicate willow eyebrows were tightly furrowed on her little face in anxiety.

Seeing her so anxious, Chen An smiled and patted her head, then lowered his second daughter, whom he was holding, to let her see to her heart's content and satisfy her curiosity.

Seeing this, Wen Zhiyun also reached out to pat her head and said to her with a smile:

"Xiao Yuejian, this is your younger sister. As the older sister, you must set a good example for her in the future and be a good daughter to Daddy and Mommy, understand?"

"I know, Wen-niang, I have always been a good daughter to Daddy and Mommy."

Chen Yuejian replied with a well-behaved expression.

As she said this, her gaze remained fixed on the sister in the swaddling clothes, her eyes full of curiosity and also a hint of anticipation.

She looked forward to her sister growing up quickly so she could play with her in the courtyard.

Otherwise, she was the only child in the whole house, and she couldn't go outside to play, which was truly too boring.

"Husband, Sister Wen, that... may I hold the baby?"

Gu Xinyue looked at the infant in Chen An's arms and could not help but make this small request.

She really loved children.

Even if it wasn't born to her, as long as it was her husband's child, she loved it.

Upon hearing this, Wen Zhiyun revealed a caring smile like a big sister and said: "Of course you can. I am the child's mother, and you, Yue, are also the child's mother; hold her if you want to."

Chen An smiled as he heard this and quickly handed his second daughter to Gu Xinyue, saying in a gentle voice: "Here, Yue, you hold her."

"Thank you, Husband and Sister Wen."

Gu Xinyue said this as she took the child, her eyes filled with love and kindness as she looked at the child in her arms, radiating a glow of motherhood.

At this time, Wen Zhiyun looked at Shen Qingyi, who was near the window, and thanked her with a smile:

"Fellow Daoist Shen, it was truly hard on you to keep using your Divine Sense to watch over me while I was giving birth earlier. Once I recover this afternoon, I will cook you a sumptuous dinner myself."

"It was just a small effort, Fellow Daoist Wen need not be so polite." Shen Qingyi smiled politely.

"That's right, that's right, we are all one family, there is no need to be so polite."

Song Huaying teased Shen Qingyi as she said this, her voice as lively as a neighbor's little sister: "Sister Shen, when will you give birth to one for Husband? I can be your midwife then."

Shen Qingyi smiled easily and said: "I may have to disappoint you, Ying, I have no intention of having children."

"Sister Shen, your appearance is so beautiful and your figure is so graceful, wouldn't it be a pity not to have a child to inherit that?"

Song Huaying said with a look of regret.

She knew that Chen An wanted to get Shen Qingyi pregnant, so she was constantly thinking of ways to assist, hoping to become the most capable assistant by Chen An's side and gain more of his favor.

Faced with this remark from Song Huaying, Shen Qingyi only smiled and said nothing, not responding to the topic.

Although she basically considered herself Chen An's concubine now, she still had her self-respect and would not easily go back on what she had said before.

As for having children, she really did not want to.

She wanted to be unfettered and did not want to be tied down by a child.

On the other side.

Chen An kept observing the second daughter held by Gu Xinyue.

He used his Divine Sense to probe the second daughter's body.

He wanted to see what kind of special constitution his second daughter had.

After a round of investigation.

Chen An discovered that the Blood Qi within his second daughter's body was extremely vigorous.

It was several times more vigorous than that of Song Huaying, who was an adult standing nearby.

This was just a newborn infant!

How could the intensity of the Blood Qi in her body be more vigorous than that of an adult nearly twenty years old?

Could this be the so-called special constitution?

The more Chen An thought about it, the more he felt it was possible.

He guessed that his second daughter's constitution was special in that she was born with vigorous Blood Qi.

In layman's terms, her physical body was naturally powerful.

Just then, Wen Zhiyun on the bed hesitated for a moment before asking:

"Husband, is our daughter's name really to be chosen by me?"

Although Chen An had said at the time that he would leave the matter of naming the child to her, she actually had no confidence in her heart, feeling that Chen An might have just been trying to please her then.

When the day the child was actually born arrived, it would still be Chen An, as the child's father, who would choose the name.

However, Chen An was more true to his word than she had imagined.

Hearing her ask this, he immediately smiled gently and said:

"Zhiyun, I already said before that it would be up to you to name the child; if you don't name her, then who would?"

"Then... it really is up to me to name her?"

"Go ahead."

Chen An smiled lightly.

Upon hearing this, Wen Zhiyun could not help but reveal a smile, then thought for a moment before saying:

"This chubby little one, I carried her for a full year."

"And during this year, our family has experienced many hardships."

"Since that is the case, I will give her a name with the same sounds."

"Let's call her Chen Yike."

"Yi, the same sound as the 'yi' in one year."

"Ke, the same sound as the 'ke' in hardships."

"Husband, what do you think of this name?"

Wen Zhiyun liked this name very much and felt it sounded very pleasant.

Although she could name her daughter whatever she wanted now, she still asked for Chen An's opinion in the end.

Chen An had no objections and immediately praised her with a look of approval: "Chen Yike, this name is excellent; it has meaning and sounds pleasant as well. Zhiyun, you truly have great talent!"

"Sister Wen, this name is truly lovely. It sounds like a fairy the moment you hear it. When little Yike grows up, she will surely be as charming as Sister Wen."

As Song Huaying said this, she looked at Gu Xinyue to the side, nudged her with her arm, and asked: "Sister Gu, don't you agree?"

Gu Xinyue nodded and said: "Mm, the name Chen Yike sounds very nice."

"I also think it's good," said Shen Qingyi.

Seeing that everyone thought it was acceptable, Wen Zhiyun smiled and made the final decision: "Since everyone thinks this name is good, then my precious daughter shall be called Chen Yike from now on."

When these words from Wen Zhiyun fell.

A status panel suddenly popped up out of thin air before Chen An's previously empty field of vision.

【Name: Chen Yike】

【Cultivation: None yet】

【Attributes: Poor comprehension, invincible physical body】

【Affection: 0 stars (Not yet graded)】

This is... the second daughter's status panel?

Chen An was stunned for a moment, then his gaze fell upon the third line of the attribute column.

Poor comprehension?

Invincible physical body?

Does this mean that when my second daughter grows up, she will be a reckless, simple-minded brute with explosive combat power?

Thinking of this, Chen An did not know whether to be happy or worried for a moment.

"Alright, everyone, let's head out. Sister Wen worked hard for a full day to give birth to little Yike, it is time for her to get some rest."

Seeing that the time was about right, Song Huaying began to urge everyone to leave.

Chen An wanted to stay, but he was rolled eyes at by Wen Zhiyun, who said she wanted to rest well by herself and told him to hurry up and leave.

After leaving Wen Zhiyun's room.

Chen An did not stop for a single step and walked straight into the Alchemy Room.

He found a place to sit down.

With a thought, he took out the wooden box rewarded by the system from his Storage Bag.

"I wonder what kind of treasure is inside this wooden box."

"I hope it is a pill that can increase cultivation."

Carrying these two thoughts, Chen An opened the wooden box impatiently.

Immediately, a colorful fruit came into view.

It was the size of a cherry.

There were wisps of purple Qi lingering on the skin of the fruit.

It looked quite extraordinary.

Chen An curiously took the fruit out of the wooden box.

The next instant, a notification popped up.

【Bloodline Dao Fruit: A bloodline is an ancient attribute that can inherit the abilities of ancestors. Every living being carries multiple bloodlines in their body, but only one bloodline can manifest in the end. Consuming the Bloodline Dao Fruit can randomly replace the current dominant bloodline with an existing recessive bloodline within the body.】

Chen An carefully finished reading the content of the notification.

He finally reached a conclusion.

This Bloodline Dao Fruit could replace a bloodline, giving a living being a chance to re-awaken their talent.

The only drawback was that the direction of this bloodline replacement was completely random.

Chen An fell into deep thought. As of now, his own cultivation talent was already extremely high and was still increasing at a high speed every day; was there really any need to consume this Bloodline Dao Fruit?

He pondered for a while and finally thought of his little wife, Song Huaying.

His little wife was still a mortal, perhaps she was more suited to eat this Bloodline Dao Fruit.

Mm, decided, I will give it to her to eat.

Chen An thought to himself.

In the blink of an eye.

Time had arrived at night.

Except for Wen Zhiyun, who was resting in the room with her daughter Chen Yike, the other five people were all eating dinner in the main hall.

Taking advantage of everyone being present, Chen An put down his chopsticks, moved his thoughts, and took the Bloodline Dao Fruit out of his Storage Bag, placing it on the dining table.

Afterwards, he said to his three wives and concubines:

"The fruit in this box is a type of Dao Fruit that can replace a living being's Bloodline."

"I intend to give it to Ying to eat."

"I have already spoken to Zhiyun about it, and she has no objections."

"I wonder what you three think?"

Chen An was the absolute head of the household and could have completely ignored the opinions of these three wives and concubines.

But out of respect, he still informed them under the pretext of asking for their opinions.

At this moment, Shen Qingyi was also regarded by him as one of his wives and concubines.

Upon hearing this, the three wives and concubines immediately looked at the Bloodline Dao Fruit on the table.

Soon, Shen Qingyi was the first to speak: "Alchemist Chen, there is no need to ask for my opinion; this Dao Fruit is your possession, you may decide for yourself."

Gu Xinyue then also said: "Husband, I am the same."

Song Huaying was moved, looking pleasantly surprised, while also feeling somewhat at a loss: "Husband, this Dao Fruit looks very precious. I am merely a mortal; wouldn't it be a waste to give it to me..."

She very much wanted to eat this Bloodline Dao Fruit, but her status as a mortal made her feel inferior, feeling that she was not worthy of enjoying this Bloodline Dao Fruit.

Chen An moved his thoughts, pushed the wooden box across the air to in front of Song Huaying, and said in a gentle tone:

"It is precisely because you, Ying, are a mortal that I am letting you eat it. Everyone in the house besides you has a Spirit Root and can cultivate immortality; it would be a bit of a waste of this Bloodline Dao Fruit's value if they ate it."

Hearing this, Song Huaying no longer acted coy.

She picked up the wooden box on the table, looked at the colorful Bloodline Dao Fruit inside, and said with eyes full of anticipation: "Husband, will I be able to cultivate immortality after I eat it?"

"Probably not."

Chen An shook his head and said.

"I see..."

Song Huaying felt a little disappointed.

Seeing this, Chen An comforted her by saying: "However, if the Bloodline replacement goes well, I think living a few more decades should be no problem."

"Furthermore, your physical strength might become far superior to a mortal body; from now on, you will no longer be merely a mortal."

Hearing this, Song Huaying felt a bit excited inside.

She took the fruit out of the box, looked at Chen An beside her, and said with a nervous heart: "Then Husband, I will eat this Bloodline Dao Fruit?"

"Eat it. With me here watching over you, nothing will happen."

Chen An gave Song Huaying a reassuring look.

Song Huaying felt much more at ease, clutched her chest where her heart was beating slightly faster, took a deep breath, then closed her beautiful eyes, opened her rosy cherry lips, and ate the Bloodline Dao Fruit in her hand.

PS: Setting out my bowl, begging for monthly tickets and recommendation tickets!