Chapter 107: The Country Name is Wu, and a Daughter Named Yingxue

Heavy snow fell, and the world was frozen for ten thousand miles.

Lin Chao stood before the door, listening to the cries from inside the room; even he felt somewhat flustered.

Zhao Ran held Lin Chao's hand and said, "Husband, there is no need to rush; Xiangyi will surely be safe, mother and child alike."

"Mm." Lin Chao nodded.

At this moment, a crisp cry rang out.

The midwife's face was filled with joy: "Heir, it is a daughter."

Lin Chao immediately pushed open the door and entered the room.

Inside the room, Wu Xiangyi still had sweat on her head and looked exceptionally weak.

Lin Chao held Wu Xiangyi's hand: "Xiangyi, you have worked hard."

The bitterness of pregnancy, the pain of childbirth.

All mothers in the world are worthy of respect.

"It was not hard." A joyful expression appeared on Wu Xiangyi's face.

In the end, she had left behind an heir for her husband.

Once she and Sister Zhao Ran passed away, would her husband be like those emperors of past generations, doting on women who resembled her in appearance?

"Heir, this is the little miss; she looks just like her mother." The midwife held the baby girl and moved closer.

Lin Chao took a glance, and a warmth stirred in his heart.

At the same time, he was slightly stunned.

Generally speaking, newborn infants look somewhat... ugly.

Yet the baby girl before him was exceptionally lively.

She looked at Lin Chao, her eyes blinking, which was somewhat strange.

"Husband, give our daughter a name." A look of happiness appeared on Wu Xiangyi's face.

"Today is heavy snow, so let's call her Qi..." Lin Chao paused, "... Qi Yingxue."

Three months later.

Qi Lin ascended the throne as Emperor in Zi'an, Kyoto, and established the country name as Wu.

Jubei King Qi Sanjia became the Supreme Emperor, Zhao Ran became the Empress, and Wu Xiangyi became the Noble Consort.

One year after the founding of Wu, Martial Emperor Qi Lin wrote two letters and sent them to Wei and Jing.

The ruler of Jing Country offered the Jade Seal, willing to submit as a subject, and was enfeoffed as the Jing King.

Wei destroyed the letter, and the Martial Emperor was furious.

He wrote another letter.

Wei finally surrendered, and the young son of the Wei Emperor was established as the Wei King.

Three years after the founding of Wu, the Martial Emperor promulgated the "Regui Order" and built the "Martial Academy," requiring all children in the world to enter the academy for study.

The ministers did not permit it, and there was severe opposition in the imperial court.

The Liu clan of the Huaitang Gate rose in rebellion against the "Regui Order," and the Martial Emperor suppressed them personally.

The Liu clan rebellion case involved many, and blood flowed like a river.

The voices of opposition in the imperial court gradually weakened.

Five years after the founding of Wu, heavy snow fell.

Lin Chao accompanied Wu Xiangyi to admire the flowers in the palace.

"Husband is truly the master of the world, to be able to make a hundred flowers bloom in winter."

Wu Xiangyi looked at the vibrant flowers before her, a smile appearing on her face.

All these years, she still addressed Lin Chao as husband.

Wu Xiangyi had not changed her form of address because of Lin Chao's change in status.

And Lin Chao preferred this form of address even more.

Lin Chao smiled: "If this were recorded in the history books, I would definitely be a foolish emperor."

"Husband is joking."

"Once, there was an emperor who, to win a beauty's smile, lit the beacon fires to tease the feudal lords." Lin Chao spoke, lost in memories of his past life.

"That is a truly foolish emperor."

"Haha." Lin Chao laughed loudly.

Just then, a crisp voice came.

"Daddy, Daddy, I'm coming down."

Not far away, little Yingxue's delicate face radiated light.

At this moment, she was climbing a tree, a cunning look on her face.

Even in the middle of winter, she did not feel cold.

"Be careful." A wry smile appeared on Lin Chao's face.

"With Daddy here, I'm not afraid." As Qi Yingxue said this, she jumped down from the tree, landing right in Lin Chao's arms.

"I knew Daddy would definitely catch me." Little Yingxue's voice was soft and sweet, extremely adorable.

"You, you, you only know how to be spoiled and arrogant." Lin Chao smiled, not angry in the slightest.

After all, isn't a daughter meant to be spoiled?

Besides, this little cotton-padded jacket was not yet a leaking one.

Qi Yingxue raised her head, an unhappy look on her face: "Who told you to lie, Daddy!"

"How did I deceive anyone?"

"You promised to sleep with Yingxue at night, but you lied to me." Qi Yingxue snorted coldly, "You snuck into Mother's bed while I was asleep, then snuck back in the morning, thinking I wouldn't know!"

Lin Chao gave an awkward laugh: "Ahem."

Lin Chao held his daughter and looked at Wu Xiangyi, who was smiling in the distance; the years were peaceful and quiet.

One hour later.

Lin Chao appeared inside a room.

The room was very large, holding dozens of people.

Seeing Lin Chao arrive, these people all set down the tasks in their hands.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

Lin Chao looked at the crowd, his gaze calm: "Rise."

Even though Lin Chao established the Martial Academy and the whole population practiced Martial Arts, many things could not be changed overnight.

Moreover, the grain and resource consumption of the entire population practicing Martial Arts could not be sustained by the Wu Kingdom alone.

Of course, Lin Chao had practiced the Everlasting Art and had already achieved considerable results.

This technique could actually be used to cultivate high-yield crops.

Furthermore, using it was beneficial to the human body.

Nowadays, this type of grain had already begun to be promoted among the common people.

It was also because of this that the Regui Order could be better implemented.

Of course, the main reason was that Lin Chao had brought out the Everlasting Art; otherwise, incidents like those involving the Liu family of the Huaitang Gate would happen from time to time.

After all, those with vested interests are not so easily willing to give up their own benefits.

One can only entice them with higher benefits.

Of course, slaughter was still unavoidable.

"How is the research on the Immortal Corpse Bone going?" Lin Chao looked at the people in this room and asked slowly.

He had gathered the talents of the world, including Martial Arts experts and those who practiced the Everlasting Art, to jointly study the Immortal Corpse Bone.

Wang Qiyun of the Tianji Pavilion was among them, and was the person primarily in charge.

The goal was to solve the problems with Zhao Ran and Wu Xiangyi.

Wang Qiyun walked forward and sighed: "Reporting to Your Majesty, it is we who are useless.

We conducted research and finally concluded that once the Immortal Corpse Bone is implanted into a human body, it cannot be removed.

Once removed, death is certain."

Lin Chao was unwilling to give up and asked again: "Is there really no other way?"

"No." Wang Qiyun lowered his head, his expression dejected and sorrowful.

"Your Majesty, the Immortal Corpse Bone hides an ominous nature within it; it is not something we can resolve." Another person in charge stood out and let out a sigh.

"Very well." Lin Chao scanned the crowd and finally let out a sigh.

Were Zhao Ran and Wu Xiangyi truly beyond saving?

Lin Chao frowned, his gaze deep.

Three hundred breaths later.

Wang Qiyun sat on a chair with a dejected expression on his face.

"Jiang Wenshi, is it right for us to deceive His Majesty like this?"

Jiang Wenshi was the person who had just spoken.

"A country cannot go a day without a ruler, and the world still needs the Martial Emperor to exist!

The result we found must be buried in our hearts; we cannot tell anyone." Jiang Wenshi's expression was grave.

"Sigh." Wang Qiyun let out a sigh, "Who knew that to solve the problem of the Immortal Corpse Bone, one must sacrifice the life of a Martial Dao Supreme.

And in this world, the only person who can be called a Martial Dao Supreme is the Martial Emperor himself."

Jiang Wenshi also sighed: "The ways of the world are unpredictable."

The two sighed with emotion.

What they did not know was that outside their room, in the shadows, Lin Chao's brow had smoothed out.

(End of this chapter)