Chapter 829: Extra Chapter 4: 66

The east wing had collapsed; the whole main courtyard was smashed by those several lightning bolts beyond recognition, and could no longer be lived in.

Li Qingying placed Xiao Jiu in the side room of the front courtyard.

Xiao Jiu felt terrible; after this battle, her whole person was deathly pale.

Li Qingying helped Xiao Jiu wipe her body, changed her into clean clothes; Xiao Jiu held her belly with both hands, leaning dazedly on the bed, in a half-asleep, half-awake state.

At this moment, Li Qingying missed Bai Shulan terribly.

If Bai Shulan were here, it would be great; she could help a lot.

Hui Moqiong dared not idle for a moment, meanwhile dispatching troops and also guarding the western water bank against another sneak attack.

They waited and waited, waiting for Liu Junyan to appear.

Xiao Jiu was so certain that Liu Junyan would come at midnight; there must be basis for her certainty.

But before midnight arrived, Xiao Jiu developed a high fever.

Li Qingying knew ordinary doctors couldn't resolve Xiao Jiu's problem, so she could only call Bai Qiong.

But Bai Qiong said: 'Sister Qingying, even if my immortal child were here, they couldn't help; I only pray that Xiao Jiu, as a fortunate person, will have heavenly favor and safely pass this trial.'

Li Qingying almost started arguing with Bai Qiong on the phone.

But unexpectedly, A Cheng's voice sounded from the side: 'What she said is not wrong; this trial, sister, you can only get through yourself, or...'

The rest of the words, A Cheng did not say.

Those who hurried over weren't just A Cheng; Shan Shan and Tang Xun came as well.

What Li Qingying didn't expect even more was that, a little later, Xingchen actually showed up in this small courtyard accompanied by the Mystic Cat and the Copper Coin Person.

When Hui Moqiong's reinforcements arrived, Fang Chuanzong also brought people over.

Li Qingying finally wasn't so panicked.

The more people came, the better.

At least when fighting again, there was no need for Xiao Jiu to strain herself to hold up.

Xiao Jiu's internal energy, already affected by the Little Old Three, could not fully erupt; moreover, the enemy was targeting the Little Old Three, which amounted to directly seizing Xiao Jiu's Mìngmén.

Fortunately, Xiao Jiu endured.

Actually, Li Qingying also noticed midway that although the dragon head was formidable, at the critical moment it seemed to be disturbed by another force.

And this force very likely came from the Seventh Lord.

Seventh Lord, what on earth has happened to you!

After A Cheng checked Xiao Jiu's condition, he shook his head, indicating that nobody should go in to disturb Xiao Jiu.

Li Qingying puzzled: 'A Cheng, Xiao Jiu has a high fever; she'll be burned up.'

'No.' A Cheng said, 'Elder sister fears nothing more than high heat; she won't be harmed, and we can't help with this tribulation.'

Later Xingchen came, and didn't even go into the room to check on Xiao Jiu's condition.

He simply sat cross-legged before Xiao Jiu's door, continuously chanting sutras for blessings.

As soon as the Copper Coin Person arrived, he went to the western water bank; the Mystic Cat crouched on his left shoulder, Shan Shan transformed into a little phoenix and perched on his right shoulder, all staring ahead at the water surface, not knowing what they were looking at.

At midnight, the rain poured down.

The black water surface continuously rolled up huge waves; from time to time, it seemed as if howling sounds came from below, indistinct.

Hui Moqiong also followed over, accompanying them as they stood by the water's edge for a long time; the whole person was soaked, yet saw nothing.

Just as Hui Moqiong opened his mouth to ask something, the Copper Coin Person suddenly raised his right hand; Hui Moqiong saw him pinch a Golden Copper Coin between his fingers, lightly twist his wrist, and the coin flew out.

The Golden Copper Coin landed on the water surface, constantly bobbing with the waves; the small coin was repeatedly swallowed by the waves, yet quickly resurfaced each time.

Hui Moqiong didn't understand what the Copper Coin Person was doing; only when another wave shot up did the little phoenix suddenly flap its wings and rush toward that wave.

Hui Moqiong saw the wave condense in midair into shape, resembling a dragon head that opened its bloody maw and lunged at the little phoenix.

Shan Shan flapped her wings repeatedly, stirring up gales, piercing the wave again and again, pressing it to fall back until the water surface grew calm.

At the same time, the Golden Copper Coin that had been swallowed by the wave reappeared.

This time, red lines extended from the hole of the Golden Copper Coin in all directions; Golden Copper Coins lay along those lines, like a great net that 'netted' the wave pressed down by Shan Shan.

The Mystic Cat let out a meow, leapt from the Copper Coin Person's shoulder, and ran all the way calling toward the small courtyard.

Xingchen seemed to sense something, abruptly stopped turning the prayer beads in his hand, and pushed open Xiao Jiu's door.

The next moment, the Mystic Cat leapt in through the door crack.

When Xingchen closed the door again, Li Qingying only had time to see the Mystic Cat jump onto the bed and lie beside Xiao Jiu.

I don't know if it was her illusion, but she seemed to see a phantom flash from the Mystic Cat's body……

In the room, Xiao Jiu's hand always rested on her swollen belly.

In a daze, she felt as if she were dreaming.

She heard the Mystic Cat's call, slowly opened her eyes, yet saw a familiar figure standing beside the bed.

Who else could it be but Liu Junyan?

Xiao Jiu struggled to sit up, looking at the phantom standing beside the bed, and said: 'Āyàn, you've come.'

She showed no surprise, as if she had long been certain that Liu Junyan would come, and would arrive in this state.

Yet Liu Junyan at the bedside seemed unconscious, with no response.

Xiao Jiu suddenly burst into tears.

'Sorry, Āyàn, I didn't know it would be like this.'

'Sorry, I shouldn't have hit you; I didn't know you couldn't speak……'

'What should I do? How exactly can I help you?'

'Can you defeat it?'

'Āyàn, you can definitely do it, right?'

"……"

Xiao Jiu chattered on, speaking while suppressing her tears.

Until outside, the Yīnfēng howled again, relentlessly beating against the window, water mist squeezing in through the cracks.

The mystic cat meowed, guarding Xiao Jiu's side.

It also seemed to be urging something.

Immediately, Xiao Jiu felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen; the next moment, the phantom beside the bed scattered, turning into a stream of Dragon Qi that was instantly sucked into Xiao Jiu's lower abdomen.

Xiao Jiu only felt a sudden warmth in her lower abdomen, with warm blood flowing down her thighs.

The door was pushed open; Li Qingying was finally allowed to enter, and Tang Xun lent her a hand.

They prepared to help Xiao Jiu give birth.

After the Dragon Qi formed from that phantom merged into her body, Xiao Jiu's fever subsided and her consciousness became clear.

She clearly knew she was about to give birth.

Listening to the raging storm outside and the increasingly fierce fighting sounds, Xiao Jiu's tears fell uncontrollably.

She wished she were a bit more foolish, or her fever a bit more delirious, so she could muddle through the night in a daze.

Tang Xun watched, anxious, saying: "Xiao Jiu, don't cry, put some strength into it."

Li Qingying even more urgently: "Didn't Bai Jingmo say Xiao Jiu is carrying an egg this pregnancy? I don't feel that way……"