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If it hadn't been for others to stop him, Zhong Lishan would have almost killed the bandit who was in charge of hiring the midwife.

"As I said before, we must be careful. Since we know that there is a military turmoil, why not invite the midwife to live on the mountain in advance, just in case?"

The bandits were also very wronged, and murmured in a low voice; "This is a den of bandits. If the consultation fee they promised was not enough, who would come here? Let alone come here to live..."

"What did you say?" Zhong Lishan was annoyed by the bandit's muttering, and almost wanted to do it again.

Wang Da hurriedly stopped by, glanced at Ruan Ji who was standing next to him watching his nose, nose, nose, nose, nose and heart, and suggested: "Actually, Mr. Ruan has helped the horses and mules in the village to deliver many times. It's basically the same, why don't you let Mr. Ruan... oh my god!"

Before this bad idea could be said neatly, Wang Da was kicked out by Zhong Lishan with a flying kick.

In the end, Zhong Lishan had no choice but to find a few peasant women who had experience in delivering babies from the village at the foot of the mountain. Ruan Ji, a master veterinarian in Qingpingshan, was also taken away to wait outside the delivery room. Come in handy.

The day Lingshu gave birth was a sunny day.

God seems to have given an excellent omen for this little life that is about to be born, but Ling Xun always feels that his eyelids are twitching, and even the big sun hanging above his head seems to be pale with ulterior motives.

He and Zhong Lishan waited outside the delivery room early in the morning. The delivery room was very quiet throughout the morning. The peasant women prepared the hot water brazier and scissors in an orderly manner. Even Ruan Ji carried a basket of herbs early and squatted by the gate of the courtyard. .But Ling Xun's heart was inexplicably uneasy, looking at Zhong Lishan again, he was not as good as him, he was already spinning all over the ground like a top, stretching his neck to look towards the delivery room from time to time, almost pulling out his eyeballs and throwing them into the delivery room for a while. Find out.

"Don't panic, it's definitely okay, it's definitely okay." Zhong Lishan muttered like a great dancer.

Although Ling Xun had never seen a woman give birth, but since he was a child in the embroidery workshop, he learned a lot of common sense about childbirth from the women's words, so he acted as a wolf with a big tail and comforted Zhong Li. Shandao: "Don't worry, sister's pregnancy looks good, and the fetus is not too big, so it shouldn't be too hard."

However, after hearing Ling Xun's words of comfort, Zhong Lishan just smiled perfunctorily, obviously not listening, but as time went by, his expression became more anxious and dignified than before.

For some reason, Ling Xun suddenly thought of what Liu Ma had said to Zhong Lishan the first day he met Ling Shu.

She said that the doctor told her that Ling Shu's body is weak, and the fetus should not be raised too large, otherwise it will not be conducive to childbirth.

Ling Xun didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but when he thought about it now, he felt a little weird.

He had come into contact with many embroidered mothers with weak bodies before, and he had never seen them be specially told about the size of the fetus when they were pregnant.In Ling Xun's memory, his young lady was in very good health, and she could still hold him and ride a pony all over the pasture. Why is she in this state now?

Reconnecting with him back then when he asked Ling Shu what he had experienced in these years, Ling Shu and Zhong Lishan's unusual reactions made Ling Xun feel more and more uneasy.

Finally, Ling Shu's first scream came from the delivery room, and Ling Xun's soul was called out, and his palms were sweaty.

"Xiaozhen!" Zhong Lishan was even more like a pit bull hearing an order, he almost rushed in with red eyes, and Ling Xun and a few servants stopped him in time.

It must have been labor pains, Ling Shu couldn't help crying one after another.But she obviously tried her best to bear it, and she only uttered half of it a few times, and was suppressed by her again.However, the more she behaved like this, the more panicked Ling Xun and Zhong Lishan felt.

Basin after basin of blood was brought out, Zhong Lishan stared straight at the sight.

Seeing the sun set from the middle to the west, Lingshu's cry gradually weakened.

Mama Liu knelt down first and kowtowed on the ground, praying for God's blessing.

Even Ruan Ji, who had been leaning against the gate of the courtyard without moving, had a look of worry in his eyes.He didn't care about whether to avoid it or not, he directly lifted the curtain and took a look into the delivery room, his face changed suddenly, and his goatee trembled rhythmically.

Ruan Ji came out of the delivery room backwards, closed his eyes, and seemed to have made up his mind. He reached back and grabbed a few handfuls of dirty and muddy herbs from the basket, and handed them to a helping peasant woman, telling She quickly boiled the medicine into soup and poured it down for Ling Shu.

The peasant woman responded, but before she had time to leave, she was blocked by Zhong Lishan ferociously.

"What did you drink for her?" Zhong Lishan asked.

Ruan Ji avoids Zhong Lishan's gaze, "The head of the family, if you continue to waste like this, I'm afraid not only the wife, but even the children..."

"Fuck your mother!" Zhong Lishan kicked Ruan Ji, as if he was his father-killing enemy. If he had a knife in his hand, he would have wiped his neck directly, "Are you going to give her Drinking labor-inducing medicine? You don’t know...you don’t know that Xiaozhen used to...she couldn’t drink that kind of thing, don’t you know?! Ah?!”

At this time, Ling Xun finally heard the trick, and hurriedly pulled Zhong Lishan and asked: "What happened to my sister before? Does she have any hidden illness?"

Zhong Lishan was at a loss for words, but his big copper bell eyes were bloodshot, almost crying.

Ling Xun suddenly panicked for no reason, seeing that he couldn't get an answer from Zhonglishan, he dragged Ruan Ji up from the ground, and asked relentlessly, "Mr. What happened before, why can't you drink the medicine to induce labor?"

Ruan Ji laughed twice, "Boss Feng, don't be so excited. The medicine for inducing labor is not good for the mother after all. It is only used when there is no way out. I was just confused just now..."

"No, you all kept it from me!" Ling Xun interrupted Ruan Ji's nonsense impatiently.

What had his sister been through before?

The more Ruan Ji and Zhong Lishan kept their mouths shut, the more Ling Xun gradually grasped the truth from their evasive and dark eyes, and suddenly a terrifying guess arose in his heart.

Since Lingshu was sold as a maidservant of the Mausoleum, where would these criminal servants be sold?It is almost impossible to go to a good man's house to be a maidservant again. If it is not bought as a slave to be a rough envoy, there is only one destination in the end-prostitutes.

Ling Xun has been walking in the rivers and lakes, and it is not that he has never been in those places of fireworks. Even because he is the owner of Xiuzhuang, he has supplied goods to some famous brothels all the year round, and has a good relationship with a few old bustards. He knows how these people will treat them. Those poor women who are trapped in the fence.

Everyone in the world thinks that actors and prostitutes are most afraid of aging. In fact, it is not aging but pregnancy that really changes their faces.It is said that selling a smile is not selling your body, but if you encounter a difficult customer, you have to serve it with your body.Those who are unfortunate enough to be recruited will be forcibly given the medicine of tiger and wolf in order to get rid of the fetus, regardless of whether they want to or not.

These medicines usually do great harm to the woman's uterus. If you are unlucky, you may not be able to give birth again in the future, or you may not be able to conceive because your body is completely damaged, or the uterine wall becomes thinner, which may easily lead to heavy bleeding during delivery. .

Can't drink oxytocin, can't raise the fetus too big...

If Lingshu's body is weak, it means this...

Ling Xun unconsciously clenched his fists, his teeth creaking.

I don't know which peasant woman it was in the delivery room, and suddenly yelled: "No! Ma'am is bleeding profusely!"

For a moment, Ling Xun felt his ears buzzing, and the world was spinning, as if everything he saw was scarlet.

At this moment, a loud bang suddenly came from Qingping Mountain, and gradually, the sound of killing approached.

"No, what's the sound?"

Ruan Ji was the only one present to react, because the other two men were all poking outside the delivery room like stones at this moment, as if they had lost their five senses.

On the bluestone road outside the yard, a man covered in blood rolled out and crawled out. It was Ah Cheng.

"Ah Cheng, what's going on!"

Ruan Ji hurriedly went to help Ah Cheng up, but saw that there was another person with disheveled hair struggling to climb up the stone steps, but unfortunately he was exhausted and was too tired to move halfway up.Ruan Ji couldn't see his face, but judging from his clothes, this should be Wu Qing, the second master.

"Yes, someone is attacking the stronghold! Hurry up and tell the boss...they have a formation master!"

Ah Cheng was out of breath, and Ruan Ji's heart sank. He hurriedly touched all the vital points on his body, and then checked his pulse. He found that he had not suffered any fatal injuries, but only injured his flesh. He spoke at this time I was short of breath because I ran too fast, so I felt relieved slightly, and ran down the stone steps to help the tired Wu Qing.

"Second leader? Are you okay?" Ruan Ji dragged him up with great effort.

Wu Qing gasped, grabbed Ruan Ji's arm, gritted his teeth and said, "Quick! Leave me alone! Open the mechanism here first! Those, those people are about to catch up!"

Ruan Ji looked at Wu Qing and couldn't help being surprised.

They, the second masters, although they are not good at martial arts, but with their wonderful Qimen Dunjia mechanism array technique, people dare not underestimate them.Except for the head of the family, I haven't seen anyone in his eyes, and he is extremely arrogant.This was the first time that Ruan Ji saw fear in his eyes, which showed that the situation was serious.

Ruan Ji didn't dare to delay any longer, so he ran back to the yard quickly, and told Ling Xun and Zhonglishan the news of someone attacking the stronghold, but the two still seemed to be unable to hear anything, Ruan Ji had no choice but to separate With a loud voice, "Ma'am, she's not dead yet! Are you trying to get the thieves to attack her so that she can't give birth with peace of mind?!"

This voice finally called Ling Xun and Zhong Lishan back to their positions.

"What, what did you say was typed?" Zhong Lishan asked with a slow reaction.

Ruan Ji shook his head, "It's not clear, Cheng and Erdangjia didn't mention it, they just said that these people brought the formation master, and they are almost here. Now we have to open the mechanism here and stop them."

Zhong Lishan had a deep affection for Ling Shu, so he had the cheek to beg Wu Qing to add more powerful organs to the house where she lived in case of emergencies.Although Wu Qing said a few bitter words, he also seriously drew the blueprints to make the mechanism. It can be said that the most difficult mechanism formation in the whole Qingping Mountain is here.

Four people are required to operate the mechanism at the same time, in addition to Wu Qing and Ah Cheng, two more people are needed.

Ling Xun and Zhong Lishan asked Ruan Ji to take care of Ling Shu in the delivery room almost in unison, and the two of them helped to open the mechanism.

The switch of the mechanism array is in the main room. Wu Qingxin cleverly made it into a soft bed. Ling Shu would lie on it to rest almost every afternoon. Even Ling Xun would often sit by the side and talk to Ling Shu. But never found any mystery.

Wu Qing said: "Do you see the bulge under the four limp legs? I'll call one, two, three, and we'll turn together, first turn left three times, then turn right once. Remember, we only have one chance and can't turn around." wrong."

One step away from the three hurdles, this coincides with the situation where the trapped dragon keeps the success.

Ling Xun looked at Wu Qing with some surprise, and saw that his expression was solemn. Although it was almost winter, his clothes were already soaked in sweat.

At this time, Lingshu's hoarse scream came from the delivery room again, although the voice was not low, it was full of ominousness, Zhong Lishan's hand trembled, and he almost turned to the wrong position, Wu Qing quickly grabbed his arm, Helping him return to the normal position, at the same time, Wu Qing raised his head and glanced in the direction of the delivery room, his face was pale and his eyes were complicated.

"Brother, those people are not as good as beasts. They are menacing. The life and death of my sister-in-law is unknown. They must not be allowed to enter this yard."

After being reminded by Wu Qing, Zhong Lishan finally regained his composure and followed Wu Qing's password to rotate the mechanism again.

I don't know what mechanism is attached to the mechanism. It is very difficult to turn it when you first start it, and you need to do your best. Ling Xun, a martial arts practitioner, feels that the fingertips will be worn off, let alone Wu Qing who has no martial arts. Those who have learned the basic skills, but the more you go to the back, the more smooth the mechanism button is. After the last turn, the whole bed turns itself, and the two slate bricks under it slowly rise.

Wu Qing asked everyone to back off, Ling Xun vaguely felt the house shaking, and there was the sound of something breaking ground in the courtyard.

"Okay, the formation has been activated!" Wu Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief, collapsed on the ground, and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, looking very tired.

Zhong Lishan was thinking about Lingshu in his heart, and couldn't wait to rush out again.

Ling Xun originally wanted to go out with him, but seeing Wu Qing's shoulder oozing blood, he asked, "You're injured, how are you?"

Wu Qing originally looked at Zhong Lishan's back leaving, a little sad, but now seeing Ling Xun's talkativeness, he immediately snorted coldly, "I won't die yet, don't bother me."

Ling Xun felt that he had finally found a guy in this world who could not speak human words better than himself, so he took out a bottle of golden sore medicine from his bosom and threw it over, "You take some medicine yourself first, this stuff is very effective in stopping bleeding."

Wu Qing didn't move, but Ah Cheng took the medicine bottle. Ling Xun didn't care about him anymore, and jumped out of the room, but was surprised to find that the outside had changed. It turned out that the stone road that came up the mountain It was gone, and I saw countless boulders rising from the ground, forming a stone formation, enclosing the small courtyard of Lingshu with three layers inside and three layers outside.

Ling Xun looked carefully, and saw that there was a small hole in all the boulders, which looked like a secret door for shooting arrows. He walked over a little bit, and the few big boulders closest to him actually changed into formations by themselves, like loyal guards. Block him firmly.

With such ingenious thoughts, Ling Xun felt that even a real formation mage was ashamed of himself.But soon he realized something was wrong, because there was obviously a way of life left in the stone formation, which could allow people to easily walk up the hillside.He was shocked in his heart, something sank in his eyes, he suspected that Wu Qing deliberately left this gap in the formation.

At this time, Wu Qing also came out with the support of Ah Cheng, seeing Ling Xun standing at the end of the road, his expression was extremely calm.

Ling Xun asked bluntly: "Second leader, is there a way out of this stone formation?"

Wu Qing's eyebrows moved slightly, and she smiled contemptuously, "It's natural, Hei Scar is still leading a group of my brothers to fight below, I want to leave them this last retreat. I can't do it for the sake of one person. Life or death, just abandon my brothers and ignore them?"

These words couldn't be more unpleasant, Ling Xun's complexion changed a few times, before he could react, he suddenly heard Wang Da's voice from below the hillside.

"Quick! Brothers, come up quickly, and enter the second leader's organ array, we will be safe!"

I saw dozens of people coming from the only way left in the stone formation, and the leader was Wang Da with a black scar face. None of them failed, and a few of them seemed to have lost consciousness and were carried up by their companions.There was a group of people chasing after them, and Fang Jue was at the end. Relying on his unpredictable body skills, he knocked down the closest people from time to time.

When Wang Da and the others were finally able to climb up, Wu Qing immediately ordered Ah Cheng to approach a boulder guarding the gate of life according to the footwork he said.

Ah Cheng respectfully obeys Wu Qing's order, and never dares to make a mistake.In this way, the boulder, which would automatically change position when approached, did not move when Ah Cheng approached. When Ah Cheng finally walked to the side of the boulder, Wu Qing asked him to touch an uneven groove at the bottom of the rock, and threw it to He gave him a small stone like a token, and asked him to put this thing in the groove.

The moment the stones got stuck in the ditch, the Stonehenge all over the hillside changed again, quickly blocking the last way out, and surrounding the whole house tightly, and those outsiders who were still chasing halfway were all stuck in the trench. In Stonehenge, they were either crushed into meatloaf by boulders, or shot at hedgehogs by arrows released from the boulders.

Wang Da and the others finally had a chance to breathe, and they sat scattered in the courtyard, bandaging their wounds, resting their breath.

There was a moment of silence in the small courtyard, no one spoke until a loud cry of a baby broke the silence.

Ling Xun seemed to have been beaten with a sap, his mind was a little confused, his legs didn't seem to be his own, and he took him to the delivery room on his own initiative. Beside the red bed, Zhong Lishan held her hand, crying himself into a bereaved dog.

Mama Liu was holding a baby in her arms. Seeing Ling Xun coming in, she rarely lowered her usual crisp voice, and said softly, "Madam gave birth to a boy."

Ling Xun glanced into the little quilt roll, and saw a chubby little face, showing a healthy color.

The baby was born safely, but why didn't any of the people in the room show any joy?

Ling Xun didn't dare to stay any longer, for fear of hearing something he didn't want to hear. He wanted to leave, but his feet were nailed to the ground, and he couldn't even move.

"Xun... Wuge..." Ling Shu's face was as white as gold, but there was a blush on her cheeks, which gave her an abnormal, almost holy beauty.

"Sister." Ling Xun knelt down straight, his face was cold and hard, he couldn't draw a sad expression, but his eyes were already blurred.

"Sister and brother who have only been together for a month... a bit, a little bit not enough..." Ling Shu looked at Ling Xun tenderly, her eyes lingering, she seemed to want to raise her hand to wipe away Ling Xun's tears, but she had no strength .

"That's why my sister needs to get better soon!"

Ling Xun was shocked suddenly, walked forward on his knees, moved closer to the side of the bed, wiped his face as if nothing had happened, and put on his usual smile.

"We have been separated for more than ten years, and now we finally reunited. My sister also said that she would cook for me after giving birth. She also said that she would find a girl from a good family for me and watch me get married. My sister was a child. But the most trustworthy person in the whole family never lied to me. What I promised before will be fulfilled one by one in the future. Sister treats me better. When my little nephew grows up and is going to marry a wife, I will be the uncle for the dowry The ones given..."

Ling Xun was just like how he and Ling Shula used to be, thinking of what to say incoherently, as if it was just an ordinary afternoon, his sister was lying on the couch, listening to him chattering in the sunshine, Talking about the anecdotes of the world, talking about unofficial history and strange stories, and talking about the ordinary stories of ordinary people.

Ling Shu listened quietly, smiling lightly, her eyes were extraordinarily bright, as if she had seen the picturesque future that Ling Xun told her in advance.

Finally, she closed her eyes, with a contented smile on her lips, as if she had easily forgotten her miserable half life that was riddled with holes. She only remembered that at this time, she loved her, loved ones were by her side, and there was a brand new one. , a clean life continues the bloodline, and there is no more grudges.

Perhaps, this is also a different way to respond to the phrase "hardship comes with joy".

Ling Xun's lengthy and illogical chatter, which seemed like a foot wrap, was interrupted by a beast-like cry.But he didn't want to stand up, and he didn't want to stop. He still had a lot to say to Ling Shu. One month was really too short. How could he finish what he wanted to say for 14 years in such a short period of time? ?He has just experienced a little lost and regained family affection, how can he watch being snatched away again like this?

"Uncle, don't talk about it, ma'am... madam, she's already gone..." Liu Ma held the child in one hand, wiped her tears with the other, leaned over gently, and pushed Ling Xun's shoulder.

"The chief! Let's go, the second chief's organization is going to be overwhelmed..." Wang Da suddenly knocked open the door, blood dripping from his body as if he didn't want money, and the knife in his hand turned over.

There was a strong smell of blood in the delivery room, but at this moment, the fresh mountain breeze blowing in through the open door, not only did not bring half a bit of refreshment, but brought in a stronger smell of blood.The peasant women looked at each other in shock, not knowing what was going on outside.

"Hahaha, Zhong Lishan, you grandson in a cuckold, has the woman in your kiln given birth to a cub? Tell her to crawl out when she's done, and take good care of you. If you're good at serving, let her go You have a way to live hahaha..."

The sound of swords clashing outside the door became louder and louder, and suddenly there was such a rampant and triumphant yelling from the flat ground, every word was like a steel needle, piercing Ling Xun's ear straight, piercing his flesh and blood Stirring, eyes red.

Zhong Lishan gradually stopped crying, his face was extremely ugly, but unexpectedly calm, he covered Lingshu with a quilt carefully and gently, and brushed away the sweaty messy hair on her forehead, waiting for everything to be tidied up Well, he raised the corners of his lips slightly, squeezed out an unreal smile, and said softly: "Fortunately, Xiaozhen took a step first, I didn't hear these words, otherwise I will be sad again."

There seemed to be a taut string in Ling Xun's body, and it finally broke with Zhong Lishan's half-crazy, half-stupid remark.

At this moment, there was only one thought left in his mind—to kill someone.

He wants to make those who dare to slander his elder sister with foul language die a terrible death.

He wants those who caused such a tragic fate for his Ling clan to die a terrible death!