CHAPTER 1542: CHAPTER 1501 LU ZHENZHEN

Lu Chuan took half a month to make up a wedding for each woman around him. Although it wasn’t grand and no friends were invited, for the women, being with the man they love in such tumultuous times was already a blessing, so what more could they ask for?

Another ten days passed, and it was finally Jiaxin’s due date. Lu Chuan anxiously paced back and forth outside the delivery room.

No matter what formidable enemy he faced, Lu Chuan had never been as tense as he was at this moment. Even though he was sweating profusely with anxiety, he was of no help and could only listen to Ye Jiaxin’s painful groans from inside the delivery room.

"Just a little more effort! Just a little more and it’s done, Jiaxin!"

"I’m... already trying hard! You little rascal, come out quickly!"

Ye Jiaxin bit her lip tightly, her forehead was sweaty, soaking her hair and sticking to her pale face.

Indeed, although Ye Jiaxin was now in the Golden Core Realm, and her body was much stronger than ordinary women, natural childbirth was still not an easy task.

Her water broke around four in the morning, and it had been two hours since, with Lu Chuan worrying for two hours as well. Inside the delivery room, there was still no significant movement except for Jiaxin’s cries of pain.

"What’s going on here?"

"Lu Chuan, don’t worry, the baby will come out soon. Even if you worry like an ant on a hot pan, it’s useless."

"I just have a bad feeling..."

"It won’t happen; Sister Jiaxin is blessed and will definitely be safe."

Nalan Xuan stepped forward to gently comfort him. The next moment, a loud baby cry suddenly came from the delivery room. Lu Chuan’s eyes lit up immediately, and he moved to rush into the room but was stopped by Nalan Xuan.

"Nalan?"

"Hold on, women don’t look great right after childbirth. Since Jiaxin didn’t call you, she probably doesn’t want you to see her in such a disheveled state."

"No matter how disheveled, she’s still my wife and the mother of my child, what’s the big deal?"

Lu Chuan waved his hand and walked quickly into the room, only to see Ye Jiaxin lying on the bed, holding the baby in her arms, her brows and eyes filled with a smile.

"So beautiful... Eyes like Lu Chuan’s, mouth like mine."

Li Yingnu, sitting at the bedside, had tears in her eyes, smiling, "You’re still smiling now, can you even tell?"

"Of course, you can easily tell it’s our child."

"Jiaxin..."

Lu Chuan tentatively spoke, immediately attracting the attention of several people in the room. Ye Jiaxin lifted the corners of her mouth and smiled like she was asking for praise, "Husband, come look, our daughter!"

"Thank you for all your hard work."

Lu Chuan stepped forward, gently touched Ye Jiaxin’s cheek, and continued, "I didn’t expect you to go through so much suffering."

"Seeing this little one, everything is worth it."

With that, Ye Jiaxin passed the baby to Lu Chuan, who held it in his arms, completely frozen like a wooden man. Ye Jiaxin covered her face with a light laugh, saying, "I’ve never seen Husband look so nervous."

"I... I’m afraid of hurting her."

"Husband is a meticulous person, how could you hurt the child? It’s okay. Look at her... How much she resembles you."

"I think, better she resembles you, Wife, you are prettier."

Looking at the delicately carved little doll in his arms, Lu Chuan felt increasingly emotional, knowing that there flowed the same bloodline, a bond that could never be severed.

"Mom, please give the child a name."

Holding the child, Lu Chuan approached Li Yingnu with a smile, "When she grows up a bit, make sure to train her well. It’ll be best if she grows up to be a heroine like you."

"’Peach blossoms flourish, her leaves are lush,’ hopefully this child can bloom like peach blossoms, so how about naming her Zhen, Lu Zhenzhen?"

"Since Mom named her, it’s naturally perfect."

Lu Chuan grinned, extending a finger to gently rub the child’s belly.

"Zhenzhen, Zhenzhen..."

"Giggling!"

Seeing his daughter’s brilliant smile, Lu Chuan laughed along.

Just then, there was a knock at the door. Lu Chuan looked over and saw the women crowded at the doorway, curiously glancing into the room.

"Come in, it’s alright now."

"Where’s the baby! Where’s the baby!"

Shen Yourong and Tang Yurou walked shoulder to shoulder, approaching Lu Chuan, exclaiming in surprise, "So beautiful!"

"What’s the baby’s name?"

"She’s named Lu Zhenzhen, it’s a name given by Mom."

"Zhenzhen, do you know who I am? I’m your stepmom, and everyone here is your stepmom; you’re going to be blessed."

"Indeed, very promising, inheriting Lu Chuan’s gifts, a promising future is ahead."

Nalan Xuan stepped forward, taking out an aged wooden token and placing it in Lu Zhenzhen’s arms, explaining, "This is a relic of a sage, only three such tokens exist, carved with the character ’virtue’; it’s for you as an amulet, so don’t forget your stepmom Nalan in the future."

"And me! I’ve prepared a gift too!"

Xiu Niang came forward, handing over a bracelet to Ye Jiaxin, smiling, "Sister, this is an heirloom treasure from our family, not as significant as Nalan’s sage relic, but worn for over a thousand years, held with spiritual power to keep our Zhenzhen safe."

"Oh no, so sneaky! I didn’t prepare a gift!"

Shen Yourong blinked and searched herself, only to find a chicken drumstick, which Zhenzhen was too young to eat.

"Oh? None of you prepared gifts?"

Mu Nanqing blinked, slyly smiling, and quickly took out a pendant from her bosom, dangling it before Lu Zhenzhen and passing it to Ye Jiaxin, saying, "Lu Chuan mentioned this pendant contains part of my former power. Today, stepmom gives it to Zhenzhen baby; if I’m not around in the future, this pendant will protect our Zhenzhen, is that okay?"

"With so many mothers giving treasures, as the father, it seems inappropriate not to offer something."

Lu Chuan casually waved his hand, and a crystal bone fragment appeared in his palm.

"Today, I’ll give you an Immortal Technique. When my daughter prospers in the future, don’t forget your father, Zhenzhen."

With that, Lu Chuan sealed the crystal bone fragment into Lu Zhenzhen’s body, set to unlock once her cultivation is sufficient in the future, allowing her to learn this Immortal Technique.

"Here I come! Did I miss it?"

Just then, hurried footsteps could be heard. It was Huo Ling’er.

"I hurried over as soon as I heard Jiaxin’s child was born. Lu Chuan, can I see the baby?"

"Of course."

"Daughter, let me introduce you to Aunt Huo Ling’er, though she’s probably going to become another stepmom eventually, it’s only a matter of time."