Chapter 349: Chapter 198: Su Liyan’s Daughter Undergoes an Ancestral Reversion
Song Meiqin pondered for a moment, then said, "Okay! If we have a daughter, we could name her Feifei. That sounds lovely."
Lu Yuan readily agreed. "Alright, whatever you say, Aunt Song. If it’s a girl, we’ll name her Feifei."
Song Meiqin tilted her head. "And what should we call him if it’s a boy?"
"He’ll be called ’Enter,’ of course!" Lu Yuan joked.
Song Meiqin didn’t get the joke. She just pinched Lu Yuan’s waist and grumbled, "What kind of terrible name is that? It sounds awful."
With that, Song Meiqin started to get up and leave. Lu Yuan asked, "Aunt Song, where are you off to?"
"I’m going to go brag to our sister Qiao’Er. I’m pregnant now, of course I have to share the good news," Song Meiqin said with a smile, looking back at him.
"Right, right. I’ve still got things to do, so I won’t go with you," Lu Yuan said, waving his hand.
"Liyan won’t be here tonight, so which room will you be sleeping in?" Song Meiqin asked, remembering this just before she left.
Now that Song Meiqin was pregnant, she was no longer craving Lu Yuan’s body.
Lu Yuan put on a pitiful expression. "I guess I’ll have to see if Aunt Zhao will take me in."
"Listen to you! Your Aunt Zhao would be dying to have you!"
After Song Meiqin left, Lu Yuan stayed in his room. He twisted his waist and rolled his neck, feeling completely relaxed.
Lu Yuan conjured a small ball of Flame and murmured to himself, ’This Technique... as I cultivate it, my body feels as light as a feather, like I have an endless supply of energy.’
Lu Yuan snuffed out the Flame. Using his Technique, he drew a metal object from three or four meters away into his hand. With a slight squeeze, he crushed it into a fine powder.
’Heh, my grip isn’t half bad now,’ Lu Yuan thought. ’I wonder if I could take my wife in a fight.’
Speak of the devil. Just then, Lu Yuan sensed that the Ancient Poison Scorpion in his System Space had vanished.
Lu Yuan smiled and said to himself, "Looks like my wife already fed the Ancient Poison Scorpion’s carcass to the Da Xingzi in Changliu Village."
The Storage Box in Su Liyan’s hands was merely a transfer tool; the items themselves were still kept in the System Space.
With that said, Lu Yuan waved his sleeve. The floor was instantly covered with all sorts of ores and materials—everything needed to build surveillance cameras.
Lu Yuan began to build the surveillance cameras right there in his room.
「Meanwhile」
Having finished her meal in Changliu Village, Su Liyan said, "Father, Mother, since we just got back, I’d like to take a walk around. Bengbeng can just stay here."
She was actually heading to the reservoir south of the village to give the Ancient Poison Scorpion carcass from Lu Yuan to the Da Xingzi her mother looked after.
Lu Yuan had already stripped the Ancient Poison Scorpion of all its valuable parts and materials, leaving only flesh and skin.
Su Liyan’s mother naturally knew what her daughter was planning to do. Liyan had already told her in the carriage on the way, so she didn’t ask any further questions.
Su Liyan’s father rarely meddled in his children’s affairs and merely grunted in acknowledgment.
It was Bengbeng, however, who wasn’t happy. Pouting, she bounced up and down and said, "Mommy, I wanna go! I wanna go!"
Seeing this, Su Liyan’s mother said dotingly, "Oh, go on, dear. Just take Bengbeng out for a walk with you. She can get to know some people!"
Su Liyan’s mother knew the village’s Da Xingzi held no ill will toward her daughter and granddaughter. And besides, she was sure they wouldn’t dare try anything.
If any of the Da Xingzi were foolish enough to rebel, they would surely be torn to pieces by the other Xingzi.
Since her mother insisted, Su Liyan had no choice but to pick up Bengbeng. "Alright, Mother. I’ll take Bengbeng out for a walk with me."
"Yay! Yay!" Bengbeng cheered, clapping her hands.
Su Liyan picked up Bengbeng and started walking toward the reservoir south of the village, exchanging polite greetings with the villagers she passed.
"Oh, Liyan, what a beautiful daughter you have!" an older woman exclaimed.
Su Liyan covered Bengbeng’s mouth and said humbly, "Oh, you’re too kind."
After exchanging a few brief pleasantries, Su Liyan made a hasty retreat, terrified her daughter would open her mouth and scare the woman.
After all, the woman would never believe a four- or five-month-old baby could talk.
The villagers would just gossip and assume Su Liyan had gotten pregnant before she was married.
Otherwise, there was no way to explain how a baby only a few months old could possibly talk.
Su Liyan carried Bengbeng to the edge of the reservoir. She had just come to a stop when...
...Bengbeng pointed to a monkey in a tree and shouted, "Mommy, a red-bottom monkey!"
Su Liyan looked where Bengbeng was pointing, saw the Ghost-faced White Monkey, and said sternly, "Bengbeng, you can’t be so rude. That’s your Grandpa Monkey."
By age, the Ghost-faced White Monkey was over two hundred years old and addressed Su Liyan’s mother as his "Elder Sister."
In a single leap, the Ghost-faced White Monkey landed in front of Su Liyan. It was only about half her height.
The white monkey chuckled. "She’s just a child. It’s no bother."
"Well now, little monkey. Are you really trying to act like an elder?" the Black Mountain Demon said as it materialized.
The white monkey bared its teeth. "You have to be everywhere, don’t you? Every time you show up, you fill the forest with your foul smog."
The Black Mountain Demon always trailed a long plume of black smoke. This was in the Divine Ling Empire; if this were the present day...
...the second the Black Mountain Demon dared to hit the road, it would get cited for failing emissions standards, and its "vehicle" would be impounded!
Nowadays, animals aren’t allowed to become spirits after the nation’s founding. That’s why people no longer see things like Xingzi or other supernatural beings.
Bengbeng squirmed, shouting, "Mommy, put me down."
"Well now, the little darling isn’t afraid of us at all," the Black Mountain Demon remarked, ignoring the monkey to look at Bengbeng in Su Liyan’s arms.
"That’s right. Bengbeng, say hi to Grandpa Hei."
Su Liyan set Bengbeng on the ground as she spoke.