Another year of summer harvest time.

Now in the family, the youngest has gone to the Immortal Sect to cultivate, and the eldest is employed at the Ascension Pavilion in the county government, so there are no major expenses at home.

However, as the children have grown, their appetites have increased, and with more mouths to feed, after paying the taxes and keeping the family's rations, there isn't much rice left to sell.

Fortunately, there's still income from the orchard.

On this day, Huang Lingxiu suddenly fainted while working in the fields.

Shen Wenxing and Shen Yuan hurriedly dropped their sickles and ran over.

"Lingxiu?!"

"Lingxiu?!"

Shen Wenxing held her and called out urgently, while Hu Yufen quickly used a straw hat to shield her from the harsh sunlight.

After a moment, Huang Lingxiu slowly woke up.

"I'm fine… Ugh!"

Her face was pale, and she kept dry heaving, as if she had suffered a heat stroke.

"Alright, quickly take Lingxiu to see Uncle Sun, your mother and I will handle the work in the field."

Shen Yuan spoke up.

Shen Wenxing immediately carried Huang Lingxiu and ran towards Sun Fuchun's home in the village.

In the medicine hut, Sun Fuchun slowly withdrew his hand after checking her pulse, smiling as he said, "Little Shi Tou, congratulations, you're going to be a father."

Upon hearing this, the couple was stunned.

"What, not ready yet?"

Sun Fuchun chuckled as he looked at them.

Shen Wenxing scratched his head, unable to hide a smile on his face.

The joy of becoming a father for the first time is indescribable.

In his delight, he also felt a bit worried, asking, "Grandmaster Sun, is Lingxiu's body alright?"

"She fainted in the field just now."

Sun Fuchun shook his head slightly, "Lingxiu is a Martial Artist, her health is good."

"She's just become pregnant, so she should avoid overworking during this time. If the reactions are too severe, she should also pay more attention to her diet, eat lighter..."

After carefully noting down Sun Fuchun's advice, Shen Wenxing was still a bit uneasy.

"Grandmaster Sun, could you also prescribe some medicine to help Lingxiu recover?"

Sun Fuchun chuckled softly, "You're just overly concerned."

"Since you've asked, I'll prescribe something for you."

On the way home with the medicine from Sun Fuchun, Shen Wenxing hovered around Huang Lingxiu like he was protecting a precious jade.

"Oh, I'm fine!"

Seeing his anxious demeanor, Huang Lingxiu smiled helplessly.

Shen Wenxing continued to fuss over her.

When the couple returned home, Shen Yuan and Hu Yufen had already come back and prepared food.

"Ah Die!"

"Ah Niang!"

Upon entering, Shen Wenxing joyfully shouted.

The couple came to the door, and Hu Yufen, with a worried expression, asked, "Did Grandmaster Sun see her, what's going on?"

Shen Wenxing chuckled foolishly, scratching his head, "Ah Niang, Lingxiu is pregnant!"

"Keep your voice down!"

"You're going to be a father, don't shout..."

Huang Lingxiu glanced at him, but there was a gentle smile in her eyes.

Shen Yuan and Hu Yufen were initially stunned by the news, then beams of happiness appeared on their faces.

"Great, great!"

"With a baby on the way, you must take care of yourself."

"Whatever you want to eat, just tell me, I can make it for you now!"

Hu Yufen came forward to support Huang Lingxiu, speaking caringly.

"Mother..."

Huang Lingxiu, feeling both amused and touched, watched the excited family members, her heart warm.

In the days that followed, since she was pregnant, they didn't let her work in the fields anymore, and the family treated her like a treasure, caring for her diligently.

On this day, Shen Wenxing was cultivating on the second floor of the Ascension Pavilion when the Left Clerk Gongyang He hurriedly reported.

"Steward, the Immortals have arrived!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenxing quickly opened the door.

"Immortal Li?!"

Gongyang He nodded, "And there's also a female Immortal, not the Immortal Zhongli from last time."

"The two Immortals are having tea downstairs; it's best for the Steward to go and see them quickly."

Shen Wenxing slightly nodded and quickly followed Gongyang He to the private room downstairs.

At this moment, Li Heshan was conversing with a young girl in a pink long dress, whose face was delicate and slightly plump.

"Greetings to the two Immortals."

Shen Wenxing cupped his hands, and Li Heshan smiled, nodding, "Younger Brother Shen, let me introduce you."

"This is my Junior Sister, Pei Yuwan."

"Junior Sister Pei, this is the one I mentioned, Shen Wenxing, and also the elder brother of Junior Brother Shen Wen'an."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yuwan curiously scrutinized Shen Wenxing.

"You're the older brother of that little stubborn one?"

The smile on Shen Wenxing's face froze slightly.

"Little stubborn?"

This nickname...

He awkwardly glanced at Li Heshan.

"Haha..."

Li Heshan laughed, explaining: "Your brother arrived at Qiyun Valley and was accepted by Master Pei into the Hidden Cloud Courtyard."

"However, that little guy is so stubborn and refuses to practice any other Immortal Techniques; he insists on sword training, which really annoyed Master Pei."

"All the fellow disciples in the Hidden Cloud Courtyard know he's a stubborn one."

Hearing this explanation, Shen Wenxing's expression turned peculiar.

He repeatedly cupped his hands and said, "Wen'an has caused you trouble, I apologize to Immortal Pei on his behalf."

Pei Yuwan waved her hand with a smile, "No need to apologize; my father likes him a lot."

"Because they're quite alike."

"Ahem!" Li Heshan, upon hearing this, hastily coughed to interrupt.

Quite alike?

Isn't this implying her father is also stubborn?

"Alright, alright, let's get to business."

Taking out a porcelain bottle and a silver note from his bosom, Li Heshan said, "Your brother became an official disciple of our Qiyun Valley, and Anyang County also provided three Spirit Root Practitioners to our Qiyun Valley. These five Qi Nourishing Pills are a reward for Younger Brother Shen."

"The silver note is from the Emperor of Great Yu, there might be more rewards later; wait for Emperor Yu's decree, Younger Brother Shen."

Five more Qi Nourishing Pills!?

Shen Wenxing, feeling secretly delighted, quickly accepted the porcelain bottle and the silver note.

It was a silver note worth a thousand taels, a significant reward.

"Thank you, Immortals!"

Li Heshan waved his hand, "Nothing else, just wanted to let Younger Brother Shen know that your brother is doing well at Qiyun Valley."

"In addition, as the Steward of the Ascension Pavilion, pay more attention to the Spirit Seed matter; if Heshan can cultivate a Spirit Seed, there will be more rewards from Qiyun Valley."

Mentioning the Spirit Seed, Shen Wenxing felt uneasy.

His father had analyzed this before; combined with how attentive Li Heshan is to the Spirit Seed, he vaguely guessed that Qiyun Valley cares about something beyond just the Spirit Seed.

"Rest assured, Immortal, I will note this down."

Li Heshan nodded, "Alright, nothing more. I'll take Junior Sister Pei for a tour; you carry on."

After sending the two Immortals out of the Ascension Pavilion, Shen Wenxing returned inside, where Gongyang He and Fang Qing quickly gathered around him.

"Congratulations, Steward!"

Gongyang He spoke flatteringly.

The scene of the three of them laughing and chatting in the private room made them extremely envious.

After all, those were high and mighty Immortals.

Being able to talk with Immortals so casually is a great honor.

Shen Wenxing stuffed the silver note and Qi Nourishing Pills into his bosom, pondered for a moment, and then said, "The Immortals said our Ascension Pavilion in Anyang County is doing a good job."

"Brother Gongyang, draw some silver taels from the treasury."

"Each servant in the Pavilion gets two taels of silver, each guard gets five, and you and Brother Fang will receive ten each."

"I will cover this expense."

The five Qi Nourishing Pills awarded by Qiyun Valley certainly couldn't be shared, but the thousand taels of silver given by the court couldn't all be pocketed by him.

He needed to give his subordinates a taste of the good stuff so that they would work earnestly.

"Thank you, Master!"

Hearing this, all the servants and guards in the Pavilion were overjoyed.

Shen Wenxing waved his hand and turned back upstairs.

Staring at the porcelain bottle in his hand, he was in a dilemma.

Through recent cultivation, he could clearly feel that his Realm had reached a certain bottleneck.

Having consumed a Qi Nourishing Pill once, if he were to consume another now, could he possibly use its medicinal power to breakthrough directly to the Innate Realm?

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