Mu Lin was woken up by the cold. When she opened her eyes, she saw a sky full of stars, as if the stars in the desert were particularly bright.
She didn't know how she fell asleep in the desert. She experienced the temperature difference between day and night. She took out a cloak from her bag and wrapped herself in it. The shark silk material made her immune to cold and heat.
After staying in the Dazhui Desert for more than half a month, she still didn't find the legendary Xichuan God's Secret Realm, but there are many other God's Secret Realms to find, so Mu Lin was not too disappointed. She had enough of the desert life, so she decided to go to Beihai tomorrow.
The North Sea is located in the far north of Changbai Mountain, but the seawater never freezes all year round. Mu Lin sat on the reef for a while and sent a message to Ming Yijian. After a while, a woman in red broke out of the sea and greeted Mu Lin with a bright smile.
The Dragon King of the North Sea followed behind reluctantly, with a scarlet women's cloak draped over his arm.
Ming Yijian hugged Mu Lin and said, "Ah Lin, why did you take so long to come and see me? I've been waiting for you for a long time and thought I wouldn't be able to see you before you laid eggs!"
Mu Lin carefully let go of her, "I'm here now, right?"
Ming Yijian pouted, took Mu Lin's arm and half leaned on her.
Mu Lin smiled and said, "You are becoming more and more childish."
"I didn't!"
Ming Ye walked up, forcefully put his cloak on Ming Yijian's shoulders, and greeted Mu Lin indifferently.
"It's windy outside, let's talk back at Dragon Palace."
Mu Lin looked at Ming Yi's bulging belly and nodded in agreement.
When they arrived at the Dragon Palace in the North Sea, Ming Yi threw off her cloak, but still refused to let go of Mu Lin's arm, and said coquettishly, "A Lin, can you sleep with me tonight?"
"No, I can't take care of you." Mu Lin rejected her coldly and ruthlessly, took out five bottles of pills and placed them on the table, and told the North Sea Dragon King: "These are the Tan Xue Bao Ning Pills I refined. They are the pregnancy-protecting pills of your dragon clan. They are my gifts to the dragon child in Yi Jian's belly."
The North Sea Dragon King naturally knew that this was an extremely precious pregnancy-protecting elixir, and his expression, which had been chilly just now, immediately became gentle: "Thank you."
"Yimi, it's only been a few months since we last met, and you look like you're about to give birth."
"Isn't this normal? After ten months of pregnancy, the fruit will be ripe. You stay here for two or three months, and you will soon be able to see your godson or goddaughter~"
"Doesn't the gestation period of a dragon egg last hundreds of years?"
Ming Ye took over the conversation slowly: "To be precise, it is between eight hundred and nine hundred years."
Ming Yijian pointed at himself in surprise and asked, "Then why am I so fast?" And he had never told her this, so she thought the gestation period for dragons was also ten months.
"Because you are not a dragon, I can't be sure."
Although Ming Yijian also wanted to finish laying dragon eggs as soon as possible, she was worried, "Will it be bad for the eggs if they lay eggs so quickly? For example, will they not absorb enough nutrients from the mother's body?"
Ming Ye: "So I have been nourishing you all the time."
Mu Lin: "Qin Xue Bao Ning Dan can solve this problem."
Ming Yi looked at them speechlessly: "You really arranged everything for me..."
Mu Lin frowned: "You should also be careful. You are going to be a mother, so don't act rashly..."
"I understand, Mu Lin, you've become more verbose."
I don't know what Ming Yijian said to Ming Ye, but Ming Yijian successfully got into Mu Lin's bed at night. The two of them lay on the same bed and started chatting at night.
"Ah Lin, do you remember that we slept together like this before?"
"Remember."
"The time in Yingzhou was very happy. I watched you practice every day, and I also had the motivation to practice. Unlike now, I have no fighting spirit at all."
"You are pregnant, take good care of the baby and don't think too much."
"Do you think Mingye and I are very different? Will there come a day when he no longer has feelings for me?"
Mu Lin was helpless. She couldn't predict what would happen in the future, but she thought about it seriously and said, "He cares about you a lot."
"I know, I just kind of..."
"If you have any concerns, can I help you with divination tomorrow morning?"
Ming Yi was silent for a moment, but shook his head and smiled: "No need, I believe in him, and I believe in myself."
“You did the right thing.”
"Alin, you really don't know how to chat..."
Mu Lin was rarely honest, "Maybe it's because I don't understand love very well, and I don't understand why you are so worried about gains and losses."
"You are so straightforward... Ah Lin, when you meet a man, you will feel happy just by looking at him. If he is happy, you will be happy. If he is sad, you will be sad too. Then you will understand."
"You mean... my master?"
"Except for the elders."
“I may never meet such a man.”
"You will. You will definitely meet a man like this. Do you want to make a bet?"
"boring."
Ming Yi looked directly into Mu Lin's eyes: "Ah Lin, tell me honestly, why did you suddenly come to Beihai?"
"Come to see you."
"Come on, I don't know your personality. Did you have a quarrel with Orikawa-sensei... no, Orikawa-sensei?"
"… "
"Did I really get it right?!"
"If you say another word of nonsense, I will pack you up and send you back to the North Sea Dragon King."
“Oh…”
"Fake crying won't work, go to bed."
Ming Yi fell asleep quickly, but Mu Lin couldn't sleep.
Ming Yijian's life is different from hers. She has avenged her great hatred, and everything is relieved. Her beloved is by her side, and the continuation of life is growing in her belly. She is well protected by the Dragon King of the North Sea, and lives a carefree life, even regaining her straightforward and innocent nature.
Everyone around Mu Lin was leaving, only her master was always by her side. He was so good to her and had such high expectations for her, but she couldn't do it.
Maybe one day, she will stand against her master.
Mu Lin closed his eyes and forced himself not to think too much. However, the tip of his nose, which had lost its sense of smell, seemed to be lingering with the light scent of pine and snow, which lingered for a long time.
In the next few days, Mu Lin was asked by the Dragon King of the North Sea to refine some other elixirs for Ming Yijian. He had prepared the materials and recipes, and originally wanted to go to the fairyland to ask Fairy Ling Yue for help in refining. With Mu Lin, there was no need to go far away.
Mu Lin looked at the prescription and said thoughtfully, "I checked Yi Jian's pulse. Her pulse is very stable. Long Jun doesn't need to worry so much."
In addition to nourishing elixirs, there are also elixirs for difficult labor, such as the Wannian Du Shen Dan, which is an emergency elixir for heavy bleeding during childbirth and can save the life of the mother if necessary.
Mu Lin also had the recipe for this pill, but it did not have the rare medicinal ingredient, the thousand-year-old spiritual ginseng. He did not expect that the Dragon King of the North Sea would be so generous as to give him three thousand-year-old spiritual ginsengs at once.
There are also contraceptive pills, which shows that the North Sea Dragon King does not want to have children in the future. The pills are for men to take, and Mu Lin actually realized his good intentions. No matter what kind of pill it is, taking it for a long time is always bad for the body. He doesn't want Yi Jian to make any mistakes, so he would rather bear it himself.
"Giving birth to a child is dangerous. I just hope she is safe."
Mu Lin nodded and began to refine.
It must be said that the spiritual fire given by Feng Ling was indeed useful, especially after she absorbed so much fire elemental power in Buzhou Mountain, she could manipulate it with ease, just like her own hands and feet.
The pills she refined this time were of various types and of high grade. It took her half a month to complete them all. The contraceptive pill was the easiest to make, and Mu Lin was particularly successful in refining it. The pills she took out filled eight bottles. However, the failure rate of the Wannian Du Shen Pill was too high, and only one of the three medicinal materials was successful.
Although there was one time when Ming Yijian couldn't stand the loneliness and broke into the alchemy room, causing her to be distracted. After that, Ming Yijian was caught by the North Sea Dragon King and severely "taught a lesson". He didn't come to disturb her alchemy for a long time.
Mu Lin handed over all the freshly made pills to the Dragon King of the North Sea. The Dragon King of the North Sea expressed his gratitude and gave her a generous reward. The generosity of the reward made Mu Lin smack her tongue again.
It seems that the alchemist industry has a really good future.
Mu Lin stayed in Beihai for two months. Just when she finally couldn't stand Ming Yijian's chatterbox and clinginess and wanted to say goodbye and leave, Ming Yijian went into labor.
Mu Lin was still in meditation in the early morning when her maid came running to report the news, saying that a thief who had sneaked in had bumped into Ming Yijian, causing Ming Yijian to go into premature labor.
Mu Lin frowned and hurried out. Where did the thieves come from in the North Sea Dragon Palace? On the way to the delivery room, he saw Yue Zhi being escorted out, just like when she drugged the North Sea Dragon King and was demoted.
Mu Lin understood everything, but now was not the time to settle the score. She turned her gaze away from Yue Zhi and continued moving forward.
Yue Zhi seemed to feel the chill on her back. She was terrified and struggled non-stop. Her malice continued to grow. She began to curse Ming Yijian and the child, and shouted that the Dragon King of the North Sea would have no descendants! Grandma Bang slapped her twice, and Yue Zhi's head was tilted. Blood flowed from the corners of her lips. She was dizzy and unable to speak, and was dragged away like a dead dog.
Mu Lin stopped outside the delivery room. She had no experience delivering babies, so she could only stand outside the delivery room and listen to Ming Yijian's shrill screams. She paced back and forth, and for the first time, she became panicked.
Ming Yi saw that she had been screaming for a whole day and night. The sky outside the delivery room gradually reflected a brilliant red light. Then the matchmaker shouted, "It's born! It's two dragon eggs!"
Everyone in the Dragon Palace breathed a sigh of relief.
Mu Lin saw the North Sea Dragon King coming out of the delivery room alone and hurried to meet him, but her steps suddenly paused. She smelled the blood on his body, and the unique refreshing scent of the North Sea water mixed with the fragrance of pear blossoms also came towards her.
But she couldn't hear it.
The Dragon King of the North Sea said something to her with a look of joy on his face, but she could only see his lips opening and closing. Fortunately, the Dragon King of the North Sea did not stay for long and immediately went to take charge of the rest of the matters.
Mu Lin hesitated for only a moment, then walked into the delivery room. The midwives and maids were still busy around, and Mu Lin sat down beside the bed.
Ming Yi was so tired that she fell asleep. Sweat soaked her hair. Her lips were pale and she looked extremely weak. Beside her were two fist-sized black dragon eggs.