Chapter 3

The snow was white and the cold wind bit through to the bone.

At the General’s residence in Tianbo City, it was bustling with activity at this moment.

Servants were busy coming and going, some fetching hot water, others looking for towels... In such cold weather, everyone’s forehead was actually sweating from the exertion.

Outside, Dongfang Long, the iron-faced general who faced death on the battlefield without fear, paced back and forth with a furrowed brow, allowing the cold snowflakes to fall on him, but unable to dispel the intense anxiety and agitation in his heart.

Why has it been so long with no sign of anything happening? Could something have gone wrong?

The usually stoic and fearless General Dongfang Long was now feeling an overwhelming sense of unease, his heart pounding as if it might leap out of his chest at any moment.

If it weren’t for the bit of rationality left in his mind warning him not to act rashly, he would have rushed into the room to see how his wife was doing.

This agonizing wait was truly unbearable!

Dongfang Long once again pulled aside a maid who was hurriedly coming out of the room to fetch hot water and asked about the situation inside.

"Master, it’s almost done, Lady is about to give birth!" the maid said, wiping the sweat from her forehead.

"It’s almost done, how many times have I heard that? How much longer do I have to wait? How is Lady doing now?" Dongfang Long glared with eyes that seemed ready to devour someone.

Just then, the door opened again, and the midwife ran out with a beaming face: "Congratulations, Master, congratulations! It’s a little prince, and both mother and child are safe!"

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Long stood there in a daze, as if he had suddenly turned into a fool, motionless.

"I have a son, I have a son..."

The same words repeated in his mind, and the previously wooden Dongfang Long suddenly burst into a long, hearty laugh:

"Ha ha~ I, Dongfang Long, finally have a son today!"

No words could describe his excitement; he was overjoyed!

In this country, there was a strong preference for boys over girls, and this belief was especially pronounced in large families.

Although the Dongfang family was not among the top families in the entire Dazhan Continent, it was one of the most prominent in the entire Lan Yu Kingdom.

As the eldest son, Dongfang Long already had four children, but they were all daughters, which had always been a significant regret for him.

Although he never complained about it or had any intention of taking a second wife, everyone could see how much he wanted a son.

And today, he finally realized this wish, how could he not be extremely excited!

Dongfang Xiuzhe slowly opened his eyes and looked around this strange and unfamiliar room.

Where am I?

Why am I here?

For a moment, his brain could not adapt to this small body.

When Dongfang Xiuzhe realized that he was a newborn baby, even he, with his vast knowledge and broad experience, was greatly startled!

"How can this be? Why have I become a baby?"

Dongfang Xiuzhe tried to recall, and the isolated images eventually formed a scene. He remembered.

He clearly remembered that on that moonlit and starry night, he was performing a dangerous and bold summoning ritual: the Great Descent of the Ancient Beast!

During the ritual, the originally cloudless sky suddenly turned stormy, and Dongfang Xiuzhe remembered a lightning bolt like a giant dragon descending from the sky, the blinding white light making the earth as bright as day. In the moment he lost consciousness, he only heard a deafening roar...

It failed; the summoning ritual must have failed.

Although Dongfang Xiuzhe knew from the beginning that the chances of success were slim, he still felt a sense of loss thinking about the efforts that had gone to waste.

As an outstanding yin-yang practitioner, Dongfang Xiuzhe quickly came to terms with his current situation as a baby and even felt a bit fortunate.

He knew that his current state was called "soul reincarnation," or "rebirth" in the secular world.

Although he had lost his former abilities and was now a helpless baby, what did it matter? His memories were still intact, and the knowledge he had once mastered was still in his mind, especially the methods of yin-yang and wuxing cultivation.

As long as he was alive, everything could start anew!

To have his soul survive the Great Descent of the Ancient Beast was already a great fortune amidst misfortune!

"Look, look, the little prince has opened his eyes, what beautiful big eyes!" A plump middle-aged woman by the bed exclaimed, the same midwife from earlier.

Her words drew everyone’s attention to the face of the baby wrapped in swaddling clothes.

Dongfang Xiuzhe also returned to the present because of her words.

In his previous life, he was an orphan with no ties, but in this life, he would have a happy family and be born into a prominent position.

Blinking his large, dark eyes, he scanned the people standing by the bed, who looked at him as if he were a precious treasure. He was surprised by their attire, which was nothing like what he had known in his previous life!

"My son is awake, my son is awake!"

A rough and excited voice came from a tall, muscular man with a joyful expression, who was none other than Dongfang Long, who had been pacing outside for hours, and also the father of this life’s Dongfang Xiuzhe.

Dongfang Long wanted to go up and hold this long-awaited little grandson, but he was afraid that the cold he had caught from staying outside would make his son catch a chill, so he didn’t even dare to approach the bed, standing helplessly nearby, devoid of his usual general’s dignity.

By listening to these people’s conversations, Dongfang Xiuzhe had already understood their identities.

The tall, muscular man with the excited expression was his father, and the five-year-old girl standing nearby, staring at him with curious eyes, was his fourth sister. His third and second sisters were also present, looking at him with joy.

Dongfang Xiuzhe then turned his head to look at the beautiful woman lying on the bed, who looked exhausted and had pale lips. This was his mother, Xie Qiuping, in this life.

If he still had his powers, he could have performed a "yin-yang restoration technique" to prevent his mother from being so weak.

For the mother who had given birth to him, Dongfang Xiuzhe felt a deep sense of gratitude, and it also made him realize the inconvenience of not having any cultivation!

In his previous life, Dongfang Xiuzhe had become the head of the yin-yang and wuxing family before the age of 18, and his cultivation had reached a level that many yin-yang practitioners might never achieve in their entire lives.

In this life, with the memories and experience from his previous life, he was confident that he could re-attain his peak within ten years.

In fact, it would be even faster!

Because Dongfang Xiuzhe had not yet noticed that the spiritual energy in this world was so abundant it was almost overflowing.

However, he would soon notice...