Chapter 4

Looking at Aiko, whose skin was as tender as congealed fat, Dongfang Long’s square face was almost frozen in a smile, the excitement welling up from the depths of his heart was no less than the joy of achieving a brilliant victory on the battlefield!

However, despite his joy, Dongfang Long had one thing he couldn’t understand: from anxiously waiting outside the room to the moment when mother and child were safe, why hadn’t he heard the baby’s expected cries?

This was far too abnormal!

It wasn’t like this with his first four daughters; from a distance, one could hear their loud wails. Why was it so quiet when it came to this son?

The silence made Dongfang Long uneasy!

“Is there something wrong with my son?”

He stared at Aiko in the swaddling clothes for a while. Although Dongfang Long didn’t see anything abnormal, he even felt that Aiko’s gaze was particularly mischievous, as if there was a kind of wisdom hidden in those watery big eyes. However, the doubt in his heart wouldn’t go away.

He didn’t want his son to be born mute or with a mental problem!

To dispel his doubts, he invited his military advisor, Lin Yazi.

Lin Yazi was not only a master of strategy but also well-versed in medicine, making him Dongfang Long’s trusted confidant!

As for Dongfang Xiuzhe, perhaps due to the weakness of an infant, he felt a bit drowsy and was about to take a nap. However, this uncle (Lin Yazi) who came in afterward ignored his feelings, pulled him out of the swaddling clothes, and started poking and examining him, prying open his mouth and lifting his eyelids, as if carefully selecting a product.

Dongfang Xiuzhe was extremely displeased. He wanted to resist, but his strength was negligible compared to an adult.

To defend his sovereignty, Dongfang Xiuzhe started wailing. He originally wanted to tell the other person to put him down, but the words that came out were more like the cries of an infant.

This couldn’t be blamed on Dongfang Xiuzhe; he hadn’t fully adapted to this young body, let alone control his limbs, let alone his agile tongue.

Lin Yazi gently placed Dongfang Xiuzhe back in the swaddling clothes. Before he could speak, Dongfang Long couldn’t wait any longer.

“Advisor, how is my son?”

Dongfang Long was a bit nervous because he saw that Lin Yazi’s expression wasn’t good.

“The young master is very healthy, and there’s nothing wrong with his mind,” Lin Yazi’s voice was slow and steady, his brows furrowed as he hesitated, “but...”

Dongfang Long was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but upon hearing this, the stone in his heart that was about to fall back to the ground was lifted again. He hurriedly asked, “But what?”

Not just Dongfang Long, but everyone else in the room also became tense.

“The young master’s meridians are very peculiar, something I have never heard of before. I’m afraid he won’t be able to cultivate martial qi!” After saying this, Lin Yazi looked up at Dongfang Long, his expression full of regret.

For ordinary people, not being able to cultivate martial qi wasn’t a big deal; they could learn magic instead. But for the Dongfang family, which had passed down martial qi through generations, this was a significant matter.

The Dongfang family’s Blazing Flame Martial Qi and its unique martial techniques were well-known even in the entire “Battle Continent.” Now, Dongfang Long’s only beloved son couldn’t cultivate martial qi, and the family rule was to pass it down only to males, not females. Wouldn’t this mean that Dongfang Long’s extraordinary skills would have no one to inherit them?

“Advisor, is there any way to remedy this?” Dongfang Long asked with a pleading expression.

He had only this one son, and given his wife’s condition, she might not be able to conceive again. He was willing to do anything for this son.

Sighing, Lin Yazi said, “The young master’s meridians are truly unique, one yin and one yang, harboring two completely opposite energies. Any martial qi could potentially disrupt this delicate balance...”

In essence, Dongfang Xiuzhe’s meridians were unsuitable for cultivating martial qi, and any attempt at treatment could pose a life-threatening risk to him.

Although it was a great regret that his beloved son couldn’t inherit the family’s legacy, as long as Aiko was healthy and free from illness, even if he became an ordinary person in the future, Dongfang Long would be content.

Dongfang Xiuzhe heard every word of the conversation between Lin Yazi and his father, and couldn’t help but ponder: What is martial qi? What a strange name, could it be a cultivation technique?

His meridians being one yin and one yang? This sounds so familiar... Could it be the legendary “Yin-Yang Meridians”?

When the thought of “Yin-Yang Meridians” flashed through his mind, Dongfang Xiuzhe was almost about to shout in excitement.

Although he hadn’t seen anyone with “Yin-Yang Meridians” in his previous life, Dongfang Xiuzhe was not unfamiliar with it. He believed that any yin-yang practitioner should have heard of its name.

Because, a person with “Yin-Yang Meridians” is the most suitable for cultivating the “Yin-Yang Five Elements Technique”!

It is said that a person with this constitution can bring the Yin-Yang Five Elements Technique to its peak, merging with the universe and achieving the realm of oneness with heaven and earth!

It was laughable that the people in this world didn’t understand the value of such meridians, but this was for the best. When Dongfang Xiuzhe used the “Yin-Yang Five Elements Technique” in the future, it would leave an indelible impression of divine power in others’ hearts!

When the spiritual energy entered his left and right temples and transformed into two energies of opposite attributes yet complementary to each other, Dongfang Xiuzhe was almost about to shout in excitement.

This time, there was no mistake; he was indeed the “Yin-Yang Meridians,” a rare constitution that might not appear in several hundred years!

This time, Dongfang Xiuzhe was even more confident about re-cultivating the “Yin-Yang Five Elements Technique”!

Regardless of what “martial qi” was, even if he couldn’t cultivate it, so what? He, Dongfang Xiuzhe, was a yin-yang practitioner, and the “Yin-Yang Five Elements Technique” was his specialty.

Dongfang Xiuzhe firmly believed that his “Yin-Yang Five Elements Technique” would not be inferior to any cultivation technique, and he had always thought so, even more so now!

After being excited for a while, he gradually calmed down, but then he discovered something that made him even more excited.

How abundant was the spiritual energy here, as if it was water in a sponge, and a squeeze could produce a large amount.

He had only wanted to test whether he had “Yin-Yang Meridians,” but unexpectedly, he absorbed spiritual energy and gathered it in his dantian. This would have been impossible in his previous life!

Don’t underestimate the absorption of just a little bit of spiritual energy; it made Dongfang Xiuzhe feel incredibly refreshed. The fatigue he had felt earlier was gone, and his limbs were full of strength.

If Dongfang Xiuzhe wanted to, he could stand up from the bed right now and walk around with a swagger!