Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1095: Chapter 1051 Ordinary and Immortality

Chen Lan held her daughter with a gentle expression. Compared to the most difficult times, she no longer had any extravagant wishes. As for the matters at home, there was nothing she needed to manage. Fan Jian naturally could keep the inner courtyard organized, and Butler Chen had always handled similar things during Chen Xi’s father’s life.

”We’re going to Ye City tomorrow. Is there anything else you need to bring?” Fan Jian chuckled and pinched Chen Lan’s daughter’s cheek. She was also very fond of this little girl.

Seeing her daughter about to wake up and cry after being pinched by Fan Jian, Chen Lan quickly held her close and patted her back to let her fall back asleep, then glared at Fan Jian. It would have been real trouble if she had woken up.

”No, everything we need is there,” Chen Lan said in a lowered voice, ”I just don’t know when this world will be unified so my husband and I can spend more time together.”

What Chen Lan said made Fan Jian a little crestfallen as well. Without Chen Xi around, many things felt dull to do.

She gently called out towards the door, and a dog the size of a palm charged over and leaped onto Fan Jian’s palm. ”Why is Hengheng growing smaller and smaller, while other animals grow bigger?”

”Woof woof,” Hengheng barked softly, then struck a pose as if preparing to pounce. Truth be told, this dog was almost clairvoyant. Ever since it woke up Chen Lan’s daughter once and got scolded by Chen Lan, selling cuteness didn’t work anymore, and it knew not to bark loudly while Chen Lan’s daughter was sleeping.

Chen Lan reached out and grabbed the scruff of Hengheng’s neck, turned her hand, pointed towards the door with the other hand, then let go. Hengheng turned into a white light and dashed out, showing itself to be a very understanding little dog.

”Hey, why did you throw him out?” Fan Jian protested.

”Physician Hua said not to let cats and dogs near babies,” Chen Lan puffed her cheeks, looking serious. Except when it came to her child, Chen Lan was usually very meek around Fan Jian.

”Oh, but Hengheng isn’t an ordinary dog,” Fan Jian said, caressing the baby’s smooth skin. ”You could actually have the wet nurse take care of her.”

Chen Lan shook her head, choosing not to explain. With regard to raising her child herself, Chen Lan was very firm.

Fan Jian didn’t say much either, having only come to handle a few matters. ”Who should we bring with us to Ye City?”

”Bring all the maids from the inner courtyard, and take Butler Chen from the outer courtyard. Just have someone clean regularly here. As for books and classic texts from home, make sure to bring those. My husband wouldn’t mind about other things.” Chen Lan, after spending so much time with Chen Xi, naturally understood his disposition well.

Fan Jian watched Chen Lan, hoping she’d say nothing needed to be brought, believing that everything would already be prepared by her husband in Ye City.

”Alright, sister, we can’t leave any of these maids behind. At least this way, my husband finds them familiar. We find them familiar too. If we don’t take them...” Chen Lan’s big eyes looked at Fan Jian, leaving the sentence unfinished.

”Then, we’ll have to bring them,” Fan Jian reluctantly agreed, admitting Chen Lan had good reasoning. At least everyone was familiar with the maids. If they weren’t there to care for Chen Xi, it wouldn’t do for them both to look after him, and they’d just end up with another group of maids, so it was better this way.

”Alright, just bring them all,” Chen Lan said, tucking her hair behind her ear. Compared to Fan Jian, she carried a touch of mature grace.

”Let’s hope when we arrive in Ye City, my husband hasn’t already set up the inner courtyard with new maids,” Fan Jian sighed helplessly.

”It’s quite possible! Lord Xuande might even bestow many maids upon my husband,” Chen Lan laughed, covering her mouth. Fan Jian obviously felt helpless, looking at her own belly and then at Chen Lan’s daughter with more helplessness. ”Hmm, I think I’ve put on some pounds.”

Fan Jian squinted at Chen Lan, who at first looked confused while holding her daughter, her face slightly blushing. Then her eyes rolled, and she graciously switched her hands, smiling at Fan Jian, making Fan Jian blush. She looked down and saw her toes...

”Ah, ah, ah!” Fan Jian suddenly cried out like a child throwing a tantrum. This woke up Chen Lan’s daughter, who started crying. Chen Lan shot a glare at Fan Jian and quickly comforted her child...

Watching Fan Jian leave, Chen Lan couldn’t help but shake her head. Fan Jian probably still had the mindset of a child, her personality somewhat overly obvious.

”I wonder if the Ye City region is cold. I’m just afraid the child won’t get used to it,” Chen Lan sighed, thinking to herself. Bringing a child along was indeed quite troublesome, especially as she didn’t want to rely on a wet nurse; it really was very challenging.

Jian Yong gave up traveling to Mount Tai with Zhao Yun to have it out with Lord Kang Cheng and others. He planned to have a proper showdown, as neither side could convince the other. It now depended on who had better reasoning. At this point, Jian Yong wouldn’t back down.

Zhao Yun thus set off with others. Although not many families needed Zhao Yun’s protection in their migration, the group still consisted of over ten thousand people altogether.

Adding the soldiers protecting them, even with abundant carriages, well-maintained provincial routes, and sufficient provisions and water, it would still take more than half a month to move them all.

”Aren’t you going to Ye City?” Zixu asked Zuo Ci, who stood beside him watching Zhao Yun and the others.

”I think Jingling Palace is a nice place; I’ll just be a Daoist offering incense and prayers there,” Zuo Ci shook his head, ”We should be considered immortals now, yet suddenly I’m feeling immortality isn’t so good.”

”Do you remember what we were after when we sought immortality?” Zuo Ci seemed to ask Zixu and ask himself simultaneously.

”I forgot,” Zixu shook his head and said, with exaggerated tones yet evident sadness, ”So much time has passed, who can remember life before immortality?”

”It’s not really forgetting but rather that we’re no longer who we were. Remember when Jia Wenhe, Li Wenru, and others asked us what they’d have to give up for immortality? How did we respond?” Zuo Ci shook his head, pondering the method for immortality!

It’s more than just a method; it’s an art, a path, and success has been achieved. Though not eternal life, some have indeed maintained youth for centuries, just like Nanhua and Zhong Lin. They’ve sustained their youth for hundreds of years and will likely have even longer lives.

Is there anyone who doesn’t envy them? Many are engrossed in the art of eternal life, and numerous sage emperors are willing to give up everything for it. Yet all of them ultimately failed, while today Nanhua and Zhong Lin stand as true immortals, without hordes clamoring for eternal life. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for it. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)