Longevity starts from having a daughter in old age

"what happened?"

Xu Mu hurriedly got up and rushed into the bedroom.

Ye Yingying pointed to a corner of the roof, her face was pale and she was trembling.

Xu Mu held it in his arms, followed his fingers, and looked up.

The next moment, his pupils trembled slightly.

A moldy severed hand was stuck in the corner of the roof!

Fortunately, there was no movement in that hand!

"call!"

After taking a deep breath and calming down, Xu Mu found a wooden stick and stabbed it down.

The severed hand was covered with dark blue mold and was as dry as old bacon. It was impossible to tell whether it belonged to a man or a woman.

Xu Mu endured his nausea and found a piece of cloth to wrap it up.

Get out!

Throw it into the sewer at the entrance of the alley.

Ye Yingying had been sheltered by her father since she was a child. She was simple-minded and had little knowledge. When she encountered such a thing rashly, she was frightened for a while. Xu Mu comforted her for a while before she recovered.

"Ms. sir, am I too useless?"

Ye Yingying huddled in her arms and looked at Xu Mu with red eyes.

Xu Mu rubbed her little head and said with a smile: "You just don't see her much, you will get used to it in the future."

This is not the peaceful and prosperous age of the previous life. This is the world of immortality where the weak eat the strong and human life is like a piece of grass. No matter how much Xu Mu feels sorry for his wife, he can only make her stronger little by little.

However, she is only twenty-eight years old, and she is already doing very well when she behaves like this.

At least, she never complained about the hardship of life, and never blamed Xu Mu for his incompetence.

Although it was just an ordinary-looking severed hand, it still cast a layer of gloom in Xu Mu's heart.

Just in case, Xu Mu bought an evil-proof charm in the market and asked Ye Yingying to keep it close to her body.

The already poor savings became even more stretched.

Fortunately, as long as he can still refine elixirs, he can always accumulate them slowly.

In the following days, in addition to taking care of his wife's daily life, Xu Mu devoted most of his time to refining the Bigu Pill.

After accumulating a certain amount of elixirs, they can be sold in shops in Fangshi.

He has been an alchemist for so many years and has a regular store with which he cooperates, so he doesn't have to worry about sales.

It's just that the prices at the shops are much lower than setting up stalls yourself.

However, Ye Yingying was about to give birth and he did not dare to leave for too long. In order to avoid accidents, he could only sell it at a low price.

In addition to refining elixirs, Xu Mu also found some time to practice fire control.

Whether it was the reminder from the tooth man, the moldy severed hand, or those weird neighbors, they all made him feel deeply insecure.

In order to deal with possible accidents, he must seize every moment and improve his strength as much as possible.

Even if it's just a tiny bit.

In the room, a palm-sized orange-red flaming bird flew out of Xu Mu's hand and hit the rocks on the ground.

Bang!

There was a clear sound from the point of impact between the bird and the stone, as if someone hit it hard with a hammer.

The stone shook slightly, leaving a shallow black pit with burn marks. After the impact, the birds scattered into wisps of sparks, flew into the air, and gathered together again.

"Unfortunately, it's still a little inferior to the fireball technique!"

Xu Mu said with some regret.

Fire control is not a pure combat spell. Although he has practiced to the level of proficiency, the power of spells such as wind blade is still much inferior to that of fireball.

However, the real advantage of firebending is not its attack power, but its ability to continue fighting and its flexible methods.

for example

The flying bird in the sky, under Xu Mu's control, suddenly turned into a fiery snake, wrapped around dozens of kilograms of stone, and slowly lifted it up from the ground.

Perhaps it was because the stone slab was too heavy. After it was raised half a meter high, the fire snake made a bang and scattered into sparks all over the sky again, and the stone also fell down with a thud and hit the ground hard.

The sparks gathered again, and this time they turned into neither a bird nor a fire snake, but a fireball.

The fireball continued to rotate and compress, gradually turning from orange to blood red, and finally dark red. Then it landed on the stone and exploded with a bang, immediately cracking the stone slab.

Xu Mu took a deep breath and smiled on his face.

This is a unique technique he developed based on the physics knowledge of his previous life. It uses flame compression to form a powerful blasting force.

More powerful than fireball!

The only downside is that it takes time to compress, and the flame needs to be released again after use.

Xu Mu rested for a while and recovered some spiritual power. He snapped his fingers on his right hand and with a pop, a ball of flame burned at his fingertips.

This is an ignition technique that is not even a first-level spell. Almost all practitioners know it. As long as spiritual power is injected into it, the flame can be infinitely amplified.

It is perfect to be used in conjunction with the performance of firebending.

The flames gathered in the air and turned into a new fire snake, flying towards the stone.

Days like this passed quickly, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye. The day when Ye Yingying gave birth was getting closer and closer.

…

evening

After Ye Yingying had eaten, she felt a little unwell, so Xu Mu asked her to go back to her room and rest first while he was responsible for clearing the dishes.

Looking at the glistening bottom of the bowl eaten by Ye Yingying, Xu Mu couldn't help but feel another pain in his heart.

"I have saved some spiritual stones recently. Let's go to the market tomorrow to buy some spiritual rice to supplement Yingying! We also need to prepare food for confinement!"

Xu Mu frowned, mentally calculating how to use the few spiritual stones to maximize their use.

Just thinking about it, I am still stretched thin.

The cheapest spiritual rice in the market, a piece of low-grade spiritual stone can only buy five kilograms, and meat with spiritual energy is even more expensive. Usually, a piece of low-grade spiritual food can only buy two or three kilograms.

Recently, prices have continued to rise due to the war.

well!

What a miserable situation for poor and humble couples!

Just when Xu Mu finished his work and was about to go back to his room to take care of his wife, there was a sudden knock on the door outside the house.

"Who could it be at this late hour?"

Xu Mu alertly took out a few talismans, held them in his hands, and walked towards the gate.

Although nothing unusual was found nearby during this period, he had heard all kinds of terrifying rumors about the shanty town for a long time and did not dare to take it lightly.

"Who's out there?"

Xu Mu shouted.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, it's me!"

An old voice came in from outside.

Xu Mu frowned slightly and judged from the voice that it was the old alchemist who lived at the entrance of the alley.

The old alchemist's name is Sun Daocheng, who is over eighty years old. Recently, he often comes to chat with Xu Mu in the name of discussing alchemy.

It was hard for Xu Mu to refuse when he first arrived, and he also wanted to learn about the surrounding situation from the other person's mouth, so he would be let in every time.

However, the other party usually comes during the day and at night, and this is the first time.

Xu Mu looked through the crack in the door, and after confirming that Sun Daocheng was alone, he opened the door, but did not let him enter the house.

Sun Daocheng outside the door was wearing a greasy robe, with patches of black and gray on his body, his eyes were bloodshot, and there was a lot of eye mucus in the corners of his eyes, as if he hadn't rested for several days.

"Fellow Daoist Sun, is there anything wrong with you coming here so late?"

Looking at Sun Daocheng who was even sloppier than before, Xu Mu asked doubtfully.

"There is indeed something going on!"

A chrysanthemum-like smile appeared on Sun Daocheng's wrinkled old face.

He first looked inside, and then whispered: "Fellow Daoist Xu, I don't know how long it will take for my brother and sister to give birth?"

"..."

Xu Mu narrowed his eyes, showing a wary look.

"Fellow Daoist Sun, why do you ask this?"

"hey-hey!"

Sun Daocheng smiled and rubbed his hands, his eyes a little fanatical.

"I have the method for refining the Infant Blood Pill, if you are willing..."

"roll!"

Xu Mu's face turned livid for an instant, and his eyes were as cold as ice.

He had heard from the young couple next door that this old guy was not a good guy, but he didn't know it at first and only interacted with him.

I never expected that he actually had such an idea.

I'm afraid that the enthusiasm shown in recent days is not for him, but for the child in his wife's belly.

"Don't be angry yet! That's good, I'll provide the other medicinal ingredients, and we'll be evenly matched!"

Before Sun Daocheng could finish speaking, Xu Mu closed the door with a bang.

"Hey! Fellow Daoist Xu, don't worry! If it doesn't work, we can still discuss it! How about you six and me and four? If it doesn't work, three or seven will do!"

Sun Daocheng, who was outside the door, shouted a few more times unwillingly.

Xu Mu had already gone back to the bedroom with a gloomy face.

Seeing Xu Mu's delay in responding, Sun Daocheng couldn't help but feel a little angry.

"You can hardly support yourself, and you still have to raise a child! You must be sick in your head!"

The reason why he went to Xu Mu's house these days was to inquire about their family's situation.

It was precisely because he knew that their family's life was difficult that he dared to come over and say such things. But he didn't expect that Xu Mu was so unclear that he actually refused his kindness.

"Raising children is a loss-making business. When the girl grows up, she has to get married, and you have to support the boy in his cultivation. If you leave it to me, you can make a lot of spiritual stones immediately. When the time comes, whether you go to the gambling house , it’s better to go to the hook and be as happy as you want! What an idiot!”

Sun Daocheng swung his sleeves, turned and left with a curse, heading towards his home at the entrance of the alley.

Just halfway, the door on the side suddenly creaked and opened from the inside.

The rich smell of blood immediately filled the air.

"Fellow Daoist Sun, since he is unwilling, how about we three cooperate?"

Behind the door were a pair of twin brothers with sneers on their lips and faces as pale as paper.

"this……"

Looking at the two of them, Sun Daocheng looked somewhat apprehensive.

He has lived in this alley for many years and is no stranger to these two people. He knows that one of them is named Li Wen and the other is Li Wu. Privately, they are Jie Xiu who specializes in business without capital.

It is said that the cultivation method is also very strange, requiring blood to be sucked from time to time.

However, he himself is not a good person who can be bullied by others. Although he is afraid of the two of them, he is not too afraid.

After touching his empty pockets and considering the large debt he owed in the gambling house, Sun Daocheng finally gritted his teeth and walked in.

There are some things in shantytowns, but if you don’t agree, you’ll be fine.

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