221: Section 221

“Miaoshan, we finally have our child.”

“As for his name, I think we should call him Su Donglai.”

“I consulted a fortune teller before, and he said the first son should be named Su Donglai, and the first daughter, Su Xuemei.”

Miaoshan was also very satisfied. Although she was uneducated and had never attended a private school, she could tell that the name’s meaning was profound.

Afterward, you diligently cared for Miaoshan for three months during her confinement, and the child grew healthier and healthier.

However, just five months after Su Donglai was born, Miaoshan became pregnant again.

Seeing this, your mother couldn't help but scold you, as continuous childbirth could severely harm a woman’s body.

You looked innocent, wondering how she could be pregnant again when you had already used lamb intestines.

But Miaoshan didn't blame you, because her body hadn't deteriorated from childbirth; instead, it had gotten better and better, and even during pregnancy, she had no morning sickness.

You were very happy to see this, so every day after finishing your farm work, you would go to a nearby town to work.

Two hours of wages could buy a pound of pork or a fat fish.

Plus, with a flock of chickens in the yard, eggs were plentiful, so Miaoshan was never deprived of good food.

After another ten months of pregnancy, Miaoshan gave birth to a girl this time, and following the fortune teller's instructions, you named her Xuemei, Su Xuemei.

Fearing Miaoshan might get pregnant again, you could only often engage in sixty-nine, not daring to do anything else.

Around the time Xuemei was two and Donglai was three, you felt it was safe enough to vigorously “cultivate” Miaoshan again.

Miaoshan quickly became pregnant again…

By the time you were thirty, Miaoshan had already given birth to seven children—five boys and two girls—which was the result of your extreme restraint.

If you hadn't been so restrained, she might have had ten children by now.

Because you had so many children, your reputation quickly spread.

About thirty li from Su Family Village, there was a Daoist temple called Qing Shan Guan, which enshrined the Goddess of Child-Giving. In earlier years, it was very effective, and women would often become pregnant after praying there three or four times.

But in recent years, it had become less effective, and its incense offerings gradually dwindled.

Upon hearing of your reputation, the Abbot of Qing Shan Guan personally sought you out and told you that if you could volunteer at Qing Shan Guan, you would earn one tael of silver a day.

Now, with seven children, as the saying goes, “half-grown boys eat their father into poverty.”

Seven children had already doubled your financial pressure.

Upon hearing of the Abbot of Qing Shan Guan's generous offer, you agreed without much thought. You would go to Qing Shan Guan tomorrow and could return home once a month.

Miaoshan, however, instinctively felt something was wrong and held you back, not wanting you to go.

“Husband, how can there be such a good thing as money falling from the sky? Nearly thirty taels of silver a month, how is that possible?”

“That’s almost our entire family’s income for a year.”

Hearing Miaoshan’s words, you comforted her.

“It’s alright, Niangzi. With this money, our children can attend private school.”

“Then, if they pass the imperial examination, wouldn’t that bring glory to our ancestors?”

After hearing you say that, Miaoshan no longer refused.

Then you spent your last night before your departure.

Although Miaoshan was now the mother of seven children, her breasts had not sagged from years of nursing; instead, they had become even fuller and more perky.

Other parts of her body were also perfectly proportioned, large where they should be, and slender where they should be.

This made you even more inseparable from Miaoshan.

After a night of intimacy, you asked your mother-in-law to look after Miaoshan and the children, then set off alone for Qing Shan Guan.

Upon arriving at Qing Shan Guan, the Abbot quickly arranged your accommodation and had his disciples serve you. After three days of good food and drink, the Abbot finally told you about the temple’s miraculous ability to grant children.

All the women who came here to seek children came alone. If they were sincere and paid a high incense fee, they would be led to the backyard, where the Abbot himself would personally ensure their pregnancy.

In earlier years, the Abbot of Qing Shan Guan could manage, but as he aged, he felt somewhat powerless.

Moreover, his disciples all suffered from Innate Qi deficiency and were unable to perform this kind of work.

Upon hearing of your reputation, the Abbot spared no expense to invite you, hoping you could handle such a task.

Although you felt resistant upon hearing this, thinking of your seven hungry children, you gritted your teeth and agreed.

So, for the rest of your days, you ate large amounts of fish and meat daily, along with soups made from various aphrodisiacs like Epimedium, wolfberry, Solomon’s Seal, pig penis, and deer antler.

This regimen replenished you so thoroughly that you were constantly flushed, with smoke practically coming out of your seven orifices.

You no longer felt so resistant to the tasks assigned by the Abbot of Qing Shan Guan, and thus began your journey of helping others conceive.

However, none of these women were as beautiful as Miaoshan, not even by a fraction, so you weren't truly happy.

But thinking of the one tael of silver a day, you still put in your utmost effort.

A month later, you returned home with dark circles under your eyes and a weak body, carrying the silver.

Seeing the beautiful Miaoshan, you immediately brightened up and handed the thirty taels of silver to her.

Seeing that you had truly brought back the silver, Miaoshan was very happy and then told you that she was preparing to send your eldest and second sons to private school.

As for the tuition fees, it was ten taels of silver per person per year.

You did not refuse upon hearing this.

Ten taels of silver was only ten days of your labor.

After three days of intimacy with Miaoshan, you returned to Qing Shan Guan to resume your arduous daily routine.

Because of your presence, the incense offerings at Qing Shan Guan began to flourish again, and people from all over Ruzhou County and nearby counties came to pray for children and worship the gods.

Perhaps it was due to the human-shaped root you ate as a child, but your stamina was astonishing, and you only began to feel powerless after five years. So, you bid farewell to the Abbot of Qing Shan Guan and returned home.

During these five years, you successfully helped tens of thousands of women conceive.

And through the money you earned, you purchased land; your family now owned two hundred mu of land.

Upon returning home, Miaoshan had just given birth to her eleventh child; her belly had never been idle these past few years.

Seeing the increasingly mature and beautiful Miaoshan, you felt like the luckiest person in the world.

However, after giving birth to her eleventh child, Miaoshan said she had dreamed of the Buddha, who told her to find her birth parents, as only then could she achieve enlightenment after death.

Chapter 180: Miaoshan Achieves Enlightenment, Rewards Guanyin Bodysuit

When you heard Miaoshan say this, you immediately felt a surge of irritation.

“What enlightenment? What do you want to do?!”

Seeing Miaoshan about to explain further, you picked her up without a word and carried her back to the room to “cultivate.”

During this, Miaoshan kept explaining.

“Hus… Husband… My good husband… What happened in the dream was true, not false; the Buddha entrusted it to me… Ah… Ah… Ah!”

“You… do you still remember… the jade pendant I wore around my neck since childhood?”

“My birth parents left it for me… Ah, ah, ah, they were the King and Queen of Miaozhuang Kingdom. Due to a royal rebellion, I accidentally fell into a river, and fortunately, the Buddha saved me, and I drifted all the way to Su Family Village… Mm… So hot.”

Upon hearing Miaoshan’s explanation, your unhappiness completely erupted.

After the eruption, you also expressed understanding for Miaoshan's desire to leave you and search for her parents in Miaozhuang Kingdom.

“Miaoshan, but the journey is long and arduous, with many jackals, tigers, leopards, and highway robbers. And you are so beautiful, I am truly worried.”

“If you insist on going, I will go with you. Our children can temporarily be raised by my parents.”

“That Miaozhuang Kingdom is not far; a round trip will only take about a year.”

Seeing that you agreed to her request, Miaoshan was overjoyed and became even more proactive, and you thoroughly enjoyed her enthusiasm.

Although Miaoshan was now the mother of eleven children, her body was getting better year by year, while yours had deteriorated significantly compared to your youth due to your volunteer work at Qing Shan Guan.

You were defeated for the first time, causing Miaoshan to tease you mercilessly.

The next day, you handed the key to the family’s silver vault to your parents, left your eleven children at home, and drove the family’s donkey cart, following the market map, heading towards Miaozhuang Kingdom.

Fearing Miaoshan would be coveted, you made her a veiled cloak so her face wouldn't be seen. But her mature and beautiful figure, which you had developed countless times, still attracted attention.

Three months after leaving home, Miaoshan suddenly felt unwell, and her belly was already showing. At this point, Miaozhuang Kingdom was only a few hundred li away, at most seven or eight days’ journey.

Seeing this, you comforted Miaoshan.

“Niangzi, bear with it for a bit. We’ll be there in less than ten days.”

“Okay, Husband.”

However, not long after saying this, as you passed a dirt hill, you encountered a band of robbers.

Seeing you, a young couple, the robbers’ eyes glowed green, like a pack of wolves.

It was easy to imagine how tragic your and Miaoshan’s fate would be if you fell into their hands.

You were not unprepared; all the dangers you encountered along the way were resolved by the mountain-cleaving Dao you carried.

But after killing a few robbers, you saw a flying dart coming towards you.

The dart was extremely fast, like wind and thunder.

In your eyes, you could only see a black dot, with no time to dodge.

The next moment, the dart pierced your throat, and your voice was choked by a gush of blood, rendering you speechless.

You could only turn back to look at Miaoshan before your body went limp and you fell to the ground.

Miaoshan was also heartbroken.

“Husband!”

Just then, the jade pendant on Miaoshan’s chest emitted bursts of golden light, instantly killing all the robbers.

Then Miaoshan came to your corpse, her beautiful eyes filled with tears, her heart nearly overflowing with grief.

For thirty whole years, except for the time you volunteered at Qingyun Temple, you two had not been separated for a single day.

But now, you had left her, and she would never see you again!

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Looking at the melodramatic scene, Su Mo was somewhat speechless.

This was clearly a scheme by the Buddha.

To guide Miaoshan to become a Bodhisattva, he designed and directed this whole play.

Couldn’t that golden light have appeared earlier?

It had to wait until you died before appearing.

And these robbers, they clearly weren't normal robbers either.

That flying dart just now, even when Xu Miaoyin was the Sect Head of the Snow Woman Sect, she couldn't launch a dart that fast.

With that kind of strength, how could they be robbers?

As Su Mo was thinking, a prompt appeared before him.

You have died. End simulation?

No!

Su Mo did not end the simulation; instead, he wanted to see how Miaoshan became Guanyin.

Player has not chosen to end the simulation. Simulation continues. You can end the game at any time.

Immediately, the scene continued to unfold.

Just as Miaoshan was weeping over your death, a golden light descended from the sky, and a blurry, indistinct Buddha appeared in mid-air.

“The karmic ties of this life are all predetermined.”

“Miaoshan, do not grieve excessively. Go quickly and find your birth parents.”

The golden light emitted by the Buddha seemed to have a calming effect on the mind. Miaoshan, who had just been deeply saddened by your death, had now regained her composure.

And your corpse was turned into ashes by the Buddha.