478: Innate Spirit

When Su Xuan took the child, his fingertips had just touched the small Spirit-Patterned Robe when he felt a clear, moist Spiritual Qi rush into his body through his arm. The Devilish Qi that had been dormant in his Dantian for a long time intertwined with this Spiritual Qi, emitting a joyful hum.

He lowered his head to look at the little one in his arms, only to see the child's dark, glistening eyes staring at him. The child's small mouth curved into a grin, revealing an expression similar to a mischievous smile.

"Holy cow, is this the bond between us father and son? Did this child learn my signature smile right after being born?"

Su Xuan was shocked; it was his first time seeing such a miraculous scene. As expected of his own flesh and blood!

"Husband, look, he's smiling at you! He's so cute!"

Zhao Rou's eyes were full of maternal love.

Ever since Lin Fan passed away, she had greatly longed to have another child.

Now, she finally had one, and it was Su Xuan's child, which could be considered to have made up for one of her regrets.

"What a cute baby! Sister Rou'er, he's as beautiful as you!"

Li Qiuyue leaned over and took the infant into her arms. In an instant, her maternal instincts overflowed.

"He's a good seedling for Cultivation! With a Heaven-Defying Aptitude like the Innate Spiritual Physique, becoming a Great Emperor in the future is only a matter of time!"

Tang Mei said.

If she could, she truly wanted to take him as her disciple, but she already had Su Xuan as a disciple.

Moreover, Su Xuan's talent was even more terrifying than these so-called Divine Physiques. She didn't know how he did it.

"Husband, give him a name!"

Zhao Rou said softly.

"Let's call him Su Ping'an. I hope he lives a peaceful and safe life!"

Su Xuan said.

After all, this was the Heavenly Mandate Villain, and also his own son. How could he not hope for him to be safe and sound?

If he were to provoke some Destined Protagonist one day, relying on this name, he might even be able to remain safe and sound.

Of course, this was just a thought of Su Xuan's.

"Ping'an... what a good name! I also hope you are safe and sound, and not like Lin Fan..."

Mentioning Lin Fan, Zhao Rou's eyes involuntarily reddened a bit. After all, Lin Fan was her child.

Although he had been dead for some time, the pain of losing a child was not so easy to alleviate.

"Sister Rou'er, don't be sad. Now that Ping'an has been born, let the past be the past!"

Li Qiuyue naturally knew the truth; that scoundrel Lin Fan had even tried to lay hands on her back then!

Recalling what happened back then, Li Qiuyue felt immense disgust. How heartbroken would Zhao Rou be if she knew what kind of man Lin Fan truly was!

Therefore, she did not tell Zhao Rou the truth and had always helped Su Xuan keep it from Zhao Rou.

At the same time, she also felt that Su Xuan was truly a gentle person, worthy of being her husband.

Even though Lin Fan had done so many bad things, Su Xuan still chose to preserve his good side in front of Zhao Rou.

To be able to meet such a gentle man like Su Xuan in this life was truly a blessing of three lifetimes!

"Let me see the child too!"

Shen Qingwan was also overjoyed, looking at Su Ping'an in front of her, she felt immensely happy.

She recalled that after she was cast into the Imperial Harem by Ning Wuyong, she never saw her child Ning Village again.

When she saw Ning Village again, he had already been possessed by a remnant soul, turning into a walking corpse.

Later, out of helplessness, Shen Qingwan had no choice but to personally end Ning Village's life.

That incident also brought great harm to Shen Qingwan. Seeing Su Ping'an in front of her, she couldn't help but recall Ning Village's childhood.

She remembered that Ning Village was as cute as Su Ping'an when he was little, but he was truly a big eater.

As Shen Qingwan approached, Su Ping'an's dark, glistening eyes turned to look at her. His tiny arms and legs kicked in the swaddling clothes, and the faint green Spirit-Patterned Robe around him emitted a soft glow.

She tried to reach out. This time, she wasn't pushed away by the Spiritual Qi. When her fingertips gently touched the baby's warm cheek, a clear, moist warmth spread up from her fingertips.

Because she had lived in a secluded place like the Imperial Harem for many years, Shen Qingwan's Physique was somewhat different.

Her Physique was on the colder side, but she never expected to feel waves of warmth when touching Su Ping'an, making her unable to put him down.

"Be careful!"

Su Xuan reminded her, then handed the child to Shen Qingwan.

"This child isn't shy at all."

Seeing Su Ping'an not crying or fussing, Shen Qingwan's brows and eyes also softened.

If it were an ordinary child, holding them like this would probably have made them cry and fuss by now, but Su Ping'an turned out to be an exception.

The several orchids embroidered on her cuff suddenly trembled slightly, as if attracted by some aura.

Su Ping'an's little nose sniffed, his gaze fell on the embroidery on her cuff, and he suddenly stretched out his tiny hand, vaguely grabbing at the orchid pattern.

Something miraculous happened—the silk threads on Shen Qingwan's cuff seemed to come alive. The several orchid embroideries slowly moved along her arm, finally winding into a small garland around her wrist.

And at Su Ping'an's fingertips, a wisp of extremely fine Spiritual Qi was entwined with the garland, as if playing with her.

"He can even draw out the Spiritual Qi in the embroidery?"

Shen Qingwan blinked in surprise. This embroidery was a gift Su Xuan had given her previously.

It was said to be embroidered with spirit silkworm silk, and ordinarily, it would only glow faintly when she circulated her Qi. Yet, at this moment, it was being moved by a newborn infant.

She tried to raise her hand, and the orchid garland on her wrist moved with it. Su Ping'an chuckled at the sight.

His small body twisted even more joyfully in Shen Qingwan's arms, and the Spiritual Qi around him also became more exuberant. A pot of orchids in the corner of the birthing room suddenly 'popped' open its flower buds.

Shen Qingwan took out a warm, smooth jade from her embrace and gently placed it beside Su Ping'an's hand.

"This was something I gave to Zhuang'er before. Now that Zhuang'er is gone, I'll give it to you!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the warm jade was clutched by Su Ping'an's small hand. He seemed to like the feel of it very much.

Shen Qingwan chuckled, gently tapping his tiny chin with her fingertip. Su Ping'an then opened his toothless little mouth and gently sucked on her fingertip, causing everyone to laugh.

"Husband, why don't we have a child in the future too?"

The more Shen Qingwan looked at Su Ping'an, the cuter she found him, and she also had the idea of having a child.

Ever since Zhao Rou became pregnant with Su Ping'an, Su Xuan had stopped leaving his essence inside her.

This made Shen Qingwan very distressed. Now, seeing Su Ping'an born, she also firmed up her resolve.

As soon as these words were spoken, the women present all blushed, especially the still young Li Qiuyue.

Although she was also Su Xuan's woman, having a child was still too early for her.

But seeing how much Su Xuan liked it, she also had this idea.