Chapter 191: Godmother?

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“Stop talking nonsense.” Zhu Xiyu blushed and scolded in a low voice: “I just met him; how could he have designs on me? Right now, his consciousness is basically in a coma. Maybe he mistook me for someone else.”

With Zhu Xiyu’s explanation, Guan Fei’s expression improved a lot. He whispered: “Xiyu, pry his hand open and break free. I’ll carry him to the room first.”

Zhu Xiyu thought that even if he mistook her for someone else, she couldn’t just let him hold her like this. What would that look like? So she nodded and reached out to pry open Lei Qing’s tightly held arm.

Unexpectedly, Lei Qing suddenly trembled all over. He held Zhu Xiyu tightly and kept burrowing his head into her bosom.

Zhu Xiyu trembled as if electrocuted by his hug, especially since his head was actually pressing against her soft chest. This immediately made her feel invaded by a strange sensation, and she felt both ashamed and angry. Just as she was about to harden her heart and use Fighting Qi to push Lei Qing away, she heard him shouting in a trembling voice filled with fear: “Mom, don’t leave me. Mom, I love you, please don’t leave me again. Mom~ I am your son, how can you be so cruel… don’t you miss me?” His voice revealed an unspeakable fear and sorrow.

“Ah?”

Zhu Xiyu was stunned. Could it be that General Lei mistook her for his mother? No wonder he kept burrowing into her bosom. Suddenly, Zhu Xiyu remembered reading Lei Qing’s profile, which noted that his mother was unknown, and his father had disappeared after sending him back to the Lei Family while he was still in swaddling clothes.

When she read it back then, those were just a few brief words. But thinking about it carefully now, didn’t this mean that Young General Lei Qing was practically an orphan from a young age? And perhaps even worse off than ordinary orphans, because he didn’t even know where his parents were or if they were still alive. If they were alive, why had they never come back to visit him?

“Sigh!” Zhu Xiyu had always been kind-hearted and soft. Thinking of Lei Qing’s background, she couldn’t help but feel a surge of sympathy for him. The anger from the misunderstanding gradually turned into tenderness. She gently stroked his forehead and said softly: “Child, don’t worry, Mom won’t leave. Be good, you are injured, rest well, and don’t think wildly.”

Lei Qing subconsciously twisted in her bosom, adjusted to a very comfortable position, and his terrified expression gradually calmed down. His face was serene, as if beneath Zhu Xiyu’s soft chest was the harbor where he felt most secure.

Guan Fei also let down his guard and sighed gently: “I looked at this child’s profile some time ago, and I vaguely remember he is a child without parents. No wonder he is so close to you; perhaps subconsciously, he regards you as his mother. Xiyu, what should we do? It’s not a solution for him to hold you like this. If word gets out, I’m afraid it will affect your reputation.”

“It’s fine, he is about the same age as Lan’er, so it’s enough for him to be my son.” Zhu Xiyu smiled gently and beautifully: “I only have Lan’er as a child; recognizing another son is actually a good thing. He is very peaceful now, so let’s not disturb him. I will gently carry him back to the room and feed him a Little Rejuvenation Pill from Banruo Temple.”

“Little Aunt, why? Why on earth do you want to recognize this bastard as a son?” Zhu Yuer was so angry that she pouted her mouth and stomped her feet repeatedly: “If that happens, won’t he become my older brother?”

“Yuer, stop messing around.” Guan Fei glared angrily: “Your Little Aunt has her own reasons for what she does. I think this Lei Qing is quite good. He is young, handsome, and has an extraordinary bearing. He acts with reason and evidence, and carries himself with neither arrogance nor humility. At such a young age, he can gather a team to fight for him. In the future, he will surely be a dragon among men. For your aunt to recognize him as a son is his luck and blessing, and it might also be your aunt’s blessing. You shut up; from now on, you are not allowed to speak.”

Although Guan Fei had married into the Zhu Family, because of his own strength and ability, he held a considerable status in the Zhu Family, and Zhu Shenhou also valued and respected this brother-in-law greatly. Usually, if Guan Fei didn’t get angry, he was naturally a nice guy in the eyes of the younger generation. But once he did get angry, he still carried considerable authority.

Sure enough, although Zhu Yuer was annoyed in her heart, she didn’t dare to speak anymore.

Of course, Guan Fei thought further ahead. After all, many people had seen this scene, and it would inevitably spread in the future. They would say things like Little Guanyin was held tightly by a young and handsome man and wouldn’t let go.

And Dongfang Cangqiong, everything else about him was fine, but he was narrow-minded in this regard. To avoid him misunderstanding and causing a rift between the couple, recognizing a son was the best method.

Zhu Xiyu very gently and carefully picked up Lei Qing and stood up slowly. She carried him into the room and placed him lightly on the bed. Slowly, after a long while, she made him let go of her. However, in the end, only holding his hand could make him feel at ease while he was in a coma.

“Child, your name is Qianqian?” Zhu Xiyu asked Zuo Qianqian, who had followed them in, gently: “Bring some water and help your Brother Lei drink some.”

Zuo Qianqian very cleverly fetched some water. She took the pill handed by Zhu Xiyu, crushed the pill coating, revealing a crystal-clear pill with a strange fragrance.

She wanted to put it into Lei Qing’s mouth, but his teeth were clenched shut. Zuo Qianqian blushed slightly, then took a sip of water and tremblingly leaned down, preparing to use her small tongue to pry open Lei Qing’s teeth and help him swallow the pill.

“Silly child, you don’t need to do that.” Zhu Xiyu couldn’t help but smile when she saw this. She extended her hand and released a white glow. She rubbed his throat twice, and the pill slid smoothly into his stomach. After instructing Qianqian to pour two sips of water, Zhu Xiyu used her pure white Fighting Qi of the light element to help Lei Qing digest the pill.

Qianqian was very flushed, her ashamed little face turning red. Just now, she indeed wanted to take the opportunity to kiss Brother Lei. Without asking, she directly wanted to use that method. Amidst her shame, she didn’t forget to look at Lei Qing with concerned eyes, nervous about whether he would get better after taking the pill.

Such a young girl’s mentality naturally did not escape Zhu Xiyu’s eyes. She smiled gently and said: “Don’t worry, this is Banruo Temple’s Little Rejuvenation Pill. It is refined by the high monks of Banruo Temple using dozens of natural treasures, and it has a miraculous effect on treating internal injuries. Your Brother Lei will be fine.”

Zuo Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully: “Thank you, Auntie.”

“Qianqian, since we are idle anyway, let’s talk about your Brother Lei. How did you meet him?” Zhu Xiyu asked softly.

Although she already had the intention to recognize Lei Qing as a godson, she still wanted to take this opportunity to learn more about Lei Qing’s character. Judging by intelligence alone certainly couldn’t truly judge a person. And she had only known Lei Qing for half a day.

For someone of Zhu Xiyu’s status to recognize a son was a huge matter, one that could even trigger attention and strategic changes from various forces. If she recognized the wrong person, it would not only bring disaster to Zhu Xiyu herself but also bring huge trouble to the entire Divine Sword Villa.

Once Zuo Qianqian mentioned this, she became enthusiastic, recalling the bits and pieces of when she first met Lei Qing. Starting from saving Lei Qing in the snow, to how they crossed the Heavenly Ridge Mountain Range, and how Li Baobao framed them, all the way until now. Of course, she omitted some parts in the middle. Such as the encounter with Leng Yuewu and the battle with the Saint of Thieves. That event was of great importance, and Lei Qing had told her not to speak of it everywhere.

The series of events she recounted were truly thrilling. Especially in Qianqian’s narration, the life-and-death battles were described as exceptionally tragic; a single slip would have meant total annihilation.

Listening to this, Zhu Xiyu was sometimes extremely nervous and sometimes smiled with relief. She hadn’t expected that behind the brief sentences in the intelligence, such as Lei Qing being hunted and fleeing to the Free Alliance, so many dangerous things had happened along the way.

Although she clearly knew Lei Qing was safe and sound now, Zhu Xiyu couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat for Lei Qing’s dangerous encounters. However, when she heard how Lei Qing tricked Yu Shanshan, Zhu Xiyu couldn’t help but laugh. She glanced at Lei Qing lying there and chuckled: “This child, even if he didn’t want to marry that girl, he didn’t have to trick her like that, right? I know that Yu Shanshan, a proud daughter of heaven, and beautiful as a fairy. You actually had the heart to fool her like that?”

On the side, Zhu Yuer was also listening with shining eyes. This guy, his journey was way too exciting, wasn’t it? Why was her own life so dull and tasteless, while he lived so freely and splendidly?

Lei Qing’s dangerous encounters, in the eyes of a girl like Zhu Yuer who hadn’t experienced setbacks, actually turned into a kind of fun and excitement. She wished she could experience all those encounters herself to be satisfied.

“Hehe, Brother Lei is much crazier than I was when I was young.” Guan Fei sighed with a smile: “Brave and resourceful, affectionate and righteous, a true man. Xiyu, your fate with this child is a good thing. If given the chance to grow, he will surely be a dragon among men, a hero and overlord. Congratulations, Xiyu, on having another good son.”

“We still don’t know if this child is willing?” Zhu Xiyu found Lei Qing more and more pleasing to the eye the more she looked at him. He was handsome and likeable, and unlike ordinary Young Masters who had a soft and creamy air about them, he was instead masculine, healthy, and heroic.

After listening to Lei Qing’s story, the few of them all had a deeper impression of him. As for people, the deeper the understanding, the natural shift in recognition.

“What does he have to be unwilling about?” Zhu Yuer said angrily: “Being able to climb up to the Divine Sword Villa, to climb up to you, Little Aunt, is a blessing he cultivated for eight lifetimes. Even if others begged, they couldn’t ask for such a thing.”

“You can’t say that.” Zhu Xiyu argued gently: “Qing’er is definitely not someone who climbs the dragon and attaches to the phoenix. If he really wanted to rely on power to develop himself, he would have returned to the Tianlan Empire with Yu Shanshan back then. Even if he became a live-in son-in-law in the Yu Family, it would still be good. Think about it, Yu Tianji is such a powerful character? With his help, Lei Qing’s rapid rise would be just around the corner. Moreover, behind Yu Shanshan there is the Fighting Qi Holy Land; her Master is the famous Ice Sword Saint, Leng Yuewu.”

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