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Time flew by.
Before anyone realized it, it had already been about seven months since Xiao Lin returned to the Xiao Clan from the Central Plains. During this period, the cooperation between the Xiao Clan and the Snake-People Clan had grown increasingly close.
The two sides went from having occasional friction at the beginning to now being able to drink and enjoy themselves together, completely casting aside any lingering grudges.
While they might not feel the same about other humans, the Snake-People Clan had completely accepted the members of the Xiao Clan by now. As for the members of the Xiao Clan, they had indeed been somewhat afraid of the Snake-People Clan initially.
After all, the Snake-People Clan had long borne a fierce reputation.
However, as they interacted over time, the people of the Xiao Clan discovered that compared to the double-dealing nature of some humans, the Snake-People Clan was far more straightforward, with almost no hidden schemes.
Such people were incredibly easy to get along with, and there was no need to constantly guard against them playing any underhanded tricks. It was precisely because of this that both sides gradually began to look past each other's races.
For both parties, this was absolutely a great thing!
Aside from this matter, there was also the issue of Xiao Lin refining high-rank formation plates.
With his skills maturing day by day, coupled with the elevation of his strength, as long as there were enough materials, even refining relatively high-grade formation plates like Rank 4 and Rank 5 ones held basically zero difficulty for Xiao Lin.
Just like that, over these seven-plus months, Xiao Lin had refined seven Rank 5 formation plates, which could basically be considered one per month. As for Rank 4 formation plates, there were even more, and their numbers had reached double digits.
Aside from leaving one Rank 5 formation plate and three Rank 4 formation plates with the Xiao Clan, Xiao Lin currently carried all the remaining ones on his person. These would be his capital when he went to participate in the Spatial Trade Fair.
Of course, whether it was the cooperation between the Xiao Clan and the Snake-People Clan or the matter of him refining formation plates, in Xiao Lin's view, neither of them carried as much profound significance as another event!
On this day, in the small courtyard belonging to the Young Clan Leader of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Zhan, three generations of the family—Xiao Lin, Xiao Zhan, and Xiao Ding—were standing silently.
"Ah!"
Inside the room, one painful cry after another rang out.
These painful cries belonged to the wife of the Young Clan Leader of the Xiao Clan, Yang Xiyue.
However, even though Yang Xiyue was crying out in such agony, the three generations of grandfather and grandsons in the courtyard could only fret anxiously, without the slightest intention of barging into the room.
Nevertheless, as Yang Xiyue's painful cries drifted out wave after wave, Xiao Zhan was already so anxious that he was spinning around in circles on the spot.
"Father, Mother is in a lot of pain, let's help her."
Over seven months had passed, and Xiao Ding was now three years old. At this moment, listening to his mother's painful cries, he was naturally both worried and frightened. He wanted to rush into the room, but he was held back by his father and grandfather.
Hearing his son's voice, which vaguely carried a sobbing tone, Xiao Zhan finally stopped his incessantly spinning body. Xiao Zhan knew that it was likely his own immature behavior that had made his son's heart feel even more uneasy.
Therefore, in the next second, he forced himself to calm down.
"Ding'er, your mother is fine, she is currently giving birth to a younger brother for you, how about we pray for your mother together right now?"
Xiao Zhan did his best to comfort his eldest son.
Sure enough, after Xiao Zhan slowly calmed down, the worried and fearful look on Xiao Ding's face also gradually receded.
A father's emotions will affect his son, this really is true... like hell it is!
Had they not seen that even though Xiao Lin, the grandfather, was also anxious deep down, his exterior remained as steady as an old dog? But what about Xiao Zhan? Apologies, but Xiao Zhan had not been influenced by Xiao Lin in the slightest!
On the contrary, he was the one being influenced by his own son, Xiao Ding. As expected, out of the three generations of grandfather and grandsons, the one in the middle is always the weakest!
Xiao Lin silently glanced at his son and grandson, then closed his eyes once again, pretending that he was not worried at all.
As the Clan Leader of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Zhan's father, and Xiao Ding's grandfather, if he also showed a nervous expression, it might truly make it impossible for the two of them to feel at ease for even a moment.
Time flowed by slowly.
In the courtyard, the three generations of grandfather and grandsons were still waiting.
The painful cries coming from the room had already grown weaker and weaker.
Finally, without knowing exactly how much time had passed.
"Wah~"
A loud baby's cry drifted out from inside the room.
At the same time, Xiao Lin instantly opened his eyes which had been closed in a fake sleep. Xiao Zhan took a large stride forward, preparing to rush into the room. Xiao Ding, taking strides with his short little legs, was also preparing to follow his father.
Creak
However, at this moment, the door of the room opened from the inside a step ahead. Right after that, a woman around forty years old ran out, cradling a tightly wrapped baby in her arms.
"She gave birth, she gave birth! Clan Leader, Young Clan Leader, Eldest Young Master, the Madam gave birth! It's a boy, it's the Second Young Master!"
The moment she ran out, that woman around forty years old immediately shouted out loud.
Swish
However, Xiao Zhan didn't even look at the baby in the woman's arms, but instead rushed straight into the room.
He wanted to check on how his wife was doing first!
Xiao Zhan's action caused the woman to freeze in a daze on the spot.
"Hand the child over to me first. Ding'er, come over and look at your younger brother together."
Looking at the dazed woman, and at Xiao Ding who didn't know whether he should follow his father into the room, Xiao Lin spoke up at this moment.
"Ah, alright, Clan Leader."
The woman snapped out of it and immediately handed the wrapped baby in her arms over into Xiao Lin's hands.
To the side, Xiao Ding, who had originally been in a dilemma, saw that his grandfather had spoken and walked over at this moment as well. As for the inside of the room, it was naturally left to the husband and wife, Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue.
It was currently not suitable for the grandfather and grandson duo, Xiao Lin and Xiao Ding, to go inside and disturb them anyway. After Xiao Lin took the baby from the woman's hands, he now looked toward his second grandson—Xiao Li!
The little guy was all wrinkled up, and he couldn't even open his eyes.
However, all newborn babies were like this.
Once a few months passed, he would slowly fill out.
"Grandfather, is this my younger brother? He's so small!"
Xiao Lin sat down on a stone bench in the courtyard and leaned down slightly, allowing Xiao Ding to see the baby cradled in his arms. At this moment, Xiao Ding also widened his curious, large eyes, looking at the tiny human being in his grandfather's arms.
Is this his younger brother?
At this moment, upon seeing the baby, a strange feeling arose within Xiao Ding's heart.
That feeling was incredibly wonderful!
"Hahaha, Ding'er also went through this when you were little. Your younger brother will slowly grow up!"
Xiao Lin smiled as he looked at his eldest grandson and said.
Never mind Xiao Ding, even he himself had gone through this!
At this time, perhaps out of curiosity.
Xiao Ding reached out his hand and poked the baby's little face.
Perhaps feeling uncomfortable, little Xiao Li grabbed with his tender little hand, catching his older brother's right index finger. In response, Xiao Ding had no intention of pulling his right index finger away.
Finally, without knowing exactly how much time had passed, perhaps because the baby itself didn't have much strength. Gradually, little Xiao Li also let go of his older brother's right index finger.
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