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Womb
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"You shameless woman, how could you do something so disgraceful! Speak! Whose child is in your belly, you bastard?"
"Confess honestly, and I, the Wuding Marquisate, might spare your life. Otherwise, you and your bastard will both end up in a pig cage!"
The sharp and cutting voice pierced through Chen Li's ears, causing him to frown involuntarily. Who is this? Shouting so early in the morning, do they have no sense of public decency? Are they trying to keep people from sleeping?
Just as Chen Li was preparing to rise and unleash a torrent of insults at the person across from him, he was astonished to find that he couldn't move at all.
Suddenly, a flood of inexplicable information surged into Chen Li's mind, and he realized that he had somehow reincarnated and returned to the womb!
Hadn't I already become an infant? How can I still hear voices?
As Chen Li pondered this, a scene abruptly appeared in his mind.
Before him was a solemn ancestral hall, with dozens of spirit tablets arranged in the center, receiving offerings of incense. An elderly woman with hair as white as snow and wrinkles etched deep like tree bark sat hunched over on a chair, her face twisted with bitterness.
She was adorned with various valuable gold and silver jewelry but failed to suppress the air of wealth that surrounded her; she looked like a nouveau riche, utterly ridiculous.
The old woman glared fiercely and shouted, "You shameless harlot! Even when death is imminent, you refuse to reveal whose bastard is in your belly?"
In the next moment, Chen Li saw a woman kneeling on the mat in the ancestral hall, tears streaming down her face as she defended herself. "Old Madam, I truly haven't done anything wrong to the Marquis! There must be some misunderstanding; this child is genuinely the Marquis's!"
Hearing this, Chen Li's heart stirred. Is this my mother in this life?
Looking at his mother's tear-streaked face, he couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy.
However, just as she finished her defense, the old woman slammed her hand on the table, her expression turning grotesque as she scolded: "You audacious harlot! The evidence is irrefutable; what more can you argue about? You have been pregnant for three months. Today we brought you to the ancestral hall to have our ancestors verify your bloodline. If they do not show their presence, does that not prove that the child in your belly is a bastard?"
"If it weren't for my good niece Yan'er reminding me, you would have deceived us all and sullied the bloodline of my Wuding Marquisate!"
With that, the old woman cast a satisfied glance at a delicate girl standing obediently beside her like a Bai Lian flower. It was Xu Yan'er, the great-niece of Old Madam Wuding Marquisate.
What? They want to bring the Ancestral Tablet to verify the bloodline? Is there anything more absurd than this?
But in the next moment, Chen Li understood what was happening. This world was not only inhabited by humans but also by immortals, gods, demons, and ghosts, and the human race could strengthen themselves through cultivation. Therefore, the Ancestral Tablet in this world was not just for show; it was genuinely useful and could determine whether the child still in the womb belonged to the family bloodline.
At that moment, Xu Yan'er stepped out from behind the old woman and seemingly kindly advised, "Sister, what good does it do to stubbornly deny it? If you confess, perhaps the Marquis and Old Madam might forgive you. At that point, all you would need to do is get rid of this bastard!"
"I haven't done anything wrong, so why should I admit it? I, Shen Wanzhou, am innocent! This child in my belly is undoubtedly of the Wuding Marquisate bloodline! There’s no doubt about it!" The woman’s expression was resolute as her hand instinctively rested on her slightly rounded belly, her eyes filled with maternal affection.
Moreover, who would ask a three-month-old fetus still in the womb to undergo a bloodline verification? At least we should wait until my child is born!
A woman is weak, but for her child, she becomes strong!
Shen Wanzhou knew that saying more would be futile; the priority now was to protect the fetus in her womb. If she were to bear this unjust blame, not only would her reputation be ruined, but even her child would face scorn from others in the future.
Rumors are as fierce as tigers; thus, Shen Wanzhou would never heed Xu Yan'er’s malicious suggestions.
Chen Li thought to himself: Mother’s name is Shen Wanzhou? What a beautiful name!
Just when Chen Li believed he would at least survive until birth without issue, the old woman spoke sharply: "No! I absolutely will not allow this bastard to be born. It would be a tremendous disgrace for our Wuding Marquisate!"
"Now I give you two choices! First, drink the abortion medicine and get rid of this bastard while kneeling in the ancestral hall for redemption for the rest of your life! Second, come back for another bloodline test in three days. If the result is still the same as today’s, don’t blame me for having our Wuding Marquisate divorce you and expose your shame to the entire capital!"
Shen Wanzhou's expression wavered. Deep down, she vaguely felt that today’s Bloodline Identification must have some ulterior motive, but she couldn't articulate it.
She insisted, "No! No matter what happens, we must wait for the Marquis to return!"
Wuding Marquis Chen Yuantu was stationed in the military and wouldn’t return for three days.
The old woman sneered and threw a letter in front of Shen Wanzhou: "My son is too ashamed to meet with a lowly woman like you. He has already written back; everything will be decided by me!"
Seeing her familiar name on the letter sent Shen Wanzhou's spirit plummeting for a moment, but soon her eyes sparkled with renewed determination.
She still had a child!
No matter what, she must protect her child!
"I choose the second option, recheck the bloodline!" Shen Wanzhou declared loudly.
The old woman snorted coldly, "I see you really won't shed tears until you see the coffin. If that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless when the time comes!"
With that, she waved her sleeve and was supported by Xu Yan'er as they left the ancestral hall.
In that fleeting moment of departure, a triumphant smile flickered in Xu Yan'er's eyes.
After they left, Shen Wanzhou helplessly collapsed to the ground, gently caressing her slightly protruding belly, murmuring to herself, "Child, what should I do? You truly are of the Marquisate's bloodline! Why did the ancestral hall's bloodline verification fail today?"
Chen Li was equally eager to uncover where the problem lay. If they couldn't find out, not only would his beloved be cast aside and expelled from the Marquisate, but he himself might also be branded a bastard and discarded.
How could he save himself?
As Chen Li struggled to think, he suddenly felt a wave of weakness wash over him, as if he were on the verge of falling into a deep sleep.
This is bad! I'm still just a fetus; my energy is limited. After witnessing so much just now, I can't afford to fall asleep now!
I can't sleep! If I do, it's all over!
Just as Chen Li fought to keep himself awake, in the next moment, he experienced a surge of clarity:
[You engage in deep thought and activate Maximum Insight, realizing the method of mental training: Chaos Divine Grinding Visualization.]
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