Logically speaking, with the huge fire happening near the bamboo garden, Jiang Wuwei and the others should be able to get the news very quickly. However, this time, they were held back by another major matter of the Fisherman's Gang.
They had to prepare for a rainy day. Although the Carefree King's rebel army was still seven or eight hundred miles away from the river and was obstructed by Dingcheng, Ping Cheng and An city were easily captured. The members of the fishermen's gang had no choice but to worry; they did not wish for the river to become a line of fire in the future.
Therefore, the gang leader had called upon the various leaders of the gang for a meeting to discuss countermeasures. Many fishermen had also gone to the pier to hear the news. The bamboo forest was a part of the water segment where there were very few people and not a single fishing boat was present today.
Although Jiang Wuwei no longer asked about the fishermen's gang, this time it was big and special, so he invited the old couple over. The fisherman's gang admired these two elders the most, and although there was nothing much to say, they just wanted to watch the show.
Thus, when someone sent the news that the bamboo forest was on fire, it had already been more than an hour since the fire started.
Murong Yu stood guard outside the bamboo building as he paced back and forth, looking at the bamboo curtain in his room and then looking at the black smoke in the distance. The sun had already set in the west, and the bright red sunset was covered by the thick black smoke.
He had already sought help from Feng Zhiyuan, but the old man stared at him and refused to go out, saying that he had already promised that he would never step foot into the bamboo forest in this lifetime. He even confidently said that this fire would never be able to burn his bamboo house.
But how could he be at ease? Who said that the fire was far away, but it was only three or four miles from the edge of the bamboo forest to the bamboo garden. The wind was blowing fiercely, and if he didn't turn the direction of the wind, the fire would definitely come.
He was unable to help out in the matter of giving birth, and in his heart, he felt as though he was being caught by a cat. He had already looked around the bamboo houses, and there was still a lot of mud around them, as well as vegetables and various types of medicinal herbs. If the flames were to come over, it was indeed impossible to burn the bamboo not too far away. What if there was an enemy attack?
After a while, a sudden situation made him feel a little bit more excited. The smoke to the east gradually lessened. Had the Fishmen finally arrived? Or was it dark — did they find something wrong? It would be much better if there was someone to put out the fire. He called the Mute Nu Shan Wa over and made a few gestures. The child was very clever. He repeatedly nodded his head, then quickly climbed to the highest point of the bamboo tower and paid close attention to the smoke.
Inside the room, Yun Shengyue was in so much pain that she nearly tore the mattress on the bed. She did not expect the pain to last for two hours. The midwife still said that the palace's opening had yet to be opened and her body was drenched in sweat as though she had fished it out of the water.
"Mother Zhou, why …" "Why did it take so long …" After holding in a breath of air and enduring the pain, Yun Shengyue could not help but ask.
"Madam, don't worry. This is your first birth, so it will be slower. In my opinion, you still need to eat and drink some water. This child might not be able to come out for a while." The midwives also had some experience.
Yun Sheng said in disappointment, "Heavens! Is it a long time yet? This is too hard to bear. I don't want to eat anything right now. "
"How can that be? "Young master might have to choose an hour, there are many children who can't come down even after a day and a night. I'll have my mute servant boil some porridge and have the old gramps give you some more spiritual medicine so that you'll have the strength to eat it …"
"I …" Just as she opened her mouth, the pain came again. Yunsheng tightly held onto her blanket as tears welled up in her eyes. Indeed, she had never suffered so much in her entire life. Having children running to their deaths was a huge risk for a woman.
"Can I meet my husband …" At that moment, Yun Sheng really wished that Murong Yu was by her side to comfort her.
Mrs Liu comforted her on the side, "This birth is a bloody affair. It's not good for men to see it. Please bear with it, madam. All of us women came here in this way. This birth is a little difficult, so we can go about it from now on."
And in the future, just this method of loving really made her change her mind. Yunsheng thought pitifully that in the daytime, she had even said that she wanted to give birth to a few children. Back then, she truly did not know how high the heavens were.
Seeing that Mother Zhou was carrying a basin of slightly bloody water, Murong Yu was scared out of his wits. He wanted to rush into the house, but was stopped by Mother Zhou at the door. "Yue Er, she …"
"It's okay, young master. Don't worry, women give birth to children like this, it's okay!" The child will not be born for a while, I want to get Mute Servant to prepare some food for Madam.
"Are you really alright?" Murong Yu was still worried.
She had seen many anxious men outside the delivery room, but this usually cold, yet noble, man in front of her was indeed very pampering to her. "It's alright, Madam is only in her first pregnancy, so the time will be longer. Young Master, you have to be more patient."
Murong Yu rubbed his hands together, hesitated for a moment, and then walked out of the room. Just like that, the two people inside and outside the room were feeling very uncomfortable.
Suddenly, from the rooftop, Shan Wa's voice whispered, "Ah!" "AHH!" Shanwa was born deaf. His mouth could make some sounds, but he couldn't speak. He could only make some weird sounds that he couldn't possibly hear himself.
Murong Yu raised his head and saw him nervously gesturing with his hands. Murong Yu stared at him for a long time and then pointed into the distance. Murong Yu looked up and saw him nervously gesticulating with his hands.
Murong Yu followed his gesture and looked over. The bamboo forest half a kilometer away from the bamboo garden in the east was moving a bit strangely, and he immediately realized that someone had barged in. He clenched his fist and stared at the forest for a while.
He vigilantly looked around and found nothing wrong with the rest of the area. He then rushed to the east side. However, he was familiar with the road, so after a short while, he carefully got closer and the big rock in his heart was finally lifted.
The ten or so men in black who were circling the bamboo forest like headless flies were in an extremely sorry state at this moment. Not only were there a lot of holes in their clothes from the fire, their faces were also blackened and white from the smoke. Quite a few people had their hair burnt, and some of them even had their hair hung up, but this group of unlucky people were the ones that Murong Yu had been waiting for.
Yesterday, when he told Hei Yi that he and Yue'er were staying in the bamboo forest, the bamboo forest suddenly caught fire, and at the appointed time, Murong Yu didn't show up. Naturally, Hei Yi and the rest would try their best to save the fire, so when Murong Yu saw that the black smoke had lessened, he wondered if Hei Yi and the rest had made their move.
Although he had only left for a moment, he was still worried about Yun Shengyue. He immediately flashed and appeared in front of Hei Yi and company, and without explaining, made them keep up with his footsteps and quickly returned to the bamboo house. Seeing that everything in the bamboo house was normal, he began to seriously appraise Hei Shiming and the rest.
Black One had already regained his composure and composure. He wasn't as agitated as he was yesterday. However, the others were extremely excited. They all knelt in front of Murong Yu and said, "This subordinate greets Master!"
Murong Yu immediately stopped them, "There's no need to be so courteous. It's good that you guys came. Madam is having a baby right now, so don't disturb her."
Black One reacted and immediately said, "Congratulations, master!"
The others followed and congratulated him as well. One of them suddenly exclaimed, "Oh!" When everyone saw that his arm was covered in scalding blood, they became anxious and probably didn't notice it at all. Only when they saw that Murong Yu had calmed down did they feel pain.
Murong Yu wanted to go find Feng Zhiyuan, but Feng Zhiyuan was already jumping out. When he saw the group of men with tattered clothes and dark faces, he immediately became unhappy. "Let's see how this old man will teach you guys …"
"Senior, it's not them. They are junior's guards. They have already extinguished the fire in the east. In order to save me, they broke into the bamboo garden. Senior, please forgive them!" This old man's actions were quite headache-inducing. Previously, he had been in the aisle and had no idea what was on his body, but the bees were chasing after him. Fortunately, he was quite skilled in escaping from the stings.
"If it's not them, then who is it?" Old Man Feng asked, unyielding.
Black One stepped forward and said, "We don't know who set the fire, but we waited for an hour before arriving at the agreed location, and when we arrived, the fire started. We waited for a while, and seeing that the situation wasn't right, we went over to check, and smelled the burning oil in the bamboo forest, and concluded that it was made by someone. We were worried for Master's safety, so we rushed past the fire line and did our utmost to cut down the bamboo.
"Fire oil!" "They actually used kerosene. Who did I offend to actually come and burn my bamboo forest. If I find them, I will pour the kerosene onto their bodies and play around with them." Old Man Feng wasn't someone who would cause trouble without reason. He believed them after he heard the explanation.
"Mistress, there's still a fire to the west. Your subordinate had wanted to go and put out the fire, but I didn't expect there to be a mechanism in the bamboo forest, so I couldn't go there." Black Three looked to the west with worry. The sky was getting darker, and the smoke from the fire was getting more obvious.
Just as they were talking, Jiang Wuwei and Auntie Jiang appeared. Their sudden appearance scared everyone else, and they were just about to stand guard when they saw that Murong Yu didn't react, so they quickly pressed down their weapons.
"There's no need for all of you to go! I'm late!"
"Humph!" You still think you can come and see me being burnt to a crisp? " Old man Feng had a look of displeasure on his face as he moved towards Auntie Jiang.
Auntie Jiang quickly comforted him, "That's not it, Wuchang and I have matters to attend to at the headquarters today, so the news came a bit late. Right now, some of the sect's disciples are already on their way to extinguish the fire, we were worried that someone would attack us, so we rushed over."
"Ah, why are you so careless, quickly follow me, I will give you the best medicine to wipe it off, there will definitely not be any scars, our Xiao Cui is the most beautiful." As long as old man Feng saw Auntie Jiang, he wouldn't be able to see anyone.
He turned his head and saw that Auntie Jiang's face had indeed been scratched. Perhaps their speed was too fast, even though the bamboo leaves had cut through and left a clear red mark, Auntie Jiang did not care, she had already seen that Black One and the others were all injured and quickly said, "I'm fine. Senior Brother, all these children are injured, why don't you treat them …"
"It's just a little burn, so what's the point? Just ask Mute Servant to bring some ointment for them later. First, come with me to the medicine hut." With that, old man Feng pulled Auntie Jiang away. Auntie Jiang glanced at Jiang Wuwei and followed him after seeing him nod slightly.
Although Jiang Wuwei was a bit unhappy at this age, he wouldn't be as jealous now as when he was young. Moreover, Aunty Jiang did indeed have a face injury, but even if Old Feng didn't say it, he would still feel a bit bad.
"This is old senior Jiang Wuqian, and Auntie Jiang from before. Both of you are the saviors of me and Yue Er." Murong Yu immediately introduced Jiang Wuwei to Hei Yi. Although he had seen him before, no one else had seen him before.
Before Jiang Wuwei could react, Hei Yi and the others kneeled down in the same manner as they did when they saw Murong Yu, "Thank you senior for saving my master, we kowtowed to you!"
Black One and the others kowtowed three times in a row. To them, this was no ordinary great gift, but since they were Murong Yu's saviors, they were definitely worthy of it. However, Jiang Wuwei was slightly moved, from his eyes, it could be seen that even though they were only eighteen people, they were all first-rate elites.
"It's a simple task, no need to be so courteous!" Jiang Wuwei admired him in his heart, but he still showed some politeness when he spoke.
Murong Yu asked, "Senior Jiang, Black One and the others said that this fire was set by humans, but they came from the east and didn't see anyone. When senior came over, did you see any movement?"
"No!" When this old man waited to come over, he did not see a single person either. "
"Who could have done it? Could it be those people from last night? "
"It's hard to say. The members of the Fishing Gang will investigate this matter. You don't have to worry. In the future, there will be disciples of the Fishing Gang guarding the outer perimeter. This will not happen again!" Jiang Wuwei gritted his teeth and said.
Auntie Jiang also liked this bamboo garden and always wanted to advise him to return to the same place as her elder. Actually, he also liked this place a lot, but because Feng Zhiyuan always liked to pester him with nonsense, he refused to come over. However, if there was anyone who had plans for this place, he would definitely not let them off.
Black One and the others hurriedly applied the ointment. Although the burn was not very serious, it was more painful than the wound caused by a blade or a sword, but old man Feng's ointment was also extraordinary. After the ointment was applied, the brows of the few people with more severe injuries immediately relaxed.
Jiang Wuwei looked at them and said, "Crazy old man likes peace and quiet. You guys can just leave after using some medicine."
"This …" Murong Yu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Can you allow them to stay here for the night? The fire today is quite strange, and it just so happens that Yue Er is going to give birth soon. Junior is worried …"
At this moment, a moan came from inside the house. Yunsheng was able to endure it, but at this moment, a moan could be heard coming from outside the room. Jiang Wuwei turned around and asked, "Is that girl going to give birth? Then let them stay here until the child is born! Just don't provoke the crazy old man! "
No one was able to find out who set the fire, and there were only a few people here. Although it was difficult to ensure that there would be no accidents, Jiang Wuwei did not dare to be careless, and could only agree to Black One and the rest staying.
"Thank you, senior!" Murong Yu was also grateful in his heart. After all, this was their territory and they had already broken many rules for them.
"Since you have nothing to do, then this old man will go out and take a look at the situation!" After saying that, Jiang Wuwei left without waiting for a reply.
As soon as he left, Auntie Jiang came out, her face beaming with happiness. As soon as she came over, she asked, "I heard that Littlemoon is about to give birth? How long has it been going on? "Why hasn't he been born yet?"
Murong Yu was also baffled. After finishing all these tasks, he immediately began to worry about Yun Shengyue with all his heart. "It's already been almost four hours. Junior is also very worried. It's not like the midwife won't let me in."
"That's true! "This woman has a child. What can you do in there if you go in alone? You won't be able to help. I'll go in and take a look." Actually, even if she went in, she wouldn't be able to help. However, she had never had children in her life, and she also liked Yue'er, so how could she not be curious?
However, in just a short moment, she came out. Just a moment ago, she was beaming with joy, but now, her face was pale as she kept saying, "Too scary, too scary!" "This child looks really scary …"
"What's wrong? Is Yue Er alright? " Hearing Auntie Jiang's words, and hearing the suppressed moans in the room, Murong Yu was also frightened.
"Aiyee!" "Poor Yue'er, she's in so much pain now that she's almost deformed …"
Before Madame Jiang could finish her sentence, Murong Yu had already rushed into the room like a gust of wind. Auntie Jiang shook her head and found a chair to sit on. The sound of the midwives exclaiming came from inside the room.
"Young master, why have you come in?"
"Young master, the delivery room is very dirty, please don't look at it!"
"Don't worry about it. I want to stay here with her." Murong Yu rushed in front of Yunsheng. Seeing that her face was covered in sweat and she was extremely worried, Yunsheng felt gratified when she saw him and immediately reached out to grab him.
"What's happening outside?!"
"It's fine, Black — they're coming. Don't worry, how are you feeling?"
"I... "Ahhh!" Another huge wave of pain hit him. Yun Shengyue tightly held onto Murong Yu's hand, feeling so much pain that she could not speak.
Murong Yu felt an incomparable amount of heartache when he saw her like this. However, his midwife, Old Mrs. Zhou, happily cried out, "Madam, quickly work harder! We've already seen the child's head!"
"Really?" She never expected that having a child would be this painful. One had to know that she was not afraid of anything else, but was most afraid of pain.
Mrs Liu also said, "It's good as long as they meet head on. The first thing they do when they come out is to have a baby. Madam, please listen carefully. When we tell you to work hard, use all your strength. This child will probably see his father coming out soon."
"Can you guys be faster! This child has caused his mother so much suffering. Murong Yu's heart skipped a beat when he saw the bloody cloth Mother Zhou had taken out from beneath Yunsheng's body. It was even more painful than being slashed by ten blades or eight blades himself.
Although the two midwives said it was going to be soon, more than a quarter of an hour had passed, but the child was still unable to come out. Although the two midwives said it was going to be soon, more than a quarter of an hour had passed, the child was still unable to come out.
"Madam, use a little more strength, just a little more strength, and the child will be able to come out!" For them, it wasn't easy either. As long as they could handle this matter, they could only be at ease if their child was successfully born.
Yun Shengyue helplessly looked at Murong Yu and said with a tearful and soft voice, "I really don't have any strength left. It's really painful …" Painful... "I feel like I can't even move my legs …"
Mother Zhou and Mrs Liu looked at each other, slightly anxious. This child had already revealed his head, but as a mother, how could he vent his anger first?
"Yue Er, I'm sorry! I'm sorry! "Blame it all on me! Blame me for making you suffer! Endure it a little longer and we won't have any more children in the future!" He had never seen Yun Shengyue in such a weak and painful state. Murong Yu was also anxious as he repeatedly consoled her, but he had never known that he would feel heartache if someone hurt her. When he looked at Yun Shengyue's tearful eyes and sweat covered his entire head, he felt that his internal organs were twisted together and his hands were beginning to tremble uncontrollably from the pain.
"Madam …" Mother Zhou and Mrs Liu were slightly moved. They had been giving birth for so many years, but this was the first time they saw a man recklessly rush into a delivery room that everyone thought was extremely dirty. Murong Yu's comforting feelings deeply moved them. Madam, just use a little more strength and it will be soon! "
Suddenly, the curtain was opened. Aunt Jiang, who had run out earlier, came in again. She handed Murong Yu a few pills and said, "I'm looking for old man Feng's medicine. Quickly put it in Yue Er's mouth. It can help her recover a bit."
Murong Yu looked at her gratefully. He didn't have time to say anything and quickly fed the medicine to Yun Shengyue. He didn't know what kind of medicine it was, but it was extremely effective. After a while, Yun Shengyue's complexion turned better, as if it wasn't that painful anymore.
"Madam, quick! "Use a little more strength!" Below, Mrs. Zhou was screaming again. Mrs. Liu was also gently pushing her lower abdomen downwards.
Yun Shengyue glanced at the anxious Murong Yu and once again began exerting all her strength.
Outside the house, Hei Yi and the rest had not cleaned up their hands even after wiping the medicine. They were all quietly guarding at the door, paying attention to their surroundings and occasionally turning their heads to look at the house, but their faces were filled with joy. The prince was fine, and it just so happened that he was in time with the princess' production.
Ah!" "Wow …" Following Yun Shengyue's pained cry was the loud sound of a baby crying. Everyone outside stood up when they heard it, but they did not move their feet. All of them listened to the child's cries attentively, as their eyes intersected with joy.
"Aiya! Don't worry, don't worry! "There's another one in my stomach …" Mrs Zhou's surprised exclamation suddenly came from inside the house.