From the Heavens Descended an Immortal Sister

Watching Fang Ren's awkward smile and then looking at the baby in her arms, Mu Huanqing's heart couldn't help but feel melancholic. She caressed the baby's little cheek, her heart aching as she said, "She was just born, and we already face so many troubles. How are we going to take care of her these days..."

Fang Ren looked at the baby clutching Mu Huanqing and burrowing into her arms with all its might, and he couldn't help feeling a pang of sorrow in his heart. He had said before that he would take care of the child after its birth, but he hadn't expected that as soon as the child was born, all these things would come crashing down.

Today, he had managed to escape from the watchful eyes of everyone in Tianjiang with the baby, solely because Mu Huanqing had placed the infant into a formation. This allowed him to take the baby out unnoticed, but he knew that this method couldn't last forever. The child was so small; being in the formation every day must be incredibly lonely.

"What if, I simply forfeit this competition?" Fang Ren suggested.

"What?" Mu Huanqing was startled. "Isn't the meaning of this competition very significant for you?"

"The goal I want to achieve can also be attained through other means. Right now, I need to take good care of our child," Fang Ren said.

Fang Ren had considered letting Uncle Han take care of the child during these days, but then he suddenly remembered that Uncle Han had snuck over from the Ninth District and could be captured at any time, so he dismissed this idea directly.

Aside from Shang Han, Fang Ren couldn't find any other suitable person to take care of the child. Only he himself could be at ease.

"But even if you forfeit on the spot, you still won't be able to take her with you at the wedding three days from now," Mu Huanqing said frowning.

Fang Ren looked troubled, and at that moment, he couldn't help but think of little Qianye. If it were awake, maybe it could help take care of the child. Besides, little Qianye was now incredibly strong in combat. It could easily entangle any Practitioners of the Blue Sky Realm with just a few tendrils.

As the two were entangled in their dilemma, Mu Huanqing spoke again, "How about this? I'll take care of the child during our time in Tianjiang. After everything is over in three days, you can take the child back home."

"But how can you take care of the child now?" Fang Ren asked. "You are almost always surrounded by a large group of soldiers; they will definitely find out."

Mu Huanqing looked at the baby in her arms and said, "Being discovered is inevitable. However, the Nine Heavens Corps are my people; they will listen to me."

"What?" Fang Ren was stunned. "You're going to reveal to them that you already have a child?"

"Telling them is fine. They are my comrades who I have been with for many years, and I trust them," Mu Huanqing stated.

Fang Ren's face showed his dilemma; this solution didn't sit right with him, and his mind was still searching for alternatives.

Whoosh—

And at that moment, Shang Han, who had gone out to buy medicine, had returned.

Shang Han's hands were carrying two plastic bags full of various herbs, and his complexion was even paler than when he had left.

Seeing this, Fang Ren quickly stuffed the pill he had just refined while talking with Mu Huanqing into Shang Han's mouth. A few seconds later, Shang Han's face regained a bit of color.

Seeing him exert so much effort just to buy medicine for her touched Mu Huanqing's heart, and it softened. Shang Han was her father after all. Even if she hadn't liked him before, now that she saw him helping her, her heart inevitably felt a subtle warmth.

In the following conversation, Mu Huanqing intentionally or unintentionally chatted more with Shang Han, which could be considered as her making an effort to approach her father.

About half an hour later, Fang Ren refined another fifth-grade elixir for Mu Huanqing to swallow. Her physical condition was alleviated, and the True Qi within her body began to recover in large amounts.

During this half-hour, Shang Han also talked to them about the child. He knew that neither Mu Huanqing nor Fang Ren were in a position to properly take care of the child at this moment. He very much wanted to take the child with him but was afraid that if a punishment came from the Central Area and he ended up confined for more than ten days, the child would be neglected as a result.

This topic went round in circles until the three of them finally decided to do as Mu Huanqing had just suggested—she would take the child for a few days first, and once the matters of Tianjiang were settled, Fang Ren would then take the child and leave.

After all, once the Tianjiang affair was concluded, Mu Huanqing would definitely have to return to the battlefield, and she couldn't possibly keep fighting Void beasts while caring for a child.

Considering how late it was, Shang Han and Mu Huanqing had recovered about eighty percent. Shang Han was the first to cover his head with a towel and escape through the window. Mu Huanqing and Fang Ren chatted alone for a long time before Mu Huanqing finally wrapped the baby in a Formation and left the place.

Fang Ren removed the soundproofing layer and leaned against the window, watching the sky filled with Practitioners still searching for the Remnants of the Nightfall, little did they know that of the Nightfall Organization members who came to Tianjiang, only two remained—Jiang Ling left, and only the girl Jian Qi'er who came to cheer him on was left.

No matter how thoroughly these soldiers searched, they would never suspect a student like Jian Qi'er, who was a minor celebrity in her own right and whose status served as an additional layer of protection.

After all, everyone's understanding of a Nightfall Organization member was that of a bloodthirsty killer, and who among such people would bother to be a minor celebrity?

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Meanwhile, at the residential area for the current Elixir Competition, Bai Qi also leaned on her hands at the window, her beautiful eyes gazing at the sky full of soldiers, her heart full of confusion.

Just two hours ago, her fiance was attacked by the leader of the Nightfall Organization. Thankfully, Sister Hui Qing arrived in time to rescue Fang Ren.

As for the extent of Fang Ren's injuries, there was no specific information yet, and everyone only knew that the Family Head of the Liu Family was taking Fang Ren towards the islands in the Central Area, flying desperately as if a moment's delay would put Fang Ren's life in danger.

Bai Qi's heart grew more and more anxious as time passed. She was very worried about Fang Ren and wanted to go to the medical district to see him, but the housekeeper grandpa wouldn't allow her, saying it was a strict order from her grandfather.

She didn't understand; her grandfather had always wanted her to be with Fang Ren, so why was he preventing her now?

The more she thought about it, the less she could comprehend, and she also felt somewhat resentful.

After all, if her grandfather had removed her scattered spirit mark back then, then today, when Fang Ren was attacked, if she had been there, he might not have sustained such severe injuries.

She had once told Fang Ren that she would willingly go through fire and water for him, but today, when she rushed to the place where Fang Ren was attacked, she was only a few hundred meters away but was powerlessly dragged away by the soldiers for lack of ability,

she could only watch helplessly as Fang Ren was tormented behind the black barrier.