The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 560 Another Trouble Arises
The clouds dispersed and the thunder subsided, and all things returned to calm.

Lang Jiuchuan picked up the swaddling clothes, and with a flick of his finger, he found that the phoenix-shaped purple aura belonging to the baby girl had completely disappeared. In its place was a bit of spiritual power that she had given away. With this spiritual power protecting her, it was as if she had obtained a talisman. She could turn bad luck into good luck, and in life-or-death situations, she could be protected by it and ward off disasters. This was the price she paid for exchanging with the baby girl.

But that wasn't all. Lang Jiuchuan struck the wooden figure in the small formation with a palm lightning bolt, and the little wooden figure burst into flames.

The baby girl trembled violently and cried out, as if she were suffering agonizing pain.

Lang Jiuchuan pressed down on her spiritual platform, guiding that little bit of spiritual power to travel through her limbs and all her bodies, until the wooden figure burned down, the baby girl's cries gradually stopped, and she opened her eyes.

Her eyes were still wet with tears, clear and bright, and she looked at Lang Jiuchuan with a pitiful expression.

Lang Jiuchuan smiled and said, "You have your own path, and I hope you are always happy."

She removed the barrier around Lang Caining and the others, saying, "It's alright now."

Wen Yue was weak and was helped over by Lang Caining, who was also feeling weak. The two of them looked at the person and the swaddled baby.

"Done?"

"Ninth Sister, are you alright?"

Wen Yue felt somewhat ashamed and hesitated to speak.

"Although it differs from what I planned, I have managed to fulfill my mission. Her birthday is still the same, but her destiny is different now. There is a wisp of my spiritual power within her body, which will protect her." Lang Jiuchuan handed the swaddling clothes to Wen Yue.

Wen Yue's body was weak, but she still managed to pull the child into her arms with a burst of strength. Looking down, she saw that the child was still the same soft child, but there seemed to be something different about him than before. She couldn't quite put her finger on it.

"Don't get involved with the Lu family anymore. The child can stay at the Wanshi Shop for now. There's a formation there that will help her recover," Lang Jiuchuan said to Wen Yue. "Once you've settled things with her father, you can take her away. She'll be your own child then. Otherwise, if the Lu family finds out she exists, they'll try every means to take her back."

Wen Yue tightened her grip.

“This will be Lu Ruiting’s only bloodline,” Lang Jiuchuan added.

Wen Yue's pupils constricted, and she immediately understood the meaning behind her words. Her lips trembled, and she couldn't utter a single word.

Lang Caining also realized what was going on and said, "Ninth Sister, you mean that Rabbit Lord... uh, Lu Ruiting can't have children?"

“That day, I only saw from his children’s palace that he was destined to have a son,” Lang Jiuchuan said. “Now you’ve also been tainted by bad luck from him. This bad luck is gloomy, and I estimate that something bad will happen to him.”

Regardless of whether he will actually get into trouble, if he only has one son, even if it's just a girl, the Lu family will do everything they can to take the child back.

A man like Lu Ruiting doesn't deserve to be her father!

Wen Yue said, "I will go back and get a divorce immediately. After that, I will take the child to live with my maternal grandparents. But I can't bear to leave the child. Can I stay here with her?"

"You can come. Don't worry about the Lu family finding out," Lang Jiuchuan said calmly. "The child is here; he won't get lost. Don't worry." Wen Yue understood the meaning behind his words and said, "I understand."

She looked at the child, lowered her head, and pressed her cheek against the child's. The joy of finding her again filled her with excitement, and she couldn't help but kneel down before Lang Jiuchuan again: "I have nothing to repay you with, but I will erect a longevity tablet for you and worship it day and night."

"Stop kneeling. Don't tell anyone about what happened today. Even if you know that the Grand Preceptor has designs on this child, don't be foolish enough to go up to him and question him. Not only are you no match for him, but even your noble families can't defy the Tantai royal family." Lang Jiuchuan warned them again, "Don't do something like throwing an egg against a rock."

"So we're just going to stand by and watch him deceive the world, posing as a god while doing the deeds of a demon, and do nothing?" Wenze asked. "What exactly does he want to do with these children?"

"This is a matter for the Xuanmen (Taoist sect)," Lang Jiuchuan said. "What you can do is, within your capabilities, to protect some ordinary people during times of great disaster. Having good intentions is accumulating blessings and doing good deeds. The royal family cannot be trusted, nor should they be trusted!"

Wen Zeyi was awe-inspiring.

Wen Yue seemed to have realized something.

Lang Jiuchuan sent them away. Although Wen Yue was extremely reluctant, she gritted her teeth and left the child behind, even asking Lang Jiuchuan to give the child a name.

"I hope she is energetic, kind-hearted, and virtuous. That would be wonderful." Lang Jiuchuan's eyes were gentle.

Wen Yue left, turning back every few steps. She needed to hurry back and completely sever ties with Lu Ruiting, leaving that hellhole cleanly before she could bring the child back to her side. As for whether the Lu family would overthink it, well, hadn't they already forcibly taken the child away, put him in a small coffin, and buried him without even setting up a grave?
So this child, who was only her child, was named Wen Shanxiu.

As soon as Wen Yue and the others left, Fu Qi returned, accompanied by a haggard-looking Shen Qinghe. Upon inquiry, it was learned that Gong Qi had been away from his clan for the past two days, and the matters of the Surveillance Department had been largely pushed onto him.

Lang Jiuchuan felt a little guilty. Gong Qi's sudden return to the clan was probably because of the old monster. Even if they were to save the world together, such a large clan would still have to preserve some of its own bloodline.

Human nature is selfish?
No, it's about preserving hope.

Shen Qinghe took two gulps of cold tea and said, "Something terrible has happened. We can forget about having a good New Year."

"how?"

Shen Qinghe's voice was low and deep: "In Guanjiang Village near Yangchun Prefecture, a corpse demon has appeared, biting and sucking blood. Those bitten initially react like they have a cold, then their energy and spirit gradually decline, their flesh stiffens, and lividity appears on their skin, making them bloodthirsty, like living dead. Then it spreads to others. Most importantly, this human-to-human transmission happens extremely quickly; within three days, they will inevitably become unable to resist the urge to bite. Now, the entire village of Guanjiang has been affected and has been sealed off. The new emperor has ordered the burning and extermination of these living dead. That village is bordered by three other villages, only about ten miles apart, some even on the same hill, which have also been sealed off to prevent the spread. If such living dead appear there as well, it's estimated that..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was clear: regardless of whether there were these living dead or not, in order to prevent the spread of the disease, they should all be burned on the spot!

Lang Jiuchuan's heart sank.

"Only the Surveillance Bureau knows about this now; it hasn't been spread outside, for fear of causing panic among the people. The Taoist priests of the Surveillance Bureau have already gone to search for the original corpse demon. They're most afraid that it has already bitten many people, and if it spreads from person to person, the entire city of Da Dan will be like the end of the world." Shen Qinghe said, "You asked Manager Fu to come and inform Gong Qi about this matter. I felt something was wrong, so I came to tell you right away. I'm not afraid of anything else, but I'm afraid that Lu Ruiting has already been infected with the corpse poison and become a living dead. How did he get infected? Where is the source? Are there others in Wujing City? Has it already spread? If so, Wujing is in danger!"

"Not good!" Lang Jiuchuan stood up and said to Fu Qi, "Wen Yue and the others will definitely go back and bring up the divorce with Lu Ruiting. You must stop her quickly and keep her away from that Lu fellow. I'll be there soon."

Fu Qi immediately slipped away.

(End of this chapter)