Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!-Chapter 1529 - 348: Plotting to Refine the Progress Pill (Part 3)
Meanwhile, Chen Jie was so exhausted that he slumped down beside the bed. At that moment, Yin Hongmei noticed that the lady had escaped danger.
Only then did she bring over the newborn child. Looking at the small baby in front of him, Chen Jie couldn’t help but chuckle bitterly, "So it’s you. If not for you, neither your mother nor your father would have had to suffer so much."
The little one seemed to hear Chen Jie’s words, as a faint smile appeared on his little, not-so-pretty face.
Chen Jie reached out and touched the little one’s forehead, immediately sensing that the child had an incredibly robust constitution. Just born, the meridians throughout his body were already opening and closing. He was a martial arts prodigy, one in a million, who could easily reach all levels below the Rainbow Realm in the future, as long as he trained diligently.
Chen Jie suspected that the vitality he had imparted to Su Yunjin had all been absorbed by this little one.
Chen Jie smiled and told Yin Hongmei to take the child to rest, then asked everyone to leave. He leaned on Su Yunjin’s bedside and fell asleep; this rescue effort had been even more tiring than a strenuous battle.
Yet, due to the rush, the wound on his chest had flared up again. Holding his wound, Chen Jie fell into a deep sleep.
When he awoke, it was already the second day at dawn. Chen Jie felt as if someone was watching him.
Opening his eyes, Chen Jie saw Su Yunjin. She was already awake, her face pale. Yesterday, she had indeed exhausted her vital energy. Looking at Chen Jie, she said, "Husband."
Chen Jie looked at her and said, "You’re awake, my dear."
Su Yunjin nodded and said, "Mm, I’ve been awake for a while. When I saw you hadn’t woken up, I didn’t want to disturb you."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "It’s okay; you can wake me up anytime."
Su Yunjin shook her head, and Chen Jie asked, "How are you feeling now? Is there any discomfort?"
Su Yunjin shook her head and said, "No, I’m feeling quite well now."
Chen Jie said, "Good, as long as you’re comfortable."
Saying this, Chen Jie reached out to check Su Yunjin’s wounds and found that they had completely healed. All that was needed now was some good rest.
At this moment, Su Yunjin looked at Chen Jie and said, "Husband, yesterday, I truly feared I wouldn’t see you again."
Chen Jie sat up and hugged her, saying, "Hehe, how could that be possible? It’s alright."
As Chen Jie held and comforted Su Yunjin, after a while, her stomach suddenly growled.
"Hungry?"
Chen Jie looked at Su Yunjin, who nodded with a flushed face.
Chen Jie said, "Hehe, being hungry is good. You need to eat more to replenish your body’s energy reserves."
After saying this, Chen Jie looked at Su Yunjin and said, "Wait a moment."
He was about to get up, but Su Yunjin wrapped her arms around him, not letting go.
Su Yunjin rarely showed such a girlish dependence. Seeing her like this, Chen Jie knew she was truly frightened after her near-death experience.
Unable to leave, Chen Jie raised his voice and called out, "Who is outside?"
Upon hearing this, a voice immediately responded from outside, "Here, Sir."
Hearing that, someone pushed open the door and said, "Cuiju is here."
Chen Jie asked, "Where is Hongmei?"
"Hongmei is taking care of the young master."
Upon hearing this, Su Yunjin asked, "Is it a boy?"
Chen Jie said, "Don’t worry about him for now. Cuiju, go to the kitchen and get some light porridge. The lady is hungry."
Upon hearing this, Cuiju immediately replied, "Yes, right away, my lady servant will go."
Cuiju quickly went to the kitchen to find something to eat, and soon brought in a bowl of plain porridge. Along with her came Ruirui.
Cuiju initially didn’t want Ruirui to come in, but Ruirui snuck in anyway. Having been discovered, she promised she would just take one look at her sister, just one.
She was truly very worried about her sister.
At this moment, sneaking in quietly to take a glance, she was immediately noticed by Chen Jie.
Chen Jie said, "What are you doing, sneaking around like a little weasel?"
Ruirui quickly responded, "Brother-in-law, I just want to see my sister."
Chen Jie said, "Alright, come in."
Hearing this, Ruirui slowly came in. As she looked at Su Yunjin lying on the bed, tears started flowing.
"Sister~"
Su Yunrui rushed in, unable to stop her tears. Yesterday, she was terrified, as a group of people said her sister was beyond saving. She wanted to rush in to see her, but was firmly stopped from seeing her own sister.
She was so anxious outside, until she later heard that her brother-in-law had returned.
Only then did she slightly calm down.
In her heart, her brother-in-law was akin to a deity, capable of leading them into a life they couldn’t have dreamed of before, and able to solve many difficult problems, surely saving her sister was within his ability too.
But with no news for the entire night, she couldn’t take it anymore, and ran out directly to see what was really happening.
Upon hearing Ruirui’s words, Chen Jie and Su Yunjin both gently touched her little head.
Su Yunjin, having eaten some porridge, felt much better, and at this moment looked at Chen Jie and said: "Husband, I want to see the child."
Chen Jie had only taken a brief look, so at this moment he asked Cuiju whether they could see the child.
Upon hearing this, Cuiju immediately went to find Hong Mei, who came with a wet nurse in her forties, and said to Chen Jie and Su Yunjin: "Master and Madam, the child has been brought back."
Soon, the child was brought before Chen Jie and Su Yunjin.
Both looked at the child in front of them with deep emotions.
Su Yunjin, looking at the baby who had nearly cost her life, felt an intense love; a mother’s love for her child cannot be hindered by anything, not even life itself.
Su Yunrui, seeing the little baby, reached out to tease him, but was slapped on the hand by Su Yunjin, who said: "He’s too small, you can’t touch him."
Su Yunrui nodded, looking at the yet unopened baby, and said: "So it’s you, you little ugly thing, who almost cost my sister her life, huh?"
"So ugly, hurry and call me aunt."
As Su Yunrui muttered nonsense, Su Yunjin didn’t mind, and Chen Jie said: "Alright, everyone else, please leave, let Yunjin spend more time with the child."
As he spoke, he was about to exit, but then Su Yunjin said: "Jiusi, why don’t you give the child a name."
Hearing this, Chen Jiusi was taken aback and sat back down, thinking to himself that this child was indeed very important, being his only son so far, and held absolute political significance within the entire Huangzhou Prefecture’s power.
If he were to become Emperor in the future, then this child would undoubtedly be the Crown Prince.
So, at this moment, countless people must be paying attention to this child.
After pondering, Chen Jie met Su Yunjin’s gaze and said: "Let’s call him Chen Li."
In this life, everything in the world revolves around the concept of ’reason’, and since Chen Jie aims to be the founder of a nation, the offspring of such founders are often Civilized Monarchs, who should prioritize reason above all. The name Chen Li suits the identity of his future position as Crown Prince.
Upon hearing this, everyone around rejoiced and played with little Chen Li.
Chen Jie also spent some time playing with little Chen Li, then promptly exited to attend to his grand affairs.
First, to protect Su Yunjin during childbirth, the entire city was put under lockdown, and Chen Jie immediately ordered the lifting of the lockdown and the return of the army to the barracks.
Then, concerning the civil and military officials under Chen Jie’s command, he directly announced to them the birth of Su Yunjin’s child, with both mother and child safe.
This news significantly boosted the morale of the power within Huangzhou Prefecture, as it’s crucial for a force to have successors.
Su Yunjin giving birth to a descendant has profound significance for the entire force, solidifying Su Yunjin’s position as a legitimate wife, as a mother’s status rises with her child’s, unquestionably securing her position.
Furthermore, the presence of a successor is pivotal for stable development, encouraging the civil and military officials to work even harder. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
This effectively served as a stabilizing force for the power within Huangzhou Prefecture.
There were no major events following this, and in the next two months, Chen Jie focused on two major tasks.
The first was the diligent study of Wu Mu’s Legacy, and then he began the strictest military training for the three major troop groups within the Huangzhou Prefecture’s power, the Azure Dragon Guard, Vermilion Bird Guard, and White Tiger Guards.
The aim was to transform them into a powerful army, and after two months of effort, the three corps were taking shape.
Additionally, Chen Jie rehearsed the most powerful defensive formation from Wu Mu’s Legacy within the Prefecture City of Huangzhou, the Yin Yang Eight Trigrams Formation, an original creation by General Yue.
This was also currently the strongest formation in Chen Jie’s hands; the court’s army could launch an expedition at any time, so Chen Jie had to practice this formation extensively, to adequately counter the court’s forces.
Thus, in these two months, Chen Jie’s primary task was training troops, as soldiers and horses are indispensable in future pursuits of the world.
Aside from this, Chen Jie has been researching the second task: How to upgrade his current strength from the Middle Melting Furnace Realm to the Upper Melting Furnace Realm, or even reach the Half-step Melting God level.
And conveniently, Chen Jie had an alchemical prescription for entering the Upper Melting Furnace Realm, acquired from Ni Wenjun.
Upon examining the prescription, the main medicine aside from the Poisonous Immortal Mushroom, which he possessed,
there was still a missing main medicine, the Qilin Gold Fruit.
Through his intelligence System’s search, Chen Jie was eventually pinpointed towards one location – Bright Peak!
Looking at the intelligence report’s conclusion, Chen Jie’s eyes narrowed slightly: "This medicine is in the Zoroastrian Sect’s headquarters, Bright Peak?"
