Chapter 342 - 300: Mother Is Here, Always Here

"WAAAH, WAAAH, WAAAH..."

Hearing his own cries, Xiao Mo froze for a moment. He realized he had truly become a baby.

For a moment, Xiao Mo was at a loss.

In his past few lives, he had at least started as a young child, raised on the charity of many families.

But this time, he was starting right from the beginning.

"Congratulations, Fifth Madam. It’s a young master."

An old woman’s voice reached Xiao Mo’s ears.

Xiao Mo thought, ’That must be my mother’s midwife.’

Soon, Xiao Mo felt himself being placed into a basin of warm water and carefully wiped down.

After being cleaned, he was wrapped up by the midwife and placed on the bed.

Through his blurry vision, Xiao Mo could faintly make out the figure of a woman.

Although he couldn’t see her face clearly, a sense of intimacy and trust that came from their shared blood told Xiao Mo that this was the mother who had given birth to him.

"Let Mother have a good look at you..." the woman said weakly.

Xiao Mo felt a pair of delicate, slender hands gently caress his cheek, as if he were a porcelain doll she was afraid of breaking.

"My child, I’m your mother..."

The woman’s soft voice tickled his ears.

Xiao Mo felt his mother’s cheek gently nuzzle against his before she gave him a kiss.

It tickled, and Xiao Mo couldn’t help but squirm.

"How is she? Has Ruoxi given birth?"

Just then, a man’s resonant voice came from outside the room.

"This old woman pays her respects to the Prince."

"This servant pays her respects to the Prince."

The midwife and the maid hurriedly bowed.

"This concubine pays her respects to my lord." Just after giving birth, the woman named Zhou Ruoxi tried to sit up, but the man quickly stopped her. "Ruoxi, you’ve just given birth. You should rest. There’s no need for formalities."

"Thank you, my lord," Zhou Ruoxi said weakly.

"HAHAHA! Come, let me see the new son of my Xiao Family!"

The man’s gaze quickly shifted to the newborn child.

The midwife hurriedly picked up the child from Zhou Ruoxi’s side and handed him to the Prince.

Xiao Mo felt himself being lifted by the man’s large, rough hands, then vaguely saw the man nod. "Not bad, not bad. Ruoxi, you’ve worked hard. Today, my Xiao Mansion has another male heir!"

"My lord, please bestow a name upon our child," Zhou Ruoxi said with a faint smile.

The man thought for a moment before speaking. "During my recent campaign, I obtained an Ink Jade Qilin. On my return to the city, I also saw a mountain peak the color of ink. And now, I’ve arrived just in time for the child’s birth. Since that’s the case, let’s name him Xiao Mo."

"Thank you, my lord." Zhou Ruoxi’s eyes filled with motherly love as she looked at the baby. "I’m sure Mo’er will love this name."

"Alright, Ruoxi, you should get some rest. I still have matters to attend to, so I’ll be leaving now." A moment later, the man handed the swaddled Xiao Mo back to the midwife.

"Take care, my lord." A flash of disappointment crossed Zhou Ruoxi’s eyes, but she seemed to be used to it.

"We respectfully see the Prince off."

The midwife and the maid both bowed.

After Prince Xiao left, the midwife told Zhou Ruoxi’s maid about some postpartum precautions, and then she too departed not long after.

Only Zhou Ruoxi, her maid Cuicui, and the small baby were left in the room.

"Don’t be sad, Madam. The Prince is usually busy with official duties. Now that you’ve given a son to the Xiao Mansion, I’m sure he’ll come to see you more often when he has free time."

Cuicui tried to console her mistress.

"It’s alright. I am just a concubine. I’m already satisfied that my lord came to see me today. How could I dare to ask for more? Besides..."

Zhou Ruoxi turned her head to look at the child beside her pillow.

"From now on, I’ll have Mo’er to keep me company. I won’t be lonely anymore."

Seeing her mistress’s expression, Cuicui opened her mouth as if to say something more, but ultimately closed it again.

Meanwhile, as Xiao Mo was sorting through the information of this new life, the voice of the Hundred Generations Book sounded in his mind.

[You have entered the fifth life in the Hundred Generations Book.]

[General of the North of the Qin Kingdom, Xiao Shi, conquered the Zhuang Kingdom and broke through Yunhui City. The City Lord of Yunhui City surrendered, offering his daughter, Zhou Ruoxi, to Xiao Shi. Xiao Shi accepted her gladly, taking Zhou Ruoxi as a concubine.

Three years later, Zhou Ruoxi became pregnant and bore Xiao Shi a son—Xiao Mo (you).

Although you are the son of a concubine and hold a low status, you possess considerable talent for the Martial Dao. If you cultivate the Martial Dao in the future, you may achieve great things.]

[Currently, in the World of Ten Thousand Laws, there are seven major kingdoms and fifteen minor kingdoms. It is an era of chaos.

But as the saying goes, "what is long divided must unite, and what is long united must divide." At the same time as your birth, the Empress of the Qin Kingdom gave birth to her third child.

This child was born on the same day of the same month in the same year as you. Though she is a girl, she possesses the purest Spiritual Power of heaven and earth, and her Life Chart is exceedingly noble.

This girl may one day unify the World of Ten Thousand Laws and establish the first unified Dynasty.

Mission One: You are requested to lend her a hand in conquering the other kingdoms. At the end of this life, the more kingdoms you help the Qin Kingdom conquer, the richer the rewards will be. The reward will be greatest if the world is unified.]

[A man born in a time of chaos must strive for self-improvement and make it his duty to build a legacy! With the goal of making a name for yourself known throughout the world, how can you live a life of mediocrity?

Mission Two: The higher your renown in this world, the richer the rewards will be at the end of this life.]

[One must not be lax in cultivation, be it the Sword Dao, the Confucian Dao, or the Martial Dao.

Mission Three: At the end of this life, your Realm will be assessed. The higher your Realm, the richer the rewards will be.]

The voice of the Hundred Generations Book faded. Xiao Mo committed the three missions to memory but didn’t dwell on them for now.

He was just a newborn baby. There was a long road ahead. The first step was simply to grow up.

Moreover, what moved Xiao Mo even more was the fact that back on Blue Sea Star, he had grown up in an orphanage. In his life as the Emperor of the Zhou Kingdom and his other lives from the Hundred Generations Book, his mother had always passed away early.

Although Xiao Mo knew the Hundred Generations Book wasn’t real, this was the first time he had ever experienced a mother’s love.

"Mo’er, what’s wrong? Are you asleep?"

Seeing her child lying motionless while Xiao Mo was lost in thought, Zhou Ruoxi grew very nervous.

"WAAAH, WAAAH, WAAAH..."

Xiao Mo let out a few cries, waving his little hands and feet to show he was alright.

"Oh, I’m so sorry, Mother woke you up. How about Mother sings you a song? Sleep, Mo’er, sleep... Ink clouds gently spread on autumn waters, the evening wind drifts by like the sound of a flute, coaxing the little stars to fall~"

The young mother gently patted her child, humming the soft lullaby.

Soon, being a baby, Xiao Mo grew sleepier and sleepier. Before long, he had fallen fast asleep, clutching his mother’s index finger.

Zhou Ruoxi gazed at her child’s sleeping face, feeling the tight grip of his little hand, as if he were afraid she would leave him.

The young mother gently kissed her child’s cheek, her eyes filled with tenderness:

"Sleep well, Mo’er.

Don’t be afraid, Mo’er.

Mother is here...

I’ll always be here..."