Collapse of Iron: The Immortal Boat Life of the Envoy of the Order of Fertility

"Renqing, what are you going to name this child? After all, you created her, so you should be the one to name her."

"Let me think about it. This child carries the hope for the continuation of Chiming. So let's name him Mingxi..."

"I was lazy and just took two words from the previous sentence."

"After all, it was just a last-minute thought, and I'm not that culturally sophisticated... Besides, the meaning of the two characters Ming and Xi is not bad. Ming can be used to form words like clear, bright, and understand, while Xi can represent hope."

"Although there's no profound meaning, expressing hope is the simplest and most direct wish."

"That's fine... But Mingxi is just a name, right? It needs a surname, right? How about your last name? I think Mingxi sounds nice."

"First of all... the character 漻 is not my surname, and 漻清 is just my given name... I have hidden my surname as per local customs."

After a moment of silence, Lu Qing spoke of the question that had been lingering in his mind: "As far as I know... the people of Xianzhou now only use two words when addressing each other.

If the surname is three characters long, the surname will be hidden and only the given name will be used, or they will simply give themselves a meaningful two-character name.

"Only people like Master Taibu, whose given name is simply Xuan, would be given a surname."

"Yeah, I'm the same as Fu Xuan, my given name is Li and my last name is Yun."

When Qing heard that Yunli's surname was Yun and her given name was Li, she thought of her father Han Guang... It seems that the name Han Guang was given to herself, a word with an allusion... It seems to be a magic sword.

It cannot be seen when you look at it, and you cannot feel its existence when you move it. What it touches is boundless and intangible, and it passes through objects without them noticing it.

But I really can't imagine what use such a sword has. When I first read Liezi, I just flipped through it casually because I thought it was interesting and didn't understand the meaning at all.

"Renqing, I'm going to retire, but I still want it, so what's your last name?"

"..." Lu Qing fell silent, as if he didn't want to say anything more about the surname. He looked at the Chiming child held by Princess Yunli and said, "The Chiming people have no father or mother, so naturally they don't have a family. Without a family, there is no surname to pass on... There is no need for it."

"Although I created this child, she still needs to live her own life. She is a completely independent individual, and she has never inherited any of my expectations."

"Renqing... What happened in your past? It feels like you're running away from something?"

"Yunli, you're right. Nothing ever happened in my past. I just went from one end to the other end that I can never reach, so I had to escape."

Lu Qing had stopped reminiscing about the past and was talking to Yun Li indifferently.

This is how life is. We need to face the future, otherwise we won’t move forward.

"Do you want to go back?" Yun Li raised her head and looked at Ran Qing with a slightly serious look.

"I haven't thought about it for a long time... unless I go back with you guys." Lu Qing walked to Yun Li's side, squatted down, and rubbed Yun Li's head with a slightly doting look: "How about taking care of the little one in your arms now? She's only a little smaller than you, and it must be inconvenient to hold her all the time."

As Lu Qing approached Yun Li, the child unexpectedly started crying. Lu Qing lowered her head and said to her viciously, "Cry? If you cry again, I will throw you to feed Bu Liren."

The child seemed to understand and stopped crying, but started trembling instead.

"I'll take you and the child home first, then I'll go talk to Fang Hu and Xuan Quan about what to do with the child."

"Okay, leave the task of coaxing the child to sleep to me." Yun Li seemed to be very concerned about this matter.

……

After sending Yunli home, he originally wanted to go directly to Fanghu's Qing, but changed his mind and went to Shen Ce Mansion first. As a result, he saw a scene that made him a little confused.

"Fu Xuan? Where's Jing Yuan? Why are you handling official business for the Divine Strategy Palace?" Lu Qing glanced at the massive pile of documents surrounding Fu Xuan, his expression slightly grim... These piles of documents were almost taller than Fu Xuan himself, weren't they? How long had this been sitting there? Jing Yuan had to have a limit to his slacking off.

Giving Fu Xuan so much work, to put it nicely, is to cultivate the ability of his successor. To put it bluntly, Fu Xuan is just working for free.

"Jing Yuan is busy. I am now the acting general of Luofu, so I will naturally handle all the official documents." Putting down the official business in his hands, Fu Xuan rubbed his eyebrows tiredly, and then sneered twice:

"Haha, that scoundrel Jing Yuan used the excuse of wanting to train a talented swordsman who could inherit the title of Sword Master for the Alliance to abandon his work at the Divine Strategy Palace and go off to take care of a child... What's even more outrageous is that the Alliance agreed."

"If it weren't for the Qingque Gang helping me with the Taibusi's work..."

Before Fu Xuan could finish his words, Lu Qing spoke up, "I'm going to go get Jing Yuan. I have something to discuss with him."

"Lingqing... I am not much inferior to Jingyuan. As the acting general, there are some things you can just tell me directly. I will handle it well."

Although he is tired, Fu Xuan is really responsible for his work.

"Regarding the reproduction of the Chi Ming Clan, a brand new Chi Ming Clan individual has been born."

Fu Xuan, who was originally carefully correcting official documents, paused with his hand, feeling a little embarrassed. It was too early to brag.

However, the two of them had been together for a long time and were no longer in the stage of being too concerned with face. Fu Xuan frankly admitted that he couldn't do it: "This matter is not something I can be responsible for. Let's go find Jing Yuan."

Fu Xuan took out a jade omen from somewhere and placed it in front of Lu Qing. Then Jing Yuan's holographic projection appeared in front of Lu Qing.

"Mr. Fu? You need me for something?"

"I am fine, but Lu Qing is."

Jing Yuan's projection turned its gaze towards Lu Qing, who said, "A new individual of the Chi Ming tribe has been born, hatched from a Chi Ming egg. It possesses the appearance of a dragon and is highly intelligent. What do you wish to do with this individual?"

"You are the Si Ding of the Dan Ding Division, so naturally you are fully responsible."

"Jing Yuan, there's a limit to delegating power... I've heard a lot about people who crave power, but I've rarely heard of someone like you who doesn't want power at all... Aren't you afraid that I might make a wrong decision and something unexpected might happen?"

"Then what do you want to do, Rangqing?"

"Although a newly born individual possesses intelligence, it still requires education. The current Luofu Zhiming probably doesn't have the authority to educate a Zhiming with the dragon aspect... Therefore, I would like to give this child to Fang Hu to raise, or rather, I would like to give this child to Xuan Quan to raise."

"Do you trust Xuanquan?" Jingyuan asked.

"...If I could really trust her completely, I wouldn't have come to you."

"Renqing, I have two questions for you now."

"You ask."

"First, whether the results of this experiment can be stably restored."

"can."

"Second, are you the only one who can accomplish this experimental result?"

"Yes, to be precise, without the help of the miracle of abundance, only the Envoy of the Order of Abundance can do it."

"Considering the Alliance's trust in you, my suggestion is to report this directly to the Alliance and go through the necessary procedures, rather than handing it over directly to Fang Hu... Honestly, the relationship between Chi Ming and the Alliance has only eased since the Luofu Dragon Master was dealt with. If you directly hand this newly born individual over to Fang Hu, it might create some new suspicions."

"Of course, I'm just suggesting it. It's up to you what you want to do."

"Then just report it directly to the Alliance. There's nothing to hide."