He'd rather run than be turned into a cannon fodder for the broken engagement.

Under the cover of darkness, Leng Huan and his companion quickly left Lingjian Manor with the swaddled baby.

Fu Xun used his movement technique to carry her away, while Leng Huan carefully held the swaddled baby and held up a protective shield to prevent the biting cold wind from harming the infant.

In the night wind, the two young people rushed towards the lake. Leng Huan looked back at the Lingjian Manor, which was gradually disappearing into the distance. It was already a sea of ​​fire, with ruins and corpses everywhere. The Warm Sun Array was destroyed, and the fragrance of flowers vanished in an instant. The former prosperity was swallowed up by the flames and turned to ashes.

-

The two waited for the city gates to open, then went to the prefectural city to hire a carriage to travel south to Zhongjing.

Traveling with an infant is difficult; you have to be very careful with time and distance. Every time you pass through a town, you have to stop and find milk for the baby. You have to go to a family with a breastfeeding child to find a wet nurse, and if there isn't one, you have to go to the city to buy goat milk, cow milk, and various animal milks...

Along the way, all they did was look for milk and change diapers. Leng Huan's storage bag is now full of baby clothes and diapers!

After just one day of taking care of this little thing's eating, drinking, diaper changes, and sleeping, Leng Huan was already on the verge of collapse!

"My two immortal masters, the child has eaten and fallen asleep." The young mother, who had just finished nursing her child, lifted the curtain and came out holding the swaddled baby. She had just given birth, and her face was full of the loving glow of a new mother.

This place is a small village, and this family is the young couple that Fu Xun found out recently, who have just had a baby.

"Thank you so much! This child was very hungry. Luckily, we found him. I don't know who was going to throw him away..."

Leng Huan lies without thinking. Once, they were mistaken for human traffickers, and ever since then, she has always given the same explanation.

Sweat beaded on his forehead as Leng Huan took the swaddled baby. Sure enough, the infant was asleep, its little mouth agape in an unconscious smile, looking adorable and incredibly endearing.

The young couple adored children and felt sorry for the child when they heard that he had been abandoned.

"Oh my, this child is so good-looking. What kind of parents could be so heartless as to abandon him..." At this moment, a young man carrying his own child walked over. The baby in his arms was only a little over a month old.

The baby Leng Huan was holding was already three months old. When he held the baby alone, he didn't notice any difference. But when he compared the two, he realized that the baby was several months bigger. This baby was several sizes bigger than the baby held by the young father!

Haha, it's so round and chubby, weighing about fourteen or fifteen pounds!

They still had to continue their journey, so Fu Xun took out some tonics and money and placed them on the table despite the young couple's reluctance, before leaving with Leng Huan.

-

"Quick, let me hold you." Once in the carriage, Leng Huan handed the baby to Fu Xun. She stretched her limbs; staying in one stiff position was too tiring!

Not daring to exert any force, Leng Huan felt uncomfortable all over after taking care of the baby all day.

"Oh, okay." Fu Xun obediently reached out and took it. He had learned how to hold a baby from the couple before, and he thought it was alright.

He lifted him up like a ball. Leng Huan glared at him, and Fu Xun reluctantly changed his position, carefully holding him.

"Don't wake him up, or you'll have to soothe him, I won't take responsibility," Leng Huan muttered under his breath.

"..." Fu Xun remained silent.

The baby's cries were so piercing they were almost unbearable, leaving the two of them helpless.

Fu Xun was only now feeling a little dazed, not understanding how they had ended up with a baby after going out, and he couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

When Leng Huan made the oath, he tried to stop him, but it was too late.

Looking at the baby and then at Leng Huan who was resting with his eyes closed, Fu Xun was filled with inexplicable questions.

—The innocent young man, Fu Xun, is completely unaware that there is anything wrong with them having a baby with them.

"Haa..." Leng Huan yawned, feeling exhausted after being woken up several times by the baby last night.

Where can you find milk in the middle of the night?

So tonight they need to find a town or village to stay in. Ideally, somewhere with milk.

"Brother Huan, the next town is about 120 li away. We'll stay there tonight."

"Okay, hopefully the child won't make a fuss tonight."

"..."

"Oh, right, you shouldn't hold him to sleep anymore. I heard that holding a baby to sleep can create a habit, making them unable to let go. We can't let him develop a bad habit!"

"...Okay, then I'll put him in the basket."

"Okay, okay, put him down quickly. Watch him, don't let him choke on his milk. I've seen online... people have seen babies choke and suffocate..."

"……understood."

next second.

"Wow..."

Like an alarm, it could sense things. Fu Xun had just tiptoed to put him down and pulled his hand back when the baby started to cry loudly!

The two of them froze: "..."

-

Two novices, carrying a small baby, traveled for five days in a flurry of activity. The journey was only two thousand miles long, and what should have taken three days took them two days to complete.

The Luo family was a powerful and influential clan in Zhongjing, the capital region of the Divine Dynasty. Their gate was magnificent, and they were never visited by ordinary people. On this day, two young wandering swordsmen carrying large baskets arrived and knocked on the door.

"We come from Dongting Spirit Sword Manor. We have important business to discuss with Young Master Luo Qiuming. Please inform him of our arrival." Leng Huan cupped his hands towards the Qi Refining stage gatekeeper and explained his purpose.

Upon hearing "Spirit Sword Manor," the gatekeeper suddenly realized what was going on, left a message to wait a moment, and hurriedly ran off to report.

Soon, within half an hour, someone arrived and led them to the flower hall. Leng Huan had just put down his teacup when he heard a deep male voice: "So you two really are from Lingjian Manor?"

As soon as the sound faded, the person arrived. He was fair-skinned, beardless, and had an outstanding temperament. He was as handsome as the wind and was a young Foundation Establishment cultivator. This person was Luo Qiuming, the younger brother of the young master's wife, who was three years younger than her.

"Yes, I have met Young Master Luo."

Seeing that Fu Xun was holding the awakened baby with a blank expression and clearly didn't want to talk, Leng Huan had no choice but to stand up, bow, and then take the baby from Luo Qiuming.

"We were entrusted by Luo Qiushui, the young master's wife of Lingjian Manor, to deliver the young master to you. This is how we fulfill our promise."

Luo Qiuming was stunned. He didn't take the swaddled baby, but asked incredulously, "What do you mean?! What happened to my sister?"

Fu Xun: "Young Master Luo, five days ago, Lingjian Manor was massacred by members of the Demonic Sect. We happened to be passing by, and the young master's wife entrusted her orphan to us..."

Luo Qiuming finally realized that the Spirit Sword Manor had been massacred and its only direct descendant had been sent away, which meant that his sister's family had met with misfortune.

What happened five days ago is now too late for him to do anything!

He slammed his fist into the table, and the sandalwood octagonal table shattered into pieces instantly!

With a loud "bang," the baby was startled and began to cry. The baby's cries brought Luo Qiuming back to his senses, and he took his little nephew in his arms. Just a few months ago, he had gone to Lingjian Manor for the full moon celebration, but he never expected that such a thing would happen so soon.

"Lan'er, be good, don't cry." Luo Qiuming murmured, subconsciously patting the swaddled baby to soothe him. Once the child stopped crying, he looked at Leng Huan and the other man and asked in a deep voice, "Do you two know what caused this calamity to befall Lingjian Manor?"

“The young mistress said it was because the Heavenly Sword attracted the demonic sects to fight over it, which is ‘all gone’,” Leng Huan took out a storage ring, but Luo Qiuming did not take it. He shook his head and sighed, “I see. I suppose it was a gift from my elder sister to you. You can take it.”

Then Luo Qiuming summoned the steward and had someone inform the head of the Luo family. He also sent someone to find the wet nurse. After giving these instructions, he turned to Leng Huan and the other man and said, "Thank you both. I am deeply grateful. If you need anything in the future, just come to me."

After saying that, he took out a jade token: "This is a token of the Luo family. With this, you can make three promises. Please take it."

Leng Huan nodded: "Fellow Daoist, you are too kind. We would be impolite to refuse." She took the jade token and put it away, then cupped her hands in a respectful gesture.

"When I left that day, I heard that the news of the massacre at Lingjian Manor had spread throughout Dongting Prefecture, and the thirty-six sects of Dongting had united to attack the Prison Ghost Gate."

Luo Qiuming snorted coldly: "The Thirty-Six Sects are already being generous by not kicking someone when they're down. Their kindness is commendable, given the long-standing conflicts of interest among the various sects. I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and avenge my sister's family!"

The Luo family will immediately send people to Lingjian Manor.

Having said all that, Leng Huan and his companion politely took their leave.

Before leaving, she left behind a storage bag full of baby supplies. Although we had only spent five days together, the baby was like a kitten, and after a few days, I felt a little reluctant to part with it.

“Fellow Daoist Luo, this child is easily startled, needs someone to watch over him while he sleeps, spits up a lot, and is very clean…”

After saying a long string of words, Leng Huan took one last look at the chubby baby, then turned and left with the butler.