Outer Mountain Valley, at the foot of Wuji Peak.
Two panicked figures darted through the dense bamboo forest, their faces full of anxiety as they shouted, "Lady He! She's in labor! The baby's coming!!"
Not far behind the bamboo grove lay an open clearing where four thatched cottages had been built.
To the left of the spacious courtyard in front of the houses grew a patch of vegetables, while to the right stood a few fruit trees laden with crimson fruits that gave off a faint, sweet fragrance.
Behind the cottages stretched a range of low hills covered in a vast expanse of peach trees. At that moment, peach blossoms drifted through the air, their petals blanketing the thatched roof and tinting it a soft shade of pink.
Chapter 859