Xiao Heng did not doubt that he was there and immediately believed her words. He let her continue to lean on the cave. "I disturbed your rest. I know that you must be tired easily now. I shouldn't come here at this time." He said It was a bit early, and it disturbed her dream. But why did she sleep on the couch instead of having a good rest in the bed?

However, Xiao Heng only thought about it in his heart and did not say it on the surface. Their relationship finally became closer because of this child. He did not want to ruin their relationship over this trivial matter. Moreover, he What should be said must always be said. "An'er, I have something to tell you. I hope you won't be angry."

"What is it?" If the prediction was correct, what Xiao Heng was going to say must be that he could not be with her when she gave birth. Shen Lian had already thought of it in her heart, and as expected, his words at the next moment confirmed this. .

Shen Lian didn't blame him, just sighed and said softly: "You should know that when I gave birth, I lost all my spiritual power, just like ordinary people. In addition, the birth of a shark is several times more dangerous than that of an ordinary woman. Do you have any arrangements?" She did not persuade him to stay because Shen Lian knew that she could not keep Xiao Heng at this time.

Xiao Heng did have a deep love for Duanmu'an, and the woman he loved most in his life was indeed Duanmu'an. However, in front of his imperial power and power, Duanmu'an had to give way. Therefore, Shen Lian did not care at all. I never thought about keeping Xiao Heng by my side.

Xiao Heng relaxed a little after hearing her words. "I have arranged for twenty personal guards to guard around the palace. I have carefully selected them all. Everyone is a martial artist. Strong, people who can stand alone. Moreover, I have given them an order. As long as they are still alive, they will protect you. When necessary, they will use signals to contact my people, and I will definitely send people to protect you. your."

Shen Lian nodded, "I hope everything goes well. Do you... have something important that you must complete in person?"

Xiao Heng nodded solemnly and looked at her, "It's about the throne and life. I really can't rush over that day. But I promise you, as soon as my work is completed, I will rush over to you immediately. Maybe it's still too late to see the child being born." He didn't have time to take a first look, and Shen Lian knew the original plot. He didn't rush over until almost half a day after the original owner Duanmu'an gave birth.

At that time, the original owner Duanmu'an had woken up on her own and survived the danger. Moreover, she also cast a spell to seal half of the child's Merman blood, so that no one would discover the child's identity in the future.

In the next three days, Xiao Heng would come to visit her whenever he had time, and he was considerate and gentle to her. Until the day when the original owner gave birth, Shen Lian had been thinking hard for three days. How should she avoid the original owner? Despite the danger she had suffered, she successfully gave birth to a child. She thought about this for three days and three nights.

Finally, she had a way. That is, she summoned the personal guards Xiao Heng arranged here yesterday. Then, she arranged something for each of them. Shen Lian could only hope that this arrangement would work. Let the intruders think that she has left the palace. Then, she can give birth safely and smoothly.

The sharks usually gave birth in the water. Therefore, she had put her clothes neatly in the closet, wearing only an undershirt. She dived into the water and revealed her true body. The sharks, The upper body is just like a human being, but the lower body is a beautiful goldfish tail with shining scales. She waits quietly in the water for the birth to come.

Two hours passed, and Shen Lian could already feel pain in her abdomen. She knew it was starting, but she couldn't rest assured about giving birth yet. She had to endure it until the intruder left, then she could rest assured. The earth gave birth to a child. After another half an hour, she could bear the cold sweat dripping from her forehead, and the fish tail kept shaking due to pain.

Until she heard the sounds of fighting and immediately held down the fish's tail. She dived to the deepest part of the pool and remained motionless. No matter how painful it was, she gritted her teeth and endured it.

I don’t know how long it took, but something heavy seemed to fall to the ground. After a while, she heard the suppressed cry of pain from a guard. This was followed by the footsteps of several people, and a It sounds like he is a man with strong martial arts skills. At this moment, the person who entered the inner hall was the person who came to assassinate the original owner in the original plot. As soon as they entered, they saw that there was no one in the inner hall, and there was no movement in the pool.

Not finding the person they were looking for, one of them stepped on the guard's chest, and the guard vomited blood again. "Tell me, where did the woman here go?"

At first, the guard gritted his teeth and refused to say anything. It was only later, when he was beaten to the point of dying, that he finally said it. He spit out blood and then laughed, "It's too late. I have completed my mission."

"What did you say?" The person who stepped on his chest pulled him up and forced him to look directly into his eyes.

The next moment the guard sprayed a mouthful of blood on his face, "I said, it's too late, Madam has left long ago. Otherwise, why do you think we tried to stop you just now at all costs? It was for Madam's sake. Buying time, I guess Madam has rushed to His Majesty by now. Our mission has been completed, we don’t care even if we die."

The person who grabbed him was so angry that his face turned red and his neck was thick, and he threw him heavily to the ground. At this time, another person didn't believe it and asked: "She is about to give birth, how can she still have the strength to escape?"

When he said this, others became suspicious. The guard straightened up and laughed at them coldly. "Didn't the person who sent you here tell you? The lady in this palace is not an ordinary person. Even if she is about to give birth, she is not one of those weak women. Just escaping is not difficult for her. If it were a normal her, you would have been dead as soon as you stepped into this palace. .”

Those people began to look weird. It was obvious that they knew a little bit about Duanmu An's identity. So when the guard told them, they began to believe it. At this time, one of them said: "Maybe he is lying to us. Maybe, that woman just escaped. If we chase her now, it might still be too late."

His statement was agreed by others, so they hurriedly chased him out. The seriously injured guard lay on the ground and did not say a word for a long time. But Shen Lian at the bottom of the pool had almost reached the limit of his endurance. He probably passed it again. Half an hour later, the guard struggled to get up and knocked on the floor tiles along the edge of the pool three times.

Shen Lian knew that this was a sign that they had reconciled a long time ago, proving that it was safe outside. And she could continue to give birth. So, she allowed her body to slowly float up, but still did not surface. However, the fish tail on her lower body was so painful that she kept shaking it due to the pain of childbirth. This was the first time for Shen Lian to give birth in the water.

Moreover, it is several times more painful for a shark to give birth than a human child. Even though the shark's body is extremely strong, the pain is unbearable at this moment. I don't know how long it took, when her water finally broke, she held up a newborn baby with both hands. When he was a baby, there were only three or four personal guards left in the inner palace. One of them was already dying and could only hold on to his last breath.

When he saw Shen Lian coming out of the water, holding a child in both hands, he knew that the prince was born. Then, his mission was truly accomplished. He took his last breath, then fell down and died. The other three people were all injured, but the severity varied. At this moment, they were also looking at Shen Lian with tears and laughter.

When Shen Lian came out of the water, wrapped the child up casually, and then lay down exhausted on the small collapse. One of the guards, who was slightly injured, slowly moved over. "Madam, are you okay? Do you want me to go down and invite an imperial doctor?"

"No need for the moment. The situation outside is unknown. Let's wait in the inner hall. What if those people come back again?" At this moment, she had no strength at all, and the remaining three people were also gone. They have no power to fight anymore. Therefore, if those people come back, they may have no choice but to use the last force to save their lives like the original owner Duanmu'an did.

At that time, even if you defeat the enemy, your body will be severely damaged.

Now, what she needs most is to rest and wait for her spiritual power to recover. The guard who was least injured volunteered to go out to find out the situation. So, Shen Lian asked him to go out to find out the situation. I hope he still lives to come back and report the news. The other two people have been holding the sword and never let go, guarding her. In other words, guarding her and the child.

The child was very obedient. After crying once when he was born, he stopped crying. At this moment, he was sleeping quietly on the side, which was very cute. Shen Lian glanced at him and closed his eyes slightly, but he did not fall asleep. At this moment, they are not really out of danger yet and cannot take it lightly.

At this moment, there was only the sound of a few people breathing in the inner hall. There was no other sound, and it was so quiet that it was a bit scary. They just waited, waited. The two injured guards quickly supported Unable to go down anymore, he sat down, but his hand did not let go of the hilt of the sword. Shen Lian kept himself awake and waited for the moment of peace to come.

She knew that Xiao Heng would definitely win and he would become a real emperor, an emperor with real power.

In the end, although she managed to hold on, she was still drowsy unconsciously due to too much physical exertion. Her eyelids became so heavy and her body had no strength at all. She almost couldn't hold on and fell asleep. It was really hard. She was too tired, but she forced herself to keep her eyes open, waiting and looking forward to it. Until, at some point, she heard the sound of footsteps approaching from far away.

This made the three of them cheer up quickly, and they all looked in the direction of the door. They didn't know whether the person coming in was an enemy or a friend. If it was an enemy, their fate was probably already doomed.

Fortunately, that person bypassed the screen and went straight to where they were. It was the personal guard just now, the one who went to investigate the situation. The other two people obviously knew him, and they quickly used their swords to support themselves and stood up.

He got up and went to greet him. "What's going on outside? Did His Majesty win?" His Majesty once told them that if the winner was not him, then let the rest of them protect the wife and the prince and leave the palace immediately.

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Chapter completed!