"What's wrong? Qianying, what's wrong with you?"
"A'ying, what's wrong? Where does it hurt?"
"Master..."
"Sect Leader..."
Ouyang Qinglin, Du Chun, Jiao Long A Mu, and the white-clothed youth Leng all crowded around.
But these were all men. Seeing Gu Qianying clutching her stomach, they all panicked, not knowing what to do!
Gu Qianying, clutching her aching stomach, swayed precariously.
Ouyang Qinglin and Du Chun quickly reached out, each supporting one of Gu Qianying's arms.
"Qianying, you are...?"
"Sect Leader... she... she... she seems to be giving birth!"
The maid Wu Zi hurried over.
She had seen her elder sister give birth at home, and she looked just as pained.
"What?"
"Giving birth?"
Everyone was shocked.
Ouyang Qinglin and Du Chun, two grown men, exchanged glances.
Deep worry was evident in their eyes.
"What do we do? Qianying is giving birth, what should we do?"
Du Chun anxiously blurted out.
They were surrounded and attacked by the Imperial Emperor's men outside.
They couldn't get out at the moment.
Jiao Long A Mu and Leng were also very anxious, but they didn't know what to do either.
Their Sect Leader was giving birth, and in this situation, where and how could she give birth?
"No! We can't wait, this... this..."
The maid Wu Zi looked at the increasing amount of "water" flowing from Gu Qianying's skirt.
Moreover, their Sect Leader's complexion was extremely poor.
If they continued to delay, both their Sect Leader and the child in her womb would be in danger.
Ouyang Qinglin, who saw this, immediately made a decision.
"Let A'ying give birth here!"
"What?"
Du Chun stared at Ouyang Qinglin in astonishment.
Although he didn't know why the Imperial Grand Tutor Yan Aotian was helping them,
At this moment, with Qianying's condition as the priority, he couldn't afford to doubt others.
He placed his hand on Gu Qianying's wrist and took her pulse.
"Mm, give birth here, Qianying can't wait any longer."
With a chaotic pulse, Du Chun immediately agreed to Ouyang Qinglin's decision.
But they were both men and didn't know what was needed for a woman to give birth.
The two men steadied Gu Qianying and looked at Wu Zi.
"You and A'ying are both women, you should know what to do? What do you need? What do you need to do? Hurry and tell us!"
"Wu Zi, we can't get out right now, and there's no midwife around. You are a woman, you will deliver Qianying's baby."
With that, Du Chun and Ouyang Qinglin tacitly took off their robes.
They tied the edges of their robes to form a screen and held them on both sides, surrounding Gu Qianying.
Beside them, Jiao Long A Mu and the white-clothed youth saw this and quickly took off their robes.
They followed the methods of Ouyang Qinglin and Du Chun.
One person held one corner, and four people held the four corners. The four robes were spread out, enclosing Gu Qianying without any gaps.
"Your servant... your servant doesn't know how..."
Wu Zi cried out in distress.
She had never delivered a baby before, so how could she know how to?
If she made a mistake in the procedure, it would endanger two lives!
Ouyang Qinglin and Du Chun saw that the maid Wu Zi was hesitant and timid.
"I'll do it!"
Du Chun tore off a strip of cloth from the edge of his robe and tied it over his eyes.
He swapped places with Wu Zi.
Even if the maid Wu Zi dared not, he would do it!
"You!"
Ouyang Qinglin's face darkened, wanting to stop him, but thinking of the current situation.
The words of obstruction were not spoken, and he couldn't care about anything else.
As long as A'ying could give birth safely and unharmed, nothing else mattered.
At this moment, Ouyang Qinglin and the other three became Gu Qianying's human shields.
The few remaining Xuan Ling Masters present all focused their attention on the Xuan Kong Gate that was about to open.
No one paid attention to Gu Qianying's side.
However, within a few breaths, the Imperial Emperor gave an order, and ten thousand arrows were shot directly at them.
"Ah..."
Amidst the screams, the Xuan Ling Masters were all hit and fell to the ground, dead.
On Gu Qianying's side.
Among Ouyang Qinglin, Jiao Long A Mu, Wu Zi, and the fourth person, Ouyang Qinglin flicked his sleeve and struck out, deflecting and dodging arrows. Jiao Long A Mu held his long sword in one hand, slashing left and right.
Leng and Wu Zi were also in the same situation.
No matter how many arrows were shot towards the four of them, none of them had any thought of leaving or escaping. They were all stubbornly holding their ground.
A Mu, who could have transformed, gave up the idea of transforming into a dragon because he needed to protect his master.
Gu Qianying, who knew she had to give birth and had slowly lain down on the ground, weakly raised her eyes and saw Du Chun, with his eyes covered, about to squat down and lift her skirt.
"Wait, Du Chun... no... you go away, I'll do it myself!"
She weakly stopped him.
Du Chun was stunned.
The maid Wu Zi turned and tearfully comforted her, "Sect Leader, how can you do it yourself? You should let..."
"I said... you... come..."
Gu Qianying's voice turned colder.
Although she knew that in front of a doctor, there was no distinction between male and female patients.
However, she still didn't want to ruin Du Chun's reputation, nor did she want to face her husband Nangong Mo without shame.
Knowing Gu Qianying's character, Du Chun removed the cloth tied over his eyes. He could only comply with Gu Qianying's wishes.
After handing the dagger hidden on his person to the maid Wu Zi,
Du Chun swapped places with the maid Wu Zi again. He turned his back, and as several arrows shot towards him, he struck them away with his palm.
Not far away, the Imperial Emperor looked at the four people who were still stubbornly holding their ground, willing to be human shields.
He sneered, "With just the four of you, you want to protect the Demon Empress? Heh! You're too overconfident!"
"And us!"
As the voices fell,
Three men in white robes and a woman in a fitted outfit flew over from four different directions.
"Swish."
Two long swords simultaneously stabbed at the archers.
A folding fan with a dagger flew over the heads of the soldiers.
Several archers fell down in unison.
On the other side, the woman who flew over skillfully drew two short swords.
She cut off the heads of two soldiers and wounded the arms and shoulders of three soldiers behind them.
The soldiers were greatly alarmed. By the time they reacted and aimed their bows and arrows at the four newcomers,
These four had already flown to the front of Ouyang Qinglin and Du Chun.
"Why are you here?"
Seeing the four who arrived, Du Chun was shocked.
"If we didn't come, wouldn't you all die here?"
Duan Xifeng was still his usual roguish self.
Upon their arrival, the four learned that Gu Qianying was giving birth.
"Where is Ninth Sister-in-law? How is she?"
Nangong Li retracted his folding fan, his words filled with concern.
After the experiences they had been through, Nangong Li seemed to have matured a lot.
Cries of pain echoed one after another.
Through the cloth covering, outsiders could not see the situation inside.
"Judging by the sound, Qianying probably can't hold on much longer. Quickly, give her this pill; it can help her maintain her strength."
Meng Qinghua took out a small bottle of pills from his sleeve and handed it to Lu Zhu.
Lu Zhu, who was originally quite worried about Gu Qianying, didn't have time to say another word before she quickly took what Meng Qinghua handed her, bent down, and delivered it.
Seeing the three men and one woman suddenly break in.
The Imperial Emperor sneered dismissively.
Only a dozen of his men had died.
"Heh, so what if four more people have arrived? What can these few of you do? It's just four more corpses!"
As soon as these words were spoken.
Behind the Imperial Emperor, many Imperial Guards, and many cavalry, a large group of people surged forward.
"And us..."
Smoke rose, and the sound of hooves approached from afar...