"I’d like to get a spiritual wine, if you have any." Mu Yan ordered from the barkeeper.
"Any preference?"
"Light wine, sothing fruity."
"Sure," the woman reached behind her to the cabinet, opened it and took out a red wine.
"This is a special wine called Three Grapes Wine, it’s one of my best wines. Although it’s not too light, it’s still mild.
It’s made from green grapes, blue grapes and purple grapes."
Mu Yan smiled as he was given a glass of wine. He slled it and savoured its scent.
Drinking a sip, he felt it with his tongue, truly experiencing the wonders of this wine.
"Good wine," he comnted, putting down the glass, unwilling to drink it too fast.
"Haha, let also get a glass of this!" the woman said, taking out a glass and about to fill it.
"Madam, you really shouldn’t drink wine, or any alcohol, when you’re pregnant." He said.
Right after he said so, he heard suppressed laughter coming from the side.
When they saw his seriousness, they broke out in loud laughter. "Hahahaha! You, you’re really daring! To say sothing so daring! Hahaha!"
When he looked back at the woman, he saw anger on her face, as if she had been insulted.
"You! Did you enter my inn just to insult ?! Have you never seen a round woman?"
Mu Yan was perplexed.
He looked at her then shook his head, "Madam, I never intended to insult you. There is really a child growing in your belly. As far as I can see, it’s been three weeks in."
In his vision, he saw purple qi of rebirth and green qi of vitality in the woman’s body. He also saw a thread of fortune coming from the belly and reaching inside the woman.
Based on all signs, this woman was very likely pregnant.
He could even guess the age of this child based on the growth of the fortune thread in a second.
Such advanced calculations were quite difficult, but since he was free, he didn’t mind spending a bit of ti to inspect it deeper.
"Ah?!" the woman suddenly exclaid.
She looked at Mu Yan in shock, "You an to say, it’s not because I’m fat?"
"Haha, madam, it’s normal to gain weight, isn’t it? Especially those whose cultivation art is in that direction. As an inn owner, you likely practiced cooking in your youth, right?
Spiritual Cooks quite commonly experience overweight.
You don’t need to worry about such a thing.
In the past three weeks, you should have experienced a slight growth, no?"
"I thought I was a bit exhausted so I ate a bit more... then when I gained a bit of weight, I simply assud it was because of that..." suddenly, the woman felt embarrassed.
anwhile, the others at the bar all looked at her in shock.
Their laughter had disappeared when they heard Mu Yan’s seriousness.
"So you’re really pregnant?!" one of them exclaid.
"To think that old chef can still raise his young chef!"
"What chef? Why are you screaming here?" a middle-aged man with a pot belly, wearing an apron, ca from behind the bar.
"Madam, are these guys bullying you again? Let beat them up and see if they dare do it again!" He raised his fist in a show of power when he suddenly saw his wife crying.
Just as he was confused, his wife said in her sobs, "We did it, we, we did it!"
"What did we do?" he asked, still confused.
"We will have a baby! I’m pregnant!"
"What?!"
"This custor just said I’m three weeks pregnant!"
"Ah! Is this really true?!" the man looked at Mu Yan.
"Indeed. The baby is growing quite well in your wife’s belly, she just needs to make sure not to overwork herself and not to drink any spiritual wine. Normal wine is fine if she wants to taste it, but in the best case scenario, you don’t do that either."
"My wife is pregnant! Hahaha! You guys, did you hear it? My wife is finally pregnant!"
The others at the bar smiled for them and raised their cups in congratulations.
Mu Yan heard a few whispers, detailing the reason for this couple’s delight. Apparently, they are already over sixty years old but haven’t gotten a single child.
’A child in middle-age, isn’t this what most people wish for? But not being able to conceive after such a long ti... there must’ve been so unfound issue. The blessings these two have gathered over the years finally manifested and allowed them to conceive."
He was quite curious of how fortune worked.
Just as they were celebrating, the man spoke up, "We need to visit a doctor! Let’s go to a spiritual doctor and see!"
"I feel your pulse if you want," from one of the tables in the room, a voice ca through, attracting the attention of the custors around, as well as Mu Yan and the others.
"You’re a doctor?"
"Well I’m an apprentice. But I can at least feel your pulse and see whether you are pregnant. If you go to an office, you will have to pay regardless of whether you are pregnant or not."
"Yes, please co here and feel my wife’s pulse!" the man instantly called the man forward.
On the other hand, the madam looked to Mu Yan with a look of apology.
"It’s good to have a doctor inspect. I am only speaking from my guess. An apprentice should be able to confirm." Mu Yan didn’t mind.
A mont later, the apprentice ca and felt the pulse of the woman’s hand.
He tried several tis before sighing a breath of relief, looking over to Mu Yan in surprise.
When he saw this, the man asked frantically, "Is she pregnant?!"
"Yes, your wife is pregnant! It’s just that it’s very early, likely two to four weeks, where pregnancy is difficult to detect for an apprentice like . I suggest you go to a large hospital and tell them you have already been tested. Else, an inexperienced apprentice might test it wrong."
"Thank you! Thank you a lot!" the man cupped his hands to the apprentice and then to Mu Yan.
"Truly, a great thanks to you!"
"No worries, I am just speaking casually."
The man cupped his hands and bowed deeply, unwilling to leave just like that.
As he was about to step out of the bar, he felt his wife pulling his hand.
"Like he said, the baby is young, not even a month old. We are not stressed. If we go now, we will have to close the shop.
Why don’t we just go there tomorrow in the morning?"
"Madam, are you sure? This matter..."
"It’s been confird by two of our custors, how can this matter be wrong?
It’s fine. I have read so many books and scrolls about conceiving a child. I can take care of myself for a day!
Hah, if I didn’t know I was pregnant, I would still be able to work normally, so it’s really nothing!
Just go back and prepare a banquet al for our two custors!"
The apprentice cupped his hands in thanks before going back to his seat.
"I don’t need a banquet or anything, I really just said this casually. Anyways, my two children already went to sleep, so I don’t want to be up for any longer!"
Mu Yan waved his hand, reaching to the wine glass to drink a sip.
His goal in this town was sothing else. To think he was led to this matter...
Just as the man left, the madam looked at him and said in a whisper only they could hear, "Co to the back of the inn in three hours, when we close our bar."
Looking at her, Mu Yan nodded and smiled.
He drank his glass and chatted a bit more before leaving.
Going up the stairs, he quickly found his room and knocked on it.
Two tis quickly, once long, and finally the last short knock after five seconds.
Only then did the door open.
Yuanhan had a small dagger in her hand while Yuanyun carried his literati brush.
"You two! You’re doing very well! Exactly like I taught you!"
"Father, you stayed for longer than we thought, so we wanted to prepare ourselves.
Why was there a commotion down there?"
"Happy news for the couple that owns this inn. I just calculated their qi and fate and saw that she was pregnant."
"Father calculated their fate? Does father already know how far this child will go?"
"Well it has a common fate but is born from the manifestation of fortune. It might have so opportunities in life and even reach the Foundation Building stage. As for the rest, I don’t know.
The secrets of birth conceal many things. I can only guess from outside but not inside.
It doesn’t matter. You two, you go to bed for now. I will leave in a bit to et them in secret."
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