She knew that Jiang Ning was right outside and that he was going to be nervous, worried and upset if he heard her scream.

"Try to reserve your strength. The dilation's now at three centimeters," the nurse tried to comfort Lin Yuzhen. "Everything looks fine. Looks like this is going to be a natural birth. It'll be good for the baby too. Come on, keep it up!"

Lin Yuzhen took a deep breath and tried to reserve her strength.

This was the first time she was giving birth and the first time she was experiencing the pain of childbirth. Despite the agony, she was happy.

This was Jiang Ning's and her baby, the fruits of their labor. She couldn't wait to see her child.

"Ah!"

A wave of intense pain hit her. She didn't manage to stop herself from crying out. She could feel the bones inside her

shifting. The pain was agonizing.

Jiang Ning was pacing nervously outside the ward. There had been a few times when he had nearly charged into the room but he had stopped himself in time.

His eyes had turned red. His heart broke when he heard Lin Yuzhen's cries. He was seized by regret. Lin Yuzhen wouldn't be suffering if he hadn't wanted to have a baby. Meanwhile, a few cars had arrived at the borders of Donghai. They passed numerous inspections and checks and entered the city without a hitch.

Mr Lang sat in the back of one of those cars. He stared out of the car and at the Lin family mansion. The look in his eyes grew cold.

"Let's move."

The cars split up. One group headed for the Extreme Martial Arts Academy and another for the Lin Group. The third headed elsewhere... He headed straight for the Lin family bungalow.

"I should deliver the gift personally in order to express the sincerity of my gesture," said Mr Lang mildly as he shut his eyes slowly. The mood in the Lin family bungalow was incredibly tense.

"Why isn't it over yet?"

Jiang Ning knew that there were steps to the procedure but he really wished that the entire process could be shorter. Lin Yuzhen wouldn't have to suffer as much pain.

"Don't worry." Su Mei was equally worried. Her eyes had turned red. Yet, she didn't stop comforting Jiang Ning. "Everything's going to be fine."

The woman inside the ward was her daughter. She had experienced the same pain. She knew that childbirth was akin to risking death. It was something that utterly transformed a woman and something like that wasn't going to be easy.

She hurt for her daughter too.

Jiang Ning took a deep breath and curled his fingers into tight fists. How he wished that he could suffer the pain of childbirth for Lin Yuzhen.

Meanwhile, Huang Yuming was

standing at the entrance to the Lin family bungalow. The others were standing guard as well. The Lin family bungalow and its vicinity were the most heavily guarded area in Donghai today. In fact, He Linbei, Jiang Daoran and the others had hurried to Donghai from the north to shore up the city's defenses.

Fang Qiu had led numerous martial artists from the eight reclusive clans to join them. They were scattered around the city.

They knew that this would be the perfect day to launch an attack against Jiang Ning.

Numerous martial artists stood guard over the Lin family bungalow. Jiang Ning was one of them. They were fully prepared. No matter what happened, they could deal with it. "Something's happened!" Someone ran up to Huang Yuming suddenly. "Someone's causing trouble at the Extreme Martial Arts Academy!"

Huang Yuming raised an eyebrow. So, they were here.

"Ignore them," he instructed without hesitantly.

"Numerous places in Donghai's on fire. Numerous gangsters and hooligans have entered Donghai. Zhang has deployed men to deal with them, but they may not arrive in time." Murderous rage colored Huang Yuming's eyes.

"I don't care who it is that's trying to cause trouble today, he's not going to get what he's after! Pass down the orders.Original content from .

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deal with whatever's going on in their turf," he said coldly. "Tell Fang Qiu that we need the coordinated support of the martial artists of the eight reclusive clans to preserve order in Donghai."

"Yes, sir!"

"Another thing. Everyone stationed around the Lin family bungalow is to keep their guard up. Don't let your guard down!" said Huang Yuming. "It doesn't matter what happens today, our first priority is Yuzhen and the baby. Remember that!"

He knew that someone was trying to lure them away from the mansion. He wasn't going to fall for the trap. It didn't matter if someone were to set the Extreme Martial Arts Academy on fire. He would let it burn. Nothing was more important than Lin Yuzhen and the baby. That was true for Jiang Ning and for the rest of them!