Chapter : 1 THE BABY IS BORN

A dark night , although it is a night of full moon but moonlight is nowhere to be seen as dark clouds covered the sky and heavy rain covered the land in this dark stormy night thunders fill the air.

{LEI MANSION}

Lei mansion is in deep turmoil each sound of lightning strikes the hearts as chattered of servants increases.

servant 1: what do you think it will be a boy or girl? (curiously)

servant 2: obviously a girl ,haven't you heard about curse? (confidently)

servant 1: curse!! (surprised)

servant 2: rumors say someone have cursed lei family (in a low voice)

servant 1: really!! poor lei family if it is a girl it will be surely downfall. (sympathetically )

servant 2: well one should not make more enemies than they can afford.

servant 1: hmm! you are right but only if third master would not have disappeared (sigh)

Even though their voices were low but were enough to be hear by "master hung zhuang lei" as he wait outside of room for the baby to be born.

...Lei family was one of three most powerful noble families holding strong place in business for many years , and their power only increases when master *hung zhuang lei joined the military power , with his great talent of leadership and domineering personality he accomplished many great things ....

...His eldest son* "Song wen lei" *also decided to follow his footsteps having highest cultivation behaviour among other youngsters of his age he get in military very easily and accomplished even more than his father...

afterward hung zhuang retired but with his second son* " yong ying lei" *joining military right after his retirement his strength only increases. with these three war geniuses lei family gain hold of great military power literally half of zhong empire military army was under lei family hold.

...lei family was at its peek holding both business and military power they were most powerful family after royal family known as power of zhong empire....

...With their increasing power it didn't took long before royal family start acknowledging them as a threat toward throne and what once used to be deep alliance remain only on faces while inside they became first one to wish for the downfall of lei family and then in a war Song wen died....

...It was a death to be remember for centuries as battlefield was filled with enemies corpse making enemies wonder is he even a human? but had smell of betrayal. In serving royal family lei family had created many enemies even though peoples had started to show their true colours but Yong ying decided to investigate it through and get justice for his brother but when he also died in a MYSTERIOUS accident everything became clear his death had so many suspicious points but they turned blind eye on it after all investigation was held by royal family with both war heroes gone lei family was half disabled , even though one having army what will do if have no one to command , with this they all had locked their hopes on third son* "Fan zhen lei " *he was most mysterious one no one knows his cultivation behaviour neither he had ever taken interest in politics or battlefields though he had complete grasp on business market , but whatever he was their last hope cause in zhong empire even though women being treated fairly but cannot succeed the family and there was no other lad left in lei family as hung zhuang's both sons had died at young age Song wen only having one daughter while yong ying had no child at all Fan zhen also had twin daughters both adopted by second son ....

but three weeks ago when third son went missing this news broke lei family backbone now with all this every pair of eyes look toward this youngest child of lei family either ally or enemy. As in this situation where all their enemies are waiting for opportunity to get back on them for their losses and without royal family support they had to rely on their own strength to survive but without successor all of them will be slaughtered without second thought*.

Hung zhuang snap out of his thoughts as everyone held their breath when a sudden cry fill the hall , at that time every person hold just one thought "THE BABY IS BORN".

Hung zhuang tighten grip on his cane stick to support his slightly shaking body and held his breath as he step inside the room his heart racing in his chest but as soon as his gaze fell on baby all of his worries, fears Disappeared from his heart and what remains is only love and warmth he hold the baby in his arm and look toward his dearest daughter in law "He Fang" her white smooth skin was pale now her slightly swollen eyes red he could tell she had just cried even though calm on surface only one could imagine what sky was falling on both of them husband gone missing three weeks ago still haven't been found and right after that with her life in grave danger she was burdened with such big responsibility while he himself two sons died third one disappeared who knows if even still alive instead of bringing justice to them he is here in front of his broken daughter whom he hold even more dear than his own sons he could not help but think of himself as useless one , however He fang had no power left to act strong she look toward only father she had ever known like a failed child and tears roll down her cheeks.

He fang : fa- ther wha-what we will d-do now? (with trembling voice)

...💐💐💐Thank you💐💐💐...

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