"If it were someone else, they might not know the intricacies within."
The man said with some satisfaction, "That Immortal Scripture is truly extraordinary. Its detailed accounts of childbirth matters are so profound that even I, a man, find them beyond the work of mortals."
"Never before has there been a work, ancient or modern, that expounds on childbirth matters so clearly. If not authored by a deity, then what else could it be?"
Xu Qing finally understood the course of events. The midwife mentioned by the other party was very likely Liu Midwife of the White Immortal Hall.
Back when Xu Qing assisted Liu Midwife in delivering the Li family lady at Li Mugen's home, he was touched and transcribed all the childbirth techniques he had obtained, including pregnancy care and delivery assistance, into a book.
To facilitate its dissemination, he even came up with several easy-to-understand names for Liu Midwife to choose from.
Such as Childbirth Manual, Baosheng Techniques, and Childbirth Aid Classics, etc...
Upon leaving Li Mugen's house, Xu Qing casually instructed Liu Midwife to pass on those childbirth methods to save families not destined for ruin.
This matter was done casually by Xu Qing, and he did not pay attention to it afterward, but he never thought Liu Midwife would always remember his instructions.
Yet, how he should manage the newly established temple was puzzling, as surely he couldn't just sit back and enjoy the benefits with a single booklet...
Xu Qing frowned in contemplation. In the end, he only wanted to peacefully rest like a zombie, so how did the situation grow larger?
At this time in the Incense Hall, a woman who came to make a plea was kneeling on a cushion, sincerely praying to the statue.
"Above me is the Lady Baosheng who rescues and delivers from hardships. Your disciple devoutly comes to see you today. My husband and I have been married for years without result. Knowing my fortunes are shallow and my burdens heavy, if there were past wrongs, I wish to correct them wholeheartedly, only begging for your merciful compassion to grant me a pair of good children.
If none is possible, may I at least have a healthy and intelligent qilin child. Should you grant this, I will surely repay with incense and fruits, and erect a protector plaque in your honor."
Just as the woman's voice fell, an inexplicable strange wind rose inside the hall, extinguishing the freshly lit candle light momentarily.
The woman, in her confusion, assuming she had angered the deity, was suddenly startled when the Yuanshen statue within the hall spoke.
"Raise your head! How dare you mortals designate the birth of a son or daughter? A daughter is in your fate, and if you insist on a son, then the daughter can only wait by the Reincarnation Well for another millennium. Can you bear it?"
"Whether a son or daughter is born in the future, it is your destiny's fate. If you reject a child because of gender, the deity may not be enraged, but your own blessings will diminish."
"The birth of a son or daughter has its own decree, and is beyond my alteration. Do not mislead yourself and leave swiftly!"
The woman praying trembled with suspicion and uncertainty. She looked up but found no figure.
After a while, the candles inside the hall suddenly reignited, prompting the woman to believe it was a divine revelation. Her faith became unwavering.
Outside the hall, Xu Qing looked at the black cat approaching, and snapped his fingers.
The man accompanying the incense offering looked on, puzzled, while Xu Qing said, "This is my cat. I never expected it to follow me to this place today."
Saying this, Xu Qing led the black cat and left the small temple.
It was only after Xu Qing left that the man remembered that he hadn't seen Xu Qing go in to worship.
However, before he could think further, the woman inside the hall walked out with an inexplicable expression.
The two stood outside the hall, and the woman recounted everything that had just happened.
After speaking, she hesitantly said, "That divine voice sounded like a girl's. Do you think she might be our future daughter, only brought by the Lady because we insist on having a boy and she came to converse with me..."