: It's the wife's turn to panic.

"I didn't use any finger techniques. This is the 'Sweeping Sword' technique from the Nine Sword Styles."

"Impossible. Sword Nine Style is such an ordinary technique, and you are such an ordinary piece of trash. You couldn't possibly defeat me with just two fingers."

Yang Ding understood; this guy hadn't figured out the clues, but rather couldn't accept failure.

Mao Jian had been training for two years, and his mother had spent over 200,000 yuan on his training, while Yang Ding had only been training for a few days.

If his mother found out how easily he could be defeated, he would get scolded again.

"It must be because you were careless and underestimated me like your mother did."

Yang Ding gave a very serious analysis.

Mao Jian nodded frantically, "That must be it, my mother has had a huge influence on me."

"Shall we do it again?"

"Alright, let's do it again, and I'll show you what Brother Mao is capable of."

This time, Mao Jian dared not be careless. He practiced the Half-Step Crushing Fist several times on the spot, while muttering incantations.

"Spread your elbows outwards, relax your shoulders, straighten your back, lift your neck, and tuck your chin. Slightly bend your right leg and push your left knee forward."

After typing it ten times, he looked at Yang Ding with great enthusiasm and a confident smile.

"I won't fail this time, so don't blame Brother Mao for being ruthless."

Then, brandishing his powerful fists, he lunged at Yang Ding.

"Sword Sweeping Style".

Yang Ding shouted about sword techniques, but he actually practiced spear techniques.

Before Mao Jian could react, he was stabbed in the chest again by two fingers, and collapsed to the ground with a pale face.

By the time he regained his senses, Yang Ding had already practiced the Soul-Severing Spear Technique five times.

【Affection Level: 12%↑】

[Cultivation Progress: 12.6%↑, +0.2%]

As expected, real-world practice is much more effective than rote memorization and hard training.

Yang Ding's confidence soared after his first real battle where he repeatedly beat Mao Jian.

Mao Jian got up, his previous arrogance gone, looking utterly dejected and lifeless.

"My mom was right, I really am an idiot, and I used to be unconvinced."

Are you alright?

"I'm not practicing anymore, I can't even hit you."

"Shall we try one more time?"

"Screw you, you can't bully me like this. I've been training for two years and you've been beating me up by someone who's not even a month old."

"What a pity to give up!"

"Don't try to persuade me."

"Call me brother, and I can tell you a cheating technique to pass this monthly exam."

"elder brother!"

Mao Jian saw hope again. As long as he could get into the martial arts academy and shut his mother up, he would do anything.

Don't even mention calling me "brother," calling me "father" wouldn't be out of the question.

Then Yang Ding shared his experience with him, explaining how to use the pulse principle of the Soul-Severing Spear Technique to channel all the body's true energy into the right fist at the moment of impact.

"Wouldn't it be dangerous to do this in actual combat, since the defenses of other parts of the body are weak?" Mao Jian asked.

"You decide what to do. I'm going home to be with my wife. I'm going for a prenatal checkup tomorrow."

"You haven't even started practicing yet. Instructor Ye is so beautiful, her standards must be very high."

"No, no, no, my wife only has endless love for me and asks for nothing in return."

"This... can't be right."

When Yang Ding returned home, Ye Rou had already taken a shower and was in the kitchen in her pajamas making a Qi-Nourishing Pill for him, as he was going for a prenatal checkup the next day.

He leaned over and hugged Ye Rou from behind, kissing her fragrant, tender neck.

"Oh dear, here we go again. Have you achieved the 450-pound strength you mentioned?"

"That's over, 452 jin (276 catties)."

"Really? Honey, you're amazing!"

Ye Rou was as excited as a young bride and took the initiative to kiss Yang Ding.

"Wife, aren't you exaggerating? With your mid-stage fifth-grade cultivation and over three million jin of punching power, you can demolish buildings and blast mountains with a single punch, which is more than 7000 times that of me."

"It's different, it's different. As long as you are hardworking and ambitious, you are my good husband."

She didn't check whether Yang Ding was bragging or not; she just kept praising him.

Praise is praise, and intimacy is intimacy, but if you want to sleep together, you have to pass the monthly test first.

The following Saturday, Fang Jing arrived early; she was also going to the maternal and child health hospital to be with her child.

Seeing Yang Ding busy helping Ye Rou pack her things, she was filled with envy.

"My husband went to the front lines after I got pregnant, so I went to all my prenatal checkups by myself, and I gave birth to the baby by myself. Looking back now, it was really tough."

"All the talented Awakened Ones want to pursue higher and stronger levels, and they all want to go to the Northern Territory to obtain high-level cultivation resources."

"Actually, children and family are also very important."

Fang Jing muttered to herself, while Ye Rou remained silent.

She was increasingly reluctant to give Yang Ding to her best friend.

Compared to those guys who get their wives pregnant and then run away, Yang Ding is an exceptionally good man.

……

At the entrance of the Imperial Maternity and Infant Hospital.

Fang Dalong, dressed in a law enforcement uniform and carrying a large knife, looked quite imposing.

No one in the enforcement team uses guns anymore; the bullets have too low damage and are ineffective against the monsters, sometimes not even penetrating their hides.

"Sister, hello Instructor Ye."

He greeted Fang Jing and Ye Rou warmly, but ignored Yang Ding.

The couple's marriage has been the hottest news in Jiangling City recently, and the law enforcement team is naturally discussing it extensively.

Fang Dalong had a crush on the Ye sisters since childhood, but unfortunately, he was too unattractive to have any improper thoughts.

Who would have thought that the person who got the goddess pregnant would be a good-for-nothing from a pig-farming department?

It's strange that this matter went so smoothly until Ye Rou became pregnant, and not a single powerful figure in Jiangling came out to stop it.

"Dalong, this is my husband, Yang Ding."

"Hello." Fang Dalong forced a smile. "Your name is nice."

"Your name is also very nice."

Fang Jing naturally knew what her younger brother was thinking, so she changed the subject.

"You guys go for your prenatal checkup first. My brother and I will go keep the baby company. We'll contact you again when we're done."

"Okay, we'll treat Da Long to lunch. We'll need your help if needed."

After Ye Rou and Yang Ding entered the elevator, Fang Dalong asked unwillingly, "Sister, is Ye Rou really pregnant?"

"It's almost certainly true."

Seeing her younger brother looking constipated, she advised, "This matter is definitely related to the imperial high command, so don't be upset about anything."

"Heh, is someone who delivers piglets really worth the attention of the Empire's high command?"

"What's there to be so sour about? Yang Ding is just as good as anyone else. In my opinion, the more talented a martial artist is, the more they should marry an ordinary person. At least the children will have someone to take care of them in the future, and they won't all die on the front lines."

"I'm just an average person, why didn't it happen to me?"

Sometimes you have to accept your fate.

After Ye Rou finished her examination, she and Yang Ding took the report to the obstetrician-gynecologist.

"Instructor Ye, congratulations, you are indeed pregnant. All the data are normal. Based on our experience and with your cultivation level, the baby is estimated to be born in about five months."

Ye Rou was mentally prepared and remained relatively calm.

What dietary and lifestyle precautions should I take?

"With the nourishment of vital energy, diet is secondary, but your fetal growth is very fast, so it's best to avoid sexual intercourse during pregnancy."

"Throughout the entire pregnancy?"

"Yes."

Ye Rou glanced at Yang Ding in a panic.

She'd only tried a few times, and it's already gone?