112 Pain and Progress (1/2)
Qiu Jingyi finding out about her pregnancy made it a little more difficult to convince her to leave the city. She wanted to tell everyone including her parents. Her family belonged to an old noble clan within the Beast God Sanctum that was headed by Immortal Tempest Badger Qiu Chuyi, a lieutenant under He Zicheng. Thankfully, she was not a direct descendant and her ties to the clan weren't strong.
Chen Wentian felt that they could have spent resources early on to cure her weak constitution but they probably didn't want to waste money on a weak girl who's fate was to be married off. The past could not be changed but Chen Wentian vowed to provide her with the best treatment so she could have a healthy baby.
After a lot of discussion and some argument, he managed to get her to agree to a month long vacation at an immortal resort island. It was deep in human territory and would be safe from any shenanigans. She was a smart woman and had also heard about the conflicts between the lion and eagle factions. He made sure to mention some 'secrets he could not reveal' and she took the hint. Trust a pregnant mother to be unequivocally protective of her unborn child from the chaos that may or may not fall upon the city.
Qiu Jingyi still delayed the trip for three days to receive friends, family, and well wishers for her pregnancy. After all the partying was done, Chen Wentian personally escorted Qiu Jingyi to her new holiday abode. He brought half of the household servants as well to help her during the stay.
In secret, Chen Wentian also tapped Hai Huaming and his mercenaries to look for a talented doctor that could keep track of his wife's health and pregnancy. No expenses would be spared for the medical care and he wanted the best. The only condition was that the doctor had to be a woman. He wasn't about to have some random man look after his wife for a month.
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Far away from the warm and tropical Beast God City, snow swirled and the wind blew across a city hewn from black rock. The cold made the common citizens bury their faces into their coats and hurry along in the streets. The sun was setting and the dark foggy clouds were setting in, blanketing everything in gloomy and frigid darkness.
Within a tall tower, far away from earshot of the commoners, a brightly lit room could be seen from a frosted window through a gap in the rich heavy drapes. Inside was a complete contrast to the outdoor environment. There were torches on the walls and a roaring fire in the hearth that warmed the room and illuminated an interesting sight.
The room, which was richly decorated with indisputable opulence, held two curious people and a strange contraption. It was a large wooden frame the size of a person and it just so happened to have one person strapped to it. It was a woman and she was completely naked except for some strange metallic instruments attached to her breasts as well as her nether region. Her arms were extended out horizontally by the frame and tied securely. Her perfectly long and smooth legs were forced apart and fastened to two diagonal beams that were anchored to the floor.
She seemed to be crying and screaming, but there was no one to hear it except for the man standing in front of her.
\”Ahhhhhhhh!!\” Wu Qianyu cried out for the hundredth time as pain raced through her body.
Chen Wentian pull back his spiritual force after a few seconds and Wu Qianyu slumped her head down, gasping for breath between sobs. He didn't say anything but looked interestingly at his latest handiwork, two large clamps that were fastened to her plump outer labia. A solid lead weight hung from each clamp by a thin steel chain. The clamp and weight caused her outer lips to painfully stretch with the pull of gravity as well as his spiritual force.