Blind Rebirth (BL)

Newly formed

Hua Shu - that's what they named the baby. For the rest of the year, Hua Banli wouldn't let him out of her hands. She didn't even let Hua Lu hold him for longer than few minutes. She wasn't caring that her cultivation was slower - she was invested only in Hua Shu. Obviously, he was not a normal baby. He wouln't cry for food, wouldn't wiggle or struggle, nor even blink. His eyes were always half open, and only if someone deliberately closed them, he would blink. He was always silent, so when she sat with him inside their mansion, it would be eerily quiet.

So quiet, that Hua Lu was scared to break this silence. He stopped speaking, joking and his appearance withered. The previously optimistic to-be-father, changed into a tired shell of a men. His wife didn't see it, since she looked only at Hua Shu. Both of them wanted to be proud parents - stand before their sect like the proudest people alive, with their beautiful baby for everyone to see. But they couldn't. Hua Banli showed her mourning over their dream by extreme concern over Hua Shu and withdrawal from the world. She was known as the aloof and collected future matriarch of the Hua Sect. Now, there was only shadow of who she was. Hua Lu was no better - he'd lost his shine, his open character and positivity. His ambition didn't falter, therefore he became bitter. People who before deemed him the best candidate for the sect leader, slowly lowered in numbers.

Rumours about the 'perfect pair' went crazy. Some speculated that their child died and their announcement that he was only ill, was just to save their reputation. Others said that they weren't perfect from the beginning, and now, when their kid was born sick, their true colours came out. Only small amount of gossipers were right - and their opinion was often disregarded. Since, why the parents would be sad because their child had practically no future? Ridiculous!

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 Days came and went, months passed and the boy soon would be celebrating his first birthday. But there was to be no party. Everyone felt awkward when the topic was brought. They knew that it wasn't a very happy day for the pair. So most kept their mouths closed. The few brave individuals who dared to talk about it, were discouraged by glares and whispers. So that's why there was no celebration.

In the years to come, most had forgotten the date of Hua Shu's birth.

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When Hua Shu had 21 months, Hua Banli again got pregnant. Her eyes gleamed with determination and fear. What if her second son was to be the same? What if this pregnancy would end much worse than the previous one? But, hope for the better made her clench her jaw and hide her worry. Because her husband came back to his senses! She also started to see how gloomy he became, therefore decided on her actions. She promised to give him a son that would fulfil their expectations - she gave him hope. When the news of the second child got to him, he beamed with happiness. Regaining his composure took him much more than a mere few days - some said he was smiling for whole nine months!

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When Hua Mifeng was born, he cried from joy. This child was normal, healthy and a boy!

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When they were sucked out of the void, the men was calm. He went through this process many times and knew what would come next. But, to his boundless surprise, this travel went differently. They landed inside a new body - that was correct. Yet, right after that, he was thrown out of it! He floated outside of his body, carried by the energy wave, caused with mini-explosion he created while being pushed out of his 'container'. His astral form stopped only after several metres. He was shocked. He could see! And hear! And was outside of his body, but that was less important at the moment! He stared at the scene playing before him with wide eyes. Yet he didn't see the plot - he saw colours, materials, people. If not for a worried voice resounding in his mind, he would stare like an idiot for much longer.