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Join the ServerSeeing that Yun Xueshang had already confirmed the child’s identity, the petite, dark-haired girl immediately leaned forward, introducing herself with a beaming smile.
“Hello, Little Rongrong! My name is Qu Linglong, and I’m a good friend of your mommy! You can call me Auntie Qu… Uh, it feels a bit strange to call myself ‘Auntie’ when I’m only a hundred years old or so…”
Mid-sentence, she began to mumble to herself. Then, shaking her head, she quickly resumed her standard cheerful expression.
“My apologies, Little Rongrong. Auntie Qu didn’t realize you were Fellow Daoist Yun’s daughter just now. I misspoke. Can you forgive Auntie?”
“Mm, I forgive you, Auntie Qu.”
The pink-haired girl, still chewing on her candied hawthorn, nodded obediently.
“That’s wonderful!” Qu Linglong’s dark eyes brightened, and her smile grew even more radiant.
“Little Rongrong, do you like playing with toys? I have messenger mechanical birds, spiritual power firework tubes that can display any pattern, and even mechanical puppies that run, jump, and sing!”
Before her words fully faded, the large wooden box on her back emitted a ‘click-clack’ sound as several mechanical arms extended, each holding a novel toy.
“Since this is our first meeting, if your mommy is willing to buy, I can give you a twenty percent discount—Hey, hey, hey! I wasn’t finished yet!”
“Alright, Fellow Daoist Qu! Stop trying to swindle my Senior Sister out of her spirit stones!”
Lin Qianqian, puffing out her cheeks, dragged the still-chattering Qu Linglong aside, who was relentlessly promoting her wares.
“Honestly, she knows Senior Sister always spends her spirit stones recklessly…”
After a series of jingling sounds, she tidied her side braid and offered a shy smile.
“Um… Hello, Rongrong. My name is Lin Qianqian, and I’m your mommy’s junior sister. If you don’t mind, you can also call me Auntie Lin.”
“Mm! Auntie Lin!”
Hua Xiangrong nodded obediently once more.
“Wow, Senior Sister, your daughter is truly adorable!” Lin Qianqian’s eyes sparkled as she gazed at the exquisitely beautiful girl before her, who resembled a meticulously carved jade figurine.
“I really hope Xiao Li and I can have a daughter like this someday!”
“Enough, Fellow Daoist Lin,” Qu Linglong interjected from the side, unable to resist.
“I haven’t heard you mention ‘your Xiao Li’ for five hours on this journey. How many times has this been now? Are you sure you haven’t been tricked by some bad woman again this time?”
“Xiao Li… she’s different!”
Lin Qianqian’s face flushed at the accusation, and she quickly retorted.
“Fellow Daoist Qu, don’t speak nonsense when you haven’t even met Xiao Li!”
“Yes, yes, yes…”
Qu Linglong nodded perfunctorily, clearly not taking it to heart.
“Oh, right, I just thought of a question.” Qu Linglong clapped her forehead.
“Since Rongrong is here, does that mean her other mommy—her mother—is also here in Fulong City?”
Several gazes simultaneously turned to Hua Xiangrong.
“Mm! Mother is here too!”
Hua Xiangrong swallowed the last candied hawthorn, speaking indistinctly yet clearly.
“Mother brought me to Fulong City! We’re staying at an inn in the city. I’ll take you, Mommy, to find her!”
And so, Yun Xueshang and her group followed Hua Xiangrong to their inn, quietly awaiting Hua Yan’s return.
Until this moment—
‘So why are Yun Xueshang and the others here?! And they even concealed their spiritual energy! I didn’t sense them at all! Could they be specifically ambushing me—’
Before Hua Yan could recover from the shock of opening the door, a petite, dark figure with a wooden box on their back zipped in front of her.
“Oh, my! Fellow Daoist, what a pleasure to meet you!”
Qu Linglong grabbed Hua Yan’s hands and shook them enthusiastically up and down.
“You must be the legendary confidante of Fellow Daoist Yun, Rongrong’s mother! I’ve heard so much about you!”
She smiled effusively, her bright, dark eyes ceaselessly scrutinizing the stunning red-haired beauty before her.
‘Hmm, she’s indeed strikingly beautiful and captivating. No wonder she could stir the mortal heart of the aloof Fellow Daoist Yun, who resides high above the clouds…’
‘Her attire is luxurious, her temperament outstanding, and she’s raised Little Rongrong to be so obedient and clever. She must be someone who isn’t short on spirit stones!’
‘If I can build a good relationship with her in the future, it won’t just be Rongrong’s toy money; I might even be able to close a few big deals!’
As she pondered this, the smile on Qu Linglong’s face became a few shades more genuine.
“May I ask, Fellow Daoist, how should I address you?”
“My mother’s name is Hua Y—”
“Hua Yan’er! My name is Hua Yan’er!”
Hua Yan hastily cut off her daughter’s words, simultaneously glaring fiercely at Hua Xiangrong, who was nestled in Yun Xueshang’s arms. The girl appeared innocent but was, in fact, eager to stir up trouble.
“Alright! Fellow Daoist Hua Yan’er! A pleasure to meet you!”
‘Her surname is Hua… And she has red hair…’
‘Could it be that she has some connection with the Demonic Sect’s Hundred Flowers Valley?’
Qu Linglong went with the flow, but her mind was racing.
‘Yet, I’ve dealt with the Hundred Flowers Valley before, and I recall they only had one doted-upon only child named Hua Yan. Could she be an illegitimate daughter…?’
‘Oh, well, who cares if she’s from Hundred Flowers Valley or not! As long as this Miss Hua Yan’er has spirit stones in her purse, that’s enough!’
With a shift in thought, Qu Linglong smilingly began to introduce the others.
“Come, Fellow Daoist Hua, allow me to introduce you—this is Fairy Lin Qianqian, Fellow Daoist Yun Xueshang’s junior sister.”
“F-first time meeting you, Fellow Daoist Hua. I… I am Lin Qianqian.”
Lin Qianqian clasped her hands in front of her, bowing slightly with some restraint to the beautiful yet unfamiliar red-haired fairy.
“As for this one—”
Qu Linglong gestured towards the white-haired girl sitting silently with a cold expression, winking playfully.
“Ah, I presume this one needs no introduction! After all, you two are old acquaintances, aren’t you?”
“You three, a family reunited for the first time in years, surely have much to discuss! So, Fellow Daoist Lin and I won’t disturb you. Take your time to chat!”
Before her words finished, she pulled the still-bewildered Lin Qianqian and slipped out of the room, thoughtfully closing the door softly behind them.
Thus, only the three, gazing at each other, remained in the room.
“……”
A long and awkward silence ensued.
‘Darn you, Yun Xueshang! You’re the one who found me, so why are you suddenly speechless!’
Hua Yan stared at the cold face she had remembered for ten years, her cheeks puffing out in indignation.
“You…” “I…”
Both spoke simultaneously, then stopped at the same moment.
“You go first.”
The white-haired girl’s voice was ethereal, devoid of emotion.
“Alright! Then I’ll ask directly!”
Hua Yan wasted no time, immediately demanding, “How exactly did you find me here?!”
“?”
The question made Yun Xueshang pause slightly.
“It was Rongrong. I got lost in the city and happened to meet her. She brought me here.”
“?!”
“Hua! Xiang! Rong!” Hua Yan instantly flared up, boiling with rage. “Didn’t I tell you to stay in the room and cultivate obediently today?!”
Hua Xiangrong, the culprit, averted her gaze, burying her small head into Yun Xueshang’s flat chest, playing the ostrich.
Just then, Yun Xueshang, hearing Hua Yan call out the full name, also paused slightly.
‘Hua Xiangrong…?’
‘Yun xiang yishang hua xiangrong, chunfeng fu kan lu hua nong…’
‘Did she give the child this name because… of me?’
The usually aloof girl couldn’t help but feel a little taken aback, a complex, inexpressible emotion quietly surging in her heart.
‘She raised the child alone for many years and even gave her a name related to me… yet I knew nothing.’
“Have you been well these past years?”
She looked at Hua Yan, asking softly.
“Hmph, I’ve been perfectly well!”
Hua Yan crossed her arms and snorted coldly, her tone stiff.
‘For ten years, I’ve cultivated diligently every single day, all to avenge that past defeat and transformation one day! How could I not be well!’
“Then… have you ever thought of me?”
Yun Xueshang’s voice became even softer.
“Of course! I’ve thought of you every single moment!”
Hua Yan gritted her teeth, each word seemingly squeezed out from between them.
‘As expected…’
Yun Xueshang lowered her cool eyes, her heart growing increasingly heavy.
‘So she’s been thinking of me all this time. It makes sense; otherwise, why would she have given birth to Rongrong and raised her alone…’
‘It is I who failed in my parental duties…’
The female sword immortal, who had been taught impeccable morals by her master since childhood, felt her guilt deepen.
“Why have you come this time…?”
‘Why did you never seek me out for so many years, yet this time, you coincidentally came to Fulong City with me? If it’s a coincidence, it’s far too…’
She softly probed again.
“Hmph! It’s all because of you!”
Hua Yan’s tone remained sharp.
‘If you hadn’t abandoned the child at the entrance of Hundred Flowers Valley, I’d still be the Young Master of the Demonic Sect in the Valley! How could I have ended up in this wretched place!’
“It’s because Mother’s secret was discovered by Great-Grandmother!” Hua Xiangrong, who had been playing ostrich, suddenly turned her small head and raised her hand to blurt out. “We’re here to take Mommy back!”
“This isn’t your place to interrupt! I’ll settle accounts with you later!”
Hua Yan’s delicate brows furrowed fiercely, and she glared back at the pink-haired head that had popped out.
‘You troublesome girl! I haven’t even settled the score for you sneaking out to play, and you dare expose my secret of transforming into a woman and being discovered by Grandmother in front of Yun Xueshang!’
‘Just wait until I get back; I’ll deal with you! This time, even if Grandmother pleads for you, you won’t escape!’
Hua Xiangrong, glared back into submission, sheepishly shrank her neck.
“Oh no, 099, I feel like my backside is going to suffer for this mission…”
“Do you have any compensation for me? This should count as a work-related injury, right?”
“If you had followed the path of honest cultivation, Host, you wouldn’t have this risk of getting spanked…” 099 grumbled, then sighed helplessly.
“Honestly, Yun Xueshang and Hua Yan are quite unlucky to be entangled with such an abstract reincarnator like you…”
“Eh-heh?”
“What the heck is ‘Eh-heh’! Host, don’t start acting cute just because you’ve turned into a little girl!”
Regardless of 099 and Hua Xiangrong’s internal interaction, Hua Xiangrong’s words landed in Yun Xueshang’s ears with an entirely different meaning.
‘So, she secretly gave birth to Rongrong…? Did she come specifically to find me because she was discovered by her grandmother and punished?’
The white-haired girl lowered her eyes in contemplation, her inner guilt deepening.
She tightened her embrace around the child, then looked up at Hua Yan, her tone utterly serious.
“Very well, then I will go back with you and face your grandmother together.”
She paused, then added, “However, I must first complete this mission to exterminate evil spirits down the mountain.”
“Once I have concluded this matter, I will return with you.”
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