Chapter 63: An Unexpected Revelation and a Mother’s Enlightenment

“Hmm, where’s Rongrong?”

In the afternoon, Hua Yan landed in the Danxia Peak plaza. She scanned her surroundings but couldn’t spot her daughter.

Always one for dressing up, Hua Yan maintained her meticulous habits even after her gender changed. While initially resistant to wearing women’s clothes, she had gradually grown accustomed to them.

Seeing that Carefree Sword Sect had entered winter, and despite no longer fearing the cold or heat, she still donned a new, seasonal outfit. Unconsciously, she had even chosen women’s attire.

She wore a vibrant crimson satin cape, trimmed with snowy white fox fur, over her robes.

Beneath, a delicate, openwork silk top woven with gold threads adorned her, a fine golden璎珞 cascading from its neckline, accentuating her fair and exquisite collarbones.

Her fiery red hair was styled into a soaring cloud bun, pinned with a crown of solid gold beads, from which golden tassels swayed gently. She looked utterly charming and radiant, like a blazing flame against the snow.

“Oh, Fellow Daoist Hua? Have you come to pick up Rongrong?”

A passing disciple, noticing her searching gaze, approached to offer a tip.

“Just now, I saw Ning Sixteen pulling Rongrong towards Elder Ji’s alchemy lab. They seemed to be in a hurry, as if Rongrong was injured. You should go check on her quickly.”

“Thank you, Fellow Daoist!”

Hua Yan’s heart tightened at the words. Without waiting to ask more, she immediately soared in the direction the disciple had indicated.

***

Inside the alchemy lab, Ji Ling, clad in black robes, was once again seated before her alchemy furnace. The furnace had been replaced with a purple-gold one, and she was restarting the refining process.

‘With the experience I just gained, refining this Core-Solidifying Spirit-Nourishing Pill shouldn’t be difficult.’

Ji Ling’s finger incantations flew, her mind settling slightly.

‘Fortunately, I prepared an extra set of materials to prevent an explosion.’

‘I also laid down a restriction early on, preventing anyone below the Golden Core stage from entering.’

‘This time, surely no one will disturb me…’

“Rongrong! What happened to you?!”

An urgent female voice echoed from outside, followed by the lab’s main door slamming open with a resounding *clang*.

The restriction shattered upon impact, and a red blur rushed in. Ji Ling’s concentration broke, and her hand, forming an incantation, trembled violently.

“Boom!”

The familiar sound of an exploding furnace rang out once more. Swiftly, she waved her sleeve, erecting a spiritual energy barrier to block the scattering pill dregs, then glared at the intruding Hua Yan, her face streaked with soot.

“What are you doing here again?!”

“Ahaha… well, I didn’t mean to. I’ll compensate you, no big deal…”

Accustomed to being caught red-handed after causing trouble, Hua Yan’s first reaction was to laugh awkwardly and apologize.

But the next second, she remembered her purpose and immediately adopted an anxious expression, pressing on,

“Elder Ji, how is my Rongrong? Is she alright?”

“It’s just her *gui shui*, what could possibly be wrong?!”

Ji Ling rolled her eyes, annoyed.

“Both of you are so impetuous, utterly clueless!”

“Your daughter is resting in the adjacent bedroom, and Ning Sixteen is with her.”

She glanced at the ruined furnace and the charred medicinal dregs strewn across the floor, then swept them aside with a flick of her sleeve.

“Come on, I’ll take you to see her, to save myself from further annoyance.”

With that, she led a bewildered Hua Yan towards the bedroom.

***

As Hua Yan entered the bedroom, she saw Hua Xiangrong nestled on the bed with Ning Sixteen, chattering endlessly while reading a storybook. Finally, Hua Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

“Mother? You’re here?”

Hua Xiangrong paused, then let out a surprised, “Oh no!”

“Ah! This is bad! I was chatting with Little Pomegranate and forgot the time we were supposed to return to the peak!”

She quickly called out to her system mentally,

“! It’s time to go back, why didn’t you remind me?!”

[I clearly reminded the Host five minutes before the agreed time.]

The little system’s voice was filled with exasperation.

[You were the one who said you wanted to finish the rest of the storybook with Ning Sixteen, and told me not to disturb you… You clearly forgot yourself.]

“Ahahaha… So that’s what happened. I wronged you, 099…”

Hua Xiangrong let out two dry laughs.

“Hmph! (；へ：)”

Leaving the bickering pair aside, Hua Yan, seeing her daughter in high spirits, finally put her worries to rest. She turned to Elder Ji and said,

“Thank you, Elder Ji. I always saw you with such a stern expression, and thought you were difficult to get along with. I never imagined you’d be such a kind person, with the heart of a healer.”

The red-haired girl chuckled, then, with a puzzled expression, pressed on,

“By the way, what exactly is this *gui shui* illness my Rongrong has? How long will it take to recover, and does she need to take any medicine?”

“Illness? Medicine?”

Ji Ling gave her a peculiar look.

“It’s just gui shui, what medicine would she need? Although your Rongrong’s first gui shui came a little earlier than usual, her body is robust, and she has already embarked on the path of cultivation. She won’t experience any discomfort. After you go back, just make sure she eats more blood-tonifying foods and avoids cold or raw things.”

Seeing Hua Yan still looking bewildered, she couldn’t help but ask,

“You… you don’t even know what gui shui is, do you?”

Hua Yan shook her head blankly.

“Tsk, it’s the monthly period! Are your cultivation levels so profound that you’ve long forgotten this matter entirely?”

Ji Ling glared at this unreliable mother, exasperated.

“Honestly, as a mother, you didn’t teach your daughter anything about gui shui at the age she should be experiencing it.

Just now, when I asked Rongrong about changing her sanitary pads, she was completely clueless. Yun Xueshang might be unreliable, but how could you, a woman who has lived for over a hundred years, forget even this and not tell your daughter in advance?”

These words instantly flushed Hua Yan’s cheeks crimson.

‘But I… I became a woman halfway through! How would I know what gui shui is!’

‘Besides, I’ve long since reached the stage of cultivation, and by the time I transformed into a female body, I no longer needed to experience these things. How could I possibly understand!’

Seeing the blush rapidly spread across Hua Yan’s face, Ji Ling snorted again.

“Tsk, that reaction is exactly like her daughter’s when she first heard about menstruation. What’s wrong with these mother and daughter? As women, they don’t even understand their own bodies?”

Seeing that Hua Yan finally understood, she waved her hand.

“Alright, it’s getting late. Hurry and take your daughter back. Don’t just stand there.”

“Your daughter’s sanitary pads are designed with miniature purification arrays. They don’t need frequent washing; just have her replenish the spiritual energy in them every other day.”

“Oh, oh…”

Hua Yan nodded, her face still red, and took Hua Xiangrong’s hand.

But just as they turned to leave, a telepathic message suddenly entered Hua Yan’s ear.

[I say, your relationship with Yun Xueshang… isn’t it quite good?]

She turned back, meeting Ji Ling’s slightly sharp, dark eyes.

[What do you mean ‘quite good’? Where do we look like we have a good relationship?]

Hua Yan transmitted her question back.

[Heh, stop pretending.]

Ji Ling scoffed lightly, then changed the subject.

[Do you like Yun Xueshang?]

[I, I, I… How can you tell that I like her?!]

Hua Yan’s telepathic message immediately stammered, and the blush that had just faded from her face rapidly returned.

Ji Ling’s dark eyes lingered on her face for a moment, then she asked directly,

[Then, do you often think of her when you don’t see her? If you get a new trinket or encounter something interesting, is she the first person you want to share it with?]

[I, I…]

Hua Yan instinctively wanted to deny it, but for some reason, she suddenly recalled the emptiness she felt in her heart when she saw Yun Xueshang on her birthday.

And the words her daughter had said while nestled in her arms that day:

(‘Mutual liking means thinking about each other every day, remembering each other’s good qualities, and wanting to share good food and fun things with them first! Just like Mother and Mama!’)

At the time, she had dismissed them as childish ramblings. But now, Ji Ling’s words struck her like a sudden enlightenment.

She froze, unable to utter a rebuttal.

[Heh.]

Ji Ling scoffed again, then, along with Ning Sixteen, escorted them to the door.

[Let me give you a piece of advice: if you have someone you like, and they happen to be right in front of you, it’s best to hold on tightly. Don’t overthink or be indecisive, letting a great opportunity slip away.

Otherwise, you will surely regret it later.]

The bedroom door slowly closed. Hua Yan, holding Hua Xiangrong’s hand, stood blankly outside the door, her ears ringing only with Ji Ling’s profound words and those cold, lonely eyes.

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