Chapter 70 Mother and Daughter Reunite

uss about She placed the lotus flower braised fish in front of herself while pushing the rest to Nan Lingrui and Ye Qingran. Thinking back, she realized that all these dishes were indeed cooked by Ron...Chapter 70: Mother and Daughter Reunite

Washing笙 and the others never expected that the person before them was their master. Although they had seen this face since childhood, it had been more than a decade since then, but they would never forget it. Especially in terms of expression and tone, no one else could match her.

"It's hard for you to still recognize me!" Jade Qingqing smiled.

"Subordinates pay respects to Master!" The seven people knelt down together, their voices slightly trembling as if they were extremely excited.

"I've been away from the Scarlet Pavilion for a long time. The current Scarlet Pavilion belongs to Moon! You don't need to show me such courtesy. Just treat me as someone who is already dead." Jade Qingqing waved her hand gently at them, and despite the passage of years, her incomparably beautiful face had not left even the slightest trace behind.

Washing笙 and the other seven stood up and stared blankly at Jade Qingqing. Without Ling蓮, Yi雪, and the Young Mistress's ability to change their appearances, they would be surprised by this scene, but now they are no longer surprised; instead, they are shocked that she has not changed her appearance in over a decade—it is exactly the same as before.

"Are you finding it strange" Jade Qingqing asked with a smile while looking at them.

The seven people nodded their heads together.

"I knew that Rui's mission was dangerous, so I came to help him. But my appearance isn't suitable for the Ten Great Families, and besides, I didn't want to get involved too much, so I changed into Princess Luo Yao's appearance." Jade Qingqing explained to them.

The seven people naturally knew that Nan Lingrui and the Young Mistress were siblings, their master's children, so they nodded knowingly.

"Alright! You all stay here. No need to go up there; it's just a tall mountain, going up only to come down again is meaningless. This little girl must have recognized me, if she doesn't give me some trouble now, she won't be comfortable." Jade Qingqing smiled and said to the group.

The seven people naturally felt at ease and nodded repeatedly.

Jade Qingqing did not say anything more. With a light step of her toe, her figure rose up into the air; in an instant, she had ascended several dozen feet high. Her martial arts were already at the peak, so unlike Yun Qianyue and Nan Lingrui, she didn't need things like silk ropes or brocade ribbons to assist her.

As they spoke, Yun Qianyue and Nan Lingrui seemed to be competing with each other as they had already reached the halfway point of the mountain.

Jade Qingqing was far behind them, but her movements were too swift. Only a glimpse of cloud-like silk could be seen before she too ascended several dozen feet in an instant.

Washing笙 and the other seven watched as the three figures gradually turned into three black dots before finally retracting their gazes; they looked at each other speechless, today's shock was more than that of the past few decades combined.

"I never expected Master to still be alive!" Feng Lu murmured.

"Who could have thought The seven elders must have known this long ago, otherwise why would they leave us seven behind on Mt. Overlooking Heaven" Feng Yan took over the conversation, "But it's good that Master is alive!"

"This Young Mistress guessed a very early time! But seeing Master in person still shocked me." Ling蓮 sighed.

"Yes, I really thought she was Princess Luo Yao! It was strange why she followed Prince Rui and even wondered if she wanted to harm the Young Mistress through him. Never would have thought it was actually Master's disguise," Yi雪 also sighed.

The remaining few people also sighed one after another; no one spoke for a while.

From the bottom of Heavenly Snow Mountain to its peak, Yun Qianyue and Nan Lingrui only used half an hour. When they reached the top, they found Jade Qingqing had already preceded them by standing on the side of the summit.

This face, Yun Qianyue would remember until her death; even if she hadn't seen it for twelve years.

Yun Qianyue looked at the woman standing atop Heavenly Snow Mountain in a daze, with scenes playing out in her mind involuntarily. The situation when she was born, holding her to read books, telling stories to her, peeling grapes on the imperial chair outside Shallow Moon Pavilion... Later, because of business, she left Jingcheng and returned poisoned blind... It seemed like yesterday.

The woman before them appeared so young, but under Heavenly Snow Mountain's icy mirror-like surface, their appearances were very similar. The only difference was that her brows held a gentle smile while hers looked dazed with myriad emotions swirling around in her heart: bitter-sweet, sour-spicy, and a dull pain like unripe green fruit.

"Little girl, are you dumbfounded" Nan Lingrui looked at this then that, reaching out to pat Yun Qianyue's shoulder. He could understand her feelings; he had felt the same way when his birth mother was before him, suddenly realizing he didn't know what to do, forgetting even how to make an expression.

"You're the one who's dumbfounded" Yun Qianyue waved Nan Lingrui away and suddenly flung out her Crimson Beauty Silk at Jade Qingqing with full force of ten percent power.

Jade Qingqing laughed suddenly, backing several feet in an instant to dodge it effortlessly.

Yun Qianyue remained silent; having failed once, she tried again. She naturally used the techniques from Phoenix True Scripture.

Jade Qingqing no longer avoided and met Yun Qianyue's move with her bare hands.

The two of them immediately started sparring with each other. Snowflakes were swirling in the air on Mount Tianshu, fluttering around the area where the two were fighting, as if a heavy snowfall had begun.

"Good job, little girl! Brother will cheer for you! Hit her so hard she can't stand!" Nanylingrui clapped and cheered loudly.

"Rotten brat!" Yu Qingqing muttered under her breath.

Cloud Qianyue didn’t seem to hear anything; all she was focused on was demonstrating every bit of martial arts knowledge she had accumulated over the years to this woman, who seemed too young and well-preserved for Cloud Qianyue to address as 'mother.'

Yu Qingqing’s martial skills were extremely high. Dealing with Cloud Qianyue was effortless for her. Since the True Scripture of Phoenix was originally left by her, she now wore a smile while dealing with Cloud Qianyue, obviously pleased that her daughter had such impressive martial arts.

Nanylingrui watched excitedly but found standing and watching too tiring and not in line with his prince's pursuit for comfort. He then looked around and sat on a large ice block nearby.

Cloud Qianyue didn’t hold back, fully demonstrating her abilities.

About half an hour later, Cloud Qianyue used up the entire True Scripture of Phoenix, but just as Yu Qingqing thought she would stop, she suddenly changed her moves and put away her Hongyan Brocade. She then clenched her fist to fight in close combat with Yu Qingqing.

Yu Qingqing was slightly surprised but quickly responded. The two of them continued fighting intensely; without using inner strength, Yu Qingqing didn’t find dealing with Cloud Qianyue as easy as before.

"Little girl, do you need help" Nanylingrui couldn’t sit still anymore and asked eagerly.

If you don't think it's embarrassing to bully a person, come on up," Cloud Qianyue replied.

"I don't find it embarrassing!" Upon hearing this, Nanylingrui immediately jumped up and joined their fight.

Yu Qingqing smiled bitterly and could only focus on dealing with the two of them.

With Nanylingrui added in, Cloud Qianyue felt much more relaxed. She smoothly displayed all her martial arts techniques from her previous life, including fist, leg, foot styles, chopping, hooking, slashing, stabbing, and spinning moves. Nanylingrui didn’t hold back either; he combined his own characteristics with the close combat skills he learned when sparring with Cloud Qianyue in childhood.

Without using inner strength, Yu Qingqing was gradually finding this difficult. Because of her high martial arts level and possibly due to her nature, she had always been trained in inner strength techniques since young; it appeared that no one could fight so closely like this before. Sweat started to appear on her forehead.

About another half an hour later, Cloud Qianyue was thoroughly enjoying herself while Nanylingrui’s fighting spirit was growing stronger.

Yu Qingqing wasn’t in a dire situation but her hair had become disheveled. Apart from smiling bitterly, she had no other choice; after countless times of smiling, when looking at the pair of children across from her who showed no signs of stopping, she finally opened her mouth helplessly and said persuasively, "Xiao Yue’er, Mother's old bones can't take your beating like this. Let’s stop!"

Cloud Qianyue snorted, “Do you still know that I’m your mother”

"Of course I do; I never forget," Yu Qingqing smiled.

"You can still smile and look unfazed. Then my later moves should be able to wear you down." Cloud Qianyue had intended to stop, but upon hearing what she said and seeing her smiling expression, a wave of anger rose up in her heart again; she felt fired up.

"I can't smile anymore! If we continue fighting, Mother's old bones won’t be able to take it!" Yu Qingqing immediately stopped smiling and shook her head.

"Too late!" Cloud Qianyue snorted and changed her stance again.

"That’s right. She left us for so long; she shouldn't get off that easily," Nanylingrui said loudly.

Yu Qingqing was instantly furious, "Rotten brat, what are you meddling in I already agreed to your terms!"

"I did agree but didn’t say I wouldn’t find trouble with you later on!" Nanylingrui looked at Yu Qingqing innocently. "Mother, have you gone senile after all these years"

Yu Qingqing was speechless; she glared at Nanylingrui in anger and amusement, “Still the same as when he was a child!”

Nanylingrui also snorted and cheered Cloud Qianyue on, "Little girl, hit her hard!"

Cloud Qianyue thought that Yu Qingqing had first found Nanylingrui, then the two of them had worked together to play a trick at the Lan family. She naturally knew what kind of person Nanylingrui was; now he seemed to have made her mother agree to something beforehand and was currently using her to vent his frustrations. This bad guy! Cloud Qianyue shot Nanylingrui an icy stare.

Nanylingrui remained calm, feeling justified as the fight continued fiercely.

Yu Qingqing could only reluctantly continue fighting alongside them.

The three of them不知不覺地打到了懸崖邊，Yù Qīngqíng腳下一滑，瞬間從天雪山頂峰栽下。

"Mother!" Yún Qiǎn Yuè was shocked and her fist, which she had just swung out, changed direction to grab her instead. However, she only managed to grasp the edge of her robe, but due to the long time they spent on the Heavenly Snow Mountain, her hand was sweaty; thus, that piece of cloth slipped through her fingers instantly.

"Mother!" Nán Língruì was also shocked and shouted in horror at the same time. He had stepped back a step compared to Yún Qiǎn Yuè, so he didn't manage to grab even the edge of her robe.

Yún Qiǎn Yuè saw that she couldn't hold onto anything, and without thinking, her body started following after her.

Nán Língruì grabbed her. "Little girl, you stay up there; I'll go down!"

Yún Qiǎn Yuè waved him off with her hand. "Move."

"Forget it then, let's go down together." Nán Língruì sighed and pulled Yún Qiǎn Yuè without letting her go as he prepared to slide down.

A faint voice came from the skies. "Do your mother really have no use" Yù Qīngqíng sprang up from below the Heavenly Snow Mountain, landing lightly in front of them.

Yún Qiǎn Yuè and Nán Língruì stared blankly at her.

"Scared" Yù Qīngqíng smiled as she looked at them, her eyes filled with a mother's tenderness and warmth.

"No!" Yún Qiǎn Yuè replied coldly. She shook off Nán Língruì's hand and turned to leave the cliff edge.

"How could we be scared We thought you were trying to escape, but it was impossible for us to catch up with you," Nán Língruì snorted and also turned away from the cliff.

Yù Qīngqíng couldn't help laughing as she saw them. She followed them back from the cliff edge.

"As slippery as my father! No wonder they say it's like family when they're not." Yún Qiǎn Yuè sat on the large stone that Nán Língruì was sitting on just now and glared at Yù Qīngqíng angrily. "With your martial arts skills, how could you possibly slip down"

"Little Moon is really smart!" Nán Língruì patted Yún Qiǎn Yuè's head, also glaring angrily at Yù Qīngqíng. "Good thing we didn't worry about you."

Yù Qīngqíng raised her hand to touch her forehead in exasperation.

"Who was the one who wanted to jump just now" Yún Qiǎn Yuè countered him.

"Little girl, didn't you tell me to get lost and then tried jumping yourself!" Nán Língruì wasn't far behind in responding.

Yún Qiǎn Yuè was silent. At that moment just now, she had been extremely worried! How could there be any thoughts of her martial arts prowess All she thought about was how she was their mother. She regretted it so much; if not for her insistence on getting even with her, they wouldn't have pushed her off the cliff. Now seeing her smile at them, she felt frustrated and shouted angrily, "I thought you would never see us again."

"How could that be" Yù Qīngqíng shook her head and walked over to sit beside Yún Qiǎn Yuè, reaching out as if to hug her.

Yún Qiǎn Yuè's face darkened. "I'm not two years old; I'm now in my teens!"

Yù Qīngqíng hesitated and looked dejectedly at Yún Qiǎn Yuè, her smile fading as she sighed, "Indeed, it has been over a decade! You've grown up."

Seeing the look of pain on her face, Yún Qiǎn Yuè said stubbornly, "I doubt you can still carry me now"

"Of course I can! People say that no matter how old their child is, a mother can always hold them." Yù Qīngqíng pulled Yún Qiǎn Yuè up with her hand and held her in her arms, just like when she was young.

A mother's embrace is always warm.

In this moment, Yún Qiǎn Yuè sensed the familiar scent, though it was mostly covered by the icy snow of Heavenly Snow Mountain. It still seemed so familiar as if she had returned to twelve years ago. Every day when she was held in her mother's arms. This embrace was completely different from when Róng Jǐng hugged her. When Róng Jǐng embraced her, she felt warmth and sweetness, with all the love in her heart. But when her mother held her now, even on top of a snow-capped mountain like Heavenly Snow Mountain where ice and snow were everywhere, she still felt the deep maternal love and warmth. This kind of warmth probably no one else in the world could give.

"No matter how big my Little Moon grows, she is always my Little Moon!" Yù Qīngqíng smiled as a tear glistened in her eyes.

Yún Qiǎn Yuè wrapped her arms around her waist and muttered, "Mother."

"Mm." Yù Qīngqíng replied softly. Her tone was somewhat choked, and the tears she had been trying to hold back finally fell from her eyes, dropping a crystal-clear tear onto the frozen ground below.

"You really are spineless! Even at your age you still cry!" Nán Língruì sniffed enviously.

"You're not very impressive either! Getting married is such a big deal, it's like going to war!" Jade Qingqing glared at Nan Lingrui and tightened her hold on Yun Qianyue's arm but ultimately held back the tears that threatened to spill out because of his words.

Nan Lingrui suddenly chuckled. "These days, even going to war hasn't stopped me from getting married. I'm quite a waste!"

"I think Lan Family’s little girl is pretty good! At the time, we were in formation and could see clearly that she wanted to go in to save you! This proves that she’s not completely indifferent towards you. You don't want to marry her, so it was all for nothing," Jade Qingqing said.

"It's fine if it was all for nothing!" Nan Lingrui didn’t think much of it.

"Mother, ignore him, he doesn’t want to get married! In my opinion, we shouldn't get married at all in the future," Yun Qianyue refused to budge from Jade Qingqing’s embrace.

"Little girl, are you ashamed You’re so old and still need your mother to hold you!" Nan Lingrui was annoyed with Yun Qianyue.

"Don’t say sour grapes if you can't get them! I like being held by my mother, and she likes holding me. What does it have to do with you" Yun Qianyue huffed.

Nan Lingrui choked up for a moment. "You forgive her so easily Isn’t that too easy"

"Smelly boy, are you hoping I'll smack you off the Tian Xueshan Mountain to satisfy yourself Get lost and stop interrupting our conversation," Jade Qingqing glared at Nan Lingrui.

“I knew you were biased! You’ve always been biased towards this little girl!” Nan Lingrui turned his face away.

Jade Qingqing was both amused and irritated. "She’s your sister! You’re the older brother, how old are you now, still throwing tantrums"

"I think from now on I should be the older sister, and she can be the younger brother," Nan Lingrui said. "I’ve never seen a younger sister like this."

“You’re not much of an older brother either.” Yun Qianyue was also amused as she gestured for him to come over. “Come on, call her big sister and see how it sounds.”

Nan Lingrui reached out but slapped Yun Qianyue’s hand away angrily. "Little girl, if you provoke me again, do you think I’ll tie you up and send you back to the Southern Liang"

Yun Qianyue stuck her tongue out at him. “Can you really tie me up”

"I couldn’t before, but now that I have an assistant, of course we can!" Nan Lingrui said proudly.

“Mother would help you” Yun Qianyue huffed.

"Of course! Mother is going to Southern Liang with me as well! She’s so attached to you; she’ll naturally be willing to tie you up and take you away," Nan Lingrui was even more pleased.

Yun Qianyue frowned, turning her head to look at Jade Qingqing. "You’re going to Southern Liang with him"

"Really like children!" Jade Qingqing sighed helplessly and nodded, smiling as she said, “Yes! I promised your brother!”

“On what basis” Yun Qianyue glared at her, unconsciously raising her voice.

“Because Father is now in the Cloud Palace. Mother naturally has to go with me to Southern Liang.” Nan Lingrui said matter-of-factly. “Father and mother are ours. Little girl, don’t you want to hoard them all for yourself”

Yun Qianyue was silent for a moment; it indeed was a reason, but she protested不甘心地道：“爹去雲王府是為了幫我。你在南梁太子之位做得風生水起，用得著娘幫你嗎？再說你就這樣讓他們兩個分居，你不覺得太步妥當了？”

“What’s not proper about it They’ve been together for over twenty years, being apart might make their reunion even more special,” Nan Lingrui said convincingly. “Moreover, how do you know I’m doing a great job as the Crown Prince and don’t need help Let me tell you! Every single brother in Southern Liang is trouble. It’s not easy at all to be the Crown Prince!”

“Why don’t you just quit then You didn’t like it anyway, right” Yun Qianyue frowned. “Besides, you’re an outsider, not truly a member of the Southern family.”

"I don't want to do this either! But that old emperor won't let me leave!" Nan Lingrui sighed helplessly. "As for blood and family matters, I've explained it a thousand times or eight hundred times, but they simply don’t care. They believe in the strongest should rule."

Yun Qianyue was surprised at first but then unsurprised; if Southern Liang’s king truly cared about these things, he wouldn't have replaced Nan Lingrui ten years ago. She helplessly spread her hands. "I don’t want to let mother leave, what should I do"

"Little girl, you’re not being too greedy!" Nan Lingrui reminded her. “The capital of Heavenly Saint City is now a mess; everyone there is shrewd—no, they are fox demons. Without the lady of the Cloud Palace suddenly returning, wouldn’t that cause trouble"

"Mother can disguise herself as a servant," Yun Qianyue immediately suggested.

Nan Lingrui’s face darkened. "Little girl, you’re still mentioning this! Father taught you illusion techniques, but mother adamantly refuses to teach me anything except that I should go to Southern Liang. Aren’t you content enough

Cloak Shallowmoon was instantly relieved upon hearing this; indeed, one shouldn't be too greedy. What is gained will also be lost. She immediately let go of it and smiled, "Alright then! I agree to letting Mother go with you to the Southern Liang Kingdom, but she might miss Father when she gets there, so who knows if she would run off back to Heaven's Sanctuary."

"You can rest assured that I'll take good care of her. Don't worry about Father being unable to bear missing her and coming looking for her in the Southern Liang Kingdom. After all, he was originally the Imperial Tutor there; it won't be difficult for him," Nan Lingrui clenched his teeth but grew more elated as he spoke further, his eyebrows practically flying up.

This time, Cloak Shallowmoon clenched her teeth in anger, "You can rest assured that I will take good care of Father!"

"That's for the best! We'll each look after our own people and won't interfere with one another," Nan Lingrui said.

Cloak Shallowmoon harrumphed softly.

Jade Qingqing had a slight flush on her face, unable to hide her smile as she looked at the brother and sister. It seemed like she was sighing in helplessness but also smiling with joy, "The two of you really are..."

"Father gave me a gift; what will Mother give me" Cloak Shallowmoon held out her hand to Jade Qingqing, remembering Rong Jing's words and mercilessly squeezing whatever she could. Thinking of Rong Jing brought back the anger that had temporarily faded today.

"Little brat, no taking! Since Father has already given you a gift, why are you being so greedy" Nan Lingrui was unhappy.

"Father's is from Father; Mother's is from Mother. Can they be the same" Cloak Shallowmoon glared at Jade Qingqing and looked as if she wouldn't budge without receiving something.

Jade Qingqing reached into her bosom, rummged about for a moment, and pulled out a piece of candy to stuff in Cloak Shallowmoon's hand.

Cloak Shallowmoon's face turned black instantly. She could hear herself grinding her teeth. "I'm not a child," she said.

"Oh, I forgot you've grown up!" Jade Qingqing had some trouble as she explained: "When Father and Mother received the news from Little Jing that something was about to happen in the Cloud王府 (Cloud Manor), we rushed out immediately. Later on, half way through our journey, we decided it would be better for us to separate; he went to the Cloud Manor while I intercepted your brother halfway. Now, there's nothing with me but this piece of candy."

"You want to dismiss me with a single candy Impossible," Cloak Shallowmoon said darkly.

"Then what do you want Tell Mother and she'll give it to you later, okay" Jade Qingqing asked with a smile.

"What's the point of treasures Rong Jing's Honor Manor is full of them; I have some too," Cloak Shallowmoon shook her head.

"Then what do you want" Jade Qingqing asked helplessly.

"Do you know any new martial arts tricks Something similar to the illusion technique that Father taught me. Teach me one," Cloak Shallowmoon stared at her with bright eyes.

"No, I disagree," Nan Lingrui shook his head.

"How about letting Mother go with me and teaching me an illusion technique right now" Cloak Shallowmoon raised an eyebrow at Nan Lingrui.

"You wish," Nan Lingrui immediately shook his head, "how can any kind of illusion compare to Mother"

"Then you should just shut up!" Cloak Shallowmoon glared at him.

Nan Lingrui harrumphed and grudgingly said to Jade Qingqing: "I didn't ask for a gift either. Anyway, whatever you teach her, you'll have to teach me as well. Otherwise, I'll pester you every day after we go back."

Cloak Shallowmoon's face darkened; this kind of opportunistic behavior wasn't even blushing about it! Truly hopeless!

Jade Qingqing lowered her head and thought for a moment before raising her eyes to smile at Cloak Shallowmoon, "Alright, how about I teach you a Body Replacement Technique It's not inferior to illusion techniques. It’s quite useful, especially for your identity; there are many dangers that come with it. This technique can reduce some of the risks."

"Not just her, but us," Nan Lingrui leaned over.

"Alright, it's you two! Really not like a brother at all!" Jade Qingqing scolded with a smile.

Nan Lingrui didn't blush at all and looked happily at her.

Cloak Shallowmoon also nodded eagerly with interest. "Great!"

"This martial art doesn’t seem very useful normally, but when faced with danger, it will prove to be extremely valuable," Jade Qingqing released Cloak Shallowmoon from her embrace and stood up, addressing the two of them: "Come, you two should still hit me like before. Let's practice while I teach both of you."

Upon hearing this, they immediately stood up and looked at each other before simultaneously attacking Jade Qingqing together.

However, before their palm winds could reach her, there was already no sign of Yu Qingqing. The two men turned around when they heard faint air currents behind them. They saw that she had appeared behind them once again and simultaneously struck out with their palms. Once more, the moment their palm wind hadn’t even reached her, she disappeared from sight. This repeated several times; she either appeared in front of them or behind them, to their left or right. Overall, it was incredible how fast she could move—so much so that they couldn't catch a glimpse of her clothes.

But the two men were originally very clever and quickly changed their strategies. They would guess her possible position the moment she moved. This was somewhat better than before; after repeating this several times, they finally managed to meet face-to-face with her, but still couldn’t catch up with her.

Yu Qingqing didn't rush them either—she remained silent throughout. Both Nan Lingrui and Yun Qianyue were naturally competitive people who wouldn’t admit defeat easily. Neither of them would ask for a quick lesson from her; they relied on their sense to determine where she was. After two joss-stick sticks, they finally realized that what was surprising wasn't her lightness but how fast her feet moved. Because her feet were so fast, it allowed her body to turn quickly as well. She didn’t leap over them directly from the front to behind; instead, she stepped back. This kind of footwork was something they had never seen before.

Half an hour later, Yu Qingqing called out "stop." The two immediately stopped their movements. Then, she started teaching them how to shift positions.

This was a skill that looked simple but wasn’t. Despite Yun Qianyue and Nan Lingrui being incredibly clever, they would still have to start from the very basics if they wanted to master this technique. Yu Qingqing had high standards; she wouldn't let them move on until they repeated an action dozens of times until it was perfect. Yun Qianyue realized that it was just as strict as when her father taught her spirit techniques a few days ago. She thought, no wonder these two were so deeply in love—indeed, they were similar people!

The trio—Yu Qingqing teaching them while the other two learned—spent time immersed in their practice.

As dusk fell, the couple finally mastered this shifting position footwork technique.

"Back then, I spent an entire day learning it from my adoptive father. But you guys only needed half a day to learn it; you’re much better than me," Yu Qingqing smiled at them and took out her handkerchief to wipe their sweat off their foreheads.

“It’s because our genetic makeup is good!” Yun Qianyue said.

"No, we just naturally have a high IQ!" Nan Lingrui proudly lifted his neck.

Yun Qianyue pursed her lips.

"Without realizing it, the day has passed! Since the sky is dark now, let's quickly head down the mountain. Otherwise, Xiao Jing will be waiting impatiently for us," Yu Qingqing said.

“If he wants to wait, then that’s fine!” Yun Qianyue was still angry.

"Little girl, it's precisely at such crucial moments when you can see a person’s true feelings. Xiao Jing cares about you and entered the formation himself. He had the seven children from Red Pavilion block your way because he didn't want anything to happen to you. Your brother and I could clearly see what was happening inside the formation. You shouldn’t blame him," Yu Qingqing, seeing that her daughter had been angry all day yet still hadn't calmed down, couldn't help but persuade her.

"He did it out of concern for me! But didn’t he regard me as a weakling who needs protection Isn't that not doing what’s best for me I would rather have gone in with him. Besides, how could I be useless and drag him down" Yun Qianyue said angrily.

"Although you aren’t weak, your emotions cloud your judgment! From a mother's perspective, there was nothing wrong with his actions. I’m very happy to see that he treasures my daughter so much; it’s not in vain that we secretly observed him for all these years," Yu Qingqing said.

"Although I care about things, I don’t necessarily let it cloud my judgment. The more dangerous the situation, the calmer I get. Overall, he just doesn't understand me well enough." Yun Qianyue’s anger didn’t dissipate and she added, "Mother, please stop talking! This time I’m really angry! Today was only a little Dragon Gorge Tiger Den Formation; if it were something that is life-threatening with no way out in the future, would he still try to block me What if even he couldn't do anything about it but had to go in anyway—would he leave me alone and die first I want to live and die together. To advance or retreat together! Not be protected by him while standing behind."

Yu Qingqing was speechless.

"Little girl, aren't you supposed to be lazy Aren’t you looking for a tree to lean on Why have you changed" Nan Lingrui asked in surprise.

“That wasn’t my true feeling. I hope he spoils me over trivial matters—those that are unrelated to life and death. I like being pampered, loved, cared about, and protected by him but not under such circumstances. In dangerous situations, I want to be with him, not have him shield me against my wishes. Do you understand how I felt at the time Like someone who was left behind, feeling empty and heartbroken,” Yun Qianyue tried her best to control her emotions, but her voice still sounded a little high-pitched.

"Mother understands! Mother has experienced this kind of feeling before. Your father also did that back then! Mother had a big argument with him." Yu Qingqing suddenly laughed and patted Yun Qianyue on the shoulder, "You can explain to him clearly so he doesn't make the same mistake again!"

"How is that okay If it’s forgiven too easily, what should we do if he makes a similar mistake in the future" Nan Lingrui immediately disagreed and leaned close to Yun Qianyue. He then pushed half of his body onto her shoulder as they became good brothers again. "Little girl, I have an idea! You can follow my mother and me back to Southern Liang. Cool him off a little bit and give him a big lesson so he dares not do it ever in the future."

Yun Qianyue lowered her head as if she was thinking about the feasibility of this suggestion.

At that moment, a cold voice came from behind them, "Prince Lingrui, I think you’re having too good a time. You don’t need Qing Aunt's help at all; it’s better for her to go back with us to Heavenly Capital."

I originally wanted to earn a lot of tears, but alas, Little Rui is here, so it just can't be helped! o(n_n)o~

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