Inside the palace, when Yang Kai walked in, Zhu Qing was holding Mo Xiaoqi’s hands and whispering something to her, causing Mo Xiaoqi’s face to bloom with a smile. After a while, she suddenly shook her head, a look of embarrassment and anxiety appearing on her face. Zhu Qing patiently comforted her, and after a long time, she gently nodded.
Afterwards, Zhu Qing walked over and gave Yang Kai a meaningful look.
The two of them left together.
“What did you say to her?” Yang Kai asked as he wrapped his arm around Zhu Qing and ran his hand over her body.
Zhu Qing slapped his hand away and said, “I asked her when she was going to see Third Elder, but she seemed a bit scared.”
Hearing this, Yang Kai said, “It’s only natural. Along the way, she had been in a state of anxiety and anticipation, but now that she’s here, this situation is even more obvious. Why? Is she unwilling to see her mother?”
Zhu Qing said, “It’s not that she don’t want to, she's just very nervous, but since she’s like this, let’s go invite Third Elder over.”
“Good,” Yang Kai nodded.
The two of them immediately set out towards the Spirit Island where the Third Elder was located. The Spirit Island where the Third Elder lived wasn’t far from Zhu Qing’s Crescent Moon Island, and with their speed, they arrived in less than an incense stick’s worth of time. The scenery of the entire Spirit Island was beautiful, with mountain ranges everywhere. What was even rarer was that there was a massive waterfall pouring down from the peak, its water curtain connecting the sky and earth. Before they even arrived, they heard a rumbling sound.
Below the waterfall was a mountain valley with several pavilions, where Third Elder Fu Xuan lived.
Zhu Qing led Yang Kai to this place and saw a woman dressed in a blue palace dress fiddling with some flowers and plants. She had a gentle and elegant demeanor.
Seemingly sensing something, Fu Xuan looked up and smiled at Zhu Qing before fixing her eyes on Yang Kai.
“Third Elder!” Zhu Qing stepped forward and saluted while Yang Kai also cupped his hands, “Greetings, Third Elder.”
Fu Xuan smiled and nodded, “You’ve come?”
The last time she had met Yang Kai, she had learned of his relationship with Zhu Qing, and the relationship between these two was almost identical to her relationship with Mo Huang. Both of them had violated a great taboo on Dragon Island, but the only difference was that she had a son with Mo Huang, so there was no room for negotiation. On the other hand, Yang Kai and Zhu Qing had yet to reach this point, so Fu Xuan felt like they were connected by fate. Although she didn’t know Yang Kai very well, she didn’t feel the slightest bit distant from him.
This was also the first time Yang Kai was seriously sizing up Fu Xuan. The last time he had seen her, she had been banished to the Dragon Tomb for more than ten years and had just broken free. She was in her weakest state, and her face was pale and pitiful. At this moment, she had undoubtedly recovered, but seeing her beautiful face and peaceful eyes, there was no trace of the arrogance of the Dragon Race.
He had just heard from Zhu Qing that the Third Elder was a Water Dragon, and her temperament was also the gentlest among the Dragon Race on Dragon Island. If one understood her well enough, they would find that she was more like a hermit than a Dragon Race cultivator.
Hearing was false, seeing was believing. Fu Xuan’s every move was indeed like a spring breeze. Compared to the Second Elder, Fu Zhun, it was like heaven and earth. Yang Kai couldn’t help feeling a little annoyed. He didn’t know how that old man Zhu Yan could stand it.
“Last time you tracked Wu Kuang away, you only returned after so many years. Did anything happen?”
Yang Kai shook his head, “There was no accident, but Qing’er was worried.”
Fu Xuan nodded and said, “Qing’er is indeed worried. She had been my companion all these years…”
“Third Elder…” Zhu Qing quickly interrupted her and went straight to the point, “Yang Kai came here today to tell you about a great event.”
Fu Xuan pursed her lips and smiled, “What good news can I have? Little girl, you only know how to talk nonsense.”
Zhu Qing smiled, “Xiaoqi has come to see you, is this a happy occasion?”
“Xiaoqi?” Hearing this, Fu Xuan’s expression changed and her beautiful eyes, which had always been as warm as water, suddenly flashed with a shocking light. Turning to look at Yang Kai, she asked excitedly, “Xiaoqi is here?”
Yang Kai nodded, “Lord Beast Military knew I was coming to Dragon Island, so he entrusted Little Sister Xiaoqi to me and asked me to bring her here to meet with you.”
Receiving an affirmative answer, Fu Xuan couldn’t help trembling as she looked behind Yang Kai, but there was no trace of her. She asked bitterly, “Where is she? Is she here?”
With the purity of her Ninth-Order Dragon Vein and the cultivation of her Supreme Holy Spirit, if Mo Xiaoqi had really followed them here, she would have noticed it immediately, but now that she had asked such a question, it was obvious that her thoughts were in a mess and she had lost her ability to distinguish herself. One could only imagine the impact her daughter’s visit had on her.
Yang Kai shook his head, “She’s waiting for you on Qing’er’s Crescent Island.”
Zhu Qing said, “Little Sister Xiaoqi seems a bit scared, so she didn’t dare come over…”
At this moment, how could Fu Xuan listen to her explanation? There was only one voice echoing in her head: Xiaoqi is here, Xiaoqi has come to Dragon Island, Xiaoqi has come to see me! She is not far from me, I will see her soon.
It had been so many years since she was separated from her daughter, but this was the first time she had been so close to her. This was the first time she had the hope to see her again.
Without waiting for Zhu Qing to finish her words, Fu Xuan’s figure flickered, transforming into a streak of light that shot towards Crescent Island.
Yang Kai and Zhu Qing glanced at each other and saw the helplessness in each other’s eyes, but they also understood the feelings of this mother and daughter pair.
“Let’s go and take a look,” Yang Kai said as he grabbed Zhu Qing’s hand and chased after her. Since Beast Military Great Emperor had entrusted Mo Xiaoqi to him, he naturally had to do his best. Although he felt that with Mo Xiaoqi’s personality, she wouldn’t do anything out of line during her first meeting with Fu Xuan, it was better to see this situation with his own eyes.
After another incense stick of time, the two of them returned to Crescent Moon Island.
In front of the palace, Fu Xuan, who had been the first to arrive, had already arrived, but she didn’t enter. Instead, she stood outside the palace with an anxious look on her face. Using her Divine Sense, she could sense that there was indeed an unfamiliar yet familiar life aura inside the palace. Even if the seas dried up and the stones crumbled, she would never forget this special life aura. It was an aura that was connected to her bloodline, an aura that originated from her!
Yang Kai and Zhu Qing landed behind her and exchanged a glance, neither of them knowing what to say. Both of them could feel Fu Xuan’s turbulent emotions, unable to control herself.
Suddenly, Fu Xuan turned to look at Zhu Qing and asked nervously, “Qing’er, is there anything wrong with my current appearance?”
Her expression was as if she was afraid that she had done something wrong to annoy her daughter.
Zhu Qing shook her head, “No.”
“What about the clothes? Do they have any creases?”
“No.”
“What about the hair? Is it messy?”
Zhu Qing: “…”
Yang Kai said, “Third Elder doesn’t need to worry about personal gains and losses like this. You are Xiaoqi’s mother, this little brat has heard some unpleasant words about how a dog doesn’t mind the poverty of its family, a child doesn’t mind its mother’s ugliness. No matter what you do, you are still Xiaoqi’s mother, there is no reason for her to not recognize you, not to mention that in this world there is no mother more outstanding than Third Elder.”
“Is that so…” Fu Xuan let out a long sigh.
Yang Kai smiled and said, “Although Xiaoqi didn’t say much to me, along the way, I can feel that Xiaoqi really wants to see you and see what the person who gave birth to her looks like, but… she’s a bit scared.”
Fu Xuan turned her head and asked in a trembling voice, “What is she afraid of?”
Yang Kai said, “She doesn’t know why you abandoned her back then. She was afraid that if she came to see you this time, you wouldn’t recognize her.”
Hearing this, Fu Xuan was stunned for a moment, her eyes quickly turning red as tears flowed down her cheeks. Before it even landed on the ground, it had already transformed into crystal clear round beads that fell to the ground with a loud splash.
If someone with ulterior motives saw this scene, they would probably go crazy. The Dragon Race shed tears, their tears turning into beads, an extremely rare pill refinement material.
Fu Xuan muttered, “How could I not recognize her? It was I who let her down.”
“Third Elder…” Zhu Qing’s heart ached as she watched her cry.
Fu Xuan suddenly wiped her eyes and took a deep breath before chuckling lightly, “I’ve made you all laugh.”
Zhu Qing slowly shook her head. In this situation, how could she laugh at Fu Xuan?
After a brief adjustment and finding nothing out of the ordinary, Fu Xuan walked towards the inner chamber and soon entered.
Yang Kai and Zhu Qing stood outside and didn’t go in to disturb them, but both of them were quietly paying attention to what was happening.
With his Divine Sense perception, Fu Xuan and Mo Xiaoqi’s emotions were fluctuating wildly, especially Mo Xiaoqi, whose violent fluctuations were enough to make one fear that something would happen to her. It wasn’t until a certain moment later that these fluctuations reached a peak, that Mo Xiaoqi’s sobbing voice called out from inside the palace, “Mother!”
“It’s done,” Yang Kai breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had never thought that this mother and daughter pair would cause any kind of disturbance, the entire process was still quite heart-wrenching. Now that she had called out, it meant that the instructions of Beast Military Great Emperor had been completed and Yang Kai could finally put down the burden in his heart.
Zhu Qing gently leaned into Yang Kai’s embrace and whispered, “Will our children be like this in the future?”
Zhu Qing couldn’t help feeling worried.
Yang Kai grinned, “That won’t happen. If we really have a child in the future, I won’t let him/her separate from you. If Dragon Island dares to stop us, we’ll turn Dragon Island upside down.”
Zhu Qing smiled sweetly, “Then when you have the ability to overturn Dragon Island, we’ll have a child.”
Yang Kai looked around, his hand once again roaming over Zhu Qing’s body, whispering, “I can give you one right now.”
Zhu Qing grabbed his hand and pinched his waist.
Yang Kai grimaced and said, “It’s been many years since we last met, aren’t you hungry?” Quietly activating the Golden Holy Dragon’s Origin Energy, he teased Zhu Qing’s heartstrings.
Zhu Qing couldn’t stand this. The first time they met, Yang Kai had used this method to take advantage of her, intentionally or unintentionally. The Golden Holy Dragon’s Origin Energy had an indescribable attraction to her.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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