Chapter 669: Shy with Close Ones!

Not only Qingfeng Cave, but even the entire Shenzhou Academy felt this special disturbance.

At that moment, Fu Hanxiu had just finished listening to Fu Jiu's report on the matter of the Summit of the Hunt.

"Finish speaking and get out quickly."

Fu Jiu also nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood.

He had just arrived yesterday, reported the situation, and they wanted to send him away; it's literally like killing the donkey after unloading the mill!

He only delivered a bouquet of flowers to the lady, didn't he?

Is it really about holding such a grudge?

Fu Jiu muttered to himself inside, but his face showed a perfect smile, "Your Majesty, may I stay one more day?"

Fu San also looked at Your Majesty expectantly; he hadn't seen Fu Jiu for a long time and wanted to spend a few more days with him.

Fu Hanxiu was about to speak when he detected a special disturbance; he said nothing more...

Going to fetch the children.

Fu San, puzzled, "What's going on?"

Fu Jiu raised an eyebrow, "It seems I don't have to leave so soon."

Li Daoyun was discussing important matters with several Academy Elders when a gust of clear wind blew, and his expression changed instantly, "Space, opened!"

After speaking, he abruptly canceled the meeting, strode toward the outside, and Wu Shushan followed closely behind.

In Qingfeng Cave, Ye Qingran slowly came to, discovering that on the jade bed at the cave's center, a figure was gradually becoming clear.

Ye Qingran sprang to her feet, incredulously staring at the nearby jade bed, surprise flashing in her eyes.

Has the space been broken?

How was it broken?

Ye Qingran herself had no idea.

She clearly only took a nap, then dreamed, and the space opened?

What exactly happened?

Ye Qingran felt moisture at the corner of her eye, reached out to touch it, and seeing the shimmering sheen in her hand, she couldn't help but fall into contemplation.

Could it be...

tears?

Without giving Ye Qingran time to think further, Yun Ling's figure fully appeared in this space, lying on the jade bed.

Ye Qingran hurried forward.

The woman on the jade bed kept her eyes closed, dressed in a simple aqua‑blue long dress, breathing lightly; she looked as if she had just fallen asleep, with no sign of having slumbered for so many years.

Ye Qingran stared unblinking at the woman within arm's reach, unsure how to describe her current feelings.

Is she Yun Ling?

The once‑faded face in her memory gradually merged with the one before her, and the past that had drifted away with the wind became vivid at this moment.

A warm smile appeared on Ye Qingran's face.

In two lifetimes as a human, this was still her first time seeing her birth mother.

That feeling was very subtle.

"Qingran..."

Li Daoyun arrived first, and upon seeing the woman on the jade bed, he stopped in his tracks, his expression frozen.

"Junior sister..."

He finally saw her again.

"Senior brother, mother..."

Perhaps because she is shy toward close ones, she is also at a loss now.

Li Daoyun nodded appreciatively, "Yes, your mother has finally returned!"

Ye Qingran smiled faintly, feeling a slight sourness at the tip of her nose.

The two of them just stood there watching Yun Ling, speechless for a moment.

"Senior brother, when you first saw my mother back then, was she always in this unresponsive coma?"

"Yes. As the Pill Emperor, you must have noticed that her body is actually fine, but there is a mysterious force within her; it is likely that force that keeps her in perpetual slumber."

Ye Qingran said nothing. She examined Yun Ling's body and found that indeed a tremendously strong force resided within her, even surpassing that of a Human Emperor! It is a power she cannot yet grasp, and perhaps even Fu Hanxiu's current strength cannot reach it.

"Perhaps this force is related to your lineage. Since you cannot yet comprehend it, the timing is not right," Li Daoyun said, noting Ye Qingran's reaction and realizing she also cannot see the secret behind that force.

Ye Qingran wholeheartedly agreed with Li Daoyun's view.

At this moment, Fu Hanxiu arrived with the two children.

"Mother, is Grandma appearing?"

Xiaohu Xiaocheng's eyes sparkled with anticipation.

They really want to meet the legendary Grandma.

Grandma is Mother's mother, the one who gave Mother life; in other words, without Grandma there would be no these two little rascals.

So they will respect and love her just as they do Mother.

"Xiaohu Xiaocheng, come here," Ye Qingran beckoned the children.

Xiaohu Xiaocheng nodded and ran toward Mother.

"Don't you want to come see your future mother‑in‑law?"

Li Daoyun heard this and his face flushed.

Are today's youngsters this open‑minded?

Fu Hanxiu was taken aback, not immediately responding.

In that instant, he felt an emotion called hesitation.

For the illustrious Emperor Sovereign, this had never happened; even when he once faced Death itself, he had never felt even a trace of hesitation.

But now, at this moment, he hesitated.

Ye Qingran looked at his hesitant demeanor and couldn't help finding it amusing.

So the Emperor Sovereign can also be afraid of meeting his mother‑in‑law?

"The children are already this big; what is there left to be afraid of?"

Li Daoyun: "......" He turned his head, thinking he should have a proper talk with this junior disciple girl; girls must be modest!

Ye Qingran simply walked over, grabbed Fu Hanxiu's hand, and led him to Yun Ling's bedside.

"Mother, is she our grandmother?"

Xiaohu Xiaocheng tiptoed, their small hands tugging at the jade bed's edge, stretching their heads out, eyes full of curiosity.

"Hmm, she's called Yun Ling, your grandmother, and also Mother's mother."

"Grandmother and Mother look alike!"

"Grandmother and Mother are equally beautiful!"

Ye Qingran stroked the children's crowns, "Call her 'Grandmother' once. When she hears you call her, she'll surely be delighted."

Xiaohu Xiaocheng obediently called out, their voice deliberately lowered, as if afraid of disturbing this newly met grandmother.

Ye Qingran wasn't sure if she had misread it; Yun Ling's eyelashes twitched slightly.