You bullied my child, and I bullied you. So what?! "
The girl's ice-cold voice resounded across the heavens and earth. Her originally gentle voice now contained a sliver of unconcealable fury and overbearingness. The Demonic Dragon Palace that was the overlord of the Northern Heavens Continent simply wasn't worth the slightest bit of fear in her eyes.
If she hadn't refined the Yellow Dragon Sovereign alive and sent the Black Dragon Sovereign flying with a single palm strike, perhaps many people would have snorted in contempt. However, at this moment, no one dared to laugh out loud. That's because they knew that the mysterious girl before them truly possessed that kind of ability.
There were simply too many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the Great Thousand Worlds. No one knew when a pinnacle expert would suddenly appear, just like this mysterious woman in front of them.
Therefore, the entire stretch of the world turned silent due to the ice-cold voice. Even the Black Dragon Sovereign in the distance maintained a dark and gloomy expression on his face. However, for a moment, he did not dare to rashly take action again. The lady before him was merely a spiritual body, yet she was actually able to possess such frightening strength. If her true self was here, how frightening would her strength be?
"What frightening strength."
Xia Tianyan said in a low voice. Beside him, the faces of the Western Extreme Sovereign and the rest were also filled with shock. The strength of the mysterious girl before them was too powerful.
"She's actually Mu Chen's mother?
This Mu Chen has such a background? "
Xia Tianyan looked towards Xia Youran as he spoke out in astonishment. From the looks of it, this mysterious girl's strength was definitely stronger than the Northern Sea Dragon. However, if Mu Chen had such a background, why would he come to Hokuang Reiwon to train?
With such a powerful background, how could it be better than training in Hokuang Reiwon?
Xia Youran also shook her head. Clearly, she felt extremely puzzled by this.
"Looks like there's going to be an unforeseen event in the Demonic Dragon Palace's plans."
Xia Tianyan quietly breathed a sigh of relief. The sudden appearance of such a frightening expert clearly wasn't within the control of the Demonic Dragon Palace.
The entire world turned silent. Across the horizon, the figure of the girl shot a cold glare at the Black Dragon Sovereign in the distance. However, she did not take action again. After a slight hesitation, she slowly turned around. In the next moment, her heart trembled as she looked at the youth staring at her in a daze.
Soon after, her eyes, which were previously filled with iciness, turned a little red at this moment. Endless gentleness and uncontrollable excitement rippled within her eyes, causing her body to tremble a little.
At this moment, Mu Chen was also looking at the figure of the girl. She wore a white dress and possessed a gentle appearance. That gentle face of hers, the image in the deepest recesses of his mind. An indescribable feeling gushed from the depths of his heart, causing his nose to sour.
After so many years, this was the first time he had clearly seen her face. However, there was no sense of unfamiliarity. Instead, the feeling of being connected by blood caused him to tremble.
"Mother?"
His voice was hoarse, dry, and trembling.
The hoarse voice of the youth caused the girl's reddened eyes to no longer be able to stop the tears from flowing down. When she had left back then, the youth was still in swaddling clothes. She had treated this little life as her everything. For the sake of his safety, she was willing to endure the knife-like longing and worry, and return to the clan alone, leaving this father and son pair. She had originally believed that this would be the last time she would see this little fellow again. She couldn't see this little fellow that she had missed dearly, as it would place him in danger. However, the heavens did not disappoint those who persevered. Today, she had finally seen this little fellow. Although this was only a spiritual body of hers, the hoarse voice of the youth calling out "mother" made her feel that the dozen years of loneliness and the dozen years of knife-like longing were all worth it.
"Yes!"
The girl's eyes were red as she heavily nodded her head. Soon after, she slowly walked forward, arrived in front of the youth, and knelt down. Her somewhat icy cold hand trembled as it touched Mu Chen's warm face. Soon after, a smile spread across her face. Her smile contained some tears as she choked and said, "Little fellow, you've already grown so big."
The crying infant in swaddling clothes back then had also grown into a tall and straight young man over these dozen years. His face was even more handsome than his father's when he was young.
Feeling the icy cold hand on his face, and looking at the face that was dripping with tears, the face that was connected to him by blood, at this instant, even with his strong character, Mu Chen couldn't help tearing up. Who said that men don't cry? It's just that they haven't reached the point of weakness. For the past dozen years, he had constantly thought about this moment. Although his mother had left him when he was young, he did not have the slightest bit of hatred. He could feel the warmth and protection that was hidden deep within his body, despite not being by his side.
Seeing this, the girl, who had remained calm and composed while refining the Yellow Dragon Sovereign with one hand and repelling the Black Dragon Sovereign with the other, immediately became flustered. Hastily wiping away the tears on the youth's face, she said, "I'm sorry. It's all mother's fault for not being by your side."
Although she hadn't been by Mu Chen's side all these years, she was able to see the latter's current strength. Heavenly Completion Stage Initial Phase. This level of strength was absolutely not something that could be cultivated in a place like the Northern Spiritual Realm. Without her help, Mu Feng clearly wouldn't be able to provide much help to Mu Chen. Therefore, she clearly knew exactly how much effort and hardship Mu Chen had to put in to walk from the small Northern Spiritual Realm to where he was now. Just thinking about it caused her heart to ache exceedingly.
Mu Chen shook his head and wiped away his tears. After all these years of tempering, it was obvious that he would rarely reveal such a soft side!
When he was weak, even when he was in front of Luo Li, he had never shown such a side.
"Mother … I've finally found you. I promised my old man that I would definitely bring you back."
Mu Chen's palm tightly held onto the girl's hands. The feeling of being connected by blood caused his palm to be filled with warmth.
The girl gave a faint smile and said, "This is only a spiritual body that mother left behind. It will only appear when the Nine-layered Pagoda shatters. Therefore, mother is unable to stay for too long. However, mother is already satisfied to be able to see you after appearing this time."
Mu Chen's expression tensed up as he hurriedly asked, "Mother, where exactly are you right now?"
The girl's expression was complicated as she sighed and said, "Now isn't the time to tell you. Mother also doesn't want to leave you two. However, for your safety, I have no choice but to do this. Therefore, Mu Chen, you can't be reckless, do you understand?"
"I understand. Mother, don't worry. I will become very strong. Strong to the point that no matter where you are or what you're trapped by, I will be able to rescue you!
This is what I promised my old man! "Mu Chen heavily nodded his head, his gaze incomparably resolute.
The girl blankly stared at the resolute expression on the youth's face. She also gave a gratified smile and softly said, "Originally, I only wanted you and your father to live peacefully and safely."
"But if that's the case, our family won't be able to reunite."
Mu Chen shook his head and said, "Father misses mother very much. Father said that his talent isn't as good as mine and that he can't do these things. Therefore, I am all of his hopes. What father can't do, I will do!"
The girl looked at the youth and couldn't help rubbing his head. Gratified, she said, "Little fellow, you've really grown up."
"Aunt Jing?"
An excited and trembling voice rang out from behind. The girl turned around and saw a familiar face. Immediately, joy surfaced in her eyes. "Ling Xi, you're actually here?"
Ling Xi trembled as she looked at the familiar figure that she couldn't forget even after losing her memories. She slowly walked over and hugged her. Burying her face in her hair, she choked with sobs.
"Aunt Jing, I thought that you didn't want me anymore."
The girl gently patted Ling Xi's back and said in an apologetic tone, "It's all my fault. I wasn't able to protect you. If I didn't bring you back, your memories wouldn't have been erased. Fortunately, you're fine. If not, I wouldn't have let them off so easily."
Ling Xi hastily shook her head and said, "Aunt Jing, I won't regret being together with you no matter what happens. It's fine as long as I didn't forget about you."
"However, you and Mu Chen seem to have some fate together," said the girl with a faint smile.
With a smile, Mu Chen turned around and looked at Luo Li, who was standing a short distance away from him. He waved his hand towards her. Only then did Luo Li walk over in a somewhat apprehensive manner. At this moment, there was some panic in her usually clear and beautiful eyes. Clearly, she knew who the girl before her was to Mu Chen.
"Mother, this is Luo Li." Pulling Luo Li's jade-like hand, Mu Chen sent a simple and honest smile towards his mother.
The girl's gaze immediately turned over. Her gaze paused on the hands held together by the two. Seeming to have understood something, she started to size up Luo Li.
Under her sizing up, Luo Li's hand, which was holding onto Mu Chen's, instantly tightened her grip. Her heart started to beat rapidly, while her face turned red. Bracing herself, she accepted the gaze of the girl before her, fearing that she would do something wrong. Over the past few years, other than when she was facing Mu Chen, this was the first time that such emotions had appeared in her heart when she was facing someone else.
"What a beautiful girl."
The girl finally smiled as she praised. Her son's eyesight was truly good. The girl before her possessed an outstanding temperament, while her appearance was also exceedingly beautiful. Being together with Mu Chen, they truly were a perfect match.
Luo Li's face turned red. However, due to not knowing exactly how to address her, she started to feel slightly anxious.
"Call me Aunt Jing." said Aunt Jing with a faint smile, before extending her hand to grab Luo Li's slender jade-like hand.
"Hello, Aunt Jing." said Luo Li with a red face.
A silly grin appeared on Mu Chen's face as he stood by the side. In the next instant, a sweet taste appeared in his throat, as his previous injuries showed signs of erupting again. However, the blood that had reached his mouth was forcefully swallowed back down, while his expression remained unchanged.
His actions were exceedingly minute, to the point that even Luo Li and Ling Xi weren't able to detect it. However, a slight frown appeared on Aunt Jing's forehead as she extended her hand to grab hold of Mu Chen's arm. After checking the injuries within his body, her gaze faintly turned cold. In the next instant, rays of brilliance radiated from her hand, wrapping around Mu Chen.
Within the warm radiance, Mu Chen was astonished to discover that the injuries within his body had unexpectedly started to rapidly heal. In fact, even his badly mangled back was rapidly recovering from An Ran's injuries.
"Mother, you won't disappear anytime soon, right?" asked Mu Chen in a slightly nervous manner.
Shaking her head, Aunt Jing gently and dotingly rubbed Mu Chen's head as she replied, "Don't worry, there's still some time left. However, mother has to get rid of these annoying troublemakers for now."
As her words rang out, she released Mu Chen. Under the countless revering gazes, she slowly turned around.
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