Shangguan Wanrong looked at her and said: “I came over here today because I want you to leave here as soon as possible. It’s not safe here and I won’t be able to stop worrying until you are back by your father’s side. Once I have settled everything here, I will come to look for you.”
“Mother, do you think that you will be able to leave here safely?” She asked softly and saw the atmosphere stagnate and become solemn.
Feng Jiu didn’t take much notice of it and continued speaking: “Mother, you don’t know this, but before my arrival here, I had already been to the Shangguan Residence. I had wanted to ask for you, but when I found out that you had come here, I came looking for you.”
“Father is rest assured about me being outside by myself because I have the ability to protect myself. Although my strength is not considered outstanding within the Eight Supreme Empires, I will have no problem protecting myself at all. I will also have no problem protecting mother either.”
Shangguan Wanrong stared at her blankly, and at this moment the feeling she had revealed to her was different from before. At this moment, she was calm and indifferent, confidence exuded through her eyes and a look of excitement throbbed between her eyebrows. A noble and pressing aura also pervaded her whole body at this point in time.
“Mother, I can tell you now that Master Third Sun means to do you harm. Although I don’t know what his intentions are exactly, it cannot be anything good. You need to tell me everything you know and let me share your burden. I can discuss the matter with you and give you ideas. Otherwise, I don’t believe you will be able to walk away alive from Master Third Sun.”
“But, if you stay, and if something happens….” She was extremely worried as she hadn’t expected her to refuse to leave. Even more unexpected what her whole demeanor had changed when she said these words to her.
“If you don’t leave then I won’t leave either. I promised father that I will bring you back.”
After hearing that, Shangguan Wanrong sat in silence for a while, and after a long time, she sighed: “Then stay behind! However, when we are outside, don’t call me mother. Otherwise they might harm you if they find out.”
“Yes, I know.” She nodded and smiled. She squinted her eyes and asked: “Then now will mother tell me the whole story?”
Seeing that she had no other choice, Shangguan Wanrong divulged the details about how she was brought back by Master Third Sun and everything else that had happened.”
“I feel that there is something fishy about why Master Third Sun has ordered me to advance to the Nascent Soul stage. If he wants to take my life then I feel that it would probably be after I advance to the Nascent Soul stage.”
She spoke slowly, continuing: “But it’s not that easy to advance to the Nascent Soul stage. I am afraid that if I were to take pills to force myself to advance, my foundation will be unstable and it will be difficult to advance further in the future. But given the current situation, even if I don’t take pills to advance, once the three months deadline is up, I fear that he will do something.”
As Feng Jiu listened, her eyes darted about slightly, an idea bounced around in her head and she said: “Oh, mother, leave this matter to me! I can disguise myself as you mother and stay behind. Mother, you can leave first and go and meet up with Leng Shuang and the rest. What do you say?”
