Chapter 151: I Am Your Mother

Hearing what I said, a proud look indeed appeared on Youluo's face, as if he were a victorious warrior.

Actually, I think Youluo is truly lacking in intelligence.

Even an ordinary human being would know how to conduct themselves with a sense of propriety, wouldn't they?

Right now, he and Wangchuan are clearly not in the same class or tier. I cannot figure out why he would appear here so brazenly.

He seemed to come to make peace, yet every sentence was laced with irritating remarks.

Or perhaps he genuinely intended to make peace, but because of the ruckus Pei Mu had just made, his state of mind suddenly shifted, causing all his subsequent thoughts to change?

I couldn't figure it out. After watching Youluo look pleased with himself for a moment, he called out to the woman from earlier: "In a moment, you know what to say, right?"

"Who is she!" I took a few steps back. "Wasn't it you talking to me?"

"She knows more than I do."

"Who are you?" I looked at that woman.

This was the very woman I had seen last time, the one who looked extremely like my mother.

Looking at her, I couldn't describe my feelings—it was a rather strange psychological state.

Youluo seemed to be pondering how to explain it to me, and after a moment, he spoke.

"As long as you follow us inside, you will know everything."

I didn't answer, just watching that woman until she spoke.

Her voice wasn't old, but it carried a slight chill: "Child, I won't deceive you."

To be honest, there are some things I truly dare not imagine.

This woman's silhouette is so similar to the memory of my mother's back from back then.

I was still young at the time, and to be honest, I don't remember clearly; I could only judge by my subconscious, and my first impression was that she looked like her.

My mother's name was Chen Juan, and just now, Xin'er blurted out and called her Aunt Chen—I dared not continue thinking about it! Yet I vaguely believed that this woman must definitely have some connection to me!

Youluo cupped his fists toward Wangchuan, who was sitting leisurely on the sofa drinking tea.

"As this concerns the pristine reputation of the Underworld, I need to isolate this space with a spatial sphere and can only tell the two sisters Bai Qianqian. I ask the Realm Lord for permission."

Wangchuan raised an eyebrow as he watched Youluo deliberate for a moment before taking out a small sphere.

I watched too, guessing in my heart that this little sphere must be the spatial sphere he mentioned?

Could it be that once this thing is used, no one else will be able to hear anything besides Xin'er and me?

Would even Wangchuan not know?

Seeing me hesitate, Youluo suddenly smiled and coaxed, "A woman, nothing to be afraid of. Isn't your master right here? You sisters and Yunfeng are going in—three women, surely no trouble will come of it? Talk it out and come back out to tell me the result."

After a beam of light dropped down, a small door appeared out of thin air inside the room!

Seeing the sphere split open to form a door, Wangchuan waved his hand dismissively, gesturing for us to do as we pleased.

I had been a bit nervous, but seeing Wangchuan wave his hand so casually, I felt that nothing major should happen.

"Xin'er."

I called out to Xin'er. Xin'er, who had been dazed all this time, finally snapped back to reality and came to my side.

The woman went in first, and then Xin'er and I followed.

Before going in, I suddenly heard Wangchuan give a low instruction: "Don't get too excited, you'll frighten my cub."

I smiled. "Okay." Then I stepped through the door.

The space inside looked just like a duck egg—green, surrounded by a layer of calcified substance, with small holes contracting and clouds and mist swirling overhead.

"Your name is... Yunfeng?" I asked tentatively, starting to converse with that woman.

She was in her thirties, looked very graceful, and wore a traditional qipao-style outfit with a furry collar.

Her figure was also quite curvaceous. If one ignored her face, people would probably believe it if she were introduced as a model or flight attendant in her twenties.

The woman hesitated for a moment, until the surrounding calcified substance completely closed and there were no holes left, before she spoke.

"Yes, my name is Yunfeng." She smiled, yet still seemed a bit awkward. "But, my name in the human realm is... Chen Juan."

"..." I didn't even know how to speak. After a moment of speechlessness, I let out a cold laugh: "You're not going to tell me you're my mother, are you? Hehe..."

"Yes, Qianqian, Xin'er, I am your mother..." She suddenly began to sob softly. "All these years that I've been away... you've suffered..."

With that, she started to walk over.

Xin'er was utterly confused, while I defensively pulled Xin'er back step by step.

"You say you're my mother just like that? Do you expect me to believe it?"

"Then how else can I prove it?" She wiped away her tears. "Your father's name is Bai Ruiyun, you were born on the fifteenth day of the ninth lunar month, and Xin'er was born on the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. There is a twelve-year gap between you two..."

As she spoke, I directly interrupted her.

"That's enough, Madam. Who in the Underworld doesn't have every human's birth and death clearly recorded? I came here to find out about my and my sister's identities. If you can't prove it and are just talking nonsense, I am leaving."

She quickly grabbed my hand. "No, no—I will make you believe!"

With that, she clenched both fists and took a deep breath! Suddenly, I felt blue-green ripples wash over the space in front of me!

In the blink of an eye, those blue-green mists dispersed, and a giant white dog appeared before me!

"Awooooo—!!"

Unlike Xin'er, her cry wasn't a roar, but rather a mournful, weeping howl, resembling the howl of a wolf!

And this large white dog had even more curled fur, with pink horns growing on its head—it was simply a magnified version of Xin'er!

Could it be that she is Xin'er's mother?!

No... our... mother?

I stood frozen in place, not even knowing when this woman had changed back.

Yet she suddenly started crying: "Qianqian, Xin'er! I really am your mother! You have to believe me!"

I remained stunned for a long time, then coldly brushed her hand away. "You're my mother? Whose mother are you? Let me ask you, what is the deal with my marriage to Youluo? Does it have anything to do with you?"

"It does!" Hearing me say this, she realized I already believed her and quickly replied. "Eight years ago, your sister's mortal lifespan was coming to an end... I... I secretly went to alter it... and was caught by the Third Nether Queen... She found out I had offspring in the human realm! She insisted that Xin'er become her bride!"

"And then..." I looked at her blankly. "How did the Third Prince's Consort become me?"

"I..." She seemed to hesitate for a moment, her eyes darting away nervously. "Qianqian, Mother has wronged you. Xin'er... she... she is a pure-blood descendant, a direct heir of the Underworld Beasts... while you... you... you are merely human."

"Xin'er is an Underworld Beast... and I am human?" I repeated blankly, devoid of emotion.

"Yes..." She nodded. "It is already very difficult for Underworld Beasts to conceive. After giving birth to you, I discovered that you only inherited one-ten-thousandth of my bloodline, making you no different from ordinary humans... I... tried hard for many years after that with no results, so I had to resort to other methods... and gave birth to... pure-blood Xin'er..."

"Did you devour someone else's child?" Hearing her say "other methods," I instinctively thought of You Yan.

"Uh..." She paused, choosing not to conceal the truth. "Yes, I went and raided two eggs from a sprite-goose in the Demon Realm—one to nourish your father's health, and one to aid my own reproduction... But, I truly never imagined! That sprite-goose had just lost her mate! Those two eggs... were... posthumous orphans... If... if I had known... I definitely would have..."

"You don't need to say anymore..." I felt a bit dazed, even feeling the ground sway beneath my feet.

So... all of this was true. She really was my mother, or else she wouldn't have stated it so crisply and cleanly.

Even the matter concerning You Yan... matched up completely...

To give birth to a pure-blood Xin'er, she went as far as eating someone else's child, and even posthumous orphans at that?

I remember someone telling me that sprite-geese are utterly loyal throughout their lives, which is also why their offspring are so sparse... In doing this, she had truly committed a grave sin.

No wonder You Yan held such bitter hatred for the two of us sisters... We deserved it! We deserved this!

Seeing that I remained silent, she immediately grabbed my hand again!

"Qianqian! You... you must understand Mother... As long as Xin'er doesn't die in her infancy, she has every chance of living for several thousand years!"

Hearing her words, I laughed again: "And then I became the Third Prince's Consort? Designated to be taken away on the day of my death? Followed by a sacrificial ritual? To eternally... perish?"