Time was pressing for Hua Zhen. Not only did he have to deal with those gods who loved to run wild, but the vanished Black Shadow was also a headache.
But for now, reuniting with his mother was just as important to him. During the seven or eight days he had been in Merlot Heavenly City, he had spent all his time here in his mother's Bedroom Palace.
Every day, Xin Yao made him delicious food and drinks in endlessly changing ways. She was as gentle as ever. Even though Hua Zhen was already over thirty thousand years old, the love she felt for him was impossible to hide whenever she looked at him.
She fussed over him constantly, and before he slept, she even worried that he might get cold. It was as though she wanted to make up for all the motherly love she had failed to give him over the past thirty thousand years.
Being loved was undoubtedly a blessing. After calling Little Hua Ying over as well, Hua Zhen put everything else out of his mind and took advantage of this rare moment of leisure to enjoy the warmth of family.
He Xi did not go over to disturb them. Being so understanding, she knew that at a time like this, the time should be left to Xin Yao, Hua Zhen, and Hua Ying—the three generations of their family.
Ruo Ning, Andre, and the other Heavenly Palace guards were also tactful enough not to disturb His Highness. The Guard Team members stayed obediently in the place Ai Xi had arranged for them, while Ruo Ning returned to her old home, visited the place where she had once lived, and met some of her former subordinates.
Elsewhere, after Yan received treatment, not only was her divine body