The Black Dragon Coffin on me kept letting out a low hum, as if deep in thought and grief. Some of the confusion in my heart came from it. The sky darkened, and snowflakes came swirling down. Standing in the snow, my mother and I both had quite a bit of white clinging to our shoulders.
I reached out and gently brushed the snow from her, saying softly, "Mom, you've worked so hard these days, but I haven't been able to help you with anything..."
"Good boy, are you blaming me in your heart for being a little cold to you and not telling you anything?" Mother immediately saw through my thoughts.
I couldn't help giving a bitter smile. But in truth, most of my time with Mother had been spent parting ways. I had long since grown used to living alone. After all, ever since I started school, I hadn't often been with her, and I had grown even closer to Grandma.
"Mom, you're overthinking it. I know your affairs are more important. This concerns the Phoenix-Attracting Coffin, which isn't merely a major matter for both the yin and yang realms. It's also the key to rescuing Grandma." I explained myself, though it was completely unnecessary. What mother didn't know what her son was thinking?
"Your brother and Xiaoxue are both key to opening the Phoenix-Attracting Coffin. As for who can open it, that hasn't been decided. Mother is taking the two of them with her. Although I can't tell you what we're going to do, everything is part of your grandmother's plan. Once this plan begins, it will be a major undertaking that benefits the entire world. Only then will your grandmother's move truly come alive." Mother explained.
I was astonished, but I truly still hadn't grasped the