After Gu Qingshan and the others entered the God of Life's Ruins.
Soul Calming Village.
Night had fallen.
A faint shadow appeared silently at the back gate of the palace, then sped off in a certain direction.
Along the way, no one noticed the shadow's presence.
The shadow darted through streets and alleys, soon reaching a remote part of the city. It stopped outside Xuan Ya's little house.
After a brief pause, the shadow headed toward the house.
Bzzzzzz—
A transparent magic circle suddenly appeared, bouncing the shadow back.
"Who would've thought you'd be so crafty? You even set up a magic circle from the Cultivation Side around the place you live."
"But you think something like this can stop me?"
The shadow muttered to itself, then suddenly picked up speed and charged forward.
Smack!
No one knew what method he used, but the magic circle shattered.
If Gu Qingshan had still been in Soul Calming Village, he would have noticed the magic circle's destruction right away.
He would have rushed over immediately.
But he was in the ruins now, completely unaware of what was happening outside.
The shadow walked forward step by step, then flashed through the doorway and entered the house.
"The layout of the house hasn't changed at all... Xuan Ya, are you still waiting for me to come back?"
The shadow sighed and spoke in a soft voice.
He went to the baby's cradle and dispelled his concealment spell, revealing his true appearance.
It was the tall and handsome Prince!
The Prince gazed at the sleeping child and spoke gently, "Xuan Ya, look at our child. He's so beautiful. His eyebrows and features are just like yours."
The Prince didn't know that Xuan Ya's ghost was standing opposite him, on the other side of the cradle.