A beautiful young woman appeared before the three disciples.
"Master!"
"Master!"
"Congratulations, Master!"
Qin Xiaolou, Wan Er, and Qing Rou said together.
Xie Daoling kept her eyes closed, as if recalling something.
Time passed slowly.
The aura around Xie Daoling grew stronger and stronger, but her brows gradually furrowed.
She raised her slender fingers and rapidly made calculations.
—It seemed she had encountered some difficulty. Her fingers moved faster and faster, until at last she even took out a tortoiseshell and tapped it repeatedly with her fingertips.
Qin Xiaolou asked worriedly, "Master, what are you calculating? Do you want me to help?"
"No need."
Xie Daoling opened her eyes, her expression grave. "The moment you know what I'm calculating, you'll be in danger—"
She quickly brought her hands together and formed a seal, then said in a low voice, "Heed my summons!"
The void stirred, and clusters of bewitching Dark Flowers appeared from nowhere.
A dignified woman, however, came floating down before Xie Daoling, treading on blossoms as she flew.
"Emperor, I've waited so long for you," the woman said excitedly.
Xie Daoling looked at her, her face filled with emotion. "Is your daughter Li An?"
"That's right," the woman replied.
—So this was the Primal Demon Mother.
"Your daughter is now by my disciple's side, assisting her. Are you at ease with that?" Xie Daoling asked.
"I am," the Primal Demon Mother said.
Xie Daoling nodded. "When I reincarnated all those years ago, I entrusted some things to you. Now that I've returned, you may report them to me."
"Emperor, back then you only casually sang a few lines. You said there was no need to keep the song secret; it only needed to be passed on."
"Then it must be words only I can decipher. Sing them for