Still reeling from the shock, Yang Jian asked in terror-filled eyes:
"Mother, who are they?"
As he spoke, Yang Jian looked up at the heavenly soldiers and generals clad in golden and silver armor in the sky.
At the same time, Yang Tianyou, Yang Jiao, and Yang Chan all turned to look at Yaoji.
Yaoji's expression had already seemed off moments ago.
Then the heavenly soldiers and generals had descended.
"My wife, this... what exactly is going on?"
After a brief silence, Yang Tianyou asked gravely.
Yaoji froze, looking at Yang Tianyou and the others with guilt written all over her face. Tears streamed uncontrollably from her eyes.
"Husband, children!"
"I... I'm sorry."
"I deceived you. I am not a mortal. I am... the eldest princess of the Western Heavenly Court!"
The moment Yaoji's words left her mouth, Yang Tianyou and the others were utterly stunned.
"What?"
"The eldest princess of the... Western Heavenly Court?"
"An immortal?"
"How could this be?"
Their faces were filled with bewilderment, their minds shaken beyond measure. For a long while, none of them could come back to their senses.
In their daze, Yang Jiao was the first to recover. Gritting his teeth, he said:
"Mother, no matter who you are, you are still our mother!"
At this, Yang Jian and Yang Chan nodded one after the other and said in unison:
"Big Brother is right!"
At that moment, Yang Tianyou looked at Yaoji and asked blankly in shock:
"Yaoji, so... these heavenly soldiers and generals from the Western Heavenly Court came to... take you back?"
Yaoji did not deny Yang Tianyou's words. She nodded faintly.
"Immortals and mortals are worlds apart!"
"As the eldest princess of the Western Heavenly Court, I cannot enter into a marriage with a mortal!"
At Yaoji's words, Yang Tianyou