Cheng Lin might have deliberately given birth to twins, leaving Fairy Lychee behind... What exactly was she trying to do? It seemed even her "master," the Spotted Dragon Heavenly Dao, didn't know her plans.
But one thing was certain: Fairy Lychee's existence wasn't simply a "buy one, get one free" deal. Cheng Lin hadn't given birth to twins just for fun.
"Now then, do any of you fellow Daoists have more questions?" the Spotted Dragon Heavenly Dao asked after answering Fairy Lychee.
"Me, me!" Ye Si emerged from Song Shuhang's body. "If Fairy Lychee was the free extra that came with the twins, what about me? What am I?"
"You? You're Cheng Lin's... daughter!" the Spotted Dragon Heavenly Dao said solemnly.
"Is that all?" Ye Si thought for a moment, then said earnestly, "Senior, please don't tell me things in bits and pieces. Just give it to me straight! Don't worry. Even if the truth is cruel, I can hold back my tears."
The Spotted Dragon Heavenly Dao: "..."
"All right. Your circumstances are rather special... Back then, the original you was almost completely dead. By the time Cheng Lin awakened, only a wisp of your remnant soul remained, and ordinary methods could no longer keep you alive. So Cheng Lin took a fragment of herself and used her Dao of Longevity to fuse your remnant soul with it, using that fragment as a foundation to gestate you anew. You're both her daughter and a part of her. You're yourself, but you're also a Cheng Lin of a different color," the Spotted Dragon Heavenly Dao said.
After speaking, he sipped his tea. "And that's how it is."
Ye Si nodded silently. Still deep in thought, she sank back into Song Shuhang's body.
At this point, Northern River's Loose Cultivator asked,