"Mom, why did you suddenly come here? You scared me."
Gu Linyuan raised his head.
Seeing the figure that had appeared at his side at some unknown moment, his tense body instantly relaxed.
The Goddess of Life stood beside him, dressed in a flowing emerald-green gown like rippling spring water. Its hem swayed gently in the valley breeze, every movement carrying a rhythm that did not belong to this world.
It was as if she existed in this breeze, in this light, and in the fragrance of grass and trees spread across the mountains.
She was life.
Life was everywhere.
"Hmph. Am I not allowed to come down and see you?"
The Goddess of Life tilted her head at him. A girl-like mischievous expression appeared on her flawless face, and her dark green eyes curved into crescents.
"Hm? And these two are..."
The Goddess of Life turned her gaze toward Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran. Her eyes curved into crescents, and her smile spread from the corners of her lips to fill her entire face.
She caught the scent of her son on the two girls.
It was her son's aura, imprinted on the girls' skin, lingering between their hair and deep within their clothes.
Yuan'er had already confirmed his relationship with these two girls.
Her smile deepened.
As the Goddess of Life and master of the Source of Life, her sensitivity to the aura of life far surpassed anyone's imagination.
"Yuan'er, you really do your mother proud. How long have I been gone? And you've already gotten yourself two more such beautiful girls."
He glanced at Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran. Dugu Yan lowered her head, her ears red enough to bleed. Meng Yiran clutched his sleeve, her entire body stiff as a statue. The corners of his lips