I'll Keep You All Undying and Indestructible!

[小舞: You... who are you?]

Everyone was confused. Xiao Wu was just as puzzled, but the way Ah Rou spoke to her felt strangely familiar.

[Ah Rou: I'm your mother. I'm your mother!]

Unable to contain her excitement, Ah Rou quickly explained.

She had never imagined that, despite having already died, she could be pulled into the Chat Group—and even see her daughter, Xiao Wu.

That gave her even more reason to be grateful to the Group Leader for giving her this opportunity.

The reason she had shared her screenshot earlier, of course, wasn't to play along with everyone. The main reason was that she had seen the resurrection coin in the Group Mall.

Although it cost an astronomical number of points, it had given her hope of being reborn.

When Ah Rou was invited into the Chat Group, her consciousness and remnant soul, which had been drifting between heaven and earth, gradually coalesced. In the end, she appeared in an isolated space filled with tranquil greenery and endless stretches of grass.

After recovering, the first thing she thought of was her daughter, Xiao Wu. She wondered whether Xiao Wu was doing well, whether she had been naughty, and worried whether she had managed to evade Bibi Dong's pursuit.

Now that she had seen her daughter in the group too, the tears wouldn't stop streaming down her face.

[小舞: Mom? You... you're my mom! Sob...]

Xiao Wu froze for a moment, then her whole body went rigid. Tears burst from her eyes in an instant.

No wonder the other person had felt so kind from the start. No wonder she had seemed so familiar. It was because she was Xiao Wu's own mother.

It wasn't that Xiao Wu hadn't recognized her at first. After taking human form, she had gained her memories and had always called her mother "Mom," while Da Ming and Er Ming called her "Sister Rou." She simply hadn't connected the two.

Ah Rou? Sister Rou? Right, both names had "Rou" in them. She was so silly—how had she not thought of that?

[阿柔: Xiao Wu, my daughter, have you been well?]

[宁荣荣: Sister Ah Rou, don't worry. Xiao Wu's doing great. We train together every day and grow stronger together.]

[朱竹清: That's right. Rongrong and I are Xiao Wu's closest friends.]

Before Xiao Wu could answer, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing spoke up first, hoping to reassure Xiao Wu's late mother.

But their words didn't reassure Ah Rou at all. They only made things worse, jolting Xiao Wu out of the joy of their reunion and stopping her sobs.

[阿柔: Xiao Wu, did you go to the human world?]

In life, Ah Rou had spent most of her time near the heart of the Star Dou Great Forest, but she knew how dangerous the human world was. She also knew the ins and outs of Spirit Hall, the Upper Three Sects, and the like.

If Xiao Wu was with the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, didn't that mean she had already entered the human world?

While alive, Ah Rou had repeatedly warned her daughter not to leave the Star Dou Great Forest. Not to leave the Star Dou Great Forest.

How long had it been, and Xiao Wu was already treating her words like wind in her ears?

She was so furious she wanted to find a cane and give her troublesome daughter a good thrashing.

[小舞: Mom... listen to me. I... I didn't mean to. I... I just wanted to avenge you.]

Looking at her mother's question, Xiao Wu could imagine the anger Ah Rou was holding back. She began explaining, stumbling over her words.

[阿柔: Didn't I tell you not to go to the human world? You think you can spread your wings now? Nobody can tell you what to do anymore, is that it? And you wanted to avenge me? That's your excuse for leaving the Star Dou Great Forest?]

Ah Rou was furious, though more than anything, she was worried.

She knew better than anyone how tempting a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast was to Soul Masters. Even in the Star Dou Great Forest, she hadn't escaped being killed. How much worse would it be for her daughter, alone in the human world?

After scolding her daughter, Ah Rou suddenly came to her senses. She had been so overwhelmed that she had unknowingly revealed her identity as a Soul Beast to the entire group.

Now that the group members knew, didn't that mean Xiao Wu was in danger?

At the thought, she forgot about disciplining her daughter and hurriedly pleaded with the Group Leader.

[阿柔: Group Leader, I'm begging you for a favor. Could you escort Xiao Wu back to the Star Dou Great Forest? I'll work like an ox or horse for you and repay your kindness for all eternity!]

[小舞: Mom...]

Seeing her mother like this, Xiao Wu's tears spilled over again. She choked so hard she couldn't get a complete sentence out.

Qian Renxue silently watched the mother and daughter's exchange. Her heart felt as though an invisible hand had clenched it tight. Her nose stung, and a glistening tear slipped quietly down her cheek.

This was the motherly love she had yearned for all her life, yet never possessed.

She wished her own mother would protect her so selflessly.

At that moment, not a single distracting thought crossed her mind. She didn't feel the slightest urge to capture Xiao Wu or take her Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone, even though Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast hiding in what had once been Blue Tyrant Academy.

Her heart and mind were filled with nothing but envy.

She envied Xiao Wu for being cherished and remembered so deeply, even though her mother was no longer among the living. She envied the way her mother scolded her when she did wrong, yet worried over and protected her with all her heart.

By contrast, Qian Renxue had left Spirit Hall at the age of nine and gone undercover in the Heaven Dou Empire, disguised as Xue Qinghe.

Aside from serving Spirit Hall's grand plan, she had done it mainly to prove herself to Bibi Dong and win her attention. Even a tiny bit of love would have been enough.

As if under a spell, Qian Renxue couldn't help saying two words.

[雪清河: ...That's wonderful.]

When Bibi Dong saw those two words from Qian Renxue, her heart was scraped raw. She put aside her original plan to order someone to contact her daughter and have Xiao Wu captured.

[吴兴: Sorry, Ah Rou. I can't escort Xiao Wu back to the Star Dou Great Forest just yet.]

[吴兴: The moment she left the forest, a Super Douluo set their sights on her. For all these years, they've regarded her as prey in their hands and kept her under secret surveillance.]

As soon as Wu Xing sent those words, Ah Rou's body jolted. Her face turned paper-white, and Xiao Wu froze, terror filling her eyes.

She'd been targeted by a Super Douluo as soon as she left the forest? All this time, she'd been prey kept in captivity by that person?

[吴兴: You don't need to panic too much. That Super Douluo won't make a move for now.]

[吴兴: As for group members who can escort her safely back to the forest, there are indeed two. One is Bibi Dong, the Pope of Spirit Hall, and the other is the Sea God Island High Priest.]

[吴兴: But I don't recommend doing that.]

[吴兴: A fledgling must eventually break free of its wings and soar alone. You can protect her for a time, but not for a lifetime. The only true path to survival is to become stronger yourself.]

[吴兴: Besides, being able to enter this Heavens Chat Group is already a heaven-defying opportunity.]

[吴兴: The Douluo Continent you live in, along with the many planes of the myriad heavens and worlds, are ultimately just countless branches of worlds spawned by the highest-dimensional spacetime of Blue Star.]

[吴兴: Now that you've joined this group, you're one of mine. Your strength may not amount to much for now, but I can guarantee that not one of you will ever die or be destroyed!]