Chapter 524

"I've come to meet you... Princess... why can't I sense her presence anymore?"

Li Hongying's gaze fell on Xiao Minghuang in Xiao Xingruo's arms, and she was startled to find that the latter's breath was faint.

"Mom might have been cursed, fallen into a cursed realm..."

"... ah!"

Li Hongying frowned. "Let's go back first. There must be a way!"

"Um."

Xiao Xingruo nodded, carrying the unconscious Xiao Minghuang, and flew towards the Outer Deep Space.

Outer Deep Space.

New Shanhai Realm.

In a picturesque village, everyone gathered together.

Among the crowd, Xiao Minghuang lay unconscious with her eyes closed.

"What?! The princess has fallen!"

Immortal Venerable Qing Guang was greatly surprised.

"The embodiment of the Great Dao is so ruthless!"

The Longevity Heavenly Venerable looked grim.

"Alas, it's a case of heaven being jealous of talent..."

Jingyun Immortal Venerable shook his head and sighed.

Falling into the abyss is a dead end, with no chance of survival.

"Don't tell Miss Ye and the others about this yet."

"Immortal Venerable Qing Guang spoke."

"I was too late, I didn't protect Mom well..."

Xiao Xingruo remorse.

"No!"

Suddenly, a trembling female voice came from behind.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Ye Ruoshui walking unsteadily towards them.

"Miss Ye..."

Everyone felt sorry for him.

"Your Highness..."

Ye Ruoshui was in tears.

When she heard that Xiao Minghuang had fallen from grace, she almost fainted!

Her heart ached so much she could hardly breathe.

"Ruoshui!"

Immortal Venerable Qing Guang and the others quickly helped Ye Ruoshui up. "Don't worry! There will definitely be a way!"

Ye Ruoshui ignored everyone else. She slowly walked to Xiao Minghuang's side, took her cold hand, and lowered her head, not daring to look up.

At this moment.

Xiao Minghuang's fingers suddenly twitched.

She struggled to open her eyes.

"Ruoshui, I'm fine, don't worry."

Xiao Minghuang forced a smile and gently comforted her.

However, she could feel herself growing colder and colder, and soon the immense trauma from the fall would end her life.

Even at this moment, she still had no regrets, nor any resentment.

Because the person she loves is still by her side, she can't bear to leave.

"Mom..."

Xiao Xingruo's eyes were red-rimmed.

Although she had always appeared strong, at this moment, she could no longer hide her vulnerable emotions.

Don't cry.

Xiao Minghuang reached out and gently stroked her cheek, speaking softly.

"You're a young lady now, you need to protect your mothers from now on..."

As she spoke, Xiao Minghuang looked at the Longevity Heavenly Venerable, Jingyun Immortal Venerable, and others standing to the side.

Thank you all for taking care of Xingruo.

"Princess, you needn't be so polite."

"Princess, please take care of yourself. There might be a way..."

"Princess, you don't need to think about these things..."

Several celestial beings expressed their opinions sincerely.

"Is this the end of my life...?"

In the end, Xiao Minghuang left only these words.

Then she closed her eyes completely and fell into an eternal sleep.

"Mother..."

Xiao Xingruo stood there stunned for a long time before letting out a soul-rending scream.

She knelt before the bed, sobbing uncontrollably.

After a long while, she slowly raised her head.

His gaze swept over everyone in the room.

"Xingruo..."

The immortals hesitated, as if about to speak, but then she turned and walked out, disappearing at the doorway.

They looked at each other, their hearts filled with complex emotions.

"Ruoshui, you must pull yourself together!"

"Immortal Venerable Qing Guang said with a heavy heart."

However, Ye Ruoshui simply knelt before Xiao Minghuang's bed, head bowed, without uttering a word.

"Princess Xiao was a shooting star; though brief, she was dazzlingly brilliant!"

She is a ray of light illuminating the eternal night!

"Although her life was short, it will forever be remembered in history!"

"She is our role model..."

All the immortals expressed their grief.

In the end, Immortal Venerable Qing Guang handled Xiao Minghuang's funeral arrangements and buried her in a picturesque little hillside.

Surprisingly, this happened shortly after Xiao Minghuang's burial.

Clusters of flowers bloomed on her grave, vibrant, beautiful, and fragrant.

It was as if she had never left.

Time flies, and years pass quickly.

In the blink of an eye, more than two thousand years have passed.

What was once a grove of trees has now grown into a deep and secluded forest.

Deep within the cold, desolate landscape, beneath a towering, ancient tree, stands a tombstone that is not particularly large.

The tombstone is inscribed with the words "Tomb of the late Emperor Ziwei, Xiao Minghuang".

The tombstone is surrounded by thirty-six stone pillars, towering into the clouds, engraved with dense array patterns that are mysterious and unfathomable.

Every hundred years, a group of cultivators would come here to worship Xiao Minghuang and pray that she would ascend to paradise soon.

Near the tombstone, a group of cultivators had gathered to keep vigil for the Purple Star Heavenly Emperor.

"Ooh~"

The wind rustled through the treetops.

Suddenly, a streak of light appeared.

The light faded, revealing the figure within.

It was a girl, about fifteen or sixteen years old.

She possessed an absolutely stunning, flawless face; her jet-black hair was lustrous and translucent, Ruoshui; her skin was delicate, fair, and smooth, as if carved from a piece of mutton-fat jade.

The girl carried a sword on her back, and her whole body was shrouded in a sharp sword aura, causing the surrounding space to distort and fluctuate slightly.

"Whoosh--"

The girl strode forward, heading straight for the tombstone.

"Who?!"

The monks keeping vigil immediately became alert and shouted reprimands.

The girl glanced at them indifferently, without stopping.

Upon seeing the girl's appearance, all the cultivators lowered their heads.

"Attend to the Little Princess!"

Everyone bowed respectfully.

It turns out that this girl was none other than Xiao Xingruo, the only daughter of the Ziwei Heavenly Emperor!

"You can all go about your business."

Xiao Xingruo waved her hand, her gaze falling on the tombstone.

Upon hearing this, everyone dispersed.

"Mother."

Xiao Xingruo murmured to herself, seemingly lost in thought, before bowing in greeting.

After doing all this, she sat down on the spot.

Far away.

Some of the younger cultivators, who had never seen Xiao Xingruo, asked in confusion, "Who is this woman?"

"You don't know this?"

"She is the only daughter of the Ziwei Heavenly Emperor, Little Princess Xiao Xingruo!"

"She comes to mourn her deceased mother every now and then."

"So, our hope for conquering the universe lies with the Little Princess?"

"Hey! What do you mean by counterattacking the universe? Don't dream about it. We're lucky we can even settle down in the New Shanhai Realm!"

"I've heard that the new Heavenly Court in the universe is almost complete and is already preparing for a large-scale expansion into the Outer Deep Space!"

"To be honest, this expansion is just a smokescreen; their real purpose is to find us, the so-called 'remnants of the Ziwei evil party'!"

"Stop talking! Stop talking!"