Ye'er! Mother Brought You a Soul Bone! Mother Will Always Love You!

To avoid breaking her promise, Bibi Dong obediently wandered around outside.

Bibi Dong muttered to herself:

"I'm just taking a walk near Holy Soul Village. I didn't go get any Soul Bone!"

"Ye'er, don't blame Mother. Mother is doing this for your own good."

From time to time, she strolled outside the cave, and from time to time, she worriedly glanced inside.

It had not been difficult for the two of them to find this cave. After all, they had directions, and both of them were high-level Soul Masters.

Ru Feng had already been searching inside for some time.

Soon, just as Bibi Dong was beginning to worry, Ru Feng emerged carrying a plain wooden box and a pot of flowers and grass.

"Your Holiness the Pope, this subordinate found them!"

The moment he came out, Ru Feng hurriedly reported the situation.

Bibi Dong was immediately delighted upon hearing this.

"This pot of Blue Silver Grass... could it be Tang Hao's wife?"

"And that box contains... Hurry, open it for me!"

"Yes, Your Holiness!"

Ru Feng hastily opened the wooden box. In an instant, a pale blue glow appeared within it.

A right leg Soul Bone flowing with blue radiance came into view. With just one glance, Bibi Dong sensed the Soul Bone's grade from the aura of its Soul Power!

Bibi Dong's heart pounded as she thought:

It really is a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. Ye'er was right!

Ye'er, you're about to soar!

She had never even told Ru Feng the age of this Soul Bone. Now that it was in her hands, Bibi Dong immediately took her people and left.

Only after they returned to Spirit Hall did Ru Feng hand both the Soul Bone and Ah Yin over to Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong ordered him to withdraw and forbade him from leaking a word of what had happened today. Ru Feng acknowledged the order and vanished from the spot.

Afterward, Bibi Dong admired the Soul Bone, an unconscious hint of greed appearing in her eyes.

"What a pity. If all my Soul Bone slots weren't already full, I might even want to absorb it myself."

"And you!"

Bibi Dong looked at the frail, withered Blue Silver Grass and sneered.

"There were once rumors about how deeply Tang Hao loved you."

"Who would have thought that after you died, Tang Hao would plant you in such a damp cave?"

"Tsk, tsk. If that can be called love, then there is no love in this world!"

"I'll keep you for now. Tomorrow, I'll ask Ye'er how to deal with you..."

She put away the Soul Bone as well and murmured inwardly:

Tomorrow, I'll show it to Ye'er and give him a surprise!

Song Ye's small courtyard.

As time passed, Song Ye finally finished perfecting the Xuande Divine Crossbow.

Whoosh!

During his tests, the bolts of the Xuande Divine Crossbow could now completely pierce through thick steel plates. Even a Soul Ancestor with some degree of guard up would find such power useless against them!

Not to mention that when wielded in both hands, the Xuande Divine Crossbows could fire in a sweeping barrage—whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—and that was truly terrifying.

After finishing his tests, Song Ye sighed.

"Good. My Xuande Divine Crossbow is finally perfect!"

"Tomorrow, I'll show it to Mother and give her a surprise!"

Right afterward, Song Ye began dismantling it and drawing the blueprints, striving to finish everything in one night.

Neither of them expected that they had prepared surprises for each other at the same time.

Sure enough, early the next morning—

Song Ye finished drawing the blueprints for the Xuande Divine Crossbow and reassembled the first Hand Crossbow. As soon as his mother came, he could show it off.

Just as he finished tidying up, the sound of the door opening came from outside.

Creak!

As the courtyard gate opened, Bibi Dong stepped in with joyful strides.

"Ye'er! Mother is here!"

"Hm? What timing."

Song Ye was slightly surprised when he heard her and quickly went out to greet her.

Today, Bibi Dong wore a light purple long dress and carried an exquisite long box in her hand. Her makeup was refined, her skin fair, and her charm boundless.

The moment Song Ye came out and saw her, he could not help but be astonished.

He had not expected his mother's natural smile to be so breathtaking.

"Mother!"

Song Ye went up to support Bibi Dong and said:

"Mother, you're so beautiful. Ye'er almost got lost staring at you."

"Oh, really?" Bibi Dong became even happier upon hearing that.

As expected, her son knew how to talk. Otherwise, why would she enjoy coming here every day?

Song Ye continued:

"Mother, didn't you say you had a mission? You finished it in just a day or two?"

"And why did you bring food again? I haven't even finished what you bought last time."

As he spoke, he moved to take the long box from Bibi Dong and carry it into the room. He thought it was more food.

Yet Bibi Dong would not let him take it directly. Instead, she smiled and said:

"Ye'er, let Mother ask you first. Do you want a Soul Bone?"

"A Soul Bone?"

The moment those words came out, Song Ye immediately sensed that something was wrong and became wary.

Bibi Dong continued, "As long as you ask, I can find one for you!"

"Find one?"

Song Ye frowned even more. He wondered if his mother was still thinking of getting a Soul Bone for him.

He said with slight displeasure:

"Mother, didn't we talk about this two days ago?"

"I don't need any Soul Bone. I only need you to be safe and sound!"

"If I need a Soul Bone in the future, I'll get one myself! Why are you bringing this up again?"

After saying that, Song Ye feared that Bibi Dong did not realize the seriousness of the matter, so he immediately pretended to be angry, flicked his sleeve, and turned away.

Bibi Dong was stunned. Had she overdone it?

She immediately became awkward and hurriedly called out:

"Hey, Ye'er, don't get upset."

"Mother listened to you, didn't I? I didn't go get a Soul Bone, and I didn't take one!"

"Come back first!"

"Mother promises you—if you tell Mother to go east in the future, Mother won't dare go west, all right?!"

Bibi Dong was helpless. She was the dignified Pope, yet why did she become powerless every time she faced her son?

Now she even had to take the initiative to beg for forgiveness. She was afraid her son would get angry even over a joke.

But what could she do?

Her own son could only be spoiled by her.

Only after she had said that much did Song Ye ease up a little and turn back around.

He put on an angry expression and said:

"It'd better be that way!"

"Mother, you understand my temper. I don't want you having any dangerous thoughts."

"Fine, fine, Mother will listen to you. Whatever you tell Mother to do, Mother will do." Bibi Dong smiled bitterly and gestured to him. "Forget it. Open this box first."

"The box?"

"Isn't it food?"

Song Ye was still suspicious, as though he had sensed something. He slowly took the wooden box and opened it.

Yet the moment it opened, a flickering, brilliant blue-gold radiance spilled out. It was dazzling, yet sacred.

Song Ye had not expected it either, and his mind went blank.

Because beneath that glow lay nothing else but an unmistakably exquisite right leg Soul Bone.

Combined with the blue-gold light it naturally emitted, Song Ye's mind was muddled for a moment before he quickly reacted.

"This... this..."

"A Soul Bone?!"

Song Ye muttered in stunned disbelief. If he still could not understand, then he would truly be an idiot.

He quickly closed the box and stared fixedly at Bibi Dong in the distance.

"Mother, you still went and got a Soul Bone for me?"

"What if you ran into Tang Hao? You're only a Soul Saint—how could you possibly withstand him? This..."

At this moment, Bibi Dong also looked at Song Ye.

Bibi Dong's face held nothing but relief and motherly love, and the smile she revealed was filled with expectation for Song Ye.

As Song Ye looked at her, it was as though he were truly seeing his birth mother standing before him.

There was nothing in his mother's eyes but indulgent affection for him.

At that moment, Song Ye was filled with shock and complicated emotions.

He knew how great the risk had been in obtaining this Soul Bone, and how tempting the Soul Bone itself was.

If she had encountered Tang Hao, or if his mother had wanted the Soul Bone herself, anything could have happened.

Yet his mother had still willingly braved the danger to retrieve the Soul Bone and give it to him.

How could Song Ye not be moved at this moment?

"Mother!!"

Without another word, Song Ye threw himself completely into Bibi Dong's embrace...