Chapter 46

Lin Hanxuan felt both surprise and delight in his heart, yet also a little afraid. He wanted more definite proof, something to prove that all of this was not a dream.

She slowly took out a white feather fan, its golden handle glittering in the sunlight. Yi Junze warily pulled Lin Hanxuan back a few steps.

Paying no mind to Yi Junze's attitude, she went on speaking to herself. "This Golden Rhino Feather Fan is a magic tool my husband gave me. I'm a summoner. But just a few months ago, I suddenly realized I could no longer summon Elemental Spirits. On top of that, a few days ago, the Misera Empire received a piece of intelligence saying that an aura of divine-beast intimidation had appeared in Dead City. That made me even more certain that you were still alive, little brother, and that you already have the protection of a guardian god. Right?"

"This... but this still isn't enough to prove we're family." In truth, Lin Hanxuan already believed it seventy or eighty percent in his heart. It was just very hard to accept all at once.

"Oh? Then what exactly do I have to say before you'll believe me?" the beauty asked Lin Hanxuan.

Yi Junze cut in, "Blood recognition."

Lin Hanxuan hurriedly waved his hands. He already believed she was his sister, so how could he be willing to let his sister bleed?

"How about this?" Inspiration flashed through Lin Hanxuan's mind, and he said, "If you're my real older sister, you must know my true name." He remembered that before he had formed a mental link with Peiganbo, Fields had secretly told him his true name.

"True name?" She looked at Lin Hanxuan, then said with a smile, "I only remember Mom and Dad calling you Zhao'er, Baby Zhao. I called you Crybaby Zhao, Bed-wetting Zhao. Uncle Mu said you were a little troublemaker, hehe."

"All right, stop talking. I believe you." Lin Hanxuan blushed crimson with embarrassment. Come on, who hadn't been like that as a kid? Even Hal had often wet the bed when he was little. His foster father Lowe had often complained to his subordinates that a mighty Skeleton Warrior actually had to spend all day washing sheets and pants for two little brats.

Off to the side, Yi Junze could no longer hold back and let out a "ha" of laughter.

"Sister." Lin Hanxuan could no longer care about Yi Junze's giggling. Somewhat clumsily, he hugged her, crying out happily. At last, he was no longer an orphan. At the very least, he still had a real older sister.

There were still traces of tears in the corners of her eyes as well, and she held Lin Hanxuan tightly without letting go.

The siblings embraced for a while, then Lin Hanxuan asked, "Sister, where is Mom? Is she... is she all right?" People were always greedy. After gaining an older sister, Lin Hanxuan held on to a thread of hope that he could see the mother who had given birth to him. He wanted to hug his mother and tell her how much he missed her, even though he completely did not remember what she looked like.

"Mom passed away, not long after I got married." His sister brushed aside the long, wavy curls that had fallen down and spoke sadly.

"Oh... waah, Mom." Lin Hanxuan lowered his head and immediately sobbed until he could not speak. The joy of being reunited with a close blood relative, the regret of not making it in time to see his mother one last time—at this moment, all of it turned into tears and poured out without restraint.

Off to the side, Yi Junze's eyes were also slightly red. She forced herself not to cry, both thinking of her own experiences and feeling happy that Lin Hanxuan had a real older sister.

"Sister, let me introduce you." Lin Hanxuan wiped his tears and remembered that his sister still did not know Yi Junze.

"This is Yi Junze. She's a good friend of mine. At magic school, she takes very good care of me," Lin Hanxuan said.

"Hello, Sister," Yi Junze greeted her.

"Your surname is Yi? Are you from the Yi Family of Axon Town?" his sister asked.

Yi Junze nodded and said, "Yes, Sister. Perhaps I should call you cousin."

"Ha, just call me Sister along with Lin Hanxuan. In fact, two hundred years ago, we were one family too," she said with a smile.

"Oh right, Sister, I still don't know your name," Lin Hanxuan asked.

"My name is Yang Rong." She stroked Lin Hanxuan's head, her tone somewhat loving.

"Oh right, Sister Rong, you asked this... Mr. Shadow to come all this way to find Lin Hanxuan. Was it only to confirm whether or not he was your real younger brother?" Yi Junze asked.

Yang Rong smiled and said, "For me, finding my little brother was my main purpose. But in truth, there is indeed one more thing I'd like to ask him to help with."

"No problem." When Lin Hanxuan heard that his sister had something to ask of him, he immediately jumped out, patted his chest, and said, "No matter what difficulties you've run into, Sister, I'll definitely think of a way to settle them for you."

"Hehe, little brother, then thank you." Yang Rong smiled and said, "But this isn't my problem alone. It's a problem for the entire Misera Empire."

"Ah? It's as big as a whole empire? What exactly is it?" Lin Hanxuan was too excited inside and did not pay attention for a moment, blurting out some of the slang that the beastfolk of Dead City often used.

"Yang Lin Hanxuan, can you not speak so crudely in front of your sister?" Yi Junze scolded, secretly pinching Lin Hanxuan.

Lin Hanxuan yelped in pain and jumped up. Yang Rong stared in surprise at the exchange between the two of them, covering her mouth as she cried, "Lin Hanxuan, you two..." She did not

dare ask any further. The Yang Family only had Lin Hanxuan left as its one man, and now, seeing this situation... could it be that the Goddess of Fate truly wanted the Yang Family's line to end?

"Sister, don't misunderstand," Lin Hanxuan hurriedly explained. "Well... Junze is actually a woman. It's just that because some kind of restriction was placed on her, she can only appear in a man's body."

Yang Rong looked at the black shadow beside her. The black shadow spoke stiffly: "It should be some kind of psionic restriction of the Orc race. Once the restriction is triggered