Everything Ling Xiao had done for her had long since far exceeded the kindness of raising him.
In Snow Empress's eyes, Ling Xiao had long repaid the debt of gratitude he owed her for raising him.
Moreover, what Ling Xiao had given her in return was far more than what she had ever given him.
Ling Xiao was not her biological child. She had the kindness of raising him, but not the grace of giving birth to him.
Besides, Ling Xiao was more like her kindred spirit—two innate spirits born of heaven and earth, brought together by a chance encounter.
She had not done much, merely raised him on a whim.
Such a small kindness was not worth Ling Xiao repaying with so much.
At that moment, Ling Xiao noticed something unusual about Snow Empress and asked her in confusion:
"Mom, what's wrong? Is something bothering you?"
There was concern in Ling Xiao's voice.
Upon hearing this, Ice Empress beside them also looked toward Snow Empress.
"Xue'er?"
Ice Empress looked at Snow Empress with worry, but Snow Empress merely slowly shook her head.
"It's nothing."
Both Ling Xiao and Ice Empress could tell that Snow Empress had something on her mind.
Ice Empress opened her mouth, wanting to ask what was wrong. But after seeing Snow Empress's expression, she silently closed it again.
Whenever Snow Empress wore that expression, it meant she did not want to be disturbed.
But Ling Xiao did not think so. He felt that he needed to properly ask Snow Empress about it.
Ling Xiao stopped in midair, and the Ice and Snow Empresses behind him promptly stopped as well.
He took out a portion of Tian Meng's origin essence and directly handed it to Ice Empress.
"Auntie."
"Take a portion of the origin essence.