"Yes, yes. Be a good girl, Nuan Nuan. Mommy promises you she'll be back very soon!"
Seeing how understanding her daughter was, Yang Xue once again felt guilt and heartache well up inside her. She hugged Nuan Nuan tightly and repeated her promise.
"Then can Mommy take Nuan Nuan to say goodbye to all the uncles and aunties tomorrow?"
Nuan Nuan looked at Yang Xue expectantly again. Clever as she was, she knew that once she left this place with Yang Xue, she would not see the people she knew for a long time. She had to say a proper goodbye to everyone.
"Of course. Whatever Nuan Nuan wants!"
Yang Xue nodded firmly. Whatever Nuan Nuan wanted to do now, she would agree to it.
"Heehee... Mommy's the best!"
Nuan Nuan smiled happily and buried herself in Yang Xue's arms again, nuzzling against her. Yang Xue hugged her tightly too, feeling as though her heart would melt.
Meanwhile, Old Chen and the others finally saw Qin Wangyan's group arrive.
"Everyone, what was that just now?"
The moment Qin Wangyan arrived, he impatiently questioned Old Chen. If they had not all been fairly powerful, with Emperor Taishan's barrier protecting them as well, that terrifying shock wave would have left them in a miserable state.
"Well..."
Old Chen briefly described what had just happened, his tone calm and free of exaggeration.
Yet the more Qin Wangyan and the others listened, the more bewildered they became. They all stared at Old Chen in confusion.
Had he not known that Old Chen was not the sort to spout nonsense, Qin Wangyan would have wanted to say, What the hell are you even talking about?
"Hard to believe, isn't it?"
Murong Qing grinned at the bewildered group and teased them. Without waiting for Qin