At that moment beneath the water, Chen Zui finally found his mother's slumbering true body and the letter she had left for him. This pool of water had been formed from her spiritual power. Its surface was calm and rippleless, showing that she was in no danger, which was why he had assumed she was at home. Who would have thought... she had gone out to have fun while asleep.
After reading the letter, Chen Zui swam upward somewhat dejectedly.
"How was it? Your mother isn't home?"
"Mm. Mother went traveling. She said the robes I picked for her were too ugly, so she decided to go out and buy some fashionable new clothes."
Wen Xu and Bian Chunchou: ...That was not entirely incomprehensible.
At first, Wen Xu had even helped offer some suggestions, but later, Chen someone had gotten carried away. After his cultivation rose, he felt his horizons had broadened. Once he reached Core Formation and descended the mountain, he went back to doing as he pleased, sending his mother ugly clothes.
"How are they ugly? Mother is just annoyed that I interrupted her." The dresses and skirts he chose were all practical and dirt-resistant.
"...Um, is there a possibility that your mother was simply telling the truth?" Bian Chunchou risked his life to speak frankly. "Did your mother say where she was going?"
Chen Zui shook his head. "Every time Mother goes out, she disguises herself. Sometimes, she even suppresses her cultivation and seals away her memories to experience life. The longest she was gone, I practiced my blade in the wooden hut for three years, and she still didn't come home." If the lake had not remained perfectly fine, he would have thought his mother had fallen outside.
"Huh? Suppressing her cultivation is understandable, but why