After thinking it through, Ji Yuan realized he had been intimate with only two people.
One was Dong Qian. The other was You Ji, far away on the Desolate Ancient Continent, though by now she should have gone to the Abyssal Continent.
But neither of them seemed likely to be Feng Mengtang's mother—
Oh, no. Having her mother's aura on him didn't mean that had happened.
Good thing she didn't say I had her father's aura on me.
For a moment, Ji Yuan was utterly bewildered.
Seeing his reaction, Feng Mengtang finally realized how her words had sounded. Her lovely face flushed crimson.
"No, that's not what I meant. Don't let your imagination run wild."
"My imagination isn't running wild. I just didn't understand what you meant at first, Mengtang," Ji Yuan explained.
Feng Mengtang took a deep breath and pushed down her stray thoughts before saying softly, "Both my parents have passed away."
"I'm sorry for your loss."
The lightness vanished from Ji Yuan's face, and he spoke solemnly.
"It's all right. It's been so many years. I came to terms with it long ago." Feng Mengtang even smiled as she spoke. "You spent quite a long time on Fallen Phoenix Mountain, didn't you? What I mean is, you must have received part of my mother's essence."
"It's a shame Aunt Bing Xue isn't here. She'd definitely be able to sense it."
"Your mother's essence..."
Ji Yuan recalled his experiences on Fallen Phoenix Mountain. Each time he had received an essence, he had heard the final words left by that predecessor.
And he hadn't received many essences there to begin with. He soon made the connection. "What was your mother's cultivation level?"
"She was trapped at Peak Void Refinement then."
Feng Mengtang tipped her head up slightly and gazed