Buzz!
As Tuoba Hong's words fell, Qin Hao felt as though lightning had struck him. His mind went blank, and he froze on the spot.
Mother!
His mother's name was Qi Yuelan!
Although he had already known that people from the Northern Yan Dynasty had taken his mother away, Qin Hao had never imagined that she was actually a princess of the Northern Yan Dynasty.
In that instant, countless images flashed through Qin Hao's mind.
When he was very young, a gentle, refined woman had held his hand as they strolled along the streets of Tianshui City.
Sometimes they would stop because Qin Hao clamored for candied hawthorn skewers.
His mother would always indulge him and buy them for him.
She would also buy all sorts of strange, curious things to amuse him and make him happy.
Every little moment flashed through Qin Hao's mind.
Even though more than ten years had passed, Qin Hao still remembered his mother's face with perfect clarity.
Now it all makes sense. Mother is a princess of the Northern Yan Dynasty, while Father... was merely an insignificant Lineage disciple in tiny Tianshui City. Back then, he hadn't even become the Family Head.
With such a vast gulf in their status, the Northern Yan Dynasty would never allow Mother and Father to be together. That was why they took her away. And now... they're going to send her to the Crimson Blood Sect!
Qin Hao's eyes instantly turned blood-red.
Rage!
Towering fury gathered in his chest.
Qin Hao already knew the Crimson Blood Sect Master's disposition, yet the Northern Yan Dynasty was treating his mother this way.
Boundless fury rose in his heart, but his expression grew even calmer.
Only his blood-red eyes and the malevolent aura pouring from them startled all three members of