Everyone came rushing over when they heard the sound.
They lifted Wanwan's covers and found a six-year-old child sucking his thumb, staring innocently at them all.
"Master!" Gu Ming ran over in delighted surprise and hugged him.
Shen Chuanlian had hatched again, looking just as he had at six years old in the Ninth Prince's Residence.
Only his memories had become rather hazy.
The little fellow tilted his head at everyone, utterly bewildered.
Liu Wan hurriedly had someone fetch his old clothes, lest he frighten anyone else.
She said in relief, "Wonderful. Everyone is safe and sound."
"No, I'm not! You owe me compensation for emotional distress." Xia Wanwan pulled out her Little Shovel.
For some reason, the moment Shen Chuanlian saw it, he became terrified and huddled in Gu Ming's arms, whimpering.
"Wait, Master seems to still have Phoenix's power inside him. There's a pair of little wings on his back, too."
Those plump little wings had yet to grow any feathers.
Once he grew up, he would probably be a Black-Winged Youth again!
"So what if he has wings? I'll chop them off and stew them!"
Xia Wanwan spoke fiercely.
Shen Chuanlian was so frightened that he burst into tears, reaching toward Liu Wan and crying, "Mother, save me! Save me!"
The familiar scene made Liu Wan laugh through her tears.
Liu Wan reached out to take him and held him tightly in her arms!
How wonderful. Their family's lost child had come home!
Exactly one year remained until the next succession of the Heavenly Dao.
That day, the Princess of Southern Mei, Zhong Youyan, and the others returned to Great Xia for an imperial audience.
As expected, Zhong Youyan was appointed the dynasty's first female general.
Using her position, she vigorously championed the new law of