"I am your mother. My name is Jiu Xian'er."
The woman in white spoke gently, reaching out to stroke Qian Renyue's brow. A moment later, a lotus mark appeared there. At first, the mark was silvery white, but after a few seconds, it turned deep red. Jiu Xian'er looked slightly surprised at the sight. Her gaze flickered, then returned to normal.
"Mother..."
Qian Renyue looked at Jiu Xian'er and called out timidly. Never once had she imagined that she would meet Jiu Xian'er under these circumstances.
In fact, she had never imagined she would be able to meet her at all.
"Mother, how did you..."
Countless questions filled Qian Renyue's heart. She frowned slightly, still finding it hard to believe that everything before her eyes was real.
Smiling, Jiu Xian'er moved her hand and gently stroked Qian Renyue's cheek. "You want to ask why I'm here, don't you?"
"Yes," Qian Renyue replied, her gaze fixed firmly on the woman before her. She reached out and caught Jiu Xian'er's wrist, as though afraid her mother might disappear the very next second.
Jiu Xian'er watched Qian Renyue quietly. Sensing her daughter's turbulent emotions, she soothed her softly. "Yue'er, don't worry. This is a barrier formed from the Goddess of Life's divine power. I won't disappear from here right away."
"What?"
The Goddess of Life's divine power?
Qian Renyue froze briefly. "Mother, you have the Goddess of Life's divine power within you?"
"No, it isn't within me."
Jiu Xian'er smiled and shook her head. "You are the source of this divine power."
"What?!"
Qian Renyue's eyes widened in disbelief. "The Goddess of Life?"
The god whose legacy I'm inheriting is the God of Kindness. Why would I have the Goddess of Life's divine power inside me?
Frowning slightly, Qian Renyue suddenly recalled how