Moreover, as far as Chen Xin knew, Jiu Xian'er had not even left a body behind. Where had her daughter come from?
"About that..."
Qian Renyue thought for a moment. "I'm actually older than eleven. You can probably tell from how I look now. Just consider me an adult."
"Mm, fair enough." Chen Xin nodded, assuming Qian Renyue herself was unsure how old she was.
With that digression over, Qian Renyue steered the conversation back to the Nine Pity Sword. "Master, do you know of anything else special about the Nine Pity Sword?"
Anything else special?
Chen Xin thought for a moment, then set down his bowl and chopsticks and explained, "The Nine Pity Sword has been in the Heavenly Storehouse for many years. I don't remember much about what came before that, but as I just said, it is certainly not merely a Soul Beast's companion sword. When your mother wielded it, it could control the seasons of flowers, grasses, and trees. Still, when the Nine Pity Sword accepted you as its master last time, a glorious spring scene appeared as well."
"It could control when flowers, grasses, and trees bloomed?" Qian Renyue and Guang Ling instinctively exchanged a glance. She put down her chopsticks, recalling the scene when the Nine Pity Sword had accepted her as its master.
Jiu Xian'er was the Flower God, so it was hardly surprising that she could control the growth of vegetation.
So...
This Nine Pity Sword...
Was the Flower God's divine artifact?
"I'm not particularly clear on the Nine Pity Sword's origins. Everything I've told you came from what your mother once told me. But I vaguely remember that the sword looked different in her hands than it does in yours."
Chen Xin seemed to recall something else. "Oh, right, Yue'er. In