At the sight of Xiao Yan's arrival, Ah Yin's spectral figure made an embracing gesture. Her illusory body could not leave the center of the Blue Silver Emperor, so she urged its broad blades of Blue Silver Grass to wrap around Xiao Yan instead, covering him tightly and bringing warmth to his soul.
"Mother! I came to revive you this time." Raising his tear-blurred eyes, Xiao Yan stood before Ah Yin. This was his first time seeing her true face. Though it was only a phantom, he studied it with such care.
Ah Yin's lips moved as she murmured, "My dear child, where is your younger brother, Tang San? Why didn't he come with you?"
"Mother, Tang San... ah, it's a long story. Let me revive you first, and then I'll tell you everything about him." Xiao Yan sighed. His voice had grown hoarse, carrying the frustration of someone who hated that iron could not become steel.
Even Ah Yin, who had weathered life's storms and whose heart had long become as calm as still water, could not help paling at Xiao Yan's words. Somewhat agitated, she asked, "Child, what did you say? You can revive me? And what happened to your younger brother, Tang San? Did he do something wrong?"
Facing Ah Yin's incredulous gaze, Xiao Yan said solemnly, "Yes, Mother. With my current strength and the help of the Life Spirit Flame, I can indeed revive you. But before that, I need to refine a pill."
"It's called the Life-Restoring Soul-Soul Restoration Pill!"
The illusory light flickered. Ah Yin's exquisite face was filled with a mother's tenderness as she said worriedly, "Little Yan, you can help me recover, but I have one condition: you absolutely must not harm yourself in any way. Otherwise, I would rather remain like