Chao Li finally found Shangguan Qingwan's whereabouts, and before notifying everyone, he went to look for her first.
Outside the Jiangnan courtyard, shrouded in mist and sleeves, a barrier was cast. Chao Li raised his hand and broke the barrier, just like tearing a picture apart. At the same time, everything was silent, and a thick sense of depression enveloped his heart.
Just as he was about to go in, he saw Heng Lin walking out slowly, calmly and indifferently, stepping out of the mist with an ethereal aura, just like every time he had seen this God Ancestor sitting on the high platform, untainted by the world.
If not... He was holding a baby in his arms.
Chao Li was horrified. He held back his anger, almost gnashing his teeth as he demanded, "Where's Wan'er? What did you do to her?!"
Heng Lin's pair of black pupils seemed to be covered with mist, hazy and colorless.
Without even looking at him, he opened his mouth and said, "She's in there."
Chao Li glared at him hatefully and wanted to tear him into pieces, but at this moment, he was more worried about Shangguan Qingwan's safety. She must have been extremely scared during this period of time.
Chao Li rushed in like the wind.
Behind him, Heng Lin was holding the child, standing there in a daze.
"Wan'er! Wan'er!"
Chao Li finally met Shangguan Qingwan under a peach tree. She was leaning against the tree trunk and taking a nap with her eyes closed. When she heard the man calling her, she slowly opened her eyes. Her eyes were sleepy, but she woke up the moment she saw Chao Li.
His eyes lit up with joy, "Chao Li, you're back!"
Chao Li stepped forward, hugged her in his arms, clasped her head with his big hand, and pressed her tightly in his arms, saying forbearingly, "It's all my fault. I came too late, Wan'er, you've suffered."
He would not ask her what happened. He was just glad that his Wan'er was safe and sound.
Unexpectedly, Shangguan Qingwan poked her head out of his arms in surprise and blinked, as if she didn't understand why he was so nervous. She smiled and said, "How can I say I suffered? I waited for you at home and fell asleep while waiting. By the way, did you deliver the wine?"
Chao Li was startled for a moment, then frowned and asked with difficulty, "You...you don't remember anything?"
"Remember what?" Shangguan Qingwan also noticed something was wrong at this time. She stood up and looked at the unfamiliar courtyard in front of her. "Why am I here?"
"Who brought me here?" She scratched her head. "Do I have sleepwalking?"
Chao Li looked at her with a complicated expression. He wanted to say, "You've been held hostage by Heng Lin for over seventy years..." But seeing her carefree look, he took a deep breath and said slowly, "It's okay. I brought you here. This is... a joke I played on you."
Shangguan Qingwan was indeed angry when she heard this. She pouted and snorted, "I knew it! Such a big devil, yet still so childish..."
Chao Li listened to Shangguan Qingwan's complaints for a long time. The panic that had accumulated in his heart because he couldn't find her gradually subsided. He embraced her and said softly, "Let's go home."
At the door, Henglin had not left yet.
When Chao Li took Shangguan Qingwan away, Heng Lin stood there, staring at Shangguan Qingwan infatuatedly.
Shangguan Qingwan was talking to Chao Li. When she caught a glimpse of Heng Lin from the corner of her eye, a figure suddenly flashed through her mind. She felt that he looked very familiar.
who is he?
Why did he look at her like that, as if in pain and despair?
Shangguan Qingwan suddenly screamed in pain and covered her head.
"Wan'er, what's wrong with you?"
Shangguan Qingwan's face was tightly knitted together, shadows appeared before her eyes, and a voice seemed to be constantly echoing in her ears.
"Wan'er, I am your husband."
"Wan'er, seventy years on earth means we've spent a lifetime together. That's enough."
"Forget it..."
"Wan'er!" Chao Li picked up Shangguan Qingwan by the waist and flew away on a cloud.
When they returned, Shangguan Qingwan inexplicably no longer felt any pain, but Chao Li still asked the magic doctor to diagnose her. After finding out that she was fine, Chao Li's tense heartstrings finally relaxed.
The little bastard Anyu hadn't seen his mother for a long time and was very anxious. He hurried over, but was stopped by Chao Li and given some instructions.
An Yu was very puzzled, "Why didn't you tell mother?"
"Don't worry about it. If your mother finds out, you're dead!" Chao Li gestured with his hands. An Yu frowned, "Dad! Am I still your biological child? If you hit me again, I'll tell my mother!"
Chao Li said coldly, "Then you might as well talk to your mother first. The toads all over your maternal grandfather's backyard were raised by you and your third uncle. Your maternal grandfather is still looking for the culprit..."
"Daddy, Daddy, Daddy!! I understand. I'm going to go find Mommy... Mommy!!"
"Euan Yu?"
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Ganlin Palace.
Du Qiyan said excitedly, "God Ancestor, you are finally back. Hey, this child?"
Heng Lin looked down at the baby in the cradle who was sucking his fingers, and gently curled his lips, with undisguised tenderness and love in his eyes.
Du Qiyan looked at the baby's eyebrows and eyes which were similar to Heng Lin's, and felt a breath of cold air stuck in his chest. At the same time, his back felt numb, which made him feel inexplicably scared.
"He is..."
Heng Lin gently placed the baby on the couch and said sadly, "His name is... Heng Ji. He is the future ancestor of Shinto and your future master."
Du Qiyan was horrified, "God Ancestor, you absolutely cannot do this!"
Heng Lin shook his head lifelessly, "I will soon perish from this world, leaving behind this child to protect the future generations of my divine race from decay and extinction."
Du Qiyan's face was already filled with tears. "God Ancestor, why are you doing this..."
Heng Lin simply said, "This is my fate."
Heng Lin gave Du Qiyan some more instructions, which were simply to keep his life story secret from the child and to take good care of him...
After giving the instructions, Heng Lin asked Du Qi Yan to prepare the milk.
On the bed, the plump little fellow was incredibly well-behaved and adorable. Heng Lin gently stroked his little face and choked up, "Ji'er, do you know why your father gave you this name?"
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