She gently stretched out her hand, carefully touched the hair on Xiao Ning's forehead, and said softly:
"Child, I'm so sorry, I really have no choice. I need to confirm some things, and you may very well be my long-lost son!" After saying that, she picked up Xiao Ning and headed towards the top of the mountain.
On the other side, Nangong Luoyu woke up slowly. She stretched with sleepy eyes, then quickly got up and tidied herself.
Then she slowly walked out of the house and stood at the door, staring into the distance quietly, waiting for Xiao Ning's return. Time passed by, the sun gradually rose, and it was approaching noon, but the figure in her mind was still nowhere to be seen.
Nangong Luoyu became increasingly restless. She began to pace back and forth in the yard, repeating to herself:
"Why hasn't Ning'er come back yet? Is he in danger? Really, we shouldn't have let him go down the mountain!"
As time passed, Nangong Luoyu's worries gradually increased, and her steps became more and more hurried. After a long time, finally, on the small path up the mountain, a figure loomed. Nangong Luoyu heard the footsteps, and she was delighted. She quickly opened the gate and went to meet him.
"Ning'er! You're finally back! Why are you so late..."
However, when she saw the person clearly, the second half of the sentence was stuck in her throat. Because the person in front of her was not Xiao Ning, but a woman! What surprised Nangong Luoyu even more was that the woman was holding the unconscious Xiao Ning in her arms!
Nangong Luoyu looked at the woman's face, and instantly! She stood there in a daze as if struck by lightning, her eyes widened and her face was full of fear. Her lips trembled slightly, and after a while she managed to utter a few words with difficulty:
“Chu…Chu Qian!”
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