When Zhou Yuanyuan returned home, the Zhou family's house was brightly lit.
General Zhou hadn't rested yet, sitting in the living room waiting for Zhou Yuanyuan. Zhao Yunxiang, who was in the living room, heard the door open in the yard and hurried over to the door.
Zhao Yunxiang's eyes welled up as she watched the tall, slender girl slowly walk out of the yard. It had only been a few days since she last saw her daughter, and for some reason, she felt she was filled with fatigue.
Indeed, Zhou Yuanyuan, who had just dealt with the "vampire", looked relaxed on the surface, but in fact, she was very tired in her heart.
Ignorance is bliss. In her previous life, Zhou Yuanyuan was an ordinary peasant woman. She had no idea that there were such creatures as "vampires" in this world. If she hadn't happened to encounter him today, who knows how many casualties would have occurred if ordinary people like Zhou Qiang and Geng Xiaoliang had encountered Yu Mingtao.
Zhou Yuanyuan wasn't a savior, but she absolutely couldn't bear to watch Zhou Qiang and the others sacrifice themselves. Otherwise, Zhou Yuanyuan wouldn't have agreed to Zhou Xi's request to participate in tonight's mission. However, Zhou Yuanyuan was alone, so how many emergencies could she handle today?
Most of the cultivators in the secret realms were born as ordinary people. Just because they had spiritual roots and embarked on the path of cultivating immortals, they clearly separated themselves from the secular world. Every day they practiced, and even if the secular world was filled with blood, those cultivators would not frown.
After returning from the Langyuan Secret Realm, Zhou Yuanyuan felt very tired.
Xiaoyu had previously said, "In the world of cultivation, the strong are king." Before entering the Langyuan Secret Realm, Zhou Yuanyuan didn't quite understand the meaning of this statement. Once there, she witnessed Taoist Baopu kill Xiuzhu without a word, and then saw Hu Sanniang nearly killed by Taoist Daoyan. Only then did she understand what the word "strong" meant.
To cultivate immortality... does one have to become cold and indifferent? To ignore the suffering of others, to disregard their lives, to even take their lives for one's own selfish desires?
In the world of cultivation, the powerful can do whatever they want, without any legal or moral constraints. Over 500 lives of Hu Sanniang's entire clan were tragically killed by those "powerful" individuals simply because they possessed the "secret realm" coveted by the cultivators.
When Wen Ziqing becomes a powerful being, will he still be the Wen Ziqing of his previous life, the one with his heart set on his country and the world? Will he...be like the Taoist Baopu, taking a life without blinking an eye? Will he even disregard the lives of ordinary people?
Whenever she thought of this, Zhou Yuanyuan felt heavy in her heart. She was so depressed that her steps dragged when she walked, and Zhao Yunxiang, who knew her well, noticed it immediately.
"Yuanyuan, you're back. Are you hungry? Mommy's going to make you a bowl of steamed egg custard." Zhao Yunxiang raised her hand and touched Zhou Yuanyuan's thin face, saying with concern. Zhou Yuanyuan had been in a bad mood the past few days, with too many things on her mind. Her face was a little pale, which made Zhao Yunxiang, who was used to seeing her daughter's rosy apple face, feel so distressed that she didn't know what to say.
Zhou Yuanyuan has always been like a little adult. Not only does she keep her affairs perfectly organized, never needing Zhao Yunxiang to worry, but she also enjoys intervening in adult matters. Zhao Yunxiang built her company step by step under Zhou Yuanyuan's guidance. In Zhao Yunxiang's memory, Zhou Yuanyuan is always energetic and full of smiles. This is the first time in years that she's seen Zhou Yuanyuan so worried.
"Mom." Zhou Yuanyuan rubbed her face against Zhao Yunxiang's palm, feeling Zhao Yunxiang's concern for her, and Zhou Yuanyuan's heart warmed. Returning home, seeing the lights in the house and Zhao Yunxiang's worried face, Zhou Yuanyuan began to regain consciousness.
No matter what, life must go on. Instead of worrying about what will happen to Wen Ziqing in the future, she should pay more attention to the family members who have always been with her. After all, Wen Ziqing has become a thing of the past for Zhou Yuanyuan. Although it is not very far away, she will feel a sense of suffocation and chest tightness whenever she thinks about it.
"Hey!" Zhao Yunxiang responded, enjoying Zhou Yuanyuan's rare display of dependence. The warmth deep within her heart was so intense it felt like it was about to overflow. Ever since Zhou Yuanyuan's coma, Zhao Yunxiang had paid much less attention to the company. No matter how busy she was at work, she would always go home and rest. Seeing her daughter every few days was a warm and happy experience for her.
In front of Zhou Yuanyuan, Zhao Yunxiang sometimes felt that the positions of her as a mother and her daughter were reversed. Zhao Yunxiang depended on Zhou Yuanyuan much more than Zhou Yuanyuan depended on her.
Zhou Yuanyuan went to the front lines to investigate Wen Ziqing's disappearance, and Zhao Yunxiang only learned of it after she left. Honestly, Zhao Yunxiang disagreed. However, General Zhou's words, "Contribute effectively to the country," forced her to swallow her resentment. Zhao Yunxiang understood that as General Zhou's family, they enjoyed the glory brought by General Zhou, but in return, they had to pay more than the average person. Others might shirk the hard, tiring, or dangerous work, but their family... couldn't.
Zhao Yunxiang knew her daughter was quite capable now, but no matter how capable she was, Zhou Yuanyuan was still just a teenager! In the days after Zhou Yuanyuan left, Zhao Yunxiang often woke up from nightmares. She was really scared, afraid that one day she would hear bad news about Zhou Yuanyuan and Zhou Zhixin.
A few days ago, Zhao Yunxiang finally breathed a sigh of relief after Zhou Yuanyuan returned. But seeing her sleepless for days on end, Zhao Yunxiang's heart tightened again. She didn't dare ask General Zhou what had happened to his daughter. She could only spend more time at home each day, quietly waiting for her daughter to recover.
"Mom, I want some egg custard." Zhou Yuanyuan sensed Zhao Yunxiang's apprehension and quickly said with a smile. She wasn't actually hungry; she was just worried that Zhao Yunxiang would start to overthink things when she had some free time. Honestly, even though Zhou Yuanyuan was now fasting, Zhao Yunxiang's egg custard had always been her favorite food from childhood until now.
When Zhao Yunxiang heard that Zhou Yuanyuan wanted to eat egg custard, she couldn't help but smile. Being needed by her daughter was the happiest thing for Zhao Yunxiang. After Zhou Yuanyuan finished speaking, Zhao Yunxiang responded and hurried to the kitchen to get busy.
Zhou Yuanyuan finally paid no attention to General Zhou. He sat on the sofa, his eager expression making Zhou Yuanyuan smile.
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