The little girl wore a beautiful floral dress, had a pair of big, bright eyes, and a silver deer antler totem on her forehead.
At this moment, she was looking at Ruan Xiyan with her hands on her hips, as if her whole body was asking why she wasn't surprised.
"Wow! You're amazing! You can even transform! That's incredible!" Ruan Xiyan exclaimed in shock.
"You've gone too far, it's too exaggerated. You're not funny at all," the little girl snorted.
"Fine, since you're the master I've been waiting for all this time, I won't hold it against you." The little girl said with a haughty expression.
“Master, my name is Feng Ling. From now on, I will follow you.”
"I am Ruan Xiyan."
“Master, don’t underestimate me just because I’m small. I’m very capable. I’m not only the controller of this space, but I also have the ability to find treasures.”
"Master, let me show you around this space." Feng Ling was a chatterbox, chattering on and on.
It had been sealed in the space for ten thousand years, never seeing a living person.
Now that I've finally seen the person, I have to say everything that's been bottled up inside me.
"What is this?" Ruan Xiyan asked, looking at the stone mirror standing in front of her.
“Master, this is the Mirror Realm. There are nine separate rooms inside the mirror, and each room has a different level of tempering for mental strength.”
"It is said that all nine rooms passed the test, and the mental attack alone can kill a Supreme Realm expert."
Ruan Xiyan's eyes lit up; this was indeed a good thing.
There are still seals on the Frostfall Sword. Although one or two layers of seals have been broken, seven layers remain.
To break the seal, one not only needs to meet the strength requirements, but also needs strong mental power to completely control the power after the seal is broken.
Both are indispensable, so the improvement of mental strength should not be ignored.
Moreover, both alchemy and weapon crafting require mental strength, so enhancing mental strength is never a bad thing.
While Feng Ling and Ruan Xiyan were introducing the space, far away in the imperial city of the Yunli Empire, in a magnificent and comfortable hall.
Several palace maids were serving a middle-aged man medicine.
The man wasn't old, but his face was weathered, and a few gray hairs had appeared on his head, as if he had experienced some unbearable pain.
He suddenly clutched his chest, a slight palpitation rising in his heart.
Watching the pendant firmly attached to her wrist flash and shine.
He stood up excitedly, his movement so forceful that he smashed the medicine bowl.
The palace maids immediately knelt down, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive us."
"Go and summon the three princes," Ling Yunchen said.
"yes."
The waiting process was especially long. Ling Yunchen stared at the shining pendant, his eyes reddening and filled with tears.
After more than ten years, there's finally news.
"Father." Three handsome men with extraordinary bearing, each with their own unique charm, entered the hall.
"Father, what's wrong? Why are you crying? Are you feeling unwell again?"
"I will have someone summon a physician immediately."
"No need, no need, I'm fine." Ling Yunchen stopped them from doing so.
"You three, please sit down first." He waved his hand, dismissing the servants in the hall and leaving only the four of them, father and sons.
"Father, why did you summon us here so suddenly today? Is there something urgent?"
"Do the three of you still remember your mother?"
"Father, of course I remember. Back then, when our Yunli Empire's royal family was in turmoil, the most hidden Qing King joined forces with several powerful families to rebel, catching us completely off guard."
"That was the biggest and most dangerous upheaval ever. The imperial city and the imperial palace were captured by the rebels, and my mother got separated from us during the chaos."
"Although the turmoil was eventually quelled, the Empress Dowager, who was about to give birth, disappeared without a trace, and the Emperor's hair turned white overnight."
After years of fruitless searching for his mother, the Emperor fell ill with grief and depression, taking medicine year-round and remaining bedridden.
“We will never forget these grudges for a moment!” said Ling Zhiheng, the second brother, emphasizing each word.
"Thinking about it now, those rebels died too easily. They should have been torn to pieces and their bones scattered to the winds!" The third brother, Ling Jingyan, was equally furious.
Although the eldest brother, Ling Haoyang, didn't say anything, his clenched fists showed that he still harbored resentment about the past.
However, he reacted quickly and immediately asked, "Father, why did you bring this up today? Could it be... that you've found Mother's whereabouts?"
As he spoke, Ling Haoyang's voice trembled slightly.
Upon hearing this, Ling Zhiheng and Ling Jingyan immediately turned their gazes to Ling Yunchen, anxiously awaiting his answer.
Ling Yunchen nodded silently and showed them the jade pendant in his hand.
“I gave the Imperial Jade Hairpin to your mother as a token of our love. She was wearing that hairpin when she disappeared, and this jade pendant has a special connection with it.”
"But that jade hairpin is spiritual. All the emperors of the past have tried to make it recognize its owner, but they have failed. So it has been passed down from generation to generation in search of the hairpin's destined owner."
"Just now my jade pendant suddenly lit up. Although it was only for a moment, it still allowed me to sense the location of the jade hairpin."
"Father, where is Mother now? And my newborn sister?" Ling Jingyan asked anxiously.
"The capital of Yunjin Kingdom".
“Isn’t that one of the vassal states of our Yunli Empire? Now that we know where Mother is, Father, I will go and bring Mother and my sister back immediately.” Ling Haoyang took out a blue book.
This is a Stargate Book for traversing space. It can form a stargate by turning the pages, allowing you to travel freely across the continent.
Despite its powerful functions, the Star Gate Book cannot be ranked among the divine artifacts, simply because while its general direction of travel is certain, the specific location it wants to reach can be teleported at will.
Therefore, using the Star Gate Book, they could potentially transmit the message to the capital of Yun Jin Kingdom in an instant, or they could transmit it to some remote corner of Yun Jin Kingdom.
That completely depends on luck.
However, now that we know where the Empress Dowager is, we must get there as soon as possible. After all, delay could lead to unforeseen circumstances, and we don't know what the Empress Dowager is going through right now.
Only when they saw that their mother and sister were safe and sound could they feel at ease.
"Okay, be careful on the road and bring them back safely." Ling Yunchen held Ling Haoyang's hand and solemnly instructed him.
"Father, rest assured, leave it to me," Ling Haoyang said earnestly.
"I'll go too."
"And me too! How could I be left out when we brought Mother and my sister back?" Ling Zhiheng and Ling Jingyan hurriedly said.
“The Star Gate Book only allows a maximum of two people to pass through at a time,” Ling Haoyang said. “Only one of you can come with me.”
"The other one will be responsible for taking good care of Father and keeping an eye on all matters, big and small, in the palace while I am away."
"Wow!"
"I'll go!" Ling Zhiheng and Ling Jingyan exclaimed at the same time, then glared at each other, neither willing to give in.
Ling Jingyan looked at Ling Haoyang and said, "Big brother, you still need to help Father with state affairs in the palace. Why don't you let me and the second brother go instead?"
Ling Zhiheng nodded. "I think it's a good idea."
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