“Okay, I promise you, A-Yu,” Ruan Xiyan replied.
She didn't think that regaining her memory would have any impact. She loved A-Yu as a person, nothing else mattered. But since A-Yu said so, she would wait and see.
Jun Yu lowered his head and kissed Ruan Xiyan's lips, his dark eyes swirling. Ayan had no idea how tempting her words were to him, or how much self-control he needed to suppress that thought.
He desperately wanted to disregard everything and completely possess Ayan, but he couldn't. He didn't want Ayan to regret it later, and he didn't want her to be caught in a dilemma because of it.
Ruan Xiyan responded to Jun Yu's enthusiasm.
Two figures embraced, reluctant to part.
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Ruan Xiyan and the others stayed in the underworld for several days until Ling Yunchen's remnant soul finished recuperating in the underworld pool.
"We'll be going now. Thank you very much." Ruan Xiyan looked at Wu Xie and thanked him again.
If it weren't for him, her father's remnant soul might not have had a chance to be saved, and she would never have known the truth or how much A-Yu had done for her.
"If you need my help in the future, I will do my best."
Wu Xie smiled and said, "I thought we were already friends, and it's only natural for friends to help each other."
Ruan Xiyan smiled gently, "Yes, friend, then we'll meet again."
"Take care," Wu Xie said.
After leaving the Underworld, Ruan Xiyan and the others returned to the Yunli Empire without stopping.
In the imperial city, within the imperial palace.
Ling Yunchen lay quietly on the bed, his injuries completely healed thanks to the various precious pills he had taken.
If you didn't know better, you'd think he was just asleep.
I heard that something happened to the Yunli Empire, and the Huanyan Pavilion sent many people to help repair the imperial city and appease the people.
Because of Ruan Xiyan, Huanyan Pavilion and Yunli Empire are now inseparable family.
Upon returning to the Ice Feather Palace, Yu Qiqi and Lin Muze received news that the Yunli Empire had been ambushed and suffered heavy losses. Without hesitation, they rushed there.
Fortunately, the three major families in the capital provided timely protection, and with their abundant resources, no one was seriously injured.
After Lin Muze went back to see his father, he and Yu Qiqi went to the Imperial Palace.
They were even more worried when they heard that Ruan Xiyan had actually gone to the underworld. They only relaxed a little when they learned from Ling Jingyan that Jun Yu had also gone to the underworld.
While helping Ling Haoyang with whatever they could in the capital, they waited for Ruan Xiyan to return.
Yu Qiqi returned to the courtyard, slumped into a chair, and poured herself a cup of tea.
Before long, Lin Muze and Xunmei and the others returned one after another.
"How are things going on your end?" Yu Qiqi asked.
"I visited several households, and although I tried my best to calm them down, their emotions remained unstable. Calming them down was even more difficult than rebuilding the imperial city," Lin Muze replied.
Xunmei sighed, "It's the same on my side. Rebuilding the imperial city is easy, but the shadow left in their hearts cannot be removed in a short time."
"Take it slow, time will heal all wounds," Hanxiang said.
"I wonder how Sister Yan and the others are doing? Did they go smoothly?" Yu Qiqi pinched the bridge of her nose.
Seeing Yu Qiqi's tired appearance, Lin Muze walked behind her and massaged her shoulders. "Don't worry, with Brother Jun here, Sister Yan and the others will definitely come back safely."
"You're all here. Thank you for your hard work for the Yunli Empire." Ling Zhiheng walked in from outside.
"Your Highness is too kind. I am also a part of the Imperial City, and it is only right that I do my part," Lin Muze said to him.
“You are all Yan’er’s friends. If you don’t mind, you can just call me Brother Ling, just like Yan’er does,” Ling Zhiheng said gently.
"Second Brother Ling."
Suddenly, two auras approached rapidly from afar, arriving at the imperial palace in the blink of an eye.
“This aura belongs to Sister Yan.” Yu Qiqi immediately stood up, her spirits lifted.
"Yan'er is back." Ling Zhiheng and the others hurried towards the palace where Ling Yunchen was.
Inside the hall, looking at Ling Yunchen lying there, Ruan Xiyan took out a bottle containing the remnant soul from her spatial storage.
"Ayan, I'll protect you from the side." Jun Yu looked at Ruan Xiyan.
Ruan Xiyan nodded, opened the bottle, and then slowly introduced the remnant soul into Ling Yunchen's body.
Seeing that Ling Yunchen's face was rosy and he had regained his breath, Ruan Xiyan breathed a sigh of relief.
Ling Haoyang and the others who arrived waited anxiously to the side, not wanting to disturb Ruan Xiyan. Only after seeing her stop did they step forward to ask her questions.
"Yan'er, how is Father?"
"Father's remnant soul has returned to his body and is now out of danger. However, since the remnant soul has been separated from his body for many days, we still need imperial-grade pills to fully awaken Father. I will find a way to get imperial-grade pills."
"Before the imperial-grade elixir is refined, Father will sleep forever like this. During this time, I will refine some elixirs to nourish Father's body. Father will be in your care."
"Don't worry, Yan'er. What about you? Did you get hurt on your trip to the Underworld?" Ling Jingyan pulled Ruan Xiyan up and down, looking her over.
"I'm perfectly fine, nothing happened to me. I ran into an acquaintance in the underworld, so it went relatively smoothly."
Yu Qiqi hugged Ruan Xiyan tightly. "Sister Yan, when Mu Ze and I heard that something had happened in the Imperial City, we rushed there immediately. When I saw the ruins of the Imperial City, I was almost scared to death."
Logically speaking, with their strength, they could roam freely in the secular world, but the fact that the imperial city was destroyed like that shows that the enemy's strength was not simple.
Ruan Xiyan patted Yu Qiqi on the back, then looked at Xunmei and Hanxiang standing beside her and smiled slightly, "You've all come."
Hanxiang and the others ran over happily, "The Yunli Empire is in trouble, how could we not come? We just didn't expect that our lord would actually return. We can see our lord here."
Hanxiang and the others were so excited they almost cried tears of joy.
"Alright, alright, I'll stay here for a few days. We'll have plenty of time to catch up." Seeing them again, Ruan Xiyan was overjoyed.
Ruan Xiyan returned to her palace and told Xunmei and the others about her experiences on the cultivation continent. They also talked about the current situation of Huanyan Pavilion.
They chatted from day to night before reluctantly leaving.
After they left, Ruan Xiyan took out the Chenyue Cauldron and began to study alchemy. It was unrealistic to look for an Emperor-grade alchemist, because there were very few Emperor-grade alchemists.
The only way for her to refine the Azure Soul Pill and awaken her father is for her to become an Imperial-grade alchemist.
However, she is currently an eighth-grade alchemist, still quite far from becoming an emperor-grade alchemist. Moreover, the six ingredients of the Azure Soul Pill are all rare and precious spiritual herbs, which are hard to come by.
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