With only one chance left, Ning Yao strived for perfection and became even more demanding of herself.
She was extremely meticulous about the details of the fourth alchemy, not allowing even the slightest mistake.
Even so, the fourth Lotus Heart Pill was even better than the third one, truly the best of the best!
After feeding Yun Xiangnanxi one pill, Ning Yao quietly waited for the Lotus Heart Pill to take effect.
As the saying goes, perseverance pays off. Almost the instant the Lotus Heart Pill was fed to him, the medicine began to take effect.
A rich lotus fragrance surrounded Yun Xiangnanxi. Before long, Ning Yao saw her eyelids tremble slightly, as if she was about to wake up.
They quickly led the person out of the Thousand Illusions Secret Realm and settled them on a bed inside the room.
Not long after she came out, Yun Xiangnan slowly opened her eyes.
Her eyes showed confusion, and she looked extremely weak: "Where am I?"
Ning Yao chuckled lightly: "Of course it's in your own room, where else would it be?"
Upon hearing Ning Yao's voice, she looked closely and recognized the familiar setting—it was indeed in her own room.
Yun Xiangnan tilted her head slightly: "Miss Ning? We made it out alive?"
Hearing this, Ning Yao nodded: "Everyone is fine, and you are too. However, you were affected by spiritual energy. I just gave you some medicine, and you need to rest quietly."
Upon hearing this, Yun Xiangnan nodded excitedly, disregarding her own health, and hurriedly asked, "In that forbidden area..."
"I have completely replaced the original spiritual energy in the forbidden area. It is no longer just the turbid energy that restricts people, but a spiritual energy that can support and protect people as one."
"The Yunxiang clan can see the light of day again, no longer bound by constraints and unable to move forward."
Yun Xiangnan murmured, "That's great! That's great!"
As she spoke, she tried to sit up to thank Ning Yao.
Ning Yao pressed her down: "Auntie, there's no need to be so polite. It's only right and proper for me to help you. You are my second sister-in-law's mother and also my elder. In addition, given the relationship between Ning Que and Yun Xiang, I also have this responsibility. So there's no need for thanks."
Yun Xiangnan was very pleased: "The Ning family is very fortunate to have you!"
Just now, when Shen Cile was mentioned, Yun Xiangnan couldn't help but ask, "I heard that Lele was pregnant the other day. How long has she been pregnant? Now that the restrictions on Yunxiang City have been broken, I can leave the city. I want to go and see her."
Ning Yao thought for a moment and then said, "It's been about seven months, right? My second sister-in-law's pregnancy has been going very well. Although the journey from the capital to Licheng was a bit bumpy, with me taking care of her, there were no problems at all."
"When we came, Uncle Shen and the young master were with her, so she was quite happy. But after they returned to the capital, my second sister-in-law was depressed for a while."
Yun Xiangnan nodded: "That makes sense. The capital is thousands of miles away from Licheng, so it wouldn't be easy for her to see her husband and An'er again. But now it's better. Yunxiangcheng is not far from Licheng. With me here, it can alleviate some of her homesickness."
"Auntie, please take care of yourself first. We'll go back in a few days, and you can come and stay with us for a while."
Yun Xiangnan said happily, "That would be wonderful."
“I haven’t seen An’er for many years, and I don’t know what he looks like now. In the past, I was unable to care about my children’s affairs because of my own circumstances. I already feel guilty towards Lele. Now it’s better. At least I can see An’er get married and have children with my own eyes.”
“An’er is fourteen this year, and it’s about time he got engaged. I wonder which noble family his father will choose for him. Alas, even being born into a prominent family, he can’t even decide his own marriage.”
Yun Xiangnan continued her rambling, but Ning Yao's thoughts drifted back to half a year ago at Kunlun Ridge.
The young prince, still quite immature, solemnly declared that he wanted to marry her.
Ning Yao remained silent. Aren't you afraid that you don't know that when your son was thirteen, he wanted to marry a woman three years older than him?
Coming to her senses, Ning Yao said softly, "Auntie, you rest first, I'll go check on Aheng."
Yun Xiangnan asked in confusion, "What's wrong with him?"
Ning Yao said helplessly, "We went into the forbidden area first, but who knew he would secretly follow us in and get injured by the turbid energy. He is still unconscious."
"Then you should go quickly, I don't need to worry about things here."
Ning Yao nodded, then got up and went out.
A group of people outside the door were eagerly waiting for her to come out.
"Miss Ning, how is she?"
"Is my aunt alright?"
Amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, Ning Yao shook her head: "She's fine, she's awake now, you can go in, but she still needs to rest quietly."
The high priest wept with joy: "That's wonderful! Thank you so much, Miss Ning."
Yun Xianglingyu's eyes were also red: "Auntie is alright, I'll go in and check on her!"
"I'll go check on Aheng," Ning Yao said.
In the other room, Ning Zhiheng lay quietly on the bed, his face deathly pale. If it weren't for the slight rise and fall of his chest, one would have thought he was already dead.
Ning Yao fed him the Lotus Heart Pill. The pill melted instantly in his mouth, and soon a rich lotus fragrance wafted out. His chest rose and fell more noticeably.
A moment later, Ning Zhiheng slowly opened his eyes, the intense pain he felt before he fainted still lingering.
He frowned as soon as he opened his eyes, and it took him a while to realize what was happening.
"Miss Ning?" Ning Zhiheng's tone was full of surprise.
Ning Yao said, "Wait a moment."
Then he went to the door and called Ning Wenyi, who was waiting. Everyone in the Yun family had gone to see Yun Xiang Nanxi, leaving him alone outside the door.
"Father, come in here for a moment."
Upon hearing this, Ning Wenyi quickly went inside.
Ning Zhiheng looked up and blurted out, "Second Uncle?"
Ning Wenyi met his gaze: "Which one is your father?"
Ning Zhiheng replied, "My father is Ning Wenyu."
"Ah Yu, it's my third brother."
"So you really are my second uncle?"
"What else could it be? How could it be fake? I don't know what happened to you in the forbidden area, but you probably know Yao Yao's identity, right?"
Ning Zhiheng nodded: "Aheng knows. Second Uncle has found his destined person and can go home now!"
"I don't want to go back!"
Ning Zhiheng was stunned: "Second Uncle, why is this?"
Ning Wenyi clicked his tongue: "That old man must have known about Yao Yao's existence for a long time. It's been a year or two before he sent you to find me. It seems he didn't really want us to go back, so we're not going back!"
Ning Zhiheng thought about it and realized that this was indeed something his grandfather would do.
He wanted to advise Ning Wenyi, but he didn't know what to say.
Seeing his dilemma, Ning Yao said, "Father was just teasing you. If he didn't want to go back, he wouldn't have moved our whole family to Licheng. We'll go back when the time is right."
"At the very least, I need to go back..."
Ning Zhiheng's eyes lit up, and he quickly nodded: "You can go back too..."
"Okay, it seems I really don't need to go back?"
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