Chapter 479: Changed
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"What's the matter? Feeling a bit too tight? Don't even recognize your own mother anymore?"
Hearing that voice, Ye Qinghan felt as if her blood had been frozen. Without even seeing the face, her legs grew weak.
Usually, a bit of flirtatious banter was fine, and speaking casually with Bottle was acceptable.
But now, truly face-to-face with the genuine Nine-Tailed Fox Demon, Ye Qinghan—possessing only three tails—was clearly no match…
This wasn't a gap in power, but in the purity of bloodline!
Before a nine-tailed fox demon who had lived for millennia, three tails were no different from a cub whose fur hadn't even fully grown in.
Even though Ye Qinghan knew that even her mother couldn't touch her now,
But this bloodline suppression still instilled a measure of apprehension within her.
"Qinghan dares not…"
Her words trembled with fear, her legs grew weak, yet Ye Qinghan's gaze remained fixed on the figure drawing nearer, growing clearer beneath the moonlight.
It was her mother. Only now did she recall that her master had taken the bottle she used to seal her mother's shattered soul. So that was why…
They locked eyes in silence, just as they had during their last meeting. Yet Ye Qinghan's mother now held none of those memories—for she had died long ago.
"Su Cheng, did you bring me back to life just so I could watch you and my daughter grow fond of each other?"
"Let's go. We need to find a place to talk. I want to properly thank you for taking care of my daughter all this time."
Ye's mother was beautiful, but more than that, she radiated the unique majestic aura of a fox demon empress. Merely standing there, she stood worlds apart from the ordinary mortals around her.
How beautiful was Ye's mother?
This much could be said: even Ye Qinghan, standing before her, seemed like an unopened bud.
If anyone in this world could rival her beauty, there was only one—the Jade-Stealing Immortal.
Su Cheng: ????? Holy crap? Is this right?
"Wait, sis, this isn't what we agreed on!"
"Did you even mention you slept with my daughter?"
"No, but is that my fault?"
"My own daughter? Like I wouldn't know? Did she strip naked and crawl into your bed?"
"……"
Su Cheng was speechless: You're absolutely fucking right!
Su Cheng sighed in resignation, though he wasn't entirely intimidated. Who was at fault here? She didn't care. She wasn't that useless person anymore.
Demon Emperor? What could he possibly do to him?
When the sword of world-ending destruction drew from its scabbard, when this body slowly awoke, all under heaven would bow before him.
The Demon Emperor was no exception!
"I think you still don't quite understand your daughter…"
"Well, you seem to know her quite well now, don't you? Come on, get out there and tell me everything."
"Truth be told, what should be understood and what shouldn't be understood… now…"
Ye Qinghan couldn't help but laugh, the pent-up emotions he'd been holding in dissipating completely in that moment.
Ye Qinghan suddenly remembered her own status as Demon Emperor: "Mother, actually, Qinghan is the Demon Emperor now…"
Ye's mother slowly turned her gaze back, her eyes seeming to say: You? You little upstart? Is this any time for you to interrupt an adult's conversation?
"Oh?"
As the words fell, imperial authority instantly radiated out. Ye's mother merely narrowed her eyes slightly, gazing at her disobedient daughter Ye Qinghan…
"Is… this Mother's test?"
As the words fell, two fox demon kings flexed their muscles, and Ye Qinghan's unique imperial aura instantly surged forth!
Gale-force winds roared, mountains and rivers trembled!
In that instant, superiority was decisively established. Ye Qinghan's cultivation and power left her mother profoundly shaken…
"Feeling a bit too big for your britches~"
"How dare Qinghan~" Ye Qinghan smiled, retracting his imperial aura, and slowly approached his mother.
Su Cheng did not interrupt their reunion, merely smiling helplessly as he led Shiyu and Jue'er away.
"Shiyao, you didn't sneak a bite of Qinghan's cake, did you?"
"Shiyao didn't sneak any! Today is Senior Sister's birthday, so Shiyao waited to eat with her!"
"Hmm, Shiyu is such a good girl! Let's wait for Qinghan and her mother to chat a bit longer. I'll go stir-fry the vegetables. Would you like to help me?"
Today was Qinghan's birthday, and Ye Mother's rebirth was the gift Su City had bestowed upon Ye Qinghan.
Though this wasn't her first birthday since becoming a disciple, every previous celebration had been delayed by some strange, unexpected mishap.
Thus, this was Ye Qinghan's first birthday celebration since becoming a disciple.
Li Shiyu timidly spoke while chopping vegetables: "Master, do you think Senior Sister will like my gift? I asked the Holy Mountain for money, but the elders said Senior Sister forbade them from giving me any. Yet my allowance is running low…"
"Hehe, Shiyu's talking nonsense again. Even if Shiyu didn't give anything, Qinghan would still love Shiyu."
"But everyone else's gifts are so valuable. Won't that make Shiyu look like a cheapskate?"
"Heh, not at all. Your master's gift is even less valuable."
"Is that so?"
"Of course. When have I ever deceived you, Shiyu?"
"What gift did Jue'er give Senior Sister?" Li Shiyu's curiosity piqued. She wondered what gift Dongfang Jue had been preparing all day.
"It's a bracelet Jue'er braided by hand, then he took some beads from Father and strung them on."
"Shiyao also made a bracelet. Does Jue'er have any extra beads? Could he give Shiyao two?"
"No more. I never wear that sort of thing."
As they spoke, Shiyu and Jue'er brought theirs out to compare…
Compared to Dongfang Jue's bracelet, resplendent with jewels and gold, Shiyu's was, frankly speaking, just a red string tied into two knots…
In the courtyard, Ye Qinghan watched her mother silently. Her mother seemed changed, yet also exactly as she remembered.
As if trying desperately to memorize every detail of her mother, yet deep down, Ye Qinghan felt it all seemed somewhat unreal.
Her mother's hands held warmth. This body had been rebuilt for Ye's mother using five million system points—a transaction that had nearly depleted Su Cheng's entire fortune.
Ye Qinghan's mother could feel this body was far more powerful than her original flesh. The flow of immortal techniques was smoother, the sensation of spiritual energy clearer, and her inner strength coursed through every part of her body as effortlessly as moving her own limbs!
"Why are you crying?"
Ye Qinghan was smiling, yet tears welled up uncontrollably. She was no longer a wild child—she had a mother now.
Ye Qinghan said nothing, raising her tiny fist to punch her mother. Ye's mother didn't dodge, letting the little fist land squarely on her chest.
"Mother, you may be a great Demon Emperor, but you're certainly no good mother."
"You don't even know…"
Her mother truly didn't know what kind of life Ye Qinghan would lead after her death.
"But I see you're living quite happily every day now, haven't you even become a rebellious disciple?"
"Mother! Qinghan loves Master. It was Qinghan… who drugged Master, which is why…"
"A mother knows her daughter best. I could tell just by looking into your eyes." Mother Ye sighed helplessly. "Still, I think Chen Meng sounds better."
"This is the name Master gave me. I cherish it deeply. It's not about whether it sounds nice or not."
Ye's mother was speechless. The woman before her now seemed slightly different from the one she'd met in the Northern Realm back then, but that was only natural.
Back then, Mother Ye had first encountered Ye Qinghan. With little time left, she naturally wished to leave her daughter with a tender memory.
For her daughter to grow up well—that was the greatest wish.
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