Seeing Huo Xing’Er’s suddenly widened eyes, Ji Youran hurriedly questioned her.
"What’s wrong? Did you think of something?"
Huo Xing’Er nodded. "That’s right. I think I might know where Mom went."
"Where could Mom go? Isn’t she just lying here sleeping?" Ji Youran was very puzzled and asked in disbelief.
Huo Xing’Er shook her head and chuckled softly. "Don’t be anxious. You’ll understand once Mom wakes up."
Huo Xing’Er was right; Old Lady Ji had indeed gone to Xiaosuisui’s Dream Realm.
Xiaosuisui was different from before. She was not lying in the Lotus Pond but sitting at the stone table beside it.
Seeing Old Lady Ji suddenly appear, she ran up and hugged her grandmother’s thigh.
"Grandmother, you finally came! I missed you so much!"
When Old Lady Ji saw Xiaosuisui, she was inwardly happy. However, remembering that this little girl had left without a word and gone to a place she least wanted her to go, she deliberately put on a stern face.
"You little rascal, always telling fibs! If you truly missed me, why did you sneak out of the Ji Mansion and go overseas?"
Xiaosuisui blinked, asking in astonishment, "How did you know I was overseas?"
"Just now, your Second Aunt and Aunt Dan came to bid me farewell, saying they wanted to find you. Last night, they received a letter from General Dugu stating that you and your Seventh Uncle had gone out to sea."
After Old Lady Ji finished speaking, she sighed, sat down, and reached out to gently pat Xiaosuisui’s small head. "Your Second Aunt said she performed a divination. It showed an omen of great disaster. Did you and your Seventh Uncle encounter any danger?"
Xiaosuisui blinked, whispering, "An omen of great disaster..."
"My dear child, did you go to Yunzhou Island?"
Xiaosuisui nodded. "Yes! We arrived yesterday."
"Sigh! If only I hadn’t given your Seventh Uncle the map to Yunzhou Island. I never imagined you would follow him and that he would take you there."
"So, this danger wasn’t brought by Seventh Uncle. Instead, it’s because of me that Seventh Uncle is in peril, right, Grandmother?"
Old Lady Ji gently stroked her small head, sighing without a word.
Her granddaughter’s talent was too profound, her innate constitution too exceptional. Her own father was growing old, fighting against the heavens for his life. Yet, his true desire wasn’t to prolong his life, but to complete that mission. If Xiaosuisui’s talent hadn’t been so extraordinary, perhaps this danger wouldn’t have arisen. She had initially believed that keeping Xiaosuisui confined and giving the map to her seventh son would prevent any trouble. She never expected fate to lead both uncle and niece to that place. They were only supposed to investigate a case on the Yunhang Coast. How did they suddenly end up on Yunzhou Island?
Old Lady Ji sighed inwardly and asked, "How did you suddenly end up on Yunzhou Island?"
Xiaosuisui thought for a moment before saying, "All the Bai Xin on both sides of the Yunhang Coast vanished. Seventh Uncle, the National Master, and His Majesty, my adoptive father, all suspected that those Bai Xin had been taken out to sea, so we set out to sea.
Before setting sail, we captured some Head Constables and Constables from Yunhang County for questioning. They said the Bai Xin were taken to Wangwu Mountain, but we didn’t know its location.
Seventh Uncle suggested we go to a place called Yunzhou Island. Once there, we could slowly inquire about Wangwu Mountain’s whereabouts.
But when we reached Wangwu Mountain, we discovered it’s your home, Grandmother!"
A profound longing filled Old Lady Ji’s eyes, yet her face also showed traces of helplessness and sorrow.
"Did your Seventh Uncle and his granduncles on the island acknowledge each other?"
Xiaosuisui nodded. "They did. Oh, Grandmother, Seventh Uncle is incredibly formidable now; he’s already reached the Sixth Realm! Do you want me to bring him into this Dream Realm so you can chat with him?"
Old Lady Ji hurriedly waved her hand. "No need for now. I don’t wish to speak with him. Tell me, what’s the story behind your current Power?"
Hearing this, Xiaosuisui silently lowered her head, her voice tinged with sadness. "It was Great-Grandfather. He transferred all his Power to me!"
"You... What did you say?"
Old Lady Ji’s eyes widened involuntarily, filled with worry. After a moment, she let out another soft sigh.
"This is all fate! If destiny wills it so, there’s nothing I can do!"
She had once believed she would never return in her lifetime, provided no one on the island possessed the same heaven-bestowed talent she had—an exceptional innate constitution and naturally interconnected meridians.