Chapter 22 Part 2
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Chapter 22: Please Return My Daughter to Me! (2)
Is this familiar yet strange Yaoguang Rabbit truly her eldest daughter?
The chest of the “Girl” was slightly undulating.
It’s fake!
Hey, you human, hurry up and return my real daughter to me!
She had imagined the scene of seeing the jade rabbit again many times—arguments, silence, accusations…
But the jade rabbit’s admission completely disrupted her plan. At this moment, she even felt that, as a mother, she was redundant.
“I…”
Ah, no!
This should not be happening.
The “Girl” pulled her head off and ran to the back of the palace.
Ah, this?
Bai Lian was dumbfounded.
She could fully understand the feelings of the “Young girl” as she fled, but… did she just pull her head off?
“King!”
The flower demons who had been leading the way hurried up.
In the blink of an eye, only Bai Lian and the jade rabbit were left in the palace. The jade rabbit squatted on the ground, looking at Bai Lian with a lost expression.
“It’s not a bad thing anyway!” Bai Lian said, picking up the jade rabbit. “It’s hard to solve problems by quarreling. Most of the time, it can only solve people with problems.”
The jade rabbit nodded vaguely.
Bai Lian continued, “The best solution is to communicate! More communication.”
It must be the same case between Master An Lan and Master Yan Yue. If they could have a good talk, they would understand each other.
The crux of the problem was how to create an opportunity for them to sit down for peace talks.
“Go ahead and have a good talk with your mother. It’s time to admit your mistakes. You don’t have any deep hatred, understand?”
Bai Lian patted the jade rabbit on the bottom.
“Haw.”
“I’ll wait for you here.”
The jade rabbit hesitated but eventually followed Bai Lian’s advice, chasing after the “Girl.”
In truth, it didn’t want to quarrel either.
But perhaps most of the time, the relationship between a mother and daughter was like this.
It was Bai Lian who gave it the excuse and the courage to step back.
Bai Lian wanted it to do this, so the jade rabbit did it.
After watching the jade rabbit go, Bai Lian casually surveyed the palace.
She waited for nearly half an hour.
A flower demon came out from behind the palace, bowing respectfully. “Your Excellency Bai Lian, our king wants to meet you alone.”
“Please lead the way.”
Bai Lian followed along the thick branches. She saw an expressionless “Girl” standing near a tree branch.
“Here you are.”
Bai Lian nodded and said nothing.
Is this the danger of sending the jade rabbit back?
She had always thought she would be robbed or killed on the way.
She had imagined someone from the Flying Fog not wanting to see the jade rabbit return, perhaps sending assassins to stop her.
But Bai Lian had guessed wrong. The Flying Fog was unexpectedly peaceful.
“Can you tell me something about my daughter?”
The jade rabbit?
“Of course.”
However, Bai Lian only shared what happened after the jade rabbit arrived at the Qiongming Peak and omitted the story of deceiving the jade rabbit. As for what had happened before that, she didn’t know.
It was these everyday trivialities that made the “Girl’s” heart ripple.
She was envious.
It felt like she had eaten several lemons in a row.
Even such ordinary daily life, she had never shared with the jade rabbit.
What made her feel even sadder was that the jade rabbit had learned to apologize!
Clearly, this should be a happy thing for her, but when she realized it was all taught by Bai Lian, she felt nothing but unhappiness.
She felt as though she had lost something important. The jealousy began to rise within her, so fierce that she wanted to rip Bai Lian’s head off.
But she couldn’t.
No way could she do such a thing.
She thought, if she were in Bai Lian’s shoes, could she be as good as Bai Lian?
She couldn’t.
The “Girl” remembered the rumors she had heard from the flower demons.
Bai Lian was the Elder Martial Sister of the Duxian sect. Her kindness was evident in her face, engraved on her hands, and imprinted in her heart.
She was kind to her master, younger Martial Sisters, fellow disciples, strange demonic beasts, and even people who were hostile to her…
People in the Duxian sect said she was a Natural Saint.
This reminded the “Girl” of her ancestor, Yaoguang. They might be of the same kind.
“But she is my daughter, my daughter…”
The “Girl” held her head, her voice filled with confusion.
Her daughter had grown, but not because of her.
What use was she now?
Bai Lian zipped her mouth.
She felt that offering words of comfort now would only add fuel to the fire, maybe even make the jade rabbit’s mother want to strangle her.
Well, let’s not say anything.
She felt touched.
There should be no big difference between raising younger Martial Sisters and raising daughters.
She tried to imagine the future—ten years from now. At that time, one of the two younger Martial Sisters would have conquered the entire Yunshan Mountain, and the other would wield a fairy weapon that would shock the world.
Would they still stay with her, like they did now?
When children grew up, they would leave their “Mom” eventually.
Thinking about this, Bai Lian felt a wave of sadness.
She suddenly thought of An Lan again. Was it because Master An Lan feared this very feeling that she refused to talk to Master Yan Yue?
Without feelings, there would be no concern. She wouldn’t be happy, but she wouldn’t suffer either.
What a tragedy!
Bai Lian looked up and suddenly heard the “Girl” ask, “Do you like my daughter?”
Then, the system task appeared suddenly.
[Task 1: “I don’t like her.” (Reward: Magic – Yaoguang Star Meteorite)]
[Task 2: “I like her.” (Reward: the Yaoguang Special Effect)]
“…”
Bai Lian took a sharp breath!
There must be something wrong with this task!
Although Task 1 was riskier, the reward of Task 2 was a Special Effect.
So far, the two Special Effects she had gained had caused her countless troubles, and the Yaoguang Special Effect would probably be no different.
Maybe she should choose Task 1?
Bai Lian shook her head.
Did she hate the jade rabbit?
Of course not.
Did she like the jade rabbit?
Yes, just as she cherished the two younger Martial Sisters.
She couldn’t lie in front of the jade rabbit’s mother.
“I like her.”
“I see.”
The “Girl” stood up, a plan forming in her mind.
If her jealousy couldn’t be eliminated, she would make Bai Lian her daughter too! That way, she would never envy her daughter again.
