The journey through the sky was quick, but it was also clear that Hong Lingyan was truly anxious. Even though the Demon Grand Duke had already been slain and Spatial Teleportation was available, she still insisted on using the clumsy method of flying over.
However, Ling Xiaoyou had no intention of reminding her. After all, when it came to things like physical checkups, the later the better!
But even if it could be delayed, with Hong Lingyan’s speed at her cultivation realm, how much slower could it really be?
In just a moment, Hong Lingyan carried the two girls to the other side of the city and brought them down to land.
During the descent, Ling Xiaoyou looked at the dozen or so figures on the ground who seemed small but radiated extraordinary presence, and recognized several of their identities.
They were none other than Bai Qiuyin and Li Xueman, along with other Dongxu Realm Cultivators she had seen before.
Besides these people, there were also some figures Ling Xiaoyou had never seen before, but to be able to stand alongside these people, they surely were no small figures.
Noticing the sudden appearance of Hong Lingyan descending from the sky, the several people who had been conversing stopped their discussions and looked toward Hong Lingyan, then noticed the two girls on her shoulders.
Watching the two girls being set down by Hong Lingyan, Bai Qiuyin and Li Xueman, who recognized them as their own children, exchanged a puzzled glance, both seeing strange emotions in each other’s eyes.
That was odd. Hadn’t they told these children to leave quickly earlier?
But why had they suddenly been carried back by Hong Lingyan?
Then they came to the side of the three, and Bai Qiuyin pulled Bai Shuanglian and Ling Xiaoyou left and right to look them over, while strangely questioning Hong Lingyan. Full of confusion, the two said a brief goodbye to the others and came to the side of the three.
“Hong Lingyan, what are you…? What are you doing??”
Then she furrowed her brow slightly, discovering that although the two children had no visible injuries, their condition was not good, as if they had been through many battles.
Ling Xiaoyou and Bai Shuanglian exchanged a glance. After thinking about it, they still did not speak, and could only be manipulated like dolls by Bai Qiuyin.
“An idiot who doesn’t know medicine, stop pawing at them.”
Before Bai Qiuyin could look at them any longer, Hong Lingyan glared at her, and the two girls were snatched back from her hands as if Hong Lingyan were guarding her food. Then she pulled the confused Li Xueman over and said:
“Come, Xiaoxue, hurry and give these two children a proper examination, see if they’ve been afflicted by any curses or hidden injuries.”
“Huh?”
Although Li Xueman was very puzzled and confused, she still obediently complied.
As the Law Array on the ground lit up, spiritual light enveloped Ling Xiaoyou and Bai Shuanglian, and Li Xueman began to concentrate fully on examining their physical condition.
“So what exactly is the situation?”
Bai Qiuyin crossed her arms and looked at Hong Lingyan, her eyes full of confusion, and said:
“Shouldn’t these two children have already left through the Teleportation Array? Why did you drag them back?”
“Drag them back? Do you think I have nothing better to do than drag safe children back?”
Hong Lingyan glared at Bai Qiuyin and let out a cold snort, saying:
“These two children chose to stay on their own!”
“Huh?”
Bai Qiuyin looked astonished.
“What are they staying for? The situation earlier was so dangerous. Wouldn’t staying just cause trouble?”
Although she believed in Bai Shuanglian and Ling Xiaoyou’s abilities, just as elders always worry about their own children, even understanding their capabilities, Bai Qiuyin would not feel at ease letting them stay, let alone that this incident was far beyond what the two could handle.
Although only Bai Shuanglian was her Bai Family’s child, Bai Shuanglian liked Ling Xiaoyou so much, and Bai Qiuyin had already interacted with her before and was very satisfied with this child, having long since treated her as her future niece-in-law! So Ling Xiaoyou was of course also her own child!
Hong Lingyan’s thoughts were similar to Bai Qiuyin’s. These two old rivals were, in some ways, quite in sync.
“Cause trouble?”
Upon hearing this word, Hong Lingyan wore an expression of barely suppressed laughter, which made Bai Qiuyin furious. But she still forcefully suppressed her emotions. The children were all here; if she really settled scores with this woman, it would look bad. At the very least, she would have to wait until late at night when it was quiet.
As if sensing something, Hong Lingyan shivered, coughed lightly, and said:
“Don’t underestimate these two children. They didn’t stay to cause trouble! They stayed to help!”
Although Hong Lingyan still felt that Ling Xiaoyou and Bai Shuanglian staying was too reckless, she could not deny that they had indeed been of great help.
She recounted what she had learned to Bai Qiuyin. The latter was stunned for a moment, then rushed to Li Xueman’s side, hurriedly telling her to carefully examine these two children’s physical condition, absolutely not overlooking any potentially abnormal detail!
Then she was shooed back by Li Xueman.
Are you kidding? This lady is a very professional physician. Do you really think this lady is as unreliable as Hong Lingyan?!
“You’re right. These two children may have been a bit reckless, but they did indeed help a great deal.”
Although Bai Qiuyin did not know the specific details, what the Demon Grand Duke had schemed was definitely not simple. For these two children to be able to resolve this matter truly deserved to be called a great merit! And it had to be the kind that warranted a proper reward!
“So, Old Bai, should we…”
Hong Lingyan curved her lips, revealing a “hooked” smile, then wrapped an arm around Bai Qiuyin’s shoulder, and began to whisper some private words.
On the other side, Ling Xiaoyou glanced curiously at the two elders who were discussing something unknown, then looked curiously at the young woman beside her.
Earlier, Sister Ling seemed to have called her… Xiaoxue?
So that means this person is Senior Li Xueman?!
“Are you… Senior Li?”
Ling Xiaoyou looked at Li Xueman, still unable to restrain her curiosity, and asked.
This was the first time she had seen Li Xueman in this form, so it was only natural to be curious.
Li Xueman was not particularly surprised by this. She merely chuckled softly and said:
“What? Do I not look like it?”
Although the current Li Xueman appeared young, at most around the level of an older sister to Ling Xiaoyou, her gentle and virtuous temperament made her seem more like a motherly figure.
Yes, in comparison, Hong Lingyan was more like an unreliable older sister. There were times she seemed like a mother, but not as often as when she seemed like a sister.
“No, I just hadn’t expected it.”
Ling Xiaoyou shook her little head, looking at the current Li Xueman with eyes full of curiosity.
“By the way, Senior Li, wouldn’t it be nice for you to stay like this forever? Why do you turn into an old grandma?”
Although she had wanted to ask this ever since she learned that Li Xueman’s elderly appearance was not her real one, it was only now that Ling Xiaoyou could not help but ask.
After all, no one knew whether this would poke at a scar in Li Xueman’s heart. Now Ling Xiaoyou was simply too curious and could not hold back from asking.
But after saying it, she added:
“If you don’t want to talk about it, Senior, it’s fine not to. I was just a little curious.”