Mu Qihan took a deep breath and stared straight down at his feet.
After a long while, he looked up at his father. "I'll follow all your arrangements, but I want my memories back!"
Lord Mu didn't hesitate. He nodded. "The people from Snow God Mountain made you seal your memories just because they were afraid you'd threaten their status. Now that you no longer belong here, it's only reasonable to break the seal."
Mu Qihan shifted his gaze and didn't say another word.
On the other side, Nan Chaoyu had been waiting at the entrance of the secret realm for a long time when an unassuming carriage slowly rumbled over.
With a sharp eye, she noticed the emblem of the Lord's Mansion on the carriage and recognized it as the one Mu Qihan had taken when he left.
She perked up, planning to sneak in later when there was chaos.
But unexpectedly, only Mu Qihan got off the carriage and walked in alone.
Lord Mu lingered outside the barrier for a while. Soon, another carriage came. She recognized the emblem on it too.
"Snow God Mountain!" Nan Chaoyu murmured. Sure enough, two people got off the carriage, a man and a woman.
The woman was her cousin, Nan Chaoxue!
Back on Snow God Mountain, her master had punished her all because of this cousin.
After all these years, Nan Chaoyu had learned to control her emotions. Even when she found out her mother had arranged a marriage for her, she hadn't been this angry.
But seeing Nan Chaoxue, the anger in her heart couldn't be contained. If it weren't for this woman framing her, she and Mu Qihan wouldn't have missed out on so many years.
Long Yi sensed the turmoil in Nan Chaoyu's state of mind and howled immediately. "Girl, don't be impulsive!"
But Nan Chaoyu ignored him and rushed out directly, drawing her Mysterious Ice Sword.
After being promoted to a Spiritualist, Nan Chaoyu could fully control the Mysterious Ice Sword.
At this moment, the Mysterious Ice Sword, carrying the power of wind and snow, slashed towards Nan Chaoxue.
None of the people standing outside the secret realm had expected there to be someone hiding here. When the Mysterious Ice Sword was about to strike Nan Chaoxue, Lord Mu finally reacted and hastily raised his sword to block.
But how could an ordinary weapon block the Mysterious Ice Sword? Lord Mu's sword broke instantly.
Although this didn't completely block the attack, it gave Nan Chaoxue a chance to dodge.
"Nan Chaoyu, you're not dead?"
Nan Chaoyu missed her strike and sheathed her sword. Looking at Nan Chaoxue's shocked expression, she raised her eyebrows. "Did you think I was dead? Didn't Master tell you?"
Nan Chaoxue's face turned ashen. She really didn't know Nan Chaoyu was still alive.
Seeing her expression, Nan Chaoyu snorted and glanced at the man beside her.
He wasn't as good - looking as Mu Qihan and was timid. His eyes when looking at Nan Chaoxue were a bit pitying. "I didn't expect you'd end up marrying such a wimp. It seems you still haven't won Master's favor!"
The Grand Priest of Snow God Mountain, in his white robe, was cold and elegant, winning the hearts of many girls. Unfortunately, Nan Chaoxue was one of them. Now it seemed that her passion had all gone to waste.
Nan Chaoxue's face became even uglier. But then, as if remembering something, the corner of her mouth curled into a strange smile. "Young Master Mu is really handsome. But you, you like that Mu Qihan. But do you know? Mu Qihan is going to disappear forever!"
Nan Chaoyu's expression turned cold. She looked at Lord Mu. "Lord Mu, is Mu Qihan your son?"
Lord Mu now knew who Nan Chaoyu was. A look of guilt appeared on his face. "It's Han'er's mother who came. I had no choice but to let him go."
"Is he going with his mother?"
Lord Mu nodded and advised, "Girl, I know you like Han'er, but it's really impossible for the two of you!"
"Lord Mu, if you admitted you were afraid of being implicated by Mu Qihan, I'd still respect you as a man. But now, without knowing the situation, you've pushed Mu Qihan out. You're hardly a worthy father!"
Nan Chaoyu was heart - broken at this moment. Regardless of anything, she was about to rush into the barrier.
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from afar. "My lord!"
Nan Chaoyu turned around and saw a group of people hurrying over. The leader was a young man in black.
"Guanyu!" Nan Chaoyu just remembered that she had asked Ye Yun to find people. She didn't expect Guanyu to have made it here.
Guanyu frowned slightly and looked at the barrier in front of him. "My lord, what do you want to do?"
"I'm going to find him!"
It was obvious who this "him" was.
Guanyu was conflicted in his heart but didn't dare to show it at all. Abiding by his subordinate's boundaries, he pleaded, "My lord, what about us?"
Nan Chaoyu was silent for a moment, then sighed. She raised her hand and patted Guanyu on the shoulder. "Leave these to you, Guanyu. I'll wait for you!"
Guanyu tightly clenched his fingers. He knew this was an unchangeable thing.
"Miss Nan, you can't get into this barrier! Even if you're a Spiritualist, you won't be able to."
Nan Chaoyu didn't even give him a look. She drew out her Mysterious Ice Sword and slashed at the barrier.
But a strange thing happened. When the Mysterious Ice Sword touched the barrier, it was directly swallowed.
Right in front of everyone's eyes, Nan Chaoyu disappeared into the barrier!
"So that's how it is!"
After a moment of stupefaction, Lord Mu reacted.
"So the other half of Han'er's heart - blood was given to her."
On the other side, Nan Chaoyu rushed in and was immediately enveloped by a powerful pressure.
She spat out a mouthful of blood and quickly circulated her spiritual power to resist.
After the pressure subsided, she was shocked by the scene in front of her.
All she could see were towering mountains, piercing the clouds, densely packed, extremely spectacular.
"No wonder it's called the Thousand - Peak Forest."
Just then, her finger felt hot. Her vision blurred, and an old man in a gorgeous blue - patterned robe with a white beard appeared in front of her. He tugged at his beard and walked around her. "Girl, I didn't expect you'd really get in!"
This familiar tone made Nan Chaoyu stunned. She tentatively called out, "Are you Senior Long Yi?"
But the person she saw in the Soul - Devouring Sea Secret Realm didn't look like this!
Long Yi knew what she was thinking and coughed awkwardly. "The one you saw back then was when I was young. This is what I look like now."
The lifespan of the Dragon race was very long. He was the first dragon since the beginning of time. Although he could change his appearance at will, he had a large number of descendants now. It would be embarrassing to have a young face all the time!
As for the appearance in the secret realm, it was just for fun.
Nan Chaoyu understood. Long Yi continued, "This is indeed a time - space passage. I sensed the aura of my kind, so I showed myself."
After saying that, he led Nan Chaoyu forward and murmured, "I wonder which little dragon cub came. Could it be looking for me?"
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, the view suddenly opened up. In an open space surrounded by mountains, three people were confronting each other.
One of them was unexpectedly Mu Qihan. Nan Chaoyu rushed up directly. "Mu Qihan!"
Mu Qihan's face changed when he saw her. It seemed he wanted to push her away.
But Nan Chaoyu didn't give him the chance. She directly hugged him. "Wherever you're going, take me with you. I definitely won't be a burden to you. Otherwise, I won't let you go anywhere. If your father doesn't want you, I do!"
Mu Qihan felt a softness in his heart. He helplessly pulled her into his arms and whispered in her ear, "Okay!"
Hearing this, Nan Chaoyu didn't notice anything wrong with him. She instantly regained her energy and stood up straight, standing beside him.
She looked at the man and woman opposite.
At this moment, Long Yi behind rushed up and roared at the two people opposite. "You two unfilial children! My clone has been missing for so many years, and you've only come looking for me now!"
The two people opposite were stunned. After regaining their senses and seeing who was in front of them, they were stunned for a moment and shouted in unison, "Dad, why are you here?"
Nan Chaoyu twitched the corner of her mouth. The way the Dragon race addressed each other was really earthy!
Long Yi was stunned. "You weren't looking for me?"
The woman opposite shook her head. Her eyes were a bit complicated as she looked at Mu Qihan and said, "Dad, I'm here to take Han'er home!"
"Han'er?" Long Yi widened his eyes. He looked at Mu Qihan and then at his daughter, saying in disbelief, "He's the son you gave birth to?"
Nan Chaoyu was also a bit confused. Was Mu Qihan a dragon?
She heard the woman say, "Yes."
At this moment, Long Yi understood. No wonder he had felt a sense of familiarity when he saw this girl in the secret realm back then. It was because she had half of this kid's heart - blood in her. No wonder.
As for why he hadn't felt that Mu Qihan was familiar?
Long Yi thought it was because he was too much like his father.
He hated that kind of aura so much. How could he pay careful attention to it!
Now the truth was out. Nan Chaoyu thought this should be a very harmonious journey home. But unexpectedly, Long Yi was really good at causing trouble.
Right in front of Mu Qihan, he brought up the words he had casually made up back then, saying that Nan Chaoyu should marry the Crown Prince of the Dragon race.
After saying this, the faces of the two people opposite turned black. The man looked at Long Yi. "Dad, this isn't appropriate!"
"Dad, we shouldn't take this woman back." Mu Qihan's mother also spoke up.
At this moment, before Long Yi could say anything, Mu Qihan stopped them. "Mother, if you want me to go back, I'll definitely take Xiaoyu with me. If you don't let me take her, I'd rather die in front of you than go back with you."
The woman's face stiffened and she couldn't say a word! All her excuses for persuasion were destroyed by this one sentence!
At this moment, the space began to vibrate. Long Yi remained calm. He soared into the air, transforming into a huge golden dragon spiritual body. He grabbed Mu Qihan and Nan Chaoyu and rushed towards the sky above.
The two people behind saw this and quickly followed.
There was not a trace of fear in Nan Chaoyu's eyes. She tilted her head and glanced at Mu Qihan.
She had just heard Mu Qihan call her Xiaoyu. Only one person had ever called her that.
It seemed Mu Qihan had retrieved those memories that belonged to them. Since that was the case, what else did she have to be dissatisfied with?
In the future, as long as she had Mu Qihan, she wasn't afraid!
She'd never be afraid!