209: Entrusting one's life to the Thunder Seal Inheritance

Nourished by the Starlight Dew and the Medicinal Pill, Madam Liu finally woke up after being unconscious for a day and a night.

When she opened her eyes, the first thing that came into view was her daughter Gongsun Yu's small face, filled with worry and exhaustion.

"Yu'er..." Madam Liu's voice was hoarse, carrying the weakness of one who had survived a disaster.

"Mother! You're awake!" Gongsun Yu wept with joy, hurriedly supporting Madam Liu as she tried to sit up, and carefully feeding her some water.

Leaning into her daughter's embrace, feeling her daughter's body temperature and her heartfelt concern, Madam Liu felt a mix of sorrow and warmth in her heart.

She gently stroked her daughter's hair, looking at her with loving and careful eyes.

Having experienced this life-and-death ordeal, her daughter seemed to have grown up quite a bit all of a sudden; there was less childishness between her brows and more determination.

However, as a mother, she keenly sensed some subtle changes in her daughter—a kind of... faint, alluring charm belonging to a mature woman, especially around her eyes and brows. The innocence was still there, but it was faintly tinged with a delicate charm, the result of being carefully cherished and nurtured.

Madam Liu was an experienced woman; her heart sank slightly. She gently took Gongsun Yu's hand, and her Spiritual Qi unobtrusively probed into her body.

This probe made her heart tremble violently! Her daughter's Nascent Yin was gone, and traces of pure, masculine Spiritual Qi, which also carried the all-encompassing aura of Chaos, remained in her body—the very same source as that of Young Master Lin Xuan, who had saved them from fire and water!

"Yu'er, you..." Madam Liu looked at her daughter, her eyes complex—filled with shock, worry, and a hint of realization.

In such a desperate situation, it did not seem surprising that something had happened between her daughter and that powerful, loyal, and righteous Young Master Lin. It was just that...

Gongsun Yu felt a bit guilty under her mother's gaze; her small face instantly flushed red. She lowered her head and whispered, her voice like a mosquito's buzz: "Mother... I... Big Brother Lin and I..."

Her shy yet sweet demeanor already explained everything.

Madam Liu sighed softly in her heart but did not blame her.

She could see that her daughter relied on and adored that Young Master Lin wholeheartedly, and that Young Master Lin, in order to save them, had taken great risks. His strength, character, and sense of responsibility were all top-notch.

To be able to entrust her daughter to such a man in these chaotic times was perhaps the greatest stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

"Help me up, Yu'er," Madam Liu said softly.

Gongsun Yu hurriedly and carefully helped her mother up.

Madam Liu's gaze swept across the temporary campsite, seeing Lin Xuan sitting cross-legged and recuperating not far away, along with two stunningly beautiful women by his side—one as cold as the moon, the other as alluring as fire.

She understood in her heart that this Young Master Lin already had confidantes by his side, and by the looks of it, they got along quite well. It was already a blessing that her daughter could win his heart.

"Young Master Lin." Madam Liu's voice was still weak but carried a sense of solemnity.

Hearing this, Lin Xuan opened his eyes. Seeing that Madam Liu had awakened, he walked over with Su Wanqing and Qu Feiyan.

"Auntie, how are you feeling?" Lin Xuan asked with concern.

Madam Liu nodded slightly: "Many thanks to Young Master Lin for saving our lives. If it weren't for you, the two of us would have long since..."

She paused, a trace of sorrow flashing in her eyes, clearly remembering her husband, Gongsun Lie, who had completely vanished while trying to save them.

She suppressed her grief, looked straight at Lin Xuan, and her tone became exceptionally serious: "Young Master Lin, I have something to ask you, and I request that you tell me the truth. Have you... and my daughter Yu'er already consummated your relationship?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere instantly became somewhat subtle.

Su Wanqing's cold eyes flickered, and she turned her face away, her emotions unreadable. Qu Feiyan watched with great interest as Lin Xuan and Gongsun Yu, who had instantly turned bright red, reacted.

Lin Xuan was slightly stunned; he had not expected Madam Liu to be so direct.

He glanced at Gongsun Yu, who was so embarrassed she wished she could crawl into a crack in the ground, and then met Madam Liu's gaze calmly, without the slightest evasion, and nodded solemnly: "Yes. Little Yu and I are in love, and we pledged our hearts to each other during our previous training. Wanqing and Feiyan are also aware of this."

He did not shirk responsibility but instead admitted it openly, including Su Wanqing and Qu Feiyan in his statement, making his stance clear.

Looking at Lin Xuan's calm gaze, and then at the two stunning women beside him who, despite their different styles, tacitly accepted this, the last shred of Madam Liu's concern dissipated.

This young man was not an irresponsible person, and he seemed to have his own unique way of handling the world.

"Good." Madam Liu took a deep breath, as if having made up her mind about something. "Since that is the case, I will formally entrust Yu'er to you, Young Master Lin! I hope you will treat her well in the future and not let her suffer any grievances."

As she spoke, she actually struggled to bow to Lin Xuan.

"Auntie, you must not!" Lin Xuan hurriedly stepped forward to support her. "Rest assured, Little Yu is my woman. I, Lin Xuan, swear here that I will protect her for the rest of her life and will never fail her!"

Hearing the conversation between her mother and Lin Xuan, Gongsun Yu felt both sweet and shy, but more than that, she felt a sense of relief, as if things had finally settled.

She walked to Lin Xuan's side, hugged his arm tightly, and nodded vigorously at her mother, her eyes filled with tears but also with a happy glow.

Madam Liu felt slightly comforted seeing her daughter find a place to belong.

Her expression then turned serious, and she said: "Young Master Lin, Yu'er, the Family has suffered such a great disaster, and Hao... Gongsun Hao is deeply sinful; his life and death will be decided by the Family laws. The Family cannot be without a head for even a day, and the Legacy cannot be broken."

She looked at Gongsun Yu, her gaze becoming extremely solemn: "Yu'er, your father sacrificed himself to protect the Family. As his only Bloodline, and having found such a good match in Young Master Lin, you must shoulder the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the Family!"

Gongsun Yu's delicate body trembled upon hearing this, and a look of disbelief appeared in her eyes.

The Family had always had a rule: the core Legacy and the position of Family head were passed only to men, not women!

Madam Liu saw her daughter's hesitation and said in a deep voice: "In extraordinary times, one must take extraordinary measures! Ancestral teachings are dead, but people are alive! Do you want to watch the Gongsun Family's foundation and Legacy be destroyed in our hands? If your father's spirit is in heaven, he would surely support this!"

As she spoke, she struggled to take out a square seal from her bosom. It was neither gold nor jade, purple and glowing throughout, with countless fine thunder runes engraved on its surface.

As soon as the seal appeared, it emitted an ancient and majestic aura of thunder, causing the Thunder Spiritual Qi in the surrounding air to become somewhat more active.

"This is... the Family head's token, the 'Purple Heaven Thunder Seal'?!" Gongsun Yu exclaimed.

She had only seen descriptions of it in the Family records; this seal was not only a symbol of power but also contained the Legacy of the Gongsun Family's highest core Cultivation Technique!

"Correct." Madam Liu solemnly placed the Thunder Seal into Gongsun Yu's hand. "This seal is now passed to you! From this day on, you are the acting family head of the Gongsun Family! Once the Family is stable, we will hold a formal ceremony! The seal contains the Complete Manual of our clan's supreme secret classic, the 'Nine Heavens Thunder Control True Art', as well as the cultivation insights of past Family heads. I hope you will Cultivate diligently and not tarnish your father's reputation!"

Holding the heavy Thunder Seal, feeling the vast power of thunder and the Legacy information within, Gongsun Yu felt as if a thousand-jin burden had been placed on her shoulders. But looking at her mother's expectant gaze and Lin Xuan's encouraging eyes, she took a deep breath, and her eyes became incomparably firm.

"Daughter... will certainly not fail Mother's trust! I will revitalize the Family and bring glory to our house!"

Madam Liu nodded with relief and finally looked at Lin Xuan: "Young Master Lin, I have one more presumptuous request. Yu'er is young, and her cultivation is still shallow; there will surely be many difficulties in revitalizing the Family. Could you... marry her as soon as possible? Firstly, to establish her status and give her peace of mind; and secondly, with you, a Nascent Soul True Monarch, as her husband, you can deter petty villains and help her stabilize the situation."

Lin Xuan took Gongsun Yu's hand, feeling the slight dampness and firmness of her palm, and promised Madam Liu solemnly: "Rest assured, Auntie. Once matters here are settled and Sect affairs are arranged, I will surely marry Little Yu with great fanfare!"

The dust had settled, and the entrustment was complete.

After experiencing the drastic changes in the Family and the pain of losing her father, Gongsun Yu had taken up the burden of the Family as a woman and pledged her marriage to the one she loved.

The road ahead was still full of challenges, but with Lin Xuan as her backing, her mother's support, and this heavy responsibility on her shoulders, she would surely break out of her cocoon like a butterfly and open a new era of her own.

And in Lin Xuan's harem, a little wife burdened with the heavy responsibility of a Family had officially been added.