106: Chapter 106 Green Snake Meets the Supreme Elder
"Um."
"West River Maiden wins."
"Boo—"
A chorus of boos rang out.
Although the result was a bit unexpected, Xu Qing was quite happy to win without a fight.
After all, who would want to work hard if they could slack off?
"West River Maiden, please come with me."
"The Grand Elder is already waiting for you."
After cupping his hands in a salute to Xu Qing, the Referee Elder said.
Xu Qing then followed the Referee Elder off the arena and flew toward the summit of the Grand Elder's cloud peak.
"You've arrived?"
On the cloud peak, Elder Li looked at Xu Qing with a light smile.
The Referee Elder bowed to Elder Li and then flew away.
"Are you the Grand Elder?"
Xu Qing asked, puzzled.
"I am indeed the Grand Elder; the Elder Li stationed at West River is my Clone."
Elder Li said.
Xu Qing understood. This Grand Elder had simply been an Elder for too long and wanted to find some amusement.
Teasing this underage green snake.
Despicable.
And making him go find the main body.
"So, what did you want to see me about?"
Elder Li looked at Xu Qing, smiling.
The corner of Xu Qing's mouth twitched. He took a deep breath and scanned Elder Li from head to toe.
Since Daya said she was trustworthy, there was no need for him to be coy.
"Look at this."
Xu Qing took out the sword heart that Daya had given him.
"This is..."
Elder Li's expression changed to shock, and the smile on her face faded.
She wore a serious expression.
Then, she said something that shocked Xu Qing for the whole year.
"Do you know my mother's whereabouts?"
Elder Li drew the sword heart from Xu Qing's hand into her own, her voice trembling slightly.
"Huh?"
"What?"
"What is this girl talking about? Mother? Who?"
"It can't be Daya, right?"
"Just like that, I became a grandfather to a Nascent Soul Great Perfection granddaughter."
"Started as a green snake, and the Grand Elder is my granddaughter?"
Apparently, Elder Li seemed to notice Xu Qing's shock and quickly added.
"I was adopted and raised by Mother."
"Mother is devoted to pursuing the Dao; how could she be moved by worldly desires!"
At Elder Li's words, the only thing that came to Xu Qing's mind was...
Daya holding a wooden stick, pointing at the sky, and shouting in a childish voice.
"The Luck of heaven and earth is divided into ten parts; I, the Genius snake Daya, claim eight for myself."
It was so out of character.
"Where is my mother now, and how is she doing?"
"So there really was something fishy about her passing?"
"I knew it! Her Lifespan was still long; how could she have passed away so easily!"
"It must be those bastards from the Xuanji Sect!"
Elder Li wore an expression of resentment, revealing two small fangs, which was quite cute.
But the face-blind Xu Qing couldn't tell.
This was the first time Xu Qing had seen the gentle and elegant Elder Li make such an expression.
After all, in front of him, her grandfather, this Elder Li had always maintained the image of a gentle and kind person.
"...I'll tell the truth."
"She won't hit me, will she?"
Xu Qing played with his saliva.
He began to hesitate whether to tell his granddaughter the truth.
"Actually, your mother..."
"Is currently being raised by me, and she calls me Father."
Xu Qing felt the surrounding air drop by several degrees.
So scary, so scary.
"My mother had an accident and lost her memory and power?"
"Since you have Mother's sword heart, but Mother didn't come with you, it means she recently recovered her memory for a period of time?"
Elder Li was worthy of being a Nascent Soul Elder; she quickly grasped the situation based on the available information.
"Elder is correct."
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
Elder Li said in a slightly complaining tone.
Then she realized something; it seemed...
It was she who insisted on having fun and brought Xu Qing directly to meet the main body; she could have seen her long ago.
"..."
"Where is Mother now?"
Elder Li asked.
"In the River God Temple."
After Xu Qing finished speaking, Elder Li's face twisted even more.
She was right next door, and her Clone had been guarding Mother all this time, yet she hadn't noticed.
And she dared to call herself Mother's thoughtful little padded jacket!
"Let's go, to West River!"
Elder Li swept her hand, a stream of light lifted Xu Qing up, and then she set up an Escape Light and soared into the sky.
The surrounding scenery retreated rapidly.
Very quickly, the Escape Light landed in the West River Maiden Temple.
The Escape Light that Xu Qing used was like an ant crawling compared to her Escape Light.
"Hurry, take me to see Mother!"
"I want to see Mother!"
Elder Li shook Xu Qing's shoulders.
She looked anxious.
The image of the thoughtful big sister had completely collapsed.
"Stop shaking, stop shaking."
"I'll take you there, but you need to prepare yourself mentally."
"Your mother has lost her memory and Dao Cultivation, and her body has also returned to... well, being young."
Xu Qing was afraid that Elder Li wouldn't be able to handle the shock.
He brought the now-calm Elder Li to Daya.
"Mother!"
"Daddy!"
"Sigh!"
The atmosphere suddenly became a bit awkward.
Upon seeing Daya, the word "Mother" slipped out of Elder Li's mouth.
And Daya also happily called out "Daddy" to Xu Qing.
Xu Qing habitually responded.
"Hoo..."
Elder Li took a deep breath and looked at Xu Qing.
Xu Qing felt as if he were being stared at by a venomous snake.
Wait, he was a snake himself.
Then it was "Xu Qing felt as if he were being stared at by a venomous person."
"Maiden, what is going on?"
"Why does my mother call you Daddy?"
"..."
"Believe it or not, she called me that the moment she saw me, and I couldn't stop her."
Daya also seemed to sense that the atmosphere was wrong.
She timidly hugged Xu Qing's big tail and hid behind him.
"Daddy, who is this auntie?"
"So scary..."
Elder Li felt as if she had been struck by lightning and froze in place.
Then her body swayed, looking lost and dejected.
"Auntie, Auntie... So scary, so scary."
She crouched down and held Daya's shoulders.
"Mother, it's me, Xiao Mo."
"Mother."
"Daddy."
"...Sigh."
"You are not allowed to respond."
"Mother."
"Daddy."
"..."
"Elder Li, you're scaring Daya."
Xu Qing leaned down and took Daya into his arms.
Daya wrapped her arms around Xu Qing's neck and curled up against his chest.
She looked like she was about to cry.
After all, the current Daya was just a frail little girl who could take down dozens of adults.
A little bit of intimidation released casually by a Nascent Soul Great Perfection could scare Daya.
Moreover, Elder Li was unstable, and her pressure was faintly leaking out.
"...Is there any way for Mother to recover?"
Elder Li looked at Daya in Xu Qing's arms, was silent for a while, and asked.
"Daya recovered her memory a while ago."
"She said that as long as she can reclaim the deity transformation imprint, there is a way to recover."
"So, it was also her instruction that I contact you."
Hearing this from Xu Qing, Elder Li's expression softened slightly.
"Mother told you to come find me."
"As expected, Mother has me in her heart."