"Um, actually, I wanted to ask the old madam, how did you know we snuck in?" Leng Ruo Li asked her curiously.
"Little girl, that's my secret. If you really want to know, I can tell you. Follow me, all of you." The old woman said with a smile as she looked at Leng Ruo Li, her gaze as if she were seeing a granddaughter she hadn't seen in a long time, which made Leng Ruo Li feel very uneasy.
Afterward, the old woman immediately stood up and gestured for Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han to follow her. This time, Leng Ruo Li gave Jun Mo Han a meaningful glance, then stood up without hesitation and followed closely behind the old woman to the outside of a room. The old woman beside the old madam quickly opened the door for the three of them.
After Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han entered the room with the old madam, the old woman beside the old madam closed the door behind them and stood guard outside. As for Leng Ruo Li, she began to survey the small room as soon as she entered. In the center of the room was a steaming hot spring pool. Beside the pool were several night-blooming pearls the size of bowls, even larger than the four night-blooming pearls they had seen in the cave. These were likely used for lighting, indicating how wealthy the owner of this house was. Six wide, transparent white gauze curtains hung down from above the hot spring pool, adding a lot of mystery to this pool that was only a few square meters in size. Flower bonsai were placed along the surrounding walls, adding a touch of vitality to the room.
"Old madam, why did you bring us here?" Leng Ruo Li asked curiously.
"Didn't you just ask me how I knew you snuck into my house? I'll show you now." The old woman said, then took out two green leaves from her sleeve and tossed them into the hot spring water. Instantly, the hot spring water turned into a mirror, displaying the scene of Leng Jin Yu and his son, and Ming Jiu Xiao and the others on the isolated island.
At this moment, Leng Jin Yu was staring at the sea, seemingly waiting for Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han to return. Leng Ruo Rui walked over and persuaded him to return to the tent to rest, but Leng Jin Yu told him to rest first. Leng Ruo Rui persuaded him for a long time, but in the end, he still refused to go back. Leng Ruo Rui helplessly returned to the tent to rest by himself.
Then, the old woman spread her palms and gently swiped above the hot spring pool, changing the scene in the pool. This time, it showed the cave where they had been before. Then, the old woman swiped her hand again, and the scene of the nearby sea appeared.
Good heavens, this hot spring pool's function was too amazing! This was equivalent to a modern surveillance camera! It seemed their tracks were exposed under this old woman's eyes as soon as they entered the cave. To think they were so careful and sneaky, but in reality, the other party knew everything. At this moment, Leng Ruo Li felt as if ten thousand wild horses were galloping through her heart, and even Jun Mo Han found it incredible.
However, at this moment, the old woman suddenly turned around and looked at Leng Ruo Li, asking, "Little girl, is the middle-aged man accompanying you your biological father, Leng Jin Yu?"
"Yes! Old madam, do you know my father?" Leng Ruo Li asked, looking at the old woman in shock.
But the old woman shook her head and said, "This old woman does not know your father, but this old woman has a connection with your mother, Xia Wan Er. In terms of seniority, you should still call me maternal grandmother, because this old woman is Xia Wan Er's godmother, and you are Xia Wan Er's biological daughter, so it's right for me to let you call me maternal grandmother, isn't it?"
Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han: "..."
Leng Ruo Li realized at this moment that her mother had an acquaintance outside who was so wealthy, a godmother.
"Does the old madam know where my mother is now?" Leng Ruo Li asked anxiously.
"Alas, this old woman has been looking for her, but has not found her to this day," the old woman sighed.
Leng Ruo Li was completely stunned after hearing the old woman's words.
"Old madam, isn't my mother in your Flower Clan? How come even you, the head of the Flower Clan, don't know?"
"Little girl, this old woman truly doesn't know. After your mother gave birth to you, she was harmed to the point of having only one breath left. Fortunately, Flower Third Aunt discovered it in time and secretly fed your mother a life-sustaining tonic, saving your mother's life and putting her in a state of suspended animation."
"After your father buried your mother, Flower Third Aunt dug your mother out of the grave and replaced her with a wax figure that looked just like her, placing it in the coffin. Then, she quickly restored your mother's grave to its original state. But unexpectedly, a few days later, someone actually dug out your mother's coffin and burned it. Flower Third Aunt said that your father was so angry when he learned that his wife's grave had been dug up and her coffin burned that he vomited blood on the spot and fainted for several days. The ashes of your mother were nowhere to be found..."
After hearing this, Leng Ruo Li instantly understood one thing: no wonder Leng Jin Yu had never taken her to pay respects at Xia Wan Er's grave.
"What happened next?" Leng Ruo Li asked again.
"Later, Flower Third Aunt successfully took your mother away from the capital and brought her back to the Flower Clan for treatment. However, Flower Third Aunt also had to abide by your mother's instructions to protect you, so she returned to the capital to take care of you."
"Because your mother was weakened from giving birth to you, she became a living dead person and could only stay in the Flower Clan to recuperate. During the years she was in a coma, this old woman developed many superior elixirs for her to prolong her life. I thought she had no hope of waking up, but a few years ago, one day, your mother was suddenly awakened by a thunderclap."
"As soon as she woke up, she wanted to return to the capital to find you father and sons. But on the night she was to depart, she was poisoned with the Jade Butterfly Gu by a traitor in our Flower Clan. However, she still endured immense pain and went to the capital to see you. After that, she never returned to the Flower Clan." The old woman patiently told Leng Ruo Li about the past bits and pieces.
However, what Leng Ruo Li did not expect was that the Flower Clan, which they had been trying to find without success, had no news of her mother.
"Old madam, is that Flower Third Aunt the Flower Nanny who took care of me when I was young?"
The old woman nodded affirmatively.
"Exactly, Flower Third Aunt is your Flower Nanny."
"But old madam, do you really not know your whereabouts at all? Isn't your hot spring pool very powerful? Can I see my mother through it?"
"Little girl, this hot spring pool can only observe the sea around our island, not the entire ocean or the entire East Sea. Even if you are standing on this island sometimes, if you are wearing a type of blood jade, I cannot see you through the hot spring pool," the old woman said directly, not afraid of Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han knowing their Flower Clan's secrets.
"Then where did my mother go? Is she still alive?" Leng Ruo Li murmured, listening to the old woman's words.