Ling Luoyi fell silent, not daring to look at the woman with a concerned expression.
Seeing Ling Luoyi's demeanor, the woman smiled gently and said, "Mom knows Xiao Yi's answer. It's true, the outside world is so beautiful, Xiao Yi must want to see it too. Then go and see it, just remember to come home. Mom will wait for you to come home."
"Mom..."
Alas, no one would wait for her in that house anymore, and she never returned home because of it.
The two remained silent for a long time. Ling Luoyi had no appetite and only watched the woman finish eating.
"Xiao Yi, if you don't have an appetite, tell Mom later if you get hungry. Mom will heat up the food for you to eat."
The woman placed the dirty bowls in the sink and cleaned the kitchen.
Ling Luoyi watched her busy back, then suddenly walked over, hugged her, and pressed her face against her back.
Feeling Ling Luoyi's movement, the woman put down the bowls and asked, "Xiao Yi, what's wrong?"
Ling Luoyi slowly said, "Mom, don't move. I just want to lean on you, just for a moment."
She hadn't seen her for too long. She wished time could stop at this moment, and they could be together forever.
Outside the illusion, feeling time passing by, and Ling Luoyi showing no signs of waking up, Qiu Yuanxi gradually panicked. If an hour passed and Ling Luoyi did not emerge from the illusion, she would be completely lost within it and would never wake up.
Gu Yuncheng had been watching Ling Luoyi, who showed no change, and his heart sank. Did Luo Luo really not want him anymore?
"Demon Emperor Venerable, what should we do now?" Qiu Yuanxi was truly panicked. Seeing Gu Yuncheng unresponsive, she ran to the cat-shaped sacred beast and said, "Do you have a way to save her? I can give you my cultivation, but you must save her!"
"Really?" The cat-shaped sacred beast narrowed its eyes and asked.
"Really." Qiu Yuanxi nodded affirmatively. "The illusion was set up by you. Even if you can't withdraw it, you should be able to convey a message to her, right? As long as you can get the message to her and let her come out of the illusion, I will give you my cultivation."
"Qiu Yuanxi, you don't have to do this." Qiu Yuanxi's words brought Gu Yuncheng back to his senses. Realizing what she was about to do, he quickly stopped her, "Don't forget your identity!"
"But what about Xiao Luo'er?"
Qiu Yuanxi knew her identity, but if she couldn't even save one person, how could she save the entire human race? Besides, her cultivation could be regained. And…
"Xiao Luo'er wouldn't want you to do this either."
"I know, but I can't just watch her like this."
"She has never disappointed us, has she?"
Qiu Yuanxi was stunned by this statement. That's right, Xiao Luo'er had never disappointed them, not even once.
Seeing Qiu Yuanxi abandon the idea, the cat-shaped sacred beast became anxious and said, "Human girl, don't listen to that demon. Time is running out. If that girl doesn't come out soon, she'll be beyond saving! I'll convey a message for you, just give me your cultivation."
The noise was too much, so Gu Yuncheng directly sent it flying with a palm. The cat-shaped sacred beast fainted immediately.
Within the illusion, the woman had finished tidying everything up. Feeling Ling Luoyi hugging her, she smiled and said, "What's wrong, Xiao Yi? Weren't you just thinking about leaving Mom? Why are you so clingy now? Stay with Mom forever, okay?"
Ling Luoyi knew what this meant. If she agreed, she could stay with her mother forever, but it also meant she would never be able to leave the illusion.
Ling Luoyi didn't agree immediately. Memories of her time with her mother and her mother's voice echoed in her ears, coaxing her to agree.
Ling Luoyi was calm about these things. She nuzzled the woman's back and finally spoke, "Mom, if you had appeared earlier and asked me earlier, I would have agreed. But now, I can't let go of him anymore."
As Ling Luoyi spoke, the surrounding illusion began to crack.
"I know where this is. I came in voluntarily because I wanted to see you. I haven't seen you once in so many years, so when I discovered it was an illusion, I entered it myself."
The illusion collapsed more thoroughly. The small Ling Luoyi from before now regained her previous appearance, hugging the woman's waist. However, the woman did not turn around, and her face blurred.
"I am happy to have seen you this time. I have no regrets even if I die now."
With these words, the illusion completely collapsed. Ling Luoyi closed her eyes and opened them again. Before she could even see her surroundings clearly, she was pulled into a warm embrace. Knowing who it was, she did not resist.
"Luo Luo, you scared me to death, scared me to death. I thought you really weren't coming back."
In a place Ling Luoyi couldn't see, Gu Yuncheng's crystal tears fell.
"Xiao Luo'er!" Qiu Yuanxi had also been paying attention to the situation. Seeing Gu Yuncheng's actions, she instantly understood that Ling Luoyi had come out.
"How is that possible? Time has passed. How did she get out?" The cat-shaped sacred beast was filled with disbelief. Time had clearly passed a little; how did she get out of the illusion?
Qiu Yuanxi snatched Ling Luoyi and hugged her, saying, "Xiao Luo'er, you scared me to death. I thought you really wouldn't be able to get out."
"That's enough." Ling Luoyi pulled Qiu Yuanxi down and said to both of them, "You two, don't underestimate me, okay? How could I not see through such a simple illusion? I just wanted to see someone I wanted to see. You two don't need to be like this."
Hearing Ling Luoyi's words, Qiu Yuanxi blinked innocently and said, "By the way, Xiao Luo'er, Demon Emperor Venerable also said just now that you were going to see someone you wanted to see. Who do you want to see? Aren't all the Ling family members in the small world? If you want to see them, you can just go in. Why use an illusion?"
Upon hearing this, Ling Luoyi looked at Gu Yuncheng in confusion. Hadn't she told him? Didn't he tell A'Yuan?
Seeing her gaze, Gu Yuncheng shook his head, indicating that he hadn't said anything.
Seeing this, Ling Luoyi said, "A'Yuan, the person I want to see is not in the small world, nor is she anywhere in this world. I can only see her in illusions or dreams, and she has never entered my dreams. The illusions I cast myself are useless to me, and I rarely go out. Others cannot cast illusions in Luoyun Palace, so this was the only chance."
Seeing Ling Luoyi's slight disappointment, Qiu Yuanxi suddenly remembered that when she was still at the Ling family, Ling Luochen had mentioned that his parents had both died in the chaos that year, killed by the head of the Wei family. Wait, Ling Luochen's parents were her parents, weren't they? So the person Xiao Luo'er could only see in someone else's illusion was her parents!
Realizing this, Qiu Yuanxi felt a bit troubled. How should she comfort her?
Seeing Qiu Yuanxi's furrowed brow, Ling Luoyi reached out and pinched her face, saying, "Don't think about how to comfort me, I'm used to it." Whether it was the 23rd century or the Ancient Spirit Continent, she had no parental fortune. In the 23rd century, she lost her mother, with whom she depended on each other, at the age of eight. On the Ancient Spirit Continent, the original host's parents also died that night. She had long been accustomed to living without parents.
Gu Yuncheng, who had been ignored, also became restless and said, "Luo Luo, don't be sad for too long. Don't my parents like you quite a lot?"
"Yes, let's go."
"Wait a moment!"