Chapter 7

On the other side, after changing the clean water twice for the dirty face of the somewhat confused, cheap mother, Xuanyuan Tianxin finally washed her face clean.

It must be said that the cheap mother, after washing her face, made Xuanyuan Tianxin’s eyes widen involuntarily.

Not to mention, this cheap mother was indeed naturally beautiful. Even though she was currently a bit confused, her charm still remained.

Looking at this beautiful, cheap mother, if it weren’t for the dirty clothes she was wearing, she would have looked like a pampered and noble lady.

And upon this discovery, Xuanyuan Tianxin scrutinized her even more carefully. From her dirty clothes, although the fabric was not luxurious, it was definitely not ordinary. From this, it could be inferred that this cheap mother’s family background should be decent, at least not from a poor family.

After the waiter brought all the dishes into the room, Xuanyuan Tianxin reevaluated this cheap mother while serving her food, softly asking, “Do you remember what your name is, mother?”

Upon hearing Xuanyuan Tianxin’s question, she blinked blankly, as if trying to recall something, before finally saying after a moment, “Xuan Niang, they all call me Xuan Niang.”

“Who are they?” Seeing Xuan Niang remember her own name, Xuanyuan Tianxin asked persistently.

Unexpectedly, this time Xuan Niang just smiled foolishly at her and said, “They are just them, silly!”

*Splutter—*

The golden-winged peng, who was drinking soup with its head down, sprayed out a mouthful of soup upon hearing this, its small eyes twitching imperceptibly. Then it saw Xuanyuan Tianxin sitting across from it, also twitching her lips with a face of speechlessness.

Being called stupid by someone with a confused mind was really not a pleasant thing.

However, seeing Xuan Niang’s foolish appearance, Xuanyuan Tianxin knew she couldn’t get any more clues out of her. She could only shake her head helplessly, then smiled softly at Xuan Niang, coaxing softly, “Let’s eat; after finishing the meal, we’ll find an inn to stay nearby and talk more.”

The money pouch obtained by improper means seemed to have yielded quite a bit under Xuanyuan Tianxin’s investigation.

There were quite a few coins in the pouch, but these coins were not silver or copper, but a kind of coin about the size of a modern one yuan coin.

Divided into copper coins, silver coins, and gold coins, each coin was engraved with a dragon totem on both sides. From what she had learned from the shopkeeper downstairs, this kind of coin was called Dragon Coin, divided into Copper Dragon Coin, Silver Dragon Coin, and Gold Dragon Coin.

The price for the good private room in this restaurant and a table of food they had just ordered amounted to ten silver dragon coins, according to them. This gave Xuanyuan Tianxin a rough idea of the cost of living in this world.

Now, after deducting the ten silver dragon coins that just paid for the meal, there were still six gold dragon coins, thirteen silver dragon coins, and over thirty copper dragon coins left in her money pouch.

Although not a lot, it was enough for Xuanyuan Tianxin and Xuan Niang’s expenses for the next few days. So, after finishing the meal, she took Xuan Niang out of the restaurant, intending to find an inn nearby to stay, and at the same time, she could inquire about Xuan Niang’s family so she could safely send her back.

However…

Just as Xuanyuan Tianxin and Xuan Niang were about to enter the gate of an inn, a cry came from behind them.

“Second Aunt…”

The cry carried a faint sense of joy and urgency. Before Xuanyuan Tianxin could turn around to look, she sensed a breeze behind her. Then she saw a handsome young man of about sixteen or seventeen years old eagerly grabbing Xuan Niang’s hand.

The young man seemed to be going through puberty, so his previously pleasant voice now had a hoarse and deep quality to it. “Second Aunt, where have you been these past two days? Do you know we’ve been looking for you for two whole days?”

Xuan Niang was suddenly grabbed by someone, and her expression immediately became panicked. When the young man asked urgently, she anxiously reached out and tightly grabbed Xuanyuan Tianxin’s arm, desperately trying to hide behind her.

While dodging and panicking, she cried out, “Don’t grab me, don’t hit me… Xin’er… Xin’er… Mother is afraid…”

Xuanyuan Tianxin protected Xuan Niang behind her and scrutinized the urgent-looking young man in front of her. Although it was only a few seconds, Xuanyuan Tianxin could see from the young man’s eager and earnest gaze that he was genuinely worried about Xuan Niang.

Just as Xuanyuan Tianxin was observing the young man, he finally turned his head and saw her.

When he saw Xuan Niang hiding behind Xuanyuan Tianxin and calling her “Xin’er,” the expression in the young man’s eyes suddenly dimmed. Then he apologized to Xuanyuan Tianxin with a smile, “Miss, did you find my Second Aunt? I am Sui Feng, her nephew.”

Seeing that Xuanyuan Tianxin didn’t respond, Sui Feng, who seemed to be astute, smiled gratefully at her again and continued, “Two days ago, Second Aunt suddenly went missing from home. Our family searched for her for two whole days, almost turning the entire Daze City upside down. My Second Aunt’s mind is not very sound. Thanks to the lady for taking her in. If the lady doesn’t believe me, you can come with me to see our home. Then you won’t doubt my words.”

Looking at the sincere gaze of the young man, Xuanyuan Tianxin turned to look at Xuan Niang and asked softly, “Do you know him, mother?”

Perhaps hearing Xuanyuan Tianxin call Xuan Niang “mother,” Sui Feng looked at her with surprise. Although he didn’t say anything, the hidden alertness in his eyes diminished slightly.

Xuan Niang peeked out from behind Xuanyuan Tianxin, carefully scrutinized Sui Feng for a few moments, and finally nodded somewhat confusedly, saying, “He looks quite familiar…”

“Shall we go home with him?” Xuanyuan Tianxin seemed to have extraordinary patience for Xuan Niang, speaking gently to her despite her confusion.

Xuan Niang seemed hesitant at first, but eventually nodded. However, the hand that was holding onto her arm never let go. “Okay, Xin’er will go home with mother.”

Seeing Xuan Niang nodding in agreement, Sui Feng seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. He smiled at Xuanyuan Tianxin and said, “Let’s go. Fortunately, I walked through this street again today; otherwise, I wouldn’t know when we would find Second Aunt.”

Throughout the journey, Xuan Niang tightly held onto Xuanyuan Tianxin’s arm and didn’t let go. However, Xuanyuan Tianxin learned quite a bit about Xuan Niang from Sui Feng.

It turned out that Xuan Niang did have a daughter named Sui Xin, but she died in the Daze Mountains two years ago. Xuan Niang was deeply traumatized by Sui Xin’s death, which is why she became like this.

Two days ago, Xuan Niang took advantage of her family’s inattention and secretly left the mansion. When her family realized that Xuan Niang was missing, they panicked. The whole family searched the city for her, but they never expected to encounter Xuanyuan Tianxin today.