Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 533 It's definitely your mother!

Unexpectedly, she hadn't had a chance to leave the Wizard's Temple for two years, but then she received news from the Tiger Warriors: the child was lost!

She broke down and tried to go out to find her child, but the saintess stopped her and punished her, leaving her covered in bruises.

She was extremely anxious but couldn't get out, and could only suffer in agony.

When she came out to visit her family the following year, she returned to the Huben tribe and had a big fight with her parents, severing ties with her father.

The elderly couple who raised Nian Xiaobao had long since disappeared. Heartbroken and desperate, she returned to the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers in the Wizard's Temple and rarely came out again.

Naturally, she still sent people everywhere to inquire about the child's whereabouts, but there was still no news.

"Why did the Holy Maiden stop you from coming out to look for your child?" Gu Qingyue pressed.

Since the saint knew she had a child and still allowed her to visit her family, why did she stop her and punish her back then?

“Heh-----” Nian Yuwei’s smile was bitter.

"The Holy Maiden disliked her subordinates valuing family ties the most. When she heard that I was going to find my child, she triggered the Crimson Blood Gu and even summoned the Fire Lotus Divine Whip from the Wizard's Hall. I was tortured to the point of near death. I thought I was going to die that time, but Granny Yu secretly stole some medicine for me and saved me."

As Nian Yuwei spoke, her eyes reddened and her fists clenched.

Gu Qingyue remained noncommittal, paused for a moment, and then continued to ask, "What about the child's father?"

Upon hearing this, Nian Yuwei's eyes narrowed slightly. "He... he has nothing to do with me anymore."

"Is he still alive? Who is he?" Xiao Nian suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Nian Yuwei looked up and pursed her lips. "He's still alive, isn't he? I haven't seen him for many years. His name is Guan Weiqian, and he's the youngest son of the Guanli clan chief."

Gu Qingyue looked at Nian Yuwei with suspicion. Clearly, something was off about what she said about the child's father. Her eyes were expressionless, and there was a sense of complete unfamiliarity about her.

Without love, without hate, indifferent.

It seemed that the man couldn't hold her attention, nor did he evoke any emotional response in her; he was completely a stranger to her.

This is very wrong!

Since he returned to the Tiger Warrior tribe with the child back then because of his affair with another woman, it's understandable that he doesn't hate her anymore after all these years. But the fact that he doesn't feel any other emotions towards her is a bit strange...

But Gu Qingyue didn't ask any further questions. Instead, she changed the subject, "Does your son have any birthmarks or anything like that?"

Nian Yuwei didn't suspect anything upon hearing this. After all, the woman in front of her was supposed to help her find her child, so she didn't suspect anything even if she asked a few more questions.

"The child has a plum blossom-shaped birthmark on his back, which is dark red."

This is something a child is born with.

"Where on the back?" Gu Qingyue's heart began to stir with excitement.

Xiao Nian really does have it on her back; she had bathed Xiao Nian and naturally saw it.

"On...the lower left back, almost to the waist..."

Nian Yuwei reminisced as she spoke.

Thump! This time, Xiao Nian really jumped up!

"Say it again, read Xiaobao's birthmark—what does it look like? Where is it?"

Xiao Nian's voice became several decibels louder with excitement.

Gu Qingyue finally let out a long sigh of relief. She raised her hand and patted Xiao Nian's shoulder, "It's definitely your mother."

Nian Yuwei turned pale with shock. She had just heard Gu Qingyue say—what did she say?

The young boy before her was her son?!

Xiao Nian stood there blankly, his mind completely blank. This woman was his mother?

For so many years, the only figure he could see in his dreams was a vague, indistinct one—his mother?

Gu Yuanen stepped forward, looked at Xiao Nian and then at Nian Yuwei, and couldn't help but sigh, "You two actually look a bit alike, how come I didn't think of that before?"

Gu Yuanen's voice finally brought the two stunned people back to their senses.

"Are you really my... son?" Nian Yuwei staggered forward, reaching out her trembling hand to touch Xiao Nian's face, but she was somewhat timid.

Xiao Nian composed herself, turned around, and took off her coat.

Fifteen minutes later, faint sobbing could be heard coming from inside the room.

Gu Qingyue, Gu Yuanen, and Yu Mo stood outside the door, speechless.

They say stories don't happen without coincidences, but this is just too much of a coincidence!

Xiao Nian really is Nian Yuwei's son who has been missing for almost four years.

When the door reopened, Gu Qingyue immediately saw the two people's red and swollen eyes from crying.

Alas! What a pity! But it can be considered a satisfactory outcome.

Before Gu Qingyue could speak, the two of them knelt down in front of her with a thud.

Gu Qingyue took a step back in surprise, "Xiao Nian, you guys?"

Xiao Nian didn't speak, but Nian Yuwei spoke: "Please accept our bow, our benefactor Miss Gu! Your kindness is immeasurable, and we will repay it in our next life!"

Before she could finish speaking, she was already sobbing uncontrollably.

"Mother," Xiao Nian said, holding onto Nian Yuwei's arm, trying to say a few words of advice, but was stopped by her. "Xiao Bao, you should also thank Miss Gu for saving your life and raising you. You should never forget her kindness."

"Mother---" Although Xiao Nian was a boy, he was still young and couldn't help but cry.

"Mother---I know, my sister is my sister for life, I will never forget her."

Gu Qingyue felt a pang of sadness seeing the mother and son, and gestured to Gu Yuanen and Yu Mo to help them up quickly.

The group then went inside.

Once inside, Nian Yuwei composed herself and said softly, "Xiao Bao, you go out first. I have something to say to your Sister Gu."

Once only the two of them were left in the room, Nian Yuwei knelt down and bowed deeply to Gu Qingyue, insisting that Gu Qingyue accept her bow.

Gu Qingyue had no choice but to sit in the chair and accept the greeting with composure. The ancients were indeed very polite; she would just have to do as the Romans do.

In truth, both of them knew that if Xiao Nian had been captured by Master Pan Xiang back then and had not been rescued by Gu Qingyue, and if he had been sent to Shenxian Valley as a medicinal ingredient, Nian Yuwei would very likely have watched helplessly as her son's blood was drained without her even realizing it. Just thinking about it made her feel excruciating pain and heartache.

Even if Xiao Nian hadn't been captured by Master Pan, she would most likely have fallen into the hands of human traffickers, and the consequences wouldn't have been much better than being used as a medicinal ingredient.

Therefore, her gratitude towards Gu Qingyue was genuine.

Who is the father of the child?

Seeing Nian Yuwei sit down again, Gu Qingyue asked bluntly.

Although it wasn't her business, it concerned Xiao Nian, and she didn't want Xiao Nian to be sad.

“Miss Gu is indeed perceptive. Her father is certainly not Guan Weiqian of the Guanli clan. He has simply reached an agreement with me, and we each get what we need.”

When Guan Weiqian was mentioned, Nian Yuwei's calm and composed expression surprised Gu Qingyue, which showed that the truth was something Gu Qingyue could not know and that she didn't care.

“His father is the current King of Nanzhao, Yue Lanxuan,” Nian Yuwei said, having mustered a great deal of courage.