Chief Wu Wei murmurs this complaint to himself, not wanting others to hear him.

  Of course, only Jun Tian Yue would have the courage to help her grandson-in-law, mainly due to the fact that Bai Yan wouldn’t really be angry with this madam. For the husband though, he most definitely wouldn’t dare. The man’s lost all form of respect and status among his family members at this point.

  “Chief,” Elder Zhongnan (older) seems to have thought of something, “Yan’er asked me and my brother for a favor before. She wanted to locate a little girl. Perhaps if you can help her solve this issue then she might just forgive your faults.”


  Going bright in the face, the chief swings around with hope in those eyes: “Really? Hurry and give me a portrait, I will send everyone out to search.”


  Exhaling a short breath, Zhongnan was glad his suggestion was accepted. Truth was he already had some clues after days of investigating. Now this would the perfect opportunity to leave a good impression on the main house.

  ……


  Back over at Bai Yan’s end, she and her son had been led into the prepared room by the maid. In there, the first thing the woman did was to sit down at the desk where the writing tools were arranged and listed out a series of herbs she wanted.

  “Take this note to my father and have him bring me the items I listed.”


  With the support of the Misty Fairy House at her back, it’s only normal for Bai Yan to use this card to her advantage in gathering the necessary ingredients. Tsing Yi’s (dragoness) injury has been delayed for far too long so postponing the treatment would warrant nothing but bad outcomes.

  “Yes, milady.” Giving a respectful bow of her head, the maid promptly left for the outside.

  “Mother.” Alone now, Bai Xiachen didn’t waste any time to climb atop of those seated legs to take his rightful place among the most precious woman in his life. “I want to sleep with Mother today,” that smile carrying only joy and a naive innocence found among the young.

  Winding his arms around that chest, the kid throws his entire head into those bountiful mounds and snuggled into them without a care for the world.?

  “Son, I’m afraid we’ll have to stay for a while longer in order to find Dragony. Only then can we leave.” Caressing her boy’s head who’s still firmly tugged against her own, she calmly explains her plan.

  Giving a clever nod: “I will listen to Mother, but are we really going to ignore Baddie Father while we’re here?”


  She went stiff at that last bit. Not answering right away, she pulls him up to face level to meet her son’s eye: “Aren’t you angry that he took advantage of you?”


  The kid shakes his head: “No, I’m not anymore, though I’m still sad at being used. Baddie Father loves Mother so I can ignore his faults, and…” Lowering his head like he’s deciding how to properly explain: “Baddie Father is injured because of me.”


  Twitching so slightly, Bai Yan’s face definitely got a little white there: “What happened? How could he have gotten hurt? Who has the power to harm your father?”


  “No, it’s that someone injured Baddie Father, rather he injured himself because he was helping me. He said that mysterious force inside my body was trying to take over so he used his powers to forcibly stop it. As a consequence, he’s now heavily injured.”


  Showing a teary face, Bai Xiachen tugs at his mother’s sleeve like he’s pleading for his old man. “I hated Baddie Father before, mainly because he bullied you and kept leaving me behind. But… after seeing how far he’s willing to go for Mother, I can tolerate the other bad things he’s done. Can you forgive me as well?”


  Almost laughing at her son’s demeanor, Bai Yan places him down to her own lap and flickered a finger at that temple: “You shouldn’t worry about the matters between me and your father, you have your own troubles to worry about, don’t you?”