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Chapter 3976: 4.1576 The Impermanence of Life

Qiao Mu paused, tilting her small head to look at Mo Lian. "What's wrong?" If nothing was amiss, why would her Lian choose to return to the Academy now? After all, his mother had just awakened; logically, as a son and daughter-in-law, they should spend time with her.

Mo Lian reached up and ruffled her hair. "I've already sent word to Father and Mother." He continued, "Things have been busy lately, and I haven't had a chance to tell you."

"When you entered the main star to refine the pill, Yun Piaomiao sent a mechanical bird to notify you, asking you to return." Mo Lian gazed at his little wife. "Although Dean Yun's actions can be unreliable, he wouldn't casually joke about important matters. I always felt there might be something crucial that requires your return."

Qiao Mu looked a bit confused. What could Yun Piaomiao possibly want from her? "Is it about the Heavenly Yuan Ranking finals?"

Mo Lian shook his head. "The finals were already decided to be postponed until the end of the month. If it were just for that, Yun Piaomiao wouldn't have urgently sent a mechanical bird to inform you and ask you to return for it."

Qiao Mu found this very reasonable and nodded. "Then we'll go back and see." Since there was no way to guess what it was, they would just have to go back and find out.

Mo Lian reached out, gently tucking a strand of hair that had drifted across her face behind her ear. His finger lightly poked her soft cheek. "Don't worry."

Saying she wasn't worried was naturally impossible. After all, the more unknown a matter, the more it caused concern. However... with her Lian by her side, no matter what, she wouldn't worry, wouldn't fear, and wouldn't back down.

Mo Lian squeezed her small hand. "Qiaoqiao, once we're out of the city, we'll use a teleportation array talisman."

"Okay," Qiao Mu nodded, casually retrieving a set of one hundred and twenty-eight jade talismans, forming a teleportation array talisman, from her inner world. This set of talismans, double the number of the sixty-four talisman array, could now teleport them five hundred li at a time. It could continuously teleport about twenty times. Even for a long distance like from Longyan City to Fenglei City, using two sets of teleportation talismans alternately, they could probably reach Fenglei City in about two quarters of an hour.

The two left the city, discreetly activated the talisman array, and began their journey of tens of thousands of li.

Meanwhile, in the Royal Academy's back mountain in Fenglei City.

In the crisp pine forest, a gentle wind rustled through their clothes, sweeping away the pine needles scattered on the ground. Yun Piaomiao's eyes held a hint of weariness. He couldn't help but let out a soft sigh in his heart. The mechanical bird sent out with the message had been gone for two full days, and the young girl had still not returned. Could it be that this was the Dao of Heaven's immutable destiny?

Paper money fluttered down, landing on trees, on the ground, brushing past the ice crystal coffin, and rustling into the grave. Yun Cong's eyelids were slightly lowered, his thin white figure appearing especially gaunt. Behind him, Master Wuyan, Wei Xu, Zhou Danjin, Mentor Hu, and others were all steeped in a long, silent contemplation.

Over the years, Dean Yun had traveled across mountains, rivers, and seas, traversed countless peaks and waters, collecting medicinal ingredients and searching for ways to cure Peak Master Murong. They had witnessed it all and understood silently.

However... Such was the impermanence of life. Many things, no matter how much effort you put in, don't guarantee success.