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Chapter 4525: 5.0277 Nostalgia

She hadn't expected that her sister, who was supposedly stillborn years ago, was actually alive and well now.

Inside the room, the mother and daughter were tenderly interacting, and Mu Rouxuan overheard every word.

Yes, this was true mother-daughter affection, a deep bond of love.

Mu Rouxuan's steps were somewhat unsteady. She stumbled back to her small cabin and slammed the door shut.

She sat blankly on the edge of the bed for a long time, then suddenly reached up and touched her cold face.

This touch startled even herself.

Her face was unknowingly covered in tears, and she hadn't even realized it.

Compared to Mu Xiaoxue, Mu Rouxuan's entire heart couldn't help but turn cold.

Originally, she had always thought that her mother's naturally reserved personality was why she treated her with such indifference.

It was only later that her mother, with an expressionless face, took out the Mutated Pill and made her swallow it.

They were both children of the same woman, so why such a world of difference in treatment?

Mu Rouxuan couldn't understand, her expression somewhat painfully twisted as she pressed her head. Why is this happening? Why?

How was she different from Mu Xiaoxue? Was it just because Mu Xiaoxue was raised in Shadow City and became Young Mistress of Shadow City?

In her mother's eyes, when looking at Mu Xiaoxue, there was something that Mu Rouxuan had longed for, for so very long, but had never received.

Her mother's benevolent heart.

On the desolate island.

Qiao Mu walked a distance with Old Granny Long, treading on a thick layer of snow, then stopped.

"Who brought you here?"

Long Xinghua was momentarily stunned, then immediately understood Qiao Mu's question.

"Without an excellent spatial flying artifact, very few people can cross the Star Sea when entering the Divine Continent."

Countless people had gotten lost in the Star Sea and never returned.

"Little benefactor, please rest assured, our collateral branch of the Long clan will absolutely not betray you with ingratitude," Long Xinghua quickly stated her position. "Indeed, a mysterious person gave us a ride."

Long Xinghua frowned and said, "Although this old woman doesn't know who the other party is, I imagine there's nothing on us poor folk worth coveting."

Qiao Mu looked at her but didn't respond.

Long Xinghua gave a bitter smile. "If you don't feel entirely at ease with us, we can leave."

Qiao Mu waved her hand at her. "No need."

"Just asking casually, Granny doesn't need to take it to heart," Qiao Mu said indifferently.

Long Xinghua sighed, a bitter smile on her face. "Back then, we were exiled to the lower star domains to live. However, survival was not easy, and life in the lower star domains became increasingly difficult. By chance, we finally had an opportunity to secretly return and take a look..."

"Who knew that although we had returned, our clansmen would not tolerate our collateral branch.

"We secretly returned to Wangchuan, wanting to take our descendants and look at our homeland from afar."

It was simply out of nostalgia for their homeland.

Qiao Mu suddenly opened her mouth, and a round, shimmering white mermaid pearl suddenly leaped out.

A rich power of water spread out, and Old Granny Long's eyes instantly widened.

She quickly knelt down devoutly, repeatedly kowtowing to the mermaid pearl. "Great God of Earth, this is a mermaid pearl, this is a ten-thousand-year-old mermaid pearl."

"Now you should understand. Back then, when you saw me, you always felt a strong sense of familiarity, which was because of the ten-thousand-year-old mermaid pearl."

"Now, please tell me, what is the purpose of a ten-thousand-year-old mermaid pearl to you?"