Returning to the Ye family estate in Heaven Dou City.
Ye Lingling headed straight for the greenhouse where her mother usually tended to the flowers and plants.
Ye Qingxian was carefully pruning the leaves of a rare species of evening primrose.
Hearing the familiar footsteps, she immediately looked up, her eyes revealing undisguised worry and relief.
“Lingling, you’re back?” Ye Qingxian set down her silver shears, quickly stepped forward, took her daughter’s hand, and examined her closely.
“Did everything go smoothly? You didn’t encounter any danger, did you?”
“Mother, I’m fine. Everything went very smoothly.” Ye Lingling felt the warmth of her mother’s palm.
The slight tension from traveling alone instantly dissipated.
She smiled, revealing the charming and innocent smile befitting a girl her age.
Then, she retrieved the jade box containing the Blue Silver Emperor from her storage soul tool and handed it over.
“Mother, here. I found this in a valley. I thought the aura of this Blue Silver Grass was a bit special, so I brought it back.” Her tone was light, carrying a hint of seeking praise and indulgence.
“Mother, I’d like to have Blue Silver Grass stir-fried with Soft Bone Rabbit tonight. Please make it for me.”
Ye Qingxian took the jade box and opened it a crack.
As a Spirit Saint proficient in pharmacology and whose own Spirit Power was closely connected to plant life, she almost immediately noticed the anomaly of this seemingly withered Blue Silver Grass.
Beneath those dark blue leaves lingered a faint, extremely ancient, noble, yet deeply restrained Life aura.
Though weak, its intensity was astonishingly high, making her heart skip a beat.
This was definitely no ordinary Blue Silver Grass, nor even an ordinary plant-type Spirit Beast!
Her heart trembled slightly, but seeing her daughter’s clear, expectant eyes and recalling the various unbelievable things that had already happened to her daughter, she suppressed the urge to press further with questions.
This must be another opportunity related to that ‘Senior Ling Ye.’
A gentle smile reappeared at the corners of Ye Qingxian’s eyes.
She reached out and lovingly ruffled her daughter’s short silver hair.
“Alright, if our little glutton wants to eat, Mother will certainly make it for you.”
“This grass… is indeed somewhat interesting. I’ll send someone to the market later to find a thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit. Its meat is the most tender and nourishing. Paired with this special ‘Blue Silver Grass,’ it will surely strengthen Lingling’s body. Now is a critical period for your physical and mental cultivation.” Get faster updates on g.com.
“Thank you, Mother! Mother is the best!” Ye Lingling happily hugged her mother.
Within the mental world, Ling Ye “watched” this close mother-daughter pair.
A gentle, contented smile involuntarily appeared on the face of his soul phantom.
This ordinary family warmth was both unfamiliar and nostalgic to him, having wandered for three hundred years.
As night deepened, the Ye family dining room was brightly lit.
A small round table was filled with dishes excellent in color, aroma, and taste.
Most were Ye Lingling’s favorites, accompanied by light, nourishing medicinal herbs, reflecting Ye Qingxian’s thoughtful care.
Placed at the very center of the table, presented in an exquisite white porcelain dish, was the main course—Stir-Fried Blue Silver Emperor with Soft Bone Rabbit.
The meat of the thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit was cooked to perfection, presenting an appetizing light golden color with distinct texture, emitting a rich aroma blended with special spices and the rabbit meat’s own fragrance.
The specially treated stems and leaves of the Blue Silver Emperor had turned a translucent emerald green, evenly distributed among the rabbit meat, adding a refreshing visual element and anticipated texture to this sumptuous dish.
“Lingling, come, eat more.” Ye Qingxian continuously added food to her daughter’s bowl, her gaze gentle enough to melt into water.
“Running around outside, you surely haven’t been eating well. These are all your favorites, especially this one. Mother made it especially for you.”
“Mm!” Ye Lingling looked at the mountain of food piled in her bowl, a warm current surging in her heart.
She quietly said to Ling Ye in the mental world: “Brother Ling Ye, I’ll temporarily let you control this body. Mother made so many delicious things; you must have a good taste. We can’t let Mother’s kindness go to waste.”
Ling Ye was slightly startled, then understood the girl’s intention.
She wanted him to “experience” the taste of home.
“Alright.” Ling Ye did not refuse this thoughtful gesture.
The next moment, a subtle change occurred in Ye Lingling’s eyes.
The detachment and charm of the young girl quietly faded, replaced by a steadiness and restraint formed through experiencing life’s vicissitudes.
Though still bearing the girl’s face, the temperament was different.
Her movements with the bowl and chopsticks were natural and fluid, yet carried a composure and calmness beyond her years.
Initially, the eating pace was not fast, but each mouthful was chewed carefully, as if meticulously savoring the most fundamental taste of the food.
Gradually, tasting turned into enjoyment, and enjoyment turned into a genuine meal filled with faint emotion.
The amount of food on the table visibly diminished, especially the central dish of Stir-Fried Blue Silver Emperor with Soft Bone Rabbit; “Ye Lingling’s” chopsticks frequently landed there.
The essence contained within the thousand-year Spirit Beast meat, combined with the life essence of the Blue Silver Emperor—which, even having lost its spirit, far surpassed ordinary plants—merged perfectly under Ye Qingxian’s exquisite culinary skills. Read the latest chapters at novelping dot com.
Not only was the flavor incomparably delicious, but it also transformed into streams of gentle, pure energy that nourished this body.
Within the mental world, the true Ye Lingling watched “herself” eating with whirlwind speed.
Instead of feeling embarrassed, she felt proud and satisfied.
She asked softly: “Brother Ling Ye, how is it? Isn’t my mother’s cooking the best in the world?”
Ling Ye, controlling the body, swallowed the last bite of food, set down his chopsticks, and elegantly wiped the corner of his mouth.
He closed his eyes, as if reminiscing:
“Several hundred years… It’s been several hundred years since I’ve tasted such delicious cooking… so full of the ‘breath of Life.’ Thank you, Lingling, and please convey my thanks to your mother as well.”
Just then, Ye Qingxian, who had been sitting quietly across the table, watching her “daughter” eat with a smile, suddenly spoke.
Her gaze settled on “Ye Lingling.” Her tone was gentle, yet carried a hint of knowing inquiry:
“Lingling, right now… that’s Senior Ling Ye, isn’t it?”
Ye Lingling’s heart leaped violently within the mental world.
“Oh no! Mother noticed! What do we do, Brother Ling Ye?”
“It’s fine.” Ling Ye replied calmly.
Then, controlling the body, he raised his gaze and calmly met Ye Qingxian’s eyes, nodding slightly.
“Yes, Madam Ye has keen eyes. Thank you for the hospitality tonight. These dishes… suit my taste very well.”
He paused, then continued: “Lingling is very fortunate to have such an attentive, tolerant, and culinarily skilled mother as you.”
Facing “Ling Ye,” who spoke through her daughter’s body with a mature and steady tone, Ye Qingxian indeed felt a bit subtle and strange.
But she quickly adjusted her demeanor.
Her tone was respectful and full of gratitude.
“Senior Ling Ye, you flatter me. It should be us, mother and daughter, saying thanks.”
“If not for Senior’s grace, Lingling’s Spirit Power would not have improved so positively, and her strength would never have undergone such earth-shaking changes. This kindness is difficult to express in words. Qingxian will forever remember it in her heart.”
Ling Ye shook his head, his tone sincere: “Madam is too modest. Although I introduced the opportunity, Lingling walked this path herself. It was precisely her tenacious character and diligent cultivation that allowed her to seize the opportunity and withstand the trials.”