Chapter 248 - Yi Qing’s True Form (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Long Zhen arrived very quickly. By the time Yi Qing finished clearing the table, the black dragon brought her in.

“My child!” The moment she entered the room, Long Zhen’s dull expression brightened up. She broke out into a motherly smile and appeared next to Yi Qing in an instant. She scanned him from head to toe and said, “Why are you here? You’ve just hatched and you’re still weak. You’ve just regained consciousness and should not be running around. Even if you want to train as early as possible, you don’t have to immediately visit your future master.” She patted down his robes and hugged him. “So? Where else do you feel uncomfortable? Tell Mother.”

Yi Qing stared blankly back at her and quickly retreated, putting some space between the two of them. He cupped his fists like a grown man and said, “Supreme Divinity Long Zhen…”

Long Zhen started, then grinned even wider. “You’re my child indeed – so obedient!” She looked extremely proud. “But you don’t have to stand on ceremony in front of your mother.”

“Supreme Divinity Long Zhen!” Yi Qing put on the most serious expression he could. Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, his young face looked gentle. “Your humble subject… might not be your son.”

Long Zhen paused. “Silly boy, what are you talking about?” She smiled kindly again and said, “Don’t crack jokes like that with Mother.”

“Supreme Divinity, I am not joking” Yi Qing said respectfully, “My name is Yi Qing, a disciple of the Invincible Sect from the immortal realm.” He turned and glanced at Shen Ying, who was still leaning lazily on the table. “Please forgive me, Supreme Divinity. Several days ago, when I woke up, I did not have time to explain myself before I fell back into a deep sleep. Actually, I was not intending to take this woman as my master that day – she is my master, Shen Ying.”

“Immortal realm! Master?”

Yi Qing explained everything once through. “We came to the divine realm to look for someone. I don’t know how I got into that dragon egg either and became like that, but I am not your son.”

Long Zhen stared blankly at the young boy in front of her and Shen Ying, who was beside him. Surprisingly, there was no sadness or anger in her expression. Instead, she smiled at him once again.

“I see… Ah, why didn’t you say so earlier, child?” Her smile grew wider and wider as she looked at him chidingly. “I was wondering why you were so cold to me the past several days, and why you disappeared the moment you could. So that’s the case… You really still remember your past life?”

Now, the rest were confused. Past life? What did she mean?

“My child…” She turned and faced Yi Qing, then dropped her gaze. Her expression was complicated. She seemed to be looking right past him and did not speak for a long time. This face was clearly…

Yi Qing frowned and tried to get her attention again, saying, “Supreme Divinity Long Zhen!”

Long Zhen paused. It took a couple of seconds for her to respond. Awkwardly, she smiled and said, “There’s no reason to doubt it – you are indeed my son.” As if recalling something, she clenched her fists by her sides and hesitated before saying, “When you were born… you were different from others. The dragon egg’s remaining dragon Qi and your dragon soul was weak. I heard that the power of Samsara could heal your dragon soul, so…”

“You sent him into Samsara?” Shen Ying narrowed her eyes. Just like the Shortie?

“That’s right.” Long Zhen nodded. “I sent his dragon soul into Samsara and looked for the male dragons around to nurture the dragon Qi in the dragon egg. I was intending to recall his soul when it was strong enough. I didn’t think you would have an immortal body in the mortal realm, or that you would come to the divine realm on your own.”

“Ordinarily, people in Samsara would forget what happened in their past lives. Even recalling your soul into the divine realm required it to go through Samsara. That was why I thought you forgot everything!” She looked at Yi Qing and something flashed in her eyes. “I didn’t think that you would come back earlier, nor that you would come here through the immortal realm. Be it the dragon body in the egg or the immortal body you had before reincarnation, both are yours. It’s normal for you to want them both. Perhaps because of that, your two bodies became one in the egg.”

Two became one!

Shen Ying and Yi QIng exchanged a look. Neither of them ascended up here – the Godfiend sent them here.

“So you are indeed my child.” Long Zhen stepped forward with a kind smile, looking at the miniature Yi Qing. Everything about her mannerism was screaming motherly love. “I was the one who sent your dragon soul into the mortal realm – I will not be mistaken.”

Yi Qing paused. Probably out of habit, he stepped backward on feeling her passion.

According to her, his old body had merged with the body in the dragon egg. Was he now a human or a dragon?