"Disappearance?" Shui Yuntian sighed and explained: "That means... the Mother Poisonous Insect has perished! In other words, the mother has passed away. Only when the mother host dies, the Child Gu will relapse regularly every month for five years. This pain is even harder to bear than Miss Jiang’s recent situation, but it won’t be fatal to her. After five years, the Child Gu will also disappear with the Mother Poisonous Insect, and the person implanted will recover completely, without any aftereffects."

"Usually, this kind of gu is implanted in children who are about to be separated from their mothers. When they are outside, danger is inevitable, and as mothers, they are constantly worried about their children’s safety. To always feel the signs of their children’s life, they created this kind of gu."

"Mother’s love is like water, as heavy as a mountain." Jiang Xue thought of this quote by Romantic Roland because of the gu and blurted it out unconsciously.

"Although I don’t know why you and your mother were separated, judging by the recent premonition, your mother might have encountered some danger in the past few days. Whether she can endure this danger depends on Miss Jiang’s subsequent response."

Shui Yuntian stroked his gray beard, sighed with a worried expression, and said: "What reason could there be for letting a girl like you live alone for so many years?"

In the original story, the female protagonist learns from here that her mother is still alive. She thought Yuan Tian, who raised her, was her mother, and Dong Yao was her daughter. But this beginning obviously indicates that Yuan Tian was just a maid, and Dong Yao was adopted, with no relationship between them.

However, there is a common point: each of them has a Jade Pendant, which has always hung on her chest. At this moment, she couldn’t help but take it out from her chest, remove it and hand it to Shui Yuntian: "I have no tokens on me. This Jade Pendant should have a special meaning."

Ancient people liked to use Jade Pendants as tokens, and this white jade pendant happens to be the key clue to her ancestry.

The smoothness at his fingertips made Shui Yuntian nod. He carefully looked at the jade in his palm; it was transparent and crystalline, without any impurities, with a lustrous glow, and its patterns were not only natural but also very beautiful.

This is top-quality white jade!

Upon closer inspection, one finds a beautiful flower-shaped jade pendant the size of a quail egg. Its front has a crescent moon, with the word "Xue" carved in the middle of the crescent, and the back of the jade bears the large characters "Murong". The petals on the jade are intricately carved and lifelike.

When their eyes landed on the characters "Murong", a trace of surprise flashed in Shui Yixuan’s eyes. Could this be a coincidence?

He then passed the jade back to Shui Yuntian. Shui Yuntian felt the same as Shui Yixuan after looking at it. After all, the surname "Murong" is not one that everyone can have; it’s very rare, and it is the national surname of the Lanyue Dynasty. The two looked at Jiang Xue with too many doubts in their eyes!

Their expressions were too real, whereas Jiang Xue knew her own background. So when they pondered over the Jade Pendant, she asked.

"But is there any clue in this Jade Pendant?"

Shui Yixuan hesitated for a moment and looked at her: "Do you know what the characters ’Murong’ represent?"

Jiang Xue nodded: "The national surname of Lanyue Country."

"Yes, the national surname of Lanyue Country. I remember fifteen years ago, a major event happened in the Lanyue Palace; the Empress and the one-month-old little Princess disappeared together and have not returned to this day. The seat of queen remains vacant until today. That little Princess was the Third Princess, and the name announced to the public was Murong Xue, while the Empress was called Lanshui Yue."

Jiang Xue raised an eyebrow in surprise: "The name of Lanyue Country and the Empress’s name match well!"

"That’s because the Blue Moon King changed the country’s name and title after marrying this Empress, which caused unprecedented attacks and dissatisfaction at the time. But this Emperor was capable enough to overcome all obstacles and bestow the current national name, showing how deep his affection for the Empress was."

"After fifteen years of disappearance, not only has he not remarried, not held a national mourning, and even preserved the name of the Third Princess because the Emperor does not believe they are dead. There are many rumors about the Empress, mostly saying that the mother and daughter were assassinated because they were too favored and became targets of jealousy, leading to the disaster. There are also those who believe this woman is a femme fatale, who caused the Emperor to lose himself upon her appearance and changed the country’s name and title, disbanding all concubines in the harem just for her. Such a demon shouldn’t exist in this world."

"So, you’re saying that my ancestry might very well be related to this missing Princess of Lanyue Country? The Empress is still my mother? Hehe, how is this possible?"

Shui Yuntian laughed and said: "Why is it impossible? Do you know why they say Lanshui Yue is a femme fatale, a demon descending? Because she has no background, or rather, no one can trace her origins. Precisely because her background is so mysterious, many wish to kill her but dare not openly cause conflict. So, the result was her disappearance without a trace right after she gave birth to a princess, without even completing her confinement."

Jiang Xue sneered coldly, "Take advantage of one’s misfortune to take their life, right?"

"Yes, the opportunity was once in a lifetime. Though shameless, you see the result; it worked. Also, perhaps, you can use this gu to trace your mother’s whereabouts."

"The gu?" How effective can this gu be?

Seeing their puzzled small eyes, Shui Yuntian explained.

"Don’t underestimate this gu; it’s called ’Heart Connection’. In the Four Countries, there’s only one place with this kind of gu. When I traveled with Grandma Runyu through the Four Countries, we accidentally wandered onto a small island called ’Xiran Island’, the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen in my life. Saying it’s a fairyland on earth isn’t an exaggeration. Everyone on the island practices medicine, lives in harmony with the world, and if it weren’t for me and your grandma being without any murderous intent or distraction back then, we would’ve starved to death in a chaotic array."

"The island is shrouded in mist, and don’t underestimate that mist; it contains eighty-one kinds of arrays. Those who mistakenly enter the array without the islanders’ rescue will eventually die miserably at sea. Our rescuers were the Island Master Xiyu and the Island Master’s wife Ranran. They are the kindest people I have ever met, and their medical skills are exceptional. Many of the remedies for difficult illnesses learned by Grandma Runyu and me were taught by them. They didn’t kill us; instead, they taught us the skills to cure and save people, just so more people could benefit. Such kind people are indeed rare in the world!"

"On Xiran Island, I saw ’Heart Connection’. The person I saw happened to have the Mother Poisonous Insect in their body, and the pain was so shocking that we were left open-mouthed. The Island Master told us that every three years, the island selects the most outstanding young people to train outside, and they often encounter unforeseen dangers. Their mothers plant this gu called ’Heart Connection’ on them, wanting to know if their children are safe. At the time, we were shocked; there is still such great maternal love in the world!"

"So, child, perhaps your mother is from Xiran Island. If you want to find her, you can start looking in that direction."

After talking for a long time, Shui Yuntian took a sip of tea and looked at Jiang Xue kindly. The last sentence was the most important part of today’s conversation.