On the second day, Mu Yunjin got up shortly after daybreak.

She first went to the adjacent room to check on Hua Ying’s condition. Only after confirming that her fever had subsided did she feel somewhat relieved, then walked out to the main hall.

Jiang Qingxue had also come to the hall early to wait for Mu Yunjin. Seeing her come out from inside, she immediately stood up and walked over to Mu Yunjin.

“You got up so early, why not sleep a little longer?” Jiang Qingxue looked at her daughter with eyes full of affection.

Mu Yunjin hooked the corner of her lips, “I couldn’t sleep.”

“Then let’s go eat something first.” After speaking, Jiang Qingxue pulled Mu Yunjin towards the dining hall to the side.

The dining table was already filled with breakfast dishes.

Jiang Qingxue sat down to the side and handed Mu Yunjin a bowl of rice porridge, “Drink some porridge first to nourish your stomach. It’s only been a few days since I’ve seen you, how have you gotten even thinner?”

Mu Yunjin took the bowl, drank a sip of porridge, and joked, “Once everything is over, I’ll naturally gain the weight back.”

…

…

Yesterday, you went to the Tiansheng Continent. Did you encounter any dangerous situations?” Jiang Qingxue frowned, full of concern.

“Not at all, look, we all came out safely, didn’t we?” Mu Yunjin omitted the trivial matters, not wanting to worry Jiang Qingxue too much.

Hearing this, Jiang Qingxue nodded slightly, “Don’t try to be too capable in everything. If you really can’t overcome the opponent, don’t force a confrontation. Think about little Mu’er, he’s still so young…”

Halfway through saying this, Jiang Qingxue was afraid she was adding psychological pressure on Mu Yunjin, and immediately changed the subject, “Alright, please have your breakfast in peace. I’ll go see if Qiqi is still sleeping.”

After speaking, Jiang Qingxue got up and walked out.

Mu Yunjin sat in the dining hall, only drank one bowl of porridge, and then lost her appetite.

Taoist Feng Xuan also walked in from outside at this time, sat down at the dining table, and first poured himself a cup of water. While pouring water, he glanced at Mu Yunjin several times.

“What’s wrong?” Mu Yunjin asked.

“Nothing.” Taoist Feng Xuan took a sip of water.

Mu Yunjin pouted.

After a while, Taoist Feng Xuan looked at Mu Yunjin again, opened his mouth, hesitated, and said, “That…”

“Hmm?” Mu Yunjin was seeing Taoist Feng Xuan being so hesitant for the first time.

“Has Chu Li sent you any messages? Is everything still going smoothly on his end?” Taoist Feng Xuan asked.

Mu Yunjin revealed a faint smile and nodded, “Chu Li sent me a reply via Mo Qilin last night, telling us to wait for him here at the Northern Ming Imperial Palace.”

“Mmm, did he just say that?” Taoist Feng Xuan raised his eyebrows.

Mu Yunjin nodded.

“He didn’t say anything else?” Taoist Feng Xuan asked again.

Mu Yunjin rolled her eyes, and by now, she had detected Taoist Feng Xuan’s intention. So she cleared her throat and said, “He didn’t say anything else.”

“…” Taoist Feng Xuan was speechless at Mu Yunjin, clearly deliberately keeping him in suspense.

“Chu Li went to find Senior Murong. If Chu Li is safe, then naturally Senior Murong is also safe. Master, wouldn’t you agree?” Mu Yunjin deliberately continued along this line of conversation.

Taoist Feng Xuan’s hand holding the chopsticks paused, the veins on his forehead jumped, and he grunted but didn’t speak.

……

Mu Yunjin stayed in the Northern Ming Imperial Palace for a whole day, and only by nightfall did she finally wait for the person she had been waiting for.

Chu Li and Mo Qilin didn’t disturb anyone, appearing directly in Mu Yunjin’s room. Mu Yunjin, who was bathing, was startled by the sudden appearance of someone in the room.

Seeing that Mu Yunjin was bathing, Chu Li waved his hand, gesturing for Mo Qilin to leave.

Mo Qilin tactfully disappeared.

Chu Li stepped to the side of Mu Yunjin’s bathtub, bent down, his elbow propped on the edge of the tub, picking up a strand of Mu Yunjin’s hair, “Did you miss This Prince?”

Mu Yunjin turned around, raised her eyes, meeting Chu Li’s somewhat smiling eyes, “It seems the matter you handled went well too.”

“It’s not so much about going well, just that it didn’t deviate from This Prince’s expectations,” Chu Li replied warmly.

“That’s good.” Mu Yunjin smiled lightly.

Chu Li raised his eyebrows and moved closer to Mu Yunjin, “Huan’er, you still haven’t answered This Prince’s question.”

Mu Yunjin didn’t speak, but moved her face closer to Chu Li’s, her pink lips lightly falling on Chu Li’s thin lips.

Whether she missed him or not, proving it with actions was best.

The smile in Chu Li’s eyes deepened as he cupped Mu Yunjin’s face, deepening this lingering and tender kiss.

Before going to sleep, Mu Yunjin leaned in Chu Li’s arms, telling him in detail about how she broke the formation at Fengue Cliff.

After hearing this, Chu Li laughed, “I never expected that the trick once used to torment you out of mischief would help you today.”

“Yes, thank you, Lord Ming God, for your foresight.” Mu Yunjin laughed, teasing Chu Li.

Chu Li reached out and gently pinched Mu Yunjin’s ear, “If you hadn’t almost burned down This Prince’s courtyard and spoken so unguardedly at that time, This Prince wouldn’t have troubled you like that.”

“Speaking of which, the past you, compared to now, was much more mischievous.” Chu Li recalled past events, and although he complained with his words, his eyes couldn’t hide his doting affection.

Mu Yunjin raised the corner of her lips, her heart also feeling sweetly content.

She discovered that as long as Chu Li was by her side, no matter what she did or was experiencing, she could feel incredibly secure.

This point was something that no one else could replace.

Just as she was feeling somewhat drowsy, ready to sleep, Chu Li suddenly moved closer to Mu Yunjin, reaching out to gently stroke her eyebrows, “Huan’er, let’s try to have a daughter.”

Mu Yunjin’s face inexplicably turned red.

Just as Chu Li was about to bend down to kiss Mu Yunjin, there came a knocking sound from outside the room, and the knocking was loud and clear.

Along with the knocking, there was also Taoist Feng Xuan’s urgent voice from outside, “Troublesome girl, come out quickly!”

Chu Li frowned, his face showing a hint of regret, a glum expression on his face, full of displeasure as he sat up in bed.

Mu Yunjin’s face was also flushed red, and she hurriedly got up to change her clothes.

Shortly after, the two people, fully dressed, walked out of the room together.

“Chu Li? When did you come back?” Taoist Feng Xuan, seeing Chu Li coming out of the room, showed surprise.

“Not long ago.” Chu Li’s tone was flat, his eyes still showing a trace of displeasure.

Taoist Feng Xuan saw that Chu Li’s expression was not good, assuming he hadn’t rested well due to traveling back and forth, so he didn’t mind, then turned to look at Mu Yunjin.

“Oh my, your face is like a monkey’s bottom, have you also caught a fever?” Taoist Feng Xuan exclaimed in surprise.

Mu Yunjin was almost dying of embarrassment, she covered her face, “Master, why did you call us out?”

“Oh, right! I’ve discovered something strange, come quickly and see.” Taoist Feng Xuan’s expression suddenly turned serious, walking towards the garden outside.

Chu Li and Mu Yunjin exchanged a glance, following Taoist Feng Xuan’s footsteps.

Arriving in the courtyard, Taoist Feng Xuan pointed at the night sky, “Look quickly, for some reason, there’s the rare sight of seven stars aligned in a row tonight, and these seven stars are all blood-red.”

Mu Yunjin raised her head, and when her gaze touched the night sky, she gasped.

If it were just the appearance of seven stars aligned in a row, that wouldn’t be rare, but for all of them to be blood-red, that was somewhat strange.

Jiang Qingxue, hearing the commotion from this side, also hurried over, and before she got close to Mu Yunjin, she spoke, “Blood-colored seven stars, it’s an ominous sign.”

“Why is it an ominous sign?” Mu Yunjin asked.

“The appearance of seven stars aligned is originally auspicious, but today they all appear red, glowing like fire, fearing it suggests the sign of Mars watching the heart, which is an inauspicious meaning.” Jiang Qingxue said.

Hearing this, Mu Yunjin’s heart skipped a beat.

Tomorrow would be the first day of the seventh month, the day they were to return to the Tiansheng Continent. Such a star formation appearing tonight, could it truly be predicting something bad?

Chu Li embraced Mu Yunjin, his hand lightly locking her shoulder, indicating for her to be at ease.

“In the myriad worlds, there are all sorts of wonders. It’s just a star formation, it doesn’t indicate any major problems.” A lazy voice came from the rooftop, then someone flew down and landed steadily in front of Mu Yunjin.

The arrival was Imperial Tutor An.

“Kong Shi, didn’t you say you would arrive the day after tomorrow? Why did you come early?” Taoist Feng Xuan looked at Imperial Tutor An.

Imperial Tutor An had his hands behind his back, “I finished the busy matters early, so I came over.”

After speaking, he looked at Mu Yunjin, “Girl, do you believe in these star formations?”

“…” Mu Yunjin didn’t know how to answer.

Ancient people believed in star formations; most liked to calculate star formations to predict good or bad fortune, and some divination masters, the star formations they calculated, were all incredibly accurate.

Now being asked if she believed or not, she truly didn’t know how to answer.

“Be at ease, with so many of us here, what could happen?” Imperial Tutor An sighed.

Seeing this, Jiang Qingxue also didn’t say more, only making one request, “When going to the Tiansheng Continent tomorrow, take me along. Although I’m not some extraordinary expert, my skills are not bad, and I can help you fend off some villains.”

“Mother…” Mu Yunjin hesitated.

Such a dangerous place, she couldn’t even guarantee her safety, how could she let her mother go along?

“Yunjin, no need to say more, it’s settled.” Jiang Qingxue said.

Mu Yunjin pursed her lips, speechless for a moment.

“Tired from the journey, everyone goes back to sleep now, and stops looking at these star formations or whatever. It’s just giving yourselves unnecessary worries.” Imperial Tutor An interrupted, and after speaking, had already walked inside on his own.

Taoist Feng Xuan nodded slightly, also walking inside.

Chu Li, who hadn’t spoken all this time, also led Mu Yunjin back to their room.

……

After Mu Yunjin and Chu Li returned to their room, the door was knocked again, and Imperial Tutor An and Taoist Feng Xuan walked in.

As soon as he entered, Imperial Tutor An said to Mu Yunjin, “I heard you picked up a scroll in the Tiansheng Continent?”

Mu Yunjin nodded, walked to the bedside, and took out the scroll that she had temporarily placed under her pillow.

“The writing on it has been soaked for a long time and is all blurred.” Mu Yunjin said while unrolling the scroll.

Chu Li turned his head, looked at the scroll, narrowed his eyes, and could faintly make out a few ancient characters from the edges that hadn’t been completely soaked and blurred.

Imperial Tutor An also looked at the scroll, his face showing disdain, “It’s already so damaged…”

“Yes, do you have any way to restore it?” Mu Yunjin looked at Imperial Tutor An, her eyes showing a little expectation.

“You know what, I do.” Imperial Tutor An raised his eyebrows proudly, “Who else but me, who used to specialize in researching these things? But I need to spend some time and prepare some tools.”

“You two go rest first, I’ll go tinker with it myself.” After speaking, Imperial Tutor An returned the scroll to Mu Yunjin and walked out.