Return of the Phoenix Lady

three days later

Several guests came to the Wooden Palace. They did not go anywhere else but went straight to the Emperor's palace. They were personally greeted by His Majesty's favorite Lord Liu Hanyang and the noble prince of the Jin Kingdom. The palace people could not help but become curious about these mysterious guests.

"Mom, you are here. Xing'er is currently advancing and I don't know when she will wake up. Mei Ye has already arrived and is resting in the side hall. You have been traveling for several days, so let me take you to rest first!" Liu Hanyang said to He Shuhui and others.

At this moment, Ying Rui, Ying Jue, Yi Rou, Han Xing's grandmother Tan Niang, Liu Hanyang's mother He Shuhui and the maid Ye'er all came.

Just as everyone was about to follow Liu Hanyang and the others to leave, a weak voice rang out: "Wait... wait a minute!"

"Aunt Tan, what's wrong?" He Shuhui asked with concern. After spending a few days together, she already knew Tan Niang's identity. Out of pity for Chu Xiang'er's experience and the past few days of getting along with her, she had already regarded Tan Niang as her own mother.

"I... I want to go see Xing'er! Don't worry! I won't disturb him! Just see him! I've been so worried about him! Please, let me see Xing'er!" Tan Niang said excitedly with red eyes.

Seeing this, Ye'er who was standing aside said with a look of heartache and anxiety: "Please, sir, let my lady go in to see you! My lady has been missing you so much these days that she can't eat or sleep. Don't worry, sir, we will just go and take a look and we will definitely not disturb you! Sir, please! Ye'er kneels down to you!" As she said that, Ye'er wanted to kneel down.

Seeing this, He Shuhui quickly helped Ye'er up and said, "Silly girl! Why are you kneeling? Hurry up! If you want to see Xing'er, go see her! Yang'er won't stop you."

Seeing this and receiving another accusing look from his mother, Liu Hanyang hurriedly said to Tan Niang, "Madam, please don't misunderstand. I didn't mean to stop you from seeing Xing'er. I'm just worried that you'd be tired from the journey, so I wanted you to rest well before coming to see Xing'er. Besides, we don't know when Xing'er will wake up."

Tan Niang nodded, finally smiled with relief, and said, "Then I'll trouble you, sir!" Although Tan Niang was just a woman, she knew that anyone who could walk freely in the noble imperial palace must have an extraordinary status, and being polite was a must.

Upon hearing this, Liu Hanyang said, "Madam, you don't have to be so polite. I am Xing'er's brother, and also your junior. You can just follow my mother and call me Yang'er."

"This..." Tan Niang looked at Liu Hanyang hesitantly, feeling a little at a loss.

Seeing this, He Shuhui smiled and took Tan Niang's hand, saying, "Aunt Tan, you don't have to be polite. Yang'er is my son, so he is also half your grandson!"

"Well... okay! Yang'er, follow Xing'er and call me grandma!" Tan Niang nodded and smiled.

Liu Hanyang nodded and smiled, calling her grandma.

"Yang'er, why don't you lead the way for us!" He Shuhui scolded with a smile.

Liu Hanyang smiled helplessly and walked in front. Jin Yifeng glanced at everyone silently and followed behind without saying a word.

When everyone walked to the side hall, Liu Hanyang saw Han Xing still in the halo, glanced around, frowned slightly, and said nothing.

A hint of displeasure also flashed in Jin Yifeng's deep eyes.

"Xing... What happened to Xing'er..." Tan Niang was just an ordinary person, and she had no idea about advancement. Seeing Han Xing like this, she was instinctively worried.

"Grandma, don't worry. Xing'er is in good condition now and should be able to advance soon." Liu Hanyang explained.

"Well, that's good!" Tan Niang nodded, her eyes never leaving Han Xing.

At this moment, Jin Yifeng suddenly caught sight of a hurried figure flying down the corridor. He immediately turned around and rushed forward, his eyes filled with reproach as he said calmly, "Where has Captain Long gone? Why didn't you stay by Xing'er's side?"

Long Xuri was immediately confronted with an accusation, but knowing he was in the wrong, he could only scratch his head awkwardly and laughed dryly, "I...I...it's just that everyone has urgent needs! I was only gone for a while, and you guys are here."

Jin Yifeng finally calmed down and said, "Well, those are Xing'er's friends and relatives. They came specially to visit him."

Long Xuri glanced at everyone casually, then turned away and walked towards Han Xing.

At this moment, a trembling and weak voice sounded: "Xuri?"

Long Xuri's steps towards Han Xing suddenly stopped, and his tall figure trembled slightly.

Everyone looked at this scene in confusion, looking at Long Xuri's back, and then looking at Tan Niang with her red eyes wide open and tears in her eyes.

Ye'er was simple-minded and only cared about her young lady and mistress. Naturally, she didn't notice anyone else. She just looked at the weeping Tan Niang with surprise and asked in surprise, "Husband...Madam, are you okay?"

Everyone sensed the strange atmosphere and fell silent. Finally, Long Xuri slowly turned around.

Long Xu Ri, who was always calm and steady, actually opened his eyes wide, his eyes slightly red, and murmured in disbelief: "Tan... Tan'er?"

Tan'er?! This name kept echoing in everyone's mind, and everyone was surprised.

At this time, Tan Niang was so excited that she couldn't speak, and her red eyes were staring at the surprised Long Xuri.

Long Xuri slowly approached and looked at the woman in front of him. He felt complicated and his thoughts went back to his youth.

At that time, Long Xuri was just a relatively talented young man. By chance, he met the love of his life.

Although he is talented, he is of ordinary origin. His parents died of illness a long time ago, leaving him alone to make a living in this world.

At a young age, he'd seen the ups and downs of life, knowing it was a world where the strong preyed on the weak. So, he had to become stronger! Through his unremitting efforts and his natural talent, he finally achieved some success, but that wasn't enough. To survive, he needed money, and so he decided to become a mercenary, training himself through adventure after adventure and earning money.

But he was still a novice after all. During an assassination mission, he was ambushed by the enemy and finally escaped with great difficulty. However, he was seriously injured and could not run far, so he just casually entered a small family's house.

And then a bloody story happened. He was rescued by Tan Niang. After getting along with each other, the two fell in love with each other. It was a good marriage for both of them. Tan Niang's parents did not agree with Tan Niang marrying him, but this did not stop them from falling in love.

So, the two agreed to elope, but things happened unexpectedly. On the night of the elopement, he wanted to pick her up, but he was found by his former enemy. In order not to implicate her, he had to lead the enemy away. When he went to look for her the next day, her house was empty and she did not leave a single word.

He was naive and thought that she must be angry, so she left here. So he began to run around desperately to find her, but to no avail. He was depressed for a while. Finally, he turned his grief and anger into strength and joined the mercenary group. From a small member, he became the well-known Captain Dragon on the continent.

Finally, Long Xuri, who had calmed down, mustered up the courage and said, "Tan'er, you..." Before he could finish his words, a silver light suddenly appeared behind him.

Then the silver light slowly faded away, and Han Xing, who had kept his eyes closed, finally opened his eyes. Suddenly, the entire side hall seemed to become brighter.

Han Xing opened her eyes to see her grandmother weeping, her eyes red and about to faint. She was immediately enraged, but then she realized something was wrong. What was she looking at? She took another look. Hey! Big Brother Long?! Then she saw Long Xuri's trembling body, and her heart trembled violently. Her intuition told her: Something's wrong! Something's wrong!