Return of the Phoenix Lady

As soon as you enter the Queen's study, you are greeted by the scent of books. The study is simply yet elegantly decorated. It is obvious that the Queen must be a person with great vision.

"Mother, I'm back." Shui Luochen led Han Xing into the study and saw the empress lowering her head to read the memorials, so he had to call out.

The Queen then raised her head, and her face appeared in front of Han Xing. The Queen was not stunningly beautiful, at most she was a pretty girl from a small family, but her noble and elegant temperament made people unable to take their eyes off her. The imperial robe she wore brought her temperament to the highest point.

"Chen'er, where are you going..." The Queen was about to give Shui Luochen some ideological education, but when she glanced at the corner of her eye, she saw a face that she would never forget! She was so surprised that her eyes widened slightly, her mouth open, and she stared blankly without blinking.

Shui Luochen naturally noticed something was wrong with the Queen, and secretly wondered: What's wrong with Queen Mother? Why is she like this when she sees Han Xing? Could it be... Could it be... Queen Mother is also mesmerized by Han Xing's appearance?! No way! This can't be! Han Xing is a woman! How can...

To prevent this possibility, Shui Luochen quickly stood in front of Han Xing, blocking the Queen's view, and called out anxiously, "Mother! Mother! What are you doing? She is my friend!"

The empress finally came to her senses after Shui Luochen blocked her view and shouted at her. However, her eyes were still filled with surprise. She wanted to take another good look, but when she saw that her son was blocking her view, she said unhappily, "Chen'er, what are you doing? Get out of the way! Your mother won't do anything to your friend, why are you blocking her view?"

Shui Luochen shook her head and quickly explained, "Mother, please don't overthink it. My friend is a woman. She wears men's clothes for convenience."

When the Queen heard this, her expression turned pale and she said angrily, "Chen'er, what nonsense are you talking about? You shouldn't be imagining nonsense!"

"I..." The conversation between Shui Luochen and the Queen was clearly somewhat off-topic. To prevent the situation from worsening and ending in a quarrel over her, Han Xing had no choice but to step forward, out of Shui Luochen's reach, and speak openly to the Queen, "Your Majesty, I am Liu Hanxing from the Mu Kingdom. Thanks to Luochen, I have come to visit you this time."

Hearing this, the Empress's expression relaxed slightly, and her gaze shifted to Han Xing's face. After a while, she frowned and asked, "Liu Hanxing? But he's the son of the former Prime Minister of Mu Kingdom?" In Mu Kingdom, there was only one family with the surname Liu, and that was the former Prime Minister. The Empress knew a little about the Liu family, such as the fact that the head of the Liu family had fallen because his three sons had rebelled against him...

"Yes and no." Han Xing smiled slightly and spoke vaguely.

The Queen seemed to have figured something out. She looked at Han Xing with burning eyes and asked, "Are you her child?"

Han Xing's eyes lit up. She knew that the Queen understood, and then asked, "Yes, you have seen her, right?!" Although it was a question, it was spoken in an affirmative tone.

The Queen nodded slowly, then glanced at Shui Luochen and suddenly said, "Chen'er, go out and keep watch first. Mother and Han Xing have something to say."

Shui Luochen nodded, knowing they were about to talk about Yun Luoxin. But he was also surprised. He hadn't expected his mother to actually meet Han Xing's mother! He was always by her side, so how could he never have seen her? Puzzled, he obediently walked out, not forgetting to close the door behind him.

When they were the only two left in the study, the Queen looked at Han Xing and murmured, "So you are her child..."

Han Xing raised an eyebrow and asked, "Queen, where is she now? Do you know?"

The Queen sighed softly and said calmly, "Ever since she left the Water Country, she has lost contact with me. I have sent people to look for her, but unfortunately, there was nothing!"

Han Xing couldn't help but frown. What on earth was going on? How could a living person just disappear? Could it be that...

Just when Han Xing was about to believe Yun Luoxin had passed away, the Empress suddenly said, "With her level of cultivation, most people should be unable to do anything to her. But... I still can't figure out where she has been hiding. After all these years, there's no news at all!"

"Cultivation? Queen, are you saying that my mother is also a cultivator?" Han Xing was slightly surprised. He originally thought that she was just an ordinary person.

The Queen smiled softly upon hearing this, a hint of helplessness in her tone. "I've known Xin'er since I was a child, and we've become close friends as we've grown up. However, few people know this. Xin'er is a devoted cultivator and possesses exceptional talent. She says her greatest wish is to surpass the strongest being on this continent, and then break through the barriers of this world and reach another place. Although I'm curious about where she wants to go, she refuses to reveal it when I ask her."

Han Xing's first reaction upon hearing this was, Yun Luoxin knew about the existence of Tianwai Island! Oh my god! She had originally thought Yun Luoxin was just an ordinary person, apart from her extraordinary appearance. She had never expected that she actually had such a grand wish. But how did she know about Tianwai Island? As far as Han Xing knew, only two people knew about Tianwai Island: Mo Qingyuan and Bai Li! Who could have told Yun Luoxin about Tianwai Island? Or was the idea of ​​another world just Yun Luoxin's imagination? Han Xing was puzzled.

"Han Xing, she told me about you. I didn't expect that you would come to see her. If she knew, she would be very happy!" The Queen looked at Han Xing with a smile, with a hint of tenderness in her eyes. "I remember that she was often narcissistic when she was a child, and she is still like this when she grew up. If she knew that she gave birth to a child like you who is more beautiful than her, I wonder what her expression would be, hehe!" At this point, the Queen couldn't help laughing, as if she had seen Yun Luoxin's contradictory look of happiness and anger.

"Thank you, Queen, for telling me these things! I understand." Han Xing nodded in thanks and began to think about his next plan.

"Do you still want to go find her?" asked the Queen.

Han Xing nodded and said, "I promised others that I would try my best to find her."

The Queen was slightly stunned when she heard this. He had promised someone else? Could it be that... Han Xing was not looking for Xin'er voluntarily? But because he had promised someone else? The Queen was surprised by this guess.

"Han Xing, you...to your mother..." The Queen wanted to speak up for her friend. She could see that Han Xing's feelings for her biological mother seemed pitifully weak. If her friend knew about this, she would definitely be sad again.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to say more. Han Xing understands everything, but there are many things that the Queen doesn't understand." Han Xing boldly interrupted the Queen.

The Queen didn't mind this, because she understood that this child had lost her mother just after she was born. She really shouldn't say too much about her and Xin'er's affairs. So she waved her hand and said, "If that's the case, then forget it. You can go down! Don't keep Chen'er waiting too long."

Han Xing bowed slightly and then walked out.

As soon as he came out of the study, Shui Luochen was pacing around anxiously outside. When he saw Han Xing coming out, he asked him all kinds of questions. Han Xing looked at him with amusement and finally said, "Nothing happened." Then he pulled him away.