The Heavenly Dragon's Beginning in the Journey Through the Heavens

Then, Green Bamboo reached into her robes and carefully took out the jade thumb ring, then whispered:

"Grandma, when I asked him why he helped, he said it was his duty."

But he didn't reveal his identity; he simply handed me the jade thumb ring and told me to take it to my grandmother and show it to her, saying that she would understand everything.

After Green Bamboo took out the jade thumb ring, the Child Granny didn't hear what she said afterward at all. Her eyes were fixed on the jade thumb ring in Green Bamboo's hand, lost in thought.

After a long while, she came to her senses and said in a trembling voice:

"Show me it."

Green Bamboo noticed that the Child Granny was a little agitated, and upon hearing this, she quickly stood up and handed her the jade thumb ring with both hands.

The old woman took the jade thumb ring with trembling hands and examined it carefully.

Her eyes were filled with shock and disbelief, as if she had seen something incredible.

She gently stroked the jade thumb ring with her hand, feeling the patterns on it.

Then, she closed her eyes, took a deep breath, as if recalling something.

At the same time, she murmured:

"It's him. It's really him."

As she spoke, tears streamed down her cheeks, but she was completely unaware of it, because her mind was completely absorbed in that memory.

None of the three women spoke to disturb the old woman who was lost in her memories.

For a moment, the atmosphere froze, and an indescribable atmosphere filled the air, as if time itself had stood still.

A full quarter of an hour passed before the old woman slowly came back to her senses from her memories.

She sighed softly, as if trying to release all the emotions in her heart.

Then, she slowly raised her head, looked at the green bamboo in front of her, and asked softly:

"You said the other party was a young man. When he gave you this, did he say anything else?"

Upon hearing the old woman's question, Green Bamboo dared not be negligent in the slightest and immediately bowed to answer:

"Yes, Grandma. The man looked to be in his early twenties. After he gave me this jade thumb ring, he only said that I would understand everything once I saw it. He didn't say anything else."

After hearing her answer, Granny Tong frowned slightly, a look of doubt and confusion on her face, and muttered to herself:

"That can't be right, how could he still be so young?"

Then, she suddenly raised her head, a sharp glint in her eyes, stared intently at Green Bamboo, and said urgently:

"Alright, go and bring him in right now. I want to see him in person."

Upon hearing the old woman's command, Green Bamboo nodded repeatedly in agreement, her attitude extremely respectful. She replied:

"Yes, I'll go and bring him here right away."

After saying this, Green Bamboo bowed to the Child Granny again, then turned and walked quickly toward the palace entrance.

Green Bamboo received the old woman's order and dared not linger for a moment, rushing all the way to the place where the battle had just taken place.

When she arrived, she found that the sisters of the Nine Heavens and Ten Departments were not only on guard against the people of the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands opposite, but also on guard against Ling Feng.

She didn't blame her sisters for this, after all, it was their duty.

She stepped past her sisters and stood before Ling Feng, looking at him respectfully as she said:

"Young Master Ling, our grandmother wishes to see you. What are your thoughts?"

The reason she was so respectful to Ling Feng was because she could tell from Tong Lao's attitude that Ling Feng was no ordinary person, so she was showing respect in advance as a way of making goodwill.

Ling Feng naturally had no objection to this, as it was one of the purposes of his trip.

Moreover, because of his high skill and daring, he was not worried about encountering any danger.

"Okay, please lead the way."

"Young Master Ling, please come with me."

After saying that, she turned around and led the way.

Just as Ling Feng was about to follow, he seemed to remember something. He turned around and gave a cold look to the remaining people of the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands, which was a silent warning.

Then, he followed the green bamboo ahead to Lingjiu Palace.

As soon as they left, the people from the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands side were in an uproar.

But when they thought of the warning look in Ling Feng's eyes before he left, they gave up their little schemes.

Ling Feng followed Green Bamboo to Lingjiu Palace. Green Bamboo did not linger and led Ling Feng directly to the Child Granny's bedroom.

Upon reaching the palace gate, Green Bamboo stopped in her tracks, then turned to Ling Feng apologetically and said:

"Young Master Ling, please wait here for a moment while I go in to report."

Ling Feng nodded after hearing this.

After going inside for a short while, Green Bamboo came out again. Looking at Ling Feng, she said:

"Young Master Ling, you have been waiting for a long time. Granny Tong invites you in."

Upon hearing this, Ling Feng followed her into the palace without hesitation.

The palace was exquisitely decorated, with beautiful calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls, and a faint fragrance permeating the room.

The old woman sat cross-legged on the stone bed, her pretty face, like that of a little girl, was as pale as paper, but her eyes gleamed with a sharp light.

From the moment Ling Feng entered the room, her eyes were fixed on him without blinking, as if she wanted to see every single detail about him.

Ling Feng felt extremely uncomfortable under her sharp, piercing gaze.

At this moment, Green Bamboo led Ling Feng to the Child Granny and quickly bowed her head, respectfully reporting:

"Grandma, this is Ling Feng."

"Um"

The old woman responded softly, but Green Bamboo's interruption broke her train of thought.

Then she gave instructions to the three women beside her: Green Bamboo, Bamboo Sword, and Chrysanthemum Sword.

"You can go down first. I have something I want to talk to him about alone."

"Yes!"

The three responded in unison, then turned and left the room together.

After they left, Granny Tong suddenly stopped smiling, her face becoming very serious. She stared intently at Ling Feng and asked:

"Your name is Ling Feng. What is your relationship with Wu Yazi?"

Ling Feng did not answer the question directly, but chose a more tactful approach. He knelt on one knee, bowed to the Old Woman, and said loudly:

"Disciple Ling Feng greets Grandmaster Uncle."

"Oh, you're Wuyazi's disciple?"

Tianshan Child Granny looked at Ling Feng with a look of surprise on her face.

Then, as if struck by a sudden realization, she exclaimed:

"That's right. If you weren't his disciple, how could he have passed on something so important to you?"

Suddenly, as if she had discovered something horrifying, she asked breathlessly:

"You say you are Wuyazi's disciple, but I have never seen you before. Besides, given your age, how could you possibly be his disciple? You should know that my junior brother died more than twenty years ago!"

Ling Feng gave a wry smile. He knew this news was too shocking for Tianshan Tonglao, and could only explain:

"Uncle-Master, you may not know this, but although Master encountered an accident back then, he did not die directly, but was left crippled."

"My master felt ashamed to face you all again, so he has been living in seclusion with Senior Brother Su Xinghe all these years. I only recently became his disciple."

Upon hearing this, Tianshan Tonglao's face turned extremely ugly, and she muttered to herself:

"I see, I see... I didn't expect my junior brother to still be alive. But why didn't he tell us?"

Ling Feng felt great sympathy for her; the depth of her affection for Wu Yazi was truly rare.

However, fate played a cruel joke on her; the goddess was willing, but the King of Xiang was heartless.

If she knew the truth of what happened back then, Ding Chunqiu would probably have been found and torn to pieces by her long ago. How could she have let him live so freely for so many years?