The two went to visit Qi Han together. Qi Han looked very pleased with himself and chatted with the young couple for a while.

Yun Zhao sat in his seat listening, feeling a chill run down his spine.

Qi Yan's father is clearly Song Qinghua, and Qi Han is clearly Qi Yan's mother's sworn brother, making him Qi Yan's uncle. How did he become the Demon Emperor and Qi Yan's biological father?!

Is she dreaming?

"My wife, what are you thinking about?"

Qi Yan's voice came, and Yun Zhao came back to her senses. She saw that Qi Yan and Qi Han were both looking at her. She quickly smiled and said, "It's nothing. I was just thinking that A Yan and Father have a really good relationship."

Qi Han laughed heartily, "Of course, Yan'er is my only child, born to the woman I love most..."

Qi Han suddenly stopped talking after speaking halfway through.

Yun Zhao was confused, but when she saw Qi Yan frantically giving her meaningful glances, she realized that this touched a nerve with Qi Han.

Qi Han watched the subtle exchange between them and sighed, "Alright, Yan'er, take your wife to see your mother. We'll be family from now on, and your wife will eventually have to meet her mother-in-law."

"And also," Qi Han wiped his eyes, "Yan'er, you've grown up and started your own family. As your father, I want to pass the throne of the Demon Emperor to you. From now on, the Demon Realm will be in your hands..."

Before he could finish speaking, Qi Yan grabbed Yun Zhao and ran out in a flash.

His voice carried from afar: "Father, you should continue to manage the demon realm. We have other matters to attend to, so we'll be leaving now!"

Qi Han: "..."

After running quite a distance, Qi Yan stopped and complained, "My wife, Father is just like that. He always wants to pass the throne of the Demon Emperor to me. When I was just old enough to remember things, he wanted to pass it on to me. If it weren't for the ministers stopping him, he would have run off somewhere long ago."

He took Yun Zhao to the Demon Queen's residence to see his mother, Qi Yuan.

It was very quiet there. When the two of them went in, they could only hear the chirping of birds. Apart from that, there was no other sound.

"Your Highness, you've arrived?"

As Yun Zhao was looking around, a hoarse voice suddenly rang out. She looked over and saw an old woman in a black robe sweeping the floor.

When Qi Yan saw her, he introduced her to Yun Zhao: "My lady, this is Granny Yan, the nanny who serves my mother."

With the black robe obscuring her face, Yun Zhao couldn't see Granny Yan's features. She greeted her, but Granny Yan seemed not to see her at all, mechanically sweeping the fallen leaves on the ground.

Qi Yan whispered to her, "My lady, don't mind her. Ever since Mother's accident, Granny Yan has become like this. She only speaks to me when I come, and otherwise ignores everyone else."

Yun Zhao nodded. "I understand. Ayan, let's go see the Demon Queen."

Qi Yan corrected her again, "It's Mother, our Mother. Of course, if you're not used to calling her that, you can call her 'Aunt Yuan' for now. That's how you used to call her."

He pouted and said aggrievedly, "Why is it that after we got married, my wife has become more distant from me?"

Yun Zhao really couldn't do anything with this spoiled brat Qi Yan. As long as she didn't agree, he would keep pestering her until he did.

“I haven’t distanced myself from you,” Yun Zhao said, taking his arm and coaxing him. “It’s just that we’re husband and wife now, and I’m not used to it yet. Give me some time, and I’ll get used to it soon.”

We became husband and wife...

For some reason, Qi Yan suddenly felt very happy, as if someone had planted a seed called "love" in his heart. It had always been a small seedling, but today it had blossomed into a beautiful flower.

Puff puff.

It keeps sprouting flower buds.

Yun Zhao was a little confused. What was wrong with Qi Yan? Why was he suddenly grinning like an idiot?

After being happy for a long time, Qi Yan barely managed to suppress the corners of his mouth that were about to turn to the sky, and entered the Demon Queen's palace hand in hand with Yun Zhao.

As their figures were about to disappear, Granny Yan, who had been sweeping fallen leaves, suddenly looked up and gave them a deep look.

Yun Zhao felt that there was a pair of eyes watching them from behind, but when she turned around, she didn't find anything.

She frowned and followed Qi Yan into the house.

As soon as she entered the room, Yun Zhao felt a chill envelop her entire body, as if she were in a world of ice and snow.

She looked ahead and saw an ice coffin placed on the bed.

Qi Yan skillfully picked up the two ice crystals on the table, keeping one for herself and giving the other to Yun Zhao.

“My lady, that ice coffin is made of ten-thousand-year-old extreme cold ice essence. Getting close to it will freeze your whole body. With this ice crystal, we can get close for a while.”

Yun Zhao held the ice crystal and found that it was no longer cold.

They took a few steps forward before Yun Zhao finally saw the person in the ice coffin.

It was a beautiful woman, lying quietly in the ice coffin, as if she were asleep.

Qi Yan introduced, "Wife, this is your mother."

He gently touched the ice coffin and murmured, "Mother has been asleep for many, many years. She was asleep when I was little, and I've grown up and even gotten married, but she still hasn't woken up."

"I remember when I was little, Dad always said that Mom would wake up when I grew up, but I'm already grown up, why..."

Why isn't he awake yet?

His voice was choked with emotion. Yun Zhao hugged him and said gently, "Ayan, Mother will wake up. Don't worry, I'll wait with you, okay?"

Qi Yan buried her head in Yun Zhao's arms and mumbled a "Mmm".

Because the ice crystals had a time limit, they only stayed for a short while before leaving.

When they came out, they did not see Granny Nightmare again.

Qi Yan originally intended to take Yun Zhao to explore other parts of the Demon Palace, but someone came to report that Lady Leopard was requesting an audience.

"My lady, why would Madam Leopard want to see you?"

Qi Yan frowned. "Didn't she always hate you? She even abused you when you were little. If I hadn't found out by accident, I would never have seen you again."

"We mustn't go see her!"

Yun Zhao's eyes flickered, and she reassured him, "It's alright, those things are all in the past, she's treating me very well now."

"It's just a meeting, Ayan. You should go back first. I'll come find you later."

Qi Yan refused: "Then I'll go with you. What if she hurts you?"

Yun Zhao had something to say to Madam Leopard, so naturally she couldn't let Qi Yan come along. She had to persuade Qi Yan to leave after much pleading.

Qi Yan murmured and poured out her heart to her, and Yun Zhao listened quietly, feeling that Qi Yan was so happy right now.

She had parents and relatives, had a complete childhood, was the apple of her parents' eye, and was never bullied. It felt like a dream...

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Yun Zhao, and she grasped it!

dream!

Could this be a dream, not reality?!

No, no, no, to put it another way, it should be called an illusion.

Logically, they should have entered the Song family's forbidden area. Although they didn't know what the forbidden area was like, it certainly wasn't the demon realm.

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