Why did you provoke her? Even Heaven itself is afraid of her.

Consort Shu slowly opened her eyes, and what she saw was Long Xiu's worried expression.

Instantly, it brought her back to her senses.

"Xiu'er! Is it really you? Is Mother dreaming?"

Consort Shu reached out and stroked Long Xiu's face, somewhat incredulous.

“It is me, Mother Consort, it is Xiu’er. Xiu’er is unfilial.”

Long Xiu held Shufei's hand tightly, his voice choked with emotion.

"Mother, it's my younger brother. I've brought him back to save you."

Long Xiaoxiao, with tears streaming down her face, stepped forward and grabbed Consort Shu's other hand, crying as she spoke.

Only after truly sensing the presence of Long Xiu and Long Xiaoxiao did Consort Shu believe that she was not dreaming.

However, before she could even feel joy, Consort Shu exclaimed in alarm:

"No, that's not right. Xiu'er, Xiao Xiao, why are you here? Did your father capture you? How could he be so cruel? You are his own flesh and blood too."

Consort Shu held Long Xiu and Long Xiaoxiao's hands tightly, her eyes filled with unease and self-reproach.

"Xiu'er, Xiaoxiao, it's your mother's fault. Your mother failed to protect you."

Consort Shu spoke with self-reproach.

"Mother, don't be sad. We weren't captured by that person. We came to rescue you."

Seeing her mother like this, Xiao Xiao explained with heartache.

Consort Shu was taken aback upon hearing this.

"That's right, Mother, we've come to save you."

"Save me? You really weren't captured by your father, the emperor?"

“Mother, it’s true, we weren’t captured by Father.”

"The palace is heavily guarded, how could you possibly get in? Why do you need to comfort me?"

“Mother, we are not lying to you. It was my master who brought us here. Don’t worry, my master is very powerful. It’s just a small palace.”

"Master?"

Following Long Xiu's gaze, they then noticed Ling Yun and Mo Yu, who had been ignored the whole time.

The two people in front of her were young, and she couldn't see their cultivation levels, but she didn't doubt Ling Yun and the others because of their appearance.

With the help of Long Xiu and Long Xiaoxiao, Consort Shu stood up and slowly walked to Ling Yun and the others.

Consort Shu bowed slightly to Mo Yu, assuming that Mo Yu was Long Xiu's master.

Just as she was about to speak, Mo Yu paused slightly, then a carefree smile appeared on his lips, and he spoke first:

"What is Your Highness doing? I am not that boy's master."

Consort Shu was taken aback. She glanced at Mo Yu, then looked at Ling Yun, before turning to look at Long Xiu.

Long Xiu looked slightly embarrassed and quickly stepped forward to say:

“Mother, this is my master, Ling Yun.”

Consort Shu looked at Ling Yun, who was much younger and more beautiful than herself, and felt a strange feeling.

Consort Shu composed herself and gave Ling Yun a slight bow.

However, she had only gone halfway through the ceremony when she discovered an obstacle preventing her from moving forward.

Just as she was wondering, Ling Yun spoke:

"I am only doing this for my apprentice; you do not need to bow or thank me."

Consort Shu was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

This person seems to be unconcerned with details.

Without giving Consort Shu a chance to continue speaking, Ling Yun looked at Long Xiu and said:

"Now that your mother is alright, what are your plans next?"

Long Xiu's expression instantly darkened.

He looked at his mother and his elder sister.

He can't keep that person.

Otherwise, who knows what harm that person might do to them?

"Master, I want them to disappear from this world."

A resolute ruthlessness flashed in Long Xiu's eyes.

Ling Yun nodded in agreement with his decision.

"Xiu'er, what are you doing?"

Consort Shu's expression changed drastically upon hearing Long Xiu's words.

Long Xiu bit his lower lip tightly and did not respond to Consort Shu immediately.

His fists were clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white from the force, and he exuded a repressed aura.

He knew that his mother probably still had some feelings for that person.

Seeing that Long Xiu remained silent, Consort Shu understood what was going on.

She certainly didn't want to see a situation where father and son killed each other.

But given the current situation, she is also conflicted.

On the one hand, the years of marriage and the loving times of the past always linger in their minds.

On the other hand, the emperor's actions chilled her to the bone, nearly causing her and her two children to be separated and their lives to be in danger.

Seeing his mother's wavering attitude, Long Xiu steeled his heart and said directly:

“Mother, are you still soft-hearted towards that person? Do you know what kind of formation that person set up around your palace? If it weren’t for my master, and I had rashly broken in, you would have been killed by the formation as an intruder.”

"what!"

Consort Shu's eyes widened in shock and disbelief, and her body trembled slightly.

She knew he was ruthless, but she never imagined he would be so cruel as to set up such a vicious array around her palace.

That person probably knew that Xiu'er or Xiao Xiao would come back to save her, so they set up such a barrier. In the end, she died at the hands of her own child.

She didn't dare to think about the final outcome any further.

Consort Shu's eyes instantly reddened, and tears welled up in them.

Seeing her mother's state, Long Xiaoxiao felt a pang of sorrow in her heart. She stepped forward, tightly grasped Consort Shu's hand, and nodded, saying:

“Mother, what my brother said is absolutely right. If it weren’t for his master, you would probably be dead because of us now. Mother, when you sent me away from the palace, you should have known what kind of person Father was.”

Consort Shu took a deep breath, trying to calm the turmoil in her heart, but tears still rolled down uncontrollably, soaking her clothes.

Yes! She should have known what kind of person that was a long time ago.

Consort Shu took a deep breath, as if to dispel the sorrow and hesitation in her heart.

She forcefully stopped her tears, and her gaze gradually hardened.

"Xiu'er, Xiaoxiao, your mother understands. Since he has gone to such lengths to kill us three, why should I grieve for him? But Xiu'er, you are no match for him now. He is, after all, the ruler of a nation, and besides, you..."

After understanding the situation, Consort Shu also wanted to make the villain pay the price he deserved.

But when she thought of Long Xiu's situation, her eyes darkened.

"Xiu'er, as the saying goes, a gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. Let's leave this place now, and one day we will make him pay the price."

"No, Mother, he won't give us ten years. Besides, Mother, I'm no longer a useless person."

As he spoke, Long Xiu subtly released his cultivation level.

A look of astonishment flashed in Consort Shu's eyes as she stared at Long Xiu in disbelief.

When Long Xiu's cultivation was suddenly destroyed, she truly felt that his body was completely empty, without a trace of spiritual energy.

She tried many methods to fix it, but none of them worked.

She had asked Long Xiu what had happened, but he wouldn't say a word.

She didn't want to make things difficult for him, but now...