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Even though she had escaped, her leg was still imprinted with Fu Qius teeth marks.

Outside the Crystal Palace, the light of dusk was slowly being engulfed by the darkness of night. But just as everything was about to turn dark, the fat catfishes slaughtering each other relentlessly outside seemed to be drawn to some force.

As if possessed, they swept the spirit stones on their floor into their stomachs with their tongues and plunged back into the earth without another word.

It was as though none of that had ever happened. All traces of their battle above ground quickly vanished as well.

Ye Qingtang panted softly as she kept her eye on Fu Qiu.

The red light in Fu Qius eyes slowly faded as his deathly white skin gradually returned to its normal green.

Its entire body suddenly relaxed.

Was it back to normal? Ye Qingtang observed Fu Qiu carefully.

Fu Qius head dropped downwards and then suddenly lifted again. But this time, the ferocity on his face was gone, replaced by anger.

Who said you could come up here! Fu Qius eyes were filled with clarity again and it was staring at Ye Qingtang with intense anger.

Storming over to Ye Qingtang, Fu Qiu grabbed her neck.

Ye Qingtang had never expected to find out the fat catfishes secret by mistake. She dodged subconsciously as Fu Qiu reached for her.

Fu Qiu didnt manage to grab her neck but caught her jade pendant instead.

Its anger subsided as it saw the familiar pendant.

Where did you get this jade pendant? Ill throw you out if you dont tell me, Fu Qiu snapped with narrowed eyes.

My mother gave it to me. Ye Qingtang already had her suspicions but quickly replied to Fu Qius question now that it had asked her.

Shock filled Fu Qius face as it lifted its eyes to look at Ye Qingtang. Although Ye Qingtang had changed her appearance, Fu Qiu had been shocked the first time it saw her.

She looked just like

A long time ago, the girl with a smile as beautiful as the fresh flowers in spring, had shown herself in front of it with the same pendant. She had said before that the jade pendant was extremely important to her.

Fu Qiu had wanted to touch it out of curiosity once but had been rejected by her.

Back then, she had said that only her family could touch the pendant.

A similar appearance and the same jade pendant. These clues flashed in Fu Qius mind.

Jiuer is your mother? Fu Qiu looked at Ye Qingtang. Jiuer

Ye Qingtang was hearing this familiar name once again. Is the Jiu-er youre talking about called Jiu Yuan?

Fu Qiu froze for a moment and thought for a while before nodding.

The unease in Fu Qius heart subsided as Ye Qingtang said Jiuers name.

Appearances could be altered and the jade pendant could be a fake, however, Fu Qiu felt something familiar from Ye Qingtang.

Even though Fu Qiu hadnt been able to confirm Ye Qingtangs identity before this, some of her blood was left in its mouth after it had bit her just now.

Fu Qiu and the other members of its clan were the only creatures that could sense the familiarity from someones blood so accurately.

Youre Jiuers daughter where is your mother now? Fu Qiu asked agitatedly after confirming Ye Qingtangs identity.