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In the middle of the night, Xia Qingyue sneaked out of her mansion. She was using her real Cultivation Base, the one at the 9th Level of the True Profound Realm. She was incredibly graceful in her steps and soon arrived at the location.

Upon reaching the location, she noticed that there was no one here. A hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes as she thought 'I was overly happy that I didn't consider this might be fake. After all… How could anyone in this world know about my mother?'

But still, she decided to search around for some time before returning to the mansion. It wasn't every day she left the estate…

As she searched around… She came across a wooden board. There were words inscribed on the Wooden Board.

"Let's start with a story. Do you want to hear a story? If so, then take 20 steps to your right."

Xia Qingyue was somewhat confused upon reading this signboard. It wasn't something that should have been placed by the Floating Cloud City's authorities. From the texture of this board, she felt that the words were written recently.

'Is it by that person who sent me the paper? If so, then I might need to follow his instructions.' With these thoughts, Xia Qingyue took 20 steps in her right direction.

As she took her 20th step, she felt like she had pressed on some soft soil. Instantly, she heard some sounds as if some mechanism was taking place. Before she could understand what happened, a wooden board stood erect in front of her.

There were words written on this Wooden Board as well, and Xia Qingyue started to read them.

"Once there was a fairy. The Fairy was injured by a wicked person and lost her memories. After losing her memories, she dropped to the mortal world. She married a rich man in the mortal world and had children, and they all were living happily. But one day, the Fairy recalled her memories."

"Now…What should the Fairy do? Should she continue to live with the family she had formed in the mortal world, or should she return to her true love? If it's the former option, then take 30 steps in the front and if it's the latter option turn around then take 30 steps. You can only choose once."

Xia Qingyue frowned at the last line. She had remembered the whole text. And somewhat understood that this story was slightly related to the matter with her mother. But she wanted to know the entire situation. The details were necessary.

Moreover, the question in the second paragraph also somewhat shook her. Indeed… What should the Fairy choose?

To continue to live with her new family? Or to return to her true love?

At that moment, she remembered the sadness her father had experienced after her mother had left. Xia Qingyue took a deep breath and made her choice!

Xia Qingyue turned around and took 30 steps. Just like before, when she took the 30th step, she felt that she had stepped on soft soil. Once again, she heard strange sounds. But this time, she discerned the source of these strange sounds.

These sounds were generated by ropes.

'This is quite a strange mechanism… I can't understand how someone created this mechanism.'

Just then, she heard a loud thud, and it felt as if something had crashed against a tree.

Xia Qingyue turned around and noticed a few wooden pieces near the thick tree in some distance.

'Does that mean he created a mechanism so that as long as I chose one, the other Wooden Board would be destroyed?'

Xia Qingyue looked straight once again and noticed a Wooden Board and started to read the words on this Wooden Board.

"Since you have chosen this option, then this means you want the Fairy to live with her new family. Alright then, you can return now." Upon reading the last line, Xia Qingyue couldn't help but grow angry.

It felt as if someone was playing with her! And now that he had played enough, he was telling her to return!

However, the anger didn't overwhelm her. Once again, her mind was in a calm state. She didn't stay there any longer and returned to her mansion. Although she was dissatisfied with the information she received, it was more than what she hoped for.

If this information wasn't fake, then this meant that her mother had a lover and wanted to return to him.

In reality, if she hadn't left and searched her surroundings, there was a chance that she would have found Yang Tian sitting on top of a tree branch, observing her with a calm expression. He was using a technique called Night Sky Technique. It allowed him to conceal his body and it was the only technique Xisu had for concealing himself.

Yang Tian didn't care much if Xia Qingyue found him or not. There was no way she could say that all the wooden boards were set up by him. He could just name some guy from the Xiao Clan or name someone else.

Yang Tian placed his hand under his chin and thought 'With her intelligence, she should have understood that I was talking about her mother. Considering that Xia Qingyue chose the option in which she wants her mother to live with herself, her father, and her younger brother then that means she wants to go to the Realm of the Gods to bring her mother back even if her mother has a lover...'

'Xia Qingyue shouldn't accept the relationship of her mother and the Moon God Emperor very easily… At least, she will strive to bring her mother back to this planet a little more persistently.'

'And currently, it seems that she is also very naïve and gets excited when she hears any information about her mother…This means that her Frozen Heart Arts haven't reached perfection and her Heart of Snow Glazed Heart really hasn't awakened.' Yang Tian thought with a calm look on his face.