With the arrival of many old friends and relatives, the mansion had been bustling these past few days, though Mo Ze still hadn't regained consciousness.
That day, as Feng Jiu and the others stepped out the main gate, the Black Tortoise Monarch, who had been waiting outside for several days, quickly approached.
"Phoenix Empress," he bowed as he drew near, looking at her with an expression that seemed to want to say something but held back.
Seeing him still there, Feng Jiu halted and instructed her companions, "Proceed to the inn first. I'll join you shortly." After they departed, she turned to the Black Tortoise Monarch and inquired, "Is there something you need?"
"I wish to see Hao'er. But... these past years, I've had no word of him. So... so..." He glanced at Feng Jiu hesitantly.
