Pei Ye knew this farewell had another layer of meaning for her—it was a daughter bidding farewell to her mother.
She lingered with everything here, eager to drive the Royal Mansion away, to solemnly entrust everything into the hands of the young man... Because all that she saw here was soaked in the gentle emotions of a mother in the eyes of the woman.
She was composed of Mirage Blood and Qilin Blood; losing the Mirage Blood meant saying goodbye to half of her bloodline within her body, hence losing all connection to her mother.
Pei Ye raised his hand and gently held her shoulder.
"People are not connected by blood," Pei Ye whispered, "don't be sad."
Li Xizhou lowered her eyes without speaking, and Pei Ye continued softly: "I have no blood relation with Mr. Yue either. It wasn't until the day he died that I learned about his life story, but I've never felt distanced from him.
