Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1379: Zhou Yuruo

Chapter 1379: Chapter 1379: Zhou Yuruo

Twenty disciples of the Ruoshui Palace, led by two Elders, galloped towards the Heaven-Reaching Mountain Range, thousands of miles away.

Just after they left Ruoshui Palace, a woman dressed in a black skirt and masked with a black veil suddenly appeared on a peak towering a thousand meters high, several kilometers from the entrance of Ruoshui Palace.

Although her appearance and age were hidden, one could deduce from her fair skin, graceful figure, and the strands of silver hair showing between her locks, that she was likely an older beautiful woman.

"Another five years have passed... Time flies so quickly! Dingtian, our daughter Lian’er is already twenty years old this year. Her eyes and nose resemble yours, while her face shape and mouth resemble mine. She has grown even more beautiful... Lian’er is now serving as an Elder in a small sect called Huaxia Sect. I secretly went to see her. She is living well and happily..."

The woman stood atop the mountain peak, gazing towards the direction of Ruoshui Palace. Suddenly, her eyes welled up with tears as she murmured to herself, "But what about you, Dingtian? Why have you been out of contact all this time? Do you know that for over ten years, I’ve waited here for you every day regardless of the weather, hoping that you would come to Ruoshui Palace to find me so we can reunite with Lian’er? But why haven’t you come? Could something have happened to you? Dingtian, I’m so worried about you..."

As she spoke, tears welled up and soon soaked the black veil covering her face.

The woman on the mountain top was named Zhou Yuruo. The "Dingtian" she referred to was her martial companion, Zhuge Dingtian, and "Lian’er" was their daughter, Zhuge Lian.

Back then, Zhuge Dingtian had to part with the pregnant Zhou Yuruo to escape the pursuit of Zhou Yuruo’s mother, Ruoshui Palace’s Palace Master Zhou Qingyan. Unexpectedly, this separation lasted for over ten years without any news from him.

In the first few years, Zhou Yuruo firmly believed that Zhuge Dingtian would come to find her after escaping, but as time passed with no word from him, she realized something was amiss, leading to sleepless nights and constant anxiety.

Zhou Yuruo was intelligent and understood that something must have happened to Zhuge Dingtian, yet she was unwilling to accept it, constantly comforting herself.

She lived in the Xuannv Sect, a third-rank small sect on Tiansheng Continent, for some time and gave birth to her daughter Zhuge Lian. Afterward, she entrusted her daughter to the Xuannv Sect Master and quietly returned to the vicinity of Ruoshui Palace in East Shengzhou.

Although Ruoshui Palace’s Palace Master Zhou Qingyan was Zhou Yuruo’s mother, a rift formed between them due to Zhuge Dingtian.

During these years of Zhou Yuruo’s disappearance, Zhou Qingyan did not send anyone to look for her, and Zhou Yuruo had no desire to see her mother again.

Zhou Yuruo built two small stone houses in a deep mountain several miles away from Ruoshui Palace. During the day, she would keep watch from the mountain peak outside Ruoshui Palace, hoping to one day see Zhuge Dingtian. At night, she returned to the bamboo cottage to rest.

Days passed like this, year after year, until over a decade had gone by.

Like a statue, Zhou Yuruo stood atop the mountain peak, unmoving for a long time. It wasn’t until the sun slanted westward that she sighed in disappointment, turned around, and prepared to leap down the peak to leave.

At that moment, the distant mountain path echoed with the faint whinnies of Swiftwind Horses. The sound grew closer, heading straight towards the entrance of Ruoshui Palace.

Zhou Yuruo looked in the direction of the sound and saw two Swiftwind Horses rounding the mountain corner ahead, speeding as fast as the wind. The riders on the horses were a young man and woman of similar age.

Both were Martial Artists, and both were only in their early twenties. What surprised Zhou Yuruo was that she could not see through the cultivation level of the male Martial Artist.

As for the female Martial Artist, although her cultivation level was at Cosmic Level perfection, she possessed the rare Innate Fire Spirit Root.

"Lian’er... It’s Lian’er... Why is she here?"

When Zhou Yuruo clearly saw the face of the female Martial Artist on the Swiftwind Horse, her body shook, her eyes widened suddenly in surprise, and a look of joy appeared on her face, quickly followed by a perplexed and puzzled expression.

She couldn’t understand why her daughter, Zhuge Lian, who was happily staying in the Shenwu Continent’s Huaxia Sect, would appear here and what her purpose for coming might be.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yuruo’s gaze suddenly fell upon the male Martial Artist riding alongside her daughter.

Being experienced in matters of the heart, Zhou Yuruo immediately noticed the deep relationship between her daughter and the male Martial Artist.

A parent’s heart always cherishes their children.

With this thought in mind, Zhou Yuruo began to scrutinize the male Martial Artist with a critical eye.

The young man and woman on the Swiftwind Horses were Fang Bai and Zhuge Lian.

After reuniting with family and friends from the Huaxia Sect, Fang Bai stayed there for a while. Once everything was settled, he left Li Chenzhou to assist his sister Fang Yun in managing the Huaxia Sect, while he took Zhuge Lian to Ruoshui Palace to find Zhou Yuruo and fulfill the promise he made in the Secular World regarding Zhuge Dingtian’s remains.

Despite Ruoshui Palace’s secrecy, finding its location was not difficult for Fang Bai, who had dozens of Innate Experts as subordinates.

When Zhou Yuruo sneaked a look at her daughter at the Huaxia Sect, Fang Bai and Li Chenzhou had not yet arrived at the Huaxia Sect, so Zhou Yuruo did not recognize him.

Young, handsome, extraordinary temperament, and an unfathomable strength... After observing Fang Bai from a distance, Zhou Yuruo found no flaws in him, secretly thinking her daughter had great taste.

Zhou Yuruo did not know that Fang Bai had already sensed her presence before she discovered Fang Bai and Zhuge Lian.

"Someone is watching us!"

While traveling, Fang Bai turned his head to speak to Zhuge Lian beside him.

With his Divine Sense scan, Fang Bai saw that Zhou Yuruo’s cultivation was only at Innate High Rank, and since she showed no hostility, he didn’t give it much thought, guessing she might be a Mountain Guarding Disciple from Ruoshui Palace.

"Ah?"

Hearing someone was watching them, Zhuge Lian became a little nervous, slowed the Swiftwind Horse, and looked around.

Ruoshui Palace was the foremost Innate Sect in the True Martial Realm, with formidable overall strength. Its Palace Master, Zhou Qingyan, was also Zhuge Lian’s grandmother, whom she had never met, so Zhuge Lian felt somewhat uneasy on her first visit.

According to reason, her grandmother was considered a close relative, and the relationship between grandmother and granddaughter should be particularly close. But after learning from Fang Bai about the old grievances between her parents and her grandmother, Zhuge Lian found it difficult to feel close to her.

However, the grandmother was still an elder, so even though Zhuge Lian harbored countless grievances against Zhou Qingyan, she couldn’t truly hate her. However, she hadn’t yet figured out how to face her grandmother upon meeting, causing some inevitable panic.

"Don’t worry, the person watching us harbors no hostility. She seems very interested in you and seems to have a great deal of affection for you."

Fang Bai spoke softly again.