Chapter 77: She left not because she hated you and the child.

Li Dun's face was clearly mixed-race, with deep, bright features. Seeing Shang Youqing, he was very excited. "Miss Shang, can you really wake my grandfather?"

Shang Youqing nodded. "I brought medicine this time."

Not long after the second course of treatment, Shang Youqing found the Bluebird Messenger, Li Changjing, who lived in seclusion in a remote area of Wencheng.

However, Li Changjing had been bedridden for many years at the time, his consciousness was confused, and he often couldn't even recognize his granddaughter.

After returning to the botanical garden, Shang Youqing began to use his Phoenix Fire to refine the relevant medicine. After waking up this time, he went directly to his laboratory to retrieve the medicine.

I had been planning to come here to find Li Dun yesterday, but I hadn't expected to be seduced into bed by He Cong, which delayed me for a whole day...

Shang Youqing followed Li Dun into the villa at the innermost part of the orchard and handed the medicine he had brought to Li Dun's medical team for examination. After reassuring Li Dun's concerns, he went to Li Changjing's bedside and injected him with the medicine.

After a few minutes, Li Changjing gradually regained consciousness from his dazed state, and his cloudy eyes also regained clarity.

He sat in bed, gazing blankly at his granddaughter, who stood beside him, her face tense. "Little Dun?"

Li Dun's eyes widened, nearly crying with excitement. "Grandpa, you finally remembered me?"

Li Changjing was about to say something when he caught a glimpse of Shang Youqing standing on the other side of the bed. His bluebird-like aura instantly revealed the phoenix's true form looming behind Shang Youqing, and his lips trembled. "You, you're the phoenix?"

Shang Youqing stood still, giving him a faint nod.

Li Changjing, no longer concerned with his recent reunion with his granddaughter, said he needed to speak to Shang Youqing privately and asked Li Dun to lead the others out.

Although Li Dun was puzzled, she knew her grandfather had just woken up, so she obeyed and quickly led the medical team out of the ward.

As soon as the door closed, Li Changjing trembled and tried to get up from the bed, holding onto the bedrail. Shang Youqing stopped him with a raised hand. "Bluebird Messenger, please sit down and talk."

Li Changjing was forced to sit back on the bed. He carefully examined Shang Youqing's appearance, but his brows quickly furrowed. "Phoenix... your spiritual veins... how could they be so weak?"

Shang Youqing had come for this very reason, so he calmly told the Bluebird Messenger about the two killing obstacles he had swallowed.

Li Changjing almost threw a fit on the spot after hearing this, but luckily Shang Youqing had prepared in advance and fed him a tranquilizing pill.

Li Changjing took the medicine, held his heart, and calmed his breath. He still looked at Shang Youqing in disbelief, "Little Phoenix, are you sure you're not kidding me? You... swallowed the Killing Barrier twice?"

Shang Youqing nodded calmly, "Yes."

Li Changjing closed his eyes, as if to ignore it. "Little Phoenix, you're so capable that you can even swallow a beast like the Killing Barrier twice. Why do you come to an old man like me?"

"You can't say that, Bluebird Messenger..."

Li Changjing opened his old eyes dimly. "To cut a long story short, since you won't explain the reason, I won't ask any more questions. Just one thing: you'd better stay away from anyone involved in your consumption of the killing barrier."

Shang Youqing, who had just slept with someone the night before, felt a moment's guilt before speaking seriously, "

Don't worry about that. I know." After a pause, she touched the tip of her nose with a finger and continued with a feigned casualness, "I came to you, Bluebird Messenger, to ask. I've consumed the killing barrier twice. How will the Heavenly Dao judge this?"

She knew punishment was inevitable, but she wanted to prepare for it.

As long as she didn't face annihilation, there was always a way out.

Hearing that she had the nerve to ask this, Li Changjing's face became even heavier, "As a descendant of the ancient gods, you should not interfere too much in the human world, not to mention that you have swallowed two killing obstacles for others. This is bound to trigger the arrival of thunder tribulation."

Shang Youqing breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, "It's just a thunder tribulation, that's okay, I'm a phoenix, I'm not afraid of this."

"Just a thunder tribulation? That's okay?"

Shang Youqing said calmly: "Thank you, Blue Bird Messenger, to tell me what kind of place I should find to safely survive the thunder tribulation? Don't be angry, tell me earlier, and I will go there earlier."

Li Changjing said with gritted teeth: "...the place where your father sleeps, the Kunlun Mountains. With the help of your father's spiritual breath, you will feel better when you survive the tribulation."

Shang Youqing blinked, obviously not expecting that this time she would have to return to the Kunlun Mountains where she was born and hatched to survive the tribulation...

...

three days later, Bindao.

He Cong had just finished the project signing ceremony and was leaving the conference room. As usual, he immediately opened his phone and scrolled through the recent calls and messages. Still, there was no sign of "Wife," pinned to the top.

He Cong finished with a blank expression and turned his phone off, planning to head straight back to Yanyuan to pick up his child.

Two days ago, when he returned to China, He Zhimo had tried to get him in touch with him, but to no avail. He then learned that He Zhimo was heading to the North American branch after completing the project, and he strongly urged He Cong to go with him.

He Cong didn't expose He Zhimo's intentions, simply treating it as a way for the little one to have a couple of weekends out. He also had his own selfish motives.

He could sense that Shang Youqing cared deeply about their son; otherwise, he wouldn't have braved the rain to give He Zhimo a birthday present that night.

So, he decided to take He Zhimo to Shang Youqing for a walk; he didn't believe Shang Youqing would remain indifferent.

He Cong was thinking this as he was about to get into his car when a male voice echoed from the conference hall behind him.

"Mr. He, is it convenient for us to borrow a place to talk?"

He Cong turned his head indifferently, and when he saw that the person who came was Mu Weiting, Shang Youqing's nominal senior brother, his expression sank for no reason.

The two sat down in a coffee shop near the venue.

Because he had to rush back to pick up He Zhimo, He Cong did not have too much patience to beat around the bush with this hypocritical man, so he asked him directly: "What's the matter?"

Mu Weiting smiled: "Mr. He, you should have guessed that I came to you because of Youqing."

He Cong narrowed his eyes and looked at him.

"Youqing really cared about you, so much so that I, as your senior brother, couldn't bear it at that time. The reason why she insisted on leaving was not entirely because she hated you and that child."

Mu Weiting said here, took a sip of coffee, his face still as gentle as before. He looked at He Cong sitting opposite him again, and smiled slowly, "Mr. He, do you want to know the reason?"