Return of the Celestial King

The next day, Chen Man Ni drove to the Qin Family’s home to help them move their luggage.

Qin Hongguo and his wife were in high spirits. They filled two cars to the brim with bags of all sizes before heading back to Half Moon Bay together.

Upon arriving at Half Moon Bay, a security guard immediately opened the main gate with utmost respect, bowing and scraping as he came forward to greet them.

Returning to the familiar villa and seeing this scene, both Qin Hongguo and Luo Xianglan felt a wave of emotion.

”Uncle, Auntie, from now on, you can live here in peace. Don’t let your minds wander anymore!”

Chen Man Ni said with a smile.

”Okay, Manni, don’t worry. The two of us won’t be deceived by others again.”

Luo Xianglan smiled apologetically.

After everything was settled, Qin Hongguo and his wife hurried to start cooking.

But just then, Qin Tuo suddenly noticed something was wrong.

”Mom, what’s wrong with your complexion?”

Qin Tuo could immediately tell that Luo Xianglan’s complexion was unnatural.

Luo Xianglan was a bit surprised herself. She thought for a moment, then couldn’t help but say:

”To be honest, son, even though you cured my illness last time, every night as I’m falling asleep, I feel a discomfort right here in my chest.”

Hearing this, Qin Tuo’s face filled with worry.

”Mom, why didn’t you tell me sooner?”

He immediately began to check his mother, Luo Xianglan’s, condition.

Qin Tuo placed his hand on Luo Xianglan’s wrist and carefully examined her condition.

Soon, Qin Tuo’s expression grew increasingly grim.

It turned out that while Luo Xianglan’s previous illness had greatly improved, it had left an irreversible side-effect.

Qin Tuo channeled a thread of Spiritual Power into his mother’s body, slowly beginning the repair process.

However, after a moment, he sighed in resignation.

Clearly, not even his Spiritual Power could completely reverse the side-effect.

’What a shame... Unless I can find the legendary Ice Soul Snow Lotus Flower, there’s no way to permanently eradicate this. Otherwise, this side-effect will persist forever.’

Qin Tuo thought to himself.

”What is it, son?”

Luo Xianglan opened her eyes and asked curiously.

Afraid she would worry, Qin Tuo comforted her with a smile.

”It’s nothing, Mom. You probably just caught a bit of a cold recently. Your previous illness is completely cured, so don’t worry about it.”

Hearing Qin Tuo’s words, Luo Xianglan nodded repeatedly, her heart completely at ease.

Qin Tuo walked out of the room, looking rather glum.

When Qin Hongguo saw Qin Tuo’s grave expression, he quickly asked:

”What’s wrong, son? Is your mother’s condition very serious?”

Qin Tuo quickly shook his head and said reassuringly:

”Dad, don’t overthink it. Mom is fine.”

Hearing this, Qin Hongguo let out a complete sigh of relief.

Just then, however, Chen Man Ni seemed to notice something was amiss and gently pulled Qin Tuo aside.

”Qin Tuo, tell me. What’s really going on?”

Qin Tuo still just smiled.

”It’s nothing, don’t ask so many questions!”

But Chen Man Ni slowly shook her head, her tone very serious.

”Qin Tuo, knowing you, there’s definitely something wrong with Auntie’s health. Are you trying to hide it even from me?”

Qin Tuo could only give a wry, helpless laugh.

”I’ll tell you, but you can’t go spreading it around.”

Chen Man Ni nodded emphatically, and only then did Qin Tuo begin to explain slowly:

”My mom’s condition requires an extremely rare medicine for a full recovery, but right now, I have no way of finding it.”

Seeing the dejected look on Qin Tuo’s face, Chen Man Ni quickly pressed him.

”Oh? What kind of medicine is it?”

Qin Tuo shook his head and said:

”Forget it. Even if I told you, you wouldn’t have heard of it.”

Chen Man Ni bristled at that and shot Qin Tuo a look.

”Even if I don’t know what it is, can’t I have other people search for it? Just tell me the name of the medicine!”

Only then did Qin Tuo explain:

”Alright, fine. I need a medicinal ingredient called the Ice Soul Snow Lotus Flower. Have you ever heard of it?”

Chen Man Ni’s brow furrowed deeply, and she said with some surprise:

”Oh, what’s that? I’ve only heard of the Celestial Snow Lotus. I’ve never heard of an Ice Soul Snow Lotus Flower.”

Qin Tuo responded:

”The Celestial Snow Lotus is an extremely precious medicine, but no matter how rare, it’s still just a medicine. The Ice Soul Snow Lotus, however, is a heavenly treasure, a type of Spirit Medicine. It’s perfectly normal that you’ve never heard of it!”

”What! A heavenly treasure... a Spirit Medicine?”

Chen Man Ni was clearly shaken. She had never heard of something so miraculous existing in the world.

Chen Man Ni quickly composed herself and made a promise.

”Don’t worry, Qin Tuo. I’ll make some calls and have people start searching. I’ll notify you the moment I get a lead.”

Although Qin Tuo didn’t hold out much hope, he still nodded his thanks.

Chen Man Ni then went outside the villa to call her assistant.

Meanwhile, Qin Tuo quietly pondered how he could get his hands on an Ice Soul Snow Lotus Flower.

Watching his parents bustling about, Qin Tuo prayed that nothing would go wrong with his mother’s health.

A little while later, Chen Man Ni came back inside.

”Manni, how did it go?”

Qin Tuo asked, studying Chen Man Ni’s expression.

However, Chen Man Ni suddenly brought up something else.

”Well, Qin Tuo, I just got a call from my dad. He and Mr. Ouyang are on their way to Ice Spring Mountain.”

’Oh, Ice Spring Mountain?’

Qin Tuo’s heart stirred. He felt like he’d heard that name somewhere before.

Chen Man Ni nodded and explained with a smile:

”There’s a place called Taixu Temple on Ice Spring Mountain. Have you heard of it?”

That jogged Qin Tuo’s memory. Taixu Temple on Ice Spring Mountain was indeed quite famous.

Chen Man Ni continued with a smile:

”They say the Daoist master of Taixu Temple has just returned from his travels. That’s why my dad and Mr. Ouyang are going to pay him a visit. Do you want to come with us?”

Qin Tuo then quickly recalled Ouyang Tianqi mentioning this Daoist master from Taixu Temple before, saying he was quite renowned.

However, at that moment, Qin Tuo was too preoccupied with his mother’s illness to have any interest in anything else.

So he waved his hand and said listlessly:

”Forget it, Manni. You guys go ahead without me!”

But then, Chen Man Ni suddenly said something.

”Qin Tuo, aren’t you trying to find that Ice Soul Snow Lotus Flower for Auntie? Why not try your luck at a spiritual place like Ice Spring Mountain and see if you might come across one?”

At these words, a glint of light flashed in Qin Tuo’s eyes.

”That’s right! Why didn’t I think of that?”

A smile instantly broke out on Qin Tuo’s face.

”Alright then, I’ll go to Ice Spring Mountain with you!”

Qin Tuo couldn’t help but think, ’The Daoist master of Taixu Temple has traveled the world and is incredibly knowledgeable. Maybe he’s heard about the whereabouts of the Ice Soul Snow Lotus Flower?’