Chapter 762

Chapter 762: Night Ling Awakens

In the midst of cold and silence, the girl with milky white hair slept peacefully.

Then, a finger gently pressed against her forehead, sending waves of coolness through her.

Lolan Hill felt as if she had entered a gray world, filled with blurry gray clouds. From those clouds, she could vaguely see scenes of the girl’s past.

Some were of her running lightly in the courtyard, some were of her sitting by a small river fishing and playing, some were of her sitting on a giant dragon, looking down at the scenery below, and some were of her walking on a street lined with blooming flowers in a school. Among these scenes were glimpses of her own figure.

As a child of the Ye family, Night Ling was born into much affection and lived a comfortable and happy life. She had several caring older brothers, and her parents rarely restrained her, allowing her to play freely. But this kind of life did not make her arrogant; instead, she always retained her innocent purity.

Although she sometimes enjoyed playing pranks on people around her, fortunately, she could also keenly sense others’ emotions. If she saw a friend feeling down, she would step forward to comfort them.

After the changes in heaven and earth, the Ye family fell into a predicament. Luo Capital was the eye of the storm, where various power groups clashed. The Ye family, having lost its once-stable strength, became anxious. This anxiety spread from top to bottom throughout the family, and later, Night Ling gradually noticed it.

To help everyone regain happiness, this usually lazy and sleepy teenager began taking action, searching for ways to become stronger.

This mindset indeed matched the style of the Dragon Sequence. Soon, she discovered the mysteries of her bloodline, and her progress accelerated rapidly. At first, she thought about surprising her family by keeping it a secret until later, but soon, she realized something was wrong.

She was progressing too quickly.

Luo Capital was where all the dragon veins converged, and the witch girl Red Phoenix lived on Yuzhang Mountain. Such powerful auxiliary forces made her bloodline thrive, pushing it forward continuously, but Night Ling’s soul and will had yet to grow enough to control such vast magic and dragon body.

Thus, balance was disrupted. She began to half-transform into a dragon, feeling like she was losing control. Eventually, the Ye family found out and, unable to think of a good solution in the short term, sealed her in a secret underground space.

After observing the general situation of Night Ling’s consciousness sea, Lolan Hill pondered deeply.

Then, the silver-haired girl in spirit form dissipated, transforming into butterflies that flew toward the gray clouds in the consciousness sea.

The gray gradually turned light blue, then seemed to become more transparent and clear. Memories and consciousness stirred slightly.

But this wasn’t enough. An invisible wind blew, gathering the clouds slowly. Then, transparent feathers drifted among them, acting like bridges to connect the scattered consciousness, finally merging into one.

As the transparent cloud gradually solidified before her eyes, its shape transformed back into a girl with petite dragon horns.

“Lolan, Lolan sister~”

Suddenly, the girl in the ice block opened her eyes, looking happily at the silver-haired girl before her, then with some confusion.

“But, Lolan sister’s hair is black.”

Looking at Night Ling’s wide eyes, Lolan Hill blinked, and her hair behind changed again, becoming the color Night Ling was familiar with, her appearance perfectly matching the memory.

“Ugh, it really is Lolan sister.” She stretched out her hand, tightly hugging Lolan Hill, rubbing against her, tears of joy welling up in her eyes.

“Alright, don’t cry. There are many people watching,” Lolan Hill said, holding Night Ling’s body, gently stroking her hair, soothing the girl who felt like a younger sister.

Hearing this, Night Ling’s ears perked up, and she peeked out of Lolan Hill’s embrace, looking at the crowd over the water.

“Mm, why is everyone gathered here? Where am I?”

She curiously looked around, her gaze landing on the sparkling gem above her head.

“How beautiful.”

“Yeah.”

After a while, the two hugged again. Lolan Hill then led Night Ling by the hand, slowly approaching the water’s edge.

“Thank you, Miss Lolan, for your help.”

Ye Zhen and the rest of the Ye family bowed in gratitude, looking at the now-awakened Night Ling, their hearts full of emotion, as if they saw hope for the family’s future.

“Brother.”

Seeing the tears in Ye Zhen’s eyes, Night Ling walked out a bit embarrassedly. It was hard to imagine that this was the same girl who was carefree and a bit mischievous at school.

“It’s fine, I’m just glad you’re awake.” Ye Zhen patted Night Ling’s head, then thanked Lolan Hill again.

“Today, please stay. The Ye family will prepare a sumptuous dinner for you both. And I suppose Night Ling is hungry too.”

“Ugh, I am a bit hungry.”

Night Ling felt her brother was a bit silly, how could he say such things about his sister in front of others? It seemed like he was saying she was hungry to keep people there for dinner, and besides, she wasn’t a glutton.

Her face, which had been somewhat grateful, puffed up a little. She hid behind Lolan Hill, as if she truly saw her as a real sister.

Seeing this, the crowd couldn’t help but smile warmly.

The group slowly left the Ye family’s underground secret room, returning to the courtyard of the Ye residence.

Along the way, Night Ling, like a curious child, asked Lolan Hill all sorts of questions. She wanted to know how Lolan came to the Eastern Region, how she found her, and what was happening outside.

“There have been quite a few events in between. I’ll tell you more later.”

Holding Night Ling’s hand, Lolan Hill briefly recounted her experiences over the years, which involved too many things not suitable for public discussion.

“Finding you wasn’t difficult. After coming to Luo Capital, I saw some familiar things and learned about your cousin Ye Nanke’s story. With some simple deduction, I knew you must be from the Ye family, so I came looking for you.”

“As for the outside world, the routes between the Eastern and Western Continents are currently cut off. It might take some time to resume. However, I previously made plans with a group of elves to return to the Western Continent together.”

Speaking of her agreement with Aitexi, Lolan Hill seemed to recall something and directly asked Ye Zhen.

“Does the Dynasty have any plans to re-establish routes to the West?”

“At present, there are such plans, but preparations are not yet complete.”

As a prominent family in Luo Capital, they naturally knew about many policies and directions within the Dynasty.

“Last year, we opened the Northern Sea route, which was a test and practice. After all, the Northern Continent is closer to us, and the seas are not far apart.”

“As for going to the Western Continent, there have always been two routes. One is a direct passage through the Endless Sea, reaching Dragon’s Watch Port in the east of the Verdant Empire. The other follows the ocean currents southward, reaching the Crescent Islands belonging to the Newberry Kingdom, then continuing to the southern coast of the continent.”

Of the first route, Lolan Hill knew little, but she was quite familiar with the second, as Hopeland was a beneficiary of this route.

“Now, the Dynasty has already tasked Bi Bo Tianhai Building in Longquan Bay and the Han Shan Yan Xing Sect in Northpine Prefecture to make various preparations. It is estimated that in one or two years, a large fleet can be assembled, reopening the route to the West.”

“For the Dynasty, these two routes are very important, bringing substantial tax revenue and enriching many people. So, Miss Lolan needn’t worry about returning. Just wait a few more years.”

How many more years? She couldn’t wait. It seemed that after this trip to Luo Capital, she would have to discuss with the elf princess.

Recently, when Lolan Hill was in Xiangyu Sect, she had exchanged many letters with the elf princess and sent her a green, unripe Moss Redberry fruit.

In her reply, Aitexi greatly praised the fruit Lolan Hill had cultivated and expressed her anticipation for its maturity. Later, she mentioned that she and her companions were building a special sea vessel that could avoid the influence of whirlpools and cross the Endless Sea.

It seemed that the other party was also quite eager to leave the Eastern Continent and return to the Western Continent. However, the specific reasons were beyond Lolan Hill’s reach, being thousands of miles away.

If before, Lolan Hill would have waited until she reached Sequence 6 to attempt crossing the perilous Endless Sea, now with the possession of two incomplete crowns, she felt more confident. Even at Sequence 5, she could give it a try.

Back at the Ye residence, Night Ling directly led Lolan Hill to a quiet courtyard on the hillside, where a small building stood quietly.

“That’s my house. No one can enter without my permission,” Night Ling said excitedly, walking ahead.

“Oh, I also have a cat. I wonder if anyone fed it while I was gone.”

Opening the door, Night Ling hurriedly walked up the stairs, thumping loudly.

“Wow, Xiaohei, why have you gotten so fat?”

In her sleep, unaware of the passage of time, the black kitten Night Ling once raised had now grown into a big black sea urchin, lying on the cushion and wagging its tail.

Meow~

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