Yi Ling hugged the little boy in front of her and carried him up. She looked at Linyu and noticed the strange mix of emotions on his face. She wondered if Mu Xin had intentionally kept his son a secret from her. Now, she wasn't sure if Mu Xin had been teasing her all this time. She sighed at the thought. Yi Ling also couldn't explain why, but she felt inexplicably drawn to the little boy. It was strange, considering he had appeared older than her just moments ago.
"Yu'er, explain this to me. What do you know about this?" Yi Ling said sternly. Even though Linyu wasn't obligated to tell her everything since it was Mu Xin's business, she still wanted to know something so she wouldn't be left in the dark.
Linyu sighed. It was all Mu Xin's fault! Karma, he thought. Linyu cursed Mu Xin a million times in his head. They wouldn't be here if it weren't for Mu Xin. Tsk.
"Master, forgive me, but I can only say so much. You'll have to ask for more information when Mu Xin wakes up." He bowed and looked at Yi Ling. He threw the responsibility back to the originator. It was better that way. He smirked.
"His name is Minzhe. His mother and Mu Xin fell in love, and young master Minzhe was born. It was a million years ago, just before Mu Xin was punished by my previous master. Minzhe's mother died giving birth to him. My previous master deemed that Mu Xin had a part in why she died, so he was punished. Without a mother, Minzhe was raised solely by Mu Xin inside the Blue Rose Palace. I was with them the whole time." Linyu looked at the little boy in Yi Ling's arms.
"Two hundred years ago, Mu Xin decided to kick out the young master to help him grow up. He was a brat and always caused trouble for Mu Xin. So Mu Xin wanted him to learn about life and how to be a proper person. Or so he says." Linyu shrugged his shoulders. He didn't think it would work anyway. The brat was a brat!
"Anyways, a million years might seem old to you, master, but for a deity, it is not. You could say that he is indeed a five-year-old if you compare it to a regular child." In fact, he was way older than Jin Minzhe. It didn't really matter, considering Yi Ling was the reincarnation of Jin Minzhe's mother.
Letting them reunite felt somehow right for Linyu. Yi Ling looked at the red-faced child in her arms. Somehow, he did resemble Mu Xin.
"I don't know about you calling me mother. You'd have to talk to your father about that. I don't want to meddle in his affairs. But I can call you Zhe'er." Yi Ling looked at Minzhe, making sure he understood what she meant.
"For now, your father has suffered some injuries. It's due to my incompetence, and I'm sorry about that. He's in a deep slumber to regain his strength. He says he'll be okay once he wakes up. If you want to wait for him, that's fine. You can stay with us as long as you listen to me." Yi Ling rubbed his hair and smiled. She was starting to adopt Mu Xin's habit of rubbing someone's head. She did miss Mu Xin around. With him, she felt like she could do anything.
Jin Minzhe stared at his mother. He wiped the rest of his tears away and smiled back. Jin Minzhe hugged his mother again without any reservations. "Yes, I will follow mother."
Linyu rolled his eyes. This brat better listen well to his master, or else all hell would break loose!