"You—you wait, I will definitely have someone take my family's little ancestor away; you have no right to stop us," Shangguan Zifeng knew that he couldn't snatch the Empress from these people's hands. In this moment of crisis, he remembered their family's old antiquity. By then, he was utterly exhausted and could only hope for that old relic of his family to come out of hiding.
After dropping this ambiguous statement, Shangguan Zifeng ran to the hospital's corner corridor to call his father Shangguan Changning to report a death—or well, to be honest, the Empress's situation wasn't really that serious, but alas, Shangguan's boy had imagined a series of tragedies, nearly scaring the wits out of their family's old-fashioned antiques.
"Dad, come to First Hospital quickly, hurry, or you won't even see her one last time, wuwuwu." After connecting with Shangguan Changning, Shangguan Zifeng cried his heart out as he said this, panting with grief.
"Zifeng, don't scare me, your dad. What happened to you? I'll come over right now; you must hang on, I only have you, my sole offspring. Don't get into trouble," Shangguan Changning, known as a living fossil in the archaeological world, immediately burst into tears upon hearing Shangguan Zifeng's words. He thought his son was about to die, that this was their final phone call before his passing.
"Dad, I'm fine, wuwuwu, it's my sister who is close to death, your daughter is about to ascend to heaven, wuwuwu, come quickly." Shangguan Zifeng howled once more.
"You rascal, what are you talking about? What sister, what daughter? I don't understand," Shangguan Changning held back his tears, then roared back.
"Wuwuwu, the Immortal Peak you spoke of, I've found it ah, the little ancestor is its master, but she is now in danger, lying in First Hospital. She told me her name is Shangguan Linlang, wuwuwu, Dad, come quickly." Shangguan Zifeng managed to explain the situation in between sobs.
"What did you just say? Shangguan Linlang? Stay there and make sure she's safe, do you hear me? Your grandfather and I will be there immediately." The moment Shangguan Changning heard about Immortal Peak, his understanding was clear. He was so excited that he almost knelt on the ground, then gave his son Shangguan Zifeng such instructions.
"Changning, what did you just say? Is it really Shangguan Linlang? Has Zifeng truly found her?" Shangguan Changning's father, Shangguan Zifeng's grandfather Shangguan Yongyou, was so moved that he wept profusely. Upon hearing the name Shangguan Linlang, he understood everything. Blessings from all our ancestors, after seeking for a thousand years, they finally saw this most mysterious woman of the Shangguan Family.
"Dad, don't get too excited, let's go to First Hospital right away; Fengfeng said that Linda seems to have run into some trouble. Let's hurry over and take a look."
Shangguan Changning was still somewhat uneasy inside because Zifeng had cried so much during the call. This made him extremely worried about Shangguan Linlang's condition. He feared that the little ancestor's condition was not optimistic, but he dared not tell Shangguan Yongyou, just in case the eighty-year-old elder suffered another misfortune. The old man had spent his entire life searching for Immortal Peak just to find Shangguan Linlang, to fulfill the Shangguan Family's ancestral wish. The reason why the whole Shangguan Family became archaeologists was just for this day's arrival.
"Then let's hurry over, quickly." Upon hearing that Shangguan Linlang was in the hospital, Shangguan Yongyou was also anxious. The old man grabbed his son's hand and pulled him to run forward, not even minding that he was still wearing slippers.
Shangguan Changning didn't bother with these details. The two of them drove straight to First Hospital. At this moment, both were eager to see the Empress. They both kept praying to the heavens not to let their hopes be dashed, as too many people had already spent too much precious time and life for the Empress. They could not bear any more loss, no. The Empress had suffered for a thousand years for the Shangguan Family; it was time for her bitter trials to turn to sweet rewards.