45: Confuse

Thinking of Nangong Yu still being in the Cultivation Room, Shangguan Yuexi quickly walked over.

When she had her Breakthrough, she didn't know how much time had passed. She wondered how Nangong Yu was doing.

Although she had told him before that if he ran out of beast milk, Nangong Yu should open the door of the Cultivation Room and come out.

If Nangong Yu came out, he would surely touch the Spirit Awakening Array, which would interrupt her Cultivation and wake her up.

But this situation hadn't occurred, and it was precisely because of this that she started to feel a faint worry.

She was afraid that Nangong Yu wouldn't understand and wouldn't come out even if the beast milk was gone, and even more afraid that staying in the sealed Cultivation Room for so long for the first time would cause him psychological trauma.

Thinking of this, Shangguan Yuexi felt a bit regretful. She should have gone to Empress Dowager Ji Ziyu earlier!

But before she could reach the door of the Cultivation Room, she heard a faint knocking sound from outside the door, followed by Nangong Ruoxue's soft whispers.

"Second Imperial Aunt, are you inside?"

The voice was very low, as if deliberately suppressed, fearing to disturb others.

Hearing this voice, Shangguan Yuexi frowned slightly, but still said, "Ruo Xue, come in!"

As she spoke, she had already reached out and triggered the Restriction of the Cultivation Room, which was specially prepared for people outside to wake up those inside the Cultivation Room.

This Restriction was somewhat special; it could wake up people Cultivating in the Cultivation Room without affecting them. It has been passed down for countless years on the Xuanling Continent, and almost all Cultivation Rooms use it.

As soon as she triggered the Restriction and was about to speak, she heard a cry of surprise.

"Oh, what's going on?"

Shangguan Yuexi couldn't help but frown, turning to look at Nangong Ruoxue, "Ruo Xue, why are you so jumpy?"

Nangong Ruoxue glanced at the shattered items scattered across the room, and her expression changed slightly.

She hurried to Shangguan Yuexi's side and asked anxiously, "Second Imperial Aunt, where is Xiao Yu? Are you two alright?"

Shangguan Yuexi shook her head slightly, glancing around the entire living quarters, and couldn't help but frown inwardly.

At this moment, inside the entire living quarters, whether it was small items like porcelain and tables and chairs, or large items like beds and wardrobes, everything was shattered.

The entire living quarters were a mess, with no place to step. If not for both of them having cultivation, the numerous sharp fragments on the ground would have been enough to cause them trouble.

She turned to Nangong Ruoxue, "How long has it been since we last parted?"

Nangong Ruoxue was slightly startled, then said, "Second Imperial Aunt, are you alright? We just met last night. It's now four quarters past Chen Shi on the second day!"

Hearing this, Shangguan Yuexi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking: Only one night has passed, so he should be fine!

But just as she slightly relaxed, she suddenly glimpsed the sunlight outside the door and couldn't help but furrow her brows, "Ruo Xue, are you confused? It seems to already be five quarters past Si Shi!"

At these words, Nangong Ruoxue was startled. She turned to look outside the door and couldn't help but frown, "That's not right. I remember it was clearly four quarters past Chen Shi when I came. How is it now five quarters past Si Shi?"

Hearing this, Shangguan Yuexi glanced at Nangong Ruoxue, frowning again, feeling somewhat puzzled.

Looking at Nangong Ruoxue's demeanor, she didn't seem to be lying; it was very likely true. So what happened to her during that time?

Also... she glanced at the living quarters. All the items were destroyed, but why were the walls, doors, windows, and floor of the living quarters completely unharmed?

It was as if... as if someone had deliberately protected everything. What exactly was going on?

Could it have been Attendant Liu Mingyue?

Shangguan Yuexi shook her head, no longer overthinking, and quickly continued to trigger the Cultivation Room's Restriction, saying, "Yuer, it's your mother. Quickly open the door!"

Hearing this, Nangong Ruoxue's eyes suddenly widened, and the sudden shock dispelled her doubts.

She looked at Shangguan Yuexi, astonished, "Second Imperial Aunt, you... you put Xiao Yu in the Cultivation Room?"

Shangguan Yuexi's face was a bit red and anxious as she casually explained, "Last night, I felt I was about to have a Breakthrough. It wouldn't be good to disturb your Imperial Grandmother with Yuer, and Attendant Liu was Cultivating in the Cultivation Room. Leaving Xiao Yu outside unsupervised also wasn't appropriate, so I could only resort to this last measure."

Hearing this, Nangong Ruoxue couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth, "Second Imperial Aunt, actually, you could have come to me. I could help you look after Xiao Yu!"

Shangguan Yuexi nodded slightly but didn't reply, continuing to trigger the Restriction and call out, "Xiao Yu, your mother is here. Please open the door, okay?"

By now, her voice already carried a faint tremor, clearly showing some fear.

Even though it was only one night, Nangong Yu was only half a year old, and leaving him alone in the Cultivation Room made her somewhat uneasy.

Fortunately, her worries were unnecessary.

Just as she finished calling out and was about to call again, the door of the Cultivation Room opened.

As the door slowly opened, Nangong Yu sat on the ground, his small face beaming with a brilliant smile, "Mama, Yuer misses you!"

Seeing this, the fear on Shangguan Yuexi's pretty face vanished completely. She quickly picked up Nangong Yu, "Yuer, are you alright? Why are you sitting here?"

Nangong Yu nestled in her arms, smiling, "Yuer woke up and came here to wait for Mama!"

At these words, Shangguan Yuexi felt a slight pang in her heart. She gently stroked Nangong Yu's small head and carefully asked, "How long have you been waiting here?"

Nangong Yu shook his head, "I don't know. It seems like a long time, and also not very long!"

Hearing this, Shangguan Yuexi felt even more heartache. She smiled and said, "Mama is here. Mama will take you to make something delicious, okay?"

"Okay!"

Nangong Yu nodded, his small face full of joy, looking very adorable.

"Alright, Mama will take you now!"

Shangguan Yuexi nodded, then glanced at the living quarters before looking at Nangong Ruoxue with a wry smile, "Ruo Xue, let's go out first. Later, we'll have to go to your Imperial Grandmother to apologize!"

"Apologize?"

Nangong Ruoxue was slightly startled, then glanced at the scene and vaguely understood.

The three left the living quarters, temporarily closed the door, and went to the kitchen together.

Arriving at the kitchen, Shangguan Yuexi handed Nangong Yu to Nangong Ruoxue, "Ruo Xue, please hold Yuer for me first. I'll make something for Yuer to eat."

"Okay, Second Imperial Aunt!" Nangong Ruoxue said with a smile, quickly taking Nangong Yu.