"Dad, have you found mother?"

Yingning's eyes lit up, this was her biggest wish in the past few years.

The City God nodded: "I've found it, but it's a pity that she survived the tribulation alone without anyone to help her. Now she has transformed into her original form. If she becomes an adult again, it may take a while."

"Can I see my mother?" Yingning couldn't help but get excited.

"sure."

The city god struck the niche three times with his hand, and in a moment, he saw a white fox emerging from a crack in the stone under the niche.

The white fox appeared, with a cautious temperament. He did not dare to get too close to anyone outside. He only used a pair of clear eyes to look back and forth at the two people at the door.

Probably because of the blood connection, as soon as Yingning saw the white fox, she immediately recognized that this was indeed the biological mother she had been searching for for many years.

When mother and daughter looked at each other, Ying Ning burst into tears. Just when he wanted to get close to her, the white fox was very frightened and hurriedly retreated back into the niche.

"Mother Fox, I am Xiao Ning'er..."

Ying Ning chased after her, crying and calling her.

But the white fox tilted his head, his clear eyes filled with unfamiliarity.

Jiang Ling asked in confusion: "Lord Cheng Huang, is this the reason for peace?"

The City God sighed: "As a cultivator, you should know that cultivating the Dao is going against nature. Once your own calamity comes, you cannot escape even if you want to.

If you can withstand the disaster, you will gain great joy and freedom; but if you can't, your cultivation will be lost and you will return to your original form; if you are more serious, your soul will disappear and your life will disappear, and the smoke will disappear.

My fox wife is lucky. She lost her cultivation in the disaster and was seriously injured. Now she has been beaten back to her original shape, and her mind has not fully recovered. It will probably take a few years before she can recover her original memory and recognize her relatives.

.”

Listening to his words, Jiang Ling finally understood why the fox mother entrusted little Ying Ning to the ghost mother to raise.

It turned out that she knew that her doom was approaching, and if she took little Ying Ning with her, she would be implicated.

And when she went through the tribulation alone, she was unable to withstand it. She was knocked back to her original shape and seriously injured. She wandered outside and was not eaten by other beasts. She was lucky.

It can be imagined that the city god must have spent a lot of effort to find her.

Or perhaps blood is thicker than water. Although the white fox no longer has any past memories, after Xiao Yingning called dozens of times in succession, she seemed to feel some blood closeness.

Xiao Yingning squatted on the ground and cried to her,

She stared at it for a while, then she boldly came out of the cave and walked up to Ying Ning.

Seeing her reaction, Ying Ning cried with joy. She opened her arms and hugged the white fox. The white fox didn't even struggle and was still held by her.

The city god was surprised and saddened. It should be noted that after he found the fox wife, he also rejected him for a long time. It took him almost half a year to get closer to him. And this was the first time that Xiao Yingning saw her.

, she was willing to be held without resisting.

After all, this is a kinship of flesh and blood, and there is a close connection between them.

Jiang Ling smiled knowingly and went to wait outside the temple without disturbing him.

Half an hour later, Xiao Yingning came out with Cheng Huang.

When he looked at her again, she was smiling, and her reserve was a little more reserved.

It's still her looking at her, but she feels completely different.

'There are indeed some differences between children with mothers and children without mothers.'

Previously, no matter how happily Xiao Yingning smiled every day, she always felt a little lonely.

Now for her, that feeling no longer exists.

She feels like a wealthy young lady being protected by her parents.

"Thank you, Master, for helping me find my father and mother." She said thank you.

In front of her father, Jiang Ling's smile felt a little awkward when she heard her call out the word "master".

Cheng Huang also said: "Xiao Ning'er has told me what happened these days. Speaking of which, it is indeed thanks to my little friend's help. Otherwise, Xiao Ning'er will have to endure more hardships, and our family will suffer even more."

I don’t know how many years or months it will take before we can be reunited.”

Jiang Ling's smile froze slightly, and his embarrassment grew.

Xiao Yingning has told him everything that has happened these days?

Including sleeping together? Taking a bath together?

Still sitting on his lap with Nie Qian, one on the left and the other on the right, sharing the bed together?

In future generations, if a father knew about this kind of thing, he would not beat the man involved to the ground, but he would also give him two big ear scrapers.

"Lord Cheng Huang, there is no need to be polite. Everything depends on fate. It was fate that Ying Ning and I met. When I saw her as a child, I got close to her and always regarded her as my sister. Therefore, everything I do counts.

If you thank me again, it will be a blessing."

"It is indeed a blessing for Xiao Ning'er to meet you." The City God twisted his beard and nodded.

Judging from his reaction, he probably didn't know how to take a bath or sleep.

"What are your plans for the future, little friend?"

"I don't have any special plans. I just want to travel around the world and look around first."

If Jiang Ling was just a scholar, then he would want to encourage others to learn; but Jiang Ling was a monk, and there were two worlds inside and outside the Tao.

After cultivating the way of heaven, it can be regarded as leaving the way of humanity, so it is not easy for him to make casual suggestions.

"My little girl is lucky to have met her little friend, but now that she has found her parents, it will be inconvenient for her to wander around the world with her little friend again."

"It's natural."

Be mentally prepared for this, Jiangling still has it.

As a qualified parent, it would be abnormal to send your daughter away after they are reunited.

"This child, Xiao Ning'er, no one has taught her well in these years. Her mind is still ignorant. I will take her with me from now on. I want to teach her myself to make up for the shortcomings of these years."

Jiang Ling nodded, actually this is the best.

Xiao Yingning is indeed too naive and ignorant now. There are some things that Jiangling can teach, but some things are not suitable for him to teach.

It would be best if she was taught by her biological father.

"I know you two must still have something to say, so it's up to you to talk to each other."

The City God may have been pedantic before, but after becoming the City God, he has become much more enlightened.

His figure disappeared quietly, and suddenly only Jiang Ling and Ying Ning were left on the bamboo bench by the roadside.

Yingning lowered his head, played with the corners of his clothes with both hands, and bit his lip tightly.

It seems that I want to say something, but I don't know how to say it. My heart is in a mess for a while.

Jiang Ling picked up the erhu he bought before and suddenly said: "How about I play another song for you?"

Xiao Yingning's eyes lit up and she nodded immediately.

Jiang Ling picked up his erhu and played a piece of "Castle in the Sky" for her.

After the song ended, he stretched out his hand to caress the head of little Yingning: "What happened today is quite unexpected, but it is also wonderful. You have been searching for so long and finally found your biological mother. From now on, the family will be together.

No need to be alone anymore."

He stroked her head gently, but suddenly heard the sound of sobbing.

Little Yingning grabbed the corner of her clothes, tears falling down her face, and suddenly she looked up at him, wanting to say something.

Jiang Ling seemed to know what she wanted to say, and said: "Following your parents may be the best choice for you. You are still young now, and it is really not good if you keep following me. There are some things that I really can't teach."

you.

If we separate today, it will be temporary, right? The fate between you and me should be over, and we will definitely meet again in the future. So, there is no need to show too much sadness."

After hearing what he said, Xiao Yingning couldn't bear it anymore, hugged his arm and cried loudly.

Jiang Ling patted her gently,

Let her cry for a while.

"That's it. If I leave Qingyang County in the future, the place I will go to will be Kyoto. If the journey goes well, it will be one year at the earliest and three years at the end. I will return to Qingyang to see you then, okay?

"
Chapter completed!