Yu Shuchun saw that his father and elder brother were about to leave and quickly said, "Father, we're here with mother and sister-in-law, so we can look after each other. Waiting here is more reassuring than going back to wait."
As long as Yue Fuguang didn't wake up, how could they possibly feel at ease?
Yu Chongshan was more inclined to believe the golden light was caused by his granddaughter's divine power leaking out while she was asleep. Perhaps it had happened before, and they just hadn't noticed.
As for why they didn't try to wake her, what if, as his wife said, their granddaughter was cultivating?
...
"Such a thing has happened?" Emperor Mingxi was also greatly astonished by the words of the father and son.
It was already the hour for the palace gates to be locked. He had just been about to visit the inner palace when a eunuch reported that Minister Yu and his son were requesting an audience.
If it were anyone else, he might have refused, but the Yu family father and son were the kind of people he absolutely had to see, even if they came in the middle of the night.
Sure enough, as soon as they entered, they told him of such a miraculous event.
He knew Yue Fuguang was an immortal lord descended to the mortal realm, but witnessing proof with one's own eyes was entirely different.
Emperor Mingxi didn't say much, only instructing Qian Gui to send someone to notify Taoist Master Xuanmingzi, before leading the Yu family father and son out of the hall.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, your cloak! It's cold outside!"
Qian Gui trotted after the emperor to help him put on more layers.
Emperor Mingxi and Taoist Master Xuanmingzi arrived at the Moonlight Pavilion almost simultaneously. Witnessing the miracle together, both were deeply shocked.
Emperor Mingxi also experienced the physical comfort Yu Chongshan had described, a warmth spreading from within while bathed in the golden light.
He had originally wanted to stand there a while longer, to soak up a bit more of the golden light, but under the blatantly obvious stares of the Yu family members, he gave a light cough and led everyone out.
Following behind, Yu Chongshan's lips curved into a barely perceptible smile. He had called the whole family to stand inside and stare at the Emperor precisely so that, even with the thickest skin, His Majesty would feel too embarrassed to freeload off his granddaughter's golden light for too long.
Emperor Mingxi sat in the master's seat in the main hall, looking at the assembled group. "What happened today ends with us here.
After all, Yue Fuguang stayed at the Taoist temple for three years. Perhaps she has some... spiritual aptitude. Today's event might very well be a breakthrough in her cultivation!"
Emperor Mingxi racked his brains for a reason, just like Yu Chongshan, both aiming to guard against that 'Artifact Lord'!
"It is Great Yan's fortune to have Yue Fuguang. However, if her extraordinary nature becomes known to the surrounding countries, her uniqueness would become a hidden danger, posing a threat to her safety."
Emperor Mingxi's words were less for the ears of those present and more for the Artifact Lord himself. The little immortal lord might be in deep sleep, but who knew if that Artifact Lord was also slumbering?
Their words and actions must not reveal any clues.
System: This old geezer is so crafty. Pity it's locked in the system space, unable to watch Emperor Mingxi perform live.
Yue Fuguang had slept soundly through the night. As soon as she sat up, her stomach emitted a loud series of gurgles and rumbles. Just... how long had she been hungry for her stomach to make such a racket!
"Fuguang, you're awake?" Hearing the commotion of the child's stomach growling, Old Madam Yu and Madam Zhang entered with joyful expressions, lifting the curtain.
"Grandmother, Mother, why are you here?" Yue Fuguang was still a bit groggy.
"You've been asleep for a full day and night. Your grandmother and I were worried sick," Madam Zhang said while helping her put on clothes and tidy her hair.
"If you hadn't woken up soon, your grandfather and father were about to summon a physician to examine you."
Old Madam Yu asked gently, "Hungry, aren't you? The food has been kept warm on the stove. You can eat as soon as you're up."
She then instructed Cuiyu, "Go inform the Master and the Young Master that the young lady has woken up from her sleep, so they can set their minds at ease."
Old Madam Yu emphasized the words "woken up from her sleep" precisely to prevent her granddaughter and outsiders from thinking too much into it.
Yue Fuguang felt somewhat embarrassed. She tapped on the system, System, why did I sleep for so long? You didn't even wake me.
The system, infuriated by her blaming the victim, puffed its entire spherical form up a size. Host, I would have loved to wake you, but you didn't give me the chance, did you? You locked me in the system space and cut off the connection to the outside world. What was that about?
Ah? Cut off the connection? I... I'm sorry, my hand slipped, a misoperation, a misoperation!
Don't you know how dangerous that is? If someone launched a sneak attack, I couldn't protect you in time, and you could very well be done for!
You're right, it's all my fault, I...
Host, you... what did you do? Why is our connection even tighter now? Your soul... your soul seems to have strengthened significantly! And it was shimmering with a faint golden light, so pretty!
However, the system was currently very displeased and didn't plan to compliment her, so Yue Fuguang missed the chance to learn about this.
I don't know!~ I just slept, and then it was like this.
It should be the result of your soul being nourished by the merit golden light.
The system watched with intense envy. As a merit system now, it had a natural craving for merit golden light.
Especially as a system that had been formatted, it seemed to need merit even more to compensate for its defects.
It needed to urge the host to spend quickly; otherwise, the points allocated to it upon task completion still wouldn't be enough for its own repairs.
Hey, host, the Main System has replied. There's a limited-time discount sale tonight at eight.
Yue Fuguang's heart leapt with joy, and her eating pace quickened. Old Madam Yu and Madam Zhang kept saying "slow down, slow down, don't choke," while continuously adding food to her bowl.
System, I didn't expect you to be this capable! You just mentioned it to the Main System, and they gave us a discount!
If it weren't a system, and not a carbon-based lifeform that reproduced sexually, she would have suspected her system might have some familial relationship with the Main System, like being an illegitimate child or something.
The system instantly puffed up its non-existent tail. Now you know my power. You mustn't cut the connection on me again. Seeing as we have hope of completing this task, you can't drop the ball.
Don't worry, don't worry. The hand-slipping thing definitely won't happen a second time.
Quick, look at the discount items page. See what you want to buy and put it in the shopping cart first. When the sale starts, we'll grab it!
Are there many people competing with us for these? She thought it was specially opened for the two of them. Seems she overthought it!
Naturally. But it's quite strange. Usually, discounts are announced several days in advance. This time, less than a day passed from the notification to the start of the event.
Yue Fuguang didn't dwell on it. Any discount was good for her.
She browsed and picked, the first thing she looked for being storage rings. Were this many styles all on discount?
Each one was very beautiful. Yue Fuguang was dazzled by the choices. In the end, she selected a gold ring shaped like intertwined vines, topped with a sky-blue, semi-transparent Void Stone.
The storage ring had an internal space of five hundred cubic meters, and the band was engraved with a minor defensive array.
Original price: 120,000 merit points. Discounted price: 12,000. Yue Fuguang instantly felt she had scored a great deal.
As for the one she had initially eyed, originally priced at 100,000 and discounted to 10,000—now that she had a better option, she decisively abandoned it.
System, is this the lowest discount?
Yes, the lowest is one-tenth of the original price. It can't go any lower. Host, you can buy everything you usually need. It's cheaper than usual, right? The system continued to tempt her into spending.
