Pei Guang, seeing Yukong lost in thought, waved his hand, "Don't overthink it, you two keep talking. I just added my two cents on matters that aren't really about your family."

Qingni: "Mom…"

Yukong: "Qingni… I'm sorry. I shouldn't have made decisions for you out of my own fear, even if you're my daughter…"

Although Pei Guang hadn't directly interrupted their mother-daughter conversation, his words had an impact on Yukong. She understood the logic in what Pei Guang said, and had even thought about it more than once in the past.

But humans are stubborn beings.

Even though she had considered this possibility, she still believed that sacrificing lives was meaningless compared to the greatness of the Aeon. If anyone else had said this, she would have never believed it, but she knew Pei Guang's relationship with the Xianzhou Alliance.

Both the general and the diviners had close ties with Pei Guang, so it was not impossible for him to know such information.

Or perhaps... was this information being passed from the general to people like her through Pei Guang, the Trailblazer?

Yukong couldn't help but let her mind wander, but no matter what, her heart had already started to loosen, and as for when it would be fully untangled, that was just a matter of time.

After hearing Yukong's apology, Qingni immediately interrupted, "Mom! We're mother and daughter! You don't have to apologize to me. I know everything you do is for my own good. You're not the kind of bad parent who controls your child's life in the name of love. You really want what's best for me, to make sure I live a peaceful and happy life. You don't need to apologize, really, you don't."

When Qingni had learned that she wasn't Yukong's biological daughter, she was shocked, but she didn't care whether she was her biological daughter or not. A mother is always a mother.

Under normal circumstances, this would be a deeply emotional mother-daughter moment, one that could move anyone to tears, but the scene at hand didn't evoke that kind of emotion.

Watching this emotional scene, Pei Guang sighed deeply, "Let's go! We don't need to stay here. Let's leave these two mother-daughter alone, they'll figure things out themselves."

Stelle: "Mm!"

Stelle followed Pei Guang, leaving the mother and daughter to reconcile.

Thanks to this conversation, Yukong decided to help Qingni with the paperwork so that her daughter could pursue her dreams.

However, just when they were having a tender moment, something strange occurred.

Both Yukong and Qingni realized something was wrong.

They had been knocked out and captured by Pei Guang and Stelle after getting too involved in the conversation.

They both forgot they were tied up.

And not just the mother and daughter, even Pei Guang and Stelle had forgotten!

They were focused on giving the two of them the remaining time together, but they completely forgot that they had tied them up.

When Yukong and Qingni realized this, Pei Guang and Stelle were long gone.

Qingni: "Mom… did they just throw us here?"

Yukong looked around at the empty space and then at the ropes binding her and Qingni. She suddenly smiled, "Looks like it. I didn't expect us to be tied up like this together, but now that I think about it, it's kind of funny."

Qingni: "Mom!!! How can you still laugh?!"

The forgotten time didn't last too long.

After walking away, Pei Guang and Stelle quickly realized they had left two people tied up. They rushed back to release them.

Yukong returned to the Palace of Astrum to continue her work, while Qingni, carrying the prepared treasure chest, brought it over to Pei Guang and Stelle.

This was a square-shaped chest with a distinct Xianzhou style. Pei Guang and Stelle didn't open it immediately but took it with them to open it later.

Pei Guang and Stelle walked off with the chest, but what they didn't know was that they had unknowingly turned Qingni into a terrifying force.

After all, only Qingni would be able to roam around, crashing into Abominations of Abundance all over the place in a hunting garbage can.

To be fair, Pei Guang wasn't too interested in Qingni's future: to him, this was just a side quest. As long as the journey was fun and the rewards were rich, he was satisfied.

Now, Pei Guang was ready to open the treasure chest!

This was the largest treasure chest he had ever gotten, and his gamer instincts told him that this chest would definitely contain something amazing, something really useful.

To make sure he didn't feel disappointed, Pei Guang and Stelle found a feng shui spot to open the chest. And where was this feng shui spot?

Naturally, it was the place on Belobog Street where they once opened two beams of golden light.

At this moment, the sun had already set over Belobog, and on the familiar street, Pei Guang and Stelle were looking at the fresh, warm chest in front of them, both swallowing their excitement.

Back at the space station, neither of them had gotten such a large chest. But now, they had one this big? In the game, this would be at least a 20-star chest.

The sheer size alone made it clear that this chest was the king of all chests.

Stelle: "How should we open it? Do you want me to say something?"

As she spoke, Stelle 'accidentally' took out her Light Cone. The big 'Waiting for You' written on it seemed to announce that it was a premium Light Cone, not some cheap, common one.

Stelle was using this Light Cone to remind Pei Guang that she had good luck, and that opening the chest should be left to her.

Seeing the hint from Stelle, Pei Guang decided to pretend he didn't understand. He happily reached out to open the chest, eager to enjoy the process in front of Stelle.

Seeing Pei Guang being so inconsiderate, Stelle grew anxious. Was she really going to have to speak out loud?

But clearly, it wasn't the right time to speak, as Pei Guang's hands were already moving faster.

At this moment, the power from the Stellaron erupted.

As for why Stelle was using the power of the Stellaron, the Stellaron was beyond commenting. Whether it was used to digest food or to fight over who opened the chest first, it didn't matter.

Was its host a child? Why was she so immature and childish?

But, the Stellaron guessed right: Stelle was indeed like a child, just a little over a month old!

Unfortunately, the Stellaron was still just the Stellaron.

Stelle's emotions were normal, and her power was stable. Using a bit of the Stellaron's power wouldn't cause it to go out of control or affect the surroundings.

With the power of the Stellaron, Stelle's clever mind suddenly came up with a brilliant idea.

She took a deep breath and then… "Achoo~~"

Stelle sneezed.

Whether she did it on purpose or not, a glob of spit flew towards the chest faster than Pei Guang's hand, landing right at the chest's opening.

Stelle was startled. "Oh? Sorry, my nose itched! Oh, the chest got dirty. Let me clean it for you before you open it!"

She said she would clean it, but the expression on Stelle's face already showed a perverted smile.

At that moment, Stelle felt she was the most twisted one. When it came to perversion, she was one step ahead of Pei Guang.

Yeah! Let Pei Guang open it after cleaning it, but if she didn't clean it and just opened it herself... that would make her a true person of integrity!