Although only a dim firelight had appeared on the token.
But this was enough to prove Lu Mo’s identity.
She came from the Muspel family.
Just like the woman Jielio.
The firelight on the token grew fainter bit by bit.
Jielio watched the token in Lu Mo’s hand without saying a word.
She was about to step closer to Lu Mo and take the token back.
And at that very moment—
Another strange ripple unexpectedly spread out from the token.
Because at this moment, the token finally sensed the flame in her chest.
Within her flame, there seemed to be some kind of… equally ancient power!
“BOOM—”
The flame that was about to be completely extinguished suddenly surged upward.
A dazzling crimson-gold instantly lit up both the girl’s and the woman’s faces!
Jielio’s pupils abruptly contracted at this moment.
But that crimson-gold blaze was, after all, only fleeting.
In the blink of an eye, it dimmed.
The entire flame finally went out.
The token cooled down.
But Jielio’s heart could not calm down for a long time.
“That just now… what exactly was that…”
She murmured.
Lu Mo did not speak.
She also did not know that the token would make such a commotion at the end.
But she could judge that the flame’s final sudden surge was absolutely related to the fused strange flame burning in her chest.
Or rather…
It was related to the flame within her body that belonged to Feili.
“Mo’er, you saw it just now too, right?”
“…Yeah.”
“In that instant, did you feel anything? Did something in your body resonate with the token?”
“I… am not very clear either.”
Lu Mo answered.
“I see?”
The woman murmured, and a trace of disappointment flashed in her eyes.
But then she smiled at Lu Mo again. “But this should be a good thing.”
“It means that although the God-descendant blood in your body lost its activity because of what happened back then, now it seems a new possibility has appeared, doesn’t it?”
Lu Mo smiled back and nodded.
“Since even the token reacted, then now, Mo’er, you should believe that everything I said is true, right?”
“We both come from a God-descendant family. I am your family.”
Jielio said.
“Aunt Rio…”
Lu Mo called out the woman’s name.
“Ah.”
The woman answered, her tone much more cheerful now.
But her body suddenly weakened, and she nearly fell.
Lu Mo returned the token to the woman and tried to stand up.
“Mo’er!”
The woman caught her in time.
“You just woke up, so rest well for a while. Don’t rush to get up.”
“After we return to the family, I will call for you…”
“Family?”
Lu Mo was stunned.
What was going on?
Why was she suddenly going back to the family?
How many days had she been unconscious?
The woman saw Lu Mo’s confusion and gave an answer. “Mo’er, you still don’t know?”
“You have been unconscious for almost three days…”
“During those three days, you also had a fever. Your whole body was burning hot. I was worried sick…”
“I see?”
Lu Mo smiled awkwardly. “Thank you for your concern, Aunt.”
“Has it really been that long?”
“Is everything okay at home?”
“Feili… has she come back?”
‘When she sees that I’m not there, will she worry?’
‘Will she run all over the small town, looking for me?’
‘Just like…’
‘Back then, when I wanted to find that man.’
She kind of wanted to go back.
She had not finished celebrating Feili’s birthday yet.
That gift had not yet been given to Feili.
The woman saw the worried expression on Lu Mo’s face.
“What, do you want to go back to the small town?”
“Not exactly.”
Lu Mo smiled and answered.
She hid her true thoughts.
Although the woman was her family, she still did not trust the woman, or the family the woman spoke of, that much at this moment.
She did not want Feili to get involved with the Muspel family under these circumstances.
She was only afraid that the air conditioner had not been turned off…
No, she was only afraid that the door had not been closed properly, and the food had not been put away.
Lu Mo answered.
“I see. How about I send someone specially to check the place where you used to live, Mo’er?”
“No need. There isn’t anything valuable at home anyway…”
Lu Mo waved her hand, declining the woman’s kindness.
“Let’s go back to the family first. After that, I’ll go back by myself one more time.”
She had left in too much of a hurry to chase Feili back.
She had not even had time to put on her spatial ring.
Whether it was the communication crystal or the cultivation resources Feili had brought back, they had all been left at home.
Lu Mo thought that if she went home alone then, Feili would be safer.
And even if Feili had already left home by then, she could still use the communication crystal to contact her.
The woman did not press further and agreed with Lu Mo.
“All right then.”
“Then, Mo’er, rest well for now. When we arrive at the family, I will come call you.”
“Yeah, thank you, Aunt.”
Lu Mo thanked her again.
Jielio also turned and left at this time, gently closing the door.
And the aura of the girl she had encountered by chance in the small town, what exactly was…
She had actually lived until now.
Jielio thought as she walked.
‘Still, Mo’er really is lucky to be alive.’
In the following days, Lu Mo stayed on the winged ship the whole time.
The maids took very good care of her.
Every meal was cooked with extremely rare ingredients.
Lu Mo estimated that one meal like this would cost her half a year’s manuscript fee.
But how should she put it?
No matter how gentle the maids were.
No matter how rare the ingredients were.
She always had a sense of unreality.
Perhaps she had damaged her sense of taste before, or perhaps her appetite was just not good, but Lu Mo always felt these foods tasted somewhat bland.
It would be nice if there were another person sitting across the table.
She thought to herself.
Inevitably, she thought of Feili again.
Last time, it was Feili who left a note and departed without saying a word.
And this time, it was she who had never returned home.
Did that make them even?
No.
Feili could.
But she could not.
Feili could be willful, could rebel, could fly toward a farther world.
But she needed to stay in that home.
To let Feili know that she had a home to return to.
That someone was waiting for her at home.
Whether she was tired, sleepy, hurt, or sad, she could always come back.
Because she had a way back.
She herself was Feili’s way back.
“Never mind…”
“Since the family has picked me up again, now I can only go back to the family once first.”
“I hope everyone in this family is good…”
Lu Mo murmured, then also walked out of the room and came to the deck.
The winged ship was traveling through the sky at extreme speed.
They were getting closer and closer to the Muspel family.
Even in the sky, Lu Mo could feel that the surrounding fire-attribute power was much more active than in other regions.
They flowed and swirled, all gathering at this moment toward some invisible giant vortex ahead.
Furnace.
For some reason, Lu Mo suddenly thought of that word.
Heaven and Earth… Furnace.
The god worshiped by the Muspel family had once wielded authority over flame in the ancient era when The Gods still existed.
At the same time, he was skilled at forging artifacts.
Many divine artifacts were created by his hand.
“The God of Bronze and Fire, huh?”
Lu Mo looked down at the scene below the winged ship and complained at this moment.
“Bearing the blood of that god, burning with a flame close to the power of a god, forging weapons close to the swords of gods.”
“Divine artifacts, and divine fire…”
Lu Mo murmured, then suddenly turned around again and gazed toward a certain direction.
She thought of Feili.
She wondered what Feili was doing right now.
Several more days passed.
The winged ship slowly landed.
Lu Mo finally descended into the territory of the Muspel family.
Just as she had imagined.
The Muspel family was built upon a land with extremely dense fire-attribute power.
Beneath the family, there were multiple layers of gathering formations.
Countless fire-attribute powers gathered there.
The family territory was the very center of that invisible vortex.
The family’s architectural style carried a sense of sharpness and clarity, with a unique beauty.
And if one looked at this territory from afar, one could see that those buildings were like all kinds of weapons standing upon this land.
Countless weapons all submitted toward the center of the family, toward that ancient great sword that pierced the earth and rose deep into the clouds.
In legend, the great sword was the final work of that god who wielded flame.
He had originally wanted to forge a divine artifact surpassing all previous ones.
But in the end, he had never been able to complete it.
The great sword fell from the divine realm and pierced into this land.
It had lain silent for an unknown number of years.
This was also the grand wish made by the first family head.
“Complete the divine artifact and fulfill the God’s long-cherished wish.”
She hoped that one day, the Muspel family could reproduce a miracle.
“Mo’er, let’s go.”
The woman smiled. “The clan members are all waiting for you.”
Lu Mo nodded, and afterward followed the woman down the steps.
“Lady Jielio! Lady Jielio has returned!”
“The one following behind her… could it be Lady Mo’er?”
“Lady Mo’er, she… is still alive!”
Many clan members were welcoming Jielio’s return.
And when they saw Lu Mo following behind Jielio, they showed even more astonished expressions.
Some even wept with joy at this moment.
They knew that Jielio’s journey had been for the sake of finding Lu Mo.
“Lady Mo’er has grown up.”
“She’s even more beautiful than before.”
“A beauty that can overthrow a country.”
Lu Mo listened to the noisy voices around her and felt rather uncomfortable.
Wasn’t this a bit too exaggerated?
Did so many clan members pay attention to her?
“Isn’t the family’s arrangement a bit too grand?”
Lu Mo said quietly from behind Jielio.
“Grand?”
Jielio understood Lu Mo’s meaning, turned back, and spoke with a smile:
“Not at all. These cheers and discussions were not arranged by the family.”
“It’s a pity you lost your memories, Mo’er…”
“You really don’t know how glorious and powerful you were back then.”
“You were once the hope of the entire family. You were only a little short of becoming the God’s proxy…”
When she said this, the woman suddenly fell silent.
The light in her eyes disappeared, and once again there was some disappointment, as well as anger.
“Aunt?”
Hearing Lu Mo’s call, Jielio quickly came back to her senses.
“All right, all right, let’s not talk about these things.”
She forced a smile and said to Lu Mo, “Let’s go. I’ll take you to see the clan head, your grandfather.”
Lu Mo nodded.
The two quickly walked forward.