This woman was stunningly beautiful. Her skin was white as jade, yet beneath that whiteness blushed a rosy warmth — so tender it seemed fashioned from water, as though the slightest squeeze could wring droplets from it.
And her attire was incredibly revealing. A pink dress that bared half her full, rounded bust above and showcased two fair, shapely legs below. The outfit was about as daring as it could get.
Yet under such provocative clothing, her voluptuous figure was on near-perfect display, making the men around her burn with desire, their eyes going blank.
Some with weaker self-control couldn't contain themselves upon seeing this woman and actually spurted two streams of blood from their noses right then and there.
And this woman — setting aside that seductive, alluring body — her face was beyond reproach. Her eyes were absolutely soul-captivating, bewitching to the utmost. Most importantly, she carried an air about her that was both mature and utterly inviolable.
Though she looked like a sultry temptress who made countless men drool, filling them with the urge to push her to the ground — her unique aura made no one dare draw near. She could be admired from afar, but never defiled.
This woman was the very embodiment of a queen.
Everyone who saw her was startled, but the most shocked of all were Chu Feng and Bai Ruochen.
Because this woman was none other than Bai Ruochen's own mother — Bai Suyan.
"Mother!"
Upon catching sight of her, Bai Ruochen couldn't help but cry out. She launched herself forward, soaring toward Bai Suyan and throwing herself into her embrace.
Though Bai Ruochen was strong-willed, she was still a girl at heart. The moment she saw her mother, all her defenses crumbled, all her masks fell away. She clung tightly to her, pressing her beautiful cheek against her mother's chest, and wept without restraint, pouring out every grievance she had been holding inside.
"My daughter, you've suffered so much." Bai Suyan opened her arms wide and held Bai Ruochen tightly against her.
They were mother and daughter, reunited after so long apart. An embrace was the most natural thing in the world — the most ordinary occurrence.
But the crowd present was utterly thunderstruck by the scene, jaws hanging open.
The men who had been drooling over Bai Suyan were especially flabbergasted, mouths agape. "What? She... she... she's Bai Ruochen's mother?!"
No wonder everyone was shocked. Though Bai Suyan was indeed Bai Ruochen's mother, she looked impossibly young — not merely young, but devastatingly beautiful. In appearance, her beauty and Bai Ruochen's stood in stark contrast: one was fire, the other ice, each with their own allure. As for age, Bai Suyan was naturally older, but in everyone's eyes the two looked nothing like mother and daughter — more like sisters.
At this moment, Bai Suyan had no attention to spare for the crowd's astonishment. Looking at her daughter weeping in her arms, her heart ached terribly.
"Good daughter, Mama knows you've been wronged. But don't worry — Mama won't let anyone bully you for nothing. In this Qingmu Domain, no one gets away with mistreating my daughter."
"Come now, tell Mama — which one is Tao Xiangyu, and which one is Qin Lingyun?" Bai Suyan asked in a low voice.
Hearing this, Bai Ruochen was stunned. She hadn't sent any word to her mother, yet here she was — and the moment she arrived, she was already furiously demanding to know who Tao Xiangyu and Qin Lingyun were.
Clearly, her mother had already heard the news. She knew about everything Bai Ruochen had endured at Qingmu Mountain, so she had rushed over immediately.