The body felt light, and she didn't know where she was.
There seemed to be many people talking around her, their noisy voices incessant.
It felt as if someone was supporting her, or perhaps someone had picked her up.
As for who was holding her, or where they were taking her, she didn't know, she knew nothing.
Gradually, the noisy voices faded.
The surroundings began to quiet down.
There was a faint scent of sandalwood in the air, subtle and pleasant, capable of bringing peace.
Chu Qianli began to let herself go, allowing her body and mind to relax completely in this comfortable environment, to drift into sleep.
She had thought that after a good sleep, she would face all these disturbances again.
After all, her body was already very tired.
However, just as her consciousness relaxed, she suddenly seemed to hear a voice.
"Li'er, Li'er..."
Chu Qianli’s eyes snapped open.
The surroundings were pitch black, and she couldn't see anything. Who was calling her?
"Li'er..."
"Mother!"
Long Xiyue, it must be Long Xiyue!
The voice was not gentle, yet as it resonated in her ears, it warmed her heart.
"Li'er, this is Mother's Li'er." Long Xiyue's voice was somewhat ethereal, as if it were right beside her, yet also as if it were from a distant horizon.
You thought she was right beside you, and when you reached out to touch, you found that your hand grasped nothing.
"But I... I am not your Li'er." At this moment, Chu Qianli felt a little guilty.
She harbored a pathological craving for Long Xiyue.
She had never had a mother.
Not in modern times, and not before.
She was not Chu Qianli; she was an imposter, merely borrowing Chu Qianli's body.
Even in the twenty-first century, she had no idea where she had come from.
No father or mother, no origin; she was like a wild child who had sprung from a crack in the rocks.
She truly, desperately wanted a mother.
But she was not worthy.
She was not the real Chu Qianli.
"You are my Li'er." Long Xiyue's voice softened considerably.
Chu Qianli's heart ached, and tears, which rarely appeared, threatened to fall.
"I really... really am not, I am fake, I am not from this era..."
"Mother says you are, so you are."
"I... Mother?" Chu Qianli's eyes widened suddenly, fixing intently on the direction of the voice.
But the scene before her remained dark, and she could see nothing.
Mother?
No, Long Xiyue was a person from ancient times. How could she possibly call herself her mother?
People in ancient times didn't call their mothers "Mama"! They called them "Muqin"!
Why?
"Mama..."
"Remember, Mother says you are, so you are. Whether it is here or in that place, you are Mother's daughter, Mother's Li'er."
"Mama! Mama, tell me, why? Mama..."
"Mama!"
Chu Qianli suddenly opened her eyes.
This time, she truly opened her eyes.
Three days and three nights!
Fu Ning was almost in tears.
"Miss, your body... where exactly is it uncomfortable? You slept for three days again! You..."
What was going wrong?
She herself was a divine doctor, yet she couldn't comprehend her own body.
She looked as if she were merely asleep, but who could sleep for five days, three days straight?
It was utterly terrifying!
"Where is this?" Chu Qianli rubbed her eyes, looking at the unfamiliar surroundings.
Fu Ning then remembered that there were others around.
Before she could answer Chu Qianli's question, the person behind her quickly stepped forward, "You're finally awake?"