After leaving the Alchemy Tower, Yuan brought the woman back to the homeless boy, who was sitting by the street.
"M-mother!"
The boy's dispirited expression immediately brightened upon seeing his mother. He stood up and rushed over to Yuan.
"Why is she sleeping? Is she okay?" he asked.
"Yes, she'll be fine. She fell asleep from exhaustion, so she'll wake up after resting a little."
Just as he finished saying that, the woman opened her eyes.
"Where am I…?"
"Mother!!!"
"Ah! Son! Am I in heaven?!"
"Of course not!"
Yuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, you're alive." frёeωebɳovel.com
"Huh? How…? I swear I was inside the Alchemy Tower… And who are you?"
"I don't know what happened to you, but I found you outside the Alchemy Tower," said Yuan.
"Outside the tower…? Was that all a dream?" she muttered in a dazed voice.
"Thank you, big brother. I knew I could count on you," said the little boy.
"No problem. Here, take this." Yuan handed a few spirit stones to the boy despite knowing that it was a pointless gesture, as they were simply created by the Stairway to Heaven.
"I will never forget you! Let's go, mother."
The boy and his mother bowed to him before turning around and walking away.
"So this is how it would've felt if I actually saved her in time before…?" Yuan muttered with a regretful expression on his face.
In Tian Kai's life, he'd investigated the Alchemy Tower a little too late, and that woman had already been turned into a pill. As for the homeless boy, he was heartbroken to lose his mother, and he disappeared somewhere after Tian Kai gave him some money, never to be heard from again.
Meanwhile, on the top floor of the Array Tower, Liao Tian was conversing with the Tower Master.
"This is a rare occasion, Tower Master Liao. What brought you to my Array Tower?"
"I am looking for someone who recently joined your tower," he said.
"I see. You're looking for someone. But why are you looking for them?"
"He has something that belongs to me," said Liao Tian.
The Array Tower's Tower Master raised his eyebrows and said, "He stole something from you?"
"Well, something like that."
The Array Tower's Tower Master proceeded to look at the information inside his badge.
"Indeed, we had a recent join, and he was recruited by Array Master Wan Qing."
The Array Tower's Tower Master summoned Wan Qing to the top floor a moment later.
Once she arrived, she greeted them, "Tower Master Gao, you summoned for me?"
"Tower Master Liao here has a few questions about the Array Master who recently joined our tower," said Tower Master Gao.
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