The next day, Meng Zhang came to Nangong and went straight to the kitchen. She straightforwardly said, "The name 'Ling Ji' is really unpleasant. I think it's better to change it back to Ling Ji's original name. If you disagree, don't blame me for taking your daughter away."

After hearing Meng Zhang's words, Ling Guang was speechless. She knew that if she didn't agree to change Ling Ji's name back, Meng Zhang would definitely take her daughter away.

"Fine! I agree." Ling Guang reluctantly compromised. "But I hope you're not just doing this because of the name."

"No, it's not just about the name." Meng Zhang shook her head. "The collar on her neck must not be taken off, even if she kneels down and begs you. Her connection with her vampire mother is not over yet, and it's better for us not to interfere in these trivial matters." Meng Zhang's expression suddenly became serious.

"I understand, don't worry." Ling Guang nodded.

"When you have time, let her come to the Eastern Palace. I will teach her the Qimen Bureau. This way, it can compensate for her current inability to use magic." Meng Zhang said.

"I got it." Ling Guang replied.

...

At this time, in the Western Palace, a battle was taking place between Xie Si and evil spirits. The guards stood on the side, watching without any signs of intervening.

"Hehehe... So weak, so weak." The green-skinned monster of the evil spirit laughed sinisterly.

The white flame in her left hand was eager to burn the evil spirit in front of her.

Under Ling Ji's suppression, the white flame in her left hand gradually calmed down. She had to rely on her own power to defeat this evil spirit.

The evil spirit approached step by step, its eyes flashing red. It suddenly pounced, opened its fangs, and tried to bite Ling Ji's arm. But Ling Ji blocked with her sword, using flexibility to overcome force, pushing the green evil spirit back.

Without giving the enemy a chance to breathe, after the sword strike, Ling Ji immediately stabbed towards the evil spirit's chest.

Crack!

The speed was too fast, and it was too sudden. The sword of "Rolling Dust" pierced into the evil spirit's chest, and a green blood sprayed out. The green-skinned evil spirit clutched its chest and fell to the ground, howling in pain.

"Ah~~~~~~"

A scream spread throughout the Western Palace.

Without any unnecessary words, Ling Ji pulled out her sword and directly chopped off the evil spirit's head, the corpse falling into a pool of blood.

The guard watched as Ling Ji efficiently killed the evil spirit, and couldn't help but sigh, "This little one is impressive. This sword technique is not bad. I estimate that when the little one fully learns this sword technique, her strength will surely reach its peak."

"You should go back, or else your mother will scold you." The figure of Jian Bai appeared in front of Ling Ji.

"Sorry for causing trouble, Uncle." Ling Ji slightly bowed, respectfully said.

"It's no big deal. Don't waste any more time. Go back quickly." Jian Bai waved his hand.

Ling Ji nodded slightly and turned around to leave.

After watching Ling Ji leave, Jian Bai turned back to the Western Palace and began to clean up the corpse of the evil spirit.

"The use of flexibility to overcome force, a good technique." Jian Bai murmured to himself and started to tidy up the body.

...

Returning to Nangong at the fastest speed, Ling Guang entered the sleeping quarters and quickly took off her clothes, pretending to be asleep on the bed.

After a while, Ling Guang pushed the door open, intending to wake her daughter up for breakfast. By accident, Ling Guang saw her daughter's bare feet sticking out from the blanket, and the soles of her white feet were slightly dirty. Ling Guang couldn't help but pause and said, "Are you pretending to sleep? Tell me honestly, where did you go this morning?"

Hearing her mother's voice, Ling Ji, pretending to have just woken up, rubbed her sleepy eyes and said, "I didn't go anywhere, I've been sleeping in the quarters."

"You dare to openly deceive your mother because I spoil you. Tell me the truth, or else I won't let you have breakfast anymore." Ling Guang's face became stern as she threatened.

A punishment of missing a meal meant little to someone as shameless as Ling Ji. After all, she had experienced even more cruel punishments in the past.

When her lie was exposed, she would instinctively kneel down and confess everything to Ling Guang. "Mother, I went to the Western Palace this morning."

"Didn't I tell you not to go to the Western Palace?" Ling Guang frowned and scolded.

"Mother, I want to become stronger, I have to become stronger." She said seriously, "I can't abandon the past and start over. Only by becoming stronger can I resolve everything from the past. I hope you can agree to let me go to the Western Palace."

Ling Guang recalled what Meng Zhang had said in the morning about their unfinished connection as vampire and daughter. "Ah~" Ling Guang sighed deeply and said, "Since you want to become stronger, then go ahead. Remember, safety comes first. Absolutely do not fight by burning your life. After it burns out, there will be nothing left but ashes. Mother doesn't want you to do that."

"Okay. I promise you, Mother. I won't fight by burning my life," obediently nodded.

"Freshen up and then come have breakfast," Ling Guang patted her shoulder and said.

Changing into a light blue outfit and tying her hair up in a ponytail, she looked neat and beautiful.

She walked down from upstairs in her slippers and saw the table filled with delicious food, causing her to swallow her saliva uncontrollably.

Wearing an apron, Ling Guang brought two small blood bags and handed them to her. "Eat up," Ling Guang said with a gentle smile.

She paused for a moment and then asked, "Mother, wasn't my name changed to Ling Ji? Why are you still calling me by my old name?"

"Meng Zhang came to me this morning and said that the name Ling Ji doesn't sound as good, so asked me to change it back. After thinking about it, Ling Ji indeed doesn't sound pleasant, so Mother will still call you that," Ling Guang explained as she took a bite of pan-fried dumpling.

Actually, she also felt that the name Ling Ji didn't sound very pleasant, as the character "Ji" always reminded her of bad memories.

"Alright, Mother can call me whichever name you find pleasing," she shrugged her shoulders and picked up her chopsticks to take a blood bag, slowly chewing it for a while before swallowing it. "Mmm~ It's delicious."

Seeing her eating so heartily, Ling Guang couldn't help but smile, and she playfully placed another blood bag in her bowl. "Eat more, grow taller."

"Yes," she responded. Then she asked, "Mother, how did you know that I snuck out in the morning?"

"Look at your white silk soles, they are a bit dirty. It's surely because you sneaked out," Ling Guang laughed.

Lowering her head, she indeed saw that her soles were a bit dirty, likely from sweating during the fight.

"This...this..." her cheeks couldn't help but redden, and she quickly said, "Mother, you're really amazing to have noticed."

"Hmph, your little feet were exposed outside the blanket, and Mother is not visually impaired. How could I not notice?" Ling Guang scolded with a glance and continued, "I don't even know how Meng Zhang found out that you changed your name."

"Well..." before she could finish, Ling Guang interrupted her, "Finish your breakfast and go to the Eastern Palace. Meng Zhang will teach you the Qi Men Bureau."

"What is the Qi Trap?" she asked.

"It's a spell that can help you become stronger. You'll know eventually," Ling Guang mysteriously smiled, not explaining further.

Although she was curious, she didn't ask further and ate her breakfast with her head down.

After finishing the meal, Ling Guang led her to the Eastern Palace.

...

The architecture of the Eastern Palace was magnificent and grand, with classical, elegant, and gorgeous buildings nestled among the misty mountains like a fairyland.

"Go inside quickly. Meng Zhang is waiting for you," Ling Guang led her to a palace and stopped, saying.

"Okay," she acknowledged. Then, as she stepped inside the palace gate, she turned to look at Ling Guang and asked, "Mother, why aren't you coming?"

Ling Guang shook her head, "Mother still has other things to do."

As she watched her daughter's figure disappear from view, she turned and left.

She entered the Eastern Palace when suddenly a flame shot towards her, and she quickly dodged.

Immediately after, water bombs and wind blades attacked her.

She immediately wielded her sword to defend herself, using sword energy to repel the water bombs and wind blades.

Just as she relaxed, she heard the sound of thunder, and lightning balls flew towards her from all sides of the palace.

Reacting swiftly, she used the Rainfall Sword technique to deflect the lightning balls.

A solemn expression appeared on her face. This level of attack was nothing to her, but if it continued for a long time, she would be exhausted.

Behind the screen, Meng Zhang wore a green robe and looked at her with a smile, murmuring, "Let Auntie see where your limits lie."

Afterwards, several water bombs and flames flew out from the Qimen formation, and she quickly dodged them.

Occasionally, thunder would strike from above, and wind blades would constantly attack, forcing her to defend and dodge at the same time. As time passed, these four forces grew stronger, and her arms and legs were scratched in many places, with red blood seeping out, a shocking sight.

Instead of stopping, Meng Zhang accelerated her attack speed, seemingly playing a game.

Her forehead was covered in beads of sweat, her cheeks flushed, and she was breathing heavily, clearly exhausting her power.

Finally, at the last moment, a sword cut through a large water ball, and at the moment of its explosion, countless water pillars gushed out.

With a "bang," the water pillars collided with her, pushing her back several meters.

Holding her chest, her face pale, panting heavily, beads of sweat covering her forehead, her arms trembling non-stop.