Gently patting Baiying's back, she said softly, "Let's go find Baixi and leave here."

"Mm-hmm." Baiying obediently nodded.

Carrying Baiying through the forest, it didn't take long for her to spot Baixi leaning against a tree, sleeping. She gently put Baiying down and quietly approached Baixi, squatting down in front of her.

"We're going home." She touched Baixi's head and whispered.

Baixi opened her eyes, rubbed her crimson orbs, and looked at the person in front of her, widening her eyes in surprise. Because of her summoning abilities, she knew who the person in front of her was, but Baixi still asked, "Who are you?"

"Hehe." She chuckled lightly. "I am your mother." She pinched Baixi's nose and spoke softly.

Baixi instantly had a look of realization on her face. She quickly got up from the ground and threw herself into her mother's embrace.

She caught her, and the two tightly embraced each other.

"Mother, you've changed so much. If it weren't for the summoning, I wouldn't recognize you." Baixi rubbed against her chest and then raised her small face, looking at her.

Seeing her older sister being so clingy with their mother, Baiying quickly ran over and hugged her legs, pressing her face against her skirt.

A smile appeared on her face as she extended her right hand to embrace Baiying. "You are all my children. This time, Mother won't leave anyone behind."

Baiying and Baixi exchanged a glance, both of them smiling.

At this moment, a silver-haired girl with red eyes was awakened by their voices. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and walked towards the three of them.

"What happened to Baixi?" The silver-haired girl looked at them with confusion, her gaze filled with caution.

Silver hair and red eyes? The royal bloodline of the vampires. This little girl was simply a miniature version of Lilia.

Upon seeing the silver-haired girl, a familiar feeling rose in her heart, but she couldn't quite place it.

Lilia was stared at by the golden-red eyes, feeling an inexplicable fear, causing her to take a few steps back.

"What's your name?" She stared at the silver-haired girl and said slowly.

"I... I'm Yinguo." A sense of unexplainable pressure descended upon the silver-haired girl, making it difficult for her to breathe.

"You're Lilia's daughter?" She continued, her expression becoming serious.

"No... no, I'm not." Yinguo couldn't help but tremble all over, lowering her head and avoiding eye contact. She knew that her mother, Lilia, had become a wanted criminal and was currently missing. In order to survive, she had to sever all ties with her mother. Of course, all of this was taught by Baixi.

Releasing her two daughters, she walked up to the silver-haired girl, reached out, and gently lifted her chin, carefully examining her, and slowly said, "To save your life, you deny your own biological mother? Is that really a good thing to do?" Her voice was neither loud nor low, but Yinguo couldn't help but lower her head, her heart thumping, feeling extremely guilty.

Her gaze was ice-cold, like a blade, causing her heart to tremble.

Baixi wanted to help Yinguo, but with her head lowered, she couldn't see her subtle movements.

"I... I... don't... don't know anyone named Lilia... I only know... that I'm Yinguo, raised by Baixi." Yinguo gathered her courage, raised her head, and met those sharp eyes, her voice trembling.

"Yinguo? Hehe..." She chuckled, "You look so much like Lilia. As a remnant of the former dynasty, what if I give you to the current emperor? The emperor should reward me generously with wealth and title. By then, the news of your capture will be made public, your missing mother, would she risk her life to save you? We can set an ambush and make her fall into a trap, then publicly execute both mother and daughter. How do you feel about that?"

Hearing her words, Yinguo couldn't help but shiver. She looked at Baixi, lost and unsure of what to do.

At this moment, Baixi quickly stepped forward and stood in front of Yinguo, looking at her and said, "Mother, don't scare Little Aunt. She's still young and doesn't understand all of this."

Baiying pulled on her skirt and said in a childish voice, "Mother, Little Aunt is my best friend. Please don't give her away to someone else."

Without warning, she pushed Baixi to the ground with force, her gaze chilling as she looked at her, and shouted in a stern voice, "Baiying hasn't experienced what you have, so I can understand her. But have you forgotten about those wanted days? Or is it that Lilia has treated you so well that you're willing to go this far?"

"I haven't forgotten... but Baixi is just a child..." Baixi lowered her head, her voice becoming smaller and smaller.

"So what if she's just a child? Do you have any idea how badly I was hurt?" Looking at Baixi, her tone was icy cold.

"Yes... I'm sorry, Mother, I spoke out of turn." Baixi lowered her head, biting her lip as tears welled up in her eyes.

"Star Gate, open!" With a cold snort, she waved her arm and a white door appeared in front of Baixi. The door was adorned with intricate patterns, emitting a silvery light.

"Go back to the Consciousness Space and reflect on your actions. If you do anything to hurt me again, there will be no mercy!" She said coldly, her tone leaving no room for doubt.

"Yes." Baixi immediately nodded and walked into the star gate.

As soon as she entered the star gate, a magic circle appeared beneath Baixi's feet. With a click, the magic circle formed a cage that imprisoned her, just the right size for her height. The cage was extremely narrow, and Baixi could only keep her hands on the ground, unable to move an inch.

After all, the purpose was for Baixi to reflect, not to enjoy herself. Naturally, summoning magic was used to punish her.

"You're still young and ignorant, so I'll forgive you this time. But if you insist on seeking mercy, I wouldn't mind throwing you into a cage in the Consciousness Space as well." She looked at Baiying beside her, her gaze full of freezing cold.

Baiying trembled under her gaze, unable to raise her head or make eye contact, silently standing by.

Then she turned her gaze to Baixi and said, "For my future, Baixi, sacrifice yourself."

Baixi's little head kept turning. If she was caught by the girl in front of her, she would not only die, but also bring harm to her mother.

She immediately turned and tried to escape, but her neck was grabbed with one hand, lifting her entire body off the ground.

"A three-year-old child wants to run in front of me?" She gave a cold smile, and pulled her arm back, slam-dunking Baixi's body to the ground.

"Crack!" Baixi's forehead hit the stone, and blood immediately flowed from her forehead.

"Ah!" Baixi couldn't bear the pain, letting out a miserable scream.

"A child is a child, always acting without considering the consequences." She sneered and lifted Baixi from the ground.

"Wu wu... as long as you don't hand me over, you can do whatever you want to me." Baixi wailed, she was frightened beyond belief.

"Tell me, do you want to survive?" She asked coldly.

Ignoring the blood on her forehead, Baixi desperately nodded, "As long as I'm not handed over to the Emperor, I'm willing to do anything."

"Whether you can survive depends on you, not me."

With that, she threw a dagger and a bandage at Baixi, "Your face is not much different from Lilia's. If you destroy your appearance, you can avoid the danger of your identity being exposed. Otherwise, everyone will know that you are a remnant of the previous dynasty."

Baixi looked at the dagger and the bandage, a hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes, but in the end, she took the dagger and the bandage, closed her eyes, and forcefully cut her own face.

"Ah!" A heartbreaking scream rang out, as the knife fiercely cut across Baixi's cheek, blood splattering instantaneously.

"Not enough, continue." She said coldly.

Baixi picked up the dagger again and used all her strength to cut open the other side of her face.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!..." A series of heart-wrenching screams echoed.

Hundreds of wounds crisscrossed her face, and the previously fair and delicate cheeks were now a gruesome sight, shocking to behold.

Baiying couldn't bear to watch any longer, so she reached out and covered her eyes with her small hand.

"You can stop now. Wrap the bandage around your face, and consider this dagger as a gift from me to you." She said indifferently.

Trembling, Baixi wrapped the bandage around her face. Her face was already covered in blood, and her whole appearance was horrific and grotesque.

"Remember, you must be willing to sacrifice anything to survive. Trading one face for another life is a worthwhile bargain." She looked coldly at Baixi, her eyes filled with expectation.

Baixi dared not speak, she could only nod heavily.

"Baixi is not a good name. From now on, you will be called Yingling. Call yourself Lingling, and we will address each other as sisters. If you meet someone familiar, pretend not to know them, understand?" She said seriously, her tone brooking no refusal.

"Yes, my lady." Yingling nodded.

Next, she dyed Yings hair, after all, pure white hair would easily arouse unnecessary suspicion.

After a moment, Yingling's hair was basically the same, only then could Lingling appear more like Ling Xi's sister, although they were actually biological sisters.

In order to gather intelligence in the palace, Yingling had to stay by Lingling's side in order to survive. With the bloodline of Cecilia, she could fully recover in two or three months. (The recovery ability of young blood vampires is not weak.)

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