Chapter 88 Mother and Daughter Reunited

Ye Zhi Qiu didn't know what choice Xiao Qi Di would make at this moment, but no matter what, as long as Lu Xing Feng felt that taking her hostage would not serve any purpose, she would still have a glimmer of hope.

Sure enough, Lu Xingfeng's eyes seemed a little unsteady when he heard those words.

“Come on, kill all you want,” Ye Zhi Qiu said, raising his head. “I want to see how long you can live after I die.”

"Don't force me..." Lu Xingfeng's cheeks trembled.

At this moment, Xiao Qidi lifted his foot to walk towards the two of them.

He remained expressionless, seemingly completely unconcerned about Ye Zhi Qiu's life or death.

"No..." Ning Jinli whispered behind him.

Xiao Qidi said, "I am absolutely confident that I can kill Lu Xingfeng. If this person escapes, there will be endless trouble in the future."

“But Sect Leader Ye…” Ning Jinli’s eyes were full of anxiety.

Xiao Qidi lowered his voice, "If I don't take action, Lu Xingfeng will find that holding her hostage is useful, which will put her in danger."

Ning Jinli immediately understood and stopped trying to stop her.

Xiao Qidi took a step forward and slowly approached Lu Xingfeng.

"Don't come any closer!" A hint of fear finally appeared in Lu Xingfeng's eyes. "Otherwise, I'll really kill her!"

Xiao Qidi sneered, "Whatever. I gave you a chance to surrender and live, but you missed it. Now I'm going to kill you."

An immense, oppressive aura was unleashed at that moment.

Lu Xingfeng's psychological pressure reached its peak.

In this situation, he will quickly become distracted and reveal his weakness.

Xiao Qidi only needs to strike the moment he is distracted to kill him and save Ye Zhi Qiu as much as possible.

The two sides appeared to be locked in a stalemate, but in reality, they were engaged in a psychological battle.

Seeing that Xiao Qidi was only a zhang away from Lu Xingfeng and Ye Zhiqi, Lu Xingfeng was about to lose control of his panic.

Ning Jinli suddenly noticed the pendant at her feet.

The familiar colors and design instantly struck her heart.

She quickly picked it up and opened it to take a look.

Inside, there was a photo of her with her parents when she was a child.

In an instant, Ning Jinli's eyes widened and her whole body trembled violently.

Her emotions surged uncontrollably, overwhelming all her reason.

She cried out, "Mommy! It really was you!"

This cry, which seemed to pierce the soul, left Ye Zhi Qiu's mind blank for a moment.

"Mom!" Ning Jinli cried out, "It's me, Xiaoli!"

"Xiao...Xiao Li?" Ye Zhi Qiu trembled violently, her face filled with shock. "You...how could you...how could you..."

The sudden turn of events took Xiao Qidi by surprise.

Lu Xingfeng was also taken aback.

Ye Zhi Qiu suddenly unleashed astonishing strength, forcefully shoving Lu Xing Feng aside, and was about to rush towards his daughter without regard for anything else.

At the critical moment, Xiao Qidi and Lu Xingfeng came to their senses at the same time.

Xiao Qidi immediately launched an attack.

Lu Xingfeng didn't have time to reach out and grab Ye Zhiqiu.

In the face of life and death, his strong will to survive also caused him to unleash extraordinary reaction speed and a glimpse of the weapon right next to his feet.

That divine weapon that Ye Zhi Qiu used to break his right arm!

He rolled over and picked it up, stretching out his arm so the gun barrel was pressed against the back of Ye Zhi Qiu's head. "Don't move!"

Ye Zhi Qiu suddenly froze.

Although Xiao Qidi did not recognize it as a shotgun, he realized in that instant that it seemed similar to the weapon Ning Jinli had found in the forest of Falling Eagle Gorge.

That's a powerful creature that can even kill giant snakes!

The one in Lu Xingfeng's hand was clearly much bigger than that thing.

Its power must be even more terrifying.

Left with no other choice, Xiao Qidi had to move his fist, which was about to smash into Lu Xingfeng, away.

All of this happened in a very short time.

It was so brief that Ning Jinli only blinked once before she saw Ye Zhi Qiu being taken hostage again.

Xiao Qidi was only two or three steps away from Lu Xingfeng, but he dared not make another move.

“Daughter…it really is you…” Ye Zhi Qiu, tears streaming down her face, looked at Ning Jin Li, who was less than two meters away from her. “You’ve grown up…you’ve become a young lady, but how could you…”

“Mom…” Ning Jinli cried her heart out, choking back tears and unable to speak.

Lu Xingfeng sneered, "You two mother and daughter really didn't recognize each other at the right time. You've given me quite a surprise."

Although he couldn't figure out how things had suddenly turned out this way.

But without a doubt, the initiative is now back in his hands.

"Make those snakes retreat obediently, or your mother's head will suffer the same fate as my right arm!" Lu Xingfeng threatened, gripping the handle of his shotgun.

Then he ordered Xiao Qidi, "You stay away from me too!"

Xiao Qidi's face darkened, and he took a few steps back with a tense expression.

Ning Jinli could only disperse the snakes.

"Ye Zhi Qiu, don't move around anymore," Lu Xingfeng warned. "Now slowly back away and leave this place with me."

At this moment, Ning Jinli had calmed down from her earlier outburst of emotions.

She recognized the weapon Lu Xingfeng was holding and immediately thought of the pistol she kept in the pouch on her lower back.

There was one last bullet left in the gun...

"Mom..." Ning Jinli asked, regaining her composure, "That revolver, you made it, didn't you?"

Lu Xingfeng couldn't understand what a revolver was.

But Ye Zhi Qiu not only understood, but also immediately realized that the lost revolver must be in his daughter's hands.

Otherwise, my daughter wouldn't have asked that question.

“That’s right,” Ye Zhi Qiu gradually calmed down, and while cooperating with Lu Xing Feng to slowly retreat, he looked into Ning Jin Li’s eyes and said, word by word, “Do you think it works well?”

Ning Jinli remained calm and quietly took out a revolver behind her back. "It's easy to use. I've already mastered it."

Ye Zhi Qiu added, "As expected of my daughter, she learned it in no time. Not everyone can do this, especially people in ancient times."

"What are you talking about? Shut up!" Lu Xingfeng snapped through gritted teeth.

Although he felt he had the situation under control, the conversation between the mother and daughter left him completely confused and increasingly uneasy.

He wanted to leave this place as soon as possible, but his physical condition did not allow it, so he could only hold Ye Zhi Qiu hostage and move backward little by little.

Xiao Qidi remained silent, but a glint of light appeared in his eyes, as he had already guessed the meaning behind Ye Zhi Qiu and Ning Jin Li's conversation.

"Daughter, are you ready?" Ye Zhi Qiu called out.

As soon as she finished speaking, Ning Jinli extended her right hand with a determined look in her eyes.

Even though the mother and daughter hadn't seen each other for ten years, their tacit understanding was perfectly demonstrated at this moment.

Ye Zhi Qiu immediately lunged forward and landed on the ground.

Lu Xingfeng was shocked and subconsciously wanted to teach Ye Zhiqiu a lesson with the weapon in his hand, but then he realized that he did not know how to use the weapon.

Relying on his vague memory of when Ye Zhi Qiu broke his arm, he frantically groped for the back of the weapon.

He remembered that Ye Zhi Qiu used it that way back then.

There seems to be a little trick in the backend.

With a single pull, it can unleash a burst of fire and launch a powerful hidden weapon!

Bang!

A loud bang.

As soon as Lu Xingfeng's fingers touched the small mechanism, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

Looking down, he saw a bloody hole in his chest, from which blood was gushing out.

He looked up in disbelief at the still-smoking weapon in Ning Jinli's hand. "You...how could you...have..."

“Perhaps this is fate.” Ning Jinli stared coldly into his terrified eyes.

Clang—

Lu Xingfeng could no longer hold the weapon in his hand.

The shotgun fell to the ground.

He clutched his bleeding chest and staggered backward.

Ye Zhi Qiu picked up the shotgun, intending to finish him off with another shot to the head, but Lu Xing Feng, disoriented and staggering, retreated to the edge of the platform, stumbled, and fell into the abyss.

Ye Zhi Qiu peeked out and let out a long sigh of relief, "This guy... is finally dead."

"Mom!" Ning Jinli dropped her pistol and rushed over.

Ye Zhi Qiu put the shotgun aside and ran towards his daughter, calling out, "Xiao Li...my daughter!"

The mother and daughter hugged each other tightly, both bursting into tears.

"Mom, what are you doing here?"

"Daughter, what are you doing here?!"

The two asked in unison.

Then they all answered in unison, "It's a long story."

As soon as the words fell, the mother and daughter looked at each other in surprise, then both smiled through their tears.

There were so many things we wanted to say and so many questions we wanted to ask each other that we couldn't finish talking in a short time.

That night, Ye Zhi Qiu let Ning Jin Li and Xiao Qi Di stay at her place.

"You two can bathe and change here first. I'll have my servants wait here to prepare some food for you. If you need anything else, just ask them."

"I still have to clean up Lu Xingfeng's mess."

"Daughter, you and the Emperor should rest well first."

After giving his instructions, Ye Zhi Qiu gave Ning Jin Li a tight hug and left reluctantly.

Afterwards, Ning Jinli and Xiao Qidi went to take a bath and wash up.

The two of them had been living like wild men for days, and now they could finally take a proper bath.

Ning Jinli lay in a large bathtub filled with hot water, gazing at the antique beams of the room. Her body relaxed, and she felt as if she were in a dream.

She never imagined that after ten years... she would still be able to see her mother.

To her even greater surprise, her mother had also traveled to the world more than two thousand years ago and had even become the leader of a martial arts sect.

What exactly did Mom go through in these ten years?

And then there's... where's Dad?

She once thought her parents had died in a car accident.

Just two months ago, a series of events that occurred after the time portal appeared led her to learn from He Kai that her parents' car accident was not an accident, and that their bodies had not been found.

She did fantasize that her parents might have escaped the accident unharmed and survived in secret, only to be unable to meet her for some unavoidable reason.

But fantasy aside, this possibility seems nonexistent.

The reality turned out to be even more incredible than her imagination.

"Am I... really dreaming?" Ning Jinli pinched her thigh hard.

The next second, she was in so much pain that tears streamed down her face.

It hurts, it hurts so much!

This proves it's all true!

She smiled through her teary eyes.

After taking a bath, she changed into the clean clothes and shoes prepared for her by the sect leader's attendant, and then went to the main room to have something to eat.

The table in the main room was laden with dishes.

Xiao Qidi had already finished washing up and was sitting here waiting.

"Your Majesty, Miss Ning, please enjoy your meal. Just call out if you need anything, and we'll be waiting outside." After saying this, the sect leader's attendants respectfully withdrew from the main hall.

The table was laden with fish, meat, and vegetables, a lavish spread that was clearly not typical of this era.

It goes without saying that Ye Zhi Qiu must have taught him.

Ning Jinli swallowed hard, her stomach rumbling loudly.

During her few days in Falling Eagle Gorge, she was starving and only managed to eat two decent meals of wild boar meat. The rest of the time, she could only make do with what she had.

"Here, have some. Eat up." Ning Jinli tore off a chicken leg and put it in Xiao Qidi's bowl, then ate it herself.

As she ate, she noticed that Xiao Qidi hadn't started eating; he was just quietly watching her.

"Huh? Why aren't you eating?" she asked, her cheeks puffed out, her words muffled.

Xiao Qidi smiled and said, "You look quite good in clothes from my era."

Ning Jinli swallowed the food that filled her mouth and said with a grin, "Of course, look at my appearance."

Xiao Qidi said, "I can see that you and Sect Leader Ye have quite a few similarities. Is she... really your mother?"

“Yes, absolutely!” Ning Jinli nodded repeatedly.

"So..." Xiao Qidi pondered, "When you were chasing the Crown Prince of Yu Kingdom last time, you just missed her. If you had met that time, you would have recognized each other long ago."

"Who would have thought this? But it's alright, we've recognized each other now."

"Why did your mother also come to my era? Did she also travel through a time portal?"

"I don't know, I haven't even had a chance to ask yet. Oh, don't worry about that for now, eat and rest well, I'll tell you when I figure it out."

"Um……"

Ning Jinli was curious about this matter, and Xiao Qidi was also full of questions.

After they finished eating, they each went to their assigned bedrooms to sleep.

Finally able to settle down and rest, Ning Jinli and Xiao Qidi quickly fell asleep.

The next morning.

It was already broad daylight.

Ning Jinli slowly opened her eyes and saw Ye Zhi Qiu sitting smiling by the bed.

"Mom!" Ning Jinli sat up and rushed into her arms.

Ye Zhi Qiu gently patted her daughter's shoulder and said softly, "Did I wake you up? Why don't you go back to sleep?"

Ning Jinli said, "No, no, I'm not going to sleep. I want to look at you more. Mom, aren't you resting yet?"

Ye Zhi Qiu yawned, "Yeah, I was busy dealing with things late last night... By the way, Xiao Li, how did you come into this world? And what's going on between you and Xiao Qi Di? How come you're with him?"

Ning Jinli scratched her head. "It all started when I inherited a factory from the Ning family."

Afterwards, Ning Jinli recounted to Ye Zhiqiu a series of bizarre events that had occurred since the opening of the time-space tunnel.

After hearing this, Ye Zhi Qiu was surprised for a while before she came to her senses and said with joy, "So, you can still go back to the modern world?"

“Yes! We can go back! Xiao Qidi can go back and forth too, but unfortunately, no one else can.” Ning Jinli hurriedly asked, “Mom, how did you get here? What exactly happened ten years ago?”