Chapter 387: Chapter 387: The Scene Qin Chuan Had Already Anticipated
Qin Zi quickly regained consciousness.
He was shocked to find himself in a strange, dim valley, and in the valley, there were two people.
Wow!
Almost instantly, Qin Zi showed a look of vigilance and shouted, "Who are you? What do you want by bringing me here?!"
"I..."
The woman in the white dress looked at Qin Zi, her expression was very peculiar, she seemed delighted yet carried a hint of doubt and uncertainty.
That feeling was like a fashionable mother returning from work, eager to see her child, but the next moment, she saw a filthy child covered in dirt and snot running towards her. Suddenly, her pleasant mood vanished, and the smile on her face stiffened—did I give birth to this?
Of course.
The woman in the white dress couldn’t possibly despise her own child; the reason for her change in expression was mainly because... something felt wrong.
Every mother has a special connection with her child, but the young man in front of her did not evoke that sense of closeness, instead, he felt somewhat unfamiliar.
"How can this be? He clearly has the jade pendant and the Phoenix Race bloodline. By all rights, he should be my child, but why..."
She couldn’t figure it out!
Yet the strange expression on her face was instantly covered up, and she showed an ecstatic look, trembling as she called out:
"Child... I am... your mother!"
Qin Zi’s eyes widened!
What’s going on?
Suddenly being inexplicably brought to a strange place, and then a stranger suddenly claims to be his mother?
Do they have to be so straightforward?
Do they have to be so hardcore?
Now even scammers skip the storytelling and acting? Is this forced indoctrination? Highlighting key points for him to memorize?
"No need to doubt, she is indeed your mother."
At this moment, the burly man beside him said in a deep voice, "I used the Mirror Flower Water Moon Secret Technique to summon you over. If you don’t believe me, see for yourself—you are not truly here, just an awareness projection."
Qin Zi was startled.
He took a closer look at his body, only then realizing he had no physical body, just an awareness projection.
The burly man continued:
"The Mirror Flower Water Moon Secret Technique can summon the consciousness of others across endless distances, yet it is harmless. Precisely because it sacrifices lethality, it has the ability to forcibly summon regardless of distance."
"Otherwise, if it could kill across endless distances, it would defy the heavens; the heavens would not permit its existence."
"So, even if we wanted to harm you, we couldn’t. You are in no danger, there’s no need to be tense."
"And who are you?"
Qin Zi still looked at him warily.
"I... am sort of your uncle."
The burly man hesitated for a moment, speaking in a low voice.
Somewhat?
Qin Zi squinted slightly; this "sort of" had a certain spiritual quality because anything referred to as "sort of" implies incompetence!
From the look of the man’s expression, he suddenly had a premonition—it seemed this was not acting.
He frowned at the woman in the white dress and asked, "You say you’re my mother? Just saying so doesn’t prove anything, where’s the evidence?"
"Child, my blood flows in your veins and the jade pendant you have was left by me for you."
The woman in the white dress said tearfully.
Upon saying this, she raised her right hand, the snow-white fingertip glowed with a golden spark, like a candle flame.
"Buzz!!"
The next moment, Qin Zi felt his blood boil, it was the resonance of the bloodline.
Not only that, the "Vermilion Bird Jade Pendant" hidden on him also floated out, shining brightly, and the Vermilion Bird pattern on its surface quickly melted, transforming into a golden phoenix spreading its wings!
"This... this... you truly are my mother?!"
Qin Zi began breathing rapidly, starting to believe, because bloodline and jade pendant resonance cannot be faked.
"My child, my child!"
The woman in the white dress, eyes filled with tears, walked over barefoot rapidly as if wanting to embrace Qin Zi.
Qin Zi instinctively wanted to step back but held himself back, but even so, the woman in the white dress still missed because he was only a consciousness projection!
"Hehe, mother forgot, you are just a consciousness projection now." The woman in the white dress laughed awkwardly while wiping her tears.
"Child, what is your name now?" The woman in the white dress looked at Qin Zi lovingly, seemingly asking casually.
"Ah? You don’t know my name?"
Qin Zi was greatly surprised, suspicion rising again, and even the burly man beside him frowned slightly.
The woman in the white dress remained expressionless, smiling bitterly, "It’s like this, when I left back then, fearing the family would use the secret technique to look into my memories, I erased some of the key memories of you and your dad. Before I left, I also instructed your dad to give you a new name."
She explained seamlessly.
Immediately, Qin Zi breathed a sigh of relief, and the burly man’s frown also relaxed—a false alarm!
Qin Zi looked at the woman in the white dress, and as gently as possible, he said, "I’m called Qin Zi now, ’zi’ sounds like ’zi’. I think my dad named me this hoping I would always remember that I am your son."
Qin Zi!
The woman in the white dress trembled at his words.
Originally she was only suspicious, now there was no doubt—this was simply not her son!
After all, there’s no way even the surname could be changed.
However, she was mentally prepared, and her surface remained unaffected, instead crying tears of joy, she trembled and said, "That’s the name, I vaguely feel that it is also this name in my memory, your dad didn’t change your name, this name was chosen by both him and me."
Her voice choked with emotion.
In her eyes, there seemed to be joy, emotion, and an indescribable sadness—for this was the last meeting.
The burly man watching from the side, his eyes were very complicated, his heart very uncomfortable. After all, this was his own nephew, but for the survival of the entire family, he had no choice but to be the executioner.
"Zi Er, how is your dad?"
After a long while, the woman in the white dress continued to ask.
"Mm, dad is doing well. He’s already restored to the Divine King level, should soon be able to save you." Qin Zi stated honestly.
Although he always felt this "mother" had a stranger’s feel, he didn’t think much of it, assuming it was just because they spent too little time together.
Emotions need to be nurtured anyway.
Just like before, he didn’t miss his mother much before meeting her, having never seen her and not knowing what she looked like.
Restored!
Divine King level!
The heart of the woman in the white dress ached several times, she could almost guess the cause and effect—her son was likely usurped for bloodline and jade pendant by a certain strong individual, then placed onto his own child.
After all, her husband was a true muggle, never likely to achieve such attainments in his life.
"Could it be that my Yi Er was killed by this boy’s father? Or did they just take the jade pendant and bloodline and not kill him?"
She silently speculated.
Her heart was in turmoil.
If only the bloodline and jade pendant were taken, it could indeed be a good thing, allowing her child to evade the Phoenix Race’s pursuit.
But if he was killed...
What could she do?
"Regardless of whether my Yi Er is alive, I must pretend this is my son."
"If Yi Er is alive, I can use this boy as a scapegoat, to shield Yi Er from dangers; if Yi Er is dead, then I can just as well use the power of the family to avenge Yi Er!"
She thought resolutely in her heart.
"Mother, what are you thinking?"
At this moment, Qin Zi asked in confusion, his eyes pure, filled with a child’s unique filial piety and sincerity.
"Haha, it’s nothing, mother is just... happy." The woman in the white dress laughed and wiped her tears, her expression very natural.
She saw Qin Zi’s sincere eyes, feeling a pang of reluctance in her heart; she could tell this child was innocent.
Also very kind and filial.
But!
She had no other choice.
"Child, don’t blame me, blame your father instead. If he hadn’t coveted my Yi Er’s bloodline and jade pendant, none of this would have happened. For the sake of my Yi Er, I can only... apologize to you."
She silently said in her heart.