4 Chapter 4: Sparring with mother! (1/2)

”Mother! I am home!” said Duan Li after coming in, ”..and here is the fish..” as he handed a wrapped paper with a conflicted look to him.

He wondered that if he should tell his mother the incident at grandma Ying's store.

”Good, I'll prepare it later on.. though, what's wrong with you?” noticing the look on her son, she knew that something is up. After all, she had taken care of him since he was but a baby. So naturally, any unnatural reaction her son made would not go unnoticed by her.

”Well.. it is like this..”

Knowing that his mother would know the incident sooner or later, rather than getting scolded for hiding it, Duan Li decided to tell the whole story to his mother, even the bizarre phenomena of time slowing down.

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”What? Time slowing down?..”

”You stomped your foot on his sword, causing his elbows to cripple at the same time?..”

At first, when his mother was listening to his story, she couldn't help but to get agitated and infuriated by the action of that haughty young man. To think that grandma Ying was about to be slapped back!

One has to know that grandma Ying was already over 70 years old! A strike from someone no matter how small would definitely injure her! At the thought of this, her mother clenched her teeth and hands into a fist and was about to left the house to teach that insolent young man a lesson when Duan Li stopped her, and told the rest of the story.

Her eyes couldn't be any more wider and mouth agaped open. One could even put an egg and it would fit. However, her expression was just too adorable with that baby face of her. Sometimes, Duan Li wondered whether her mother was truly over 40 years old.

”Duan Li my son... did.. you slept along the way back?” questioned his mother, seeming to not be able to believe the stories her son just told her and that it actually came from his dream after dozing off.

It was simply too inconceivable for such things to happen!

Granted, that there are all sorts of mysterious magic, runes and secret techniques in the Tian continent, but forget even about these three advanced skills, her son didn't even practice any sword arts and martial arts!

How then, would he have the capabilities to slow down time? Even if such a cheating skill were to conveniently exist, surely it would cost a vast amount of spirit Qi to use?

After all, the laws of the world are centered around true balance, a legendary skill such as slowing down time would need something inconceivable to activate as well!

Her son didn't even cultivate any spirit Qi as far as she knew, so how was that even possible?

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Knowing that his mother wouldn't believe him, Duan Li could only try to prove it by activating that ability again. But the question is, how was he supposed to do that?

After contemplating for awhile, Duan Li decided for a mock battle with his mother. He didn't know any sorts of martial arts and techniques at all, so when he first suggested this, his mother hesitated but went on with it after seeing that determined eyes of her son.

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Outside their house..

Duan Li was just standing still like a scarecrow, ready for a beating anytime.

”This is why mother have told you for so many times before to practice some martial arts and skills.. yet all you do is sleep, eat and read books.. haa..” sighed his mother helplessly as she took a stance.

Right now, they were standing roughly three meters away from each other.

”Look at you.. there are so many openings! Guard yourself! Your mother here wouldn't give you any leeways!” said his mother as she raised her arms alternatingly, forming a sort of a movement in a seemingly graceful way.

”C-calm down mother.. this is only..”

Just as he was about to say more, his mother had already stepped forward, with a 'swoosh', she appeared instantly in front of him, with her right hand clenched into a fist, heading straight into the abdomen of Duan Li.

Seeing that punch with force behind it, Duan Li knew that his mother was serious. If that were to hit him, he would be sent flying!

Mother! This is your son! How can you be so tyrannical?

”Let's see if you are telling me the truth.. if you are lying, then this punch from your mother here would be enough to teach you a lesson..!” thought his mother as she launched the fist forward.

Duan Li panicked and closed his eyes, tightening his abdomen while feeling that all hope is lost..

'Rrrringggggg..'

”This sound!” said Duan Li as he quickly opened his eyes.

The world had slowed down, even the falling leaves are so slow that he could definitely pick them up one by one in the air before they could even touch the ground.