758 Mother and Son (2/2)
Qin Mu was in a daze. In Qin word land, that big-headed baby also sat on the ground in a daze.
After a moment, this baby crawled quickly to find Heaven Duke and Crimson Emperor to vent his anger.
Qin Mu composed himself and dispersed his three heads and six arms. He walked towards the small village.
He got closer and closer to the small village, and the village was in peace. The farmers in the fields straightened their backs, and they looked at him walking over in a daze.
Qin Mu smiled and nodded his head as a sign of goodwill.
Those farmers were somehow affected by his smile, and they also nodded their heads and smiled in return.
”How similar...”
A farmer muttered, ”He looks so similar to King Zhen. Who is he?”
Qin Mu came to the village entrance, and the few village women that were feeding the silkworms saw him. They turned their heads to examine him, and their eyes sparkled. They were gods that had cultivated to Celestial Palace Realm, and even though they were wearing coarse and rough clothing, their beauty couldn't be hidden.
Qin Mu revealed a smile and said, ”Big sisters, my name is Qin Fengqing, I'm from Carefree Village and ended up in the Great Ruins. My age this year is twenty-two, and I'm here to look for my mother.”
Those village women were stunned, and the bamboo winnowing baskets fell to the ground, scattering the mulberry leaves on the floor.
The woman that was currently weaving in the village suddenly trembled, and she turned around.
Qin Mu saw her face, and it was the same face he had seen on his father Qin Hanzhen's ship. That was the face of his mother he had yearned for day and night.
On the treasure ship, he had seen an echo of history and that was what his parents had encountered when they drove the treasure ship from Carefree Village to the Great Ruins.
That was the first time he had seen his parents and knew he still had family in this world.
He could never forget that sight.
The woman in front of the spinning wheel stood up, and she looked at him helplessly. Even though she was dressed in coarse clothing, her bearing was still graceful and elegant. It was just that her mind was in a mess right now and she didn't know where to place her hands.
She stumbled over and looked at this youth at the village entrance. She knocked the frames that were holding up the gauze and got tripped by a water cauldron, almost falling down.
”Fengqing? Are you Fengqing?” she asked from afar.
”Mother.”
Qin Mu knelt down and bowed his body to the ground. ”Your child has returned.”
A pair of warm yet trembling hands helped him up, and that pair of gentle eyes looked at him in agitation. Her voice trembled as she asked, ”Are you Fengqing? I've always missed you...”
”Whenever I dream, I reproach myself when I see myself putting the jade pendant around your neck. I would always be jolted awake by nightmares of you dying outside, of you dying in the basket...”
”I've always missed you, and I'm always worried about you, I was worried you would encounter dangers outside...”
...
Qin Mu gave a warm smile and held her hands tightly. ”Mother, I've come back in one piece.”
”You're back.” That woman choked on her tears and held onto his hands tightly. She wasn't willing to let go as she was afraid this was a dream. She was afraid of him fading away like a dream.
Several farmers walked over and looked at this pair of mother and son. Those few village women walked over and said with a soft voice, ”Princess Consort Zhen, it's good that His Little Highness is back, there's no need to be sad.”
”This is a happy occasion.”
Another woman said with a smile, ”I shall catch some frogs and slaughter some chickens, let us have a nice meal today! Oi, Left Assistant Minister, let us go catch frogs! Catch those few fish in the lake too!”
That Left Assistant Minister hurriedly said, ”We can also harvest the vegetables at the village entrance, quickly prepare some!”
”There are also fruits in the mountains, I shall go grab a few plates of fruits!”
They quickly became busy, and Qin Mu's mother was still looking at him, afraid that she was dreaming. Qin Mu told her about his encounters in Disabled Elderly Village, about how he got chased by hen dragons, how he trained beside the Surging River.
He told her about all his fun times and scandals, overexaggerating certain parts and tried his best to cheer his mother up.
That woman listened quietly, and she suddenly burst into laughter. However, tears streaked down her cheeks.
”Where Ping'er?”
She asked, ”Ping'er delivered you to the world of the living, so why isn't she with you?”
Qin Mu's expression dimmed, and he broke into a smile in the next instant. ”Mother, let me tell you about the interesting things that happened to me in Eternal Peace.”
”Your Aunt Ping'er has passed away, am I right?”
Qin Mu was silent. He then said bitterly, ”Granny Si picked me up by the riverside and Aunt Ping'er's corpse was under the water, lifting me up. Then, she was swept away by the current. Afterward, I met her on the river surface, and I told her I was very well. Only then did she leave in peace... Mother, big brother also wants to meet you very much.”