After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

As dusk settled, the crimson glow of the setting sun illuminated the half-sun on the horizon, bathing the entire city in golden light.

Meng Qianqian suddenly opened her eyes and gasped for breath.

"mother!"

She blurted it out, glancing around at herself.

However, perhaps because she had slept for too long, she felt a little disoriented and didn't know where she was.

The only thing she remembered was seeing her mother.

But where is Mother?

Was even that scene a dream?

"mother……"

Her throat tightened with emotion.

"here I am."

Accompanied by a gentle and ethereal voice, a slender white wrist gently lifted the curtain.

A stunningly beautiful face came into Meng Qianqian's view, and Meng Qianqian was instantly stunned.

"Mother, is it really you? Am I dreaming?"

Zhong Liyuan gently sat on the edge of the bed, took her hand, and placed it on her heart: "Silly child, this is not a dream. Feel your mother's heartbeat."

Meng Qianqian felt the thumping and warmth from her palm: "But, but so many times, I thought I saw you, but when I woke up, it was just a dream. I'm scared."

Zhongli Yuan said softly, "Don't be afraid, this time it's for real."

"I, I, I—"

Meng Qianqian pinched herself, and Zhong Liyuan couldn't stop her in time.

Meng Qianqian screamed in pain, but then she laughed: "So, it really wasn't a dream. It hurts so much."

Zhong Liyuan felt heartbroken and reached out to stroke her fair cheek: "You, you are such a silly child. You are already a mother, how can you still be like a child?"

Meng Qianqian muttered, "I just miss my mother so much. I'm afraid none of this is real."

Zhong Liyuan could actually understand her daughter's feelings. She was just like her daughter, worried that the reunion with her family was just a dream, and that her presence wouldn't last long.

Meng Qianqian nestled into Zhong Liyuan's arms, shedding all her burdens and reverting to her childlike innocence, even her voice becoming soft and gentle.

"Mom, I have so much to tell you."

Zhongli Yuan smiled indulgently, "Alright, don't rush. You've been unconscious for quite some time and are very weak. Besides, you're about to give birth. Shall we eat something first?"

"Yes, I'll do whatever you say, Mother."

……

"I'm stuffed."

Meng Qianqian put down her chopsticks.

Zhong Liyuan took out a handkerchief and wiped her daughter's mouth: "Is this all you're eating?"

Meng Qianqian patted her round belly: "It's already quite a lot, I can hold it in."

Zhong Liyuan looked at the empty plates and thought to herself that the child could indeed eat more than when he was younger, but as parents, they all hoped that their children would eat more, afraid that they would feel wronged.

"Are you sleepy?" Zhongli Yuan asked. "No," Meng Qianqian shook her head. "Mother, can I tell you now?"

"Ah."

Zhong Liyuan nodded.

Meng Qianqian looked outside.

Zhongli Yuan understood and said with a smile, "Don't worry, they're all here."

Although the mother and daughter had not seen each other for many years, they still shared an unbreakable bond.

Zhong Liyuan understood that her daughter was searching for the figures of people she cared about: her father, her husband, her brother, and that chubby little guy.

Meng Qianqian felt relieved and looked directly into Zhongli Yuan's eyes: "Mother, where have you been all these years? I know a little about witches, but what about the Holy Maiden of Xiye?"

Zhongli Yuan held her daughter's hand and sighed softly, "I am indeed the witch, and I am also the Holy Maiden of the Western Night. Where should I begin, Mother? Perhaps we should start by talking about that Gate of Heaven and Earth."

Meng Qianqian's eyes widened: "There really is a Gate to Heaven and Earth?"

Zhongli Yuan nodded: "Of course, Mother discovered it by chance. Actually, with your intelligence, you should have already guessed that Mother is not from this world, right?"

Meng Qianqian: "I have a rough idea, but I can't be sure."

Zhongli Yuan smiled faintly: "Mother comes from a thousand years in the future, a world completely different from this one. If there is a chance, Mother hopes to take you there to see it."

Meng Qianqian pondered: "The world a thousand years from now... So the Gate of Heaven and Earth connects to a thousand years of time?"

Zhongli Yuan said, "That's not wrong. It's like a passage, with one end being my mother's world and the other end being here. Now it's my world too. Because I have my own family here, and the people I care about most. For me, this is my home."

She recounted the story in a calm and unhurried manner, and the strange tale, spoken by her, possessed a convincing power.

Meng Qianqian listened attentively and watched intently.

Zhongli Yuan shook her head: "Mother is not very familiar with the control of the Gate of Heaven and Earth, so sometimes she cannot resist its power. In the early stages, I didn't even know when it would activate. The High Priest thought the Gate of Heaven and Earth was in my back mountain, but that's not the case. It might be in this room, or it might be in the courtyard. In short, it might exist anywhere I can't see."

Meng Qianqian suddenly realized: "No wonder Mother told Tan'er that you might leave at any time."

Zhongli Yuan said, "That's right. I gradually developed a certain sense of the Gate of Heaven and Earth. I had a premonition that the Gate of Heaven and Earth would soon activate, so I told Tan'er in advance and told her a lot about you, hoping that she would go to find you. But before I could tell her that you were her older sister, I was caught up in the Gate of Heaven and Earth."

All the doubts then made sense.

Meng Qianqian asked, "Will Mother leave again this time?"

Zhong Liyuan said softly, "I don't know, I can only try my best to stay here."

Meng Qianqian grabbed her hand: "Mother, if you leave next time, please take me with you."

Zhongli Yuan laughed: "You silly child, are you willing to give up your husband and your precious piggy?"

Meng Qianqian hesitated for a moment, then said, "Then... then take them all. Anyway, it's not like you've never taken people with you before."

"You even guessed that?"

Zhong Liyuan was surprised.

Meng Qianqian proudly raised her chin: "Father disappeared for so many years, I think he must have been brought into the Gate of Heaven and Earth by you."

Zhongli Yuan was amused by her little expression: "That's right, I did bring your father into the Gate of Heaven and Earth, but we ended up in different places. Just searching for each other used up all our luck, and we finally met again at the Holy Mountain this time."

Meng Qianqian sighed, "So it turns out that Mother and Father have also been suffering from separation all along."

Zhong Liyuan gently stroked her bangs: "But it's alright. I believe that as long as our hearts are together, we will always be reunited. And this time, I have a feeling it will keep me here for a long time, longer than ever before." (End of Chapter)