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Chapter 9 Mother and Daughter Finally Meet at the Boundary Between Yin and Yang

After an unknown amount of time, with the final stroke of Zhao Lanlan's brush, her painting was finally completed.

On the canvas, two paintings were divided into two parts, one above the other.

The first painting depicts a woman lying in a delivery room, on the verge of death, her dying gaze fixed on a swaddled baby being held by a nurse beside her.

The second painting depicts a young girl painting in front of a small grave on a mountain. Sunlight shines down clearly, but it doesn't fall on the girl.

There was a woman standing beside the girl, shielding her from the intense gaze with her own body. On the grass, apart from the shadows of the girl and her easel, the woman's shadow was nowhere to be seen.

"Sister, is she...?" Sasha looked at the painting and seemed to realize something. She looked at Xu Qingling and asked in a low voice.

Xu Qingling glanced at it and nodded.

As Su Qian looked at the painting, she knew it was the first one; it was a painting of Xiao Ying drawn by Xiao Ying after she gave birth in the delivery room.

When she saw the second painting, her eyes widened suddenly, and she realized something instantly; if she were breathing at that moment, she would have stopped breathing.

Meanwhile, Zhao Lanlan, or more accurately Zhao Ying, was facing the easel but with her back to Su Qian.

Her head was lowered, but her right hand, which was holding the paintbrush, was trembling slightly.

A tear dripped from her face, slid down onto the grass, and disappeared without a trace.

tick, tick...

Tears, which were originally falling silently, now landed on Su Qian's heart, causing her great pain.

Su Qian trembled, wanting to reach out her hand and speak, but she was also somewhat timid.

Just then, Zhao Ying, who had been keeping her head down, suddenly moved. She slowly raised her head and looked precisely at Su Qian's position, her gaze falling on Su Qian.

Her face was already streaked with tears.

The paintbrush fell to the ground from her hand. She looked up at Su Qian beside her, her eyes filled with expectation and trepidation, and asked, "Mom, you're my mom, right?"

She looked up at Su Qian in front of her, not daring to blink, as if she was afraid that this was just her imagination and that her beloved mother would disappear in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, Zhao Ying was like a young animal that had been wandering and homeless since birth, who had finally found her mother.

She slowly reached out and grabbed Su Qian's clothes, then slowly clenched them tightly, as if afraid that if she let go, her mother would leave.

With an almost pleading posture, her eyes filled with expectation and grievance, she asked again, her voice choked with emotion, "You are Sakura's mother, right?"

"Mom, you've finally come to see me."

"I found out about you too late. I didn't do well enough, Mom. I thought you didn't want me anymore." She was at a loss, and her words were a bit jumbled, but she was begging for her mother's forgiveness.

Almost as soon as Zhao Ying finished speaking, Su Qian hugged Zhao Ying tightly.

At this moment, Su Qian finally held her daughter in her arms and felt the warmth of her daughter's body. She felt that the piece that had been missing in her heart was finally complete.

She hurriedly explained, "No, you were born after your mother carried you for ten months and risked her life to bring you into this world. How could your mother not want you?"

"Mom, how could I bear to leave you?"

"Our Sakura is the person her mother misses the most, and she is also the best child."

"Waaah, Mom..." Hearing her mother's words, Zhao Ying finally couldn't hold back anymore and burst into tears in Su Qian's arms, as if she wanted to cry out all the longing and grievances of the past seventeen years.

When her daughter cried, Su Qian cried along with her.

For a moment, the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried.

"They finally met." Sasha pouted, her eyes slightly red. "Motherly love is truly great." Xu Qingling watched this scene, and for some reason, her heart ached a little, but it quickly dissipated.

maternal love?

what is that?
Having been abandoned in the snow at birth, Xu Qingling felt that maternal love was something she would never experience.

Because she was a child abandoned by her parents.

Her parents did not love her.

Xu Qingling didn't feel sad about not having parental love.

Because she had her grandfather with her, even though he has now passed away...

Su Qian and Zhao Ying hugged each other and cried for a long time before their emotions gradually stabilized.

Su Qian told Zhao Ying about her situation, and at that moment Zhao Ying also met Xu Qingling and Shasha.

Upon learning that her mother was now a ghost and had only taken five days off to visit her, Xu Qingling, the director of the Leave Department in Fengdu, was there to help her come to the human world to fulfill her wish.

After hearing this, Zhao Ying developed a good impression of Xu Qingling, even though she seemed aloof and unapproachable.

But she was the one who brought her mother back to see her, so Zhao Ying was grateful to Xu Qingling.

Although her mother is a ghost, which might scare others, she wasn't afraid at all.

Because that was her mother who gave her life, her mother who loved her.

Su Qian also told Zhao Ying about how Zhao Yuan and Lin Yin had been having an affair for a long time, as she didn't want to hide anything from Xiao Ying.

Moreover, she only has 5 days left in the human world. She hopes that by leaving, Sakura can see everything clearly and that she can also help Sakura overcome obstacles.

After hearing this, Zhao Ying understood even more why Lin Yin treated her and Zhao Tang so differently.

It turns out that Lin Yin was the one who interfered in her parents' marriage, and her father... no, he wasn't her father anymore, he was Zhao Tang's father all along.

In the end, Su Qian went back with Zhao Ying. Su Qian also planned to give Zhao Yuan and Lin Yin a little punishment in the dream first.

"Okay, just make sure you know your limits and don't hurt anyone."

"When mortals make mistakes, there are laws and morals in the world to restrain and punish them." Xu Qingling solemnly instructed before leaving. Not only that, she also left a mark on Su Qian with her seal so that she would immediately sense Su Qian's actions and arrive at her side.

"Yes."

Su Qian and Zhao Ying left, Xu Qingling also planned to return to the general store, while Sasha had to return to Huangquan Road for some business.

So, Xu Qingling, now alone, used teleportation again.

only……

As she teleported, Xu Qingling suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

Did she take the wrong turn?

It was daytime with strong sunlight, but now the sky has darkened, the wind has picked up, and the surroundings have suddenly become gloomy.

This place appears to be a wilderness, with no signs of human habitation or houses in sight.

At this moment, Xu Qingling saw a lone monument, more than a meter tall, standing not far away.

Xu Qingling walked over. She didn't know how many years the monument had stood there, but it looked quite old.

There were several faded red characters engraved on it—"Boundary between Yin and Yang"
(End of this chapter)