“Xiao Qiong!”
Min Ziqiong’s father’s hands and feet were completely useless, so he could only sit on the ground and watch helplessly.
Meanwhile, inside the car, Nannan opened her groggy eyes while sitting in the child safety seat in the back.
She didn't know what was happening at first, but when she looked out the window and saw her mother being choked by her grandmother.
She instantly became anxious.
However, she was completely restrained by the seatbelt in the safety seat, and the car doors were also locked.
She couldn’t get out at all.
Even if she could get out, there was no way she could help at her young age.
Nannan’s little face wrinkled, as if she was thinking.
A moment later, Nannan suddenly grabbed a coin sword lying on the back seat.
This coin sword was one of the things Ying Chen had asked Min Ziqiong to buy.
However, this coin sword was not like the ones used by ordinary Taoist priests. It was made entirely of turtle shells.
So, theoretically, it should not be called a coin sword, but a tortoise shell coin sword.
Eighty-four tortoise shell coins were woven together horizontally and vertically to form the shape of a sword.
Even some Taoist practitioners who had been in the sect for some time might not be able to use such a thing.
Let alone Nannan, who had never undergone any cultivation.
But Nannan inexplicably grabbed the sword and, without any incantations or gestures, threw it out the window without thinking.
“Nannan!”
Seeing the sword thrown from the car window, Min Ziqiong’s father immediately shouted in surprise.
But in the next second, he became dejected again.
Because the tip of the tortoise shell coin sword was a blunt circle, with no sharpness.
A sword like that, let alone a small child, even an adult, couldn't cause any harm!
Although Min Ziqiong’s father had to admit that Nannan’s throw was quite accurate, heading straight for Min Ziqiong’s mother’s forehead.
But what was the point of accuracy?
With Nannan’s little strength, it would only tickle Min Ziqiong’s mother!
“It’s over… mother and daughter at each other’s throats, an elder seeing off a younger one…” Min Ziqiong’s father wailed.
He seemed to have seen the end.
However, what he didn't notice was that the moment Nannan threw the tortoise shell coin sword, a faint tortoise shell pattern flickered on it!
This pattern spread along the sword body all the way to the tip.
Then, with a loud bang, it hit Min Ziqiong’s mother’s forehead!
In the depths of the void, there seemed to be a tortoise’s cry, or perhaps a tortoise phantom rushed out, like the divine beast Baxia that carries steles and calms water, and fiercely stepped on Min Ziqiong’s mother!
Then, an incredible scene occurred.
Min Ziqiong’s mother let out a mournful cry, like a startled ghostly spirit, her expression contorted with intense fear.
Her eyes, which were all whites, gradually rolled back, and her pupils slowly reappeared, pitch black.
And the hands that were tightly gripping Min Ziqiong’s neck, loosened powerlessly.
The whole person seemed to have her spirit and energy drained. After wailing for a few seconds, she suddenly collapsed to the ground with a thud.
She had fainted!
“Cough, cough, cough…” Min Ziqiong coughed violently, like a fish that had returned to water, greedily breathing in the air.
She was only a second away from death!
And she was almost killed by her own mother!
At the same time, Ying Chen, who was meditating and cultivating in the villa, suddenly opened his eyes.
“Hmm?”
“Something like this happened?”
“She has never cultivated, yet she can activate a magical artifact with a mere innate spark of spiritual energy. With such talent, it’s no wonder Shennong always insisted on acquiring her.”
“Most importantly, she chose that tortoise shell coin sword among so many items. All the other items were just basic materials I used to set up formations and possessed no power. Only that tortoise shell coin sword was a low-level magical artifact that Min Ziqiong had mistakenly bought.”
“As a result, she casually picked it up and activated the Xuanwu power contained within the artifact, dispelling the malevolent energy that had invaded Min Ziqiong’s mother’s body.”
“It seems that even without her muteness, and without the blessing of the ‘Azure Sky Moon’ natal mark, she is naturally suited for cultivation!”
Ying Chen exclaimed, as if he could see everything outside.
In fact, if Nannan hadn't intervened, Ying Chen would have already made his move.
Ying Chen wouldn't just stand by and watch Min Ziqiong be strangled to death.
However, if Ying Chen had intervened, the backlash Min Ziqiong’s mother would have suffered would have been much more severe.
Now, Min Ziqiong’s mother would at most be unconscious for three days and three nights, and after waking up, she would only be a little shaken.
“Nannan!”
After recovering, Min Ziqiong rushed into the car and hugged her daughter.
“You saved Mommy just now, didn’t you?”
“Thank you! The thing I regret least in this life is giving birth to you despite everyone’s pressure!”
“Cough, cough…” At this moment, Min Ziqiong’s father also climbed up from the ground. “What are you talking about? When you gave birth, who contacted the hospital for you? And who secretly bought you tonics? You ungrateful wretch!”
Min Ziqiong’s father was displeased.
Min Ziqiong then realized that her words had been a bit absolute and quickly turned to say, “I’m sorry, Dad. I was just in a hurry and didn’t think much of it… Actually, you and Xiao Qing both gave me a lot of support back then, especially emotional support.”
“Alright, I was just saying. I’m your father, how could I really hold it against you? Let’s first find a way to get your mother back!” Min Ziqiong’s father waved his hand.
Then he bent down and checked Min Ziqiong’s mother’s nostrils.
Whether it was disappointment or relief, he let out a long sigh and said two words: “Not dead.”
Min Ziqiong glanced at the direction of the villa, then at her mother on the ground.
Gritting her teeth, she said, “Then let’s lift my mother into the car, and I’ll take her home first!”
In a flash, Min Ziqiong’s mother was lifted into the car by the father and daughter.
With the sound of tires frictioning against the ground, the car that had just driven up the mountain drove down again.
Inside the car, Min Ziqiong’s father hesitated to speak.
After a moment of silence, he finally spoke, “Xiao Qiong, your mother can’t hear us now, so tell me honestly: is Nannan’s biological father the owner of this villa?”
Min Ziqiong never expected her father to ask this, and suddenly understood why her father and mother had appeared here.
She was amused and exasperated, and quickly explained, “What are you thinking? I have no relationship with the villa owner! He simply took us in because he saw us in distress.”
“Then why didn’t he take in others, but specifically you? Also, this car isn’t cheap, don’t think I don’t know anything.”
“This car is because he asked me to buy some things for him, and he lent it to me temporarily. Otherwise, how would I get down the mountain? Walk?” Min Ziqiong retorted.
“Is that so?” Min Ziqiong’s father asked suspiciously, clearly not entirely convinced.
However, he still waved his hand and said, “Forget it, I’m too lazy to bother with you. But there’s one thing you must remember: whether you have a relationship with the villa owner or not, don’t get too close to that brat named Ying Chen!”
“That kid doesn’t look like a good person at all! One day, persuade the villa owner to kick that brat out! Where else can you find security guards, why hire such a thing!”