Chapter 633: Chapter 633: Mommy’s Little Darling

Tian Xuezhen turned around. To him, Shen Siyi had always been the most formidable presence in his mind, and just one look at her was enough to stir the darkness within him.

They had once competed for the position of captain. Shen Siyi had passed every last screening and assessment, while he hadn’t even been able to surpass her in physical fitness.

So many years had passed, yet she looked exactly as she had when she first arrived in this world, unchanged. He, on the other hand, had been worn down by scheming and worry, and had grown incredibly old.

"Why aren’t you dead? I distinctly heard the news that you’d drowned."

Shen Siyi arched a fine brow. "Hmm, explaining the principles of quantum deconstruction to a mind like yours would be difficult. Let’s just say I found an opportunity to return while I was underwater. As captain, my primary mission was to go back, correct all the timelines, and report what happened to the Federation."

Tian Xuezhen tried to get up, but Shen Siyi’s foot on his head was enough to sap his strength. He staggered a few times before collapsing pathetically back into the snow.

He roared in shame and fury, "If you had the chance to go back, why did you return to deal with someone like me? It’s because of you that I’m trapped here forever!"

"Of course I had to come back. My husband and children are here," Shen Siyi replied decisively. Hearing this, Shen Ningning felt a warmth spread through her heart.

’So Mother never thought about abandoning us.’

’Even after returning to her own time, she did everything she could to come back and be with us.’

Shen Siyi stomped on Tian Xuezhen’s head again, making him howl in pain.

"And another thing. What do you mean it’s my fault you can’t go back? You’re the one who messed with the system, causing so many people on the ship to lose their lives because of your selfishness! I came back this time for my own reasons, but also to punish you for what you’ve done."

Tian Xuezhen was stunned. "You’re going to take me back to be punished by the Federation?"

’Does that mean I can finally leave this godforsaken place?’

Shen Siyi drew an ice-blue pistol from behind her slender waist. She adjusted the energy cell, then raised an eyebrow and looked at Tian Xuezhen mockingly.

"Go back? You wish. You committed a grave error, and the Federation has already given me full authority to deal with you."

With that, she aimed the cold muzzle of the gun at Tian Xuezhen.

Tian Xuezhen knew that gun all too well. It was a high-tech weapon they had developed, capable of instantly melting human tissue into a puddle of liquid.

An agonizing end.

Tian Xuezhen shook his head in terror. "No, no! You can’t do this to me! This is murder! Don’t forget, your daughter is standing right there. Do you really want her to see this cruel side of you?"

Shen Siyi blinked her lovely eyes and looked at the young woman standing in the cold wind.

"Ningning," she said, her voice as gentle as ever, "cover your eyes."

Shen Ningning snapped out of her stupor and quickly did as she was told.

She heard Tian Xuezhen’s desperate, furious voice. "Shen Siyi, you cruel, cold-blooded monster! So what if you get rid of me? The Federation won’t let you stay here and alter history!"

"That’s right," Shen Siyi’s voice was lilting, tinged with a smile. "But with a first-class merit, I can apply to stay. And eliminating a major disruption to the timeline like you? That just so happens to be my first-class merit."

Tian Xuezhen was aghast. "What? You—"

With a low RUMBLE, Tian Xuezhen’s voice cut off abruptly.

In that instant, Shen Ningning felt the surrounding snowflakes swirl into the air and brush against her face, but she felt no cold.

She thought she could smell a fresh, clean scent.

Shen Siyi’s muttered voice drifted over from nearby. "He got off easy, dying so quickly."

Shen Ningning asked obediently, "Mother, can I take my hands away now?"

"You can, you can," Shen Siyi said with a grin.

The next second, just as Shen Ningning lowered her hands, Shen Siyi rushed over and swept her into a huge bear hug.

’Mother was a stunning beauty, with a wonderful figure to match.’

Shen Ningning was pressed against her mother’s chest as Shen Siyi nuzzled the top of her head and occasionally pinched her little cheeks.

"Mommy’s sweet girl is just so smart! I told you once and you remembered everything. You’re my daughter, all right!"

Back then, after receiving Shen Siyi’s instructions, Shen Ningning had immediately memorized everything she said.

Shen Siyi had also vaguely mentioned that someone from the ship might have escaped and could be lying in ambush near Tianshan Mountain, waiting for Shen Ningning to open the iron box.

Even with the experience of having lived this life once before, Tian Xuezhen never expected that Shen Siyi’s real gambit wasn’t Shen Ningning, but the iron box itself.

It was forged from a special alloy and could only be opened using the user’s DNA.

The "DNA key" was activated by the drop of fresh blood Shen Ningning had placed on it.

In other words, from the moment Shen Ningning touched the box, Shen Siyi had been able to lock onto the precise dimension and coordinates, allowing her to land the ship in this exact location.

The Ming Guangxin’s purpose was never to provide power; that was just a lie to deceive outsiders.

Only Shen Siyi knew the truth: it was a locator beacon.

She had been trying to return for years but kept failing because while spacetime could overlap, the timelines themselves were tangled and chaotic.

Her only hope was for her daughter to activate the Ming Guangxin.

Feeling her mother’s warmth, a smile bloomed on Shen Ningning’s fair, lovely face.

She had been a little reserved at first, but seeing how much her mother doted on her, she let herself relax and leaned into the embrace.

Shen Siyi cupped her daughter’s face in her hands. "When I left, you were just a little tyke who only knew how to wail. You must have suffered a lot while I was gone, haven’t you?"

Shen Ningning paused for a moment before a smile lit up her delicate features.

"The supply Immortal Realm you left me was very useful, Mother. I didn’t suffer. And after I met Father and my brothers, I’ve been even happier!"

Shen Siyi’s beautiful eyes filled with a mix of emotion and heartache.

’She knew her daughter was just glossing over her past suffering.’

’After all, how good could life have been for a child who was stolen shortly after birth?’

’Shen Ningning just didn’t want to make her sad.’

Thankfully, their efforts had been mutual. For all these years, neither mother nor daughter had given up searching for the other. And Shen Ningning had even upgraded the supply space marvelously.

If she hadn’t, she never would have received Shen Siyi’s message.

"How are your brothers? Have they grown up to be impressive men?"

"Yes! Brother is the Great General now, and my stinky second brother is the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. They’re both amazing!"

Shen Siyi laughed. "Are they married?"

’Considering how long I’ve been gone, the boys should be well past marrying age.’

Shen Ningning shook her head. "They aren’t. But Mother... I’m about to get married."

"What?!" Shen Siyi’s eyes went wide.

While the mother and daughter were deep in conversation, a group of figures hurrying up the hillside below suddenly came to a halt.

The expression of the man in the lead changed drastically the moment he saw Shen Siyi.

"Your Highness..." Xie Suzhi murmured.

Mo Lingwei, beside him, looked at him in confusion. "Chancellor, why have we stopped?"

"Can you check for me? Are my clothes messy? Are there any unseemly water stains on my face?"

Mo Lingwei: ...

’Why is the ever-calm and decisive Chancellor Xie suddenly fussing over trivial details of his appearance?’

He instinctively glanced toward the stunning woman.

"Could it be... Aunt has returned?"

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