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Chen Li finished speaking, took Shen Qingyue's hand, and left with Chen Yuantu and the others without looking back.
Shen Wanzhou watched the small figures of the two children, and tears finally burst forth uncontrollably.
"Li! Qingyue!" Shen Wanzhou cried out in despair, but felt utterly powerless.
Chen Li paused, turned to look at Shen Wanzhou, and forced a smile that was more painful than crying. In a childish voice, he comforted her, "Mother, don't worry about us. We'll be fine."
Shen Qingyue rolled her eyes inwardly, thinking to herself: With that Scumbag Dad Chen Yuantu, how could they possibly be okay?
Once outside the Shen Family Mansion, Chen Li discreetly glanced at Shen Qingyue and sent her a mental message. "Little girl, start throwing a tantrum and crying now; the worse it is, the better."
Shen Qingyue's small face tightened, her tone filled with resistance. "How dare you! I am the Celestial Empress; how can I do something so disgraceful?"
Without saying a word, Chen Li pinched her chubby little arm hard.
"Ouch!"
Caught off guard, Shen Qingyue cried out in pain, tears streaming down her face as her wails echoed through the street.
On the street, passersby who had been pointing at Chen Yuantu and his group were suddenly drawn to the unexpected crying.
"What’s going on? Why is the Wuding Marquis bringing two children along, and one of them is crying so sadly?"
"Don't you know? I heard these two kids are the Dragon and Phoenix Twins born to the Marquis's first wife from the Shen Family. But didn't the Marquis already recognize his illegitimate son as his legitimate heir? Now he's bringing these two kids home; is he planning to kill them?"
Listening to the increasingly outrageous speculations around her, Chen Li stifled a laugh and secretly applauded the crowd's imagination.
He quickly squeezed out two drops of tears and cried out breathlessly, "Father, please don’t kill us! We will definitely be good practice partners for our little brother! Boohoo!"
Chen Yuantu's temples throbbed with anger as he growled in a low voice, "Shut up! If you cry again, I’ll throw you out right now!"
However, Chen Li acted as if he hadn’t heard him at all and cried even louder while rubbing his snot and tears all over Chen Yuantu.
"Father, we really know we were wrong! Please don’t hit me!"
Chen Yuantu pushed him away in disgust but found that this little brat was surprisingly strong and couldn’t push him off no matter how hard he tried.
But the crowd didn’t care about that at all. After all, how much power could a child barely over a year old have? What kind of ill intentions could they possibly harbor? What nonsense could they say?
Thus, everyone looked at Chen Yuantu with even more suspicion.
They never expected that the Wuding Marquis would be such a person! How could someone like this deserve imperial rewards? How could he be worthy of the Vitality Spirit Veins bestowed by Emperor Saint?
The discussions around them grew increasingly absurd.
Chen Yuantu felt his eyelids twitch. After finally slaying a demon and earning the Emperor Saint's reward, he was just three months away from receiving a mid-grade Vitality Spirit Vein. If the Saint found out he had killed his own flesh and blood, how could he possibly expect to receive the Vitality Spirit Vein?
Thinking of this made Chen Yuantu feel a surge of frustration.
"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up!" he barked at the guards beside him.
The guards exchanged glances, but ultimately steeled themselves and moved forward, dragging Chen Li and Shen Qingyue along.
With a dark expression, Chen Yuantu led the way, feeling as if the gazes of passersby were piercing him like needles. This only fueled his anger further.
That little brat! Just wait until we get back to the Marquisate; I'll show you what I can do! Chen Yuantu ground his teeth in thought.
What he didn't realize was that this was merely the calm before the storm. Once they returned to the Wuding Marquisate, a more exciting life awaited Chen Li and Shen Qingyue.
Chen Li sensed that after his commotion, the onlookers' indifferent gazes had shifted to sympathy, even tinged with faint indignation. It seemed his goal had been achieved.
So he allowed himself to be dragged along by the guards, putting on a pitiful facade while struggling to break free from their grip, continuing to cry out, "Father, we were wrong! We won't dare again! Boohoo!"
Shen Qingyue was disgusted by his theatrics but knew it wasn't the time to argue with Chen Li. She could only play along with his act, intermittently sobbing.
As Chen Yuantu listened to the increasingly harsh comments around him, his head buzzed with frustration; he wished he could find a hole in the ground to hide in.
Gritting his teeth, he glared at Chen Li and whispered threateningly, "Shut your mouth! If you keep crying like that, do you believe I won't just throw you into the Beast Forest when we get back?"
Yet Chen Li seemed completely oblivious to his threats, crying even louder while using his dirty little hands to grab at Chen Yuantu's clothes, trying to smear his snot and tears all over him.
Chen Yuantu was infuriated by this brazen display but felt powerless. After all, with so many people around, he couldn't do anything drastic to these two little brats.
"Quickly!" He couldn't take it out on them and could only vent all his frustration on the guards surrounding them.
Everyone became extremely tense, watching the grim-faced Marquis Chen Yuantu, their nerves on edge.
Dragged back to the Wuding Marquisate by the guards, Chen Li felt as if his arm was about to be torn off. Upon entering the courtyard of the Wuding Marquisate, both he and Shen Qingyue stopped crying simultaneously. Chen Li rubbed his reddened wrist, secretly cursing to himself: Just wait! I’ll settle the score with all of you later!
“Marquis, should we dispose of them now?” As soon as they entered the courtyard, a guard cupped his hands and asked. His gaze towards Chen Li and Shen Qingyue turned cold and sinister.
Chen Yuantu’s icy eyes scrutinized the two before he coldly commanded, “Throw them into the beast pen in the back for this Lord!” He added, “In ten days, when Ming'er awakens his talent and the bloodline binding power dissipates, it won’t be too late to dispose of them then!”
“Yes!” The guard replied respectfully and then reached out towards Chen Li and Shen Qingyue.
“Dad, I was wrong,” Chen Li lowered his head, feigning fear while secretly sneering inside. He had long known that even if Chen Yuantu brought him and his sister back, he wouldn’t do anything harmful to them. After all, no matter how much he didn’t want to admit it, he still carried the blood of that scoundrel Chen Yuantu.
The power of bloodline binding had existed since ancient times. That was why he dared to boldly bring Shen Qingyue along with him back to Chen Yuantu.
However, after giving his orders, Chen Yuantu still felt somewhat uncomfortable. He plopped down in a chair, glaring resentfully at Chen Li. “You two wretched spawn, just wait until the bloodline binding disappears; I’ll show you how I’ll ruin you!”
Hearing Chen Yuantu's voice fade from near to far, Chen Li felt more at ease. As long as Chen Yuantu still had some reservations, he and Shen Qingyue could seize the time to cultivate. Once they grew stronger, they would naturally have the ability to leave the Wuding Marquisate. By then, they would also have the capability to protect their loved ones.
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