I looked at him, a pitiful sight with tattered clothes, wounds on his body, and a foul odor emanating from him. He stood before me, apologizing.
“Aunt, I’m sorry.”
“I was wrong about the past.”
“Recently, I’ve been feeling like you’re my mother.”
I frowned. What did he mean by that?
Bai Hong suddenly knelt down with a thud. “Please, let me stay in your territory. I will tell you the secret of the missing eggs and young ones.”
I was puzzled by his words when Yu Lan rushed over. Her brows were furrowed in anger.
“You shameless Yu Rou! Not only are you trying to steal my husband, but now you want to take someone else's child too!”
I scoffed coldly. “Are you out of your mind?”
Yu Lan waved her hand, and the guards rushed in to confront my Carp Guards. I noticed that Yu Lan’s belly was slightly rounded. Was she pregnant again?
I was surprised but didn’t want to dwell on it. My tone was icy. “Get lost; don’t dirty my place.”
As I turned to leave, Chen Yang ran out looking for me.
“Mother, I want sweet and sour carp.”
“Alright, I’ll make it for you when we get back.”
I picked up Chen Yang, avoiding them as we passed by. As I walked past Yu Lan and Bai Hong, I caught their eyes fixed on Chen Yang, their gazes brightening as if they had spotted prey.
I quickened my pace, distancing myself from them. Yu Lan had taken Bai Hong back. She had once again resorted to 'Family Discipline.'
"Traitor!"
"How dare you seek refuge with Yu Rou!"
"Use the Collar Whip on him, hit him hard!"
The Collar Whip did not strike flesh but bone. Each barb pierced deep into Bai Hong's bones, causing him unbearable pain and sleepless nights.
"Mother, I was wrong! I won't dare again!" Bai Hong pleaded repeatedly, but Yu Lan's fury only intensified.
"Do you know that if you disobey, Mother will punish you even more severely?"
Yu Lan caressed her small belly, her gaze chilling.
"I provide for you so well, not for you to oppose me."
"Now, your only purpose is to listen to me; otherwise, you will lose even me!"
She looked at Bai Hong with no trace of affection in her eyes. Yu Lan couldn't understand why she hadn't replaced Bai Hong; he still couldn't be of any use to her. She stroked her rounded belly, thinking of her future. Meanwhile, Bai Hong seemed like a burden holding her back.
She ordered someone to lock Bai Hong up, withholding food and water from him. Bai Hong fainted from hunger in the room. When he awoke, his breath had changed. He carefully recalled the memories of this life, his expression shifting unpredictably. A wave of hunger surged within him.
This time, what he craved was the flesh of Chen Yang and Yu Lan. It seemed that only their blood and meat could satiate his hunger.
News came from the human clan. Bai Hong's strength had greatly increased; he had defeated the Empress and seized control of the human realm. As I listened to the news, I felt something was off. What exactly was strange about it, I couldn't quite put my finger on.
The night deepened, and a sudden wave of anxiety washed over me, as if something was amiss. The Carp Guards reported that a young one from the Li Clan had gone missing, but this time, they had caught the culprit. I hurriedly followed them.
Before me lay a disfigured member of the Water Tribe, pinned to the ground. His inner core had burst forth, and he had already lost his life. A chill ran down my spine as I realized it might be a ruse to draw me away. I rushed back, only to find my son in dire straits.
“Chen Yang!” I cried out as I dashed to the bedside. On her bed lay a shimmering scale, clearly left behind intentionally by someone. Clenching the scale tightly, I made my way toward the source of the strongest stench of blood.
“Bang!”
“Clang!”
“Pfft—”
Weapons clashed as the battle raged on. When I arrived, Chen Yang was locked in a fierce struggle with Bai Hong.
“Mother, don’t worry! I can handle this!” Chen Yang shouted defiantly as they resumed their fierce combat.
I glanced to the side and noticed something stirring in the Blood Pool.
With a splash, Bai Hong was enraged; he pulled out a round object from the Blood Pool and swallowed it whole. Instantly, his spiritual power surged dramatically. Chen Yang was in trouble!
Peering into the Blood Pool, my pupils dilated in shock. There, shackled by iron chains, was Yu Lan!
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