As soon as the words fell, Madam Liu suddenly rushed out.
With a heavy thud, she fell to her knees before Ren Tianye and cried out, Lord Duke, you... you cannot kill him! You cannot kill him!
You are supposed to execute Pei Jingzhi's entire clan.
My son has absolutely nothing to do with Pei Jingzhi!
Pei Jingzhi, whose mind was already in turmoil, froze upon hearing this. He raised his head in disbelief, looking at his son, and then at Madam Liu.
Not only Pei Jingzhi, but Ren Tianye also looked over in astonishment.
As did Wang Ming.
Su Jin reacted the same way.
Even...
Ren Tianye subconsciously exchanged a glance with Wang Ming.
Both men shared the exact same thought.
Why did this scene feel so reminiscent of what once happened at the Eldest Princess's estate!
Thus, Wang Ming said coldly, You say there is no relation, and we are just supposed to believe it? Hmph, who in this world doesn't know that this young man is Lord Pei's son, his one and only son!
No, no... Madam Liu cried out. He is not Pei Jingzhi's son! When Pei Jingzhi and I first got together, I was already pregnant. It was only because I was with child that I agreed to marry him!
Boom!
It was like a clap of thunder.
Only then did Pei Jingzhi realize the truth. Back then, when he cared for Madam Liu, who was drowning in sorrow after losing her true love, she wasn't moved by his gentle consideration. Instead...
Her pregnancy was about to show.
She couldn't hide it anymore!
No wonder Madam Liu had returned to her maiden home during the time she gave birth. So she was hiding all of this!
So, he, Pei Jingzhi, had spent decades raising another man's son?
Ren Tianye also understood the implication of these words, his mouth nearly dropping into an O shape.
No way?
He had only heard of this kind of drama before he time-traveled.
Now... he was actually witnessing it live?
And it was happening to the exceptionally talented Minister of the Imperial Household, the man who constantly put out fires for the Empress, Xiao Mingzhao!
He was a high-ranking minister, yet his life was this tragic?
Ren Tianye held himself back, keeping his facial expression neutral, but he shot a pointed look at Wang Ming.
Wang Ming understood instantly.
He deliberately gave Pei Jingzhi a meaningful glance before turning to Madam Liu. Since that is the case, this son is not included in Pei Jingzhi's immediate clan. In that case...
Let him go!
Having narrowly escaped death, the son's face flushed with extreme excitement. He looked as if he wanted to jump up and dance with joy, shouting excitedly, I knew it! I was right to disown Pei Jingzhi just now. If I had cut ties with him earlier, I wouldn't have even had to suffer this ordeal!
Pei Jingzhi's body trembled once more.
With slightly reddened eyes, he looked at... this son of his.
Even if they shared no blood, this was someone who had called him Father for decades. How could he be so... callous?
Was the grace of raising him so cheap, so utterly worthless?
However, what Pei Jingzhi expected even less was that it wasn't just the son; his two daughters were also eager to sever ties with him.
Though being held down, the two daughters struggled to rush toward Madam Liu.
Mother, Mother! We must be your true love's daughters too, right? We have nothing to do with Pei Jingzhi either, right?
Mother, you must have had triplets and given birth to us! We are all your true love's daughters. That must be it!
...
Unfortunately, their claims didn't hold water at all.
After all, there was a significant age gap between them and the son. Based on the timeline, they were undoubtedly conceived and born after Madam Liu and Pei Jingzhi were already together, so...
Wang Ming said, You two young ladies, stop dreaming.
He may not be Pei Jingzhi's son, but you two are his flesh and blood. You will accompany Pei Jingzhi in the execution of his clan.
Now...
Prepare to die!
However, just as Wang Ming finished speaking, Madam Liu rushed out once again.
R-reporting to the General! My two daughters are not Pei Jingzhi's biological children either! They have absolutely no blood relation to Pei Jingzhi!
...
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
