"People from the Prince's Mansion?"

  Watg the se in the hall, Li Wei's anger, which had just fred up, turo icy ess. Like the rest of his family, he deeply disliked the Prince's Mansion.

  Li Kuangren and his wife were sitting in the side seats.

  Li Kuaared ahead with an icy expression. Feng Mi lowered her head, her lips pursed and her small fists ched tightly.

  Li gsheng, who usually spent his time either sleeping on the Primordial Blood Tree or experieng the life of ordinary people oreets of Green Valley Town, also arrived. He g the visitor, his expression a mixture of amusement and anger.

  Sitting opposite them was her than Feng lin from the Prince's Mansion!

  This eldest son of Feng Qingyang seemed to have bee younger. He sipped his tea, appearing particurly cautious arained.

  "Tap, tap, tap!"

  As Li Dalong and his wife arrived, Feng lin abruptly stood up, but before he could speak, Li Dalong snorted, "What's this? Feng Qingyang doesn't dare to e himself? He has to send his son instead? Don't you think that's looking down on our Li family a bit too much?"

  "Well... Father is unwell."

  Feng lihrough his teeth. However, he also knew a bit about the truth behind Azure Clion's current state. He even suspected that if his father came in person, he might not make it out of the Li family residence alive.

  Li Dalong sneered. "Speak then. What brings you here this time? If it's not important, and Feng Qingyang doesn't e in person, we have nothing to discuss."

  "Uood."

  Feng lin wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Well, you see, dear in-w..."

  "Don't you 'dear in-w' me!"

  Li Dalong's gaze turned icy. "Mi'er married into our Li family, and she held her wedding ceremony here. She is now a member of the Li family. But our Li family does not aowledge your Prince's Mansioruly ot afford such a lofty e; it might shorten our lifespans."

  Such harsh words, however, didn't spark any anger in Feng lin. Instead, the guilt in his eyes deepened.

  "In that case, I'll get straight to the point."

  He sighed. "The reason for my visit is that Father has ordered me to request that the Li family allow Mi'er to return home with the children."

  In an instant, the hall fell silent; you could hear a pin drop.

  All eyes were fixed on Feng Mi.

  At this moment, Feng Mi abruptly raised her head. Her fists ched tighter and tighter, her eyes were bloodshot, and she growled, "Bro bad tell Feng Qingyang that I was very happy for those twenty-some years. I had a father who loved and cherished me."

  "But ter, I realized my happy life was a lie. It turned out I was always just a tool to be used whenever ve. I 't fathom what kind of father would drug his own daughter for his own purposes. I've repaid a I owed him."

  "From now on, I want nothing more to do with him, nor do I want any e to the Prince's Mansion. He fet about ever ying a finger on my son or my daughter!"

  Hearing this, Feng lin didn't press the matter further. He simply sighed and, as he reached the doorway, turned back to Feng Mi with a gentle smile. "Little sister," he said, "you've always beele by nature. Take good care of yourself in the Li family. If anyone bullies you, don't bother telling Father; just let your brother know."

  "And you, gsheng," he tinued, "don't waste your time. You're not getting any younger, you know. It's time to find a wife."

  "As for everything else..."

  "Leave it to me."

  Feng li with his people, his figure looking somewhat weary.

  "Brother!"

  Feng Mi gazed at her brother's retreating figure. It seemed she still had someone she could rely on in the Feng family.

  Li gsheng rubbed his nose a back to lie down on the Primordial Blood Tree. Looking up at the sky, he muttered, "Here we go again with the nagging..."

  Just as he said that, he let out a long sigh.

  "In that family, it seems only my uncle is a det person."

  ...

  Half a month ter.

  At the Prince's Mansion.

  By now, Feng lin had returned home, bringing no one back with him.

  Feng Qingyang was still standing where he had pyed chess with Li Yaowen that day, watg the flowers bloom and fall oree without turning around. "They refused to return?" he asked.

  "Yes."

  Feng lin reted the events at the Li family residene by one. Upon hearing this, Feng Qingyang sneered. "That old try bumpkin! He dares to disown us as in-ws? He's not worthy of being my in-w anyway. So be it."

  Feng lin frowned. "Father, I saw that Mi'er and the children are doing well in the Li family. We don't o..."

  "Hmph! What do you know?"

  Feng Qingya out a cold snort, which startled Feng lin into l his head. In a deep voice, he said, "My granddaughter's aptitude is han gsheng's. Having her return home will naturally be of great use. lin, you must uand that everything I do is for our family."

  "Here's what we'll do. Send someoo keep an eye on the Li family. If the opportunity arises, bring gyao back here."

  This time, Feng lin didn't offer any objes. He calmly nodded. "Yes, Father. I'll take care of it."

  With that, Feng lin headed out of the house. He watched the busy servants and maids within the family estate. The buildings of the Feng family stretched out endlessly, yet his sigh grew even longer.

  He used to believe that his father was willing to sacrifice everything for the Azure Clion. He had been raised with this belief. His father had told him that the nd of the Azure Clion beloo the Feng family, and the Feng family could do anything for the Azure Clion.

  Now, it seemed he had always misuood his father's iions. The father he imagined lived in another world. The father iy lived in a world of lies.

  He suddenly felt envious of the Li family.

  Geion after geion, they had none of these schemes. In Li Dalong's eyes, he only saw for his desdants.

  He tinued walking forward, Feng lin's gaze grew increasingly cold. He entered a dark chamber where maainers of the Feng family were gathered.

  "Young Master!"

  The retainers bowed iing.

  He tinued walking forward. Ahead, on a stone chair, sat one of the aors of the Feng family.

  Feng lin bowed respectfully. His expression was resolute, and his voice rang out clearly.

  "Aor, Father, he..."

  "...is getting old."

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