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<hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity">\nAs if being stared at by a venomous snake sticking out his tongue, Lin Xinâs blood froze instantly, but his face was full of innocence, and he stared back directly at Zhong Luâs eyes.\n
After their eyes met, Zhong Lu left the stage without any indication and without looking back.\n
After a moment of panic, Lin Xin quickly calmed down. When he was hunted down, he was only five years old, and a childâs face changed every day. Now that three years had passed, Zhong Lu might not be able to recognize him.\n
âXiaoyue!â Wu Wanhu leaped onto the high platform and held the young and fresh head. The handsome young man was still smiling, and his white canine teeth gleamed against the autumn sun. He didnât even know that his head was in a different place from his body. Holding his head in one hand and embracing the body in the other, Wu Zhaoyang tried his best to restrain himself, but his eyes were still red.\n
âZhaoyang, Iâm really sorry, this Zhong Luâs attack was too serious.â Zhong Suifeng was very sorry and gave Wu Wanhu a lot of apologies. However, Wu Wanhu didnât say a word, just hugged Wu Yueâs corpse and didnât speak, the scene was a little awkward for a while.\n
Shen Qirui came forward to mediate, and finally managed to appease Wu Wanhu.\n
Without Luli, only using the immortalâs own spiritual power to compete, in itself was for the sake of stopping bloodshed, but seeing the blood now, it was really unlucky. Naturally, the competition couldnât go on, and the banquet ended in a hurry.\n
âA simple autumn tribute banquet can be messed up like this. Iâm really convinced by uncle!â Zhong Youyu was so angry that he dragged Shen Lou to complain, âThere are so many matters to be approved, but my uncle only knows how to accompany your father. After drinking, he threw it all to me for approval. How can I approve it! Which twelve years old can manage the affairs of the whole domain, and you will approve it if he puts it on you? You say youâŚâ\n
The sentence got stuck in the middle, because Shen Lou was writing on a piece of paper, and three papers had already been approved in the time it took him to speak, âIf you canât, learn it, your father is not here, so someone has to take the lead.â After finishing speaking, he pasted the three approved papers on Zhong Youyuâs forehead.\n
Zhong Changye, the head of the Zhong familyâs generation, was a very capable person, so much so that these two stupid sons only knew how to practice and play since they were young and ignored everything else. Thus, when Lin Xin disagreed with Zhong Changye and killed Zhong Changye, the Zhong family collapsed overnight and quickly declined.\n
âMonster, how can you know everything!â Zhong Youyu peeled off the paper on his head and yelled strangely.\n
âAre you studying, or Wumo?â Shen Lou didnât want to talk to him and turned to look at Lin Xin.\n
Lin Xin did not know when had taken down the parrot from the porch, he held up the green-feathered bird, and let it peck Zhong Wumo who was sleeping soundly on the soft couch. There were blue shadows under Zhong Wumoâs eyes, obviously he hadnât slept well at night.\n
Zhong Youyu grabbed the birdâs beak that was about to poke his younger brother, âDonât touch him, let him sleep for a while.â\n
The parrot struggled away, jumped onto Lin Xinâs shoulder, and shouted loudly: âDonât touch him! Fuck him! Donât you know how to use fox fur?â\n
âYou bastard, see if I wonât stew you todayâŚâ Zhong Youyu was so angry that he threw the bird out with his wings.\n
Lin Xin covered his mouth and giggled, âWhatâs the name of this bird?â\n
âNageguo.â Shen Lou quickly looked at the documents on the table and chatted with Lin Xin with two purposes.\n
Which pot was not opened and which pot was lifted, the name was a bit interesting. Lin Xin leaned on the window and looked out, watching Zhong Youyu arguing with the parrot, he narrowed his eyes slightly. The twin brothers didnât know about the Zhong family chasing and killing him from the beginning to the end, so Zhong Lu should not be under their control. Now that Zhong Changye was in seclusion, Zhong Luâs mad dog might not take any action, but he couldnât take this risk.\n
Whether Zhong Lu remembered him, whether he knew his identity, whether he would do anything, these were all unpredictable. Once he fell into the hands of Zhong Changye, what awaited him was a life worse than death. It would be too useless to live a shorter life after rebirth than in the previous life.\n
Looking back at Shen Lou who was quickly browsing through the documents, Lin Xin jumped off the couch, walked to Shen Louâs side, and grabbed his hem.\n
âWhatâs wrong?â Shen Lou turned to look at him.\n
Feeling reluctant to say goodbye to the beauty, Lin Xin blinked and yawned.\n
It was getting late and seeing Lin Xin sleepy, Shen Lou didnât stay any longer, he just bid farewell to the Zhong brothers, and returned to his guest house. Lin Xin held onto Shen Louâs sleeve all the way and did not let go, he did not dare to do anything in front of outsiders, in order to save his life, he had to stay close to Shen Shizi when in the Zhong family.\n
But this was by no means a long-term solution, if Zhong Changye found a reason to ask the Shen family to take him back, and the Shen family who didnât know why sent him here, then he would really have no place to cry.\n
âA Xin, letâs take a bath first.â On the table was a pile of gifts sent by Zhong Suifeng, Shen Lou picked up a spirit sword to check. This sword was three inches shorter than ordinary spirit swords, and much lighter. Presumably it was specially made for Shen Lou in consideration of his poor health in recent years.\n
A spirit sword referred to a treasured sword that could be equipped with Luli and circulate spiritual power. Children of aristocratic families usually didnât get their own natal spirit sword until they were fifteen years old. Before that, they used ordinary spirit swords given by their elders. It was not unusual for Zhong Suifeng to give him this one, but the few boxes of Luli next to it seemed to be a bit too expensive.\n
âYour MajestyâŚâ Lin Xin grabbed the hem of his clothes, stood in front of the bathroom door and looked at him eagerly.\n
âHuh?â Shen Lou turned to look at him.\n
âThis, I donât know how to use it,â the little face wrinkled into a ball, âLetâs wash together, okay?â\n
Letâs wash togetherâŚ\n
The small sword in Shen Louâs hand hit his foot with a clang.\n
âSuch a big pool, letâs take a bath together.â In his memory, Lin Xin suddenly tightened the chains around his wrists, nailed him to the pool wall, and leaned against the hot spring pool.\n
âItâs really heartless,â Lin Xin bit his earlobe and said in a hoarse voice, âHis Royal Highness Xuanwang, who has no shame in his heart, shouldnât you get out what you left in me with his own hands?â\n
How could he be ruthless, let alone facing Lin Xin like that, how could he really have a clear conscience.\n
The memory imprinted in his soul popped up untimely, so Shen Lou closed his eyes, bent down to pick up the small sword, and took Lin Xin to the bathroom with stiff steps.\n
There were hot springs in Mogui Mountain, leading to every courtyard. In the bathroom was a small pool made of bluestone, with a huge tiger head carved on the wall, spitting out water continuously. There was a large tank next to the pool, which contained cool mountain spring water.\n
Shen Lou twisted the tigerâs head, closed the water gate, and the tigerâs mouth stopped spraying water. Feeling the water temperature was a bit hot, he poured some cold water into it, âTry whether itâs hot or not.â\n
Lin Xin kicked off his shoes and socks and stretched out a foot. He tried the water with his feet, and as soon as he touched the surface of the water, he retracted it as if he was afraid of itching, then he giggled and stretched out again, and kicked twice, âItâs not hot anymore.â\n
Turning to look at Shen Lou, whose face had started blushing because of the hot springs, Lin Xin touched the hemp rope around his neck, walked barefoot in front of Shen Lou, staggered, slipped, pulled Shen Lou and fell into the pool.\n
âPlop!â Shen Lou, who was still wearing a tunic, was thoroughly soaked in the water, then he spat out a mouthful of water, and frantically picked up the struggling Lin Xin.\n
âThe clothes are wet.â Lin Xin barely stood up, and tore off his soaked underwear, revealing the topaz pendant.\n
The flawless jade pendant was tied with a thin hemp rope. The beautiful jade was tied with hemp, and the jade was covered with dust. It was absurdly desolate. This was the token of the marquises of Lin Zhenghan, the Marquis of Xunlu, and it was given to him when it was announced to the world that he was named Marquis. As a child of the family, Shen Lou naturally recognized it, âA Xin, youâŚâ\n
Lin Zhenghan rebelled from the Lin family and established his own family. He was sealed as the Marquis of Xunlu by the emperor, and his story was unparalleled for a while. However, he died young and his only son went missing. The emperor sent people to search for him for a long time, and finally found Lin Xin when he was sixteen years old. Lin Xin, who was supposed to inherit his fatherâs title, did not get the title of Marquis of Xunlu[1], and was instead named âMarquis of Gelu[2]â.\n
The difference between Gelu and Xunlu was a thousand miles away.\n
The duty of the Marquis Lu was to go to various places to collect Luli every year. Lin Xin was ruthless and wilful, and he disliked those would ask for more, especially the Western Regions, who insisted on adding 30% more, so he clashed with Zhong Changye.\n
âThat bastard Lin Xin killed my father! In the future, he must be cut into pieces!â When Zhong Youyu came to report the funeral, the members of the Shen family were very surprised. Although they knew that Lin Xin was powerful, they did not expect him to be able to kill even Zhong Changye, who had such a strong spiritual power.\n
Marquis Lu became famous in his first battle, and the worldâs fear of Lin Xin became more and more serious.\n
Seeing Shen Lou holding the jade pendant in a daze, Lin Xin knew that he recognized it, and sighed silently in his heart. Meeting by accident in Weishui before, and being picked up by Shen Lou, was luck that he could not have dreamed of in his previous life. He thought that he could grow up with Shen Lou well, coaxing him early, but it was no good to play tricks on him.\n
ââŚWhy do you tie the jade pendant with a hemp rope? Ask Zishu to change it to soft silk for you.â Holding the jade pendant for a while, Shen Lou said such a sentence, then moved his eyes away, and took off his soaked undershirt.\n
âWhat kind of jade pendant is this, donât you know?â Lin Xin didnât intend to let him go, he had to tell Shen Lou about this today to ensure that he would not hand him over to the Zhong family, âI am not Zhao Wanhuâs nephew, Iâm Lin Zhenghanâs son.â\n
âA Xin!â Shen Lou looked at him in surprise, thinking that Lin Xin didnât know his life experience when he was a child, until Zhu Xingli found him, but it turned out that this child knew from the beginning.\n
âI saw that man today, the man who chased and killed Uncle Zhao, with a scar on his face,â Lin Xin said with red eyes, âThey will kill me too, that Zhong Lu will definitely come to catch me.â\n
âYou, that is to say, it was people from the Zhong family who chased to kill you back then?â Shen Louâs pupils shrank, and he finally understood why Lin Xin targeted the Zhong family in his last life, and why he wanted to kill Zhong Changye. If Zhong Changye killed Lin ZhenghanâŚ\n
When he thought back to when he blamed Lin Xin for killing Zhong Changye⌠Shen Lou stretched out his hand to support the shivering Lin Xin, âDonât be afraid, with me around, no one would dare to hurt you â\n
Lin Xin lowered his eyes to hide the sarcasm in his pupils. A childâs protection could be somewhat believable, but in the end he might be handed over by Duke Xuan who âstands like a pine in the snowâ, and then handed over to the emperor. âYou can hand me over to the emperor for a reward, but please donât hand me over to the Zhong family.â\n
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