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Xiao Heng moved his gaze away from his father’s waist, turned around, and sat on the edge of the well. But as soon as one of his legs swung in, there came a sudden catʼs meow from the bottom of the well.

Xiao Hengʼs hair stood on end!

Marquis Xuanpingʼs expression grew serious. He looked steadily at his son and said, ”Ah Heng.”

Xiao Hengʼs legs started shaking. He was someone who wasnʼt afraid of poisonous snakes but was scared of cats.

Years ago, Marquis Xuanping would have chided him, “You are my——Marquis Xuanping’s son. Do you not even have this much courage?”

But tonight, he didnʼt say that.

Instead, he told him, ”Come here. Iʼll think of another way.”

There was no other way, and time was running out.

Now was the only moment; they had to rescue the child immediately. Otherwise, they would either abandon the child or die together.

Gripping the rope in front of him, Xiao Heng gritted his teeth and jumped down!

This seemingly ordinary jump made Marquis Xuanpingʼs heart surge.

His son had grown up.

He had truly grown up.

Not in height or age, but he had truly grown into a towering and upright man. He was a promising and accomplished scholar-official.

Even though he didnʼt go to the front lines to kill enemies, he also used his passion to guard the people of the State of Zhao in his own way.

”I found him, you can pull us up!”

Xiao Hengʼs trembling voice echoed from the well.

He was afraid.

But he hadnʼt succumbed to his fear.

Sure enough, he is my son, Xiao Jiʼs son!

Marquis Xuanping quickly pulled the rope up, lifting Xiao Heng and the child from the bottom of the well.

Xiao Hengʼs movements were very careful, after all, the well opening was so narrow that any slight mistake could potentially scrape or bruise the child.

He held the child high above his head.

Marquis Xuanping took the child and placed him on the umbrella that had fallen to the ground with one hand, and pulled his son up with the other.

It was then that he noticed a cat clutched in his sonʼs arms.

Xiao Heng was stiff all over, his face deathly pale, resembling an immobile little statue, ”Can you please remove it quickly?”

Marquis Xuanping chuckled and grabbed the cat, tossing it into the bundle hanging from the saddle.

The childʼs condition didn’t look good, with multiple bruises on his body. They needed to find a physician quickly.

Xiao Heng fetched a cloth from a house to wrap the child and held him in his arms.

Marquis Xuanping was a bit surprised, ”Oh, you’re quite good at it. Ready to be a father anytime?”

Xiao Heng gave him a sidelong glance, ”We have Gu Xiaobao at home.”

The child was older than Gu Xiaobao but probably not a year old, so the methods used to carry Gu Xiaobao would work for him as well.

The pair of father and son, with an extra child, a horse, and a cat, headed towards the official road.

However, just as they were about to leave the village, a section of the mountain ahead collapsed with a thunderous roar, shaking the ground at the village entrance.

Although the landslide wouldnʼt reach the village, the resulting mudslide would be a disaster for the village.

”Go!”

Marquis Xuanping shouted.

The horse quickly galloped onto the official road, but at that moment, an old banyan tree at the village entrance snapped and fell straight towards them!

In the nick of time, Marquis Xuanping stepped on the stirrup and leapt into the air, embracing the thick tree trunk with both hands and forcefully pushing it aside.

The tree was pushed away, but Marquis Xuanping was also pinned under it.

His old waist injury flared up instantly, and the wounds on his thighs and back threatened to reopen. His face turned deathly pale at once.

Xiao Heng tightened the reins and stopped the horse.

He dismounted, ignoring his sprained right foot, and ran towards Marquis Xuanping.

Marquis Xuanping suppressed his pain and said to Xiao Heng, ”Just go, go quickly.”

”Letʼs go together! Iʼll move the tree!” Xiao Heng bent down, attempting to lift the massive tree.

However, no matter how hard he tried, the tree pressing on Marquis Xuanping wouldnʼt budge.

He took a rope from the bundle hanging from the saddle, tied one end to the tree and the other to the horse, then pulled with all his might.

However, the tree was too heavy and stout.

Xiao Hengʼs palms were rubbed raw, and speckled blood stains dripped down along the ropes.

The mountain ahead continued to collapse. Marquis Xuanping looked into the distance, and with the little strength he had left, he said, ”Go on, Iʼll rest for a bit. I can push it off myself later.”

Tears welled up in Xiao Hengʼs eyes, ”Youʼre lying!”

Marquis Xuanping weakly smiled, ”Donʼt be so distrustful of your father... Your father is a first-rank military marquis... lifting a tree with one hand... is nothing...”

Xiao Heng clutched the rope, sobbing and shouting, ”Then lift it! Lift it now!”

Marquis Xuanping, still smiling, said nonchalantly, ”I said Iʼd rest for a bit... Go on... Donʼt let the child get drenched... Weʼve just saved him from the well...”

”Iʼm not leaving!”

The rope was deeply embedded in Xiao Hengʼs bleeding palm, but he still couldnʼt pull.

”I regret it!”

”I shouldʼve learned martial arts!”

”I shouldnʼt have studied! I shouldʼve grown up in the army!”

”Youʼre right! A scholar is useless!”

”Iʼm useless!”

He cried out in despair, tears streaming down.

Marquis Xuanpingʼs smile faded, and he looked at Xiao Heng through the pouring rain, ”I said that without meaning it... Iʼm your father... I havenʼt learned as many words as you did... I was embarrassed... I wanted you to learn martial arts... Because Iʼm good at it... That way, you would admire me a lot...”

These were words Xiao Heng had never heard before, ones he had never even considered.

To think even proud men like Xiao Ji could have harbored such a sense of inferiority.

Perhaps he sensed the end was near, if these words werenʼt spoken today, there might never be another chance to say them in the future.

Marquis Xuanping tilted his head slightly to get a better look at his son one last time, ”Ah Heng, Iʼve never told you, but Iʼve always been proud... Having a son like you... Those braggarts always boast about how capable their sons are... Ha... Can their sons compare to mine?”

”My son could recite poetry at three years old in the imperial audience hall... Can theirs?”

”My son entered the Imperial Academy at four... Can theirs?”

”My son is the Young Chief at thirteen, what about their young soldiers?”

”My son became the top scholar at eighteen, but what about theirs?”

”The proudest achievement of my life isnʼt my military accomplishments or my title. Itʼs you. Youʼve always been the son Iʼm most proud of.”

Xiao Hengʼs heart felt like it was tearing apart.

Marquis Xuanpingʼs eyes warmed, and he smiled, ”Weʼre running out of time. Donʼt let my sacrifice be in vain.”

With that, he mustered the last of his strength and struck Xiao Heng with a palm strike, precisely sending him onto the horseʼs back.

Marquis Xuanping said to his horse, ”Take him away——”

With a deafening roar, the last section of the mountain also collapsed, and a torrent of mud and rocks surged from behind.

The horse reared up on its hind legs and galloped away.

Marquis Xuanping smiled as he watched his son, while the mudslide rushed down.

Xiao Heng turned back and shouted in despair, ”Donʼt——”

With a thunderous crash, the mudslide engulfed the village.

Just then, a towering black figure soared from the pouring rain!

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