"Only killing the emperor can be considered revenge, Uncle Cui, do you dare?"

"I dare, but I'm not strong enough right now," Cui Wuming said frankly.

"Help me up," Su Sheng said.

As Cui Wuming was helping Su Sheng up, Su Sheng touched his empty sleeve and was taken aback. She looked at Cui Wuming with emotion.

Cui Wuming said, "It's just one arm, it's nothing serious."

Su Sheng raised her right hand, looked at the charred skin on it, and suddenly burst out laughing.

"Hahaha, we're both crippled."

Looking at the crescent moon in the night sky, Su Sheng said, "Those with strong leadership will have opportunities, but we... can no longer stay in Jingguo."

Cui Wuming thought for a moment and nodded.

"Uncle Cui, wherever I decide to go, will you be willing to come with me?"

Without a second thought, Cui Wuming decisively said, "I haven't finished repaying the debt I owe Third Brother. As long as you, Xiao Sheng, still need me, I am willing to stay with you for the rest of my life."

"Then I'll have to trouble you to carry me on your back."

Su Sheng helped Cui Wuming stand up slowly and said, "My father has some silver hidden outside. Come with me to get it first."

Cui Wuming said, "You didn't have to tell me about this."

"It doesn't matter."

"You trust me that much?"

"I don't believe you."

Despite his face being covered in burnt skin and soot, the boy's bright smile remained undiminished. He smiled and said, "I believe in my own heart."

...

Zhao Cheng and his group returned to Yanchuan City.

Upon entering the Right Prime Minister's residence, Zhao Cheng noticed that there were more people moving around. The old steward was overjoyed to see Zhao Cheng and quickly pulled him inside.

"Young Master, you're finally back! Come with me!"

"What are you doing? Spit it out!" Zhao Cheng said with a laugh.

"Young Master, you'll understand once you follow me!"

"Hey! They're even adding suspense!"

Zhao Cheng turned to Zhao Wu and said, "You arrange for Hero Zhou and Heroine Zhou to stay. I'll go in first."

After following the old steward to the inner courtyard, the old steward stopped and gestured for Zhao Cheng to go to the main hall.

For some inexplicable reason, as if sensing something, Zhao Cheng's mood became tense. He didn't have time to continue chatting with the old butler and slowed down as he walked towards the main hall.

Upon reaching the main hall, Zhao Cheng was immediately stunned by the scene before him.

The sun was shining brightly, and a ray of sunlight shone on the roof tiles. Although it dazzled Zhao Cheng's eyes for a moment, he could still clearly see five people, young and old, happily eating in the main hall, which was filled with sunlight.

Zhao Huan sat in the main seat, but turned his body towards his wife, serving her food with a big smile.

Zhao Yan supported Zhao Yang's back with one hand and used the other hand to serve him food.

Perhaps due to half of his face being paralyzed, Zhao Yang's appearance was quite strange, somewhat out of place with the rest of his family's looks. He ate while grinning foolishly at Zhao Yan, with snot hanging from his lips.

This is the sick, mentally challenged son of the Zhao family, the second son of the Zhao family.

"Third Brother, you rest for a while, let me feed Second Brother!"

The youngest boy at the table carried a bowl and some food to the space between Zhao Yan and Zhao Yang, and stuffed the meat he had picked up with his chopsticks into Zhao Yang's mouth.

"No, I want the third brother, the third brother..." Zhao Yang shook his head, muttering to himself.

Zhao Huan said, "Stop feeding him, let the second son eat by himself. He's just mentally challenged, he's not incapable of moving. If you keep spoiling him like this, he'll only become more useless."

"Understood, Dad." The boy put the meat from his chopsticks into his mouth and returned to his seat.

Although the boy was not yet fifteen years old and still had a childish look, his facial features and the contours of his face were already well-formed. At first glance, he was the most handsome among the family members.

He is Zhao Huan's youngest son, Zhao Cheng's youngest brother, the fourth son of the Zhao family, Zhao Zhan.

"Is it wrong for younger brothers to care for their older brother?" Seeing that Zhao Yan and Zhao Zhan had stopped, Mu Zhaojun picked up some food for Zhao Yang herself and said, "Yang'er, open your mouth, Mother will feed you."

Zhao Huan smiled and said, "If Madam thinks it's right, then it's right."

Seeing this, Zhao Cheng strode towards the main hall and exclaimed loudly, "What a wonderful family! Five people, a loving father and filial children, so harmonious and happy!!!"

"Big Brother!!" Zhao Yan and Zhao Zhan immediately stood up.

Zhao Yang grinned foolishly at Zhao Cheng and called out, "Big...Big Brother!"

Zhao Cheng walked behind Zhao Yang, patted his younger brother's head, then bowed to Mu Zhaojun and said, "Mother, you've worked hard."

Mu Zhaojun grasped Zhao Cheng's hand, her eyes overflowing with doting affection, and said, "Cheng'er, it's not hard on your mother, it's you who's worked so hard. Look how well you've taken care of Yan'er and Zhan'er."

"These two boys are all self-disciplined and dare not be naughty."

With that, Zhao Cheng glared at the two of them and said, "Sit down and eat."

"Big brother, please sit down too." Zhao Zhan quickly went to get a chair for Zhao Cheng.

Throughout the entire process, Zhao Cheng didn't greet Zhao Huan, or even glance at him.

After Zhao Cheng sat down, Zhao Yan nudged him with his elbow and whispered, "Father is back."

“I’m not blind.” Zhao Cheng got up first to serve Mu Zhaojun some food, and said, “Mother, in our family, the younger ones are more self-aware than the older ones.”

"It's so comfortable being out there, why come back?" Zhao Cheng then glanced at Zhao Huan.

Mu Zhaojun glanced at Zhao Cheng and Zhao Huan alternately, smiling without saying a word as she looked at the father and son.

Zhao Huan burst into laughter and said, "I ran into some trouble on the way, hahaha..."

If an outsider were to witness this scene, they would be astonished to see that Zhao Huan also has a smiling side.

After all, when he was outside, the Right Prime Minister always looked listless and had a poor appetite. He seemed to be half asleep when talking to anyone, and you could never see a smile on his face.

But at home, when facing his wife and children, he is a loving father who is afraid of his wife.

"What trouble? Is it bigger than the trouble I'm facing?"

Zhao Cheng served Zhao Yang more food and continued, "Mother took my second brother away from home to seek medical treatment, which is understandable. You left home because the imperial court ordered you to fight the Night Pill, which is also understandable. But come back as soon as you're done. How can I manage such a big family?"

"You can't just think about your own little family and ignore our whole family, can you?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.

A sharp glint flashed in Mu Zhaojun's eyes as she asked, "What small family?"

"I don't know either!" Zhao Huan looked at Zhao Cheng in surprise and said, "Boss, you've tricked me!"

Zhao Cheng said, "Am I the kind of person who makes things up out of thin air? Don't you have a family outside?"

Snap!

Mu Zhaojun slammed her hand on the table and shouted, "Speak!"

"I...I...I..." Zhao Huan stood up anxiously, winking at Zhao Cheng, and said, "I really didn't!"

Zhao Cheng snorted coldly and said, "Didn't you consider the Dragon Spearmen brothers who sacrificed their lives back then as your family? You've been supporting their relatives all these years, haven't you considered their families as your own? You must have visited them quite a few times on your way back, otherwise why would it have taken so long?!"

Zhao Huan quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Mu Zhaojun asked, "Cheng'er, is this what you mean by 'small family'?"

"Yeah, what else could it be?"

Zhao Cheng rolled her eyes at Zhao Huan and said, "Look how scared the old man is!"