"Ada, please tell the adults that you didn't kidnap their child!"
"Sir, my son would never do such a thing. He has been a good boy since he was young. He just...just went astray for a moment. Please let him go."
His wife fainted on the ground due to her weakness, leaving Old Man Li alone, shivering and standing in the crowd.
The cheeks covered with ridges and valleys were already soaked with tears, and the cold wind made the skin hurt.
Faced with the old man Li's weak plea, Qin Songmo did not answer. His black eyes stared straight at Li Ada in front of him, not missing any expression that flashed across the other's face.
Only then did Li Ada come back to his senses from the fact that his parents were brought by Qin Songmo.
His already pale lips had faded in color. He pursed his lips tightly as he watched his father break free from the imperial guards, crawl in front of Qin Songmo, and kneel down to kowtow.
At the same time, he withdrew his gaze and looked at Qin Songmo's indifferent face.
His throat was tight and dry, and after a long while he finally found his voice, he spoke in a hoarse voice, "Your Excellency, perhaps you have misunderstood something? I have never seen your daughter."
"Could it be that the child got lost while playing?"
After saying this, as if all his strength had been exhausted, Li Ada looked down at his father and said, "Dad, get up. I didn't do anything. I am innocent."
After hearing his son's last words, Old Man Li did not stop kowtowing.
He raised his son, and calling him a good boy was just an excuse. As a father, he knows his son's temper very well.
The thought that his son had offended the Prime Minister of Chu and even stole the Prime Minister's daughter made him feel embarrassed.
He sells tofu on the streets of the capital. In the past six months, he often hears rumors in the streets and alleys that the prime minister has adopted a daughter and pampered her like a jewel in his palm.
She is the apple of the Prime Minister's eye. How can ordinary people like us catch up with her by flattering her?
The snow on the ground melted into snow water, but Old Man Li seemed unconscious and kept bowing.
"Sir, my father is old. As the Prime Minister of Great Chu, shouldn't you love the people like your own children? Are you going to watch my father die here?"
Li Ada finally lost the calmness he had just pretended to be.
He moved his arms, trying to escape from Meng Jiuan's restraint, but the other party directly removed his arms.
The pain from his dislocated arms made Li Ada groan. He opened his eyes wide and could only watch his father kowtow non-stop.
Finally, after Old Man Li fell down, the Royal Guards quickly stepped forward and dragged the two old men away.
Seeing his parents being taken away, Li Ada's already wide eyes instantly widened, "Sir, where are you taking my parents?!"
"I said I didn't touch your daughter, and that's exactly what I said. If I'm lying, I'll be struck by lightning!"
Li Ada's oath made the bandits who were trembling with fear gasp.
Although the oath of being struck by lightning may not necessarily come true, but if it really does come true...
"Go on, first pull out the nails on his hands and feet, then remove his jaw, and don't let him bite his tongue to death."
"Then insert the bamboo sticks into each of his fingers and toes one by one, and don't forget to bring the horse over."
When Qin Songmo finished speaking, Ming Yue was just coming towards this side.
Li Ada was in fear. He caught a glimpse of Mingyue coming down the mountain road they had just come down. Realizing something, he quickly changed his words.
"I say, I say, please forgive me, sir. I really didn't mean it."
"It was that young master! Yes, it was that young master who took your daughter off the cliff. It has nothing to do with me!"
"We are being wronged!"
The shrill cries for mercy echoed throughout the entire hilltop. He saw the Royal Guards walking towards him, and five horses were led in front of him.
How could Li Ada, who had been imprisoned several times for theft, not know how much torture was contained in the two sentences Qin Songmo just said.
But the other party had no intention of letting him go.
Even when Ming Yue came back, the royal guards had already come forward with instruments. They first removed his jaw to prevent him from biting his tongue to commit suicide. However, within a few breaths, he felt his fingernails being peeled off and jumped up in pain.
At this time, Ming Yue returned to Qin Songmo with a gloomy face, "Master, there is no trace of the young lady and Mr. Shen."
It’s not that we didn’t find it, but the trail stopped at the edge of the cliff.
Ming Yue didn't dare to think about it too much. After leaving a few people to patrol the surrounding area, he hurried back and reported the news to his master.
Qin Songmo did not answer.
Everyone just saw him looking up at the gray sky where heavy snow was falling, and no one knew what he was thinking.
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“Shen Wangchen, Uncle Shen, Daddy Shen…”
"Don't sleep, Daddy will come to rescue us soon. Daddy will find us soon. We will be fine."
"Please don't sleep, okay? It's your turn to talk to me this time. Aren't you curious about my identity? And which world am I from?"
"Ask me if I'm okay. I'll be scared if you don't speak. Please open your eyes and look at me, Daddy..."
In the freezing cold wind and heavy snow, no one would have thought that there was a small cave in the middle of the thousand-meter cliff, which could not be seen at all without careful observation.
The small cave could barely accommodate two people. Li Shengyi huddled up as best she could and stretched out her frozen little hands. She wanted to pull the man who had fainted at the entrance of the cave back inside.
"It's very cold outside, Daddy, can you please come in and hide from the wind? I can't drag you!"
The huge snot bubble burst with a bang. Li Shengyi raised his hand and wiped his stained little face with his sleeve, looking at Shen Wangchen lying motionless on the ground with tearful eyes.
How long has it been since they jumped off the cliff without hesitation, and luckily landed on the protruding rocks in the middle of the cliff, and now?
The wind and snow outside were still terrifyingly strong, and the howling cold wind seemed to swallow up everything in the world.
Li Shengyi carefully came to the entrance of the cave. She raised her arms that were numb from the cold, hugged Shen Wangchen's legs, bent his legs and moved him inside.
It's too cold.
If he continued to lie there with his legs outside the cave, his legs would surely be necrotic when he woke up.
She returned to the cave trembling, and in the dim light coming in from outside, she saw Shen Wangchen's pale baby face. She pursed her lips and tried hard not to cry.
“Don’t be afraid, Daddy Shen, I’ve studied, I’ve studied a lot, I will definitely save both of us.”
"You must hold on, okay? Otherwise, Sheng Yi will only have Daddy and Meng Jiuan by his side. What if Sheng Yi forgets you?"
The crying child's voice finally made the man lying on the ground react.
Li Shengyi vaguely saw his frown, and he was delighted. He quickly ran back to the cave entrance and said, "Don't be afraid, Uncle Shen. I'll go see which way the wind is blowing."
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