Chapter 32 Chapter 32 Beautiful and Strong Miserable Dad 2
Chen Xingyun wasn't sure what Feng Pansheng meant, so he said cautiously, "Children are adorable, so naturally I like them."
He was overcome with regret as he recalled Feng Pansheng's childhood as a hostage in an enemy country, where he endured humiliation and suffering, nearly dying several times. Shen Xingyun had some understanding of his master and friend. Feng Pansheng had a difficult childhood, so how could he be happy to see other children receive preferential treatment based on their age?
Seeing that Feng Pansheng's eyes were not right when he looked at Zhuozhuo, Shen Xingyun groaned inwardly. Just as he was about to say something to remedy the situation, he saw Zhuozhuo turn over and sit up in a daze.
Zhuozhuo was still thinking about the unfinished task of finding her father. Her confused eyes lit up when they landed on Feng Pansheng. She stood up with her hands, ran over with a grunt, and said mysteriously, "Daddy, squat down. I have something to tell you."
Shen Xingyun found it strange. Like a newborn calf, it is not afraid of a tiger. This little girl was not afraid of these ferocious strangers, nor was she afraid of Feng Pansheng's gloomy and cold face. She was so cute.
Feng Pansheng naturally wouldn't cooperate. He looked at the little girl coldly and didn't bother to say anything.
9972 is so angry that he wants to beat him up. What a stinky man who doesn’t know how to respect the elderly and care for the young!
Zhuozhuo was not discouraged. He lowered his head and rummaged around in his arms, pulling out a jade pendant hanging around his neck: "Daddy, look, your jade pendant!"
Feng Pansheng remained indifferent, but Shen Xingyun, respectful enough, squatted down and leaned over to take a look. He was surprised, "It really is. Fourth Young Master, this is the jade pendant you lost when you were attacked four years ago. Since then, we've all replaced our communication tokens with a new set."
They were worried that the jade pendant would be picked up by the enemy, so they changed the contact information within the entire system just in case. They didn't expect that the jade pendant was only taken away by a woman.
If they were still skeptical just now, thinking that the little girl might just look like Feng Pan, now they are 90% sure that they are father and daughter. They just don't know if this is a setup.
"I can't give it to you, this is something my mother gave me." Zhuozhuo said softly to Shen Xingyun, then hid the jade pendant back in her clothes. She looked up at Feng Pansheng again, suddenly smiled, and said loudly: "My mother said that there is a black mole on Daddy's butt!"
Everyone: “…”
9972 laughed, the system knows everything, huh.
Feng Pansheng cast a sinister gaze on Zhuozhuo, as if he really wanted to sew her mouth shut. Zhuozhuo giggled, turned around and snuggled into Shen Xingyun's arms, saying in a baby voice, "Uncle, save me."
Feng Pansheng's gaze then fell on Shen Xingyun. Shen Xingyun's hair stood on end, and he squatted there stiffly, his arms folded in a daze, not knowing whether to hold her or not. However, judging by his reaction, there really was a black mole.
Finally, the guards who went to investigate the identities of the two came back and broke the stalemate.
Before the guards could report, Feng Pansheng glanced at Shen Xingyun, who understood. He carried Zhuozhuo and walked away until he could no longer hear any movement from the other side. He placed the little girl on the ground and said gently, "What's your name?"
"Zhuozhuo." Zhuozhuo was still squatting on the ground, writing out his name. The characters were crooked, but the writing was barely recognizable.
"Zhuozhuo, where did you live before?"
9972 perked up, knowing that Shen Xingyun was confirming whether Zhuozhuo and Wu Jingqiu had any connection with the enemy. It could be said that Zhuozhuo's future depended on these few words. 9972 stared at Shen Xingyun, ready to teach Zhuozhuo the correct answer at any time.
Zhuozhuo looked around the forest and trees, trying to find the cabin where she had stayed for a month. Unfortunately, she couldn't see anything, so she pointed upwards at random and said, "She lives on the mountain, in the house."
In this world, 9972 gave Wu Jingqiu the identity of an orphan hunter. After giving birth to Zhuozhuo, the mother and daughter depended on each other in the mountains. Until two days ago, Wu Jingqiu was injured by a tiger. Knowing that she could not survive, she wanted to entrust Zhuozhuo to Feng Pansheng.
As for how Wu Jingqiu knew Feng Pansheng's identity, there was no need to explain; they would figure it out on their own. After all, Feng Pansheng had been traveling extensively for the past few months to control the floods and win over the people, and countless people had met him.
Shen Xingyun then asked her who she lived with, what she did every day, what her mother did every day. He also asked what Zhuozhuo ate every day, what he played, where he played, who he slept with, etc., without leaving any details.
9972 was both nervous and elated. Luckily, knowing Feng Pansheng and the others were suspicious, it had arranged for Zhuozhuo to live with Wu Jingqiu for a month under a fabricated identity. Young children have short memories, so it's normal for them to forget or misremember things from a month ago. This way, Zhuozhuo wouldn't have any flaws.
Sure enough, after Zhuo Zhuo answered intermittently, Shen Xingyun handed her over to Gu Yuan and then went to compare information with Feng Pansheng.
Zhuozhuo glanced at Gu Yuan, whose face was cold and hard, then turned and ran to pick flowers. After picking a few, she stole a few glances at Gu Yuan and tiptoed towards Wu Jingqiu's body like a kitten. However, after only a few steps, she was stopped by Gu Yuan, who saw through her intentions.
The tall figure standing there was very oppressive. Zhuozhuo hugged Huahua tightly and took a few steps back. He neither spoke to Gu Yuan nor looked at him, just playing by himself at a distance from him.
After Shen Xingyun and Feng Pansheng finished their report and confirmed the innocence and authenticity of the mother and daughter's identities, his favorable impression of Zhuo Zhuo became even more real. Seeing the little girl's angry back, he asked curiously, "Why don't you play with Gu Yuan?"
Zhuozhuo said, "I don't like him. He had my mother beaten."
Although Gu Yuan just made a gesture, Zhuozhuo still noticed it and knew clearly the consequences of this gesture.
Shen Xingyun thought the kid was quite clever and was about to say a few good words for Gu Yuan when a malicious voice suddenly came from behind him, "It was this king who ordered your mother to be beaten."
Zhuozhuo looked up and saw Feng Pansheng walking towards her. He curled his lips at her and said, "You must avenge her." Shen Xingyun had a bad feeling, but before he could stop him, Feng Pansheng said nonchalantly, "Your mother is dead."
In reality, Wu Jingqiu had died long before they arrived, but Feng Pansheng made it seem as if their arrows had killed her. Feng Pansheng knew Zhuozhuo was probably his bloodline, yet he was forcing her to turn against him. It was as if he had some malicious intent.
9972 cursed Zhuozhuo inwardly, unable to figure out how to respond. Just as he was about to ask her to pretend she didn't understand, he heard Zhuozhuo whisper, "Who am I?"
The corner of Shen Xingyun's mouth twitched suspiciously, and he also explained in a low voice, "'This king' means 'I'."
Zhuozhuo mentally calculated what Feng Pansheng meant, and finally understood. She stood up abruptly and ran towards Wu Jingqiu's body without a word. This time, Gu Yuan didn't stop her, and she ran over smoothly.
To facilitate the autopsy, Bai Zhu had pulled out all the arrows from Wu Jingqiu's body and even cleared out the insects and ants. Now, at first glance, the corpse didn't look scary at all, as if it had fallen into a deep sleep.
So Zhuozhuo looked at Wu Jingqiu for a while, then looked at the guards in surprise, then at Gu Yuan, and finally at Feng Pansheng, and said in a childish voice: "You didn't hit my mother, stupid."
Shen Xingyun breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that Zhuozhuo would notice something was wrong and say something to anger Feng Pansheng. But it was obviously Feng Pansheng who was picking on him, so he reminded him again, "Kid, your mother is dead. Can't you see?"
Shen Xingyun's heart immediately rose again, and he wanted to say, "Master, please stop making trouble. If you don't want to raise a daughter, just give it to me. I want to raise her!"
Zhuozhuo was even more puzzled. She didn't understand why Feng Pansheng cared so much about death. She said, "If she dies, she dies. My mother said she'll be alive in a few years if she sleeps here. Daddy, are you afraid of death?"
Everyone: “…”
It can be said that how many people are not afraid of death?
As for the idea of living again in a few years, everyone thought Zhuozhuo was being fooled by Wu Jingqiu and didn't know the true meaning of death. Alas, how pitiful.
Zhuozhuo's question sounded like a provocation, and Shen Xingyun worried Feng Pansheng would attack him. But Feng Pansheng suddenly seemed to lose interest and stopped provoking Zhuozhuo. He turned and walked back to his black horse. Seeing this, the others also stood up and prepared to mount their horses to continue their journey, leaving only a few people to bury Wu Jingqiu's body.
Zhuozhuo was truly bewildered by Feng Pansheng. He was always silent, and his actions were strange and sudden. She had no idea what he was thinking. She called out to Feng Pansheng, "Daddy, why are you silent again? Didn't you hear me just now? I asked you if you were afraid of death."
This was a simple question, but if anyone else said it, it would sound very annoying and they would probably be caught by the guards immediately. But when it was said in Zhuozhuo's baby voice, it sounded very cute.
Being cute didn't affect everyone's admiration for Zhuo Zhuo's courage; it was like riding on a tiger's face and pulling out its whiskers. Shen Xingyun wanted to quickly cover Zhuo Zhuo's mouth and take her on the horse, but Feng Pansheng had already turned around and looked over. A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said slowly, "This king is afraid of death."
"But this king will not die."
The others were too intimidated by his might to speak. The only sounds around them were the wind and the chirping of insects and birds. The sizzling sound of the scorching milk was very resounding. "It's okay to be afraid of death, Daddy. If you die, I will wait for you to come back to life, just like I waited for Mom!"
Feng Pansheng: “…” Fool, even if you wait for a hundred years, the dead will not come back to life.
The harsh words rolled around his lips before he swallowed them. Feng Pansheng suddenly felt that it was pointless to argue with a three-year-old child.
But Zhuozhuo remembered the second half of his sentence. His eyes widened immediately, and he ran to Feng Pansheng and grabbed his sleeve. "Daddy, what do you mean by immortal? Can you live forever? Are you a god?"
Feng Pansheng was too lazy to answer such a stupid question. He raised his arm to pull out his sleeve and was about to get on the horse when Zhuozhuo grabbed his sleeve again. He looked over coldly and met a pitiful little face.
Zhuozhuo said aggrievedly, "Daddy, you're leaving? You're not taking me with you?"
Feng Pansheng's expression changed from one moment to the next. One moment he wanted to knock the little thing unconscious, the next he wanted to abandon her. Finally, he pointed to the side and said, "Let him take you."
Shen Xingyun immediately came over to take Zhuozhuo away, smiling kindly, "Come Zhuozhuo, I'll take you for a ride on a big horse."
Zhuozhuo looked at Shen Xingyun and said to Feng Pansheng anxiously and seriously: "It's not like that! He is not my father, you are my father, you should take care of me."
Shen Xingyun froze. This was true, but how many fathers of their status would really take their children on horseback riding? However, as soon as Zhuozhuo said this, Shen Xingyun didn't dare to take her on his own.
During the stalemate, the air was silent for two seconds. Zhuozhuo really thought that he had mistaken his father. He let go of Feng Pansheng's sleeve, looked at Shen Xingyun, and said hesitantly: "Daddy?"
Shen Xingyun: “…” Stop calling me ancestors.
Zhuozhuo couldn't read the atmosphere and said innocently, "My mom said my dad is the best looking. Why aren't you as good looking as this fierce guy?"
Shen Xingyun: “…” Indeed, your dad is the best looking. If I’m not good looking, I’m not your dad.
Feng Pansheng's forehead vein jumped, and he picked up Zhuozhuo with one hand, then jumped onto the horse without even stepping on the stirrups. He was thinking about how to place the little thing in his hand when he met her bright big eyes.
Zhuo Zhuo clapped and cheered, "Daddy is so awesome! Daddy can fly!"
Feng Pansheng: "Shut up."
"oh."
Seeing Zhuozhuo silent, Feng Pansheng moved his arms, wanting to hug the child with one hand, but then felt something was wrong and tried to hold the child under his armpits, but that still didn't work. Finally, he put the child in front of him and rode on the horse. But as soon as the horse started running, the child whined, "Daddy, my legs hurt."
"Hold it."
"I can't bear it, wuwuwuwu..."
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