However, this face only ignited boundless hatred in Shangguan Leiting's eyes. He raised his hand and lashed Mo Shisheng with his whip again. "Your face is so similar to that witch's. It was because of that witch that my only son was harmed! If someone hadn't sent me an anonymous letter, I probably would have been kept in the dark by you forever! Did you already know that my son was in the Situ Kingdom?"
"I knew a little earlier than you."
Mo Shisheng said calmly, despite having so many wounds on her body, she didn't utter a single sound.
"You truly have a wicked heart!"
Upon hearing this, Mo Shisheng remained silent, but a self-deprecating smile lingered on her lips.
She did know this only a little earlier than Shangguan Leiting, and while she was still hesitating about how to treat him the second time, she was captured.
However, thinking of that anonymous letter, Mo Shisheng's eyes narrowed slightly. Just who had been secretly working against her?
Since they were able to find out Shangguan Zong's whereabouts, their abilities should be comparable to Ming Beiya's.
Sensing Shangguan Leiting's hatred, Mo Shisheng couldn't help but wonder what kind of person her mother was, that she could anger a normally kind old woman to such an extent.
With a quick glance at her surroundings, Mo Shisheng knew that if she wanted to leave, Shangguan Leiting couldn't possibly keep her there. But she just wanted to know about her background, and even more so, she wanted to know just how ruthless Shangguan Leiting could be to her.
"Grandpa, can you tell me about my background?"
Suddenly, Mo Shisheng tilted her head slightly and glanced at Shangguan Leiting, "Now that things have come to this, my background probably isn't exactly honorable either, otherwise why hasn't my mother come looking for me?"
"Your mother is an absolute witch! Her origins are unknown, her status is low, and she is pregnant with your bastard child. She only has a pretty face, yet she made my son suffer so much injustice!" Shangguan Leiting became increasingly angry. He walked closer to Mo Shisheng, and after seeing her face clearly, hatred grew in his heart. He scooped a ladle of water from a wooden bucket and splashed it on Mo Shisheng.
That was salt water. When the salt water touched Mo Shisheng's wound, it made a "sizzling" sound, which sounded painful.
However, Mo Shisheng didn't utter a sound when the salt water was splashed on her. The smile on her lips grew even more unrestrained as she asked softly, "Grandpa, Father must have loved Mother very much, right?"
"Shut up! That vixen is despicable! It's all my son's fault for being so naive and bewitched by her!" Shangguan Leiting's voice suddenly rose in volume as he picked up the whip and lashed Mo Shisheng hard.
He showed no mercy, each strike carrying boundless hatred, each blow causing Mo Shisheng's bones to ache slightly, as if only in this way could he soothe the hatred in his heart.
Mo Shisheng glanced to the side, her eyes seemingly unfocused, and murmured, "Grandpa, do you know, I was originally wary of everyone in the Shangguan family, but I wanted to be a good son to you. Even when many facts were laid out before me, letting me know that I wasn't of the Shangguan family bloodline, I still chose to run away. Because I didn't want all these years of warmth to be just a trap; I'd rather it was just a dream I had."
"..."
Shangguan Leiting's raised hand suddenly stopped, then slammed down again. "No matter what you are, your bastard status is a fact! You are Chou Rao's child!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
