The Firstborn Son 1
Tao Yuan returned to the system and stood beneath a much-grown peach branch. He looked up at the blossoms thick with blossoms, feeling somewhat puzzled. The system had clearly stated that a flower would bloom after each life. But he had only just experienced five or six lives. Why were there so many peach blossoms?
Looking at the peach blossom branches with almost no empty space left, Tao Yuan couldn't help but start to worry. He wondered if this meant that his life of constant time travel was about to end?
Although he initially agreed to carry out the mission in order to leave the system and gain freedom, after experiencing these past few lives, he really loved that person very much. If he could not continue to travel through time, he would never be able to meet him again, and he really couldn't bear to do so.
Tao Yuan lowered his head and hesitated, wondering whether he should ask the system if his journey through time would soon end. However, he was curious and afraid to know the answer.
Suddenly he looked up and saw that in the blink of an eye, new peach branches had grown out. They were bare and had nothing on them, just like the peach branches he saw for the first time.
Tao Yuan opened his mouth, feeling very surprised and curious. He didn't understand why new peach branches had grown. Moreover, the new peach branches looked lifeless, without any sense of life, forming a sharp contrast with the peach branches that were already full of peach blossoms.
Tao Yuan thought about it and decided not to ask. Although he was genuinely curious, he felt that the system wouldn't tell him anything until he knew everything. If everything was really going to end soon, it wasn't something he could decide. He could just let things take their course. He had a feeling that what was coming would come, and knowing it sooner or later would make no difference and wouldn't change anything.
Before entering this space, he had never known that peach blossoms could be so fragrant. After taking a deep breath, Tao Yuan turned around and walked into the depths of darkness.
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Tao Yuan opened his eyes and felt a sharp pain in his body. He looked down and saw a broad sword stuck in his chest. He slowly raised his head and looked at the masked man in black holding the hilt of the sword. His mouth was slightly open. He didn't want to say anything, but it was too painful, so his lips couldn't help but tremble.
The masked man in black pulled out the sword with force and kicked Tao Yuan in the stomach, and Tao Yuan flew out immediately.
Tao Yuan's body flew into the air and then began to fall. He thought he would fall heavily to the ground, but a tall figure suddenly flew to his side and caught him.
Tao Yuan had never felt such intense pain before. He felt dizzy and his consciousness gradually began to blur. After feeling someone catch him, Tao Yuan quickly activated the system to stay awake. If he lost consciousness at this time, he would most likely return to the system and go directly to the next world.
After turning on the system, Tao Yuan opened his eyes again. Seeing the face of the person holding him, he shed tears of grievance. In all his past lives, he had never personally suffered such grievances. Now lying in the arms of his lover, he felt even more wronged.
"It hurts so much..." Tao Yuan said to the person holding him in a complaining tone.
Lei Yuan looked into Tao Yuan's tearful eyes, his heart aching inexplicably, as if his chest had been pierced like the person in his arms. However, this was clearly the first time he had encountered this person in his arms, and out of rare kindness, he had saved him before he fell to the ground.
"My king, those people are trying to escape!"
Lei Yuan's subordinates rushed over and saw those masked people trying to escape, so they immediately reported to Lei Yuan.
"Catch them all and take them back for interrogation. Don't let any of them go." Lei Yuan ordered.
"yes!"
Lei Yuan's subordinates, along with dozens of elite soldiers, rushed towards the masked men. The masked men seemed to recognize Lei Yuan and knew they could not escape surrounded by these soldiers. They all committed suicide rather than fall into Lei Yuan's hands.
The original owner's body was pierced by the sword and he had lost a lot of blood. Tao Yuan closed his eyes and hurried to do the most important thing. If he didn't do it now, it would be too late.
"Ah!!" Tao Yuan screamed in pain, and then a dazzling light emanated from the wound on his chest.
Tao Yuan was surrounded by white light, and his body floated up by itself. After his wounds gradually healed, the white light disappeared.
Lei Yuan looked at Tao Yuan in shock, then his eyes widened in shock. This was the first time he saw someone being able to heal wounds with spiritual power.
Before Tao Yuan was about to fall to the ground again, Lei Yuan quickly caught him again.
"I, my father, is, is Qu Cang." Tao Yuan had just used a lot of system energy to stimulate the power of the Holy Spirit hidden in the original body and saved his life. Now he was too exhausted to hold on any longer and fell asleep in Lei Yuan's arms.
"Reporting to the king, all those masked people committed suicide, and used their spiritual power to turn their bodies into black sand before they died." Fang Ce reported to Lei Yuan.
Lei Yuan held Tao Yuan in his arms, glanced at the servants lying on the ground who were obviously soldiers in disguise, then looked at Tao Yuan in his arms again, and said, "Pull that carriage over there."
"Yes." Fang Ce turned around and signaled the soldiers to bring the carriage over.
Lei Yuan carried Tao Yuan onto the carriage. He originally planned to put Tao Yuan on the carriage and then get off. But for some reason, just like when he suddenly flew over to catch him just now, he inexplicably didn't want to let him go.
"Let's go back to the capital." Lei Yuan ordered in the carriage.
Fang Ce was waiting for Lei Yuan to get off the carriage. When he heard Lei Yuan's order, he was stunned for a moment, then immediately responded, "Yes."
Fang Ce drove the carriage himself and the soldiers followed on horseback.
Lei Yuan looked at Tao Yuan leaning in his arms, raised his hand and hesitated for a moment, then couldn't help but touch Tao Yuan's face. What on earth was this feeling of panic and heartache? Even he himself was very confused.
Two hours later, they returned to the bustling capital. Because Tao Yuan had just told Lei Yuan that his father was Qu Cang, Lei Yuan sent him directly back to the Beiding General's Mansion.
Because Mr. and Mrs. Qu Cang were not at home, the housekeeper immediately had the door opened after receiving the news, and brought people to respectfully welcome Lei Yuan in.
Lei Yuan watched Tao Yuan being carried away, and without staying any longer, he immediately turned around and left.
On the way back, Lei Yuan looked at his hands. He couldn't help but touch Tao Yuan's face many times along the way. The smooth touch seemed to give his palms memories.
After receiving the news, Qu Cang and his wife hurried back to the mansion and immediately went to see Tao Yuan. They were relieved when the doctor said that Tao Yuan was not in danger of death. After hearing from the housekeeper that it was Lei Yuan who brought Tao Yuan back, they immediately prepared a large gift and went to the Leiwu Palace to thank Lei Yuan.
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As soon as Tao Yuan opened his eyes, he couldn't help coughing "cough cough..."
"Young Master." Lu Lin hurried over, helped Tao Yuan up, and let him sit on the bed. Then he took the medicine brought by the maid and said to Tao Yuan, "Young Master, drink the medicine. You will get better faster after drinking it."
Tao Yuan took the bowl himself, drank the medicine, then took the cup to rinse his mouth. Then he closed his eyes and turned on the system to suppress the uncomfortable feeling.
Suddenly hearing a sound from outside, Tao Yuan opened his eyes and asked, "What's that sound?"
Lu Lin glanced outside and said hesitantly, "Yes, it was Feng Xiaolang. He invited the young men and young ladies from the officials' families in the capital to come and play."
"Help me up." Tao Yuan sat up straight and lifted the quilt and said.
Lulin helped Tao Yuan put on his shoes, helped him stand up, then took the clothes from the maid and helped him put them on one by one.
Tao Yuan asked them to open the door, then walked to the door and looked at Qu Feng who was walking towards them with many people.
After Qu Feng approached, he looked at Tao Yuan with a smile and said, "I thought you weren't awake yet, so I was just about to wake you up. I'm having a banquet in the courtyard today, so why don't you come join us and have some fun? What's the point of staying cooped up in the house all day? Even those who are healthy will get sick from being cooped up, and those who are sick will have a harder time recovering."
"Whether I'm bored in the house or not is none of your business. But did you get my consent before holding a banquet in my yard?" Tao Yuan asked him expressionlessly.
Qu Feng's smile disappeared immediately. He looked at Tao Yuan with an awkward and puzzled expression and asked, "Didn't my cousin agree to my previous banquet? What's going on today?"
"Just because I agreed before doesn't mean I'll agree every time. You knew I was feeling unwell and needed to rest, yet you brought these people into my yard to make a commotion. I think you did it on purpose, didn't you?" Tao Yuan looked at him and said, "Either you take these people away, or I'll have all your things thrown out of this yard. It's your choice."
"The time for my wedding with King Yanwu is getting closer. Even if my cousin invites me in the future, I may not come. My cousin wants to throw my things out of the yard, so you should ask grandmother for her consent first." Qu Feng sneered, not taking Tao Yuan seriously at all. He turned around and led those people to continue walking towards the garden in the backyard.
Before leaving, those people also looked at Tao Yuan before turning around and leaving. They didn't understand why Tao Yuan wanted to pick on Qu Feng at this time.
"Green Forest." Tao Yuan shouted.
"Yes." Lu Lin stepped forward immediately.
"Go and call my father's guards in the mansion, and have them throw all of Qu Feng's things out for me. Then, ask Qingfeng to come and politely ask those young men and women to leave." Tao Yuan ordered.
"This..." Lu Lin said worriedly, "If we do this, what if he..."
"Do as I say." Tao Yuan's tone left no room for doubt.
Lu Lin felt strange, and he did not understand why this man, who was usually good-tempered or even had no temper, was so angry today. But he was just a servant, and he had to obey his master's orders.
After Qu Feng sat down, he raised his glass and said to the others, "This is the last banquet I will hold before my wedding. Thank you all for coming. The next banquet will be held in the Yanwu Palace."
The others also raised their glasses, drank a drink with him, and then began to say some flattering words.
"It is our honor that Qu Xiaolang invited us here. After Qu Xiaolang marries King Yanwu, it will be an even greater honor for us if he can still host a banquet for us."
"Today is the last banquet before Qu Xiaolang's wedding. Let us toast to Qu Xiaolang and wish him and His Royal Highness King Yanwu happiness and peace."
"Soon, I will have to respectfully address Qu Xiaolang as His Royal Highness. Since our statuses will be very different in the future, I hope Qu Xiaolang will not look down on us. If you have nothing to do in the palace, please ask us to chat and laugh with you more often."
Qu Feng was very pleased with their words. He smiled and said, "What's the point of disdain? I'm a prince now, and my status is different, but my heart is the same. It would be more fun if we could just laugh and drink together like we do now. Come on, let's have another drink."
After another round of drinks, those people continued to flatter Qu Feng. Qu Feng knew their words weren't sincere, but he still found them incredibly enjoyable. He didn't care how much of their words were genuine; the way they flattered him, unwilling to offend him, only made him even more satisfied. In this life, he would always remain so high and mighty. Qu Yun... would never again try to overpower him.
Qu Feng was immersed in self-satisfaction when suddenly more than 20 people dressed as guards came in quickly and without saying a word, they removed all the tables, chairs and banquets in the garden.
"What are you doing?!" Qu Feng stood up suddenly, looked at the guards and shouted loudly, "Stop! Do you hear me?!"
The guards continued their actions as if they hadn't heard anything. The young men and women from the officials' families also immediately stood up and stepped aside. Although they knew that the guards would not do anything to them, the scene still frightened them.
Qingfeng, the steward of the original owner's father, walked in with his men and said to the young men and young ladies of the officials' families, "I'm sorry to have frightened you, young men and young ladies. Please return home first. We apologize for any offense. We will send gifts to your homes tomorrow to appease you."
The young men and women looked at each other, and then at Qu Feng, whose face turned red with anger. They also wanted to leave, but they didn't dare to leave, fearing that Qu Feng would hold a grudge against them.
"Qingfeng!" Qu Feng shouted angrily, "How dare you! Do you want to die?!"
"It's too early for you to say this now. Wait until you have the power to decide our life and death, then you can say these words to us." Qingfeng said very calmly.
Qu Feng was humiliated in front of so many people and was furious. Just as he was about to ask his servants to call his grandmother, one of his servants ran over in a panic and said, "Little Lang! They threw all of your things out, and we couldn't stop them!"
"You..." Qu Feng didn't expect that Tao Yuan would actually dare to do this, and he was shaking with anger. He knew that these people would not listen to him, so he strode towards the original owner's room to find Tao Yuan to argue.
The young men and women watched Qu Feng leave, then walked quickly out of the yard together.
Tao Yuan was sitting on the bed drinking tea. He knew that Qu Feng would come to see him again, so he was waiting for him to come.
"Have you lost your mind?" Qu Feng stared at Tao Yuan and said, "I will soon be the King of Yanwu. When the time comes, if I am happy, I will let you stand. If I am not happy, you will have to kneel down and talk to me! If you offend me now, not only will I make it difficult for you, but your father and your father will also be implicated by you!"
Tao Yuan sneered disdainfully, looked at him and said, "It's a little early for you to say these things to me now, in my house, in my yard, in my room. Wait until you become the Prince of Yanwu, then come and say these things to me. You're just an unmarried young man, and you keep talking about what you'll do after becoming the Prince. I really don't know how your uncle and aunt raised you."
"Qu Yun! Don't be so shameless. It's your honor to live in your courtyard. Don't think that I can't teach you a lesson just because I'm not the King of Yanwu yet. Wait until I tell Grandmother, and you'll be punished by the family law!"
"Then go tell her. This is the General's Mansion, not the Marquis of Jidi's Mansion. If you want to use family rules against me, go and tell her to try."
Seeing Tao Yuan acting like he wasn't afraid of anything and wasn't worried about anything, Qu Feng gritted his teeth and said angrily, "We'll see. Sooner or later, you'll be on your knees crying and begging me!"
Qu Feng turned and walked out. As he reached the courtyard, he saw his servants and maids still picking up his scattered belongings. He clenched his fists and strode towards Old Lady Qu's courtyard. He thought to himself, even if he wasn't the King of Flame Martial Arts yet, he must teach Qu Yun a lesson!
When Qu Feng arrived outside the courtyard of Old Lady Qu, he still had an angry and ferocious expression on his face. After standing outside the courtyard for a while, he took a deep breath, walked into the courtyard with tears and a look of grievance.
After hearing Qu Feng's complaint, Old Lady Qu was so angry that she trembled. Then she immediately stood up and took Qu Feng to teach Tao Yuan a lesson.
Tao Yuan knew that Old Madam Qu would come. After Qu Feng left the original owner's yard, he asked the original owner's father's guards to guard the door and ordered them that those who were staying in the general's mansion were not allowed to step into the yard, including Old Madam Qu.
Old Lady Qu arrived at the original owner's courtyard, but was stopped from entering. As the original owner's grandmother, she had never been treated so harshly. However, she couldn't order the people in the general's mansion around. No matter how angry she was, she could only return to the courtyard, thinking that when the original owner's father returned, he would definitely teach Tao Yuan a lesson.
Qu Feng didn't expect that Tao Yuan would even dare to stop Old Lady Qu from entering. After glaring fiercely at the yard, he turned around and left with Old Lady Qu.
After the original owner's father Qu Cang and father Miao Chen returned home, the person sent by Old Lady Qu to wait immediately notified them and asked them to go and see Old Lady Qu.
Qu Cang ignored him, took Miao Chen's hand and went back to their yard to have dinner.
While Qu Cang and Miao Chen were having dinner, Qingfeng reported to them what had happened today.
Miao Chen showed a worried look after hearing this, but he was not worried that Tao Yuan had offended Qu Feng and Old Lady Qu, but that the original owner was not a person who got angry easily. He felt that Tao Yuan must be feeling very aggrieved, so he behaved like this.
But Qu Cang laughed after hearing this. Qu Cang didn't want them to live in the general's mansion in the first place. He had already severed all ties with those people in his heart. It was Miao Chen who didn't want him to be known as an unfilial person, so he advised him to be patient with them for a while. After Qu Feng got married, they would definitely return to the Ji Di Marquis Mansion.
After dinner, Qu Cang did not go to see Old Madam Qu, but asked someone to tell Old Madam Qu directly that Qu Feng should live in the courtyard where Old Madam Qu lived before she got married, and if they dared to step into the original owner's courtyard again, they would be told to get out.
After hearing this, Old Lady Qu was so angry that she couldn't even eat.
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