The main courtyard of the Sheng family.
Sheng Shaoqiong looked down at Sheng Huanan, who was sitting at the table, his brows and eyes cold. "I'll ask you one last time, where is my child?"
Old Master Sheng looked up at her with exhaustion and helplessness in his eyes. "I'll say this one last time. That child is gone."
Countless emotions flashed through his mind, but his face remained unmoved. He frowned and said, "You saw it with your own eyes, and even... you buried it with your own hands. It's been over 20 years, so why is there such a commotion today?"
Sheng Shaoqiong suddenly calmed down and said calmly: "Maybe it's because I'm dying."
"They say people dream of the people they care about most before they die. These past few days, I've been dreaming of him. I always hear him say that our child isn't dead, but isn't doing well, and he wants me to go and save him quickly."
She turned to look at Sheng Huanan, her tone calm as if she was talking about something that had nothing to do with her: "Brother, I'm going to die soon, can't you let me die in peace?"
Sheng Huanan was almost laughed out of anger at her.
I even dreamed about him, and he said that their child was not dead. It would be strange if that guy said such a thing. He must be kidding!
He knew in his heart that it was a matter of a while, but he couldn't say these words to her, so in the end he could only lower his head and remain silent.
However, he didn't notice that Sheng Shaoqiong was looking at him intently, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
At this moment, a sound of footsteps came from outside the door. Sheng Huanan immediately jumped up as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw and quickly responded: "Third brother, you are finally here. Your aunt..."
"She's dying." Sheng Shijing said, turning his head to look at Old Master Sheng and continued, "What's going on?"
Mr. Sheng: “…”
The people he thought were reinforcements turned against him and joined the opposing side. Was this an attempt to force the old man to death?
Old Master Sheng's eyes swept back and forth between Sheng Shaoqiong and Sheng Shijing. He suddenly took a deep breath, turned around and said to Butler Sheng who was guarding the door, "Everyone, get out. Send someone to guard the yard. No one is allowed to enter."
Butler Sheng's heart skipped a beat, and he replied "yes" and immediately retreated.
Sheng Shaoqiong thought that with her eldest brother's temper, he would definitely be stubborn to the end. However, she didn't expect that as soon as the door closed, he raised his eyes and looked at her, and said in a deep voice: "Xiaoqiong, what kind of answer do you want?"
Sheng Shaoqiong was stunned: "Brother..."
Old Master Sheng reached out to stop her and asked directly, "Now that you know he's not dead, what are you going to do next?"
Sheng Shaoqiong's heart was shaken, and his eyes, which had been dull all the time, suddenly brightened up: "He's not dead, he..."
Sheng Huanan suddenly raised his voice: "Answer me, what are you going to do!"
Of course, find him!
That was her and their child, and also the most precious gift he left her. Of course she had to find him and treat him doubly well!
She wanted to bring him to him and tell him that their child was not dead and was still alive and well in this world!
No more words were needed, just one glance and Sheng Huanan knew her answer.
The helpless pain in his eyes intensified a bit. Before Sheng Shaoqiong could ask further questions, he calmly said, "So, if the price of knowing the truth is the life of you, that child, and the entire Sheng family, are you sure you still want to know?"
Sheng Shaoqiong's heart was shocked again, and even Sheng Shijing frowned.
Sheng Shaoqiong couldn't believe it. "The Sheng family is already one of the four major families in Kyoto. Although they lag behind the Zhong family in ranking, everyone knows that in terms of real strength, the Sheng family is still superior to the Zhong family. Who in China dares to say that they will destroy the Sheng family?"
Sheng Huanan's expression was calm: "If there is none in China, then what about outside of China?"
Even further afield...
He glanced at the two of them, his eyes deeper than either of them had ever seen before: "This world is far more vast than we can imagine. The Sheng family is well-known in China, but in the entire world, perhaps it is just a drop in the ocean."
"Xiao Qiong, you should know that if there is even a glimmer of hope, I will tell you everything you want to know, but do you think you can hold back?"
"You could resist the urge to look for the child even though you knew he was still alive?"
"Can you bear to find that child but not recognize him?"
"Or can you resist the urge to recognize him but not show it in public?"
There are so many things involved, so many that even someone in his position cannot imagine or touch them, and can only bury everything deep in his heart forever.
Until he dies and his ashes are buried deeper into the ground.
No one knows anymore.
Sheng Huanan looked deeply at Sheng Shaoqiong and asked her, "Tell me, which of these can you endure?"
Sheng Shaoqiong opened his mouth, but no words came out.
Sheng Huanan slumped down in the chair and waved his hand weakly: "Just remember, he's really dead."
Sheng Shaoqiong left in a daze. Sheng Shijing glanced at Old Man Sheng, said nothing, and chased after Sheng Shaoqiong.
*
Tianqiong Courtyard.
"I'm fine, you can go back." Sheng Shaoqiong returned to his usual lazy look, lighting a lady's cigarette for himself and speaking lightly to Sheng Shijing.
Sheng Shijing responded, tucked the corner of the quilt for her, and stood up to walk out.
But after only three steps, he turned around and asked, "Do you believe what my father said?"
He didn't need her to answer, so he continued, "I believe it."
Of course he believed it.
There are people in this world who have magical fortune-telling abilities like Xie Xihe, as well as ancient martial artists and people with special abilities. Even he himself is a special case.
He naturally believed that the world was much bigger than ordinary people could imagine, and he also believed his father's story about the demise of the Sheng family.
but……
"Others can destroy the Sheng family, and I can also destroy others."
"As long as you're alive, everything is possible."
Sheng Shijing said this in his usual cold tone, which fell into Sheng Shaoqiong's ears, but made her suddenly raise her eyes.
Staring at him blankly.
The light was against him, so he couldn't see the face clearly, but Sheng Shaoqiong seemed to see the person he saw before.
That time, when the team she led was completely wiped out and she was the only one left alive, that person looked at her in the same way and said to her in a firm voice: "Death is the simplest thing in this world. Only by living can there be infinite possibilities."
That time, she survived.
But after losing that person and their child, she died again...
She seemed to have always been a coward, living in her own world, letting her own sorrows and joys dominate everything...
Countless memories flashed through her mind, and when she came to her senses, Sheng Shijing was no longer in the room.
She looked at the cigarette butt that had burned to her fingertips, her eyes constantly changing.
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