Seeing his youngest son, on whom he had placed so much hope, arguing with him with an air of righteous indignation and without any sense of shame, His Majesty's satisfaction with him increased even further.
While he was satisfied in his heart, His Majesty the King's expression grew increasingly solemn and dignified. His brows furrowed tightly, and his sharp, hawk-like eyes stared intently at Li Bingchen, seemingly devoid of any emotion.
Li Bingchen was terrified, but the thought that the ant guardians were given to him by Yun Duo, and that they had just performed a service for him that day, swayed his nerves. He refused to back down, not even blinking, his neck held high, displaying an air of 'a clear conscience.'
A young boy, bearing an immense aura that even adults couldn't withstand, stood proudly before His Majesty the King, filling the King with wave after wave of satisfaction, making him almost reluctant to frighten him any further.
...It's true that I can't bear to do it. But it's not over yet.
His Majesty smiled inwardly, but his expression grew increasingly intimidating: "So, on the first day you returned from outside, you started ordering a steak every day, something you rarely ate before, not to feed those ants? And you stood in front of that potted rockery where poisonous ants hid every day, not to feed the ants, but simply to admire the potted plant?"
"Since that's the case, then don't talk to me about personal property."
“You are still a minor and do not have personal property. I am your father and your guardian. Before you come of age, what is yours is mine. Whether it is the artificial rocks and bonsai, the poisonous ants inside, or anything else, I have the right to dispose of it. This may seem unreasonable, but it is a right granted to me by the Constitution.”
"Father?..." Li Bingchen was panicked and could no longer maintain his 'guilt' on the surface. He looked at His Majesty the King with a shocked expression.
How does his father know everything? Is someone secretly monitoring him?
Then he...
Li Bingchen's expression immediately turned dejected, and his head, which had been held high, was now bowed deeply.
"Father, everything I did was my own doing. I will take full responsibility for my mistakes. I will accept whatever punishment you wish to give me, but I beg you not to implicate others... And those little ants, they did nothing wrong. I am the one at fault. If I hadn't been so eager to hunt them and brought them back to the palace, they would still be living happily in the wild. Please do not release them back into the mountains and forests, and do not send them to the biological research institute."
At this point, Li Bingchen paused slightly, then spoke again, his tone pleading: "From childhood to adulthood, I have never asked my father for anything. This time, I am begging you, please grant my request."
"Beg me?"
His Majesty the King could no longer hide the smile in his eyes, but because Li Bingchen was looking down dejectedly, he did not notice that his father's expression was a little off.
"Hmm." Upon hearing the king's voice, Li Bingchen nodded and responded softly, then added, "Father, please grant your son this small request."
"Hmm..." His Majesty the King deliberately dragged out his "hmm," feigning deep thought, keeping Li Bingchen in suspense for a while before slowly saying, "It's not impossible."
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