"Master! Master! What a great event! What a great event!"
As soon as the servant returned to the Duke's Mansion, he started shouting loudly, completely losing his usual cautious demeanor.
"Such a commotion is outrageous!"
The housekeeper appeared with a dark face, grabbed the servant by the collar, and shouted angrily: "If you disturb the master, you will be killed even if you are killed a hundred times!"
"Well, I was so happy that I couldn't help it..."
The servant said this with some fear, and then spoke even louder: "It's the prince, the prince has an heir!!"
"What?!"
The housekeeper was startled.
Before he could even ask, a figure suddenly appeared beside him.
Duan Rufeng didn't care about his dishevelled clothes. He stared at the servant and his voice trembled: "What did you just say?"
"master!"
When the servant saw Duan Rufeng, he immediately slapped the housekeeper's hand away and said, "A year ago, the prince sneaked out of the mansion and had sex with several village women in a village outside the city."
"Today I went out with the young master and arrived at that village again..."
" Master, guess what?"
"One of those village women actually gave birth to a baby boy a few months ago!"
!!!
Duan Rufeng seemed to be hit by a huge hammer, and his hunched body straightened up little by little: "Has your bloodline been tested?"
"Not yet. I'm here to get the blood stone... But whether it's calculating the time or looking at his features, it should be right!"
The servant said, bowing deeply and saying, "I congratulate you in advance, Master..."
"Shut up! Go get the blood stone!"
Duan Rufeng interrupted directly and looked at the housekeeper: "Keep everyone in the house under control. No one is allowed to contact outsiders before I come back. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed on the spot!"
"yes!"
The butler bowed and accepted the order.
Although the Chengguo Mansion does not have any mortal enemies, it cannot be as smooth and versatile as the Rongguo Mansion.
Since this matter concerns the Duan family's incense, Duan Rufeng can't help but be cautious.
Soon, a carriage of moderate specifications drove out of Duke Chengguo's Mansion without attracting anyone's attention.
When the carriage stopped, before the servant could speak, Duan Rufeng heard bursts of loud crying, mixed with curses and pleas.
"Why are you crying? I'm your father, don't cry!"
"Please, let the child go. I will do whatever you want!"
"Are you stupid? If you follow me into the Duke's Mansion, what will you get for the rest of your life?"
"He is not your child! Please, please..."
"You don't know what's good for you. Don't think you can be fearless just because you gave me a son. Someone, come here!!"
“…”
Duan Rufeng got out of the car and walked towards this ordinary farmyard.
His face, which was already as black as the bottom of a pot, completely turned into murderous intent after he saw the old man lying in a pool of blood in the yard.
From a very early stage, the Chengguo Mansion had been constantly covering up for Duan Yuanyang.
There are small things and there are big things.
As time went by, even if the matter was handled cleanly from beginning to end, the reputation of the Chengguo Mansion gradually became bad.
Duan Rufeng had long been tired of cleaning up Duan Yuanyang's mess, but because of the deceased Duke's wife, he finally let him go.
This time, he wasn't going to let it go.
"If the Duan family has another bloodline..."
"Just go and die!"
"If you don't die now, you're going to kill me!"
With this thought in mind, Duan Rufeng pushed open the half-open door and walked in.
The servants of the Duan family gathered in groups of three or four around the room. The woman knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and begged with tears.
Duan Yuanyang was sitting on the side, holding a baby boy who looked to be just full-term in one hand as if he was carrying trash.
Duan Rufeng took a deep breath.
The next moment, bang bang bang...
A series of human collision sounds were heard.
Except for Duan Yuanyang, all members of the Duan family froze suddenly, fell down, and died instantly.
Duan Yuanyang was just like the baby boy, hung upside down on the beam of the house.
As for the baby, he was naturally put back into the cradle and held in Duan Rufeng's arms.
"Father, what is this doing?!"
"I have brought honor to the Duan family. I am a great contributor. Please let me down..."
Duan Yuanyang yelled.
“Whether a meritorious official is a meritorious one or not, you have to verify it first to know.”
Duan Rufeng sneered and made a move outside the house.
An irregularly shaped stone slab flew out of the carriage, into the house, and fell into Duan Rufeng's hands.
Without seeing any unnecessary movements from him, a stream of blood shot out from Duan Yuanyang's wrist.
In comparison, the baby is much gentler.
A drop of blood the size of a grain of rice emerged from the baby's fingertips and mixed with Duan Yuanyang's blood in mid-air.
After the two streams of blood were thoroughly mixed, they slowly fell onto the stone slab.
The stone slab absorbed the blood and gradually changed from its original gray and rough appearance to white and smooth.
This is a symbol of direct blood relationship!!!
In an instant, Duan Rufeng became excited.
"Really? It's actually true!"
"My Duan family has a successor! We have a successor!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Duan Rufeng watched the baby boy crying and laughing, and his movements were extremely cautious.
Duan Yuanyang, who was hanging on the beam, looked puzzled.
A year ago, he did favor a woman in this village.
But to be honest, who the hell remembers who is who!
This woman and this baby were just tools that he used because they happened to be useful.
From the beginning to the end, he never thought that there was any possibility that the baby boy was his own child.
But now...
Duan Yuanyang looked at the stone slab that had been thrown aside.
The white and smooth appearance seemed extremely dazzling and ironic.
So…
Is this doll really yours?
Duan Yuanyang was extremely confused.
Even though he had long lost his humanity, he couldn't help but turn his head and look at the baby boy.
It was strange to say, but the baby boy who had been crying madly in his arms stopped crying abruptly as soon as he entered Duan Rufeng's arms, and was now staring blankly at Duan Rufeng's old face with his big eyes.
Subconsciously, Duan Yuanyang looked at his father.
With just one glance, hatred erupted like a tsunami.
He saw kindness, love, joy... and much more on Duan Rufeng's face.
But no matter which one it was, it was a treatment that he, the eldest son of the Duan family, had never enjoyed before.
When he was very young, he thought his father Duan Rufeng was such a person who always had a gloomy face.
It wasn't until Duan Yuanming was born that he realized what was happening.
Duan Rufeng, it seems that he only has a sullen face towards himself?
Later, Duan Wuxie was born, which once again confirmed this conjecture.
Later...
The time is now.
Now this is the evil offspring that I accidentally created.
"Hahahahaha...it turns out that I'm the only one you look down upon from beginning to end..."
Duan Yuanyang laughed bitterly.
The next moment.
"Hurry up and do it!!!"
Duan Yuanyang yelled like a madman.
Get started...
Duan Rufeng was stunned for a moment, then he reacted in an instant and shot out of the house like an arrow.
Unfortunately, I was still a step too slow.
A thick layer of clouds enveloped the entire courtyard.
Duan Rufeng saw that he could not change direction or slow down, so he could only try his best to support the baby boy, twist his body, and use his back as a shield.
Bang.
Duan Rufeng bounced back without suffering any harm.
“It shouldn’t be like this…”
Duan Rufeng himself is also a cultivator of the Tao, although he follows the path of Yu Chi, but this does not prevent him from understanding other paths of cultivating the Tao.
Borrowing various celestial phenomena such as wind, thunder, rain and clouds is the means by which Huangting cultivates the Tao.
But this does not mean that it can only be borrowed and cannot be changed.
As long as the caster is willing, the wind can be the sharpest blade and the clouds can be the hardest wall.
Even if the other party wanted to spare his life for some reason, he would not deliberately manipulate the clouds to become like cotton wool.
What's going on?
Duan Rufeng looked around vigilantly as if he was facing a formidable enemy.
"Duke Chengguo, don't be nervous. I have no ill intentions. I just want to ask a question."
A voice came from the cloud covering the courtyard, "As long as you cooperate and answer this question, I will leave immediately and will not touch you or the baby boy at all."
"A question?"
Duan Yuanyang was stunned when he heard this, then his face changed drastically and he screamed in shock: "No!! Didn't you say that before?! You promised me!!!"
“…”
Duan Rufeng's face turned pale.
"Don't misunderstand, Duke Cheng. What I promised Master Ling was just a temporary solution. Compared to someone like Master Ling, I would rather negotiate directly with Duke Cheng."
Fang Lezhong said lightly.
Both he and Fang Leshan had long been disgusted with Duan Yuanyang to the extreme.
From the very beginning, they planned to kill Duan Yuanyang afterwards.
However, now with the unexpected bargaining chip of a baby boy, Duan Yuanyang's existence is no longer important.
"No matter what you two want to ask, or if you want to kill me, you can do so."
Duan Rufeng said in a deep voice, "I only have one request...let this child go!"
"Duke Chengguo, you are too serious. It seems that you still don't believe in my sincerity... Then let's do this."
As he spoke, Fang Lezhong waved his hand, and the clouds covering the courtyard dispersed.
Looking at the figure floating in the air with lightning flashing all over his body, Duan Rufeng completely gave up the idea of ​​testing him.
Lightning surrounds the body.
This is undoubtedly the realm of Dharma.
"In that case, please allow me to take care of my household affairs. It will be done soon."
Duan Rufeng nodded to Fang Lezhong, turned around and walked into the house again.
“…”
Duan Yuanyang was still hanging there, looking at Duan Rufeng with only hatred in his eyes.
"If possible, I wish you weren't there from the beginning."
Duan Rufeng sighed.
“Hehehe…hahahahahahahaha!”
Duan Yuanyang laughed loudly, "I should be the one saying this... If possible, I hope I should not have been born in the first place, let alone become the son of someone like you!!!"
"Today, you either kill me!"
"Or... hehe, I will treat this child like you did to me!"
"I want you to see with your own eyes that no matter how gifted and talented he is, he will not be much better than me when he grows up!!!"
"Hehehe—uh."
Duan Yuanyang's laughter suddenly stopped.
Because the bright red blood had already flowed down his neck onto his face.
Unable to tell whether it was due to the blood blockage or because he was dying, his vision began to blur.
"You can hate me or blame me, in your next life, I hope you can be reborn into an ordinary family."
Duan Rufeng’s back was frozen in the final scene.
Duan Yuanyang, died.
"If a family wants to be passed down for thousands of years, the Soul Locking Seal is essential."
Fang Lezhong sighed a little.
At this time, Duan Rufeng returned to the courtyard holding the baby boy and asked, "What do you want to know?"
“The first one.”
Fang Lezhong stared at Duan Rufeng closely: "Duan Wuxie, what is your relationship with Wei Wuxie?"
"It's the same person."
Duan Rufeng said bluntly, "Wuxie is free-spirited and doesn't like being bound by rules. He hates every aspect of the court."
"When he was eighteen years old, I began to use the Wuxiang Yi to create an identity for Wei Wuxie in Taiping Dao."
"When he is twenty years old, Wei Wuxie will have the title of Daozi."
"Later, after he broke through the Tongmai, I gave him the Wuxiang Yi and the identity of Wuxie Daozi."
Duan Rufeng sighed, "Until he dies."
Wuxie Daozi, was he impersonated by Duan Rufeng at the beginning?
This is really a bit surprising.
Fang Lezhong thought thoughtfully, "Where did you get your Wuxiang Yi?"
"It was obtained by exchanging a large amount of wealth from the royal family."
Duan Rufeng answered.
"All right."
Fang Lezhong nodded, "Second question, who has the Wuxiangyi now?"
"this……"
Duan Rufeng frowned for a moment, then shook his head, "To be honest, I don't know."
"You don't know or you don't want to say?"
Fang Lezhong narrowed his eyes, "Your master has confessed that he took your orders and led the troops to the battle to avenge your son and grandson... Don't tell me that you want revenge without even knowing who your enemy is."
"I'm not lying to you. I really don't know."
Duan Rufeng looked at Fang Lezhong deeply and said, "Because my memory has also been tampered with."
"Um?!"
Fang Lezhong raised his eyebrows sharply.
It is understandable that Duan Yuanyang’s memory was tampered with, after all, he is only the son of a duke and does not hold power.
But Duan Rufeng, a dignified duke, also had his memory tampered with? ?
"I know you don't believe it, but it's true."
Duan Rufeng continued, "In my memory, the murderers who killed Yuanming and Wuxie have all been killed by me. The reason why I know this is tampered with... is because I still have a copy of the list on me."
"A list?"
Fang Lezhong perked up.
"This is a list of all the officials in Zhanghua Mansion when my son Yuanming died tragically in Zhanghua Mansion."
Duan Rufeng took out a piece of paper that had been folded several times from his arms. "Inside this is the suspicious person that I analyzed before my memory was tampered with."
"I had planned to give up everything if the Duan family really couldn't have an heir... Never mind, it's no use now."
Duan Rufeng looked down at the swaddling clothes in his arms, then smiled and threw the stack of papers into the air.
The paper unfolded in the wind, and when it floated to Fang Lezhong, the contents on it were clearly revealed.
There are thousands of names.
But there are only five marked in red.
"I have secretly checked three of them, and there are no problems."
"As for the remaining two, Ge Wanshan is the Blood-robed Thousand Householder of Zhanghua Mansion. I have also checked it out, and the result is that his memory has been tampered with as well."
"There is only one possibility left."
"The descendant of Taizu, and the groom of the Zhanshi Palace, Xu Chong."
"If he is the murderer who killed Yuanyang and Wuxie, then the Wuxiang Cloth must be on him."
"That's all I can tell you."
Duan Rufeng's face turned serious, and he took a stance, "Either let me go, or let's see if I can make enough noise to attract Dou Tianyuan while holding you back with my newly-breakthrough golden body."
"hehe."
With a light laugh, Fang Leshan walked out of the room behind Duan Rufeng, "I am a seventh-level golden body, you can't make enough noise."
Duan Rufeng's face changed drastically.
There are actually two people here!!!
"Don't worry...we don't intend to kill you."
Fang Leshan directly passed over Duan Rufeng and laughed, "Maybe there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future."