CHAPTER 230: CHAPTER 229: WHO DO YOU WANT TO RESURRECT?

Shen Qing scoffed, "This is the real me. The previous gentility towards you under my father’s orders was all an act."

Liu Tong was deeply shocked, tears streaming down her face as she sorrowfully asked, "Was your affection for me also fake? What about our child? Why did you involve the child too? Do you not care about your own flesh and blood at all?"

Shen Qing raised his head proudly, "A great man accomplishes great things, why worry about having no wife or child?"

Pa!

Liu Tong could no longer control herself and slapped him, crying out, "Shen Qing, I’ve truly misjudged you, you’re worse than an animal."

"Why are you hitting my son?" Ms Shen was extremely pained.

"Shen Qing is just his public identity, privately, he is a Reincarnation Nether Envoy wanted by the authorities from the Black Market’s ’Netherworld’."

Yu Nianzhao glanced at them askance, "What? Are you sure this is your son? Then your Shen Family needs to be thoroughly investigated to see if there is any disloyalty towards Great Chao Country!"

"What?"

Ms Shen was so scared her legs weakened, collapsing into Mr. Shen’s embrace, crying out, "No way, my son has been abiding by rules and obedient since young, how could he do such a thing? There must be some misunderstanding, Qing’er, quickly explain to Prince!"

Xie Jiuxiao sneered, "The Shen Family built an underground chamber here with a dedicated altar, this alone already violates the law; are you plotting treason? Mr. Shen, you’ve served as an official, you should be aware of Great Chao Country’s laws."

Mr. Shen staggered and almost collapsed too.

He pushed Ms Shen aside and strode over to Shen Qing, slapping him hard.

Pa!

Shen Qing’s face was already swollen and red from the slap.

"Filial ingrate! Do you know what grave mistakes you have made? Is it not enough for you to destroy yourself, but also drag the entire Shen Family down with you?"

Mr. Shen sternly reprimanded, "You were doing fine rising step by step in the Hanlin Academy, wasn’t that good enough? Do you know how much I’ve done to cover everything for you?"

Ms Shen also cried bitterly, "Qing’er, turn back before it’s too late; your parents raised you up with such difficulty."

"Hahahahaha!"

Shen Qing not only felt unaffected but instead laughed wildly, "Turn back? There’s no way back for me."

He stared at Mr. Shen with hatred, saying, "Do I need you to pave my road? From childhood, I had to follow the path you laid down, with any deviation resulting in beatings and scoldings, which I accepted as your son. But you destroyed my relationship with my cousin, sending people to defile her, forcing her to marry someone far away. That scoundrel didn’t even pay for childbirth, resulting in her death along with the child! All of this is because of you! I hate your ruthless actions, I regret my impotence, and I refuse to be your obedient servant for life. I want my own path."

Mr. Shen stepped back two paces in shock, trembling as he pointed at him, "All this for a woman, treating your father this way? Everything I’ve done was for your future. I’ve always stood up for you before others; isn’t that enough?"

"Heh, you stood up for Mr. Shen’s dignity, not for me, don’t make it sound noble with ’for me’ everywhere. My most hated phrase is that one. You arranged the official position for the sake of your reputation, married me into the Liu Family for Mr Liu’s influence; did you ever consider what I want?"

Shen Qing scoffed at Mr. Shen’s words, "Everything was what you thought best, none was what I wanted."

Mr. Shen was too furious, shaking his hand ready to strike him again, "You really don’t appreciate being born into fortune!"

"Hit me, go ahead, hit me to death! I’ve never wanted to be your son, your appendage!" Shen Qing raised his face, smiling madly.

Mr. Shen’s eyes reddened, yet restrained from hitting him.

"Then what do you want?"

Yu Nianzhao stared at him, asking, "Or more precisely, who is it that you want to resurrect?"

Shen Qing smiled back, asking, "What? Want to know? I refuse to tell you!"

"Rebellious child, truly a rebellious child... Now is your chance for redemption. If you’re willing to confess, it might be dealt with more leniently." Mr. Shen pleaded earnestly.

"I won’t tell you, even if I take this secret to hell!" Shen Qing boasted gleefully.

"Shen Qing, didn’t you say it was a great deed? What you really want is to rise high under your own power, right? Since you’re in Shangjing, with a terrifying ghost working for you, other Nether Envoys must be in Shangjing too, right?"

Yu Nianzhao observed his expression, seeing his smile fading, and calculated deliberately, "Let me take another guess, setting aside irrelevant Nether Envoys, the most crucial Yan Jun, he is in Shangjing and holds a high official position."

Upon Yu Nianzhao finishing her sentence, Shen Qing’s face turned dark as if ink could drip from it.

Xie Jiuxiao grinned, "It seems Zhaozhao’s guess is quite accurate."

"No! You’re not accurate at all."

Shen Qing was provoked and denied vehemently, "Yan Jun has long retreated to a safe place; he’s not here, you can forget about it."

"Oh..." Yu Nianzhao elongated her tone, "I don’t believe you. Are you really that honest? The more you deny, the more it confirms Yan Jun is indeed in Shangjing!"

"No, it’s not!"

In anger, Shen Qing suddenly lunged to strangle Yu Nianzhao.

Xie Jiuxiao was quick to react, encircling Yu Nianzhao’s slender waist and kicked Shen Qing away.

Shen Qing fell, clutching his chest and coughed up blood.

"My son!"

Ms Shen, though heartbroken, dared not approach.

"Where is my child?"

Liu Tong stepped forward and stared intently at Shen Qing, asking, "I’ve never done anything immoral, marrying you on matchmaker’s word was a grave mistake of my lifetime, I have no room for regret. I only wish to have my child back, Shen Qing, your parents have wronged you, but neither I nor the child did anything wrong. If you are still a man, return my son to me!"

Shen Qing smiled a resigned smile, calmly saying, "We are both pitiable souls. My wife, you are good, but unfortunately, you met me. I owe you, just as I owe my cousin. Being caught, there’s nothing I can do. I just wish you not meet someone as shameful as me in your next life."

With a mad and triumphant glance at Mr. Shen and Ms Shen, he quickly got up and dashed towards a nearby stone pillar.