Wu Chang Jie

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Chapter 77
Zong Zi Heng watched as Shen Shi Yao disposed of the pot of Cymbidium orchids, just frozen in place not knowing what to do.

Just like the day he found out that his uncle had died, it was as if Jiuzhou had fallen before him and there was nothing he could do about it.

What could he do with his own father and mother?

But he had to stop them, no matter what the cost is, he could not let more people be killed!

Zong Zi Heng stopped in front of his mother who was planning to leave, staring hard as he asked word by word, "What are you thinking of doing?"

Shen Shi Yao gathered her hair at her temples, "I'm a bit tired, I'm taking a nap."

"I'm asking you what you want to do next." Zong Zi Heng gritted his teeth and said, "If you dare to hurt Xiao Jiu ..."

"As long as you are the Human Emperor, he will still be your good brother." Shen Shi Yao laughed mockingly, "Otherwise, what can you do?" She pushed Zong Zi Heng away and walked confidently outside.

Zong Zi Heng's brain burst into flames. He tugged on Shen Shi Yao's arm and fell to his knees with a heavy thud, and said in a hoarse voice, "Mother, Zi Xiao is my closest brother. No matter what grudges you have with Father and Empress, he is innocent. If you harm him, I will offer my life as an apology, I will do what I say."

Shen Shi Yao glared fiercely at Zong Zi Heng and gritted her teeth, "You... such a soft-hearted person. How can you achieve greatness?!"

"To achieve greatness, do we have to fight each other and lose our conscience?!" Zong Zi Heng growled, "If you dare to touch Zi Xiao, I will suffer on behalf of mother and pay for the sins you have committed with my death!"

Shen Shi Yao was so angry that her body trembled. She cupped Zong Zi Heng's chin with one hand and her voice was stern, "My son, how can you be so kind-hearted and soft-hearted? The one who eats meat seeks to kill you. Are you willing to be a lamb?"

"To go against the Dao of one's heart, by seeking fame and profit by any means. What is the Dao of your heart?"

She kicked Zong Zi Heng away, "Rubbish!"

Zong Zi Heng sat on the ground, his whole body cold and stiff, as if he had died once --- his heart had been subjected to a long and protracted torture since the beginning of the Jiaolong assembly, and every stab came from his own blood relatives.

He felt the urge to run away, to drop everything, to escape from this opulent hell, to escape from the people closest to him yet who frightened him the most. The sky is high and the sea is broad. A few steps outside will be the freedom he longed for. Yet his hands and feet were bound and his mouth covered, and he looked at the light leaking in through the gap and just watched.

Outside the door came the familiar voice of Zong Zi Xiao, cheerfully calling out "Big Brother" as if he never knew what sorrow was.

When Zong Zi Xiao entered the house, he ran into Zong Zi Heng getting up from the floor and trying to straighten his wrinkled lapels.

"... Big brother, what's wrong?" Zong Zi Xiao walked over with a few steps, "Are you, are you crying again? Is it because of Consort Shen?"

Zong Zi Heng tried in vain to hide his wretched face, "What are you doing here?"

"Big brother, what exactly is wrong with you?" Zong Zi Xiao said in annoyance, "What did she say about you? Did you guys have a fight? Why?"

"Don't ask."

"Why did you have a lot of things going on in your mind all day and you don't tell me anything? Tell me, I can share your worries."

"What kind of worries can you share?" Zong Zi Heng let out a low growl.