After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

He rarely reminisced about his past life, nor did he ever think about his father, the Empress.

The more tender the gesture, the more painful it is.

He seems to be just like the folk legends say, a cursed lone star, a malevolent god descended upon the world.

When he heard Lin Siheng say those words again, he couldn't help but think of himself.

To be precise, it was thinking of my past life.

"I'll tell you this in secret, just listen casually," Yin Cheng said. "Back when your stepfather was pregnant with you, he wasn't fully in a relationship with your father yet."

Lin Siheng gasped. "So I'm a concubine's son?"

"Uh, that's not important," Yin Cheng said. "Back then, your father knelt on a washboard for half a month to beg Shen Qingheng to give birth to you. This shows how much he truly loved you."

Lin Siheng's ears twitched, accurately grasping the key information, "You mean my stepfather didn't want me in the first place?"

Yin Cheng: Oh no, if I can't make this up, I'll be kneeling on a washboard.

"Listen to the important point: your father knelt for half a month for your sake. It's heartbreaking and brings tears to the eyes of anyone who hears it."

"No wonder...no wonder my stepfather never scolds Xinyu, only me." Lin Siheng was extremely shocked. "So I'm not my father's son after all..."

Yin Cheng felt a little heartbroken; this child seemed completely unresponsive to reason.

Don't mess around, bro. If my wife finds out, King Cheng will die in Cuizhu Town.

"What are you thinking? Don't you look in the mirror often, Young Master Lin? Tell me, do you think those two picked up your face?"

"That makes sense." Lin Siheng touched his face; he did look quite like his parents. "Then why do they all favor Xinyu?"

Yin Cheng asked, "For example?"

Lin Siheng said, "That old bastard never hits the new rain."

They only hit me.

If they disagree, they'll throw two punches.

"It's alright, I only make gold ingots, not pearls," Yin Cheng said. "Does that make you feel a little better?"

Lin Siheng said, "How can that be the same? Pearl is a young man, of course you can't hit him."

As for Yuanbao, it's okay to hit him occasionally; it's normal for martial artists to be beaten from a young age.

The uncle and nephew opened up to each other, and Lin Siheng asked, "Uncle Cheng, do you really think Dad and the others like me?"

"Um."

Lin Siheng asked, "Then why didn't my father perform the New Rain ceremony?"

Yin Cheng has his own way of dealing with stubborn people: "If he won't hit you, then hit him. Go up and give your brother a couple of good punches."

Lin Siheng paused for a moment, then said, "Uh... wouldn't that be a bit inappropriate?"

"If there's anything wrong, just tell your dad whether you'll hit him or not. If you won't, I will," Yin Cheng said. "Then you can catch him off guard and beat Xin Yu senseless, so that even after he's healed, he'll still be drooling over him."

Lin Siheng: "But he didn't do anything wrong, why should I... hit him... uh."

To be fair, Xinyu is a very well-behaved child who doesn't even climb trees, let alone cause trouble.

Lin Siheng was reluctant to admit it, but he was indeed a little jealous of his younger brother.

Although he chose this path himself, sometimes he thinks about how he has been away from both of his fathers for many years, while Xinyu grew up with her stepfather...

"Young hero, the path of the martial world is very lonely," Yin Cheng began to persuade. "But you can find a husband, one isn't enough, just two. Then you'll have two women on your left and right, and you won't have time to be jealous of your younger brother."

Lin Siheng retorted, "I'm not jealous of my brother at all. What a joke! I am a dignified man from Guishan Huangquan."

He paused for a moment, then said, "As for husbands, one is enough. Too many would make it inconvenient to do chivalrous deeds."

Who goes out into the world with ten or eight people? It's not like they're going out to enjoy a life of luxury.

He suddenly stared at Yin Cheng with a suspicious look, "Do you have another guy outside? Why are you suddenly bringing up this 'having women on both sides' thing!"

Yin Cheng: "???" You brat?

"Don't force me to beat you up when you're at your most vulnerable."

Lin Siheng belatedly realized, "Uncle Cheng, you're not trying to comfort me, are you?"

"What else?"

Lin Siheng: "...Thank you for your hard work."

Yin Cheng nodded, "It is a bit tiring."

Lin Siheng rolled her eyes. This guy wasn't going to be polite at all!

"Let's get back to the matter of Thousand Crane Manor," Yin Cheng simply asked, "Are you going?"

Lin Siheng nodded, "Okay." He paused, then added, "Uncle Cheng, if I don't make it back, could you do me a favor?"

"Tell me what kind of help you are."

Lin Siheng suddenly became coy. "I promised a young man I'd send them to the capital. If I die at Thousand Crane Manor, could you send someone to take my place and send them to the capital?"

Yin Cheng understood. "The young man who came to see you around noon?"

Lin Siheng was shocked. "How did you know?!"

Of course, it was Yuanbao who tipped them off.

However, Yin Cheng did not implicate his son; "the whole family knew."

Lin Siheng: "..." How should I put it, it's kind of awkward.

He touched his nose guiltily, "We're just ordinary friends."

Yin Cheng kindly reminded him, "I haven't actually asked anything yet."

Lin Siheng blushed and said, "I...I'm going to talk to Uncle Gu about something."

Yin Cheng raised an eyebrow, turned around, and went back to his room.

Yuanbao quickly came up to him, "Dad, what's going on outside? Has the fighting started?"

Lin Nian was also worried, "Is he one of those who received a challenge, like Somodo?"

"No, he looks like the boss's friend. Siheng knows him too, it's okay, don't worry."

Lin Nian breathed a sigh of relief.

Yuanbao suddenly felt as if fate had grabbed him by the back of the neck.

After throwing the light bulb out, Yin Cheng closed the door.

Yuanbao: "..." I'd like to ask you something!

Lin Nian cautiously clutched her clothes. "Honey, it's still broad daylight!"

"I know," Yin Cheng said, sitting on the soft couch and spreading his hands towards his wife. "Come here."

Lin Nian carefully moved over and skillfully sat on the man's lap. "No, don't do anything reckless."

Yin Cheng hugged his wife and said, "Niannian, how about a kiss in exchange for a secret? Want to trade?"

"Oh, it wasn't that after all," Lin Nian breathed a sigh of relief. "Honey, you've been playing this trick for years, aren't you tired of it?"

Yin Cheng tapped his face.

Lin Nian offered her soft lips, giving it two quick kisses. "What secret?"

"Want to hear about the boss's past romantic escapades?"

Well, I'm still a little curious.

Lin Nian nodded, her eyes sparkling. "Yes! Tell me, tell me!"

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Originally, the Butterfly Valley Twin Immortals, upon hearing about the Blood Drinking Challenge, decided to stay here to protect Lin Siheng.

Lin Siheng refused.

After saying goodbye to the two old men, he hurriedly ran to the Fulin Inn to find the little swindler.

He didn't know about the feud between his family and Qianhe Manor before, but now that he does, he definitely can't bring those little swindlers there anymore.

There's a chance they might not even get to eat at the banquet, and instead die there first.

This matter left Lin Shaoxia feeling quite melancholy, and Gongyang Xun was arguably the first friend he had made.

Unexpectedly, this friendship wasn't entirely pure; it seemed to involve a lot of calculation.

Upon arriving at Fulin Inn, Lin Siheng easily found out the room for the four people, which, unsurprisingly, was the cheapest shared room.

Although Yuan Yuan is rich, the other three know that Yuan Yuan works much harder to save money than they do.

People who are used to hardship are content with just having a place to live.

Save money where you can; going to Beijing isn't cheap.