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" Why did you knock him out?
" Yeah. Why did you?"
" We were supposed to only take the boy and not engage."
" He is the son of that couple. Do you think it would be easy to kidnap him?"
" He is right. His sisters are monsters. At that age they are already at the foundation realm ? The same realm as we?What have they been going through? Their brother wouldn't be any different."
" Yes, that's right. If we had made a slight mistake, the repercussions would be devastating."
" Argh…! I knew this mission was imaginary from the beginning. Sneaking into the Zhu's Mansion? What is the Lord thinking?"
" It was good we were able to get help from those people, if not…?"
" Now what ?"
" What do you mean by that? "
" Now that we have him, what do we plan to do with him?"
" That's the Lord's decision to make."
" I know. What I mean is that…sooner or later, we would be caught. Why do we have to do this in the first place ?"
" Because that's the only way to make him hurt." A new voice spoke. It was the mysterious Lord of the assassins.
Zhu Qian was listening to the conversation of the people who abducted him, while pretending to be asleep. He was able to realize, from their conversation, why they kidnapped him. They were trying to hurt his father. But why ? What has his father ever done to them ?
" Lord."
" Lord ."
" Lord."
The three men greeted him, one after the other. Although Zhu Qian wasn't able to see their faces, he could distinguish them based on their voices.
" Hmm…I don't know why you wanted to take their child, but I can tell you it wouldn't be easy. I have done my own part, and I would be taking my leave. " Another voice said. This one was soft like that of a female. It seems she was one of the people that helped the assassins.
" Yes. Please, thank his highness on my behalf. " The Lord said politely.
" No need. Since you have completed your bargain of the deal, that's enough. Just don't hurt the boy, he is cute. "
The Lord didn't answer. Footsteps moving away was what made Zhu Qian aware of the departure of the person and the three men.
It was only the Lord and Zhu Qian that was left in the room. Zhu Qian pretended to be asleep, as he had been doing before. He wanted to know what the Lord was up to.
Hours went by, and the Lord made no advances. Zhu Qian was tired of pretending, so he opened his eyes like he was just waking up. And what he saw made him squint his eyes. The man in front of him looked like his father, but not really. One could tell both of them apart. His uncle?
What was going on here?!
The man stretched his hand forward, and slowly caressed Zhu Qian's forehead.
" You should have been mine. Your features should have looked like me . "
Zhu Qian wiggled his face out of the man's hand , and made gurgling sounds.
What he was saying was, " You bastard! Take me back to my parents. I am hungry!"
The man looked at him, and frowned. Seeing his change of face, Zhu Qian burst into tears.
" Shhh…. It's Okay. I am here. I would give you anything you want. Just stay with me , okay?"
Surprisingly, the man carried him in his arms and rocked him to and fro. Ordinarily, he was supposed to be irritated by his cries.
Zhu Qian was flabbergasted.
' Excuse me , mister…. whatever your name is. I don't think you get the memo here. I am a baby, so I should be fed constantly. And right now, my cries are because I am hungry!' Zhu Qian shouted in his mind, as he stared at the man with dumbfounded eyes.
Normally, a child seeing a strangers face was supposed to be crying nonstop. But Zhu Qian was different. Maybe it's because he had experienced enough for him to be used to it.
" Ah! You must be hungry. It's been hours." The man said in realization.
' Thank Goodness. You aren't dense about the baby's condition. ' Obviously, he was' the baby '.
A bowl of porridge appeared in his hand, as he made Zhu Qian sit on his lap, his back resting on his stomach. The bowl was small, and there was a spoon clearly made for a baby.
' Hmm…You are quite prepared.'
Zhu Qian happily ate as the man slowly fed him. He wasn't even suspicious that the man might have poisoned the porridge.
Soon he devoured everything, and burped in satisfaction. The man slowly rubbed his back, and Zhu Qian yawned lightly. Babies routine. He didn't even try to fight it , and slept.
He slept without a care in the world, in an unfamiliar place.
Zhu Qian didn't know how many hours he had slept, but to him, a day had passed. He opened his eyes to the unfamiliar room.
He was lying on a bed. He raised his lower body up, sat on the bed , and observed his surroundings. He was in a room, which only had a bed. The bed was made of expensive materials, but the room was empty .
Zhu Qian's clothes had also been changed. Looking around the empty room made Zhu Qian sigh.
He crawled towards the edge of the bed and slowly made his way down. Luckily, the bed wasn't too high. He stood on his feet, and unsteadily walked towards the door, sitting along the way.
He was about to reach the door, when it opened, and in came the Lord. Luckily Zhu Qian was sitting, so it could be assumed that he crawled all the way .
" You are truly his son ." The man picked him up with a smile on his face , and placed him back on the bed.
Zhu Qian made gurgling sounds as he made his way into the man's arms, and pulled his robe along his chest area. Exactly where his breasts were.
" Okay. Okay." The man chuckled, and entangled his fingers.
" Unfortunately I wouldn't be able to give you this. But …here."
He extended a spoon of porridge to his mouth. Zhu Qian closed his mouth tight and stared at the spoon.
' Aish! I am supposed to get breast milk, not this. Ahh! I would have to endure, since I would need the strength to escape. '
Zhu Qian reluctantly opened his mouth and accepted the spoon. People would do anything to survive!
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