Chapter 211 Law Enforcement Elder Guards the World (25)

“You lowly thing, still daring to dream in broad daylight? Today, I’ll put an end to your fantasies!”

Prince Shen smiled sinisterly and struck her with a few more whips. Bai Tang appeared to be covered in blood, her flesh mangled.

“Why won’t you die already!”

Prince Shen grabbed a dagger from a guard and thrust it at Bai Tang.

Taking the full force of the blow, Bai Tang’s dark eyes met Prince Shen’s fierce gaze, intensifying his hatred for his son.

He promptly pulled out the family records and struck Shen Zhuo’s name off the list.

Standing in the corner, Shen Zhuo, due to his rebirth, had a profound and sensitive soul. He felt a sudden release as something connected to him was severed, feeling lighter.

Bai Tang sneered, “Shen Zhongming, you think you can rid yourself of me like this? As long as you can’t kill me, I’ll kill you. Not only will I kill you, I’ll kill your beloved son too, leaving you with just one good son—me, loyal and filial to the end!”

Prince Shen squeezed Bai Tang’s neck, his voice filled with malice. “You filthy thing, stop dreaming! You? My son? I don’t think so. How could a despicable creature like you be worthy? I don’t have a son like you, Shen Zhuo, do you understand? I swear to the heavens, Shen Zhuo will never be worthy of the Shen family lineage, never!”

As Prince Shen spoke, Shen Zhuo felt another weight lifted from his shoulders. With Prince Shen disowning him, a portion of the family’s sins wouldn’t be attributed to him. If his name was struck from the family records, he’d never be part of the Shen lineage, absolving him of their crimes.

First, lull him into a false sense of security, make him think he could manipulate the situation at will, then deliberately provoke him, continually stepping on his sore spots, enticing Prince Shen to make rash decisions in anger.

Bai Tang had achieved her goal. She promptly cast a spell to immobilize them. With a lazy and carefree demeanor, seemingly unaffected by the pain, she left behind a trail of bloody footprints, walking away amidst their incredulous stares.

“Who are you really? You’re not Shen Zhuo, that lowly thing!”

Prince Shen had never been perceptive, but even now, he didn’t forget to curse Shen Zhuo.

“Hmph!” Shen Zhuo sneered, keeping pace with Bai Tang. “Master claims she’s not foolish, yet here you are, covered in blood. Doesn’t it hurt?”

Bai Tang shot another burst of spiritual energy at Shen Zhuo, scolding, “How can you say it doesn’t hurt? Don’t you feel pain when you’re being beaten? Where’s your mother?”

Another person who needed to be cut off was Shen Zhuo’s mother.

As they walked, Shen Zhuo smiled and said, “Master, let me tell you, she’s not even worthy compared to me! She’s always hitting and scolding me, thinking it’ll earn her that old coot’s pity. But it only makes her live less than a dog. Hahaha…”

Shen Zhuo appeared somewhat deranged, with a gloomy air about him.

Bai Tang smiled faintly. “It’s laughable to lose such self-respect.”

Turning corners with Shen Zhuo, they arrived at a secluded courtyard, appearing quite desolate.

Suddenly, Shen Zhuo remarked, “Master, look at that pond. It’s drowned me many times.”

A smirk played on Shen Zhuo’s lips, his eyes growing more sinister. He said softly, “In the dead of winter, they’d hoist me up to play a game. Loosen the rope, and my head would plunge into the icy pond. Back and forth, until it warmed up.”

Bai Tang touched his head. “Still hurting?”

Seeing the slight redness in Shen Zhuo’s eyes, she smiled and said, “When they discovered your innate demonic bone, Elder Juan Bai, Elder Yan Hui, and Elder Chang Shan couldn’t sit still. With ‘demonic’ in your innate qualities, they became too wary. Both the Sect Master and I agree that as long as you pass the assessment, you’re a disciple of the Divine Movement Sect.”

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