Chapter 2005: Motherly Love and Fatherly Affection, Reluctant to Part with Children

At this moment, the two children stood to the side, listening to the conversation, and seemed to understand some of it. The little boy suddenly said, "Daddy, is King Linggan really a demon? Does he really eat people? I'm so scared."

The little girl also hurriedly threw herself into Master Chen's arms with a crying voice and said, "Daddy, we don't want to leave you."

Master Chen held his daughter in his arms, his eyes filled with boundless love, yet he did not know what to say.

He frowned at this moment; he knew very well what the result would be if he offended King Linggan. One year, because another family had drawn the lot to offer children but refused to hand them over, the Tongtian River water flooded up that very night, almost destroying the entire Chen Family Village in the water.

In the end, that family was forced by other villagers, and they knelt in the ancestral hall with eyes full of terror, handing over their own children, and only then did the flood recede.

"You are too selfish! Because of your own family, you want to offend the River God and destroy our Chen Family Village!"

"Other families have offered voluntarily before; why did such a problem arise when it came to you?"

"The flood is coming, it's coming! Oh my heavens!"

"You too, didn't the River God say he would return these children to us after they turn eighteen? What on earth are you thinking?"

"Hand over your children, otherwise we will all die in the flood. If you anger the River God, he won't save us either!"

Master Chen stood where he was, his mind still recalling that scene; the shock that day brought him was too immense.

The flood surged up from the Tongtian River, reaching a height of over ten meters, rolling with giant waves. Chen Family Village, in front of such a massive flood, was like a small boat in a raging ocean, likely to disappear at any moment.

"My master has now been snatched away by that demon." Sun Wukong swept a glance at Master Chen and his wife and said, "And that old turtle was originally the one in charge of the Tongtian River. When he was there, the Tongtian River was not so temperamental. Now that he has been robbed of his residence by that demon, the Tongtian River is controlled by that demon."

Fahai looked at Sun Wukong and added, "Judging by the actions of this demon, he is fundamentally untrustworthy. As for returning the children after eighteen, that is fundamentally impossible; they must have been eaten!"

Once Fahai said this, the faces of Master Chen and Mistress Chen changed. Master Chen hugged his daughter even tighter, and the little boy was so scared he threw himself into Mistress Chen's arms.

Master Chen was silent for a moment, then looked at Fahai and Sun Wukong and said, "Then what should we do? Tomorrow, according to the rules, I have to offer these two children. If I don't offer them, the flood will immediately drown Chen Family Village."

"Daddy!" The little girl was so scared she cried out, looking up at Master Chen, and said, "I don't want to be eaten by that demon, I'm so scared!"

Master Chen looked at her, his brows furrowed, tears overflowing from his eyes. For him, having children late in life, one can imagine how much he cherished this pair of twins.

"Alright, Daddy won't hand you over. Even if the flood drowns the whole village, Daddy won't hand you over."

Master Chen's eyes were filled with immense sorrow as he spoke.

Sun Wukong swept a glance at this family, then looked at Fahai and said, "Fahai, what should we do about this?" ===== CHAPTER 2007 =====