Chapter 184: Shi Ren Reveals the Truth About Shi Jin

Want to know? Fine, I'll tell you.

Shi Ren finished speaking, stared into the distance for a while, then continued.

"In the eleventh year of Emperor Wu, a child went out to play with his family. In a small town they encountered an Earth Dragon Reversal that the nation hadn't seen in over a hundred years. His parents, for the sake of his younger brother, abandoned him…"

Eleventh year of Emperor Wu!

Isn't this year the seventh year of Emperor Wu?

He's a reincarnation!

Qiao Sheng looked at Shi Ren and said, "You mean your parents, after the Earth Dragon Reversal, chose to save your younger brother instead of you?"

"Yes!"

Shi Ren nodded. He thought he wouldn't feel pain again, yet when he spoke, tears quickly filled his eyes.

This incident couldn't help but remind Qiao Sheng of a movie she had watched before.

She came to herself.

Qiao Sheng pressed her lips together and asked, "Did your parents treat you and your brother differently? Why did they choose your brother and not you?"

After speaking, she suddenly realized her question was a bit problematic.

She was about to rephrase.

Shi Ren spoke.

"I originally thought it was the same, but after the Earth Dragon Reversal I realized I was wrong. Although at the time we could only save one, whether it was me or my brother, either of us could have survived. In the end, they chose to save my brother simply because his limbs were intact…"

Only one could be saved; if she were in my shoes, it would be the same…

Qiao Sheng lifted her gaze and said, "Your parents did act wrongly in this matter, but it was also a helpless choice. Still, even so, your brother never offended you, you…"

Even now she still speaks up for them.

Her heart indeed leans toward Shi Jin.

Shi Ren replied quickly, not waiting for Qiao Sheng to finish, and said, "He never provoked me, so he survived until now!"

Qiao Sheng only felt that Shi Ren had other intentions.

Shi Ren suddenly looked toward her and said, "Aunt Qiao, you're a smart person, I quite like you. If you don't get involved, you'll still be my Aunt Qiao."

"If I were to get involved, what would you do, kill me?"

After Qiao Sheng asked, Shi Ren remained silent, which amounted to tacit consent.

This kid!

Qiao Sheng lightly opened her lips and said, "Shi Ren, I don't know what you're thinking, but there are some things I still want to say. If you plan to snatch away all of Shi Jin's fatherly and motherly love, ruin him, and take revenge on your parents, would you be happy when your goal is achieved? Would you not regret it?"

Shi Ren had never thought of these.

Qiao Sheng saw him remain silent and continued, "Shi Ren, you barely got to live another life; you shouldn't torment yourself just because others treated you that way. It may seem you won everything, but in fact you lost. Because of these actions, your heart still won't feel happiness; on the contrary, you'll be conflicted, you…"

She hit the nail on the head.

Shi Ren's face was about to give way.

"Enough!"

"Aunt Qiao, you said all that just to keep me from hurting Shi Jin, right?"

He was still being pedantic.

Qiao Sheng spoke bluntly.

"What relationship do I have with you and Shi Jin? You and he are just children that your third uncle San Shu entrusted to me to supervise, that's all. Am I supposed to favor one of you? If I were to be partial, it would be to my own Xiao Shitou."

Before Shi Ren could say anything.

Qiao Sheng continued, "Whatever you want, I truly can't control you. If you don't heed my words, find somewhere else to move to; don't stay with me. Because if you stay and do anything to Shi Yun or my Xiao Shitou, I won't let you get away with it. Don't think I'm easy to bully; I'm telling you, I'm not easy to bully!"

(End of chapter)