Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

The old village chief came out to greet him, and when he saw the bloodstains on Liu Aniu's body, his face turned deathly pale.

"This, this..."

The expressions of Marquis Xuanwu and his wife also changed drastically.

"Father, what's going on? He... he is... he is..."

Seeing his son and daughter-in-law's faces turn pale, the old Marquis Xuanwu said with certainty, "He is your son!"

His grandson looks just like him!

From the moment he first saw him, he was certain that he was his grandson.

The ruthless, death-defying ferocity he displayed when killing was exactly the same as when he was young!

He was truly bewitched before, never suspecting that the beast wasn't a son of the Zhong family!

Upon hearing that this was their son, Marquis Xuanwu and his wife widened their eyes in shock, staring intently at Liu Aniu's blood-stained body. "Father, he... he is..."

Lady Xuanwu reached out, wanting to touch Liu Aniu, but her hand trembled.

Seeing that his son and daughter-in-law were quite frightened, the old Marquis Xuanwu said, "He's alright, his injuries have healed, he's just asleep."

Upon hearing that he had simply fallen asleep, the Marquis of Xuanwu and his wife breathed a sigh of relief, and the Marquis's wife almost collapsed to the ground.

Marquis Xuanwu grabbed her, and both of them stared intently at Liu Aniu.

This is their son!

Their biological son!

Even though Liu Aniu was covered in soot that nothing could be seen, they still stared at him greedily.

Lady Xuanwu took out a handkerchief and gently wiped his face, tears falling drop by drop.

Marquis Xuanwu's expression darkened. "Father, where is Pang Jian?"

He seemed to have a hunch about why his son had turned out this way.

Upon hearing this, the old Marquis Xuanwu was immediately enraged. "That Pang Jian..."

He was about to talk about Pang Jian's matter when Lu Zhaodi came over. As soon as she arrived, she exclaimed, "Oh my, what is this? Was it just pulled out of the latrine?"

Lu Zhaodi looked disgusted, but upon closer inspection, she exclaimed in surprise, "A-Niu?"

"Oh my god, you heartless bastards, what have you done to my Ah Niu? If anything happens to my Ah Niu, how will we live?"

"My husband and I are both quite old, and A-Niu is the only young and strong person in the family. You...you have to compensate us with one hundred taels of silver!"

Lady Xuanwu was instantly enraged upon hearing this. "Silver money! All you care about is money! He's in this state, don't you care whether he lives or dies? Can't you see the blood on his body?"

Lu Zhaodi pursed her lips, then smiled ingratiatingly, "You're so kind-hearted, sir. Since that's the case, please have pity on us old folks. If Ah Niu is gone, we won't even have a laborer left. Who will take care of us then?"

Good heavens, how are we going to live like this?!

"You, you, you!"

Lady Xuanwu was so angry her lips trembled. "You only think of yourself! A'niu is the child you raised. You develop feelings for a dog or a cat, but don't you have any feelings for A'niu at all?"

Lu Zhaodi looked at her suspiciously. "What can I do? I feel sorry for my own son too!"

"Our lives are cheap in the countryside, we can't compare to you. Our lives are worthless from birth; we're all going to die anyway, what's more important than the living?"

"You—you're absolutely unreasonable!"

Lady Xuanwu was so angry that her face turned pale.

Lu Zhaodi couldn't understand any of her ramblings. She rolled her eyes and said, "Quick, quick, get him outside! Who's going to wash the floor if it gets dirty?"

As she spoke, she pulled at Liu Aniu.

"You, you stop right now!" Lady Xuanwu raised her hand and slapped Lu Zhaodi hard across the face.

Lu Zhaodi covered her face, her eyes red with anger, "You...you hit me?"

His eyes widened, then he ran to the door and started yelling, "Neighbors, come quick! Some important people from outside are beating people up! They came to my house and beat me up! They almost killed me!"

"Oh, my face! I'm going to die! They have to pay me back!"

Ying Yufu and the other two walked over slowly, staring at Lu Zhaodi's wide-open mouth for a while. The Crown Prince grabbed a handful of snow from the ground and skillfully put it in.

"Auntie, stop howling! No one will give you any money even if you howl until your throat is hoarse!" Prince Ba blinked and said sincerely.

Ying Yufu glanced at him with a pleading look. "Your Highness, well done!"

The Crown Prince immediately raised an eyebrow smugly: "I have experience dealing with people like her!"

Ying Yufu gave him a thumbs up.

The two whispered to each other, and Wushuang glanced at them, her eyes and brows behind her mask full of smiles.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!"

Lu Zhaodi desperately spat out the snow in her mouth, her face turning red with anger.

Just then, they heard Liu Youcai say from inside, "The water's boiled!"

The water's boiled? That means you can collect the silver now.

Lu Zhaodi sprang to her feet and rushed in like a gust of wind, grabbing the old woman and saying, "The water's boiled! Where's the money? Where's the money you promised me?"

That old woman wasn't easy to deal with either. She raised an eyebrow and said, "Silver? Who said I was going to give you silver?"

Lu Zhaodi's expression changed instantly.

Just as she was about to throw a tantrum, Marquis Xuanwu drew his long sword from his waist, its cold light gleaming as it pressed against Lu Zhaodi's neck.

"Shut up, or you'll die!" Marquis Xuanwu's eyes were cold and stern.

Lu Zhaodi trembled with fright, her face turned pale, and her eyes were filled with terror.

She cautiously retreated, retreated further, and shrank into a corner, then turned and ran away in a flash.

Marquis Xuanwu sheathed his sword, picked up Liu Aniu, and put him into the hot water.

Liu Youcai was still boiling water.

It wasn't that he was honest, but rather that Granny Cao and Chong'er were both staring at him with fierce expressions.

If he misbehaved even slightly, Granny Cao's large, fan-like hand would slap him without hesitation, and then a wicked smile would curl up at the corner of her lips.

When the water in the water tank ran out, they went outside to scoop in the thick snow to melt and boil water.

After the two buckets of water were changed, Liu Aniu was finally barely clean. Marquis Xuanwu turned around and went to the carriage to get a set of clean clothes.

When Liu Youcai saw the clothes, he exclaimed, "Good heavens! They're all made of silk, and they even shine!"

"My lord, Ah Niu is too tough and doesn't deserve to wear such fine clothes. Give me these clothes, and I'll go get my cotton coat for him to wear."

As he spoke, Liu Youcai reached out to snatch the clothes.

Marquis Xuanwu glared at him sharply.

Liu Youcai was startled and awkwardly withdrew his hand.

Just as he was about to get dressed, Liu Aniu suddenly woke up.

As soon as he woke up, he looked around warily.

A look of bewilderment flashed across his eyes when he realized he was in his own home.

Upon seeing the old Marquis Xuanwu, he instantly sat up.

Old Xuanwu stared at Liu Aniu's eyebrows and eyes, which resembled his own, his eyes filled with excitement.

Marquis Xuanwu looked at him expectantly as well. "Child, you're awake? We know it's hard for you to accept this right now. Put your clothes on first, and we'll sit down and talk it over slowly."

Liu Youcai stood aside, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty. Why were they being so nice to A Niu?

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