The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1242 - 1242 607 Recognizing Each Other (2nd watch)_3

Chapter 1242: 607 Recognizing Each Other (2nd watch)_3 Chapter 1242: 607 Recognizing Each Other (2nd watch)_3 Xiao Hen’s legs began to shake. He was someone who wasn’t afraid of venomous snakes, yet paradoxically, he was afraid of cats.

If it had been a few years ago, Marquis Xuanping would definitely have said to him, “You are my son, Marquis Xuanping’s son. Don’t you even have this much courage?”

But tonight, he didn’t say that.

He said, “Come down, I’ll think of another way.”

There was no other way, and there was no time left.

Now was the moment, the child had to be rescued immediately. Otherwise, they had to either abandon the child or die with him.

Xiao Hen clenched the rope in front of him, gritted his teeth, and resolutely jumped down!

That seemingly ordinary jump had, unexpectedly, made Marquis Xuanping’s heart feel a sudden surge of warmth.

His son had grown up.

He had truly grown up.

It wasn’t his height, nor his age, but he had indeed become a towering figure of a man, a promising young Hanlin official.

He hadn’t gone to the battlefield to kill enemies, but he was protecting the people of Zhan Country with his own blood.

“I found him, we can go up now!”

Xiao Hen’s trembling voice came from the bottom of the well.

He was scared.

But he hadn’t succumbed to his own fear.

Indeed, he was my son, Xiao Ji’s son!

Marquis Xuanping hurriedly pulled on the rope, hauling Xiao Hen and the child up from the bottom of the well.

Xiao Hen’s movements were very careful. After all, the mouth of the well was so narrow that a slight misstep could hurt the child.

He lifted the child high above his head.

Marquis Xuanping took the child with one hand, placing him on the overturned umbrella, and with the other hand, he pulled his son up.

It was only then that he noticed his son was holding a cat tightly in his arms.

Xiao Hen’s body was rigid, his face ashen, like a little statue unable to move, “Can you please take it away quickly?”

Marquis Xuanping laughed out loud, snatched up the cat, and threw it into a bundle hanging on the saddle.

The child was not in good shape, having suffered multiple falls. They needed to find a doctor quickly.

Xiao Hen found a piece of cloth in the house to wrap the child in his arms.

Marquis Xuanping was surprised, “Well, you seem to know your stuff, ready to be a dad at any moment?”

Xiao Hen glanced at him, “We have Gu Xiaobao at home.”

This child was older than Gu Xiaobao, but he probably wasn’t over a year old. The method of carrying Gu Xiaobao would also work for him.

Father and son, with a child, a horse, and a cat, headed towards the Official Road.

Just as they were about to leave the village, part of the mountain ahead collapsed thunderously, like muffled thunder startling the night, and the ground at the entrance of the village seemed to shake.

The landslide wouldn’t reach the village, but the mudslide caused by the landslide was a disaster for this Village.

“Drive!”

Marquis Xuanping shouted sharply.

The horse quickly stepped onto the Official Road, and just at that moment, the old Banyan tree at the entrance cracked and snapped, its massive trunk falling directly towards them!

In the nick of time, Marquis Xuanping stepped onto the stirrup and leaped, embracing the thick trunk with both hands and forcefully bumping it aside.

The trunk was indeed pushed aside, but as a result, he was crushed under it.

His waist injury instantly recurred, and the wounds on his thigh and back were about to reopen. His face turned pale in an instant.

Xiao Hen pulled back on the reins, bringing the horse to a stop.

He dismounted, ignoring his sprained right foot, and ran towards him.

Xuanping Marquis gritted his teeth against the pain and said to Xiao Hen, “Go quickly.”

“We’ll go together! I’ll move the tree!” Xiao Hen bent down, attempting to lift the tree, which was even thicker than himself.

Despite his efforts, the tree pressing down on Xuanping Marquis refused to budge.

He then took out a rope hanging from his saddlebag, tied one end to the tree, and the other to the horse, both man and horse pulling with all their might.

But the tree was simply too heavy and too thick.

The palms of Xiao Hen’s hands were rubbed raw, splotchy blood dripping down the rope.

The mountain ahead continued to collapse, and Xuanping Marquis looked into the distance, using the last of his energy to say, “You guys go first, I’ll rest a bit and then I’ll be able to push it off myself.”

Xiao Hen’s eyes reddened, tears welling up: “You’re lying!”

Xuanping Marquis smiled weakly: “Don’t be so mistrustful of your father… As a First-rank Martial Marquis, I can lift such a tree with one hand…”

Xiao Hen clutched the rope tightly, choking and bellowing, “Then lift it! Lift it now!”

Xuanping Marquis laughed casually: “I said I needed a rest… You go first… Don’t let the child catch a cold… It wasn’t easy rescuing him from the well…”

“I’m not leaving!”

The rope had deeply embedded itself into the flesh of Xiao Hen’s palms, yet still, he couldn’t pull the tree.

“I regret it!”

“I should have learned martial arts!”

“I shouldn’t have gone to study! I should have grown up in the military camp!”

“You were right! A scholar is good for nothing!”

“I’m useless!”

He cried despairingly, tears falling in big droplets.

The smile faded from Xuanping Marquis’s face, and through the thick rain, he looked at Xiao Hen: “I said those things on purpose… I’m your father… I can’t read as many characters as you… I couldn’t swallow my pride… I always wanted you to learn martial arts… That’s my specialty… You would definitely have admired me a lot…”

Xiao Hen had never heard these words before, he had never even considered them.

Proud as Xiao Ji was, he also had such a moment of self-doubt.

Perhaps sensing the end was near, some words had to be said today or they might never be spoken again.

Xuanping Marquis slightly tilted his head to better take a last look at his son: “Ahen, I’ve never told you that I’m actually quite vain… Having a son like you… those rough men always boast about their sons… Pssh… are their sons as capable as mine?”

“My son could recite poetry in Jinluan Hall at three… Could their sons do that?”

“My son entered Guozijian at four… Could their sons do that?”

“My son was a young Ritual Wine Master at thirteen, were their little soldiers?”

“My son was the top scholar at eighteen, were their sons?”

“The greatest pride of my life isn’t military achievements, nor is it my noble rank. It’s you, you are my most proud son, you always have been.”

Xiao Hen’s heart felt torn apart.

Xuanping Marquis’s eyes warmed, he smiled and said, “If you don’t go now, it’ll be too late; don’t let my sacrifice be in vain.”

Then, with the last bit of his strength, he struck Xiao Hen with his palm.

Xiao Hen was propelled onto the horseback by his father’s internal energy.

Xuanping Marquis said to his horse, “Take him away—”

With a thunderous roar, the last part of the mountain also slid, and a landslide of mud and rocks rolled from behind.

The horse reared and galloped away.

Xuanping Marquis watched his son with a smile as the landslide surged down.

Xiao Hen turned his head back, crying out in despair, “No—”

With a resounding boom, the landslide flooded into the village.

And at that moment, a towering black shadow leaped through the heavy rain!

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