Family Management Game In Immortal Continent

Chapter 604: Kill Prince Qian

Two hours passed.

Only then did Li Yaowenʼs spirit soul reappear in the Ancestor Space.

She bowed to the Old Ancestor.

”There is some good news, at least,” she reported. ”The young woman is sixteen years of age, from a clean background. She is the niece of the islandʼs City Lord. However, that sea region is plagued by pirates who constantly raid the merchant caravans of both the Human and Demon races. Bloodshed is a frequent occurrence on the island. I have already dispatched our people to protect the young woman and, while they are there, to bring her back to the clan.”

That was, at least, some good news.

Li Yaowen hesitated for a moment, then added, ”Right. Thereʼs one more thing. That young woman... sheʼs a half-spirit. She possesses the bloodline of a sea serpent, and that same bloodline is now in our Li familyʼs newborn.”

...

The assembled Li family members fell even deeper into silence. Conceiving a child across different species was known to be exceptionally difficult.

Li Xingchenʼs eyes suddenly lit up, a look of pure joy finally breaking through.

”I remember her!” he exclaimed. ”Her name is Xuanxuan! She was my favorite on the island! I spent that whole last month with her! This is wonderful...”

One by one, the other clan members shot him looks that could kill, and Li Xingchen hastily ducked his head again.

”Whatʼs done is done,” Li Dalong sighed. ”We will simply have to raise the child well.”

Li Wei let out a long breath.

”Xingchen, you are to come back as well,” he commanded. ”Until the child is old enough, you are not to go wandering again. Yaowen, bring the mother and son home. Since her family background is clean, it doesnʼt matter that she is a half-spirit. This is, at its root, a consequence of Xingchenʼs actions, so they must both be treated as our own people.”

”Yes, Old Ancestor!”

Li Yaowen nodded quickly and vanished from the Ancestor Space.

Seeing the Old Ancestorʼs lenient ruling, Li Dalong didnʼt dare say anything more.

He shot a vicious glare at Li Xingchen. Once that boy was back home, he swore he would teach this unfilial whelp the true meaning of clan discipline!

The other members of the Li family exchanged glances. After so many years, the clan was finally welcoming a new generation. As their eyes met, they saw a shared, unspoken understanding pass between them.

A new child was being born, and they did not want things to be as they once were.

Even if the child was not their own flesh and blood.

Li Yaoqing had already sidled up to Li Xinghuo. After a quick glance to the left and right, she whispered, ”Xinghuo, now that Xingchen has a child, Iʼve got my eye on you. Are there any young women in the army youʼve taken a liking to? In a few days, Iʼll have someone from the palace send you some... medicine.”

...

Li Xinghuo, who had just been feeling happy for his cousin Xingchen, suddenly shuddered.

His mind raced, and he quickly blurted out, ”Great-Grandaunt, I... Thereʼs an assassin in my barracks! Weʼll have to talk about this later!”

With a sudden shift, he was a hundred meters deep beneath the barracks, where a thousand assassins were gathered. They were celebrating a victory, drinking in silence. Aside from the sound of wine being poured, the deep underground chamber was completely still; the assassins exchanged not a single word.

Opening his eyes, Li Xinghuo wiped the cold sweat from his brow. His face turned cold as he silently poured himself a cup of wine, raised it, and drank along with the other assassins, forcing down the panic that had risen in his heart.

”Taking a wife, having a child...”

Li Xinghuo glanced at the assassins around him, a flicker of envy in his eyes.

”But I... I donʼt want to be like my father,” he thought. ”I donʼt want to send my own child away. Iʼm afraid he would end up just like me—stumbling and struggling through life, only to become a monster in the end.”

Deep underground, the assassins continued to drink in silence. Not a word was spoken, and every face was grim, yet in truth, they were savoring every moment of it.

They would be needed on the battlefield soon, and none of them knew if they would still be alive and well tomorrow, able to sit at a table and enjoy a moment of peace.

...

Meanwhile, back in the Ancestor Space.

Li Xingchen was still kneeling.

Li Changʼan breathed a sigh of relief. He cast a grateful look at the merciful Old Ancestor, then quietly made his way to Li Yaozuʼs side and wiped the cold sweat from his brow.

”That wretched son of mine!” he muttered. ”Great-Granduncle, there is something I donʼt understand.”

”Hmm?” Li Yaozu frowned. It was rare for Li Changʼan to be confused about anything.

Li Changʼan made a sharp, slicing motion toward his own groin.

”Like this,” he asked. ”It would hurt a great deal, wouldnʼt it?”

...

For an instant, Li Yaozuʼs gaze went vacant. Then his face began to twitch violently as a towering rage surged through him. His eyes shot toward Li Yundou, who was still laughing and joking with his siblings. ”You wretched spawn!!!”

”What???”

By the time his Eldest Uncle seized him by the collar, Li Yundou knew it was too late. ”What are you doing?!!” he yelled.

”You tell me,” Li Yaozu snarled. ”What have you been telling Changʼan? That gesture just now—what was the meaning of it?”

”Huh? It wasnʼt me, Eldest Uncle, it really wasnʼt!” Li Yundou cried. ”Would I joke about something like that? You have to believe me!”

”And do you think I believe you?”

Beside the Old Ancestor, Li Dalong shot a quick glance at the scolding Li Yundou was receiving. His eyes darted away guiltily for a second before he fixed a fierce glare on Li Xingchen.

When Xu Cuihua took his arm, he patted her hand and sighed deeply.

”They say you should use history as a mirror to learn from the past, Cuihua,” he lamented. ”But in the end, it seems it wasnʼt enough to scare these little wretches straight. Tell me, Iʼve lived an honest and proper life—how did every single one of them end up so disobedient?”

Only Li Weiʼs gaze remained heavy.

The family now had a newborn child, but out there in the Duravia Trade Prefecture was Prince Qian, and a secret force was still watching them.

The aura around his body began to surge. Every Li family member present froze, their eyes turning to the Old Ancestor.

Li Wei slowly raised his head, and within the black mist, his eyes began to glow with a crimson light.

”The child will be born soon,” he declared, his voice echoing with power. ”I will not have him grow up in an age of chaos. Now... it is time to deal with Prince Qian!”

At his words, every member of the Li family vanished from where they stood.

They had once fallen into despair as they watched their kin die, one after another. Even now, that despair had not truly disappeared. The arrival of this newborn had filled their hearts with complex emotions.

But in him, they also saw new hope.

Kill Prince Qian, so that this child could grow up in happiness and safety!

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