The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 2280: Just an Adopted Son

They truly dare to act; they truly have the guts to commit such insanity.

"What does this have to do with me? I didn’t know back then either. It was only later that I uncovered that person’s identity." Yin Lvqing immediately disassociated himself completely.

Moreover, he still had not realized that Sui Zimo’s identity had already been fully exposed by his own actions.

Because he believed that Sui Zimo would never discuss his lineage with Prince Niu, nor did he imagine that Prince Niu could send someone to the Wastelands to investigate for himself.

"You—"

Prince Niu was almost infuriated to death by him.

If the ruler of Sky City truly learned the truth, would he even care when Yin Lvqing came to know about this matter?

"Yin Lvqing, you’re on your own now."

With a fling of his sleeve, he turned and walked away, unwilling to waste another moment on this idiot.

"No, Fifth Brother, you can’t leave!"

Seeing him simply about to leave like this, Yin Lvqing could not accept it.

"Fifth Brother, you said you’d plead for me. You can’t just abandon me to suffer here! Fifth Brother, save me, you must save me.

I’ve told you everything. You can’t just cut ties and ignore everything after knowing the truth. If you do, retribution will come for you, Fifth Brother! You need to beg for me. Convince Sui Zimo and the others to let me go."

Hearing this, Prince Niu turned back, fixing Yin Lvqing with a cold glare.

"Retribution will not come for me – it’ll come for you!"

After committing such abominable acts, he still thought retribution would find someone else? How could someone be so deluded? Was he insane?

"I..."

Yin Lvqing tried to say more.

But Prince Niu had no interest in hearing any more. He directly raised his foot, walked out, and slammed the door shut with force.

...

"So, you’re saying that I was taken to Yin Lvqing by the Second Young Master of Sky City?" Sitting face to face, Sui Zimo looked at Prince Niu and spoke calmly.

"Yes."

Prince Niu raised an eyebrow.

He had thought that, upon hearing the truth about his lineage, Sui Zimo would be shocked, enraged, eager to kill Yin Lvqing. But to his surprise, Zimo did nothing of the sort and merely asked this question so calmly.

"That man can’t be considered a proper Second Young Master. He’s merely an adopted son taken in by the old ruler of Sky City."

In the past, he had only heard of the man, but even from hearsay, that person was regarded as weak, incompetent—completely unremarkable.

Who would have thought that he’d turn out to be someone so ruthlessly calculating, someone who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals?

And what’s more, such a person had an excellent reputation in Sky City—renowned, respected, celebrated for his goodness and countless acts of charity. It was beyond comprehension.

"It seems that some things really can’t be judged by their appearance."

Unlike Emperor Ziyan and Yin Lvqing, who, no matter how malicious, at least had actions and behaviors that could be associated with their cruelty,

the man from Sky City was entirely different. On the surface, he seemed utterly virtuous.

If he tried now to inform the ruler of Sky City that it was his adopted brother who took his son,

it was likely that the ruler would not believe him. He would only think it was an attempt to sow discord within Sky City, to sit back and reap the benefits of internal strife.