TFWYH – Chapter 535 Learning the Truth

Madam Jiang replied blankly, “Gu.”

“!” As expected, there was something going on. The Shadow Master continued, “Who is Ling Yu’s father?”

Madam Jiang: “The Second Prince.”

The Shadow Master frowned slightly. “Then who are Ling Yue and Ling Chen’s father?”

Madam Jiang: “Ling Cangshan.”

“…What kind of mess is this?” He paused, then asked, “If Ling Yu is of royal blood, why did you take him away?”

“Because I was afraid…”

With the help of the soul-searching technique, Madam Jiang confessed everything in full detail.

The more the Shadow Master listened, the deeper his frown became.

After hearing everything he wanted to know, he put Madam Jiang back to sleep.

He then carried the unconscious Madam Jiang on his back and picked up the also-unconscious Ling Yue, returning the mother and daughter home.

When little Ling Chen woke up and realized his mother and second sister had been taken away, he was furious.

At this point, crying was useless!

He had to inform his elder brother and sister-in-law.

Maybe they had offended someone in the capital—otherwise, why would anyone come to kidnap their mother?!

Thinking this, Ling Chen quickly carried Su Xi back into the room and went to find the Ye guards.

But just as he reached the door, he saw his mother and second sister lying neatly outside.

“Mother!”

“Second Sister!”

Ling Chen’s heart tightened. He immediately checked their breathing.

After confirming they were both still alive, he let out a huge sigh of relief and collapsed onto the ground.

Now he needed to quickly call Ye Shi back—she knew medicine and should be able to figure out what was wrong with them.

As for that masked man, since he had brought them back, he probably wouldn’t take them away again.

But he had injured Su Xi—just thinking about it made Ling Chen furious.

He knew that masked man was definitely still watching from the shadows.

Anger surged within him. He stood up and shouted into the air, “Just you wait! My big brother won’t let you off!”

The Shadow Master, hidden nearby: ?

Wait—what?!

I already brought them back!

Why won’t you let me off?!

Being a good person these days is really hard!

Shaking his head, the Shadow Master vanished and headed toward the capital.

This matter was too serious—he had to report it to the Emperor immediately!

As for that little girl…

Thinking of Ling Yue, the Shadow Master’s expression turned strange again, and his heartbeat quickened.

Shadow Master: …

There’s definitely something wrong with my heart… could it be an incurable illness?

…

The capital!

Today was the day the exam results were announced!

Early in the morning, before dawn, Jin Lin, Su Yangyu, and Xie Wenjie went together to the results posting site, feeling both anxious and nervous.

By the time they arrived, many candidates were already there, all sharing the same tense anticipation.

Only Ling Yu wasn’t worried at all. While the other candidates stood in the cold wind waiting, he was sleeping soundly, holding Tang Wan in his arms.

It was already winter. Even though the capital’s climate wasn’t too harsh, it was still colder than the south.

That silly woman was warm—holding her felt like hugging a heater.

Extremely comfortable!

If he could do a little more than just hold her, that would be even better!

By the time daylight fully broke, the couple finally woke up.

They leisurely washed up, had breakfast, and only then headed to the results board.

By the time they arrived, the results had already been posted.

A crowd of candidates surged forward, eyes wide as they searched for their names!

Soon, some cheered with joy while others burst into tears.

“I passed! I’m here!” Su Yangyu suddenly shouted, pointing at rank twenty-six, overjoyed.

As soon as he spoke, Xie Wenjie also cried out excitedly, “I passed too! Forty-ninth! I passed, hahaha!”

Only Jin Lin was still desperately searching for his name.

After a long time without finding it, his heart sank to the bottom…