Just as Cheng Yu was silently agonizing over what to do, the man-his father by default-said gravely,
"An Innate Divine. This child is a Chosen Son. We must protect him."
Then he said in a low voice,
"Make everyone who needs to keep their mouths shut disappear from this world!"
Several dark figures suddenly appeared in the room. The old woman and the maids around her blanched, but before they could say a word, the figures dragged them into the shadows.
Only then did the man shed his stern expression and wrap his arms around the stunned, beautiful woman.
"Janice, our child is an Innate Divine. That means he was destined to be different. I know you've always wanted our child to live an ordinary, peaceful life, but he is a gift from heaven to our Reginald Family. This will be another chance for our family to soar."
Seeing that the beautiful woman said nothing and merely stared blankly at the child, the man continued,
"I swear to you, darling, this will be the last time. Our family desperately needs another Chosen Son."
The woman turned her vacant gaze toward the man, then burst into tears...
Cheng Yu was also digesting what he had just heard.
Tsk, tsk. They need another Chosen Son? Looks like I've landed a pretty good background this time. That definitely sounds like some wealthy, powerful clan.
The system sneered,
"If you hadn't shown off, you probably could've kept your head down through the early stages. Now, though... heh." →_→
Cheng Yu ignored the system and continued sorting through the information.
Also, what was up with those shadows just now? Their moves looked pretty damn cool, but they weren't even Black Iron. None of them counted toward the evaluation. (￢‸￢) ?
The system replied,
"This system