Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 913

Chapter 913: Chapter 910: A Way Out

Fan Yuhuai bowed humbly: "Fan Yuhuai begs the Princess of Zhen... for the sake of our past comradeship on the battlefield! Please spare my wife and children!"

The surrounding flames devoured the grasses and trees, and the air was filled with the crackling and popping of fire. The flames highlighted Fan Yuhuai’s features, making them glow a fiery red. He had never knelt with such piety before anyone, only hoping that Bai Qingyan could spare his wife and children.

Rebellion or murder, it was all done by him, and had nothing to do with his wife and children.

Before Bai Qingyan could reply, a hysterical and mournful voice shouted from below the stairs: "Father..."

Upon hearing the voice, Fan Yuhuai, who was holding the blade, suddenly turned his head. He saw beneath the high steps, dressed in wrinkled clothes, with a dirty face and hair like a bird’s nest full of straw, was Fan Yugan, shouting at him.

"A-Gan..." Fan Yuhuai’s heart leapt into his throat.

After King Liang ascended the throne, the city gates were breached by Bai Jinxiu. Even in his hasty departure, Fan Yuhuai took with him his son and wife, who had been kept at home. Fan Yugan was his only son; he could die a hundred times but could not let Fan Yugan come to harm.

Fan Yuhuai quickly turned back and widened his remaining eye, staring at Bai Qingyan with terror, repeatedly kowtowing in plea: "Princess of Zhen! I beg you to spare my son! My son is still young... When he found out I was following King Liang in rebellion, he even threatened to commit suicide if I didn’t stop! He is a good child..."

"Father!" Fan Yugan cried, tears streaming down, as he saw the knives of those men at his father’s throat. He quickly looked to Bai Qingyan and shouted loudly, "Sister of Bai family! Sister of Bai family... please spare my father’s life! I am willing to die in his stead! Sister of Bai family... I beg you!"

"Don’t talk nonsense!" Fan Yuhuai turned and roared, tears flowing instantly, "You brat! How old are you?! Die for whom?! You think your useless playboy life is worth more than your father’s?! Get lost! You are good for nothing... why interrupt!"

"Father!" Fan Yugan cried, "I know I’m useless, you always say I’m useless, but no matter how useless I am, I’m still your son, I can’t just watch you die... Sister of Bai family! I beg you!"

Fan Yuhuai felt indescribable sadness in his heart. He had only this one son in his lifetime... though always seen as a playboy by others, Fan Yugan had a pure heart and was a filial son.

He knew it, he always knew it...

Even though he was always angry that Fan Yugan was a failure, could accomplish nothing, and was only exceptional at eating, drinking, and being merry, his son did have shining qualities. But faced with death, he realized he had never praised his son.

Bai Qingyan looked at the tearful Fan Yugan, then said to Bai Jinxiu, "Detain Fan Yuhuai for now, and deal with him later..."

"Detain Fan Yuhuai!" Bai Jinxiu’s gaze fell on Fan Yugan as well, "And lock him up with his son!"

"Princess of Zhen, please show leniency to my son, who is just a useless idler and poses no threat to you. I beg the Princess of Zhen to spare this foolish boy! Please give him a way out!" For a man of seven-foot stature, Fan Yuhuai actually started to cry.

"Sister of Bai family, I beg you to spare my father!" Fan Yugan pleaded desperately, lying on the high steps.

Bai Qingyan looked at the father-son pair of Fan Yugan and Fan Yuhuai for a while, then softly instructed Bai Jinxiu, "Take them back to Dadu City, remind... don’t be too hard on them."

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