bookrandom Chapter 1327 Little Demon
Chapter 1327 Little Demon
Seeing Eva speechless, Xiao Yuan looked at Xiao Ce's small hands.
“Father...actually, it's not Mother's fault...it was Shahar and the others who threatened Mother...Mother didn't know about you...he just wanted to protect me!”
Xiao Ce looked at Eva, then said to her, "Eva, I believe what Yuanwang said, and I also believe that there is part of the reason... but it's not the whole reason..."
“Eva, there’s no one else here. You can repeat after me…”
With that, Xiao Ce looked intently at Eva and said, "Eva, you need to understand, opportunities don't come often... I'll only give you one chance... This is the last chance..."
Eva seemed to be thinking. After a while, she said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, you're right..."
"I do have selfish motives, but these motives are all for the sake of looking to the future..."
"My father and brother came to me before, and after they came to me, they brought this mysterious man with them. That mysterious man showed me the power of his iron-wielding weapons..."
"I witnessed their overwhelming power firsthand. He claimed he could make all the Slavic people follow his iron men and become that powerful. Of course, the prerequisite was that they listened to him. My father and brother were blinded by self-interest and power. Moreover, because of their arrogance and selfishness, they rejected many excellent opportunities within the East Asian Federation..."
"This has led to growing resentment in their hearts, and their constant brainwashing has caused widespread disgust among the people of our Slavic Empire. They feel that the people of Xiao have stolen the rights that rightfully belong to us. They believe that the Slavic people should be in control of everything..."
“I tried to persuade them, but they were deceived… They told me about the plan, that I would trick you into coming here. At first, I certainly wouldn't agree… but they threatened me… if I didn't listen… then they would destroy me. They said you would ultimately be destroyed…”
"They said they would eventually win. I cooperated with them, and we're still alive... They'll even let you live..."
After hearing Eva's words, Xiao Ce gave a wry smile and then said, "Eva, do you think I want to live like this?"
Eva's answer surprised Xiao Ce.
"Of course not...but I don't care..."
Eva's guilt had lessened considerably, replaced by a hint of indifference.
"Your Highness, I truly don't care... just as you don't care about my life or death. You have people you care about, friends you care about, even women you care about... but not me."
"I know you are strong, and I will not exist in your life. Not even in the distance... I know I can only rely on myself... I must protect those I cherish..."
"So, I chose to do it. Now it seems I was right... You won't mind. Everything you did was for yourself..."
Eva's eyes were now red as she spoke: "I naively thought before that I was wrong... that I misjudged you... that you were truly willing to sacrifice yourself for me... but now it seems I was incredibly stupid..."
Xiao Ce said to Eva, "Eva, I did come here partly out of a scheme. But have you considered this? If it weren't for you and Yuanwang, I wouldn't have done this..."
Xiao Ce's words struck Eva's most vulnerable spot.
She was speechless for a moment.
"Alright, I've said everything I needed to say. That's the gist of the matter... I have nothing else to add..."
After hearing Eva's words, Xiao Ce nodded: "Eva, you are Yuanwang's mother, I will not hurt you..."
Xiao Ce had half a sentence left to say, but the words were already on the tip of his tongue.
He still didn't say anything more...
As he spoke, Xiao Ce looked at Xiao Yuanwang and said, "Yuanwang..."
Before Xiao Ce could speak, Xiao Yuanwang said, "Father, thank you..."
Xiao Ce scratched Xiao Yuanwang's head and said, "You don't need to thank me... Will you hate me?"
After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Xiao Yuanwang's small hand tightened slightly in Xiao Ce's broad palm, her fingertips icy cold.
He didn't answer immediately, but lowered his head slightly, as if carefully weighing the weight of the question.
A few seconds later, he raised his head again, looking directly into Xiao Ce's eyes, his small face showing a calmness and certainty beyond his years.
"Father, I won't. I won't hate you..."
His voice was clear, distinct, and very firm!
Xiao Ce raised an eyebrow slightly, but did not interrupt, waiting for him to continue.
"Mom has said it many times!"
Xiao Yuanwang’s voice carried a strange certainty as he slowly said, “You are the greatest hero in the world. What you have done is a great thing that changes the world and protects many, many people.”
He paused, as if organizing his thoughts, and a light, completely different from his mother's, shone in his dark jade eyes, which were so similar to Xiao Ce's. It was not fear or shame, but a trust that was almost a faith: "Mother said that you are saving the whole world!"
He glanced around the room, then fixed his gaze on Eva, continuing in a flat tone, "Mom always says that you are doing the right thing, even if it seems terrible and difficult. She says that you have the entire Federation in your heart, countless people in your heart, and your shoulders bear a burden that others cannot bear."
He speaks with clear logic and precise word choice, without any of the ambiguity or leaps in speech typical of a five- or six-year-old child.
Every pause was perfectly timed, as if it had been rehearsed countless times in the mind.
He was not only answering the question of whether he hated her, but also defending his mother, Eva.
Moreover, Xiao Ce could tell that the child was looking at Xiao Ce's expression every time he spoke.
He seemed to be able to see through people's hearts...
After seeing that there was no malice or anger in Xiao Ce's eyes, she slowly continued speaking.
"Mom, she..."
Xiao Yuanwang looked at Xiao Ce's eloquent gaze and slowly turned his gaze to Eva, who was curled up in the corner, her face as pale as paper and her body still trembling slightly. His eyes revealed the child's instinctive tenderness for her mother.
"She was really scared. Shahar and Rees..."
When Shahar and Riz were mentioned, a hint of disgust and coldness, inappropriate for his age, flashed across his small face, and he didn't even address them as his grandfather and uncle.
Instead, they address each other by their first names...
"When they came with that mysterious man in the straw hat, they brought with them those lumps of iron, that power... it was simply impossible for a human to withstand. They threatened Mom, saying that if she didn't obey, they would destroy us all, including me..."
Upon hearing this, Eva suddenly looked up at her son, her eyes brimming with tears. Her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but she was choked up by sobs.
She never expected that her son would so clearly perceive the situation and her inner fears.
"Mom didn't really mean to lie to you..."
Xiao Yuanwang turned back, looking earnestly at Xiao Ce, his tone growing increasingly pleading as he explained, "She just... just wanted to protect me. She felt that only by listening to Shahar and Ries, and doing as that mysterious person demanded, could I survive. My mother..."
He spoke slowly, then paused, as if searching for the right words: "She was trapped. Like being locked in a dark, cold ice cellar, with no other way out. You know..."
“Shahar and Ries have been telling all the Slavs that the Xiao people stole what should have been ours, that the Federation was unfair to us… They’ve said it so many times that even Mom sometimes gets a little affected by it, and sometimes thinks… thinks you really don’t care about us anymore, you only care about your grand cause…”
After saying this, Xiao Yuanwang looked at Xiao Ce and said, "Father, Mother really misses you, but she's always alone... She's always looking at your portrait and crying... She's not sure if you care about her, and she's even less sure if... you care about me..."
Xiao Ce was quite surprised to hear Xiao Yuanwang's words...
This analysis is clear, calm, and even carries a hint of political observation. It profoundly reveals the complex motivations behind Eva's behavior: fear, protectiveness, confusion caused by long-term instilled resentment, and a sense of loss from being neglected and forgotten.
This is definitely not an insight that an ordinary child could utter.