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Chapter 5132: 5.0884 Like Strangers

Even if King Duoluo hadn't caused any harm to the little monk yet, with the Crown Princess's meticulous nature, she would never stand by and watch the situation develop dangerously step by step. She would definitely nip in the bud anything or anyone that could harm the little monk.

Xiaoye observed King Duoluo for a while, and after confirming that there were no abnormalities, he turned and left. When the last sliver of light in the dungeon vanished as the iron door gently closed, King Duoluo, sitting dazedly in the water, opened his mouth and revealed a foolish smile.

When Qiao Mu stepped out of the Dali Temple gate holding the little monk, she looked down at the little bald head. The child was silently hanging his small head, looking listless and dispirited.

Qiaoqiao Daren unceremoniously tapped his bald head. "Why are you looking so melancholic and pensive?"

"Lift your head and look at me," the little stoic said.

The little monk raised his small head, his round eyes looking at Qiao Mu.

"Remember, no matter when or where, don't be depressed or upset over insignificant people."

"What does he have to do with you?"

The little monk puffed out his cheeks. "He said he's this humble monk's grandfather. Female Benefactor, is that bad person really this humble monk's grandfather?"

"Yes," Qiao Mu nodded, raising a hand to touch the child's head. "But aside from that slight blood connection, you and he can be said to have no relationship whatsoever."

"From your birth until now, has he ever visited you?"

The little monk shook his head.

"Has he ever fulfilled even a bit of a grandfather's responsibility?"

The little monk shook his head again.

"So, what's the difference between him and those strangers outside to you?"

The little monk thought for a moment and said, "No difference."

"That's right," Qiao Mu said. "You and he are just strangers. Thinking this way, don't you feel much better?"

The little monk nodded. "Female Benefactor, was that bad person trying to use me to threaten you?"

"He is very bad; he's done all sorts of bad things and has no paternal affection or familial bond towards your parents. But you don't need to call him a bad person."

"He was ruthless and unjust to them. Your deceased father and mother were implicated by him, forced to retreat into the lower star domain, and never returned to the Imperial Capital Longyan City in their entire lives."

"They eventually stopped bothering with this person too."

"As for you, you don't need to bother with this person either. If you meet him in the future, just treat him like a stranger and offer some superficial politeness."

"If you call him a bad person, others will naturally say you don't understand reason."

Of course, you won't be able to see each other again in the future, and besides, there's absolutely no need to meet.

The little monk nodded in a daze. The Female Benefactor said that from now on, if they meet, they just need to greet each other politely as strangers.

Actually, in this humble monk's heart, I don't really want to see that twisted and hateful old man.

"Female Benefactor, were you lying to him just now?"

"Lying about what?" Qiao Mu looked down at the little monk.

The little fellow's cheeks were flushed, and he glanced at her, a little embarrassed.

"That is, that... Female Benefactor's bandit husband, about submitting the memorial."

"Who's a bandit!" Mo Lian glared at him, annoyed. He scooped him out of Qiaoqiao's arms and pinched his chubby little cheek. "No manners, you'll call me Dad from now on!"