"Look at them trying so hard to retain their mask! Tsk, they are definitely bursting in anger inside, and Cousin Cheng… you are really so bad."

Staying in a pavilion with heating stoves around to ward off the cold weather while staying outside, Shao Biyu flash a large grin on her delicate face while watching as the brother and sister of their Third Uncle has desperately tried to suppress their anger as they dejectedly left after failing to once more get closer to their coldest and indifferent cousin.

And at the same time, Shao Biyu has once more understood how obstinate and extremely decisive his cousin is, this person wouldn't hesitate at all once he was determined to treats an individual with indifference and ruthlessness.

There is really no one capable enough to make her cousin change his decision, even her Uncles and Aunties couldn't do it, and only the person himself can decide about what he wanted.

After all, this is the person who can disregard his own loving family without feeling any guilt and remorse for so many years.

Fortunately, Shao Biyu can finally feel relieved after recognizing how her cold cousin has finally started treating his family with affection, even though it was only a tiny bit of care but it is already a miracle itself from how he acted in the past.

"How long do you think that they can keep their acts? Everyone can already determine that you really dislike them. Will they stop trying to gain your favor? Your family attitude has already become more restrain and showing less warmth than it usually is in the past."

Base on what she observed, their two cousins have certain proudness in their bones, especially after perceiving the deep disgust hidden in their eyes whenever they gaze upon them, completely believing that they are far superior while they are simply nothing against them.

Basically, they are merely treating them as trash and fools!

She really doesn't have any idea about how these relatives of them have turned out so rotten with loathsome personality.

Every generation of the Shao Family has been trustworthy, kind, and honest, but it just happened that her Third Uncle along with his children is completely disgusting and a hypocrite.

"Don't underestimate their ambitions."

They didn't achieve the chance to do the most damage in the Shao Family power and status because of their good performances that have turned out bad in his eyes but it was their strong tolerance and patience to get what they wanted.

Base on what he figured out, they have been acting for a long time, so they wouldn't easily show their real faces as long as nothing unexpected occurred.

"Just wait for that woman to arrive and we can start dealing with them."

If Shao Geming is the person who is doing the work out in the open, then that woman along with the ambitious family behind her back was secretly supporting everything in the dark.

"Don't become restless and just wait."

Since these people wanted to ruthlessly trample on his family in order for their own to raise in power and ranks including on replacing them in the Military influence, which has really occurred in the previous life, then he will just show them the consequences of their ambitions and letting them taste what is called despair.

"I can protect my family."

Toward these kinds of ambitious enemies, the best method to deal with them is to destroy what they desire.

When it comes to enemies, Shao Cheng sometimes will change about how he deals with the people who caught his eyes.

He usually prefers quick and meticulous processes without prolonging it, basically, just simply killing them off.

But to these relatives, Shao Cheng will let them experience the same despair of their family breaking apart and one by one pulling down the source of their power, both in the civil and militar officials while causing them to undergo the same situation of being disregard and thrown away once they have nothing but their name.

Honestly, Shao Cheng was quite experienced in pulling down or annihilating powerful families, especially when his hand has been completely stained with too much blood from eradicating every single danger that comes his way.

Particularly, when the fight for the throne is extremely chilling, bloody, and ruthless, where countless people have died in the process of making the Prince of their choice becoming the winner.

"As I said before, I'll discard, remove or kill such people."

"... Cousin… you really are…"

Shao Biyu couldn't help but showed a complicated emotion on her face while staring at the calm and collected young man who remained cold and indifferent when speaking about the problem that was worrying her for many years.

While at the same time unable to completely stop the horror and fear from emerging in her eyes, especially after detecting the hint of killing intent that her cousin has let out, which was completely planned.

Is this still the cousin who has become completely estranged from his own family because of extremely loathing any kind of violence, especially when it comes to people's death?

Shao Biyu remains staring with wide eyes toward her cousin that has simply focused on the book in his hands while every single of her sense is screaming danger, especially after detecting the dangerous air around her cousin.

… her cousin is still the same heartless person that she knows… just a bit different in an entirely another direction.

Death, killing, and violence have completely become nothing to him, such decisiveness is simply terrifying to witness, after all, it was years of obsession but he can completely change his way and opinion once a matter is decided.

Shao Cheng has completely disregarded the heavy silence from his female cousin who definitely had countless thoughts running on her mind before calmly flipping a page from the book in his hand, which is a written travel note of the places that Shao Biyu and her father have traveled all over the Empire.

And after a few seconds, Shao Cheng has narrowed his sapphire eyes after reading certain details in the book, which was completely focused on the people they met, learning their way of life and small traditions, completely focusing all of his attention on specified details that could only be described as interesting topics.

"Can you tell me more about the unusual crop that this small group of people that you mentioned in the notes?"

Shao Cheng's delicate fingers have gently tap upon the words written in the paper before turning his attention toward his female cousin with his sapphire pupils lightening up with an unusual amount of brightness, which has somehow cause the tense Shao Biyu to unconsciously relax and putting her guard down.

Sweet Potatoes…

In the previous life, Shao Cheng has inadvertently bought a small bag of sweet potatoes from one of the passing merchants during the time that he was performing a stealthy patrol outside the Capital after Chang Pei has become the Emperor.

He even assumed that the sweet potatoe don't exist at all after failing to find it, never even seeing its appearance after the moment he has transmigrated.

So, with the Chang Empire also having the natural problem from lack of food once a natural disaster strikes, he has used almost all of his power to secretly search the well-known high yield crops around the Empires, especially the Mountains around his Empire since there is a high chance that it's growing in the wild, but surprisingly he couldn't find it.

It was completely different from what he has assumed, especially after remembering the countless farm-related novel he has once read, there weren't any sweet potatoes growing in the Mountains.

Which wasn't surprising after thinking about it because the world he transmigrated isn't the same as the modern world, fortunately, potatoes have existed albeit wasn't spread around as he hopes so.

Particularly because in the opinions of the wealthy and noble families, potatoes are for the poor and common people that couldn't afford to always buy white rice.

Fortunately, Ren Yuan didn't loathe the potato chip he made, well, he will see if they can still remain indifferent after spreading the addicted snacks in the modern world.

Shortly, Shao Cheng has gotten back to the sweet potatoes after finally remembering the location written in the note and it was the area that has been ravaged and burned down after a more bloody small fight occurs to where it located, which is surprisingly close to one of the harsher borders of the neighboring Empires.

And from the memories of the previous life, the incident also happened during the unrest in the Chang Capital when the struggle for the throne has reached its peaks.

The Royal Courts don't really have the time and energy to seriously deal with the accident, especially when small border trouble has become a norm after his Father lost his position and the replacement wasn't a bit kind and caring person toward the common people.

So, after a quick analysis of the entire situation, Shao Cheng can only lament the shocking coincidence, especially when in the entire place, it seemed that the sweet potatoes have only grown in the small corner of the Chang Empire that could easily be ignored.

Just like how the tomatoes seemed to have grown in the overlooked corner of the Lau Empire, fortunately, he has quickly discovered the place where the sweet potatoes grow that would become another source of food to deal with the starvation that sometimes befalls the Chang Empire.

"Oh, about the sweet roots? We accidentally arrive at that place, and those people have mentioned that it was one of the foods they only eat during special days, which is taken from the Mountain they treated as sacred given by the Heaven and blessing their life."

… so that is the main reason why the sweet potatoes were unable to spread around in the Chang Empire in the previous life? Since it's being treated as sacred food in that small of group people eyes, causing it to remain unknown?

"It doesn't matter how much it will cost or what to exchange, I want the sweet roots."

Shao Cheng completely ignored the surprise expression of Shao Biyu while countless arrangements have quickly flash in his mind after finally getting the sweet potatoes he almost misses in the previous life and at the same time, contemplating on how to explore every single disregarded place in all the Empires.

After all, Shao Cheng has found out two of the crops that he has been looking for in the unknown part of the Empires, so there is a high possibility that the other crops he wants will appear in the same place.

"Hey, Papa Bug! Your bad relatives are preparing to start their evil plan! The Evil Uncle has also secretly contact that Traitor Housekeeper!"

Abruptly, Shao Cheng was quickly pulled out from his thought regarding the high yield and unknown crops that would become known in the entire Chang Empire future, seeing as Purple has appeared and flying in his direction with his beast face becoming twisted in anger while there seemed to be a slight white smoke escaping his mouth and nose one in a while.

…wait, do you have the ability to breathe fire just like the fictional dragons in my memories?

Shao Cheng was surprisingly focused more on the possible marvelous ability that Purple can have rather than shock after learning how his relatives have wanted to secretly make their move.

Particularly, after revealing Shao Geming connection to their Housekeeper in the Shao Residence, which is the old man that has once beg him to show mercy regarding the obsessed and possessive Mei that has always wanted to climb his bed.

"Papa bug! Grandmother Moon Bug is their main target!"

Mother Yanmei?

Shao Cheng sapphire pupil has abruptly burst with a ruthless chill while being reminded of the previous life tragedy of his Twin Mothers that has now become suspicious, while at the same time, causing the entire temperature around him to quickly decreased, making Shao Biyu who has been planning about how to take away the sacred sweet roots to sudden shiver in fright.

"By the way.. can I get more reward from completing my task since I performed amazingly?"

Shao Cheng didn't even have the time to deal with the suddenly greedy Purple who has quickly change his attitude since there are countless doubts and suspicious in his mind while choosing to finally leave in order to calm his mind and wholly analyze the harmed that was done to his family in the previous life.

After all, these hypocrite relatives of his seemed to have done more severe design than he has assumed, suddenly, Shao Cheng couldn't help but regrets that he doesn't have enough deeper information regarding the tragedy of his family, only a piece of passing information.

"Hey! Papa Bug, don't ignore me! What are you afraid of? I already promise to constantly watch over these evil people's every action! I'll protect my Grandmother Moon Bug too, alright? This Majestic Dragon is a filial Creature!"