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Shen's mother felt a surge of fear at those words. Her son was her last hope, her lifeline. If she destroyed that, she would truly have nothing left.

"Fine, you win. I won't bother you anymore, but you must let my son go."

With that, she hurried off, moving as fast as she could, as if a tiger were chasing her.

Shuling watched her leave, feeling a deep sense of irony