Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

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"Ah... Mother... It hurts, it hurts, it hurts..."

Crying and fighting could be heard from inside the dilapidated tile-roofed house, where Zhao Fu and Qiao Dun were wrestling.

Zhao Fu was a few years older than Qiao Dun, and at this moment he pinned Qiao Dun down and kept slapping his face and prying at his mouth with his hands.

Zhao Fu kept gesturing and cursing, "I'm letting you eat this. This is food my sister brought. Why should I give it to you?"

Qiao Dun's face was covered in finger marks. He tried to break free but couldn't. His body was pinned down by Zhao Fu. He screamed pitifully, "Mother, save me!" As he spoke, he used both hands to scratch Zhao Fu's face.

Inadvertently, Zhao Fu got several bloody scratches on his face, which angered him.

With bloodshot eyes, Zhao Fu pressed down on Qiao Dun's hands with his knees, increasing the force in his hands, and slapped Qiao Dun's face hard, making Qiao Dun's head buzz and blood seep from the corner of his mouth.

"Zhaofu, you little rascal, he's your brother! Let go of him!"

"Bah~"

“He is Young Master Qiao, and I don’t have a brother like him.”

Li Chunhua, standing to the side, was cursing loudly and sweating profusely as she tried to pull Zhao Fu off Qiao Dun, but to no avail.

Seeing that she had no other choice, Li Chunhua shouted angrily at Zhao Feng, who was standing at the door, "Zhao Feng, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and come help!"

At this moment, Zhao Feng leaned against the door frame, lazily glanced back at them, then turned her head back to the alley entrance, unmoved by Li Chunhua's angry roar.

These past few days, Zhao Fu and Qiao Dun have been fighting every day, so she's gotten used to it.

Besides, Qiao Dun wasn't good enough to be hit by Zhao Fu, so Zhao Fu wasn't the one who would suffer the loss anyway.

Besides, her mother is right here, so let her worry about it herself. It's her own fault for having children everywhere.

Zhao Fu's legs were busy pressing down on Qiao Dun's hands, but in the chaos, Qiao Dun's feet suddenly pulled back and then kicked out hard.

The kick was very powerful; Zheng Yi kicked Zhao Fu in the groin. Zhao Fu's face turned pale with pain, and he curled up in a ball, clutching his groin and screaming like a pig being slaughtered.

"Yo-ho~ Yo-ho~ Yo-ho~"

"Zhaofu, are you alright?" Li Chunhua was stunned and quickly asked with concern.

Qiao Dun stood up with his hands on his hips and shouted angrily, "Who told you to hit me? I'll kick your balls to pieces!"

Zhao Fu had recovered his senses by now. He squinted at Qiao Dun with a face full of resentment and gritted his teeth, saying, "You dared to kick me? You're dead!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhao Fu ran up to Qiao Dun and grabbed his neck with both hands.

"I'll strangle you!!!"

Qiao Dun suddenly couldn't breathe, his eyes rolled back, and his face instantly turned purple.

This happened so fast that Li Chunhua was terrified to see Qiao Dun being choked and unable to breathe. She quickly and frantically pried Zhao Fu's hands off.

"Zhaofu, let go quickly, or someone will die!" Li Chunhua's voice trembled.

Hearing that Li Chunhua's voice had changed, Zhao Feng quickly turned around and was startled by what she saw.

This was no joke; someone could die in a minute. Zhao Feng and Li Chunhua quickly worked together to pull Zhao Fu's hand away.

"Wow~"

Qiao Dun finally caught his breath and burst into tears, his complexion slowly returning to normal.

Zhao Feng felt a wave of fear wash over her and suddenly poked Zhao Fu's forehead: "Zhao Fu, really! A little bit of fighting would have been fine, but you actually wanted to kill him!"

“He’s the one who wanted me to be childless. I’ll strangle him.” Zhao Fu finished speaking and then glared coldly at Qiao Dun.

Qiao Dun was scared at this moment and quickly shrank behind Li Chunhua.

"You! You're so young, how could you know so much?" Li Chunhua rolled her eyes at him. "Qiao Dun was just joking with you, why are you taking it so seriously?"

"Even though he doesn't have the same father as you, you're both born of the same mother. He's still your brother, so can't you be a little more considerate of him!"

"I want my dad, I want my dad~ It's all your fault, I hate you so much." Qiao Dun pushed Li Chunhua and cried so sadly.

"You dare hit my mother? Believe me or not, I'll slap you!" Zhao Fu said, raising his hand as if to strike. Qiao Dun quickly shut his mouth.

"The city gates are open! The city gates are open!"

Cheers erupted from nearby, and people ran around spreading the word that the city gates had opened.

"Auntie, auntie, what did you just say?"

Zhao Feng ran to the alley entrance, grabbed an older woman, and asked her a question.

The woman exclaimed with delight, "Girl, the city gate is open! We can go in and out now!"

Zhao Feng was overjoyed and jumped up excitedly: "Really? That's wonderful!"

They've been stuck in the city for days and don't know how their father is doing.

All day long, Zhao Feng stood at the door gazing at the alley entrance, but to her disappointment, Zhao Lian never appeared at the alley entrance.

As evening approached, Zhao Feng could no longer sit still. This couldn't go on any longer. They were almost out of the food Zhao Lian had given them, and she had no idea whether her father was alive or dead.

No! She had to find Zhaolian and ask where her father was!

"Hey~ Zhao Feng, where are you going?" Li Chunhua watched Zhao Feng walk out and felt a sudden surge of anxiety.

Now that He Mu is gone, she can only rely on Zhao Feng. If Zhao Feng abandons them too, what will she do with two children alone?

"You guys wait here, I'll be out for a bit."

Li Chunhua was worried: "No, we have to go with you wherever you go!"

"Are you afraid I'll run away? I have to go find Zhaolian."

“No, I want to go with you.” Zhao Fu also said he wanted to go with Zhao Feng.

"Okay, let's go!"

She'd been staying in that dilapidated house for days and felt like she was going to get sick from being cooped up there.

Li Chunhua absolutely refused: "Zhaofeng, Zhaolian told us to wait for her here. What if you two leave and Zhaolian comes back and can't find you?"

Zhao Feng got annoyed: "This won't work, that won't work, so what do you suggest we do?"

Along the way, her good temper was almost worn away.

Li Chunhua said, "Let's just wait here for Zhaolian. We've already waited for so many days, so there's no rush."

Zhao Feng thought about it and realized that Li Chunhua was right. What if she went out to look for Zhao Lian and they didn't run into each other? Wouldn't that be a missed opportunity?

However, Zhao Feng couldn't sit still and walked to the alley entrance, anxiously looking around.

People were coming and going on the street, but Zhao Lian was nowhere to be seen.

Just then, a few shifty-eyed men walked towards them, looking rather sleazy.

When the group saw Zhao Feng, their eyes lit up, like hunters spotting their prey.

One of the men, with a pointed face and monkey-like features, said to a tall, thin man next to him, "Brother, that girl is pretty. She's been fasting for so long, why don't we let her keep you company?"

The tall, thin man looked at Zhao Feng's voluptuous figure with a lewd grin, his eyes narrowed: "Good, not bad, you really understand what I'm thinking."