Mother Wu's tears fell again.
She took out a square handkerchief, wiped the corners of her eyes, and said sadly: "If the old man had not abdicated long ago, our family would not be without someone to help us. We would not be able to go to Mr. Yao... We have no right. It’s your mistake to have no power.”
"Okay, why are you mentioning those old sesame seeds and rotten millet? If you continue to talk, you should scold me for being useless again. Yes, I failed to pass the Jinshi exam, but these years, I have not let you enjoy the wealth less!"
Wu's father interrupted Wu's mother impatiently. Feeling irritable, he grabbed the tea cup and took a few sips.
His family was originally a family of officials, but after his grandfather abdicated, none of the younger generations could take over, and the power became weak.
Fortunately, my grandfather left a lot of wealth, which allowed such a large family to have enough food and clothing.
It's just that all the people they raised were dandies. If you are not crooked, it means your grandfather has a good tutor.
But just because he was not crooked, his second son Wu Minzhe was beaten to death casually.
Wu's father was so depressed that he didn't know who to talk to for explanation.
There was a "clang" sound!
One window was blown open by the strong wind. It blew and hit the wall, then bounced back and swayed there with a "creeping, creaking" sound.
The two people in the room were shocked.
Wu's father patted his heart and ran two steps over, preparing to close the window again.
He said in a hateful voice: "Finding such a shabby place to imprison us like pigs and dogs, this Mr. Yao..."
The words are not finished yet.
In the dark night...
Suddenly, a sharp sword stabbed his chest from the outside in.
Wu's father was so horrified that he was so frightened that his brain went numb. He watched the sword attack before his eyes.
Right now!
There was a crisp "ding" sound.
Just when Father Wu thought he was going to die.
Under the eaves outside the window, a cold light suddenly flashed out, and struck the long sword with a "ding" sound.
The man holding the sword felt his fingers go numb, and the sword fell to the ground.
And with the flash of cold light, Peng Liang flipped his feet in the air and kicked him far away.
Before the sword-wielder who came for a sneak attack could cry out in pain, he was kicked so hard that he fainted.
Wu Minzhe's parents in the room were stunned.
Peng Liang didn't look at them.
As soon as he put away his weapons, he stepped forward to pick up the bad guy and jumped away.
Outside the house, two followers arranged by Yao Cong entered the house and took Wu's father and Wu's mother to another place.
…
Previously, on the other side, in a small courtyard in another city.
Di Ying asked the two guards of Yao Cong who were guarding here to pick up Wu Minzhe's parents, and asked Chen Hehua's parents to enter the house. Di Ying and Yao Cong went to an empty house to prepare to interrogate Wang Mu.
At dusk, after they left the hilly area, Di Ying's original plan was to examine the bones overnight.
But not far after walking out, I saw thick smoke rising into the air from Chenjia Village.
Di Ying asked Peng Liang to rush to the place where Ma Cai was imprisoned, while he and Yao Cong turned around and went to Chenjiacun.
After learning that the house on fire was indeed Chen Hehua's, he and the villagers joined in the fire-fighting operation.
After the fire was extinguished, Di Ying and Yao Cong hurried back before the city gate was locked.
After entering the city, they didn't go far when they met Peng Liang, who was looking for them with Wang Mu in hand.
Di Ying asked Peng Liang to rush to the place where Wu Minzhe's parents lived again, while he and Yao Cong came here with Wang Mu in custody.
Looking at the ashen-looking Wang Mu, before Di Ying could say anything, Yao Cong rushed forward first, punching and kicking Wang Mu.
While beating, he gritted his teeth and yelled.
"Who gave you the guts to betray me! You entered my house when you were nine years old, and how many years have you been with me? It is in vain that I trust you so much, you actually dare to betray me!
Tell me, who bought you? Why on earth did you do such a thing of betraying the Lord and seeking glory? ! You don’t want to think about your mother, your wife, children, and children, you bastard! "
Wang Mu was beaten so hard that he huddled up in a ball, holding his head, crying and begging for mercy.
Yao Cong became even more angry when he heard the begging for mercy.
He never criticizes his servants harshly. If there is any delicious food or fun things, he will give them some and treat them like brothers.
How could you betray him? What's the difference between this and stabbing him? Still begging for mercy? Are you still embarrassed to beg for mercy? !
Is this because you still think that he is too nice to talk to on weekdays?
Yao Cong was so angry that he struck harder.
Wang Mu was shocked.
Maybe it was because Yao Cong treated them so well every day. Wang Mu couldn't bear the sudden beating and scolding. He bumped his head into Yao Cong's calf and shouted:
"You know how good you are to us servants, why don't you think about how much we have learned from you?
Yes, you will think of us no matter what!
Drinking flower wine, thinking that we should not sit here in vain;
You’ve gambled money, so I thought you’d give us some money and let us gamble with you!
But sir, those are all addictive.
Have you never thought about: What do we do when we are not following you and when we have nothing to do? What can be done?
Of course we also drank and gambled! But how much money do we get per month? Even if you add in what you usually have on hand, how much is the total?
That's a bottomless pit. I, I owe a lot of gambling debts..."
Yao Cong: "..."
He stepped down bitterly, stepping on Wang Mu's feet which were tied behind his back.
Wang Mu suddenly howled in pain.
Yao Cong was still upset. After kicking him again, he pointed at him angrily and said, "If you can't quit, that's because you are useless! I have always told you: these are just for fun, occasional, low-level Just play around with the limit.
If you just don’t listen, who can blame you?
I'm good to you. Fortunately, something went wrong? My six most caring followers, all of them grew up playing with me.
It’s just you, it’s just you who can’t control your hands and your mouth, it’s just you, it’s just you who betrayed me.
Why didn't they?
You still have the nerve to cry and beg for mercy, but you are the worst thing!
Do you want to say it or not? If you don't say anything, I will chop you into pieces and throw you out to feed the wild dogs! "
As he spoke and cursed, Yao Cong was ready to move again.
Wang Mu was frightened by the beating, and when he saw him raising his feet again, he quickly put them down.
"Sir, I really don't know who that person is. Didn't you ask us to guard the horse these days? Sometimes you would knock him out and loosen him, and sometimes tie him up again.
Yesterday, after I knocked him out, I felt bored, so I asked Sun Hui to guard him, and I thought of going for a gamble.
Unexpectedly, I was chased by a gambling house for debt.
The servant finally managed to escape, but his way was blocked by a masked man.
He did not take the servant's life, but gave him two hundred taels of silver, a bag of medicine, and a bag of powder. Let the servant handle the horse and poison it to death.
He said that after everything is done, he will give the servant another three hundred taels.
He also asked the servant to tell where the rest of the people were imprisoned, and said that if the servant could tell one thing, he would give the servant another two hundred taels...
The servant only knew where Wu Minzhe's parents were being held, so he told them. Sure enough, he gave me two hundred taels more.
But he only showed his eyes, so I really didn’t know who he was.
The servant also asked him, how to give him money after the matter is completed? He just said he would find the servant and left..."
