Chapter 394

“You… b*tch!

Ling Chengcai squeezed those words through his teeth. His wife pulled him by grabbing his clothes at this time. Now, Ling Jingxuan also noticed it, and also dropped his thought of letting the servants throw them away. Now he’d like to see what this couple would do. Money and jewelries were tempting, but that was things rewarded by the emperor, besides, Jinghan had passed the tongsheng examination. Given their petty shrewdness, how could they pick such a time to make trouble? There should be some other hidden reason.

“Chengcai, are you done? How could we touch things His Majesty has granted? Go back with me!”

Even the village head couldn’t take it. He really didn’t understand how his big brother had raised such an as*hole! He wasn’t afraid of losing face, they still wanted theirs!

‘Someone, take them back. What a shame!”

Old patriarch pestled his cane, trembling all over. With the imperial edict and the imperial plaque with the emperor’s autograph, Ling Jingxuan was already not someone they could afford to offend. They already showed mercy that they didn’t get even about things that year. Now he even had the nerve to ask things from them? Did he really want to make the whole village die with him?

“What are you doing? This is between us brothers. What does it have anything to do with you?”

Seeing that things were not as they had expected, Ling Chengcai could not help but panic. His wife said some cursing words of him in the heart, then she aimed at the most honest one Ling Chenglong, “Chenglong, anyhow, you are blood brothers. You just watch your wife and son bully your big brother and me? Our parents are still alive. After receiving those rewards, shouldn’t you offer them to our parents first?”

Every sentence was a trap. Whatever Ling Chenglong answered her, it was a mistake. She just saw that Ling Jingxuan tried to set up his reputation, so they dare to come. She could only blame her useless son-in-law. In a short month or two, he had gambled away all his belongs at home, even the shops were pawned, and still in great debt. Their daughter came begging them. They could only place their hope on them.

“A few months ago, the old xiucai personally signed an agreement to disconnect us from that family, two months ago, Old Lady Ling said she wanted to see me. For the sake that she is my mother, I went to visit her, but only received her swear words. A few days ago, Ling Chenghua committed the capital crime and got beheaded by the yamen. We heard that they got ill because of it, so we specially sent someone to check on them. And Then they demanded to see us again, and we went. But what did we receive? Still some swear words! Old Lady Ling even slandered me of bribing the yamen to have sentenced Ling Chenghua to death. As the saying goes, if the son does something wrong, his father should also take the responsibility. I am also a living human, I have my feelings, and I have my family. It’s nothing me and my wife got insulted. But we can’t let our sons unable raise their heads before people. Since they don’t accept me as their son, I don’t have to care about them. From now on, whatever happens to your family, it has nothing to do with me Ling Chenglong. Ling Chengcai, please go away. Those things don’t belong to you. Even if the old xiucai is here, he can’t take anything here away.”

Walking forward holding his wife, Ling Chenglong said so using some kind of indifferent tone, face sunk. They had completely hurt his heart. His sons said it right. He shouldn’t give them any chance, otherwise, they’d climb over their heads again sooner or later. Bloody lessons, one or two times were enough. There shouldn’t be a third time.

Apparently Ling Chengcai and his wife never expected that the honest Ling Chenglong would say those words. In such a short time, they didn’t know how to respond. Those villagers around started to gossip, totally standing on Ling Chenglong’s side. This time they were all blaming Ling Chengcai and the old xiucai. Anyone of Yuehua Manor was not something they could offend. Besides, their kids were still studying in their school. Offending them meant cutting off the future of their kids. Only idiots would do that. What’s more, they were clear of the whole story. It was indeed the old xiucai’s fault. Now Ling Jingxuan’s family got rich, they also showed some mercy, but they didn’t take it. Since so, what was their fault? Anyone would never show excessive passion to someone cold.

The three brothers couldn’t help giving their thumbs-up in their hearts. Good wording! He not only didn’t give them any chance to seize any loophole of his words, but also disconnected themselves from them. Even Zhang juren aside couldn’t help nodding in agreement.

“Why waste saliva on them? Throw them out.”

No one noticed that when Yuan Shaoqi already slipped by Ling Jinghan’s side, and even held his hand on his shoulder, saying those domineering words.

“You throw them, we promise not to help.”

Ling Jinghan leered at him, and brushed off his hand. After that, he even brushed the place where he touched him in his face. Yuan Shaoqi darkened his face, had a twitched of his mouth, but the next second, he shamelessly leaned over and said using a sound only the two of them could hear, “If you promise you’d never badmouth me, I will help you drive them away, and promise there’d be no bad rumors about you spread out. So? Quite a bargain, isn’t it?”

The first step to chase his wife—trying to get close to him. Didn’t people say one gets a better view of the rising moon at a waterfront pavilion?

Lazily sweeping over at him, Ling Jinghan ignored him. Meanwhile, Yan Shengrui came from nowhere and held Ling Jingxuan in his arms, saying by his ear, “They are like ants on a hot pan. If they can’t get ten thousand taels of silver in three days, their precious son-in-law would get his hands cut off.”

“So you mean…”

After hearing what he said, Ling Jingxuan suddenly remembered, last time he seemed to have said to help him get things even. So it was he who did something in the dark?

“Hehe…how could I let them hide in the dark and plot against you? Not long ago I let Shan to tempt their good son-in-law to gamble something big. Shan just told me, that guy has gambled away all his belongings, and even sold a lot of the shops behind his parents and brother’s back. Now he has been thrown out of the family and living in town with his wife and kid. But you know, Shan always does things neatly. Since I said I want them dead, before they die, Shan won’t stop. So they tempted him to have another gamble. Now, he still owes the gambling house ten thousand taels of silver.”

In the eyes of outsiders, it seemed that Yan Shengrui was acting shamelessly with his wife. Only they knew what they were talking about.

“No wonder they slogged their guts today. Come on, it’s almost time to finish them off.”

Hearing that, the doubts in Ling Jingxuan’s heart had been cleared. The husband and husband moved forward. After taking a look at Ling Chengcai and his wife who were freezing there, Ling Jingxuan waved his hand, “Move all things in. Anyone who tries to stop it, beat him as hard as you can. If crippled or dead, it’s all on me.”

“Yes, my lord!”

With his order, Song Gengniu and others no longer hesitated, and became busy moving things again. Those onlookers couldn’t help shrinking their necks, and subconsciously took a few steps back. They didn’t want to get involved. Ling Chengcai and his wife also got intimidated by his words, looking tenser now. But today if they couldn’t get the money, their daughter would be so dead. That was their only daughter.

“Wait…”

“Someone, beat him!”

As Ling Cheng just plucked up some courage to tangle with them, Ling Jingxuan no longer gave them the opportunity, with so pressing momentum. Before those servants could respond, some strong and tall men already came out of nowhere, holding swords in their hands, giving off some killing qi all over.

“Will you leave yourselves or want me to give you a ride?”

Pulling out his sword, Yan Yi said darkly. Heaven knows how hard he had been ‘maltreated’ by the two little masters. He had long wanted to vent his anger on someone. If they dare nod, he didn’t mind finishing them with a move.

Ling Chengcai recoiled several steps, stared at the sharp sword and swallowed, his legs shaking like a sieve.

“Clang…”

Seeing that they were still standing there, Yan Si and Yan Shan also drew out their sword one after another.

“Ah…somebody help…They are trying to kill me…”

This time, without waiting for them to speak, Ling Chengcai and his wife no longer cared about the money thing, instantly rolled out of here. It was a hilarious scene, but those onlookers couldn’t laugh out at all. Now they finally realized that Ling Jingxuan was not only saying it. He really dared to kill people.

They were all villagers. Who wasn’t afraid of that kind of people?

Since then, no one dared to offend them again, because they were all scared that one day they could not wake up after sleeping.

“Sorry, Jingxuan, today my big brother also tried to stop them, but having been ill in bed, he couldn’t. I promise I will tell him what happened today.”

After quite a while, the village head gingerly moved forward, even dare not look at that demon-like guards. To Ling Jingxuan, he was really scared from deep of his heart.

“Let him regulate his own sons. I don’t mind regulating them for him next time.”

Withdrawing his gentleness today, Ling Jingxuan snapped. Then he looked at others and raised his voice, “My principle of life is, if others don’t offend me, I won’t offend others. But if anyone offends me, I will let him suffer. About things in the past, I don’t want to mention it again. But in the future, if you dare bully my parents or anyone from my family, don’t blame me now showing you any face. Dead or wounded, I can’t guarantee!”

“Oh…”

On hearing him, everyone gasped. Before, they thought that after they got rich, Ling Jingxuan had been a lot milder. And a lot of families who had daughters were considering marrying their daughter to Ling Jinghan or Ling Jingpeng. At this moment, none had the guts to bear that kind of thought. Let alone Ling Jinghan and Ling Jingpeng, even those servants were already out of their reach.

“Village head, please. Today we still got things to do. Sorry I can’t entertain you.”

Ignoring their reaction, Ling Jingxuan directly walked into the yard holding the little buns. He had said those words before. In case that any cats or dogs would come make a scene again, since they were all here, it would save him a lot of trouble. In the future, if anyone came to make trouble again, don’t blame his ruthlessness. His patience also had its limit.

“Uncle Chenggui, stay here today. We can learn together.”

Before leaving, seeing that Ling Chenggui still looked a bit embarrassed and didn’t know what to do, Ling Jinghan decisively asked him to stay. He was different from them. At least he was really good to him.

“Ah? Well, all right, dad, you go back first, next year I will also take the xiucai examination, so I want to have some discussion about my studies with Jinghan.”

Coming to his sense, Ling Chenggui nodded. After saying some words to his dad, he went in. Watching their back, Ling Qicai made a deep sigh. This thing…He only wished that they didn’t take it to their hearts. He no longer wished they could acknowledge them again. At least they wouldn’t shift the anger onto the villagers. Finally they earned some money replying on them. It can’t be ruined on this.

If Ling Qicai could have a chance to make the choice again, he would have never chosen to report the good news to Ling Qiyun! No, even if he didn’t go, things like today would still happen. It was just a matter of time. Having stated where he stood, apparently Ling Jingxuan would really do with it. Besides, he also saw the big changes of Ling Chenglong and his wife.