"You're not learning anything good every day, are you trying to kill yourself? If you don't want to live anymore, just say so. How can you do such despicable things?"

Li Qingzhu kept his head down and didn't say a word.

Tang Bei stood in the cave, his face contorted with rage, his eyes blazing with fury, his fists clenched tightly. Tang Dong, seeing Tang Bei standing there, on the verge of exploding, quickly spoke up.

"Grandpa Village Chief, it was indeed them who dragged us up here, and the injuries on our bodies were caused by them beatings."

But we retaliated later; the injuries on their faces were inflicted by us, so let's call it even.

Afterwards, Tang Dong looked at Li Qingzhu and said, "My second brother and I are not going to pursue this matter any further. We are all from the same village, and we hope that we can get along well in the future."

Although we are outsiders, it's not that we're afraid of you this time. We just fought you, so it's a draw.

"If you ever dare to bully my family again, we will definitely report you to the police and the military, and you'll spend the rest of your lives in jail."

Tang Dongren spoke with a strong and clear voice, and every word reached Tang Bei's ears.

It was only then that Tang Bei noticed the condition of Li Qingzhu and the others. They were in terrible shape, truly in terrible shape. Their faces were swollen like pig's heads, even worse than Tang Dong and Tang Nan's.

Moreover, their calves were covered in blood, and some fresh blood was still slowly seeping out. I don't know what happened to these people.

Relaxing slightly, Tang Bei walked up to Tang Dong and Tang Nan, and gently touched their faces.

Both of their faces were badly injured; even a light touch would sting. But they endured it, still grinning at their older brother.

"Big brother, we're alright."

"Yes, brother, we're fine."

Tang Bei's tears streamed down his face. He hadn't shed a single tear during the tense and anxious moments when he couldn't find them, but now, seeing his two younger brothers beaten beyond recognition, his heart ached terribly. He was also filled with immense self-reproach. He hadn't taken good care of his two brothers.

Tang Dong raised his hand to wipe Tang Bei's tears, but his hand could only reach Tang Bei's chin.

Tang Bei bent down slightly, and Tang Dong wiped the tears off Tang Bei's face, leaving mud and blood on Tang Bei's face as well.

Tang Bei smelled the blood, and his heart ached. He tried to hold back his tears, but they still streamed down his face uncontrollably.

Seeing that none of these people looked any good, the village chief was helpless. Many men from the village came running over, but the village chief waved them away.

"Let's carry everyone down the mountain first, then we'll talk about it back in the village."

He also noticed the legs of Li Qingzhu, Zhang Xiaoguang, and Xu Erfeng. They remained seated on the ground, not because they didn't want to get up, but because their legs seemed unable to move.

Xu Erfeng's elder brother and Zhang Xiaoguang's father, Zhang Shan, also went up the mountain. They were worried when they heard that Li Qingzhu and his gang had kidnapped the child of the new family who had come to the area.

Thinking that their family must have a share in this matter, they followed along.

What I didn't expect was that the two of them were sitting on the ground, unable to get up.

Xu Dafeng squatted down in front of Xu Erfeng and asked, "What happened to your leg?"