As soon as the words were spoken, a loud banging sound rang out as the door was pounded on.

Xiao Qingyin, Han Shi, and the others couldn't sit still any longer, so they all got up and left the courtyard, heading towards the main gate.

Yun Shu, carrying the mechanical umbrella that Wei Yan had given her, arrived at the door first.

After unlatching the door, she yanked it open, transformed her umbrella into a gun, and swung it at the people outside.

Several burly men who were smashing the door with sledgehammers and axes were caught off guard and were knocked backward to the ground with a cry of pain.

Yun Shu planted the spear upright on the ground with a "thud".

She put on a stern face and shouted angrily.

"I'd like to see who's got the nerve to smash up the Yun family's gate!"

The old lady of the Duke of Anguo was standing behind several servants and was almost hit by Yun Shu's spear.

She had lived for sixty years and had never been so frightened; her face turned pale instantly.

Before he could recover from his shock, he heard Yun Shu shout angrily, which immediately made him furious.

"What? You think we can't smash up the Yun family's gate?"

The old lady of the Duke of Anguo sneered.

"Back then, the Yun family army was greedy for merit and advanced recklessly, causing the entire Northwest army to be wiped out, losing ten cities and killing hundreds of thousands of people. How dare you Yun family members still have the face to live here and call yourselves 'grandmothers'?"

She spat on the threshold.

“If you had even a shred of shame, you should hang yourselves and pay for those people’s lives.”

"If you choose to live a life of ignominy, don't blame others for their scorn."

Yun Shu's face immediately darkened.

"You think you can frame our Yun family ancestors with just empty words? Don't think that just because you're old I won't dare to make a move!"

The old lady of the Duke of Anguo glanced at Yun Shu with her droopy, triangular eyes and sneered.

"You're Yun Shu? With such looks, you actually managed to seduce Xiao Yan into running away from home to study firearms. You've got some serious skills."

The rats in the gutter should just stay in the gutter; running around like that doesn't make them afraid of being killed.

Just as Ning Shi came out of the courtyard, she heard this and shouted anxiously, "Mother, what nonsense are you talking about! What does Yan'er running away from home have to do with other girls!"

"Shut up!"

The old lady of the Duke of Anguo glared at her angrily.

"It's not enough that you've been secretly helping the Yun family; you even want Xiao Yan to marry this Yun Shu. You're so biased towards outsiders that you don't even know who you are anymore!"

Ning knew that the old lady had always been stubborn, but she didn't know she could be this stubborn.

"What you're saying is all baseless. How could you bang on someone's door and insult them?"

The old lady of the Duke of Anguo snorted coldly.

"Xiao Yan was so badly injured, and not only did you not bring him back to the manor, you also stayed out all night. You have completely disgraced our Duke Anguo's manor!"

"Xiao Yan's injuries are so severe that he can't be moved easily. How can we bring him back to the manor?"

Ning was also a little annoyed.

"Besides, the doctor is here too. It's not appropriate for me to stay here. It would be more appropriate for the young lady to come to our residence."

"Is the only doctor in the capital with the surname Xiao left who has died out?"

The old lady of the Duke of Anguo roared.

"Given the status of our Duke Anguo's mansion, we can even invite the Imperial Physician. Why would we need to find a country girl doctor to treat us?"

She pushed Ning aside.

"If you want to stay in the Yun family, you can stay. But I must take Xiao Yan back with me. There is no reason for our Wei family to hand over our precious grandson to a vixen."

Yun Shu held her spear horizontally, blocking her way.

"Take one more step and I won't be polite."

She said expressionlessly.

"Our Yun family has no reason to let that old geezer into our home."

"You vile slut, how dare you curse me to die?"

The old lady of the Duke of Anguo beckoned several servants to come forward.

"Beat her! Beat her until she's unrecognizable, until even her own mother wouldn't recognize her!"

"stop!"

Wei Yan's voice rang out.

Yun Shu turned her head and saw Wei Yan stumbling and rushing over.

Without his arms to maintain his balance, he staggered and fell just as he was about to reach the door.

Xiao Qingyin quickly reached out to support him.

Upon helping him up, he noticed that there was a lot of blood seeping through the gauze on Wei Yan's right side, and he couldn't help but frown.

Wei Yan must have fallen and hit his wound.

"Why are you getting up instead of lying down properly?"

Wei Yan gave a wry smile.

With all this noise outside, how could he possibly lie still?

“Grandmother, please apologize to Yun Shu and the rest of the Yun family.”

He looked at the old lady and said solemnly.

Lady Anguo already knew that Wei Yan had lost both arms before she arrived, but she was still greatly shocked when she saw it with her own eyes.

She slapped her thigh hard and began to wail in anguish.

"God is blind! How could He let my precious grandson suffer like this? He's lost his hand. How will he live in the future?"

After losing his arm, Wei Yan was tormented by phantom limb pain that struck him from time to time, and had no time to think about the future.

The old woman's wailing stirred up the melancholy in his heart.

Yes, he's lost both his hands, how is he going to survive?

In the future, not only will they be unable to draw design blueprints or wield weapons, but they will also have to rely on others for even trivial matters such as dressing, eating, bathing, and using the toilet.

When he was physically weak, he just looked like a useless person.

Now he has become a truly useless person.

Fate was truly cruel to him.

He couldn't help but wonder if he had been a villain for ten lifetimes, which was why he was suffering so much in this life.

Just when a glimmer of hope had been ignited, and just when they had finally found their own path, it was all over.

What is the meaning of such a life?

Someone like him probably doesn't need to live anymore...

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