Chapter 716: Being Afraid and Fearful is a Good Thing

Before going to find Qingyun and his accomplices, Chen Jing'an first took them to find the well that Tian Ying'er mentioned.

A dry well, with bones of all sizes piled up at the bottom.

Only three people died today from the consequences.

But before that, countless people died in vain because of the greed of these three people.

Xu Mingyang thought of Qingyun's pleading and expression before her death. His mind went blank and he opened his mouth repeatedly but didn't know what to say.

Even though he knew in his heart that the person he was punishing today was an unforgivable evildoer, he also knew that it was the right thing to do.

But the first time he faced the life and death that he had caused, and watched the lives of those who had been begging for mercy the previous second die, the impact was still irreversible.

Xu Mingyang and Sang Yanyou lost their usual arrogance and looked at Xu Yu with red eyes.

He looked so pitiful, like a little animal that finally saw its family, with tears in his eyes.

Xu Yu stood up, placed his hand on the boy's not-quite-strong shoulder, and said softly, "Killing to stop killing is the way to curb evil."

"This is the first lesson you will learn on this trip, and it's a lesson you must learn."

"It's a good thing to be afraid and to have fear."

Xu Yu flicked the sweaty foreheads of the two boys one by one and chuckled, "No one is born omnipotent. Having fear in your heart is the greatest respect for living beings. It also proves that you are not driven by greed and murderous intent and are still a human being."

"Only when you know fear will you better understand why the long spears and iron whips in your hands hurt people. Only when you know fear will you truly understand what it means to pity the weak and not kill the innocent."

"Kid."

"You may become an ordinary person in the market, or you may become a famous person."

"No matter what time it is, whether you are wearing the robes of a general or the clothes of a commoner, remember the fear of today. Also remember that the pursuit of self-strength is for greater protection, not to cause more slaughter."

"If you can't do that, then I would rather break your legs, destroy your martial arts, and train you to be useless at home than let you go out and cause harm to others."

Xu Yu rubbed the sweat-soaked heads of the two boys vigorously and said with a smile, "Remember this?"

Xu Mingyang and Sang Yanyou stared blankly at Xu Yu, who was rarely gentle, and opened their mouths with a mixture of emotion and grievance.

“Brother…”

"Brother-in-law..."

Xu Yu was ruthless and said, "If you don't remember, you'll be beaten."

He has something important to do.

I just don't have the patience to coax the kid here.

Xu Mingyang: “…”

Sang Yanyou: “!!!”

Xu Yu smiled and asked again, "So, have you remembered it?"

Without hesitation, Xu Mingyang and Sang Yanyou took a big step back and nodded vigorously, saying, "I'll remember!"

“We really remember it!”

Xu Yu nodded in satisfaction: "Okay, go away."

The two boys who were in urgent need of comfort quickly rolled away.

Xu Yu wiped his hands and carefully picked up the treasure box that he hadn't been able to give away today. He decisively turned and went into the inner room: "Zhizhi, look what I brought you..."

Worried about these two little bastards, Sang Zhixia, who listened to the entire process from behind the screen, said: "..."

With the way Xu Yu teaches his children, when these kids grow up, won’t they gang up on him and beat him up?

Sang Zhixia didn't even bother to look at the box Xu Yu was holding. She said seriously, "Let me tell you first, if one day you get beaten up at home, I probably won't help you."

Xu Yu: “…”

Xu Yu was silent for a moment, and soon a look of indifference appeared on his face.

"When I get older, Nuonuo and Yuanbao should be able to fight well too."

"I will urge them to learn martial arts."

Sang Zhixia looked at Xu Yu speechlessly.

Xu Yu's face was full of confidence: "I can beat him. I can fight."

"We'll talk about old age later. Zhizhi, take a look at this first."

Xu Yu handed over the jewelry he had polished himself like a treasure, and said happily: "I made it, do you like it?"

"If you don't like it, I'll do it again."

Sang Zhixia immediately recognized where these beads came from and couldn't help laughing. "Is the General of the Cavalry openly accepting bribes?"

Xu Yu looked lazy and said casually, "I collected some small things. I'll pick out the good ones to make jewelry for you, and send the rest back home. If you like a style, ask someone to make it. If not, keep it for the children to play with as marbles."

Sang Zhixia played with the glittering earrings and laughed, "Is it appropriate to steal such a valuable item?"

"What's inappropriate about this?"

Xu Yu picked up the hairpin carefully inlaid with three beads and stood up. He moved it close to Sang Zhixia's bun, gestured with it, and gently inserted it into her black hair, saying nonchalantly, "It's just a few beads."

“Who dares to find fault?”

Sang Zhixia let Xu Yu try them out one by one with a look of curiosity on his face. When he had almost finished playing with them, he pulled him to sit down and said, "Go check on Mingyang and Yanyou tonight. Don't let them get scared."

Xu Yu thought to himself that he was three years younger than Xu Mingyang when he first saw blood. Sang Zhixia glared at him, so he put his composure back and compromised, "Okay."

"I'm not going out tonight. Why do I have to go to see it three times in one night?"

"You don't have to be so diligent."

Sang Zhixia said strangely, "If you go too often, they might think you didn't find an opportunity to attack them during the day, so you deliberately went to attack them in the middle of the night."

Xu Yu curled his lips and didn't take it seriously. When Sang Zhixia mentioned what Gui Lianzhi said again, a cold look flashed in his eyes.

Sang Zhixia pinched Xu Yu's fingers and said slowly, "We can't interfere with legal and voluntary transactions, but there's no need to be so lenient when it comes to things that clearly violate taboos."

"Once you've taken care of things on the river, shall we go for a walk around the Wei family?"

The most urgent task is still the internal struggle between Qian An and Hao Liang.

Only when these two unscrupulous hyenas start fighting and disrupt the situation, it will be the best opportunity to take advantage of the chaos and sneak in to save time and effort.

Xu Yu asked Tian Ying'er to cause trouble because it was not the time for him to take action personally.

Xu Yu smiled knowingly, grabbed Sang Zhixia's fingertips and bit them, then said vaguely, "Okay."

"That's easy."

In front of Sang Zhixia, Xu Yu always looked relaxed and at ease, but in fact, there were a lot of things waiting for him to make decisions.

Sang Zhixia knew this very well, so she drove away the person who was trying to keep her company and entertain her. She went to the yard where Xu Mingyang and Sang Yanyou were, feeling uneasy.

When they arrived at the place, Sang Zhixia found out that the two little punks were still in shock and couldn't suppress their desire to cause trouble.

After returning, he couldn't sit still for a moment and turned around to follow Chen Jingan and others to find something to do.

Diancui suppressed her laughter and said, "Although this is the first time seeing blood, after all, you two young masters are of military blood, so you should be able to bear it."

Sang Zhixia said with a smile: "It's better to be strong. If you develop a crying habit, it will be even more worrying."

Sang Zhixia was about to leave, but suddenly stopped and said, "Go find Lin Yun. I have something to tell him."

Lin Yun is always efficient in his work, and he should arrive soon after receiving the news.

But this time, Sang Zhixia waited for two hours before he finally saw the person late at night.

Lin Yun was in a hurry, his eyes still showing anxiety. When he saw Sang Zhixia, he didn't even bother with etiquette and blurted out, "Boss, something happened to the two young masters."

Sang Zhixia's heart skipped a beat: "What did you say?!"