Chapter 58 Confiscating Property 2

The sounds of shattering porcelain, overturned furniture, and terrified cries of women mingled together.

Just then, a boy's angry shout came from the backyard: "Stop! Don't touch my mother!"

It's Xie Zhaoyang! Xie Rubao's older brother.

He saw several soldiers roughly shoving his mother, Zhou, and trying to drag her away. The young man, full of youthful vigor, could not bear it and rushed forward, shoving one of the soldiers away!

"You little brat! You're asking for death!" Enraged by being pushed aside, the soldier drew his leather whip from his waist and lashed it hard across Xie Zhaoyang's back with a whistling sound!

With a sharp "crack!" the boy's thin summer shirt ripped open, revealing a bloody whip mark!

"Zhaoyang—!" Zhou let out a piercing scream, rushing forward to shield her son with her body! "Don't hit my son! He's just a child! Hit me instead!"

"Get out of my way!"

The soldiers paid no heed, and the whips, like venomous snakes, fell again! This time, they struck Zhou's arms and shoulders, which were protecting her son, with a resounding thud! Her thin clothes tore, her skin ripped open, and blood quickly seeped out!

"Mother—!" Xie Zhaoyang looked at the blood blooming on his mother's back, his eyes wide with rage. He struggled to get up, but was held down by several soldiers.

"Madam! Young Master!" the servants cried out, but none of them could come forward.

Xie Ji watched this scene with a feeling of utter devastation; a metallic taste rose in his throat, and his vision blurred. His home! His wife and children! Were being so humiliated and trampled upon before his very eyes!

"Stop! Stop!" Xie Ji cried out hoarsely, his voice filled with the pain of tears.

In the chaos, several soldiers rushed into Xie Rubao's boudoir.

The girl was already pale with fright, trembling and huddled in the corner.

The soldiers roughly ransacked her belongings, throwing her precious new clothes and jewelry on the ground, trampling on them, and stuffing them into the loot box.

"No! That was given to me by Sister Sang Ning! Don't take it!"

When Xie Rubao saw the two soldiers reach out to grab the neatly folded moon-white brocade cloak, she suddenly felt a surge of courage from somewhere, screamed, and rushed forward, hugging the garment tightly!

"Get out of here, you little bitch!" The soldier impatiently yanked her away!

"Sizzle—!"

The cloak's ties were torn, and the hem was ripped open! Xie Rubao was thrown to the ground by the immense force, but she still clung tightly to the cloak, refusing to let go!

The rough ground chafed her knees and palms, burning with pain. She gritted her teeth, large tears falling onto the luxurious fabric of her cloak. Only one thought occupied her mind: She couldn't let them take it! She couldn't waste Sister Sang Ning's money! Sister Sang Ning had said to cherish the land!

"court death!"

The soldiers were furious. One of them roughly grabbed her hair and pulled her back, while the other forcefully tried to pry her fingers off her clothes!

The girl's slender fingers were twisted and deformed in pain, and she let out a painful whimper, but she still wouldn't let go!

His body was dragged for several meters, leaving messy marks on the ground.

"Ru Bao—!" Seeing her daughter being humiliated, Zhou felt as if her heart was being torn apart. She struggled to rush over, but was forced back by the whip.

Xie Ji looked at the miserable state of his wife and children, at the home he had built up over half his life, now smashed to pieces, at the ferocious soldiers, and at the indifferent face of the high-ranking eunuch who represented imperial power…

A tremendous surge of grief and despair instantly overwhelmed him!

Heaven has no eyes! Traitors are in power! Loyal and virtuous people are wronged!

"Treacherous officials are in power! They frame loyal and virtuous people! I, Xie Ji, have lived a life of integrity, and today I will die to prove my innocence!!"

He let out a blood-curdling wail, broke free from the soldiers' grip, and with all his might, rammed into the thick pillar in the courtyard!

"Master—!" Zhou and the servants cried out in heart-wrenching sobs!

At the critical moment!

A group of men in black appeared, blocked Xie Ji's path, and pulled the rest of them up to protect him!

"Who are you! How dare you obstruct the government's investigation!"

The men in black remained silent, carrying no weapons, simply shielding the person behind them, their eyes behind their masks fixed intently on the person's every move.

"Speak! Are you all mute?! Get out of here!"

Xie Rubao looked up, sobbing, and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her father was alright. But when she saw the men in black in front of her, she suddenly felt weak and sat down on the ground.

Madam Zhou rushed over to help Xie Rubao up: "What happened! Are you badly injured?!"

Xie Rubao shook her head: "These people are Sister Sang Ning's people. I've seen them several times."

Upon hearing this, Zhou relaxed, clutching her chest and muttering to herself, "Good...good, it's Miss Xie's person..."

Although Xie Jiren was restrained, he kept trying to ram his head against the pillar.

The man in black who was holding him was getting impatient. Why was this old man going on and on?

Before Xie Ji could react, he kicked the nearest pillar!

"Bang--!"

The pillar collapsed instantly upon hearing the sound, kicking up a huge cloud of dust!

This kick startled Xie Ji's family and also the soldiers on the other side.

I initially thought the other side wasn't carrying weapons because they knew they couldn't use knives against government soldiers, but it turns out it was because there was no need to!

The eunuch who was reading the imperial edict trembled with fear, pointing at the man in black and screaming, "Outrageous! Outrageous! Do you have no respect for the law?! You...you are rebelling!"

A man in black wearing a gold-trimmed mask sneered: "Rebellion? I'd like to."

Upon hearing this, the eunuch disregarded everything else and ran as fast as he could behind the soldiers. Once he reached what he considered a safe position, he ordered, his voice trembling with fear, "Take them all down!"

The men in black looked at each other, unsure whether to make a move or not.

If the young lady doesn't come soon, they'll rebel even if they don't want to.

At this tense moment, a loud bang was heard, and the heavy gate of the Vice Minister's residence was violently smashed open from the outside!

The massive door panel crashed down, kicking up a cloud of dust!

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, a slender yet upright figure appeared in everyone's sight, backlit by the blinding light from outside the door!

Her snow-white fox fur cloak billowed in the wind as she walked briskly, and her stunning face remained expressionless.

The person who arrived was Xie Sangning!

Behind her, several guards dressed in black and exuding a cold aura rushed in, instantly surrounding all the soldiers in the courtyard!

A suffocatingly chilling aura instantly enveloped the entire Vice Minister's residence!

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

Xie Ji, who was about to continue looking for a pillar to bang on, was so shocked by this sudden turn of events that he froze on the spot.

Xie Sangning's gaze fell on him, and she rolled her eyes.

That's all the courage he showed by choosing death to prove his point.

Then she scanned the room and found the girl.