The Zhi family was stunned when Zhi Baiju said that.
The mother was the first to react, slapping him hard across the face: "I raised you all these years, and you're unwilling to help, and you even want to sever ties with me?"
The aunt hated her nephew who had ruined their path to wealth, and she pounced on him, yelling, "I'll beat you to death, you good-for-nothing!"
Zhi Yaoyao also started crying: "Uncle, my cousin will definitely never help us again. Even if I get into the Crown Prince's mansion, won't those people eat me up?"
Aunt, Third Aunt, Eldest Sister-in-law, Cousin's Wife, Brother... they were all furious: "Beat him! Beat this ungrateful wretch who's been studying all his life to death!"
Zhi Meimei's father, her own brother Zhi Baiji, was even more furious. He grabbed a stick and smashed it down on her head.
With bloodshot eyes, he cursed, "You are unfilial to your parents, disrespectful to your elder brothers, and you don't even help your own niece. You want to sever ties with your family? Go ahead and do it. We'll sever all ties today."
With a single blow, Zhi Baiju was caught off guard and struck squarely on the head.
Zhi Baiju's eyes widened, and he pointed at him: "You..."
It crashed down.
The red and white fluid inside his skull, like a broken egg, instantly soaked the ground, and half of his face was covered in a pool of blood.
His eyes were open, one eye stained red with blood, his jade-like face a blood-red mess, and gradually, a regretful smile froze on his lips.
Originally, Xie Zhaozhao had arranged for him to go to the barbaric cities of Baiyue, Shian, and Nanhai to become a teacher who would enlighten the barbarians.
Even if he couldn't participate in scientific expeditions, he still put his knowledge to good use and became the first person in the history of civilization in the wilderness, leaving a lasting mark on history!
That's no longer possible.
If there is an afterlife, he prays to Guanyin for protection, as he does not want to be a member of the Zhi family again.
Being a cat or a dog is fine, but if you're going to be a human, never look like Gu Chengyan, because that face is the ugliest face in the world.
He thought that he could run errands for his cousin-in-law, just like Mo Yan, Guan Yan, and Xu Li, which made him very happy.
I'm sorry, sister-in-law, I've disappointed you...
Originally, Xie Zhaozhao told him to leave immediately, and even reminded him that sometimes the ruthlessness of relatives can exceed your imagination.
He insisted on coming back, so his cousin-in-law sent Mo Yan to bring him back, waiting for him to finish dealing with family matters before taking him to the estate first, and then to Baiyue City with Yunyang and the others.
Because he didn't want the Zhi family to know where Zhi Baiju had gone, Mo Yan didn't dare to show his face in the Zhi family's courtyard. He waited outside the intersection for several hours, but Zhi Baiju didn't return. He couldn't help but go to find Zhi Baiju.
Mo Yan asked a roadside stall owner about the Zhi family's courtyard: "Hey, uncle, which courtyard does the Zhi family live in? Could you call out to Zhi Baiju for me? I'll give you a copper coin."
One copper coin is worth ten coins, enough to buy several cakes.
Of course we'd do it! We just need to call on someone!
The man went to the Zhi family's courtyard and shouted, "Is Zhi Baiju here?"
An eerie silence fell over the courtyard. Then the man shouted again, "Zhi Baiju, Zhi Baiju."
A moment later, Zhi Baiji came out and stammered, "What do you want with him? He's not here; he went back to his hometown."
When will you be back?
"He won't be back anytime soon."
"Oh," the man said nothing, but came out and told Mo Yan, who gave him a copper coin.
I crouched on the wall next to the Zhi family's house and secretly peeked into their yard.
Zhi Baiji furtively opened the outer door, looked around to make sure no one was there, then locked the outer door and the main room door.
Mo Yan sensed something was wrong, but he couldn't just barge in.
He immediately drove back and said to Xie Zhaozhao, "Madam, I suspect Zhi Baiju is in grave danger... Surely his family wouldn't be so ruthless?"
Xie Zhaozhao immediately said to Mo Yan and Guan Yan, "Let's go, let's go to the North City right away."
Yuan Yuan noticed Xie Zhaozhao's strange expression on the way and asked, "Are you worried that something happened to Zhi Baiju?"
"Judging from what Mo Yan said, there's a high probability that something bad has happened,"
Xie Zhaozhao was filled with remorse, "I told him not to go back, to just leave, but he insisted on cutting all ties with them... I didn't expect... even a tiger doesn't eat its own cubs..."
When they arrived at the Zhi family's courtyard in the north of the city, Mo Yan went to knock on the door.
The one who opened the door was still Zhi Baiji.
When Zhi Baiji saw Xie Zhaozhao, he tried to force a smile, but he was so nervous that he stammered, "Cousin, cousin-in-law, why are you here?"
Xie Zhaozhao's heart sank, but she still said calmly, "Yesterday, the Grand Secretary made an appointment with my cousin Zhi Baiju to test his knowledge, and the Grand Secretary sent me to pick him up. Tell him to come out!"
Zhi Baiji could no longer hand over Zhi Baiju, so he had no choice but to continue lying: "He, he didn't come back, we didn't know, we didn't know!"
"Oh, since I'm here, I'll go see my aunt." Xie Zhaozhao said, and then rushed inside.
Mo Yan pushed Zhi Baiji aside, and Guan Yan and Yuan Yuan rushed in, followed by Xie Zhaozhao's four guards.
Zhi Baiji cried out in a panic, "Mother!"
Aunt Zhi immediately bolted the door and refused to let Xie Zhaozhao in no matter how much she called.
Xie Zhaozhao knew that something serious must have happened to Zhi Baiju, so she stopped in her tracks.
If he tries to break through again, they might fight him to the death.
Xie Zhaozhao said to Yuanyuan, "Since your aunt doesn't want to see me, let's go."
The group quickly left the courtyard. Xie Zhaozhao said to Guanyan, "Quickly, ride a fast horse to the government office to report the case."
As soon as they left, Zhi Baiji knew it was all over. In despair, he said to his mother, "She must have guessed that something happened to my younger brother. She will definitely report it to the authorities, and my third cousin will definitely handle it fairly."
Aunt Zhi's face turned pale, and she immediately called over Zhi Yaoyao and her two sons: "Let's go, this is all their second branch's business."
Aunt Zhi shouted, "You can't leave! You all cursed Baiju and beat Baiju, you can't leave!"
At this point, she said to Zhi Baiji, "Go and beg your aunt immediately to save us. Baiju died to consummate her marriage with her grandson. She can't watch Baiju die in vain and make us go to jail."
The whole yard started biting and scrambling at each other.
Zhi Yaoyao tugged at her mother's (her maternal aunt's) hand and whispered, "Mother, we promised to go find Aunt, but we ran away halfway..."
Aunt Zhi immediately said to Aunt Zhi Er, "Let's go and beg my eldest sister; I'll kowtow to her."
As he spoke, he pulled Zhi Yaoyao and ran towards the Earl's mansion.
Zhi Yaoyao didn't care about taking anything else; she just hitched up the carriage in the yard and ran away.
Zhi Baiji said to his wife and children, "You should leave immediately and hide at the children's maternal grandfather's house."
He then knelt and begged his mother (his second maternal aunt), saying, "Mother, you are old, please give your life to your son. Ah, Mother, your grandson is still young. If I give my life for Baiju, both children will have to take someone else's surname..."
Aunt Zhi pointed at him angrily and said, "You beast! You beat your younger brother to death and then made your mother take the blame! You are a real beast!"
"Mother, I'm a beast, please spare me! My little brother is gone, please leave a heir for the second branch!"
Zhi Baiji's wife said, "We'll just say that my younger brother fell to his death, he fell..."
Everyone quickly coordinated their statements.
Amidst the chaos of war, Lord Meng Benchu, accompanied by his constables, swiftly arrived at the northern city and intercepted the Zhi family members who were attempting to flee.
Soon, the constables found Zhi Baiju's body in the house.
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