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The way my eighth great-uncle pointed at Li's mother with his finger was truly disgusting!
Li Shiyue could no longer bear it. She mobilized her inner strength, drew the woodcutter's knife from her waist, and stepped forward. In an instant, she was in front of her Eighth Uncle. She drew her knife, chopped down, severed his finger, and he fell to the ground.
Everyone present, even the Eighth Uncle himself, only felt a gust of wind pass by, and there was half a fresh, still bleeding finger on the ground!
The first to speak up was the eighth great-uncle, who felt the pain of his severed finger.
"Ah! Ah! It hurts! It hurts so much! Ah! Ah!"
The wailing and howling finally made everyone present realize what had just happened!
Li Shiyue was still standing in front of her eighth great-uncle. She hadn't intended to hide herself, and with everyone watching, there was nothing she could hide.
What she wanted was the fear in the eyes of those Li clan members who were standing behind Li Youfu and loathed her identity as a woman!
She did it on purpose!
What she wanted was the terror and fear in their eyes; she wanted them to be afraid of her!
She deliberately chopped off her eighth uncle's finger in front of everyone!
Didn't they want to use their clan to bind and restrain her?
So what if she annihilates this clan that can't tolerate her?
She possesses immense strength and masterful movement techniques; who can possibly defeat her?
She had just presented Liu Tan with two agricultural tools, a seed drill and a curved plow, which could increase grain production and be passed down for generations. How could Liu Tan not protect her?
Yes, Sanshan County has laws.
But in the current situation, Liu Tan, who holds the military power, is the one who upholds the law!
With favorable timing, location, and popular support, she has all three in her grasp. Why would she need to feign compliance with the clan?
Why should we put up with their bad temper?
How could she let them scheme against her!
We gave them too much credit!
Let's take them down!
My hand! My hand!
You unfilial daughter! You..."
Eighth Uncle immediately shut his mouth, because Li Shiyue, in front of him, flicked the blood off her wood-chopping knife and then raised it to face Eighth Uncle again.
With the machete pointed at him like that, even with his loudest voice, Eighth Uncle didn't dare utter a single word.
Seeing that his eighth uncle had shut up, Li Shiyue chuckled and said, "Heh, I told you, if you point your finger at me again, it means you don't want me anymore."
"My hand, Li Shiyue's, is always steady when I hold a knife. Look," Li Shiyue gestured to his eighth uncle to look at the half-finished, still-active finger on the ground, "that's the finger that pointed at me. I've saved the rest for you."
The courtyard of Li Youfu's house was full of people, with Li Youfu and his eighth uncle leading the Li clan members, facing the other half of the Li clan members, led by Li Shiyue.
"Rebellion! Rebellion!"
Li Shiyue! Who do you think you are?!
Li Youfu could no longer sit still. He stood up and sternly reprimanded Li Shiyue for his behavior. However, he didn't point a finger at Li Shiyue like his Eighth Uncle had done, probably because he didn't dare to.
Seeing that her eighth great-uncle had fallen to his knees in pain, Li Shiyue put the wood-chopping knife back into her belt.
Li Shiyue merely tapped her ear with her little finger at Li Youfu, who was breathing heavily, staring wide-eyed, and blushing with anger, before finally looking up at him.
"What's all the noise about?"
He's an old man, all alone, how can he be so ill-mannered?
Can't you speak properly?
With your loud voice, what are you shouting about?
What are you doing?
Aren't you just deliberately trying to provoke me, hoping to see me do this?
What?
"I did it, so why are you all unhappy now?"
Li Shiyue took a step back, shielding her mother behind her. With a smile on her lips, she looked at the Li clan members behind Li Youfu, slowly moving from left to right.
Wherever Li Shiyue's gaze fell, no one dared to meet his eyes; they all lowered their heads and avoided his gaze.
"This is the last time I'll call you Grandpa Fu."
I, Li Shiyue, fled famine from Lijia Village and fought my way to Andong. Everyone with eyes can see what I did and how much I contributed to the clan.
After settling here, whenever I heard of anything good, did I ever forget my clan?
how?
Are you denying it now?
Life is too peaceful now, they feel they don't need me anymore, so they want to throw me into the mud and stomp on me a few times.
Haha, you guys think you can do it?
After speaking about himself, Li Shiyue turned around and looked at the circle of people standing behind him, including Li Wangshui, Ma Zi, Wei Zi, Er Dan's mother, and others.
"When the barbarians entered the village, I led my men to kill them and save the village!"
For the sake of the village and our livelihood, I led people across mountains and valleys to risk our lives to earn some money from the barbarians. Now you, who lie at home sleeping soundly, want the money we risked our lives for under the pretext of building an ancestral hall.
And it's an ancestral hall that doesn't allow women to enter?
How dare you ask for my money and then refuse to let me in?
Their eating manners are appalling!
What do they take us for?
Drought, refugees, Japanese pirates, and barbarians didn't drive us to our deaths, but you want to devour us completely?
At this point, amidst the complete silence, Li Shiyue laughed. She genuinely found it hilarious. "Haha, you don't really think that bringing out my father will force me to kneel on the ground and beg you, do you?"
Suddenly, Li Shiyue's expression changed. She pointed her finger at her eighth great-uncle on the ground and said, "If anyone dares to disrespect my mother or provoke me again, this is what will happen to them!"
"If you're not afraid of death, come and give it a try!"
After saying this, Li Shiyue turned around and pulled her stunned mother to walk out. However, after taking only two steps, she seemed to remember something and turned back.
“From this day forward, the Li in my name, Li Shiyue, will be the Li from my mother’s name. You can keep your own Li names.”
I am acquainted with Liu Tan, the general of the Xuanjia Army. Tomorrow I will go to the county to expel myself from the Li family clan.
From now on, I, Li Shiyue, will be the ancestor of my branch of the Li family.
If you behave yourselves, then we'll keep to ourselves and cooperate with each other when dealing with external threats.
If you insist on going against me, do you expect me to bow down to you?
Oh, that's impossible!
Wishful thinking!
Li Shiyue turned and left without giving Li Youfu and the others a second glance, regardless of whether they agreed or not.
"You're insane! I think you really are insane!"
Since ancient times, without men, where would the idea of a woman as one's ancestor come from?
Without even turning his head, Li Shiyue replied, "If it didn't happen before, then it'll start with me!"
Li Shiyue, holding her mother's hand, and her mother holding Shitou's hand, along with Zheng Meiniang and her daughter, the three of them came out directly from Li Youfu's courtyard.
Li Wangming glanced at Li Shiyue and the others who had already walked away, then at his eighth great-uncle groaning on the ground and Li Youfu standing there, fuming with rage. He hurriedly took down the memorial tablet of his grandmother from the offering table and shouted to his eighth great-uncle, "Hurry up, get a branding iron and burn it, otherwise this hand will be ruined."
Then, Li Wangming picked up his things and jogged off to catch up with Li Shiyue and the others.
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