Chapter 97 Husband and Wife Team Up to Beat Up the Vicious Escort
Jun'er rushed into the courtyard but didn't see Xiao Xuance and the others. She looked around frantically, searching for them, and shouted anxiously, "Third Uncle, help! Something's happened! I'm going to be beaten to death! Come quick..."
Xiao Xuance and Yun Zhaoxue heard Jun'er's cries for help coming from outside the side room and immediately went out.
"Jun'er, what happened?"
Hearing the voices behind her, Jun'er pointed to the entrance of the main hall and cried, "Third Uncle, Grandmother and Mother are about to be beaten to death, they're bleeding, that escort... Waaah..."
Wu Chuang almost killed the Xiao family.
Xiao Xuanwu huddled in the corner, his body trembling slightly from anger and pain. Unable to bear watching his mother and sisters-in-law being beaten, he pushed aside their protection, gritted his teeth, and stared intently at Wu Chuang, who was charging towards him with the whip on his head. "Ah! You dare to hit my mother and sisters-in-law? I'll fight you to the death!"
She raised her hand to snatch his whip.
"Still dare to resist? You're asking for death!" Wu Chuang gritted his teeth and swung his whip at him with all his might.
"Slap! Slap!!"
He was just a 13-year-old boy, not as strong as Wu Chuang, a grown man, and was injured. He was no match for him. Not only did he fail to snatch the whip, but he was also whipped several times. His prison clothes were tattered.
"Mmm... Ah..."
He didn't scream when the first lash struck, but the second lash hit his wound, and the double pain made him scream in agony.
Wu Chuang kicked the man into the corner again.
Those around closed their eyes or turned their heads away, unable to bear the sight. It was horrible! Absolutely horrible!
This is practically beating people to death!
Other guards, no matter how angry they were, would only give one or two lashes, never this severe, tearing the clothes and flesh to shreds.
The Third Prince was about to go upstairs to his guest room to rest.
Seeing this, he stopped them, saying, "Stop! Their mistakes aren't serious enough to kill them. A lash or two as a warning would have been enough. Why beat them to death? Let me give you a piece of advice: a sick tiger isn't dead. Be careful when you walk at night in the future."
As far as he knew, the Xiao family also had secret guards and personal guards hidden in the shadows, who could be dispatched by members of the Xiao family upon presentation of a token.
This lowly constable has angered someone; he's definitely not going to have a good time. Even his master can't protect him.
The Third Prince didn't want Wu Chuang to die too soon. Since someone was targeting the Xiao family, the Xiao family needed to find someone to form an alliance, and he was the best candidate.
Wu Chuang disregarded his warning, and with a sneer, said, "Third Prince, no, there is no Third Prince here anymore, only the exiled Zhao Xuan. I advise you to mind your own business!"
The Third Prince has been stripped of his title and demoted to a commoner. Now he is under the Second Prince's control, and with the Second Prince backing him up, he doesn't take the Third Prince seriously at all.
Once he has dealt with the Xiao family and killed the Third Prince, he will surely be highly valued by the Second Prince after returning to the capital.
The Third Prince gritted his teeth inwardly. Very well, he was indeed his dog, just as lawless as ever. A strong murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
A burly guard behind the Third Prince suddenly roared, "How dare you! A mere escort dares to address His Highness by his name!"
The guard stepped forward and punched Wu Chuang.
Wu Chuang also extended his fist, and the two fists collided with a loud 'bang!'. He was so shocked by the opponent's powerful force that his arm went numb and he took a few steps back, while the opponent remained standing still.
Old Liao's voice came from the doorway, "What are you all doing gathered here? Watching a show?"
The crowd made way for him; they were just watching the show.
Seeing the situation over there, Lao Liao frowned and cursed again, "What's going on again? You can't stop for a moment. Do you all ignore what I say? Very well, who started this? I'll beat him to death."
At this moment, Xiao Xuance arrived and saw his younger brother in the corner. "Mother, how is Fifth Brother...?"
He took out some wound medicine from his pocket and handed it to Madam Yang.
Yun Zhaoxue stared coldly at Wu Chuang, "Wu Chuang, you're taking revenge on us. If you have a problem, come at us. What kind of skill is it to bully the elderly, the weak, women, and children? You're a coward!"
"You dare call me a coward? You're asking for death!" With that, he lashed out with a whip.
He grabbed the whip with both hands at the same time, pulled it away forcefully, and then slapped it across his face.
"Ah!" A bloody mark instantly appeared on Wu Chuang's face, and he spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with two old, yellow teeth.
Xiao Xuance quickly grabbed the whip handle that had snapped back with his other hand and swung it twice at him, "Crack! Crack!!"
Seeing that the two were about to fight, Lao Liao shouted, "Stop!"
"Whoosh!" Wu Chuang drew the sword from his waist and slashed at him.
Xiao Xuance pushed Yun Zhaoxue, who was beside him, behind Se, afraid of accidentally hurting her.
His phoenix eyes were deep and unfathomable. He stood still, waiting for Wu Chuang to step forward, ready to strike him deadly at the right moment.
Harm his family members, and there's only one outcome—death!
We must kill Wu Chuang today.
He rushed forward and shoved the two men who had started fighting again, saying, "I told you to stop, are you deaf?"
Wu Chuang pointed to his injured face, pressed his tongue against the injured cheek, and gritted his teeth, saying, "You saw it just now, he was the one who started it, he had people attack the guards, he was trying to rebel. If I don't kill him today, I'm not Wu."
As he spoke, he tried to step forward again.
"Master Liao, I want to report Wu Chuang for abusing his power for personal revenge and beating people to death. My fifth brother has been whipped so many times. Even if he survives tonight, he still has to continue his journey, and I'm afraid he won't make it."
At this moment, Madam Shen stood up and said, "He deserved it. Who told him to steal our berth? The police did the right thing."
Xiao Xuanwu, leaning against the wall, shook his head. "I didn't steal it. They stole it from me. I had my eye on that stall first. I was just about to walk over when they pushed me aside..."
Shen Qingyu also said, "You were blocking our way, so we accidentally bumped into you. That spot was ours to claim first. If you keep making trouble, you deserve to be beaten to death!"
She was beaten the worst these past two days, and now that someone is even worse off than her, she suddenly feels much more at peace.
Both sides have their own version of events, and no one around saw who was taking what from whom.
The Shen family members from the first, second, and third branches all insisted that Xiao Xuanwu was the one who wanted to take their shop; they were the ones who had their eyes on the shop first, and they were the ones who occupied the land first.
Old Liao said, "Alright, it's getting late, everyone go home and do what you need to do, but don't do it again!"
After hearing that he had given up, Wu Chuang argued, "Old Liao, you can't side with them just because you accepted their bribes. If everyone in the group follows their example and beats up the guards, where is the discipline? The group will be in chaos. How can such a group reach Lingnan? You can't kill all of us for your own selfish reasons."
"Beat someone to death without any evidence. Who is it that wants to harm someone for their own selfish reasons? You're yelling about killing us after just two lashes. If we lash you a few more times, won't you start barking like a dog?"
"You, you're the dog, you bitch, see how I deal with you..." Wu Chuang walked towards her with a knife in hand.
Old Liao stepped forward and pushed the man back, saying, "Wu Chuang, what do you think you're doing? You're not even listening to me anymore? Are you trying to rebel?"
Yun Zhaoxue said, "Master Liao, he doesn't take you seriously at all. You have to teach him a lesson."
Old Liao glared at her, his tone fierce, "Alright, that's enough. You two are really audacious to dare to lay a hand on the guards. I'll let you off this time because those guys are seriously injured and need someone to take care of them. If there's a next time, I'll beat you to death!"
Old Liao added, "Quickly take them downstairs to apply medicine and take good care of them. We have to continue our journey tomorrow, so be careful they don't die on the road!"
Xiao Xuance gripped the whip so tightly that the veins on the back of his hand bulged, his dark eyes fixed on Wu Chuang, and he stepped forward, intending to strangle him with the whip.
He had just taken a step when Yun Zhaoxue grabbed him, "Don't be impulsive, let's go over there first."
Killing him now would cost me my head, so it's not worth it. I'll wait until the middle of the night and find an opportunity to kill him quietly.
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