Chapter 118 The Dutiful Son
The butler looked at the skinny people in the audience and began to weigh how much they needed to weigh to be perfect.
He ran his hands over his body beneath his clothes, the scar still itching and still aching.
The butler thought to himself, his master was very kind, providing this group of people with food, clothing and a place to live. In exchange, all he had to pay was his own skin. How could this not be considered getting something for nothing?
If it weren't for the kindness of their host, this group of people would not be able to stand here. They would have been left dead in the wilderness, with their bodies carried away by wild dogs!
The housekeeper thought of this and turned away with disdain, not looking at their terrible eating habits, just like pigs! There is plenty of food, why bother to fight? If they slow down and chew slowly, how can they be so superior!
The butler chuckled softly, with a hint of sarcasm slipping out of his voice.
Suddenly, the butler's thin eyebrows frowned. His face and body were fat, and his skin was like an inflated balloon, round and shiny. When he frowned, he didn't even notice the wrinkles on his face, and his face became even rounder!
Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and a strange young man in gray clothes with a scroll on his back walked in. The young man looked like a skeleton who had been drained of his energy, and he carried a bird on his shoulder. The bird was also very strange, with green and red feathers, but at first glance, it was all gray with a sense of death.
"Who are you two..." the butler asked calmly. He stood up slowly and noticed the people coming in. The people eating at the table moved faster and stuffed their mouths full.
Before the young man could speak, the parrot on his shoulder raised its head high and spoke in human language from its beak: "We are from the Dali Temple! We are from the Dali Temple! Please cooperate! Please cooperate!"
Parrots can also say "please"!
The housekeeper felt relieved. Dali Temple? At first glance, he saw that the young man looked noble and thought he was a young master from some family. Who knew he was just an official from Dali Temple? Didn’t the people above warn this young boy that there are some things he should take care of and some things he shouldn’t?
A hint of extremely strong hostility slowly emerged from the housekeeper's brows: "Who gave you the right to trespass into the Situ family's courtyard? You don't know your dignity!"
The parrot glared at him: "Hey! You didn't have that attitude just now! The person standing in front of you..."
The butler curled his lips in annoyance.
A white blade instantly pierced through the parrot's head!
The parrot was startled, and the broken feathers on its head swayed and fell. It whimpered and hid behind the boy's neck: "Hero! It's your turn!"
"Hmph - leave quickly if you know what's best for you. I'm in a good mood today, so I'll let you go." The butler snorted coldly. As he activated his ability, he could feel his breathing quicken. The butler subconsciously took out a handkerchief from his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his neck.
But when the cotton scarf touched his neck, the butler was suddenly startled. Instead of sweating, he felt dense goose bumps.
“——”
The butler's eyes widened, and his body began to tremble belatedly.
The boy opposite didn't say a word from beginning to end, and at this moment, he bent over and coughed like an ordinary boy.
But ghosts... ghosts are everywhere! Evil ghosts that are rarely seen on ordinary days appear in this crowded courtyard like dumplings.
With the person eating, face to face, flesh to flesh.
A gray smiling face suddenly rushed forward, and the butler stumbled and fell to the ground. He crawled backwards in panic, and the fat on his face trembled in fear: "You, you are..."
In the entire Xijing, there is only one person who can do such a horrific thing!
The parrot immediately jumped out in high spirits, and said proudly: "It is the Great Compassionate Yuanshi Lingbao Pudu Zhenjun!"
The young man raised his slender hand and gently rubbed the parrot's face: "Yeah."
The housekeeper's face turned pale in an instant, and he wanted to cry but had no tears.
If he offended him, he would not only offend the Chu family, but also offend his own family. The housekeeper began to tremble at the mere thought of the methods used by the two twin brothers of the master's family.
He lowered his head cautiously.
There is no mistake, there is no mistake, this person must be the pride of the Chu family - Chu Songjun!
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[14 years old: 18 years old is the age to turn the tables on Tiangang. The two brothers Situ Zhengrong happily handed the position of head of their family to you.
Brother Situ didn't care: "Big brother must have his reasons."
After you guiltily put shackles on them, Brother Situ said again: "Brother, there must be a reason why you did this."
Facing the Situ family head's scolding of you, the Situ brothers were puzzled: "Why would Dad go against Big Brother?"】
The head of the Situ family was so angry that he almost couldn't breathe.
Facing the expressionless Chu Songjun, the head of the Situ family gnashed his teeth and cursed: "Haha, you upright man from the Dali Temple, don't forget that you are also from one of the twenty-two aristocratic families in Xijing. Why don't you look back at your own family with your compassion that has nowhere to go? Maybe it will be even more ridiculous than this little thing you caught, hahahahaha..."
He spoke word by word, "You are no different from us, so stop acting so noble!"
Chu Songjun raised his eyes and said, "I will take care of my own affairs. You should worry more about whether the cell can accommodate your noble body."
"You--" The head of the Situ family was furious, but was held down by the shoulders by two traitors behind him, so he had to pass by Chu Songjun.
Everyone testified that he was calm and composed at the beginning. He was also calm when the youngster came to his house without saying hello and was trying to arrest him with evidence. It was not until the two bastards in his family gave the big brother they claimed to be an easy target that the head of the Situ family was really furious.
The Situ brothers are gifted. In order to make way for them, the head of the Situ family had already retreated behind the scenes. Therefore, in the Situ family, the Situ brothers hold great power. Their retreat destroyed the pride of the Situ family head who had been hostile to the Yuzhang Chu family for half a lifetime. Now he thoroughly understood what "filial piety" meant!
When they were taken to the Dali Temple, the Situ Zhengrong brothers were still talking to their eldest brother with a playful face. After Chu Songjun left, they were still chatting with each other, saying that they felt that their "eldest brother" had lost weight. The head of the Situ family, who strongly requested not to be locked up with them, closed his eyes in pain and sat down on the haystack in the cell. He couldn't help but said sarcastically, "Yes, your eldest brother worked so hard to catch you, so he lost weight. If you feel so sorry for him, why don't you just go to jail yourself?"
The Situ brothers looked at each other, and Situ Zheng said playfully: "Old man, what do you mean? Do you want the whole Situ family to go to jail and fall into ruin? Do you want your grandson to be born and ridiculed?"
The head of the Situ family sneered: "With the two of you, the future of Jiang You and Situ must be bleak!"
Situ Rong was amused: "Hahahaha, it's true that I said you are a pedantic old man. You are old, and your eyes are blurry and you can't see the direction of the future clearly!"
The two Situ brothers looked at each other, leaned on the railing, crossed their arms, and grinned, revealing their teeth: "Only by following the right big brother can we have a future, and the big brother we follow is the strongest."
The two clapped their hands, and Situ Zheng looked at the frowning Situ family head with pity: "Old man, pack up and enjoy your retirement. Your brain is not very sharp now. Although we still hope that big brother can make further progress, the person in charge of the Dali Temple now is not our big brother."
The wrinkled face of the Situ family head was startled, and soon he laughed and scolded: "Two cunning wolf cubs!"
At the entrance of Dali Temple.
The parrot Xiao Ling didn't speak for a long time. He carefully used only two claws to grab Chu Songjun's shoulders, trying not to put too much pressure on him. As a result, due to the stiffness of the parrot's body, he almost fell off his shoulders. Chu Songjun caught it with both hands. Xiao Ling frowned and opened his eyes: "Chu, Master Chu?"
Chu Songjun was silent for a moment, then nodded awkwardly.
He felt that the parrot in front of him seemed to turn gray in an instant, giving off a faint sense of death like a corpse.
Xiao Ling recalled with despair what she had said in front of Chu Songjun.
The first thing that came was the boomerang that kidnapped Young Master Chu. He still remembered what he said at that time, "I heard that Young Master Chu was still favored even after burning down the ancestral hall. He must be very important." Xiao Ling was now afraid that Chu Songjun would rip off his feathers and burn him into a roasted parrot!
What's more, he cursed Chu day and night. He even tried to persuade Yingxiong to become his believer less frequently than cursing Chu.
Not to mention the countless cases of rising up in rebellion and killing the aristocratic families.
The parrot pounced into Chu Songjun's palm, not daring to move.
Chu Songjun was somewhat helpless and jokingly said, "Now that you know my true identity, will you dislike me for being from an aristocratic family?"
Xiao Ling slowly started to stir the food: "Hero, why didn't you tell me? If you had told me, I wouldn't have been so unethical."
He already wants to run away to some deserted place and hide there for eight or ten years.
"Hahaha..." Chu Songjun laughed heartily a few times.
After Xiao Ling was embarrassed, he was no longer afraid of boiling water, and even cunningly used this "handle". The parrot hummed: "Hero, if you become my believer and serve as my messenger to spread my faith, I will consider forgiving you!"
Chu Songjun smiled and put the parrot on his shoulder.
This ghost is not even as strong as he was in his previous life, but he wants to force him to be his subordinate. What a fantasy!
Chu Songjun had arranged Situ's imprisonment and was planning to take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack from behind and investigate what Situ was doing. Time was running out. He had just put on his official uniform and was walking out of the Dali Temple with a group of nervous Chu family members when he saw a moon-white figure with its back facing the Dali Temple.
Chu Songjun's brows turned cold.
The moon-white figure slowly turned his head, and his handsome face seemed to no longer be blocking Chu Songjun, revealing a surprised smile.
It’s Xie Jinghe.
After not seeing him for many days, Xie Yulang was still as charming and elegant as ever, and his every frown and smile was gentle and graceful. However, the red and swollen slap mark on his face made me look sideways.
Xie Jinghe walked forward, looked at Chu Songjun with smiling eyes, and said softly: "Long time no see, do you want to have a drink today?"
"...Why did you come to the Dali Temple?" Chu Songjun did not answer, but asked instead.
The parrot on his shoulder looked at the people in front of him with its clever little eyes. The parrot couldn't help but stick its head out, observing the expressions of the two people vigilantly and inquiringly.
Xie Jinghe gritted his teeth and glanced at the parrot that was extremely conspicuous on Chu Songjun.
He stretched out his hands and covered his cheeks: "The elders teach their children, how can the children resist?"
His eyelashes drooped slightly, half covering his eyes.
Chu Songjun slowly raised his eyebrows: "I didn't ask you that."
Xie Jinghe paused, raised his head, and stared at Chu Songjun quietly and persistently. He said softly: "You know, sometimes people are helpless and cannot resist. The family rules of the Xie family in Langhuan are as numerous as stars. The first one is to respect the ancestral teachings and honor the ancestors."
Xiao Ling tilted his head in confusion. He looked at Xie Jinghe for a long while, then suddenly moved closer to Chu Songjun's cheek. In a voice that everyone could hear, he naively muttered, "Who is this person? He seems so familiar, blocking our way for no reason."
Xie Jinghe clenched his hands for a moment, but soon loosened them. He forced a smile and said, "I am not talented, and I have only known Song Jun for ten years."
Xie Jing and Ruanmianmian stabbed Xiao Ling and said quickly: "I heard about the Situ family's incident recently! The two Situ brothers are so upright and have only been with you for a short time, but they have such awareness, while I have been so lazy. Suddenly I realized my negligence and felt deeply ashamed. I came here to make up for it. Before I came, I had already convinced my father..."
A carriage drove in from the intersection.
Xie Jinghe stepped forward cautiously: "Song Jun, I don't have anyone close to me, no one has taught me what to do, I just want everything to be calm, I don't know, I don't know."
His eyes were about to turn red. Xie Jinghe took a deep breath, his voice trembling, and his eyes were filled with pain: "Can I still stand by your side and help you a little?"
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