My spirit appeared on the road to exile, and I was treated as an ancestor.

Chapter 167 The Lu Family's Divine Powers Appear in the Capital

"Pretend to be a ghost!"

Yang Fang, whose legs were still weak, forced himself to stand up and roared at the stunned servants, "Tie these people up! Believe me or not, I'll sell you all off tomorrow!"

At this moment, he could barely stand. Looking at Lu Youtiao, who was out of his control, he felt a panic he had never experienced before, and desperately tried to regain control of everything.

What retribution, what being struck by lightning—these supernatural tales are nothing more than solace for people's hearts, fabrications in storybooks.

The servants looked at each other in fear, unable to choose between divine retribution and being sold off.

Just then, Lu Youtiao opened the wooden box she had brought and, under everyone's gaze, took out a stack of indentures and shouted at Yang Fang, "Their indentures are here with me. Who are you going to sell?"

When Yang Fang married into the Yang family, she was just an ordinary person. The family only had a few servants and maids, and no maids or guards. She acquired all of these herself, and naturally, she held the indentures of these people in her own hands.

That day, her family suffered a huge upheaval. She miscarried and was persecuted by her husband. All of this piled up, and she lost the will to live.

Now, the ancestor brought a letter from the grandfather, informing him that everything at home was fine. He had also come to terms with the situation, divorced Yang Fang, left the capital, and headed north to reunite with his family.

These indentures were originally hidden to guard against traitors within the family, but now, by a twist of fate, they have protected against the wicked thief Yang Fang.

The servants in the courtyard looked at each other in bewilderment. Over the years, the madam had indeed been in charge of all the affairs of the mansion, and their indentures were naturally in her hands. Without their indentures, the master could not sell them at all.

Yang Fang's eyes widened, clearly having forgotten about this. His throat felt blocked, and he was hoarse, unable to utter a single word.

At this moment, not a single servant in the courtyard moved. They all clearly understood that whoever held the indenture was in charge, even though this was the Yang family mansion.

After a long pause, Yang Fang gritted his teeth, "Lu Youtiao! This is my Yang family's territory, and those indentures you hold also belong to my Yang family!"

Another clap of thunder startled Yang Fang, who immediately crouched down, covering his head. He gritted his teeth and glared at Lu Youtiao, thinking, "I've really seen a ghost today!"
Lu Youtiao acted as if Yang Fang didn't exist and said to Qiu Yue behind her, "Qiu Yue, take my dowry list and go to the storeroom to retrieve all the remaining dowry."

As she spoke, she waved the indenture in front of the servants, "Those who are willing can come with Qiuyue to the storeroom to move things, and then they can retrieve their indenture from me and regain their freedom."

Qiuyue immediately stepped forward, extremely excited. Although the key to the warehouse had been taken away, she was leaving anyway, so she simply took an axe and broke down the warehouse door.

Upon hearing this, the servants hesitated at first, but seeing that some people had gone with them, they all followed along.

The lady has always been kind-hearted and her word is always kept, especially since the indentures are indeed in her hands.

They all passed by Yang Fang, vying to follow Qiu Yue to the warehouse.

Seeing this, Yang Fang was so angry that his face turned red. "They've rebelled! They've completely rebelled!!"

Enraged, he rushed over to grab Lu Youtiao, when suddenly a loud rumble and lightning flashed.

Yang Fang no longer took the thunder and lightning seriously. Did the heavens really dare to randomly send lightning to strike people?

Gu Xingzhao narrowed her eyes, seeing someone so shameless for the first time. She immediately raised her hand and swept it, and another beam of light rang out in the sky, accompanied by thunder. This time, however, it struck Yang Fang squarely.

His body went limp and he collapsed to the ground, his eyes wide open, his limbs still twitching involuntarily. Gu Xingzhao looked at the man on the ground with amusement; so shameless, he deserved to be beaten more often.

At this moment, apart from Yang Fang, only Lu Youtiao, Dong Shuang, and the two Fang brothers remained in the front yard.

Seeing Yang Fang like this, Lu Youtiao knew that he would never sign the divorce papers willingly. She immediately ordered the two Fang brothers to take advantage of the moment to press Yang Fang to the ground, and with Dong Shuang's help, she took the divorce papers and knelt down in front of Yang Fang.

At this moment, Yang Fang was completely powerless and could only watch helplessly as Lu Youtiao grabbed his hand, slashed it with a knife, and forcibly stamped his fingerprint on the divorce agreement.

Yang Fang gritted his teeth so hard they almost broke. Even if there were fingerprints, so what? As long as he didn't sign, the divorce agreement wouldn't be valid!
The next second, Lu Youtiao took the pen directly from Dong Shuang's hand and, in front of Yang Fang, wrote Yang Fang's name on the divorce agreement stroke by stroke.

Seeing the handwriting on the paper that was exactly the same as his own, Yang Fang's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "You—!"

Little did he know that Lu Youtiao could imitate his handwriting!

Dongshuang looked at her daughter with heartache. She had copied Yang Fang's calligraphy out of joy, but now it had become a sharp blade, stabbing back into her daughter's heart.

However, Lu Youtiao remained calm. She had never been so clear-headed as she was at this moment. She put away one of the divorce papers and left the other one spread out on the ground in front of Yang Fang.

She looked down at Yang Fang with a cold expression. "Thank you, Lord Yang, for signing this divorce agreement and freeing me. Tonight I will retrieve my dowry and leave. From now on, I will have nothing to do with your Yang family."

Gu Xingzhao couldn't help but give Lu Youtiao a thumbs up. Well done! This is the old man's granddaughter. She finally looks like a member of the Lu family.

Yang Fang opened his mouth with difficulty, "I've never treated you badly."

A cold laugh rang out, leaving Yang Fang stunned.

Lu Youtiao looked at him with a mocking gaze and said, "Yang Fang, you are where you are today only because of my grandfather. Without my grandfather, who in the court would even notice you?"

Her words forcefully tore away Yang Fang's last shred of dignity, trampling his fragile self-esteem to the ground.

Yang Fang's face was extremely ugly; this was the thing he least wanted to admit, yet he had no choice but to.

Lu Youtiao's veiled words continued, "Back then, you used me to climb up to my grandfather so that your career could proceed smoothly. Now that my Lu family is in trouble, you want to step on my corpse to rise to the top? Do you think everyone in the capital is blind and stupid?"

Yang Fang's expression twisted into a grimace. "That's because I truly possess talent and ability."

"Pooh!"

Lu Youtiao spat directly onto Yang Fang's face, her eyes filled with disgust. "You? You really have real talent?"

Everyone present was stunned. The girl could spit?!

Yang Fang, pinned to the ground by the Fang brothers, turned green with rage and gritted his teeth, "I, Yang Fang, rely on my own true skills and abilities! You shrew, stop spouting nonsense!"

Knowing that he cared about his reputation, Lu Youtiao's words were like daggers: "There is no shortage of talented people in the capital. If it were based on real talent and learning, you wouldn't have a chance even in thirty years. Who in the entire capital doesn't know how you got your position as a compiler in the Hanlin Academy? Back then, you kept thanking my grandfather for his recommendation. Now you want to straighten your spine and care about your reputation?"

"Don't you even consider whether my Lu family agrees or not!"