Golden Branch

Chapter 46 Murderous Intention

kneel?
Lou Yu held his head high, looking unruly.

There is no word "kneel" in his dictionary.

He did not respect heaven or earth, did not worship his ancestors, and even his father never forced him to kneel.

His knees are hard and will never bend.

Seeing that Lou Yu was still fearless and stubborn, a cold light flashed in Mrs. Cui's eyes.

"What? Dalang, you don't even listen to your grandmother?"

Mrs. Cui seemed to be really angry, and her anger was mixed with a hint of grievance.

She is not only Lou Yu's legitimate elder, but also raised him for two or three years.

Even if there is no credit, there is hard work.

But this child had no respect for her at all.

"You little brat! How dare you disobey your elders?"

Lou Rang seized the opportunity and accused Lou Yu of another serious crime.

If you disobey, you will be sent to the government office.

If the charges are true, they are the "Ten Evils".

The Great Zhou Law stipulates that the ten evil crimes are not subject to the eight discussions for redemption.

Not only will their reputation be ruined, but they will also be severely punished by the law.

Lou Yu is young, but he is not an ignorant child.

Once thoroughly investigated, they will be severely punished.

Of course, family disgrace should not be made public. No matter how much Lou Rang hates Lou Yu or how much he wants to take revenge on his adopted nephew, he will not report the matter to the authorities.

However, even if we don’t use national laws, we can still use family laws.

"Someone come here! Didn't you hear what the lady said?"

Lou Rang had wanted to do this for a long time.

In the past, he was just afraid of the secret guards left behind by Lou Jin, but this time... Haha, between the bride of noble birth and the lowly and naughty bastard, Lou Jin should lean towards the former.

Otherwise, Lou Jin would not have specially named Lou Dalang "Yu".

One Lou Yu is enough to prove Lou Jin's attitude: he has given up on this eldest son of a concubine!
Come to think of it, the bride is the daughter of the Dugu family, and now she is pregnant.

In a few months, my brother will have a legitimate son or daughter. Why would he want a bastard who has grown up crooked?
...Lou Rang thought of all this, so he dared to openly frame him today.

Or maybe Lou Rang was also testing to see if Lou Jin had really abandoned Lou Dalang!
Dugu fainted and her life or death was unknown. The choices made by those secret guards reflected Lou Jin's will.

They shouldn't side with Lou Yu anymore.

Lou Rang pondered secretly, feeling a little nervous.

But he still pretended to be indignant and shouted, "Lou Yu, this brat, disrespects his elders and deserves to be punished!"

As the second son of the old general, Lou Rang was given a share of the old general's property before his death.

In addition to land, gold, silver, etc., there are also 200 pieces of music.

Lou Rang selected about ten people from among them and transferred them to the inner courtyard to serve as his guards.

As soon as Lou Rang finished speaking, three or four figures rushed in from outside the door.

They are Lou Rang's confidants, so naturally they obey Lou Rang's orders.

"Make this bastard kneel down!"

Lou Rang pointed at Lou Yu and said hatefully.

"……Yes!"

Although Lou Rang's guards were loyal to him, they were still a little hesitant when it came to facing Lou Yu.

After all, the reputation of the little bully of the Lou family was not boasted, but earned through fighting.

In addition to Lou Yu's fists, there are also the whips and swords of the secret guards!
Lou Rang's guards had suffered losses and physical pain at the hands of the secret guards more than once.

However, the guards had already heard that Lou Dalang was named Lou Yu.

Deep down in their hearts, they are also eager to try.

Among the four people, two of them slowly approached Lou Yu, while the other two protected Lou Rang in front.

Lou Yu looked at the guards walking towards him step by step, and his eyes began to turn red.

Bitch slave!

Damn slave!
They knew that Ye Ye was down and out, so they came to humiliate him on purpose!
Lou Yu was filled with hatred, clenched his fists, and stabbed his fingertips into his palms fiercely.

He didn't yell or call for help.

Because he knows it's useless!
If those secret guards still recognized him as their master, he wouldn't even need to say a word. They would take action the moment he was offended or in danger!

At this moment, Lou Rang's minions had already forced their way close to him, and pressed heavy palms on his shoulders, but still no secret guards appeared. Lou Jin knew that between himself and his "legitimate mother", the secret guards chose the latter.

It really depends on everyone running.

If they are not raised by you, even the henchmen may turn against you!
Two guards, one on the left and one on the right, sandwiched Lou Yu in the middle.

Each of them stretched out a hand and tentatively placed it on Lou Yu's shoulder.

No movement?

The secret guards didn't take any action?

Or were they more concerned about Madam Dugu? They all ran over there to protect the unconscious lady?!
The two guards speculated in their hearts and looked at each other, exchanging glances quickly.

Then, both of them increased the strength of their hands.

They were all soldiers in their prime, having practiced martial arts since childhood. If they had not been assigned to a playboy, they would have gone to the battlefield long ago.

Even without experiencing the trials of fire and blood, they are still more powerful than ordinary men.

They are able to pull a strong bow weighing two to three hundred kilograms, and have a strength of one to two hundred kilograms with one hand.

Lou Yu's physical fitness far exceeds that of boys of the same age.

But, that's only compared to children.

Compared with the tall and muscular guards, he looked like a chick.

The two guards gradually increased their force, and Lou Yu felt as if a mountain was pressing down on his shoulders.

Good weight!

It’s really heavy!

Lou Yu gritted his teeth and held on.

He poured all his strength into his legs.

Even though his body began to shake from the pressure, his knees refused to bend even a little!
Creak, creak.

A faint sound was heard in the air.

The people around him didn't know whether it was Lou Dalang's joints making noise or him gritting his teeth.

Both guards hesitated.

If I press down further, will it hurt Dalang's bones?
If he was just asked to kneel down and receive some family punishment, even if Lou Jin knew about it later, it probably wouldn't matter.

But if they crush Dalang and cause him to break bones or become disabled, then... Madam Tai and Shiyilang will not be able to protect them!

Always being affected, the guards have become aware that they are just innocent victims.

They can be loyal to their husbands, but they don't want to become cannon fodder.

Even if you die, you should die meaningfully and gloriously!

Lou Rang was right in front of him. He saw that Lou Yu's face was flushed with blood due to the pressure of gravity, and his forehead and neck were covered with sweat, but he still gritted his teeth and refused to kneel.

He was angry and worried!

After thinking about it, Lou Rang simply walked over a few steps, came behind Lou Yu, aimed at Lou Yu's knee, and kicked it.

Lou Yu was completely unprepared, and the force he had received came from above. In order to resist this force, he tried his best to keep his legs stiff.

Lou Rang kicked sideways from another direction, breaking Lou Yu's strength.

Lou Yu had no chance to resist at all. With a thud, his knees fell heavily to the floor.

Lou Yu knelt down in embarrassment, but he still refused to give up. Even though his knees were hurting and his body was shaking, he still gritted his teeth and struggled to stand up.

The two guards were slightly stunned. They didn't expect that their own Shiyilang would be so vigorous.

However, they soon came to their senses.

Feeling the small body struggling desperately under their palms, the two men hurriedly increased their strength.

Lou Yu was tightly controlled by two huge forces and could not stand up at all. He could only kneel passively and hopelessly.

Lou Yu's eyes were bloodshot, his delicate features were distorted, and wisps of black air were almost turning into substance.

He turned his head stubbornly and just met the smug face of the man upstairs.

Lou Yu glared fiercely, like a lone wolf in trouble and injured.

His cruel gaze was like a knife, almost slicing Lou Rang into pieces.

Lou Rang was startled and couldn't help but take two steps back.

But Lou Rang quickly reacted: "What am I afraid of? Lou Dalang is now just a useless person with his fangs plucked out and his claws chopped off!"

Humph, the little bully of the Lou family!

Does he really think that he is so powerful that others are afraid of him and give in?
If it weren’t for Lou Jin, Lou Dalang would have been beaten to death countless times!
Now that Lou Jin no longer cares about him, Lou Yu is just a illegitimate eldest son who is an eyesore to his stepmother.

Now is just the beginning, there is a long way to go.

You little bastard, can't you bear it?
Still wanting to kill people?
dream!

Yeah, there will be more "returns" in the future.

Perhaps, this kid has no future at all.

Children are difficult to raise. They are seven years old and naughty. It is very normal for them to have an "accident" or "die suddenly".

Lou Rang already resented Lou Dalang, and when he saw Lou Dalang's murderous eyes, he felt even more that "this boy cannot be kept."

However, this kind of thing still needs to be planned and cannot be done as simply and crudely as it is today.

Lou Jin, don’t mess with him!

He could give up his son Lou Dalang, but he could not tolerate being bullied by outsiders!
Today's plan was successful only because Lou Rang deliberately dragged Dugu into the water.

Only with the Dugu family taking away the secret guards could Lou Rang succeed in his plan.

If it were a different occasion, or if Lou Jin had simply returned, Lou Rang wouldn't have been so smooth.

If someone dies again... I'll really treat Lou Jin as a dead man!
When Lou Rang thought of the King of Hell who had once thrown him to kill wolves, he felt a chill down his spine.

Madam Cui looked at him from afar and saw Lou Yu's ferocious gaze.

This guy hates Shiyilang!

Mrs. Cui couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

"Not good! Shiyilang doesn't know the relationship between Dugu and Lou Yu!"

"Today's plan was successful mainly because Dugu fainted. If she were still awake, she would not allow anyone to humiliate Lou Yu!"

"...I just hope that Dugu has a miscarriage. She will be too busy taking care of herself to care about Lou Yu."

"Once Dugu wakes up safely, Shiyilang will, will—"

Mrs. Cui pinched the Buddhist beads with such force that marks were left on her tender fingertips.

Having raised Lou Yu for two or three years, she knew the character of this little beast too well.

He is not an ordinary child, he is a vengeful wolf cub.

Mrs. Cui couldn't help but think of her niece.

After Cui's accident, Mrs. Cui went to visit her in person.

Cui held her hand with tears in her eyes, her face filled with panic and bewilderment. "Aunt, am I really having my period? Not a miscarriage?"

"But my period is very regular. It's rarely late or early."

"The court doctor also said before that my pulse was 'flowing and flowing, round and smooth, like pearls rolling on a jade plate,' and that it was a slippery pulse."

"After just a few days, the court doctor changed his mind and said I was never pregnant, but just had a delayed period..."

Cui was confused.

She was both doubting and believing, and she felt a little crazy.

Cui herself was not sure, but Madam Cui had some idea: her niece must be pregnant, but to be on the safe side, she even hid it from everyone around her.

Wang Lin was a cruel man. In order to make Lou Jin owe him a favor, he did not hesitate to help Lou Dalang, the illegitimate son, to give false testimony.

There was a reason why Lou Dalang used a beehive to scare Cui.

Cui wanted to get rid of the annoying eldest daughter, but she didn't want to be branded as a vicious stepmother, so she wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

Who is Lou Dalang?

Smart, domineering, and cruel, how could he allow someone to take advantage of him like this?
As a result, Cui had a miscarriage, and a thorn was planted between her and her husband.

Once the "truth" is revealed one day, Cui and Wang Lin will no longer have any love for each other.

...These are Lou Dalang’s revenge.

Cui was just using a knife to kill someone, but she didn't cut the "knife" off, yet Lou Dalang refused to let her go.

Compared with Cui, Lou Rang's words and deeds would definitely make Lou Dalang relentless in his pursuit of his life. He would wish he could cut him into pieces and eat his flesh alive!

"No! I can't let Lou Yu hurt my Shiyilang!"

Madam Cui and Lou Rang were indeed mother and son, and she also developed murderous intentions towards Lou Yu.

Lou Dalang must die!
Mrs. Cui's gaze was still fixed on the child who was forced to kneel, and many possible explanations for the "child's premature death" flashed through her mind.

Perhaps, while Dugu is unconscious, we can impose some family rules on Dalang.

It is easy to have a fever if you are beaten or injured.

And as long as you have a fever, then——

No no no.

Although Lou Rang was not "without a legitimate reason" when it came to the matter of Lou Yu being punished by family discipline, after all, it was Lou Yu who first killed his stepmother and then disobeyed his grandmother, so Lou Rang made him kneel as punishment.

But Lou Jin is not a reasonable person.

Between Dugu and Lou Yu, Lou Jin would tend to favor the former.

Between Lou Yu and Lou Rang, Lou Jin would choose Lou Yu without hesitation.

If Lou Yuruo died because of family punishment, no matter whether Lou Jin could find out the real cause of death, he would still hate Lou Rang.

Being targeted by Lou Jin, Lou Rang might...

"Let me think about it! Let me think about it carefully. Oh, if the Dugu family could just kill two people with one corpse, that would be great!"

As long as Dugu dies, Lou Jin can kill Lou Yu without them and their son having to do anything!
However, on the Dugu family's side, Madam Cui was even more afraid to make any moves.

Well, even if she wanted to do something, she couldn't do anything.

The secret guards around Lou Yu all ran to protect Dugu. Madam Cui really had no confidence that she could bypass the secret guards!

Madam Cui couldn't think of a way to kill Lou Yu quickly, but she knew that this time, she and her son were almost breaking off relations with Lou Yu.

Since they have fallen out, Mrs. Cui no longer pretends.

She said coldly, "Lou Yu, you killed your stepmother and disobeyed your grandmother. You are truly a bastard."

"Your mother is in a coma, and we don't know whether she's alive or dead, but you have no remorse at all."

"Now that you're kneeling, go kneel outside your mother's yard and wait for her to wake up safely. Then she will punish you!"

(End of this chapter)