Tang Dynasty: Starting at Xuanwu Gate, this prince is better off not being one.

"You mean that bastard Li Chengzong is seventeen?"

"Yeah! He's just taking advantage of being five or six years older than us..." Li Chengqian rubbed his ears, which had almost gone deafened by Li Yu's shout, his face full of disdain.

"A kid in his teens going to fight a seventeen-year-old who's been in the military? You're just asking for trouble..." Li Yu thought that even if he joined in, he'd only get beaten up.

Li Chengqian scoffed at Li Yu's words, curling his lip in disdain: "What's so special about that? My uncle is nine years older than my father, and he still lost in the contest."

Holy crap!

There's absolutely no reasoning with this brat who has no self-awareness whatsoever.

Is there any comparison between a ten-year-old and a seventeen-year-old, or between a twenty-nine-year-old and a thirty-eight-year-old?

Not wanting to pay attention to this brainless fan of Li Er, she broke free from Li Chengqian's hand and tried to walk into the room, but Li Chengqian grabbed her tightly again.

"If you don't help me, I'll have no choice but to turn to my uncle, Li Yuanchang!"

"..."

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In the end, he couldn't persuade Li Chengqian otherwise, so Li Yu could only take the two of them and say goodbye to his mother.

Princess Zhao, Dugu Jin, was still in the inner quarters, tending to the flowers and plants with two maids. After hearing Li Yu's words, she was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth.

"Are you going to get into a fight?"

Li Yu nodded honestly, completely ignoring Li Chengqian and Li Ke, who were desperately trying to wink at him.

"Who are you going to beat up? Tell your mother first, and don't you dare bully others."

After hearing his mother's words, Li Yu was now the one who was surprised.

"Auntie, we're going to teach Li Chengzong from my uncle's family a lesson. That brat beat Xiao Ke up like this." Before Li Yu could reply, Li Chengqian pushed Li Ke forward again, indicating that he was telling the truth.

Upon seeing Li Ke's appearance, Dugu Jin covered her mouth and desperately tried to suppress her laughter, not wanting to lose face in front of a junior.

After holding back for a while, he finally waved to the three of them and said, "Go on, go on! Just don't get hurt!"

So you're just sending me there?

Li Yu never expected his mother to be so easy to talk to.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Given my father's stubborn personality, the fact that we've been able to stay together for over a decade means that I, as his mother, must be quite an extraordinary woman.

"Brother, I want to go too!"

Before the three of them could leave, a little girl's voice suddenly came over.

"Zhao'er, be good. Your brother is going to fight and can't take you with him."

Li Xuanba, the father, already had two wives, the Dugu sisters. Even in the five years after Li Yu's mother passed away and Li Yu was lost, he never considered taking another concubine.

This made Li Yuan very anxious, so he generously promised his father a concubine, leaving him no choice but to accept.

And this little girl, Li Zhao, was born to Liu, Li Yu's aunt.

"Zhao'er's back! That wild boy never does anything productive. He's either holed up in the house tinkering with junk or out gallivanting. We're not going with him!"

The speaker was Liu, the birth mother of the younger sister Li Zhao. She was very beautiful, but she was a bit domineering, especially since she and Li Yu had always been at odds.

The words were vicious, and before Li Yu could even retort, his mother, Dugu Jin, coldly said, "If I don't teach you a lesson in a few days, I think you're itching for a beating!"

After uttering the threat, she ignored Liu, who was running away in a panic, and immediately changed her expression, reaching out her hand to Li Zhao, saying, "Zhao'er, be good, come to your auntie!"

"..."

.........

The three returned to the front hall, called Wenren An, who was practicing martial arts, and prepared to set off.

"Why don't you call a few more of your household guards? That fellow Li Chengzong brings his household guards with him." As they approached the gate of the mansion, Li Chengqian asked as if he had suddenly remembered something.

"Hey? You have so many retainers, why don't you call them yourself and instead use mine?"

Feeling a little embarrassed by Li Yu's question, Li Chengqian's voice softened considerably: "My mother is very strict, unlike you who has the final say at home. My third uncle and aunt practically treat you like royalty..."

Seemingly realizing he had gone too far, he thought for a moment and said, "How about it? If you can't get him, we'll go ask Li Yuanchang to lend him to us."

What else is there to say?

"Stay away from that Li Yuanchang from now on! He really can't tell right from wrong!"

In order to prevent Li Chengqian from becoming a monster in the future, Li Yu had no choice but to select ten more guards from his own household.

They were all skilled soldiers. After learning what Li Yu was going to do, they rolled up their sleeves and rubbed their fists, ready to avenge their young master.

Looking at Wenren An, who was equally eager to try, Li Yu felt a headache coming on.

They're all fearless!

After warning everyone not to act rashly, Li Yu had just pushed open the gate of the mansion when he ran into Cheng Chumo.

Not only that, even Yuchi Baolin and Du He were there.

"Why are you all here? Where's Xiao Chong?" Li Yu asked curiously.

"I heard you're going to beat up Li Chengzong, so I came to back you up. Chongzi isn't here; I don't know where he's gone. He's nowhere to be seen all day."

After saying that, Cheng Chumo patted Li Yu on the shoulder, showing a deep brotherly affection.

Li Yu glanced at Li Chengqian; needless to say, it must have been Li Yu who summoned him.

Since they were already there, Li Yu and his group set off in a grand procession, more like a raging fire than a battle...

.........

"Is this where you arranged to fight?"

Upon arriving at the location, Li Yu pointed incredulously to the three large characters "Peach Blossom Pavilion" on the plaque and asked Li Chengqian.

It's over! This kid's ruined!

If this little brat, whose body hasn't even grown up yet, were to visit a brothel, and if word got back to his father, Li Er, he'd be skinned alive.

"Li Yuanchang said he would take me, Xiao Ke, and Qing Que to a nice place, but who knew it would turn out to be a brothel? I had no choice but to leave with the two of them because I was afraid of getting a beating from my mother."

At this point, Li Chengqian said with some grievance, "Who knew that Li Chengzong would suddenly jump out and mock me so much, saying things like I haven't even grown all my hair yet, and that I can't even fit anything in. How could I tolerate that? So we started fighting with him..."

At this point, Li Yu understood everything. No wonder Li Chengqian and the others overestimated themselves and wanted to fight Li Chengzong.

If it were me, I'd be so provoked that I'd be swinging my arms and charging forward...

There's nothing more to say, Li Chengzong really deserves a beating, and we must help Li Chengqian get revenge!

Thinking of this, Li Yu asked Li Chengqian, "When did you arrange to meet him?"

"The appointment was made at noon."

What a wonderful time!

He nodded, then turned to a servant named Laifu and instructed him, "Go back to the manor and find Green Robe. Tell her that I need that wooden box and ask her to find it for me."

"No problem! I understand!"

After the servant rode away, Li Yu revealed a very sinister smile, which made Li Chengqian's scalp tingle.

For some reason, he had a feeling that Li Chengzong was going to be in big trouble, so he asked out of curiosity, "Little Fish, do you have a way to deal with him?"

Li Yu didn't answer, but just smiled mysteriously and said, "You'll find out in a moment..."

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