20demayo Chapter 26 Dad, it was this family that beat us up!
Chapter 26 Dad, it was this family that beat us up!
Chapter 26 Dad, it was this family that beat us up!
Li Shimin didn't care whether Lu Jinghe's reasons were true or false.
It doesn't matter anyway.
If he really cared about this, could he turn a blind eye to the dead oxen in Cheng Yaojin's house every day?
His main purpose in enacting this law was to protect the cattle used for plowing by ordinary people.
Lu Jinghe was clearly not an ordinary citizen; he didn't need to farm.
So Li Shimin simply stopped caring. Why bother with such troublesome matters? Why cause trouble when there's beef to eat? Was he that kind of person?
At the table, the group ate, drank, and chatted about whatever came to mind.
Just as the group was having a good time chatting, there was a sudden, loud knocking on the courtyard gate.
"I'll go check; it might be Li Chunfeng."
Lu Jinghe got up and went out. As soon as he reached the door, he heard a familiar voice.
"Dad! This is the family that beat us up and forced us to work!"
"Cheng Chumo? The one knocking must be Cheng Yaojin?" Lu Jinghe didn't open the door immediately, but instead decided to listen.
"Damn it, look at you, you're a complete mess. How could you let a little Taoist priest bully you?" Cheng Yaojin was furious. Last night, after Cheng Chumo went back, he had hung him up and whipped him for a good beating before he finally got the reason out of him.
He had previously thought the kid had finally figured things out by studying chess scores, but it turns out he just wanted to make money to frequent brothels.
What a misfortune for our family!
Since this kid started frequenting brothels, Cheng Yaojin was afraid it would affect his health, so he limited his allowance so that he wouldn't have enough money to support his visits to brothels.
Who would have thought that this kid actually found out about a Taoist priest who lost a game of chess and gave away a string of cash, studied the chess manuals for a long time, but never actually played a game.
Having spent all their money and not yet earned any, the three boys felt ashamed and decided to rob their lost money back.
Who would have thought that these three sons of military generals, who had also received the true teachings, couldn't even defeat a Taoist priest?
He was hung up and beaten, and then detained to do work for others.
Cheng Yaojingang was furious when he heard this and gave Cheng Chumo a good beating.
But thinking that his son had been bullied outside, he, as the father, couldn't just turn a blind eye, so he decided to take some time to find the young Taoist priest and demand an explanation.
"Knock knock knock!"
"Is anyone home? Open the door!"
"Knock knock knock!"
"Open the door, you surnamed Lu! I, Cheng Chumo, have returned for revenge!"
"Crunch."
Lu Jinghe opened the courtyard gate and took a look.
Cheng Yaojin was so tall that he almost took up half of the door frame.
He was dressed in splendid robes, but they could not conceal the fierce aura emanating from him.
This is a veteran general who fought his way up from the battlefield, with rich practical experience.
Lu Jinghe was amazed. He thought Cheng Chumo was already strong enough, but he didn't expect Cheng Yaojin to be even stronger, almost equivalent to two Cheng Chumos.
"Little brat, you're Lu Jinghe?" Cheng Yaojin glanced at Lu Jinghe, then looked at his good-for-nothing son and rolled his eyes.
The meaning is self-evident: you can't even beat someone this skinny, you got hung up and beaten, how dare you call yourself Cheng Yaojin's son?
"It's me." Lu Jinghe nodded and said, "I advise you not to cause trouble today, it might look bad."
Lu Jinghe glanced curiously into the room. Did Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun come out without any guards?
Cheng Yaojin is coming, but no one came to inform us. Could it be that he really didn't bring anything?
"Hmph, what's so embarrassing?" Cheng Yaojin snorted and said, "What's so embarrassing? Are you afraid of getting beaten up badly?"
Lu Jinghe shook his head and said, "My fiancée's family is visiting today. If you cause trouble—you'll be in big trouble."
Lu Jinghe offered a word of advice. Actually, he had no obligation to offer advice, but since Cheng Chumo had helped him with the work yesterday and was exhausted, he considered this advice as compensation.
"What does this have to do with me?" Cheng Yaojin said indifferently, angrily, "You bullied my son, and I'm going to get my revenge now."
Cheng Yaojin fought his whole life to achieve his current status, yet his son was still bullied by an unknown Taoist priest.
Was his status as a duke a lie?
"So, does Duke Lu really intend to cause trouble for this humble Taoist priest today?"
Lu Jinghe offered a final piece of advice, but as for why he advised against moving Li Shimin out of the courtyard, he felt it was unnecessary.
He has already given advice out of consideration for Cheng Chumo's hard work, and that's enough.
After all, Cheng Yaojin and his companion came looking for trouble, and he had already done more than enough by giving them this warning.
"Of course, I'm going to get an explanation for my good-for-nothing son today."
As he spoke, Cheng Yaojin was about to make his move.
"Why hasn't Jinghe come back yet?" Gao Yang suddenly asked.
She was quite familiar with Lu Jinghe's house. Given Lu Jinghe's usual pace, he would have been back long ago if he had just opened the door to see who it was.
Why haven't they come back yet?
This yard isn't very big, so surely we shouldn't run into any trouble?
"Yes, why haven't they come back yet?" Li Shimin put down his chopsticks and planned to go out and take a look.
As soon as Li Shimin stood up, he saw a dark shadow fly out of the window.
It slammed against the courtyard wall with a bang.
Now everyone knew that someone had come looking for trouble.
Empress Zhangsun quickly hugged the little boy, who was frantically eating meat, and said, "I'll stay inside, Your Majesty, please go out and take a look."
Li Shimin and Li Chengqian walked out quickly. Gao Yang wanted to follow, but was stopped by Empress Zhangsun.
The two rushed to the door and heard a familiar voice.
"Damn, this little Taoist priest is quite skilled."
Outside, Cheng Yaojin got up from the ground in a daze. He had just been about to throw a punch to avenge his son when he was inexplicably sent flying.
"You flatter me, Duke Lu. It's just a simple technique of using someone else's strength against them."
Lu Jinghe smiled, completely ignoring Cheng Chumo, who was stunned behind him. He had plenty of time to train this guy.
He was setting up a factory and was short-handed, so he was chosen. Cheng Chumo and his two brothers were very efficient workers, and Lu Jinghe liked to use them.
It's likely that Li Shimin would agree to let Cheng Chumo work in his factory, since they were the ones causing trouble.
"Kid, I gave you a break just now, now it's time to see the real deal."
Lu Jinghe nodded. Cheng Yaojin hadn't really used his skills just now. That punch looked powerful, but it wasn't actually very skillful.
If Cheng Yaojin had truly intended to launch a powerful attack, things wouldn't be like this now.
Lu Jinghe absorbed and transformed Cheng Yaojin's power, returning it to Cheng Yaojin in double form. Look at his current state; he's acting like nothing happened.
Cheng Yaojin looked at Lu Jinghe's indifferent expression and felt a surge of anger. Was he being looked down upon by a junior?
With a whoosh, Cheng Yaojin charged out, lunging forward with a punch!
Lu Jinghe remained steadfast in his approach, casually flicking his hand in a Tai Chi gesture to send Cheng Yaojin flying.
Just then, Li Shimin and Li Chengqian pushed open the door.