Gu Rong was very discontent; her whole life she lived to achieve riches and luxury, to trample everyone in the Old Gu Family beneath her feet. But before her ambitions were fulfilled, she died, filled with deep resentnt in her heart, cursing Young Master Zhan San with bloodshot eyes.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Zhan San’s hatred was even heavier than hers, as he rcilessly beat her with a stick, driving her into the Huai River: "You lowly peasant, even if you were reborn ten tis, you’d never have the ability to handle this young master? Go die for this young master!"
Gu Rong let out a miserable scream and fell into the Huai River.
Little Sister Gu originally wanted to plead, but when she saw Young Master Zhan San beat Gu Rong into the Huai River, she let out a howl and fainted in fright.
Young Master Zhan San sneered contemptuously: "Waste."
With a bang, he also knocked Little Sister Gu into the water.
Thud!
Little Sister Gu’s body sank along with the iron weight tied to her feet, soon disappearing into the depths, leaving only a few ripples.
Gu Ya was nearly driven mad; she couldn’t believe this would be her fate. Desperately clutching Old Master Zhan San’s sleeve, she cried: "Ming Lang, I know I was wrong, I was lying before, I really like you, I’m willing to bear your children, please don’t refuse..."
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Zhan San, eyes red with killing intent, kept hitting Gu Ya on the head, rendering her incapable of speech, until with a splash, she fell into the Huai River.
Spitting towards the Huai River, Young Master Zhan San said, "Having children? Ha, with your broken body and filthy bloodline, you think you can bear a Zhan family child? Are you worthy?"
Noble sons could sleep with won as they pleased, but for a woman to enter the door of a noble family was as difficult as ascending to the heavens. A woman like Gu Ya, who had lost her purity, even if pregnant, could never give birth to a noble child. Because the noble family wouldn’t believe her and would assu the child belonged to another man, they’d give her dicine to abort it.
Zhan San looked at the rushing Huai River and coldly laughed, "Why do farr girls always dream of marrying into noble families? Do they think noble families are pigpens they can enter at will?"
The door of a noble family is a Dragon Gate, a farr girl without a ladder to heaven could never enter.
Even if you managed to get in through sches, noble families have countless ways to kill you off.
Don’t talk to him about Gu Jinli; his agreent to propose to Gu Jinli was for reasons: one, Gu Jinli’s maternal family could help the Zhan family; two, Gu Jinli was very beautiful, rumored to be no less stunning than Gu Jinxiu, even said to surpass her, and also had so profitable industries under her control. Otherwise, did Gu Rong think their uncle and nephew were crazy to co propose for no reason?
And he never planned to live his whole life with Gu Jinli, just wanted to follow orders, first securing her, and then when Zhan family’s status rose, use the tactic of boiling the frog in warm water to let her die of illness.
The one who can be Zhan San’s lifelong wife can only be a noble daughter of pure and honorable noble bloodline, not a filthy farm-girl like Gu Jinli with half peasant blood!
After killing Gu Rong and the three, Zhan San finally felt more at ease and said to Old Master Zhan San: "Uncle, you must write to that noble, tell him we courted Gu Jinli and got involved with the Old Gu Family because we listened to him, getting into this ss. He must save us!"
Old Master Zhan San frowned and said, "That noble said, whether successful or not, we should not contact him; he has ways to learn about us, and if we encounter trouble, he’d naturally step in to help us."
Zhan San coldly laughed, "By the ti he steps in, we’d be long dead, sacrificed to the ancestors. If you don’t want to die, quickly send him a ssage, ask him to imdiately help us."
He added, "If he doesn’t help us through this crisis, we will perish together with him!"
Zhan San wasn’t stupid, quite the contrary, he was smart and cold-blooded, capable of doing anything to protect himself.
His fall at the Old Gu Family was due to youthful arrogance and high self-opinion, but having learned his lesson, he would certainly act with caution in the future.
Having said this, Zhan San ignored Old Master Zhan San and returned to his cabin to rest.
Old Master Zhan San was also afraid of death, so after thinking it over, he ultimately followed Zhan San’s advice and wrote a letter to the noble for help.
The Huai River was deep, and who knew how many souls lay buried beneath its waters? Gu Rong and her nephews were just three among them, their deaths insignificant, cared for by no one.
The Zhan family’s boat traveled on the Huai River for six days, bypassing Jinling, directly sailing along the water, arriving at the back of Jinning Prefecture and docking at Jinning Prefecture’s pier. Before they had even disembarked, they were ordered to stay on the boat.
They remained on the boat until the evening, when they were tied up and escorted back to the Zhan family.
Upon arrival at the Zhan family, they were thrown into the family’s private prison. Old Master Zhan Er, having changed clothes and holding a switch, gave them a severe beating before locking them up in the private prison: "Big Brother has already taken leave, and he will be ho in a few days. By then, whether you live or die will be decided."
Old Master Zhan San, being old, was almost beaten to death. Upon hearing this, he cried out: "Second Brother, Xiao San and I were frad, you must speak for us in front of Big Brother."
He added, "Xiao San is your own son, you can’t just watch him die, can you?"
Old Master Zhan Er coldly laughed, "Xiao San is grown now, and as a man, he must bear the consequences of his mistakes, even if it costs his life, he can’t bla others."
He cared for Xiao San, his son, but the trouble this son had caused could ruin the entire Zhan family. All the noble rich families were shaken, and if the Zhan family didn’t give them an explanation, they would surely join forces to attack the Zhan family.
If sacrificing two offspring could save the Zhan family, then their deaths would be worthwhile.
Young Master Zhan San, understanding his father well, inwardly sneered at his words, knowing it all boiled down to having too many sons and not missing one.
But it didn’t matter; he had never counted on Old Master Zhan Er to save him. That noble would definitely step in to rescue their uncle and nephew, otherwise...
After finishing, Old Master Zhan Er looked at Young Master Zhan San, seeing him lying on the ground with his eyes closed, silent as if he had fainted, not bothering with him, and walked away.
"Second Brother, Second Brother, co back, save your brother, your brother was wrong, your brother doesn’t want to die!" Old Master Zhan San called out in the private prison, but Old Master Zhan Er turned a deaf ear and walked away without looking back.
However, not long after, soone entered the private prison; it was Zhan Er.
Zhan Er, knowing Old Master Zhan San had returned, was very happy, and though still recovering, he supported his ill body to visit Old Master Zhan San.
"Uncle," Zhan Er called out, exciting Old Master Zhan San, who held Zhan Er’s hand through the prison bars, saying, "Xiao’er, uncle knew you’re a good one; now only you visit uncle."
Zhan Er said, "Uncle, don’t say that, Grandmother also misses you, but the situation is too serious this ti, and she has to protect the whole Zhan family, making it difficult to visit you. The clan elders are very angry, and if Grandmother ca to see you, they would stir up trouble at the mansion again."
Since the news ca back, the Zhan family’s clan elders had co several tis, each ti in a fit of rage.
After comforting Old Master Zhan San with a few words, Zhan Er then asked about Gu Jinxiu: "Uncle, is Sister Xiu well? Did she ever ntion ?"
Before Old Master Zhan San could speak, Young Master Zhan San laughed: "Ha ha, Second Brother, are you still thinking about Gu Jinxiu? Forget it, she doesn’t like you at all, she’s already engaged."
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