My older brother said I'm invincible.

Chapter 69 Doing Good
Li Yuanji sat in the car, curiously sticking his head out to observe the situation on the road.

He was still very happy to be able to go out and have fun.

"Li Shimin has been acting very strangely lately. I've tried to find him several times, but everyone outside says he's reading in his study and won't let me disturb him. But I secretly climbed over the wall and went in, and he wasn't even in the mansion!"

"I suspect he's doing some evil deeds outside. He pretends to be studying hard in his study, but in reality, he's always out there! I even suspect he's doing some kind of robbery and plundering outside the city!"

As usual, Li Yuanji began to smear Li Shimin. After smearing him for a long time, he realized that the third prince did not agree with his ideas, so he changed the subject.

"By the way, Third Brother, where are we going?"

With Li Yuan's return, it seems that not only the Li family mansion has settled down, but the situation in the entire city has improved. At least merchants can be seen going out again, and people can be seen walking around, unlike the deathly silence before.

Liu Chounu drove the car, while Li Xuanba and Li Yuanji sat inside.

Upon hearing Li Yuanji's question, Li Xuanba did not hesitate. He bent down and picked up two iron rulers from the side, handing one of them to Li Yuanji.

Li Yuanji took the iron ruler in a daze.

"This is."

"Let's go fight."

"what??"

Li Yuanji looked at the iron ruler in his hand and then looked at his third brother in disbelief.

"Second brother... no, third brother, what's wrong with you?"

"Huh? What?"

"you"

Li Yuanji hesitated. He suspected that his third brother might have injured his head after falling off his horse last time. It seemed that everything in the manor had changed since then, and the biggest change was in his third brother.

It's like he's become a different person. First, he led everyone to fight the local militia, then he kidnapped a woman and took her home, and now he's even leading me to fight!
Even my second brother doesn't dare bring an iron ruler when he fights!

Seeing his younger brother's fear, Li Xuanba comforted him, "Don't worry, this is to do good deeds."

Li Yuanji was speechless.

Okay, whatever you say.

This wasn't the first time Li Yuanji had gone out to cause trouble, but it was indeed the first time he had gone out to cause trouble with his third brother. He could only ask about the enemy's situation first, to find out how many opponents there were and to what extent the fight could go. However, Li Xuanba didn't answer his questions, but instead talked about other things.

The carriage headed east, and Li Yuanji couldn't help but frown. Was they going to attack the Zheng family?

But Li Xuanba didn't care about those things; he was just earnestly persuading his younger brother.

“I have a lot more books now. I know you don’t like reading, and I’m not asking you to study and become a PhD, but at least you need to be able to recognize and write all the characters. Otherwise, what will you be able to do in the future? Are there any illiterate generals in the world? If you can’t even understand military orders, how can you be a general?”

"I know, I know."

"I'll learn it later."

Li Yuanji simply gave a few perfunctory replies.

After traveling for a long time, the carriage finally slowed down and gradually came to a stop.

Li Yuanji curiously peeked out, only to find that he was on a street he had never been before. The surrounding houses were extremely dilapidated, and it seemed that not many people lived there. Even if there were people living there, they were mostly poor people. Directly opposite was a dilapidated temple.

The temple's walls had collapsed, and various debris was scattered around, clearly indicating that it had been abandoned for a long time.

"We've arrived. Let's get off."

Li Xuanba got out of the car first, holding an iron ruler in his hand. Li Yuanji hesitated before getting out of the car and followed behind him.

Liu Chounu had also joined them at some point, and Li Xuanba led the way toward the dilapidated temple.

Li Yuanji followed him into the temple courtyard. The scattered debris on both sides looked rather terrifying. Various Buddha head sculptures, broken into pieces, were piled up on both sides, and Li Yuanji couldn't help but shrink back.

Li Xuanba wasn't afraid at all, and he led the way into the dilapidated temple.

Inside the dilapidated temple, it was very dark, and the sunlight shining through the cracks was barely enough for them to see what was inside.

It stank inside and was filled with garbage and excrement.

There were seven or eight homeless children, leaning weakly against the wall, whispering something. They all looked pretty much the same, dirty and smelly. When they saw strangers come in, they were too scared to speak and were ready to run away.

In the very center of the dilapidated temple, there was a man older than the homeless children, lying flat on the ground, fast asleep, snoring loudly.

Once Li Yuanji understood the situation, he was no longer afraid.

He smiled and pointed at the children, "Third Brother, I'll take care of these guys, you go and take care of that big guy!"

Li Xuanba slapped the man's forehead in annoyance, then walked up to him. The man had a rather fierce appearance and was not someone to be trifled with.

"Are you Zhao the One-Eyed?"

Li Xuanba asked.

The man was still fast asleep and did not answer, so Li Xuanba kicked him.

"Huh?! Who?! You son of a bitch!"

Zhao the One-Eyed got up in a panic, looking around. He was indeed blind in one eye. He cursed and looked ahead, and saw two dolls standing in front of him, and a burly man standing next to him.

Zhao the One-Eyed, who had spent many years mingling with the outside world, could tell at a glance that the people in front of him were not to be trifled with.

His arrogance immediately diminished, and he slowly bent down, a fawning smile appearing on his face.

"Have we disturbed your enjoyment, sir? We'll be leaving now, we'll be leaving now."

Are you Zhao the One-Eyed?

"Yes, that's right! What brings you here, sir?

Li Xuanba said nothing. He raised the iron ruler in his hand and slammed it down hard.

"Bang!!!"

The iron ruler was quite heavy, and Zhao the One-Eyed had been keeping his head down, so it struck him squarely on the forehead.

Li Yuanji shuddered, and the iron ruler in his hand fell to the ground in fright.

Zhao the One-Eyed didn't even utter a sound. In that instant, he staggered and then collapsed headfirst, motionless, with blood continuously spreading from where his head had been.

Li Xuanba put away the iron ruler, the tip of which was stained with blood.

Li Xuanba was also taken aback. Had he gone a bit too far?

The children in the distance, watching this scene, were not afraid at all; some of them even had a strange light shining in their eyes.

Li Xuanba looked at them and spoke, "I am Sanshi's friend. I'm here to avenge Qishi. I'll take you to a farm where you can find jobs and have food. Do you want to go?"

The children were all too afraid to speak, except for one slightly older child who mustered up his courage and nodded, "We want to go!"

Li Xuanba then told them to follow him, and he turned to Liu Chounu and said, "Old man, check on that man. Do we need to send him to the authorities?"

Liu Chounu went to check, and Li Xuanba led everyone outside. He talked a lot about Sanshi, and the children gradually began to believe him.

A moment later, Liu Chounu patted the dirt off his hands and strode over.

“My lord, there’s no need to send him to the authorities. I’m all packed and ready to go.”

Li Xuanba then instructed everyone to follow his carriage, and then headed towards the city gate.

Sitting in the car, Li Yuanji looked at his brother beside him in horror, his face showing obvious fear.

"Third Brother, you, you just now..."

"Yuanji, do you see this? This is what happens when you bully others with your power."

“He took advantage of his age and strength to bully others and kill disobedient children. Naturally, there will be someone stronger than him who will treat him in the same way. The murderer shall die; this is an unchanging truth.”

"Therefore, we should do more good deeds. Doing good deeds will earn us the respect of others, while doing evil will bring such retribution."

"You're still young, you should understand this even more."

Li Xuanba spoke gently to Li Yuanji, explaining profound principles. Li Yuanji glanced at the blood-stained iron ruler in his hand, swallowed hard, and showed no further impatience. He lowered his head and said, "Third Brother is right. I'll remember this."

He saw it clearly just now: Third Brother killed that man with a single iron ruler!

The children in their family had seen dead people before. Li Yuan liked to take them to watch executions, saying it was to embolden the children. He even argued with his mother about it. However, even Li Yuanji thought Li Xuanba's method was too cruel.

Li Yuanji listened very attentively to the principles his third brother was explaining.

Looking at the obedient Li Yuanji, Li Xuanba couldn't help but sigh. Indeed, only by truly taking him to see the world could he understand the principles!

The carriage wasn't moving fast, so the children walked briskly behind it.

When they passed through the city gate, the guard was surprised, but knowing the identities of the people, he dared not say anything and let them pass directly.

They traveled without hindrance all the way to the large farm outside the city once again.

Zhang Du hurriedly led everyone to greet them, and Li Xuanba then instructed him to settle the children in the farm and find them some work so they wouldn't continue to go hungry.

(End of this chapter)