A car accident, our family of three crossed

Song Ning knew what the wooden stake was all about, but he didn't expect his brother to be so reckless.

While Song Ning and her sisters-in-law were surrounding Chu Xuan, Chu's brothers told him he deserved it and then turned their attention to the wooden stake, showing great interest and even starting to touch it.

"This thing is interesting."

Chu Lie circled the wooden stake once, returned to the spot where Chu Xuan had been, and made the same move, striking the short stake with his palm while simultaneously raising his hand to block the short stake that was turning towards his face.

"Hey! Interesting, really interesting, isn't this just like a fight!"

When he got excited, he wanted to try every single short stake, but unlike Chu Xuan, he wasn't reckless; instead, he cautiously tested them.

Even though he was being very careful, he still tripped over the short stakes under his feet and almost fell on the spot.

Chu Xuan recovered and, rubbing his forehead, leaned forward again.

At this moment, he had completely lost his initial contempt and disdain for the wooden stake. Seeing Chu Lie having so much fun, he also began to feel eager to try it out.

"Sixth Brother, let me try again."

He was careless just now and suffered a loss once, so naturally he wouldn't suffer the same loss twice.

Chu Lie glanced at him and readily gave up his seat: "Okay, you come, you come."

Chu Xuan rubbed his fists together, looking like he wanted to take revenge. He then punched the wooden stake in the same way Chu Lie had done earlier.

Because Chu Lie had tested him first, Chu Xuan didn't make any further mistakes in this round, and gradually, he became arrogant again.

"Hey, wood is just wood, nothing special."

Hang Shuheng couldn't stand his smug expression. He raised his lips slightly and forcefully pushed a short stake forward.

The two were already facing each other, with a wooden stake between them. After Hang Shuheng pushed him, the short stake that was originally pointing at him passed straight through the round stake in the middle and hit Chu Xuan's nose.

Chu Xuan had no idea that this thing could not only rotate and move, but also penetrate through things.

This time his reaction was much faster, but he was still a step too late. His nose was hit by the short stake that had pierced through it. Although the impact was not severe, it still made him see stars for a moment.

Fortunately, no blood was drawn. Chu Xuan covered his nose and looked at Hang Shuheng across from him with a resentful expression. He felt as if he was born to bring misfortune upon Hang Shuheng. Since they met, he had suffered many setbacks at Hang Shuheng's hands.

Hang Shuheng ignored his resentment and said calmly, "We should always be vigilant when facing the unknown."

The Chu brothers had long since become arrogant and disrespectful.

Chu Zheng, the eldest son in the family, rubbed his temples, looking at him with a disappointed expression: "When will you get rid of your carelessness, arrogance and conceit?"

Chu Chen, who shared the same mother as Chu Xuan, sighed speechlessly and shook his head: "Big brother, don't count on it. This guy just forgets the pain once the wound heals and can't change."

Otherwise, their father would not have sent him back from the frontier to the capital to become a playboy.

Among all the brothers of the Chu family, none of them were not brave and skilled in battle. Chu Xuan was the first one to be driven out of the battlefield.

Keeping him away from the battlefield is a form of protection for him. Otherwise, given his personality, he is brave but lacks strategy and is careless. On the ever-changing battlefield, he could easily lose his life if he is not careful.

After the brothers took turns teasing Chu Xuan, they finally turned their attention back to the wooden stake.

"Shuheng, this wooden stake..."

Before Chu Fang could finish speaking, Hang Shuheng had already pulled a drawing out of his sleeve and handed it to him.

"Here are the blueprints, take them!"

"Uh, hehehe, it's really convenient to talk to smart people." Chu Fang smiled and took the blueprints. "In that case, thank you very much."

After obtaining the blueprints, the brothers decided not to stay at the Hang family's residence any longer. They ordered people to transport the wooden stakes back to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, and then they bid farewell to Hang Shuheng and Song Ning and left.

Back at the Duke's mansion, the very noticeable lump on Chu Xuan's forehead easily attracted the attention of those around him.

"What happened? You went to your sister's house, and this kid came back injured?"

Before anyone could ask why, the little ones started talking all at once, gesturing wildly as they reenacted the scene in front of the adults.

"My uncle was fighting with a wooden figure at Aunt Aning's house, and the wooden figure beat him up..."

With the children's vivid performance, everyone roughly understood what had happened, and they immediately started teasing and joking at Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan rubbed his forehead, saying weakly, "How was I supposed to know that the wooden stake would move? Who could possibly imagine a wooden stake moving?"

"You didn't stay vigilant when facing the unknown, and you still have the nerve to complain after suffering a loss?" Third Master Chu scolded her vehemently, and finally said angrily, "How did our Chu family end up with such a piece of trash like you?"

Chu Xuan muttered under his breath, "Whatever it is, it's all your creation."

"You dare to talk back?"

Third Master Chu pretended to hit someone, but Chu Xuan dodged and jumped out of the range where he could be hit.

"You little rascal, you never learn from your mistakes. I'll deal with you later."

At this moment, Third Master Chu didn't have time to deal with this brat; what interested him more now was the wooden stake that could be used to hit people.

"Has the wooden stake been brought back?"

Hearing children's descriptions is far less exciting than seeing the real thing.

The brothers nodded in unison: "It's already been sent to the training ground."

Chu Zheng glanced at Chu Fang, who immediately understood and quickly took out the blueprints and handed them to the elders.

"These are the blueprints that Shuheng gave me."

The old Duke took the blueprints and spread them out; the three men of the Chu family all crowded around to look at them.

What amazed them first was Hang Shuheng's painting skills.

“My nephew-in-law’s paintings are in no way inferior to those of the masters.”

There was absolutely no exaggeration in these words; the three gentlemen unanimously affirmed Hang Shuheng's painting skills.

"Indeed! If this painting were shown to those old folks, they would probably study it for quite some time."

The three masters of the Chu family were all praising the painting, almost forgetting the main point of the drawing.

Seeing that they were getting more and more excited, Chu Zheng coughed lightly and reminded them, "Father, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, isn't your focus a little off?"

The three of them paused for a moment, then laughed.

"Haha! It's so eye-catching!"

"Not bad, not bad, it's hard to ignore."

It was rare for the three gentlemen to show such unsteady behavior in front of the younger generation, so they just laughed it off.

I glanced at them, but didn't expose them. Instead, I stood up and said, "Since the wooden stake has been delivered to the training ground, let's go take a look!"