Sui and Tang Dynasties: Awakening the Supreme Skills at the Beginning

"Good nephew..."

Before the two of them could finish their conversation, they were interrupted by Li Zhen.

"Who is your nephew? You two old fools, don't claim your relationship so easily!"

"Plop! Plop!"

Seeing Li Zhen getting angry, the two men were so scared that they immediately knelt on the ground, their bodies shaking like sieves, and kowtowed hard to beg for mercy.

"Brother Zhen, Lord Li, no matter how wrong we are, it's all our fault. Back then, I was blinded by lard and fooled by Li Yue'e, so I teamed up with Li Yue'e to divide up your family's property. However, the bulk of the property was taken by Li Yue'e, and we only got a small fraction of hers!"

"Humph! Do you think I'm a fool? Li Yue'e said that the bulk of the money was taken by you guys, and I have already taken back his share!"

"what?"

After hearing what Li Zhen said, the two men's eyes widened, their mouths opened, their brows knitted together, and their faces had dull expressions, as if they were frozen in place.

"Lord Li has such extraordinary skills that we are willing to bow down to him!"

Li Youcai thought quickly and praised immediately.

After hearing what he said, Li Zhen's mood eased a little.

Seeing that what he said had a certain effect, Li Youcai immediately took advantage of the situation and started to get close to Li Zhen.

"Sir, what you said was very good. It opened my eyes and benefited me a lot. Whatever you said, Sir, the effect is different from others!"

Li Zhen's face darkened and he was about to scold.

Li Youcai quickly took out a stack of papers from his sleeve and held it high in front of Li Zhen.

"Master Li, this is the deed to the land that we divided from you. Now it is returned to the original owner. Please don't refuse it, Master Li!"

"Well, you're smart!"

Li Zhen reached out to take the stack of land deeds, counted them, and found that they roughly matched what was in the account book.

Li Zhen looked up at Li Dayou with cold eyes.

"And yours?"

"Here, Sir, don't worry, it's all here. Here are not only the lands that were divided from your family, but also the lands that I have purchased over the years. I give them all to you, Sir, as a token of our filial piety!"

The two looked at Li Zhen eagerly, hoping to gain Li Zhen's forgiveness.

But then Li Zhen said something that almost scared them to death.

"Back then, my Li family had more than 20,000 taels of silver in its account book. Li Yue'e said that it was all divided up by you and your friends. Is that true?"

"More than 20,000 taels?"

"Injustice!"

"Even if I sell this old man, I can't get more than 20,000 taels!"

"Master Li, please don't listen to Li Yue'e's lies. She is lying to you. Most of the cash we got back then was taken away by her! What we got was exchanged for land. All the land is here. Please take a closer look, Master!"

"Bang bang bang!" The two men kowtowed as they spoke.

When they raised their heads again, they saw a scarlet patch on their foreheads, which must have been due to their kowtows being very hard.

Li Zhen took the stack of deeds again, counted them, his face darkened, and he shouted angrily.

"Do you think I'm a fool? I just got a little more land. Tell me, where did you hide the silver?"

As he said this, he slammed the pile of land deeds heavily on Li Dayou's face, and the land deeds flew like snowflakes.

Li Dayou hurried over, walked forward carefully, picked up the deeds one by one, handed them to Li Zhen, and cried.

"Lord Li! I really didn't lie to you. All my property is indeed here. I really don't have any hidden stuff!"

"Lord Li, you must believe me!"

"Lord Li, please show mercy and spare us. I kowtow to you!"

As he said that, Li Youcai kowtowed hard again, "bang bang bang", as if the harder he kowtowed, the more likely Li Zhen would forgive them.

At this time, Li Mantun walked in, saw the two people on the ground, looked at them for a moment, and said in surprise.

"Aren't these the third and fourth brothers? I wonder what you are singing about?"

Li Zhen bowed to Li Mantun and said, "Second Uncle is back?"

Seeing how Li Zhen treated Li Mantun with respect, Li Youcai and Li Dayou felt really regretful.

Thinking back, I actually did have the opportunity to reconcile with Li Zhen, but who knew that Li Zhen would be conferred a title and an official position?

If I had helped Li Yue'e a little bit when she was in trouble, why would we be in such a passive position now!

Alas! It's too late to regret!

"Second brother, for the sake of our brotherhood, please say a few good words to us brothers and ask Lord Li to spare us!"

"Brother, we kowtow to you!"

As they spoke, the two brothers turned around and kowtowed to Li Mantun.

"Alas! If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have done it in the first place!"

"I advised you back then not to be so ruthless. After all, we are brothers connected by blood. But you didn't listen. For a little money, you had to push Jianing and his brother to a dead end! Do you have any behavior as elders?"

"That's not all. After forcing Jianing and his brother to that broken yard, you also encouraged that beast Zhang Chuang to harass Jianing's niece repeatedly. Think about it, have your consciences been eaten by dogs?"

"Don't say Zhen'er doesn't recognize you now, he still wants to settle accounts with you! Even I, your second brother, am ashamed to be associated with you. Don't call me second brother anymore. I don't have brothers like you!"

Speaking of this, Li Mantun was heartbroken.

"Brother, stop talking. No matter how wrong we are, it's all our fault. As long as you help us get Lord Li's forgiveness this time, my life, Li Youcai (Li Dayou), will belong to you. If you tell us to go east, we will never go west. If you tell us to drive the cattle, we will never kill the chickens!"

As they spoke, the two Li Youcai brothers knocked their heads down hard again, and even broke their foreheads due to excessive force.

"You two are such troublesome bastards. Why didn't you consider the consequences when you committed the evil? You said Zhen'er wants to punish you now. What do you want me to do? On one side is my nephew, and on the other side is my brother. I'm in a dilemma!"

When the two heard what Li Mantun said, their eyes suddenly brightened up. It seemed that Li Mantun was convinced by them and there was hope. But Li Zhen's next words made them feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave in the dead of winter and their whole bodies were chilled!

"It's not difficult for me to forgive you, but you must first return all the property you took from my family. If you are short of even one cent, I will punish you severely!"

"Ah? You want more money?"

"Lord Li, all our property is here. We really have nothing left, not a penny left!"

"Lord Li, for the sake of my lost elder brother, please be merciful and spare us!"

"Most of your family property was really taken away by Li Yue'e. We have returned everything we took to you!"

When Li Mantun saw this, he frowned and said to Li Zhen.

"It seems that they didn't lie. After all, we are all blood relatives. Let's forgive them when we can!"

"Second uncle..."

Before Li Zhen finished his words, a loud "Ah" was heard, scaring the two brothers Li Youcai in the house.