Resisting the Wind and Splendor

"Ouch—" Li's scream had barely left her lips.

Another blow came crashing down on his back.

Li was in so much pain that she saw stars and could barely utter a sound. She almost fainted.

This sudden turn of events left everyone around stunned and speechless.

Just as the third blow was about to land, Li's daughter, Chu Lingshan, regained consciousness and screamed in terror, "Murder! The Duke's mansion is going to kill someone!"

Li's husband, the eldest son of the Earl of Yong'an, and also Chu Yueli's cousin, Chu Yaozong, rushed over, grabbed the wooden stick from Chu Yi's hand, and angrily said, "You scoundrel, how dare you hit my wife! How dare you!"

After saying that, he raised his hand to hit someone.

Chu Yi didn't dodge or flinch. When he picked up the stick to hit Li Shi, he knew he couldn't avoid those slaps.

Ultimately, it was a servant who beat up the master of the neighboring family. Even if it was the neighboring family, they were still half a master of the Chu family.

There is a distinction between superiors and inferiors; if you hit your master, you will not escape punishment.

But since it was the young lady who ordered the beating, even if it costs him his life, we'll still beat him!

Chu Yaozong's hand was about to land on Chu Yi's face.

Just as the slap was about to land, suddenly, a slender hand reached out and gently grasped Chu Yaozong's wrist.

"Why did Uncle Zong attack someone from our Duke's mansion? Please explain, Uncle Zong."

It's that brat again!

Chu Yaozong forcefully flung his hand, intending to throw her away. After all, she had come here on her own, so even if he threw her to the ground, it would be her own fault for attacking first.

So when he threw his hand, he not only didn't compromise, but he used all his strength.

The point is to give everyone from the Duke's mansion a taste of their power.

Chu Xiaohe is practically a eunuch now. With no one left in the Duke's mansion, this girl is no match for them.

Chu Yaozong had even planned out how he would pretend it was an accident after he threw her to the ground and made her fall face-first into the mud.

But to his utter surprise, his all-out effort to shake Chu Yueli's hand failed to dislodge her.

She remained standing firmly, but she almost stumbled and fell to the ground.

What happened? Did he take the wrong medicine today and have no strength left?

"You brat, you still know I'm your uncle! Let go right now!" Chu Yaozong felt a burning sensation on his wrist and a sharp pain in his tiger's mouth. He didn't know what was wrong with his body.

Chu Yueli released her grip and smiled, "Just my uncle."

"You!" After being released, Chu Yaozong lost his balance and stumbled back several steps.

"You..." He gritted his teeth in anger, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

In particular, his wife was lying on the ground, having been hit twice with a stick, and was screaming loudly.

"Madam!" Chu Yaozong rushed over to save the person.

Chu Lingshan and two servants rushed over, along with her second uncle's family, all hurrying to help her.

But there were too many people, and most of them couldn't squeeze in; they were just there to express their concern.

"You...you brat, how dare you order someone to beat me, you..." Li Shi, who was helped up, had disheveled hair and stained with gray clothes. She pointed at Chu Yueli, trembling with anger.

Chu Yueli seemed to only then realize who the person in front of her was, and said with a surprised expression, "So it's Auntie! I'm sorry, I just saw someone with a knife and thought an assassin had broken in, so I had people arrest him in a moment of panic. I really didn't know it was you!"

"However, Aunt, what did you mean by barging into the Duke's mansion with a knife?"

She seemed puzzled, blinking her innocent eyes, and said, "My grandfather was a Duke personally appointed by the Emperor. If someone broke in with a knife, and he didn't have any merit or was not a member of the royal family, he could be killed without mercy."

She frowned as she looked at the knife in Li's hand: "Aunt, is that a knife you're holding?"