After her mind was read, the spoiled brat became the darling of the whole group.

Xie Tongchen's every move was deadly.

Lin Yi was struggling to keep up with Xie Xing, so he had to find an opportunity to put Xie Xing down and start fighting with Xie Tongchen.

Xie Tongchen's desire to kill Xie Xing was genuine. The instant Lin Yi put Xie Xing down, Xie Tongchen was already in front of Xie Xing, his hand forming a claw as he reached straight for Xie Xing's neck.

"Ah!" Xie Xing cried out in fright and immediately covered his head with his hands and squatted down.

Xie Tongchen missed his target and tried to attack again, but Lin Yi had already come over and blocked Xie Tongchen's attack.

Seeing that things were not going well, Xie Xing immediately turned around and ran.

Qi Yi, who had been squatting there, stood up upon seeing this. He quickly followed Xie Xing to her side, protecting her, and looked at Xie Tongchen warily.

"Has he gone mad?" Xie Xing exclaimed in shock.

She ran out of the yard, shouting, "Murder!"

"Xie Tongchen has gone mad!"

The system was also astonished: [What kind of move is that?]

The more Xie Tongchen heard this voice of one man unifying the world, the more agitated he became, wishing he could kill Xie Xing right now and end it all.

Fortunately, Xie Yuze arrived just then.

Seeing that Xie Tongchen was serious, Xie Yuze's expression turned cold: "Xie Tongchen!"

When Xie Xing saw him arrive, he rushed over to Xie Yuze's side.

"Third Brother? What's wrong with Xie Tongchen?"

Xie Xinglian stopped calling him "Second Brother" altogether.

Xie Yuze didn't have time to explain to Xie Xing right now. He immediately ordered the guards around him to protect Xie Xing and then jumped around to fight Xie Tongchen.

The three of them started fighting in the courtyard.

When Lin Yi saw Xie Yuze coming over, she stopped restraining Xie Tongchen and immediately stepped back to protect Xie Xing.

Xie Xing was still in shock, her face pale.

Her heart was pounding.

If she hadn't tried to find someone to protect her, she probably would have been killed by Xie Tongchen long ago.

Over there, Xie Yuze knocked the sword out of Xie Tongchen's hand, then clenched his fist and delivered a heavy blow to Xie Tongchen's abdomen.

"Are you out of your mind?!" Xie Yuze shouted angrily, "There's always a way. Are you trying to drag the entire Xie family down with you by being so reckless?"

"If you die, so be it. Don't drag others down with you!"

Xie Tongchen let out a muffled groan.

He clenched his fist and punched Xie Yuze in the face.

"You are so cold-hearted that it chills me to the bone!"

"You're the ones who're crazy! You actually tried to lay a hand on her! If anything happens to her, I'll make the entire Xie family pay with their lives!"

Xie Yuze: "..."

He looked at Xie Tongchen with an incomprehensible gaze.

Is Xie Tongchen out of his mind?

Whose Xie family did he think this Xie family belonged to?

To make the Xie family pay the price for Xie Mingzhu?

Xie Yuze was so angry he laughed. He wiped the blood from the corner of his lips with his fingertip and sneered, "Is it because Father and Grandmother want to harm her, or because of your filthy thoughts?"

"Don't you find it disgusting?"

A cold glint flashed in Xie Tongchen's eyes, and the two instantly began to wrestle.

Xie Yuze's martial arts skills were naturally inferior to Xie Tongchen's, who had honed his skills on the battlefield.

The two fought from east to west, and Xie Xing's gaze shifted from east to west. Xie Yuze was completely overwhelmed by Xie Tongchen, and blood quickly appeared on his face.

Xie Xing looked at him and couldn't help but say, "Lin Yi."

Upon hearing the order, Lin Yi immediately joined the fray and began fighting Xie Tongchen.

Xie Tongchen hesitated to attack Xie Xing, a hint of impatience flashing in his eyes.

"You unfilial son! Stop right now!" Xie Ansheng arrived with a squad of guards from the manor, his brows furrowed and his voice filled with rage as he roared at Xie Tongchen.

Xie Yuhe came running over, panting. He immediately pulled Xie Xing over and looked her up and down: "Xing'er, are you alright?"

Xie Xing shook his head blankly.

She glanced at Xie Yu and the group behind him, her expression completely bewildered.

Behind Xie Yuhe was the old lady, who was almost out of breath from running.

As soon as the old lady arrived, she saw the scene in Xie Tongchen's mind at Xie Xingyuan. She was instantly jolted, as if struck by a bell. Her mind went blank, and she was so angry that she couldn't catch her breath.

Her hands trembled as she angrily cursed Xie Tongchen, "What a scoundrel! This scoundrel!"

After saying this, the old lady rolled her eyes and fainted.

In an instant, the entire general's mansion was thrown into chaos.

"Old lady!"

"grandmother!"

"mother!"

Then there was Xie Ansheng's furious voice: "You unfilial son, are you trying to drive me crazy? If I don't beat you up today, I won't believe you!"

Xie Xing: ?

What are you doing?

……

It was already late at night.

Madam Xie's room was packed with people.

No one spoke; the room was completely silent.

After a long while, the doctor withdrew his hand from taking her pulse, his face grave: "The old lady's anger has caused blood stasis in her chest. She needs to rest. We must not agitate her any further, otherwise, she may suffer a stroke."

Xie Ansheng hurriedly said, "Doctor, you must cure my mother."

The doctor got up to get his medicine box: "I'll prescribe some medicine for the old lady to drink first. Her condition isn't serious right now. She just needs a few acupuncture treatments, some medicine, and rest."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief.

Madam Xie then turned her gaze to the father and sons, "What are you all doing in the middle of the night?"

"Second son, what's wrong with you?" Madam Xie frowned as she looked at Xie Tongchen.

Xie Tongchen was covered in injuries, and his hands were pinned to the ground by the guards.

He turned his head away with a cold expression and said nothing.

Seeing his appearance, Xie Ansheng was furious and slapped him hard: "You beast!"

"Even now, you still don't realize you're wrong?"

"Father!" Xie Mingzhu exclaimed. She quickly spread her arms to block Xie Tongchen and looked up at Xie Ansheng: "Father, there must be some misunderstanding."

"I believe my second brother is not such an impulsive person."

"Please don't hit my second brother."

Xie Ansheng's anger was trapped in his chest. As he watched Xie Mingzhu plead for Xie Tongchen, his expression changed from anger to complexity.

"Father?" Xie Mingzhu looked at Xie Ansheng, puzzled.

She felt that Xie Ansheng was becoming increasingly indifferent to her, and she could hardly see him in the mansion these past few days.

If it were any other time...

Normally...

Xie Mingzhu bit her lip, tears welling up in her autumn-like eyes.

Normally, Xie Ansheng would have helped her up with heartache long ago.

But now he didn't; he looked at her with an extremely unfamiliar gaze.

Xie Mingzhu felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife.

She couldn't help but look at Xie Yuhe with pleading eyes: "Big brother, please plead for second brother."

Xie Yuhe, like Xie Ansheng, revealed a very complicated expression.

How do you describe this feeling...

It seems that all of this was caused by Xie Mingzhu, but the person involved was kept in the dark and even pleaded for Xie Tongchen.

Xie Ansheng harbored murderous intent towards Xie Mingzhu.

"Big brother?" Xie Mingzhu looked at Xie Yuhe in astonishment.

Xie Yuhe coughed lightly, remained silent for a while, and then said, "Mingzhu, you don't need to plead for him."