Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, but Thunderbolt Taoist Sect

After being yelled at by Ma Jiepu, Madam Yin ran back to her room as if she had lost her soul. When she came to her senses, she realized what she had done and flew into a rage again.

She herself found what had just happened unbelievable. Madam Yin was not the type to just obey and leave after someone yelled at her; Ma Jiepu must have done something.

Therefore, no matter how angry she was, Madam Yin dared not go back to cause trouble for Ma Jiepu. He seemed to be just a young man wandering the world, yet he had such strange methods. If she went back now, she would only suffer losses and might even be forced to come back again.

But it's impossible for you to let Madam Yin get away with it. Just because she can't confront Ma Jiepu doesn't mean she won't take her anger out on others. After understanding what happened, Madam Yin couldn't swallow her anger. Since Yang Wanshi was still with Ma Jiepu at the gate, she called over all the maids around her and took her anger out on them.

Beating only the maid wasn't enough, since she wasn't the one who angered her. Then she thought of Wang, who was pregnant. As Yang Wanshi's legal wife, she had no children, while Wang, a concubine, had gotten pregnant before her. She felt that her authority in the Yang family had been offended, so she had someone summon Wang and whip her again.

Wang was beaten yesterday and was covered in bruises. When she married into the family, she was told that the mistress was infertile and that she was there to carry on the Yang family line. She had already tolerated Yin's beatings and scoldings in the past, but now that she was pregnant, she was still being beaten. How could she possibly want to see Yin?

When Wang didn't come, Yin didn't expect that the other party would disobey her orders. She stormed into Wang's courtyard and made a move to drag her out and beat her.

When Madam Yin arrived in a menacing manner, a sharp-eyed maid noticed a cloud of smoke drifting outside Madam Wang's room. Something seemed amiss. She wanted to inform her mistress, but Madam Yin was in a fit of rage, and if she tried to stop her now, the whip would fall on her the next second.

Upon reaching Wang's door, Yin pushed it open without saying a word, only to find that it wouldn't budge. She assumed that Wang had intentionally resisted and locked the door from the inside, so she kicked the door, but it remained firmly shut.

Yin was quite strong; she used force with her feet, yet the door in front of her remained undamaged, and there was no sound from inside. At this point, a normal person should have noticed something was wrong. No matter how sturdy the door was, it was just an ordinary wooden door, and despite all the hitting and kicking, nothing happened.

Unfortunately, Madam Yin was filled with resentment. All she wanted to do was drag Wang, who was hiding inside the house, out and beat her. She had no mind for anything else. The fact that the door wouldn't open only made her more agitated.

If she could have calmed down a bit, she would have noticed that Wang's room was tightly shut, as if no one lived there, and the courtyard was too quiet; apart from the maid that Yin had brought herself, there wasn't a single servant in sight.

Indeed, Madam Yin did not like Madam Wang. Madam Wang's treatment in the Yang family was far inferior to that of concubines in other wealthy families. However, she would still have a few servants to take care of her daily life. Moreover, since Madam Wang became pregnant, the Yang family had to ensure that Madam Wang had a healthy pregnancy while keeping it a secret from Madam Yin. Naturally, they arranged for more people to take care of her so that she would not appear in Madam Yin's sight.

In any case, it was too quiet at Wang's place, eerily quiet. Apart from Yin, who was kicking the door and cursing loudly, there was no other sound in the courtyard.

Actually, besides Madam Yin and her group, there was another person in the courtyard. There was a large tree in the courtyard, and he was lying on the trunk. He had golden hair and wore gorgeous clothes. The tree in Madam Wang's courtyard wasn't very tall, so it was easy for anyone to see such a conspicuous person lying on it as soon as they entered.

"Ugh, so noisy."

Yue Wuque straightened up from the tree, impatiently picking at his ears. The harsh curses of Madam Yin below filled the entire courtyard. Her voice alone was as loud as a thousand troops, making the already impatient Yue Wuque want to slap her face with the sole of his shoe.

He was in a good mood after teasing Ma Jiepu; he didn't really want to get involved in the Yang family's troubles since Ma Jiepu was already concerned. But Ma Jiepu's focus was on the Yang brothers; the Yin family's persecution wouldn't be limited to just those two.

If the original plot continues, the Yang brothers and Ma Jiepu are now at the main gate of the Yang family, and no one is in charge of the inner courtyard. Wang will become the outlet for all of Yin's anger and will be beaten until she miscarries and bleeds.

Yue Wuque had no interest in the Yang family's messy affairs. If Yang Wanshi could just stand up for himself, their family wouldn't be in such chaos. Unfortunately, Yang Wanshi's personality was simply beyond redemption, and Ma Jiepu's attempts to help him were all in vain.

Instead of going to the water to find Shuangxiu, he came to the Yang family. He was just helping Wang Shi out. Yang Wanshi was weak-willed, and Yin Shi was domineering and fierce. In a sense, the two of them were willing to hit and be hit. But Wang Shi, who was caught in the middle and was beaten to the point of miscarriage, was really innocent.

In the future, Yang Wanzhong might even commit suicide by jumping into a well because of his family's farce, his wife might be forced to remarry, and Wang Shi might be mortgaged to someone else.

So Yue Wuque arrived at Wang's residence first. He didn't need to do much; he just used a simple illusion to prevent Yin from entering the door and touching Wang, letting her curse on her own.

But even if only Yin Shi herself is allowed to curse, the noise is still incredibly powerful. Yue Wuque, who was in the tree intending to drink and watch the excitement, found Yin Shi's voice more like noise pollution than excitement.

The more she cursed, the more energetic she became, kicking and hitting the door in front of her, as if she was venting all her anger on it.

At this moment, Yue Wuque realized his mistake. He shouldn't have just made sure the doors and windows were tightly closed. He should have replaced the doors with iron ones, preferably with a backlash function, so that Madam Yin could kick and break her leg. That way, the Yang family would have some peace and quiet for a while.

Seeing that Madam Yin's insults were getting increasingly vulgar and her words becoming more and more offensive, Yue Wuque lost his appetite for drinking. Since no one else could see it, he figured he should throw something, otherwise he would be doing a disservice to his own ears.

But he was holding a wine jug, which he couldn't throw away, and he didn't have a spare shoe to slap the other man's face. In the end, he found another way to shut his men up.

"what!"

As Yin was about to kick the door again, her other foot suddenly slipped, and she fell backward in the motion of kicking the door, landing flat on her back in front of the door. She couldn't get up for a long time.

Great, now it's quiet.

Yue Wuque patted his hands, which had been tossing leaves, on the tree, picked up his wine jug, and lay back down, waiting for Ma Jiepu to exert his strength that night.

When Yang Wanshi returned home, he learned that Madam Yin had not only beaten all the maids and servants around her, but had also gone to find Madam Wang. Considering Madam Yin's temper, the other party was probably in grave danger.

Wang was pregnant with his own child. Regardless of who it was for, Yang Wanshi should have tried to stop her, but he didn't dare to. His fear of Yin made him afraid to even shed tears in front of her. The grievances he suffered today, combined with those from the past, finally led him to come to Ma Jiepu to complain.

Having witnessed this scene today, regardless of Yang Wanshi's personality, Ma Jiepu could at least see that the Yang family was truly having a hard time. When Yang Wanshi came to him to complain, he carefully comforted him, and the complaint continued until evening.

However, as time went by, the roles of the two changed. At first, Yang Wanshi was the one complaining, while Ma Jiepu comforted him. Gradually, Ma Jiepu took the lead in comforting Yang Wanshi, while Yang Wanshi listened attentively.

As the night grew later and later, until the second watch of the night, Yang Wanshi wanted to go back, otherwise he would be scolded by Madam Yin again. But Ma Jiepu stopped him and wouldn't let him go back.

Yin tripped and fell inexplicably in front of Wang's door. After searching for a long time, she still couldn't find Wang. It was as if the doors and windows of that room were sealed tightly from the inside with bricks. No matter how much she knocked, the wooden doors and windows wouldn't even break a single piece, and she couldn't even break the paper on the windows.

After making a scene for so long, Madam Yin had exhausted all her energy and ended up seeing nothing. With nowhere to vent her anger, she even tripped and fell for no reason. Now it was late at night, and Yang Wanshi still hadn't returned to the room. Having been repeatedly angered, Madam Yin continued to grumble and curse in the room.

In a sense, Madam Yin is quite formidable. She scolds from morning till night, and her whip has struck countless people. Even now, she still has the energy to scold Yang Wanshi, who returns home late. She truly has great energy.

Just as she was cursing Yang Wanshi, who was not returning to the room, from inside the house, she heard several sounds of prying open the door from outside. Yin was puzzled. If Yang Wanshi had returned, there would be no need to pry open the door. If it was a thief, they would not act when there were obviously still people in the house.

Just as they were wondering, the sound of prying at the door stopped, and the door opened. The person who entered was neither Yang Wanshi nor a thief, but a giant with a ferocious face, followed by several menacing followers who looked like demons.

Judging by their size alone, they shouldn't have been able to get through the door. However, the several inhuman creatures ignored the door's obstruction. Yin couldn't see how they got in. She only felt a blur before her eyes, and the giant, along with his entourage, rushed in front of her. Her arms were grabbed by the entourage, and she couldn't move.

"We are messengers of hell, here specifically to steal the hearts of shrewish women!"

Yin only heard the giant say this one sentence, and then she saw herself bound hand and foot, and a sharp blade held in front of her.

……

"You really think that's the end of it?"

It was indeed too late, so Ma Jiepu let Yang Wanshi go back. He had just watched Yang Wanshi's figure disappear when a somewhat familiar voice came from behind him. Turning around, he saw that it was the man who had pulled him into the alley during the day, now sitting at a table, pouring himself a glass of wine like a host.

Ma Jiepu had no idea how this person appeared, nor did he know how long the other person had been listening or how much they had heard.

However, Ma Jiepu understood the question: it was probably about how he helped Yang Wanshi deal with the Yin family. Now that he was letting Yang Wanshi go back, the matter with the Yin family would be settled, and after tonight, the other party would be more obedient.

But the other party seemed to be saying that what they did was useless.

"Senior, what do you mean?"

"The jade pivot and the cassia tree are perfectly aligned with the moon."

"Uh, what?"

"I praised you for being smart during the day, but you throw away your intelligence at night."

Yue Wuque found it strange that Ma Jiepu called him "senior," even though, based on his actual age, the other party should indeed call him "senior."

"It seems that becoming sworn brothers with an idiot can also affect one's IQ."

It seemed that the other party knew about his affairs. This sentence was clearly aimed at Yang Wanshi, who had just left. Ma Jiepu felt that he should still uphold the dignity of his sworn brother.

"Brother Yang is just..."

"Weak and easily bullied, a complete waste."

"..."

To be honest, Ma Jiepu couldn't understand it. The man in front of him was a handsome and elegant gentleman, someone who could be described as a "banished immortal." How could such a good-looking person start cursing as soon as he opened his mouth?

Look, this guy just appeared and hasn't said more than a few words, just a few phrases, yet Ma Jiepu was scolded once and Yang Wanshi was scolded three times. This high output gave Ma Jiepu the feeling that the other party could go toe-to-toe with the Yin family.

"A coward who can't be helped will eventually ruin his family. If you really want to protect the Yang family, you might as well take Yang Wanzhong's family away as soon as possible."

Look, they're still printing... wait, what about Yang Wanzhong's family?

Logically speaking, Yang Wanshi and Yang Wanzhong are brothers and are family. The other party just insulted the former and then specifically pointed out the latter. It doesn't seem like they are putting the two brothers together.

"...Will something bad happen to the Yang family in the future?"

If the Yang brothers were separated, they would be Yang Wanshi's family and Yang Wanzhong's family. The reason for this statement is that if the brothers don't split up in the future, then one of them will either encounter trouble.

"Isn't it just a matter of time?"

Given Yang Wanshi's weak and easily bullied appearance, how could Ma Jiepu possibly think that nothing bad would happen in the future?

Judging from Yue Wuque's words, something bad was definitely going to happen in the future. Since he was a Taoist cultivator, it was not surprising that he could foresee the future. Ma Jiepu wanted to ask further, but two streaks of light pierced the night and fell into the courtyard, turning into two familiar figures, one in gold and one in silver.

Fortunately, Old Man Yang had gone to bed early. Ma Jiepu was afraid that his conversation with Yang Wanshi would disturb him, so he used a little magic to block out the sound. Otherwise, the old man's heart might not have been able to withstand the sudden appearance of a living person.

"So you've been here all along, Yue Wuque."

Yuan Wuxiang looked at Yue Wuque, who was sitting and drinking with his master, and then at Ma Jiepu, who looked anxious, and looked helpless.

"Danqing told me you ran away from home and came here, which is one thing, but why are you bullying people?"

"Speak clearly, who bullied him?"

Yue Wuque responded decisively.

"And who said Yuren ran away from home? She just doesn't want to see Jian Zhexian's face for the time being. With his bad temper, Yuren is afraid that if she looks at him for too long, she won't be able to resist slapping his face with her shoe."

"Shouldn't it be that Jian Zhexian couldn't stand your temper and slapped his shoe in your face?"

After seeing Yue Wuque, even Juan Shoutian seemed to become more lively. At least before, Ma Jiepu had never heard Juan Shoutian say something like "slap someone's face with your shoe".

However, this also indirectly shows that the three of them do know each other and have a good relationship.

"My friend is right."

Yuan Wuxiang affirmed Juan Shoutian's words.

"Compared to you, I am more willing to believe what Jian Zhexian and Meng Danqing have to say."

"It's so rare for the three of you to meet, and you two are already resorting to bullying the minority?"

Yue Wuque stated that he wanted to protest against Shuangxiu's exclusion.

"You need to look for the reason within yourself, Yue Wuque."

"Ah."

“…Bullying! This is bullying!”