Ma Chengting let out a breath and thought it over in his mind.

It's normal for Li Chutian to be a little startled now that his son has just died. In fact, it's a good thing that he's afraid, so that he'll be more wary of his family and won't do things like using their weaknesses to intimidate people in the future.

Therefore, his attitude became even colder: "If you dare to show your face in my Ma family again, I am capable of anything. If you don't believe me, just try me!"

Li Chutian's eyes were filled with terror, his hands trembled, and when he saw his youngest son coming over, he quickly protected him.

Ma Chengting suddenly felt a bit bored.

He thought the Li family would continue to pester him, but he didn't expect them to be so easily frightened; they were truly cowards.

He dusted off his clothes: "My mistakes end here. If you bring them up again, you'll be going against the Ma family. Your family, a family of sinners, should be even more careful in the future. If you dare to be so reckless, my family will only lose a little reputation, but your family will be in a different situation..."

After saying that, Ma Chengting left proudly.

"It's over... Son, we've offended the Ma family, they want to kill me... I can't escape!" Li Chutian grabbed his youngest son's hand, already able to foresee his future.

Last night's assassination attempt and today's beheading had already completely broken down Li Chutian's psychological defenses, so the sudden appearance of Ma Chengting was like a behemoth, frightening Li Chutian into losing his composure.

Li Chuiguang stared at Ma Chengting's retreating figure, his eyes filled with hatred.

The Ma family is going too far!

“I never expected the Ma family to be so shameless. They made a mistake, but they didn’t repent. Instead, they made things worse. Sigh…” Li Shu walked over and shook his head with a sigh.

“You’re no better! Your brother’s current predicament is all your fault!” Li Chutian didn’t forget her either.

Li Shu, however, said with a sincere expression: "You still think so? Have you forgotten what Lin Sheng said to you before he died? If I really lied to him, do you think he would have died so easily, given his character? If I was wrong, even if he died, he would have wanted to take me with him, right? But he didn't mention me at all."

“It’s all because you insisted on making your brother perform meritorious service. If it weren’t for that, this wouldn’t have happened in our family!” Li Chutian remained resolute.

He knew that Li Shu hadn't spoken carelessly.

But this little girl is crazy; one moment she's well-behaved and sensible, the next she's unreasonable and unbelievable.

His eldest son's fate was partly due to bad luck, but regardless, Li Shu was not innocent!

“Father, I have a question.” Li Shu squatted down, supporting him with exceptional filial piety, and then said, “Why was Lin Sheng’s case decided so quickly? Also, even though the information was all correct, why did the government insist on arresting him? Haven’t you really thought about these things?”

"What are you going to say now?!" Li Chutian looked at her resentfully.

“I’m thinking, if the Ma family is capable of something as simple as a marriage exchange… then to silence us, could they deliberately bring misfortune upon our family? They just can’t stand seeing my brother make a contribution, and they’re afraid he’ll rise above them in the future, so they want to kill him directly so they won’t have any worries!” Li Shu said in a low voice, both serious and terrified.

These words struck right to the soul.

Li Chutian didn't want to think that way at all.

But the brain doesn't listen.

Deep down, it was as if countless voices echoed Li Shu's guess.

Li Chutian felt that breathing was becoming even more difficult.

“Only in this way can we explain all of this… Father, the Ma family is truly wicked!” Li Shu said angrily. “I know you hate me too, and I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I haven’t been able to control my emotions lately… Actually, I still want things to get better for the family, instead of things being like this…”

“My brother has become a bandit, and the family will punish him. What good will that do me?” Li Shu said dejectedly. “Sigh, I must be sick. When Qi Yanfeng hit me before, he hit my head…”

Li Chutian looked at her, unable to tell whether her emotions were genuine or feigned.

When she's at home, she sometimes sits in front of the door, lost in thought, seemingly in a daze.

When she occasionally goes crazy, she becomes vicious to everyone she sees, and she's not even very affectionate towards her uncle; it's as if she's become a completely different person.

He must have really gone mad, right?

But he doesn't care whether his daughter is sick or not now.

He couldn't tolerate it any longer, and when he had some free time, he sent the person away...

Although Li Shu was insane, what he said was indeed reasonable. The Ma family must have played a role in his son's predicament.

Li Chutian clenched his fists, hating his own incompetence and feeling even more lost about the future: "Erlang, if something happens to your father in the future, it will most likely be related to the Ma family... Remember, no matter what happens in the future, you must protect your life. You are the only one left in our family!"

“Ah Li, the reason our family has been so humiliated is ultimately because your uncle arranged a marriage for you that shouldn’t have been yours! You owe your brother for the rest of your life! Now that Lin Sheng is dead, how can you still have the face to live a good life?! I want you to swear to heaven that you will make up for your guilt towards Lin Sheng by doing it to Chui Guang, otherwise, even if you die, you will be a lonely ghost!” Li Chutian said again.

Li Shu glanced at Li Chuiguang.

An only child? What, is she not a person?

An eleven-year-old kid, just because he has something more than her, has become an emperor who needs to be worshipped?

She disagreed, saying that she could grow bigger breasts in the future, and if weighed by weight, hers would be even bigger!

But to make up for my guilt...

It's not impossible.

She feels guilty now for not being able to make Li Linsheng more useful. In the future, she can make up for this regret by taking care of Li Chuiguang!

"I swear, I will make up for what I owe my brother Linsheng by giving it to Chuiguang. If I fail to do so, may I be struck by lightning! May I be left destitute and wander aimlessly after death!" Li Shu's words were firm and natural, and it wasn't the first time he had made such a vow; he was quite adept at it.

What a beautiful vow! Li Shu couldn't even imagine how wonderful it would be to drift around after death.

She could be killed by spatial distortion, so why would she be afraid of being struck by lightning?!

Her father, Li, really overestimated her moral bottom line.

Li Shu's decisiveness made Li Chutian feel a little better. He then made arrangements to put Li Linsheng's body into the coffin that had been prepared in advance, so that it could be taken home.

Li Shu does not refuse to collect corpses.

However, she refused to pull the cart, claiming that her wounds hadn't healed and she wasn't willing to exert any extra strength. In the end, Li Chutian himself drove the oxcart to transport the coffin and the unconscious Zhou Shi back.

The Li family didn't have any horses, which they could have rented, but the Li family was now despised by others, and Li Chutian had spent a lot of money to borrow only an ox.

Li Linsheng's funeral was exceptionally simple.

Not a single person came to offer their condolences.

Everyone in the Li family finally experienced the feeling of loneliness, desolation, being ignored, and being ostracized, just like when the original owner was alive.

Although Li Shu is also a member of the Li family, she will naturally be implicated. However, for her, the original owner was already at the bottom of despair, and her current interpersonal relationships could not be any worse.

Before Li Linsheng was even buried, officials came to deliver the message.

The punishment has been decided.

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