The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

Wan Ya looked at the bubbling chicken soup in the kitchen and threw the whole block of aconitine from her pocket into it.

He thought maliciously, "I'll poison you all and send you down to keep my son company."

Chen had just returned from the outhouse when she saw Wan Ya standing in the kitchen. She hurriedly came over and pulled her away: "Get out of the way, you old hen that can't lay eggs. You'd better stay away from my chicken soup. It's going to be given to my grandpa later..." Seeing that she was about to let something slip, Chen immediately stopped.

When Wan Ya heard her say that Liu Tao's bastard child was her eldest grandson, what did that mean to her own child? That was her own grandson, and she had the heart to kill him.

Wan Ya couldn't help but tremble all over, her anger rising to her breaking point. She feared that if she stayed in the kitchen for even a moment longer, she would strangle Chen Shi to death.

All her years of hard work for the Li family had only resulted in this. Wan Ya already knew in her heart that Li Ben and his mother were likely going to kick her out of the house for the sake of that bastard Liu Tao's unborn child. She might as well strike first and send them both to hell.

Wan Ya rushed out the door, tears streaming down her face.

Chen spat at Wan Ya's departing figure, "Pah, what a load of rubbish! This is for my grandson to drink." Suddenly, she remembered that there were some tonics dug from the mountain in the house, and she had to find them quickly and add them in so that Liu Tao's unborn grandson could absorb the nutrients.

Li Zhe brought Yin Baicai to the village chief's house. The village chief's wife, Li Hui, hurriedly welcomed them in: "Brother Cai, what brings you here? Come and sit down."

Looking at Li Hui's kind face, Yin Baicai sighed inwardly. This village chief's wife was actually involved in concealing the cause of Brother Li's death; it was truly...

Yin Baicai didn't know how to comment. They all valued the village's reputation, but Brother Li was a living, breathing human being!

When Li Zhe returned, they showed no remorse whatsoever, and no one came to apologize to him. They all desperately tried to keep it a secret, afraid that the news would leak out.

Before Yin Baicai could speak, Li Zhe coldly said, "I have some questions for the village chief. I wonder if the village chief could answer them for me?"

Huang Zhong, who was sitting under the eaves smoking his pipe, glanced at Li Zhe and said, "Li boy, you speak!"

Li Zhe: "I wonder, when faced with human lives, is reputation more important, or..."

As soon as Li Zhe finished speaking, the bowl in Li Hui's hand, which was carrying the sweet soup out of the house, shattered into seven or eight pieces on the ground with a "bang".

The village chief's grayish-brown pipe fell to the ground, and his voice sounded a little older as he spoke: "Li... Li boy, you know everything." He knew that what was coming would eventually come, and no matter how much he tried to hide it, the truth would eventually come out.

Li Zhe nodded: "I know. Doesn't the village chief have anything to say? Is my brother's death really unrelated to your village?"

Li Zhe's question left Huang Zhong speechless; he felt guilty! Li Qian had stood up for their village, but instead of helping, the villagers had all fled. What could he do? Most of the men in the village had gone; if the matter were investigated, they would all be seen as cowards who stood by and watched someone die. If this got out, their village's reputation would be ruined.

Yin Baicai noticed that the wrinkles on the village chief's face had deepened considerably, her lips twitched a few times, and she lowered her head.

Li Hui hurriedly came over, "Li... young Li, this isn't the old man's fault. He was just thinking about the village's reputation..."

Li Hui wanted to say something more, but Huang Zhong stopped her, saying, "Old woman, don't say anything more. It's our village that has let Li down."

As an outsider, Yin Baicai didn't know what to say as he watched the scene unfold. He simply stood firmly beside Li Zhe.

Li Zhe left the village chief's house in utter disappointment, determined to seek justice for his brother. Since the villagers valued their reputation so much, he would throw their reputations to the ground.

Li Hui wanted to chase after him, but Huang Zhong stopped her.

Two men, both over fifty, watched the departing figure for a long time, ultimately feeling sorry for the eldest son of the Li family.

Yin Baicai watched the person walking straight ahead and jogged to catch up.

Hearing the panting sounds of the person behind him, Li Zhe slowed down.

Yin Baicai was right. Li Zhe was heading in the direction of Li Jiang's house. Looking at the dilapidated wooden door in front of him, old memories came flooding back to Li Zhe's mind.

This house was the same house my father and his family lived in when they were alive. My father was a peddler, and the four of them lived a comfortable life.

But ever since my father and the others listened to Li Jiang's advice and heard that they were going to the prefectural city to buy goods to sell, they were sure they could make a fortune.

The father wanted to add two more rooms to his family, so he went with Li Jiang and never came back.

Only Li Jiang returned, and he even made up a story for the villagers, saying that his father and the others were killed by thieves while trying to save him.

When Li Zhe thought of the truth he had uncovered, he couldn't suppress the anger deep in his heart and wished he could execute Li Jiang on the spot.

Looking at Li Zhe's increasingly cold gaze, Yin Baicai felt a bone-chilling coldness in the sweltering summer heat.

Li Zhe kicked open the door to Li Jiang's house, startling Li Jiang and the others who were eating in the yard.

Before Li Jiang could speak, Wang Huanhua jumped out with her hands on her hips, "You ungrateful wretch, you've gone too far! How dare you come to my house and cause trouble? I'll report you to the village chief, then what will you have to say?"

"The great philanthropist" Li Jiang spoke up, "Xiao Zhe, you must not have eaten yet, come and have some. How could this family hold a grudge overnight! Xiao Lian, go and get another set of bowls and chopsticks."

Liu Xiaolian pursed her lips and didn't move. She had been married into the Li family for so many years, how could she not see that her father-in-law was just putting on an act?

Li Zhe's piercing voice rang out: "No need, I'm afraid I won't live past tomorrow if I eat this. I don't even know if there's any poisonous tree in this food."

When Li Jiang heard Li Zhe mention the poison tree, his eyes darkened. Could it be that this kid knows something?

He thought to himself: Impossible. Li Jiang is meticulous in his work. How could he make the slightest mistake?

Li Jiang calmly observed Li Zhe's expression, suppressing his inner panic. Li Zhe couldn't possibly know, after all, he hadn't been in contact with the person who gave him the item for many years. He couldn't possibly know; this kid was definitely bluffing him.

Wang Huanhua started shouting again, "Li Zhe, you kicked down my gate, you have to give me an explanation, otherwise I will never let this go."

Li Zhe coldly looked at Wang Huanhua: "If you won't give up, then shouldn't you pay with your lives for murder? You really think no one will notice what you did, but I've already found out. Just wait, I, Li Zhe, will make you pay a bloody price."

Wang Huanhua was so frightened by Li Zhe's words that she was completely at a loss. She quickly glanced at Li Jiang and saw that he was sitting calmly. Only then did she feel relieved.

"You ungrateful wretch! Your words are meaningless, you're blaming us! I'm not going to live anymore! You've even come to bully our family! We can't live like this anymore..."

Wang Huanhua had a loud voice, and her shout startled everyone in the surrounding village. They rushed out to see what was going on, asking, "What happened? Why did the gate collapse?"

Wang Huanhua kept throwing a tantrum on the ground, while Li Zhe and Yin Baicai watched her coldly, as if she were a clown.

As more and more villagers gathered, Li Zhe simply started speaking directly.

“Li Jiang and Wang Huanhua, you poisoned my sister-in-law. Li Jiang, more than ten years ago you colluded with Liu Dashan of Heya Village to kill my parents. I want you to pay for this in blood.”

Li Zhe's words stirred up quite a ripple in the hearts of the villagers who were watching the spectacle, and the surrounding area was in an uproar.

"No way, Li Jiang killed his own brother and sister-in-law..."

"Do you think what Li Zhe said is true or false? ...It doesn't seem like he's lying..."