Li Anqi raised one foot and kicked the back of Madam Wu's knee.

thump—

Without warning, Madam Wu knelt down, facing the direction where Li Anshu was.

Li Anqi's eyes were sharp as he gripped the stick tightly and struck Old Madam Wu's back hard.

"This blow is for your disrespect for elders and for insulting the Jingguo Mansion!"

Another blow.

"This blow is to punish you for your viciousness, hypocrisy, and abuse of your daughter-in-law!"

Another blow.

"This blow is to punish you for your immoral and overstepping boundaries, for teaching my people a lesson!"

Old Mrs. Wu gritted her teeth, enduring the pain without making a sound.

Her face was contorted, as if she felt unprecedented anger and humiliation. She tried to turn around and snatch the stick from Li Anqi's hand, but was struck hard by Li Anqi again!

Old Madam Wu cried out in surprise, fell to the ground and couldn't straighten up. She could only turn her face to the side and glare at Li Anqi with fear and anger.

Li Anqi's ashen face was like a steady, sharp, blunt knife, slowly tearing apart Old Madam Wu's heart.

"This blow is to punish you for your ungratefulness and disrespect towards me!"

"Ah!" Old Madam Wu twitched in her back and cried out in pain.

Her expression was pained and ferocious as she stretched out her hands and crawled forward, as if trying to escape the clutches of evil.

Li Anqi remained indifferent, placing one foot on the back of Old Madam Wu, and with another swing of his hands, the sticks sent a gust of wind through the air.

"Waaaaah!" Old Madam Wu screamed in anguish.

At that moment, Madam Wu suddenly felt extremely regretful.

She originally thought that Li Anqi was just a pretentious little girl pretending to be something she'd never imagined, but she never expected that Li Anqi would actually be so ruthless!

"This beating is a punishment for your failure to properly raise your son, Wu Gong, such a heinous beast!"

Li Anqi struck again and again with his stick, and Old Madam Wu's screams echoed in waves.

All the guards present held their breath, swallowed hard, and felt a chill run down their spines upon witnessing this scene.

It turns out that the usually kind and gentle Lady Chess could be so terrifying when she got angry!

Li Anqi was completely unaware that her image in the eyes of the guards of Prince Xiao's mansion was gradually shifting from gentle and quiet to resembling that of Prince Xiao himself.

Old Mrs. Wu's cries grew fainter and fainter, as if she had lost all strength from the pain.

Li Anqi, however, remained unfazed and continued to strike heavily with the stick!

Just then, clear and heavy footsteps gradually appeared at the entrance of Fuying Garden.

The guards' expressions changed abruptly, and they immediately made way for them!

"Stop!" King Xiao frowned slightly, his tone carrying a hint of anger.

"Greetings, Your Highness!" Everyone bowed to Prince Xiao.

Li Anqi turned his head and looked at the person who had come.

The valiant king looked as handsome as ever, wearing a bronze-colored armor, holding a bronze helmet in his left hand, his right hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, and his feet still covered in mud from the post station outside the city.

He exuded a cold and murderous aura, standing before everyone like a majestic and awe-inspiring mountain.

Behind the King of Xiao stood two other generals, also dressed in armor and carrying swords. One of them looked familiar to Li Anqi, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.

With the appearance of the Prince of Xiao, the already stiff and cold air became even more stagnant, and the guards almost dared not breathe.

Li Anqi calmly threw away the stick in his hand, straightened his sleeves, and slowly bowed to Prince Xiao.

"Your Majesty, I respectfully welcome you back to your residence." Her tone was natural, neither sarcastic nor overtly affectionate.

Xiao Wang glanced at the old lady Wu lying on the ground, then at the unconscious Li Anshu, and finally fixed his gaze on Li Anqi's calm and beautiful face.

He stared at Li Anqi for a long time, then slightly pursed his lips and curled them into a smile, his expression calm yet tinged with a hint of mockery.

"When I see you, I show no sign of wanting to greet you."

Indeed, the appearance of Xiao Wang was not something for Li Anqi to celebrate.

Instead, it stirred up the bitterness in Li Anqi's heart, the bitterness of having his life cut short by a forced marriage.

The ruined Jingguo Mansion, the old lady's mourning hall, Ling Ye fighting bloody battles on the battlefield... all flashed through Li Anqi's mind.

Li Anqi's nose tingled, and her eyes instantly reddened.

She raised her eyes, her gaze cold and sharp, carrying a hidden resentment, and met the eyes of the Prince of Xiao.

The Prince of Xiao's eyes flickered slightly, as if he was about to say something.

"Your Highness! Help! Your Highness! I am the old lady of the Wu family!"

As if she had seen a savior, Madam Wu mustered all her strength, endured the excruciating pain in her back, raised her hand, and struggled to crawl toward where Prince Xiao was.

"That Lady Chess is arrogant and rude, daring to insult and beat me! Please, Your Highness, do justice for me!"

Li Anqi frowned slightly, nodded and lowered her head, stepping on the hem of Madam Wu's skirt with one foot to stop her from climbing around.

The Prince of Xiao remained calm and composed, only giving Old Madam Wu a cold glance.

"What Wu family? Never heard of them."

He finished speaking calmly, then looked at Li Anqi with his deep eyes again: "Handle it yourself, don't let anyone die, or it will cause trouble."

Li Anqi did not speak, but bowed slightly in greeting.

The Prince of Xiao, accompanied by two generals, turned and left to report to the palace.

Madam Wu stared in disbelief, one hand frozen in mid-air as she looked in the direction where Prince Xiao had left, standing like a stone statue.

Her eyes were filled with shock; the whole world seemed to have turned upside down in her mind.

No wonder.

She had lived a life of wealth and privilege, and had always been arrogant and domineering.

But for the first time, I saw myself as an ant in someone's eyes.

Zhilan stepped forward, looked at Old Madam Wu on the ground, and asked Li Anqi, "Your Majesty, what should we do next?"

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