lcionline Chapter 188 Beating
Chapter 188 Beating
As soon as the woman finished screaming, an exquisite vase fell from the upper floor and landed in the middle of the restaurant lobby, breaking into pieces. The diners were so scared that they screamed and ran away, hiding outside the door and talking about it.
The shopkeeper who came to inquire had a bitter face and asked the waiter, "What's going on?"
The waiter, hiding behind the counter, poked his head out, trembling, and answered honestly, "Boss, it's Master Xu who's here to see Miss Mei Shuang again."
"It's fatal!" The shopkeeper rubbed his forehead in frustration and kicked the waiter. "Hurry up and pull them away. If someone dies, we'll all end up in jail!"
"Ah!" The waiter covered the place where he was kicked with great grievance and followed the shopkeeper upstairs.
At this time, the people watching the excitement at the door also started talking about this matter.
An old man who knew the situation shook his head helplessly and sighed, "This Young Master Xu has been pestering Miss Mei Shuang for more than a day or two. Any man who gets close to Miss Mei Shuang will inevitably end up with broken arms and legs. Today, he even tried to force himself on her... Alas! Poor Miss Mei Shuang, a weak woman, refused to obey and was nearly strangled to death by that scoundrel from the Xu family!"
"Master Xu? Which Xu family?"
"Which other Xu family could it be? It's naturally the all-powerful Xu family of our Nancheng. If the Xu family wasn't so powerful, how could they allow this kid to be so presumptuous!"
"Alas! What a pity that the Xu family, a family full of pure people, actually raised such a tyrannical and scoundrel!"
"Shh! Are you trying to kill yourself?" A diner hurriedly covered the mouth of the person next to him. "The Xu family is the Queen's family. How can ordinary people like us afford to offend them?"
"That's right. The Xu family has disciples all over the world. Even the emperor has to live under the Xu family's will. Who else dares to control Nanchu?"
There was a lot of discussion outside, and the three of them heard every word.
Manzhu drank a cup of tea and then turned her head to look at Jiang Lige, "Is this the Xu family that you mentioned protecting the peace and happiness of the area?"
"..."
Jiang Lige naturally heard the sarcasm in Manzhu's words, but did not argue. Instead, he frowned and looked towards the second floor.
Ning Yunxiao patted Jiang Lige's shoulder and said comfortingly, "Maybe it's just a misunderstanding."
Jiang Lige finally came to his senses, nodded, and said seriously: "Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, I can't turn a blind eye. The Xu family has become the target of public criticism at this point. He is so domineering and tyrannical that he has ruined the Xu family's reputation and may even destroy the lives of an entire family!"
When Ning Yunxiao heard Jiang Lige say this, he knew she was planning to show up, so he quickly stopped her and reminded her again:
"You are a princess married into a foreign country. According to the rules, you cannot return to your country without being summoned. If you show up now, it will still bring trouble to the Xu family. Moreover, Young Master Xu is so domineering. How can you be sure that he will listen to you?"
Jiang Lige was choked by Ning Yunxiao's questioning. He glanced at Manzhu, who was sitting with her legs crossed, drinking tea. Suddenly, a plan came to his mind, "I have my own way."
Manzhu looked puzzled, "Hey, I... um..."
After saying that, he grabbed Manzhu with one hand, covered her mouth, and went into the private room next door.
A moment later, the two of them left the private room together again, but this time Jiang Lige had changed into a clean and neat men's outfit and covered his face with a veil.
Manzhu looked hopeless. She took off all her riding clothes and put on Jiang Lige's clothes.
Jiang Lige smiled brightly and patted Manzhu on the shoulder. "It's an emergency, so I'll make it up to you next time!"
Manzhu really didn't want to be polite with her, so she coldly said, "Get lost!"
There was no need for Manzhu to chase them away. Jiang Lige, who had changed into new equipment, had already dragged Ning Yunxiao up to the second floor.
When you go up to the second floor, you can see a chaotic scene. Tables and chairs are smashed to pieces, cups and plates are broken, and the pungent smell of alcohol hits you in the face.
Xu Weiming was surrounded by a group of people like the moon surrounded by stars. They tried to persuade him with kind words, while a beautiful woman in purple clothes huddled in a corner crying. There was a purple mark on her neck, which showed that Xu Weiming had hit her hard.
The kind words of advice from others were nothing in Xu Weiming's eyes, and instead encouraged his domineering behavior.
"Bah! It's her good fortune that my master takes a liking to her. It's unlucky for her to be trying to commit suicide like this!"
The shopkeeper's face froze, and he said with a wry smile, "That's exactly right! Mr. Xu, don't be upset. How can someone of Mei Shuang's status be worthy of you? How about I replace you with two new dancers?"
After hearing this, the others also agreed: "That's right, how can Mei Shuang be worthy of Mr. Xu's noble status?"
Xu Weiming glanced at Mei Shuang who was crying in the corner of his eye, with a frivolous smile on his face.
"Unfortunately, I like people with bad tempers like this."
"This..." The shopkeeper said again with embarrassment, "Mr. Xu, a forced melon is not sweet."
"so what?"
Xu Weiming's attitude was extremely arrogant. Everyone was shocked when they heard it, but no one in Nancheng dared to provoke him. They could only watch Xu Weiming walk towards Miss Mei Shuang, grab her chin, and speak word by word with ill intention.
"It's not sweet, but I don't mind smashing it."
As soon as Xu Weiming finished speaking, he saw a girl holding a long sword striding over and kicking Xu Weiming, who had not yet stood up, without saying a word. Before Xu Weiming could react, he was kicked upside down and lost face!
The person who came was Jiang Lige.
Jiang Lige stopped in front of Xu Weiming. His cold voice seemed to come from the distant horizon, and his eyes, like black glass, hid the endless darkness.
"Evil creature! You've ruined the Xu family's century-long reputation! You're forcing it to be sweet, aren't you? Well, today I'm going to smash your head in first!"
Xu Weiming was kicked to the ground. He clutched his chest and groaned twice. He pointed at Jiang Lige and said angrily, "Where did you come from, you blind bastard? How dare you act so presumptuously in front of me? Do you want to die?"
"Don't deceive the emperor, don't violate the law, don't harm the people. This is the Xu family motto." Jiang Lige said this without even blinking. "Since you have violated the family motto, it is reasonable for me to beat you to death here."
Hearing Jiang Lige reciting the Xu family motto word for word, before he could even react with surprise, he saw the masked girl draw her sword and point it directly at him. He was immediately frightened and screamed out in a ghostly howl:
"Someone come here! You useless people, what are you still standing there for? Go ahead!"
With Xu Weiming's shout, the Xu family's servants came back to their senses from their shock and immediately rushed forward to surround Jiang Lige.
Jiang Lige, who was alone, showed no fear at all. He just curled his lips slightly and whispered, "Let's see who dares!"