Chapter 45: The Intensification of Contradictions

  Entering the Liu mansion, Liu Xuan hurriedly walked towards his own courtyard. At this time, he only had a yearning for a bright future in his heart. He missed the foundation-building period of his childhood, and almost everyone thought that he would not have any martial arts achievements in this life, including himself who was nearly desperate.

  But Zhao Yun didn't start practicing martial arts until he was 14 years old, and in just five years, he became a master of unparalleled martial arts, giving Liu Xuan a glimmer of hope.

  Zhao Yun can, why can't Liu Xuan? The key is to get the guidance of a famous teacher. In the world, there are only a few people with this ability, and perhaps only Yu Zhenren has it.

  Liu Xingxiong rushed into his own courtyard, and as soon as he entered the door, he felt a sense of foreboding. He instinctively pressed his hand on the hilt of his knife, and an unusual noise came from inside the house, like someone was smashing things.

  "Your Highness!"

  A low cry came from the woodshed next door, Liu Xuan quickly walked into the woodshed, and what he saw made him pause, only to see Meng Shu struggling to get up with his back against the wall, his face covered in blood.

  "What's going on?"

  Liu Xuan hastily supported Meng Shu, his forehead was cracked and bleeding profusely. Liu Xuan quickly took out a packet of golden wound medicine from his bosom and carefully applied it to Meng Shu's wound.

  "Mom, who's in the room?"

  "Alas!"

  "Ah, it's Miss Cai from the Cai family," Uncle Meng sighed. "She burst in furiously and I tried to stop her, but... I accidentally bumped my forehead on a trunk."

  He actually knocked on the door, Liu Xuan let out a heavy hum and turned around to walk into his own room.

  "Master, you absolutely cannot harm her!" Meng Shu hastily followed behind and urged.

  "I have my own measure."

  Liu Jiong walked quickly to his own door, he hesitated for a moment, and pushed the door open with one hand. The situation in the room made him furious, his eyes narrowed into a slit.

  The room was in a mess, all the furniture was chopped to pieces, the copper lamp was cut in half, clothes were torn apart, Cai Shaoyue was like a mad beast, holding Liu Xuan's white dragon short sword, frantically chopping at the bed.

  The door was pushed open with a "bang", and Cai Shaoyou suddenly turned her head. She had cried all night, her eyes were red, and she stared at Liu Xuan with a hint of surprise, but more hatred and anger.

  Liu Jing calmly walked into the room, picked up the Ting Hou seal in the corner, patted off the dust on it, and then picked up a few scattered gold bars on the ground, which were his rewards for winning the sword fight.

  His gaze fell on the white dragon shortsword in the girl's hand, the seal, gold and white dragon shortsword, these three items were his most precious possessions.

  "Give me the sword!" Liu Xuan stretched out his hand, his tone cold and detached.

  "I'm going to kill you!"

  Cai Shaoyou let out a loud shout, swung her sword and pounced forward. Liu Xuan dodged to the side, kicked out with one foot in mid-air, and landed squarely on her wrist, causing the sword to fly out of her hand.

  Liu Jue thought of Cai Zhong's theft, thought of Mrs. Cai's cruelty, and thought of Cai Mao's hidden arrow. At this moment, he hated the Cai family to the extreme and was also ruthless to the extreme.

  Liu Jiong grabbed Cai Shao Yu's arm and dragged her out of the house.

  "Ouch! You're hurting me, let go of me!" Cai Shaoyu cried out in pain.

  Liu dragged her to the door and threw her into the yard, "Get out!"

  Cai Shaoyou had never been treated this way before. She was grabbed by the arm and thrown into the courtyard, her face burning with shame and anger. Sitting on the ground, she burst out crying loudly, "I'll tell my father, I'll tell my aunt and uncle, let them beat you to death! I'd rather die than marry you!"

  "That's enough!"

  Liu Xuan let out a loud roar, scaring Cai Shao Yu into stopping her crying. Liu Xuan had already reached the end of his patience and pointed at her, scolding: "I've already told you last time, I won't marry you! A woman like you, even if there were forty of them, I still wouldn't look at you with favor. Don't be so self-righteous, even if all the women in the world had died out, I still wouldn't marry you. Leave!"

  Cai Shaoyou's face suddenly turned pale, and then immediately became red with shame and anger. In her heart, she thought: 'So this is how he looks at me, despising me, humiliating me, shaming me. I am the eldest daughter of the Cai family, and in his eyes, I am not even worthy? Not even as good as a beggar? Even if all the men in the world were to die out, I would never marry him. I would rather become a nun.'

  Cai Shaoyou slowly stood up, adjusted her skirt, and stared at Liu Xuan with a piercing gaze. She gritted her silver teeth and said, "Fine! I'll remember your words, one day you'll regret what you said today, I swear!"

  "Your oaths are of no use, be off with you!"

  Cai Shaoyou stomped her foot and rushed out, not stopping until she was far away. Only then did Meng Shu sigh and slowly walk forward, saying: "Young Master, you shouldn't treat her like this. She is after all the daughter of the Cai family. You threw her into the courtyard, not even the maids in the mansion are treated like that, let alone...

  Liu Jing was furious, "I don't care who she is, if she provokes me, I will take action, regardless of whose family she belongs to!"

  No sooner had he finished speaking than a cold laugh came from the doorway, "Ha! What a brave young man!"

  This cold laughter was like a red letter spat out by a snake, making one's back sweat.

  Liu Jiong turned around, only to see a dozen or so maids and servants surrounding Mrs. Cai as she appeared at the gate of the courtyard. Her temples were slightly sweaty, showing that she had rushed over in a hurry. Earlier, Mrs. Cai had met with Cai Shaoyu, who had cried and run away quickly, further infuriating Mrs. Cai.

  "Marquis is really bold! I truly admire him." Mrs. Cai let out a shrill, cold laugh, her eyes flashing with a venomous chill.

  Liu Jing calmed down, slightly bowed his head and said, "Is there something I can help you with, madam?"

  "I've come to visit my niece, I heard she's been staying with you, is she still here?"

  "Reporting back to madam, she has already left."

  "Is that so? She's been wronged here, and you're the one who wronged her, Master Jing!"

  "I don't understand what you mean."

  Liu Jiong had completely calmed down, he felt that Mrs. Cai was up to no good, but he didn't want to show weakness, "Madam, please explain, as the eldest daughter of the Cai family, why did you sneak into my room while I was away? Is this the style of the Cai family?"

  "What are you...talking nonsense!" Madam Cai glared at Liu Xuan.

  At this time, Meng Shu couldn't help but say: "Madam, it was Cai Niang who came to make trouble first. The room was chopped up by her and all the bowls and basins were smashed..."

  "Shut up!"

  Madam Cai rebuked in a loud voice, interrupting Uncle Meng's words, "The master is speaking, what business does a slave like you have to interrupt?"

  Meng Shu was so frightened that he knelt down, bowed his head and didn't say a word. Liu Xuan helped Meng Shu up and coldly said to Cai Fu Ren: "Madam, in your eyes he is a slave, but in my eyes, he is an elder, what he says also represents me."

  Meng Shu still lowered his head, his lips trembling, and tears unknowingly gushed out of his eyes. The young master actually called him an elder, he had been a house slave for 40 years, but it was the first time a master treated him as an elder.

  Mrs. Cai let out a string of sharp, mocking laughter, shifting the topic to a servant, which was an insult to her, and her scornful gaze once again fixed on Liu Xuan.

  "Alright! You want to ruin yourself, I don't object at all. But I'm here to tell you that from now on, you must move out of the Liu residence. There's no place for you here anymore. This is also your uncle's intention, so there's no need for you to go look for him."

  Liu Jiong sneered coldly, he had long been unwilling to live in the Liu mansion. "Very well, I couldn't ask for more. I'll leave immediately. Madam Cai, please go ahead!"

  Mrs. Cai glared at him fiercely and waved her hand, "Let's go!"

  She led a large group of maidservants away in a flurry, leaving only Liu Xuan and Meng Shu in the courtyard. Liu Xuan smiled slightly and said to Meng Shu: "Let's tidy up and go!"

  Meng Shu shook his head, "Thank you for your kindness, but my contract is with the Liu family. If I leave the Liu family, I will be caught by the authorities. I'd better stay."

  "But that woman will abuse you, she'll vent her hatred for me on you."

  Uncle Meng smiled, "It's nothing, at worst I'll just have to go feed the horses. Besides, my relationship with several of the stewards is very good, we've known each other for decades, they'll take care of me. Young master can rest assured and leave!"

  Liu Jiong hesitated for a moment, turned around and went to the small study room, hastily wrote a letter, and then found Meng Shu, handed the letter to him, "This letter you help me pass it on to Da Gongzi, I ask him to take care of you."

  "Thank you, sir, I will give him the letter."

  Liu Jiong took out three gold bars and handed them to Meng Shu, "Keep this gold safe, in case something happens, you can use it."

  "No! No! I don't want it."

  "Master Meng is in a hurry to delay, 'The young master is outside and needs money.'"

  Liu Jiong ignored him, forcibly stuffed the gold into his hands, then picked up the leather bag and turned to leave. A burst of laughter came from outside the courtyard: "Uncle Meng, take care!"

  Meng Shu ran out of the yard, gazing at the back of his young master as he walked away, and tears once again uncontrollably welled up, blurring his eyes.

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  At night, Liu Qi hastily arrived at his father's study and was about to knock on the door when he heard his stepmother, Lady Cai, shouting angrily inside, "Does the general still want to indulge him? He actually dared to hit Shaoyu! This is outrageous, has such a thing ever happened before? He didn't just hit Shaoyu, he slapped the face of my Cai family! General, our family cannot accept this marriage!"

  "Ma'am, calm down, let's talk about this later, don't get yourself sick over it. Besides, isn't he already gone?"

  "Hum! I never want to see him again, no respect for elders..."

  Outside the door, Liu Qi secretly sighed. Many things in the world are unclear and inexplicable. His mother's words were forceful and seemed to occupy the moral high ground, but without a cause, how could there be an effect?

  At this time, the sound of footsteps came, Liu Qi quickly hid behind a pillar, the door opened, and Cai's wife walked out. She turned her head and said, "General, whether it is a delaying tactic or a long-term plan, I absolutely disagree with this marriage. I think Qiong'er is more suitable than him."

  A heavy cold hum came from Liu Bei in the room. Liu Qi frowned, 'Mother indeed supports Second Brother marrying Shaoyu.'

  Liu Qi also wanted to marry Cai Shao Yu, not because he liked Cai Shao Yu, but for the sake of future plans. After all, the Cai family was the first noble family in Jingzhou, and with their support, his position would be solidified.

  Mrs. Cai's faint footsteps faded away, and Liu Qi finally came out from behind the pillar, walked forward and knocked on the door, "Father, it's me!"

  "Come in!" A tired voice from Liu Bei came from inside the room.

  Liu Qi pushed open the door and entered the house, only to see his father standing by the window with his hands behind his back, silently gazing out into the darkness.

  "Junior presents himself before Father!" Liu Qi knelt down and kowtowed respectfully.

  "Are you here for Jing Er's matter?" Liu Biao asked with a somewhat heavy tone.

  "Yes! He left a letter for the child."

  Liu Qi took out a letter, "Father, it's this letter."

  Liu Bei shook his head, "I don't want to see it for now, you don't have to give it to me."

  Liu Bei sat down and after a long while, he sighed and said: "Family affairs are really a headache!"

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