Chapter 55: Ascending to Immortality (Seeking Recommendations and Collections)

  "Third Master, you must calm down, you absolutely must calm down!" The family servant who was being choked, unable to breathe, struggled and stretched his neck, shouting at the third young master of the Yuan family. At this moment, he hoped that the third young master could calm down a bit.

  "Calm? Screw calm! I'm about to die from anxiety!" As he spoke, the third young master of the Yuan family kicked the servant flying with a flick of his hand.

  He turned his head and found Lai Fu standing beside him, gloating. He became even angrier and scolded loudly: "What the hell are you standing here for? Don't you hurry up and prepare your men! I'm going to go take a look at what kind of bird has flown into the Li family's nest, daring to oppose me, the Yuan family, on this turf in Tuyang City. They're really asking for it!"

  Lai Fu's eyes rolled around and he said in a low voice, "Third Master, this is just a trivial matter, why bother you to take action personally? Don't let that fool get the better of your health! Since that kid dared to have Wang Niu and others hung from a big tree, it should be handled by the authorities."

  "Government officials? Haha, Lai Fu, your brain is really not ordinary, it's indeed time for us to let the government officials we've been supporting with gold and silver every year to play a role."

  On the face of Yuan San, who was being treated with respect and courtesy, a smile immediately bloomed like a greasy chrysanthemum. He sat back down in his chair, picked up the empty teacup, and took a sip with an air of elegance, saying: "Take my card and go see Zhao at once. Tell him to bring people to catch those troublemakers in the city for me. Without my permission, they are not allowed to be released!"

  Lai Fu hastily exited the building, and Yuan San Gongzi's jade fan unfolded once again, with the two large characters "Dan Ding" (calm and composed) dancing like a dragon and a phoenix, covering his face.

  The wailing outside was sometimes high and sometimes low. However, Yi Chu soon learned the whole story from Li Yinglin and Li Yingqiong's mouths.

  Li Yinglin handed over the jade pendant to Yi Chu, which was not an ordinary jade pendant, but a Xianpai badge. It's called Xianpai badge because people who own this badge can be unconditionally included in the Xiuxiandian sect. Although being included does not necessarily mean becoming immortal, at least some small Xian techniques can be cultivated.

  Li Yinglin's family had the Dengxian brand, but somehow the wealthy Yuan family in the city found out. In order to get the Dengxian brand, the Yuan family used both soft and hard tactics on Li's family, resorting to all sorts of means. Li Yinglin's parents even passed away one after another before he returned home.

  Unable to bear the anger, Li Yinglin went to the Yuan family for revenge with a brave and fierce attitude. Unexpectedly, his kung fu skills honed in the army were no match for the second son of the Yuan family, Yuan Rendong, who knocked him down with three punches and severely injured his internal organs with a powerful fist.

  After Li Yinglin was seriously injured, the Yuan family sent people to the Li's house and searched many times, but they never found the location of the Dengxian brand. In order to force Li Yinglin to hand over the Dengxian brand, the Yuan family used various cruel means to ruthlessly destroy the Li siblings' spirits and bodies, with the goal that one day, the siblings would not be able to withstand it and obediently hand over the Dengxian brand.

  In the eyes of the Yuan family, Li Yinglin and Li Yingqiong siblings were like stones in a toilet, both smelly and hard. No matter how they were arranged, they refused to reveal where the Dengxian brand was located.

  "Yi Chu, listen to me, quickly take my sister and leave this place. The Yuan family is not only powerful, but their martial skills are also not something you can handle." Li Yinglin urged again with a burning anxiety after roughly explaining the situation.

  As for the methods of the Yuan family, Li Yinglin didn't go into details, but looking at the broken walls and shattered tiles in his home, and thinking about those seven or eight arrogant rascals, Yi Chu could imagine it. He smiled faintly at Li Yinglin and comforted him, "Don't worry, I'll take care of the Yuan family's affairs, you just focus on recovering from your injuries."

  "Who is Li Yinglin? A reckless and arrogant commoner! How dare he hang innocent civilians from trees and abuse the death penalty, is there still any law in this city of Tuyang?" A loud and overbearing voice came from the entrance of Li Yinglin's house.

  As the voice rose, Wang Niu and others who were shouting loudly just now, at this moment, as if they had seen a savior, shouted loudly: "Zhao Tou, save us! There are people plotting to rob and kill here, you can't ignore it!"

  "What nonsense! It was you who came to my house to cause trouble, Officer. They went to a young woman's home and committed all sorts of evil deeds, beating, smashing, and looting. Hanging them is well-deserved punishment!" Li Yingqiong, standing at the door, trembled with rage upon hearing the shameless excuses of those rascals.

  Never did I think that the official named Zhao would sneer and retort, "What a sharp-tongued little wench! Let me tell you, this is Doucheng City, a place with laws and rules. How can we allow you to mete out your own private punishments? Is there no law left? You're just a young thing, you can't possibly do something like this. Quick, let's have your family elder come with me to the yamen for a chat."

  "It's clear that these people are trespassing, sir. How can you not distinguish right from wrong and believe his nonsense? Since you said that Gu City is a place with laws, I implore you, sir, to punish these rascals severely!"

  "I don't distinguish between right and wrong? Hmph, you little girl are not very old, but you're quite spicy, your mouth doesn't spare anyone! So I'd like to ask you, you said Wang Niu'er and the others damaged your family's belongings, did anyone see it?"

  Zhao's words brought a burst of laughter, and one of the vulgar men chimed in, "Zhao, this little girl doesn't need to be reserved for later, even now her spicy flavor is enough for you to taste!"

  "Hahaha......" This sentence that can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words is even more provocative, and it brings even more laughter.

  With great difficulty, he suppressed his laughter. Then, Zhao Tou pretended to be serious and walked around the Li family's courtyard again. He then turned to the crowd of yamen runners and asked: "Everyone take a good look, has the little girl's house been smashed?"

  "What's going on? This courtyard is fine, how could it be smashed? I think this girl is simply talking nonsense with her eyes open, trying to extort money from us!"

  Li Yingqiong was about to explode with anger, how could this official be so shameless! Just as she was getting red-faced and flustered, a soft voice entered her ears.

  "Yingqiong, you go in and take care of big brother first, I'll handle things here."

  Yi Chu's voice was not loud, but it made Li Yingqiong's heart warm. Although this person was her brother's friend, he had a kind heart and helped her brother by giving him medicine and taking care of their family's troubles, which made her feel grateful beyond words.

  "It's him, Zhao Tou! He's the one who hung us from the tree! No matter what he says today, we can't let this stinky brat off!" Wang Niu'er shouted at Zhao Tou with a proud and disdainful attitude as soon as he saw Yi Chu walk out.

  The official surnamed Zhao looked at Yi Chu's icy appearance, thinking of the order from the third young master of the Yuan family, and without hesitation, he glared at Yi Chu fiercely and said: "You dare to be so reckless and lawless, in broad daylight, you actually dared to commit murder openly in Tuyang City. Come here, lock him up for me!"