Chapter 147

  "Branching off, son-in-law..." Li Ruo furrowed his brow: "A mountain bandit?"

  "Hmm, cough!" Cheng Dairen cleared his throat slightly.

  "Watch your words!" Xujinji immediately said: "My family's head... My family's master is now the Left General of the Touring Cavalry, what mountain bandits!"

  Cheng Dali slightly nodded his head and placed his general's seal on the table.

  "See that? Open your eyes and take a good look, this is the seal of the King of Youzhou himself. He has personally appointed me as the Left General of the Youzhou Touring Cavalry, commanding the Qingniu Mountain Trap Array Camp." Xu Shenji picked up the general's seal, almost slamming it into Li Ru's face.

  Li Ru was just intimidated by the formation set up by Cheng Dali, and only now did he notice the clothes on Cheng Dali's body. This black-based cloud chapter, golden crown and belt... is the dress of a general.

  Li Ruyi was bewildered and couldn't understand how a notorious mountain bandit could suddenly become a general.

  No wonder he dared to swagger in today, breaking the door open. It turns out that his identity has changed. In the past, because Cheng Dairen was a mountain bandit, Su Qian suffered from people's gossip and ridicule. But if you say that bringing glory to one's ancestors is what matters most, then nothing can compare to being a general. A merchant's daughter marrying a general in command of troops - it's really the Su family reaching for the stars. Now, Su Qian has transformed from an object of contempt into an envied model.

  "If you want to divide the family property, it's not impossible, but we need to invite all the elders in the family to come over and witness it."

  "Don't worry, I've already thought of this matter. I'm a reliable person when it comes to handling things."

  Cheng Dalai lightly clapped his palms, and Li Ru was surprised to see a team of people entering in a file from outside the door. They were all elders of the Su family with prestige and status, and they would make up nearly half of the Su family.

  Normally, Li Ru wanted to see them, but they might not have given him face. Today, however, they were all gathered together, the same being that they were all being held back by someone, with bruises on their faces, looking like they had been beaten.

  A dozen or so people stood in the center of the hall, not daring to raise their heads and look directly at Cheng Da Lei. Some were still shaking with fear until now.

  "Sit down, what's with all of you standing?"

  Cheng Dalai said a word, and these people trembled with fear before daring to sit down on both sides of the hall. But they did not know how Cheng Dalai's subordinates would torture them.

  Li Ruyu calmed her mind and said, "I invited all of you uncles today to discuss the matter of dividing the family property. According to reason, Su Qing has already been driven out of the Su family and has no right to claim any part of it. However, as a mother, I also cannot bear to see her suffer. I have a written document here, two days ago Su Qing took 3,000 taels of silver from me and was willing to give up all her inheritance, everything is written in black and white, everyone can take a look."

  "Nonsense! You didn't give me any silver at all."

  "Hah, I won't give you money and you'll still issue a receipt. You're treating yourself like a fool, and thinking everyone else is foolish too."

  Cheng Dali gently patted Su Qing's hand, signaling her to calm down. Su Qing was originally resentful, but at this moment, she suddenly let go of all her worries and turned around to scratch Cheng Dali's palm.

  The receipts for the 3,000 taels of silver were passed among several elders in the Su family, written clearly in black ink on white paper, and the handwriting was indeed Su Qian's.

  A hint of triumph flashed in Li Ru's eyes. You're here to talk reason today, aren't you? Well, I'll discuss reason with you then, and in this regard, you are completely no match for me.

  It was passed from one person to another, and finally reached the hands of Cheng Dairen. Li Ru originally worried that Cheng Dairen would play tricks and destroy it, but unexpectedly, Cheng Dairen didn't even look at it and directly pressed it onto the table.

  "Cheng Zhai Zhu..."

  "Please address me as General Cheng. If you continue to call me a mountain bandit, I will consider it an insult to the Empire." Cheng Dalai's words were stern and just.

  "......" Li Ru: "General Cheng... aren't you going to take a look at this document?"

  "It doesn't count, don't bother looking at this document." Cheng Dalai said calmly.

  "It doesn't count, why..."

  "What I said doesn't count, then it doesn't count, no need for why."

  "You..." Li Ru slightly paused, then suddenly sneered: "Cheng Jiang said it doesn't count, afraid that Fang Cheng's master won't agree. After Fang Cheng's master sees this document, I'll invite him over to bear witness."

  The lord of Fang City is greedy for wealth, which is no secret in Luoye City. In order to win over the lord, Li Ru spent countless silver coins, and today it finally came in handy.

  "I advise you not to bother, it's all calculated, why humiliate yourself? Even if you go invite him, he won't come."

  Li Ruyi was taken aback, slightly hesitant, but still holding onto the last thread of illusion. He still sent someone to invite Fang Boshan with heavy gifts.

  Time passed minute by minute and second by second, Cheng Dairen was bored drinking tea, while Li Ru became more and more tense.

  The person who was finally sent out came back, but only one person returned. Li Ru called him to his side and whispered: "What's the situation?"

  "I haven't even seen the face of the castle owner, he just had someone pass on a single sentence..."

  "What's up?"

  "What kind of reason is it that when a father dies, his daughter doesn't inherit his property?"

  Li Ruxin was as dull as dead ashes.

  "Have you given up?" Cheng Dalai coughed lightly: "Where's the tea? Why have I been sitting for so long without even a cup of tea, this household is really lacking in discipline."

  This sentence was tantamount to claiming ownership of the Su family's house. Li Ru looked at Cheng Dairen's provocative gaze and suddenly understood something.

  There is no such thing as reason in this world, and written words are useless. There has never been a pair of ears that have been persuaded by reason. The Rong tribe repeatedly invades the border, will they stop their aggression if you reason with them? If Li Ru wants to exterminate Su Qian, will she show mercy if you reason with her?

  It won't work.

  No matter how you calculate it, there is only one principle in this world that has remained unchanged since ancient times: whoever has the bigger fist has the reason.

  In the mountains and forests, everyone says that foxes are clever, but those with a pattern on their forehead are tigers.

  Li Ru took a deep breath, her mind racing as she thought about the situation in front of her. The drowning person may not have known that the last straw couldn't save her, but that last straw was all she could grasp.

  "General Cheng, may I have a word with you in private?"

  "What's wrong?" Cheng Dairen slightly frowned.

  "May I take a step forward and speak? There are some words that I only want to say to General Cheng alone."

  Cheng Darui thought for a moment, then stood up and made a polite gesture.

  Li Ru led Cheng Dairen out of the hall, through a long corridor, and into an empty room.

  Ji Li Ru closed the door and Cheng Da Lei asked in confusion: "What do you want to say to me?"

  Li Rugou let out a loud cry and fell to his knees, his eyes fixed tightly on Cheng Dairen.

  Cheng Dali was startled and subconsciously took a step back.

  "What are you going to do?!"

  Li Ru sighed: "At this moment, I am just a bird in General Cheng's hand, and with a stretch of his finger, he can crush me to death. With a few grains of rice and a few drops of water from the Cheng family, they can keep me alive. What ability do I have to dare fight against General Cheng? It's just that I'm overestimating myself. Now I only want to ask General Cheng to spare my life with a few grains of rice and water. Whenever General Cheng wants me dead, it will be just a matter of flipping his hand."