Liao Sufan’s mind buzzed and he felt a huge force squeezing him, causing him to almost lose consciousness.
Liao Sufan blinked and asked drowsily, “Promise you what?”
When he said this, it was clear that he had opened his mouth, but it felt as if it was a voice from a thousand miles away.
Fang Xuelin had already stood up from the sofa, and he slowly walked over to Liao Sufan. He crouched down in front of him and tilted his head to look up at Liao Sufan’s somewhat dazed face with a loving and obsessive gaze.
His eyes were filled with fascination, and his hands slid up Liao Sufan’s trouser legs to the two hands folded on his chest: “Lord Liao, I have had a crush on you ever since I saw you four years ago. Lord Liao, I love you so much. Will you love me too?”
From afar, an unclear voice drifted into his ears as well as his buzzing brain.
Liao Sufan closed his eyes and tried to push Fang Xuelin away, but he found that he could not move his body at all.
Suddenly, the place that had been smeared with Bai Lixin’s blood dots yesterday became hot, and a sharp voice in his mind pierced through the countless murmurs and came straight at him: “Tai Shangtai star, constantly changing, expel evil and bind the charm; protect life and protect the body; wisdom and purity; peace of mind; three souls permanent; no loss of spirit. Urgent as a command, silence! ”
Bai Lixin’s voice came from afar, shattering all the power that had just oppressed him.
Liao Sufan opened his eyes in a flash and kicked Fang Xuelin, who was kneeling in front of him, away and said angrily, “How dare you!”
Fang Xuelin watched in disbelief as Liao Sufan broke free of his charm. Then he saw Liao Sufan shouting to the outside, “Where are the guards?”
In a short moment, a dozen well-trained soldiers burst into the hall and surrounded him.
Liao Sufan’s eyes were wide with anger, and he pointed his finger at Feng Xuelin from above, the dislike and disgust in his eyes evident: “This man intended to assassinate this governor. His crime is unforgivable! Drag him out, beat him with forty strokes of the cane, and then put him in jail!”
The guards did not dare to delay. Two immediately dragged Fang Xuelin out of the governor’s house and served him with sticks on the side of the road where people were coming and going.
“Pah!” A sound of a wooden stick hitting his skin came from behind him, and Fang Xuelin immediately felt an unbearable pain coming from his buttocks.
One after another fell, and his body trembled violently from the pain in his buttocks. His head was buzzing, his face was sweating coldly, and he kept crying out.
Why?
Why did you hit me?
Why did you do this to me?
I love you. Why do you trample on my love like this?
Tears wrapped in saliva dripped down his chin as he looked at Liao Sufan, who was looking coldly. He shouted, “Lord Liao, I really love you. Why are you doing this to me? I love you! ”
Liao Sufan frowned and said to a guard beside him, “Slap his mouth shut!”
Fang Xuelin looked incredulously at the guard who approached him and cried out, “I didn’t want to assassinate you; I really love you! Please believe me! ”
The guard’s mouth deflated in disdain at Fang Xuelin’s obsessive appearance. A mere gambling clogger feels he is entitled to our Lord’s love.
The guard mercilessly slapped Fang Xuelin hard in the mouth, knocking his face to the side.
It was followed by a second and a third slap.
Fang Xuelin’s face was burning with pain, and he glared at the man who had slapped him with hatred, shouting angrily, “What kind of look is that? Don’t look at me like that! Don’t look at me like that!!!”
The guard ignored him and continued to slap him hard across the face.
The pain came from his face and buttocks at the same time and ran through his whole body.
But the physical pain was secondary to the feeling of having his dignity trampled on. It stung deeply in Fang Xuelin’s soul.
There were more and more pedestrians gathering around to watch the beating. They pointed and stared with curiosity and contempt in their eyes.
“A big man dares to shout love at Lord Liao; he deserves to be beaten.”
“Yeah, he dares to think he deserves to be loved by Lord Liao. He’s crazy.”
“Lord Liao felt ashamed, so naturally, he had to beat him up to take it out.”
“What a disgrace! What a disgrace! ”
The forty lashes were soon finished, and Liao Sufan looked at Fang Xuelin, who was beaten to the point that he was no longer strong enough to shout, and shook off his hand, “Put him in a separate cell. I forbid anyone to communicate with him except for giving him three meals a day. ”
The guards responded, and dragged the unconscious Fang Xuelin away.
Liao Sufan looked down at the hand that had been touched by Fang Xuelin and recalled the butler’s strange appearance. He felt a pang of fear in his heart. If Wen Xuyao’s voice hadn’t suddenly entered his mind, he would have become Feng Xuelin’s puppet-like the housekeeper!
He first destroyed the Wen family’s relics and hurt them, and now he is using such evil techniques to play with people’s hearts! He is really an abomination, not worthy of death!
After sending Fang Xuelin away, Liao Sufan returned to his room and thoroughly washed his hands more than ten times before he stopped.
What had been a good plan had been disrupted by Feng Xuelin.
It’s already a bit dark. I wonder if the Wen family is already having dinner.
Liao Sufan sighed. He was still a bit concerned about the Daoist incantation that suddenly appeared in his mind. Was it an illusion or was it Wen Xuyao helping him from across the sky?
If it was Wen Xuyao helping him, then he must have also seen the scene of him being molested by Fang Xuelin.
‘God forbid ……’ Liao Sufan covered his face. How could he explain this to Wen Xuyao? And would Wen Xuyao listen to his explanation?
Liao Sufan felt a splitting headache when he thought about this, and his disgust for Fang Xuelin deepened by a few points.
Whether or not Wen Xuyao assisted him, he could not have escaped the danger without him, so he owed him proper thanks.
Liao Sufan finally made up his mind. There was no use in running away; he still had to go to the Wen family home no matter what.
Knowing that Master Wen liked paintings and calligraphy, Liao Sufan chose an ink painting of pine and bamboo and wrapped it up carefully before taking it with him.
When he arrived at the Wen family home, Bai Lixin and Elder Wen were having dinner.
Elder Wen did not have a good face when he saw Liao Sufan, but Bai Lixin smiled.
“I say, Lord Liao, did you know that our family was having stewed meat today and deliberately came to rub it in, right?” Bai Lixin smiled as he stood up and naturally extended his hand to Liao Sufan, “Lord Liao, have you eaten? How about a piece? ”
Liao Sufan looked at Elder Wen and then at Bai Lixin, somewhat overwhelmed.
No matter how capable he was outside, at the Governor’s residence, or the police station, once he arrived at the Wen family, he felt that his momentum had all but disappeared, and he had no standing at all.
Liao Sufan smiled awkwardly and raised the painting and calligraphy in his hands: “Master Wen, I am sorry for visiting you at this hour. I have come to apologise to you. My ignorance led to the incident at the police station that day. I know you have grievances in your heart. I am very sorry.”
Master Wen rolled his eyes and continued to eat with his head down.
Liao Sufan was a little embarrassed but still stood there honestly like a kitten.
Bai Lixin secretly laughed in his heart and coughed, “Rather, Lord Liao has shown his sincerity, Wenbo, what are you still standing there for? Take it.”
After letting Wenbo take the painting, Bai Lixin patted the chair next to him and said with a smile, “Today you will be blessed with a good meal, Lord Liao. I was in charge of the cooking today. Don’t you want to try my cooking? ”
Liao Sufan looked at Bai Lixin and then at the silent Elder Wen, and bowed his hands in Elder Wen’s direction respectfully, “Elder Wen does not speak, the junior does not dare to do so.”
Hahahaha!
Bai Lixin laughed out loud in his heart. When had Dijia ever suffered this kind of condescension?
Elder Wen coldly snorted, “Since Xian Zhi let you sit, you go ahead.”
Liao Sufan’s eyes lit up and he smiled, “Thank you, Master Wen.”
The servants added another set of bowls and chopsticks, and Bai Lixin smiled as he looked at Liao Sufan, who was eating with gusto, before he began to eat again.
The Wen family is a scholarly family, and they have always been concerned about etiquette and morality.
Master Wen ate a little and soon got up from the table before going back to his study.
Only after seeing Elder Wen leave did Bai Lixin look at Liao Sufan with a smile and ask, “What painting did you give to my grandfather?”
Liao Sufan thought for a moment and replied, “It’s a bamboo pine painting by Master Zu Xian of the Yuan Dynasty.”
Bai Lixin nodded in satisfaction, “Good, good. My grandfather’s favorites are the plum, pine, and bamboo pines. He also likes the porcelain of the Song Dynasty and the Tang Sancai of the Tang Dynasty. It’s just that all of our family’s antiques broke overnight, and Grandpa was heartbroken. ”
Liao Sufan nodded repeatedly and took all this to heart.
Next time, he would pitch in to bring the old man some more antiques!
They finished their meal, and Bai Lixin invited him into his study.
On the way, they passed by Elder Wen’s study. The two had excellent ears, and through the door frame, they heard Elder Wen’s admiring voice coming from the study: “Wonderful, it’s a painting of a bamboo pine, wonderful.”
Bai Lixin and Liao Sufan looked at each other and smiled at each other in tacit agreement. They slowed their steps to gently pass by the old man’s study.
When they arrived at Bai Lixin’s study, Liao Sufan said, “Thank you so much for this afternoon.”
Bai Lixin understood what Liao Sufan was saying and smiled, “I didn’t expect Fang Xuelin to have such deep feelings for you. You had him given forty strokes and slapped in the mouth. He must hold a grudge against you. ”
“He has a heart as small as a pinhole, and always uses the utmost malice against the good intentions of others. So what if he holds a grudge or not? ” Liao Sufan looked at Bai Lixin and said softly, “It was really you who saved me from the muddle this afternoon.”
“Haha, I just gave a hand. It was just a heart purification mantra. It was an honor for me to help Lord Liao. ”
Liao Sufan’s mind buzzed and he felt a huge force squeezing him, causing him to almost lose consciousness.
Liao Sufan blinked and asked drowsily, “Promise you what?”
When he said this, it was clear that he had opened his mouth, but it felt as if it was a voice from a thousand miles away.
Fang Xuelin had already stood up from the sofa, and he slowly walked over to Liao Sufan. He crouched down in front of him and tilted his head to look up at Liao Sufan’s somewhat dazed face with a loving and obsessive gaze.
His eyes were filled with fascination, and his hands slid up Liao Sufan’s trouser legs to the two hands folded on his chest: “Lord Liao, I have had a crush on you ever since I saw you four years ago. Lord Liao, I love you so much. Will you love me too?”
From afar, an unclear voice drifted into his ears as well as his buzzing brain.
Liao Sufan closed his eyes and tried to push Fang Xuelin away, but he found that he could not move his body at all.
Suddenly, the place that had been smeared with Bai Lixin’s blood dots yesterday became hot, and a sharp voice in his mind pierced through the countless murmurs and came straight at him: “Tai Shangtai star, constantly changing, expel evil and bind the charm; protect life and protect the body; wisdom and purity; peace of mind; three souls permanent; no loss of spirit. Urgent as a command, silence! ”
Bai Lixin’s voice came from afar, shattering all the power that had just oppressed him.
Liao Sufan opened his eyes in a flash and kicked Fang Xuelin, who was kneeling in front of him, away and said angrily, “How dare you!”
Fang Xuelin watched in disbelief as Liao Sufan broke free of his charm. Then he saw Liao Sufan shouting to the outside, “Where are the guards?”
In a short moment, a dozen well-trained soldiers burst into the hall and surrounded him.
Liao Sufan’s eyes were wide with anger, and he pointed his finger at Feng Xuelin from above, the dislike and disgust in his eyes evident: “This man intended to assassinate this governor. His crime is unforgivable! Drag him out, beat him with forty strokes of the cane, and then put him in jail!”
The guards did not dare to delay. Two immediately dragged Fang Xuelin out of the governor’s house and served him with sticks on the side of the road where people were coming and going.
“Pah!” A sound of a wooden stick hitting his skin came from behind him, and Fang Xuelin immediately felt an unbearable pain coming from his buttocks.
One after another fell, and his body trembled violently from the pain in his buttocks. His head was buzzing, his face was sweating coldly, and he kept crying out.
Why?
Why did you hit me?
Why did you do this to me?
I love you. Why do you trample on my love like this?
Tears wrapped in saliva dripped down his chin as he looked at Liao Sufan, who was looking coldly. He shouted, “Lord Liao, I really love you. Why are you doing this to me? I love you! ”
Liao Sufan frowned and said to a guard beside him, “Slap his mouth shut!”
Fang Xuelin looked incredulously at the guard who approached him and cried out, “I didn’t want to assassinate you; I really love you! Please believe me! ”
The guard’s mouth deflated in disdain at Fang Xuelin’s obsessive appearance. A mere gambling clogger feels he is entitled to our Lord’s love.
The guard mercilessly slapped Fang Xuelin hard in the mouth, knocking his face to the side.
It was followed by a second and a third slap.
Fang Xuelin’s face was burning with pain, and he glared at the man who had slapped him with hatred, shouting angrily, “What kind of look is that? Don’t look at me like that! Don’t look at me like that!!!”
The guard ignored him and continued to slap him hard across the face.
The pain came from his face and buttocks at the same time and ran through his whole body.
But the physical pain was secondary to the feeling of having his dignity trampled on. It stung deeply in Fang Xuelin’s soul.
There were more and more pedestrians gathering around to watch the beating. They pointed and stared with curiosity and contempt in their eyes.
“A big man dares to shout love at Lord Liao; he deserves to be beaten.”
“Yeah, he dares to think he deserves to be loved by Lord Liao. He’s crazy.”
“Lord Liao felt ashamed, so naturally, he had to beat him up to take it out.”
“What a disgrace! What a disgrace! ”
The forty lashes were soon finished, and Liao Sufan looked at Fang Xuelin, who was beaten to the point that he was no longer strong enough to shout, and shook off his hand, “Put him in a separate cell. I forbid anyone to communicate with him except for giving him three meals a day. ”
The guards responded, and dragged the unconscious Fang Xuelin away.
Liao Sufan looked down at the hand that had been touched by Fang Xuelin and recalled the butler’s strange appearance. He felt a pang of fear in his heart. If Wen Xuyao’s voice hadn’t suddenly entered his mind, he would have become Feng Xuelin’s puppet-like the housekeeper!
He first destroyed the Wen family’s relics and hurt them, and now he is using such evil techniques to play with people’s hearts! He is really an abomination, not worthy of death!
After sending Fang Xuelin away, Liao Sufan returned to his room and thoroughly washed his hands more than ten times before he stopped.
What had been a good plan had been disrupted by Feng Xuelin.
It’s already a bit dark. I wonder if the Wen family is already having dinner.
Liao Sufan sighed. He was still a bit concerned about the Daoist incantation that suddenly appeared in his mind. Was it an illusion or was it Wen Xuyao helping him from across the sky?
If it was Wen Xuyao helping him, then he must have also seen the scene of him being molested by Fang Xuelin.
‘God forbid ……’ Liao Sufan covered his face. How could he explain this to Wen Xuyao? And would Wen Xuyao listen to his explanation?
Liao Sufan felt a splitting headache when he thought about this, and his disgust for Fang Xuelin deepened by a few points.
Whether or not Wen Xuyao assisted him, he could not have escaped the danger without him, so he owed him proper thanks.
Liao Sufan finally made up his mind. There was no use in running away; he still had to go to the Wen family home no matter what.
Knowing that Master Wen liked paintings and calligraphy, Liao Sufan chose an ink painting of pine and bamboo and wrapped it up carefully before taking it with him.
When he arrived at the Wen family home, Bai Lixin and Elder Wen were having dinner.
Elder Wen did not have a good face when he saw Liao Sufan, but Bai Lixin smiled.
“I say, Lord Liao, did you know that our family was having stewed meat today and deliberately came to rub it in, right?” Bai Lixin smiled as he stood up and naturally extended his hand to Liao Sufan, “Lord Liao, have you eaten? How about a piece? ”
Liao Sufan looked at Elder Wen and then at Bai Lixin, somewhat overwhelmed.
No matter how capable he was outside, at the Governor’s residence, or the police station, once he arrived at the Wen family, he felt that his momentum had all but disappeared, and he had no standing at all.
Liao Sufan smiled awkwardly and raised the painting and calligraphy in his hands: “Master Wen, I am sorry for visiting you at this hour. I have come to apologise to you. My ignorance led to the incident at the police station that day. I know you have grievances in your heart. I am very sorry.”
Master Wen rolled his eyes and continued to eat with his head down.
Liao Sufan was a little embarrassed but still stood there honestly like a kitten.
Bai Lixin secretly laughed in his heart and coughed, “Rather, Lord Liao has shown his sincerity, Wenbo, what are you still standing there for? Take it.”
After letting Wenbo take the painting, Bai Lixin patted the chair next to him and said with a smile, “Today you will be blessed with a good meal, Lord Liao. I was in charge of the cooking today. Don’t you want to try my cooking? ”
Liao Sufan looked at Bai Lixin and then at the silent Elder Wen, and bowed his hands in Elder Wen’s direction respectfully, “Elder Wen does not speak, the junior does not dare to do so.”
Hahahaha!
Bai Lixin laughed out loud in his heart. When had Dijia ever suffered this kind of condescension?
Elder Wen coldly snorted, “Since Xian Zhi let you sit, you go ahead.”
Liao Sufan’s eyes lit up and he smiled, “Thank you, Master Wen.”
The servants added another set of bowls and chopsticks, and Bai Lixin smiled as he looked at Liao Sufan, who was eating with gusto, before he began to eat again.
The Wen family is a scholarly family, and they have always been concerned about etiquette and morality.
Master Wen ate a little and soon got up from the table before going back to his study.
Only after seeing Elder Wen leave did Bai Lixin look at Liao Sufan with a smile and ask, “What painting did you give to my grandfather?”
Liao Sufan thought for a moment and replied, “It’s a bamboo pine painting by Master Zu Xian of the Yuan Dynasty.”
Bai Lixin nodded in satisfaction, “Good, good. My grandfather’s favorites are the plum, pine, and bamboo pines. He also likes the porcelain of the Song Dynasty and the Tang Sancai of the Tang Dynasty. It’s just that all of our family’s antiques broke overnight, and Grandpa was heartbroken. ”
Liao Sufan nodded repeatedly and took all this to heart.
Next time, he would pitch in to bring the old man some more antiques!
They finished their meal, and Bai Lixin invited him into his study.
On the way, they passed by Elder Wen’s study. The two had excellent ears, and through the door frame, they heard Elder Wen’s admiring voice coming from the study: “Wonderful, it’s a painting of a bamboo pine, wonderful.”
Bai Lixin and Liao Sufan looked at each other and smiled at each other in tacit agreement. They slowed their steps to gently pass by the old man’s study.
When they arrived at Bai Lixin’s study, Liao Sufan said, “Thank you so much for this afternoon.”
Bai Lixin understood what Liao Sufan was saying and smiled, “I didn’t expect Fang Xuelin to have such deep feelings for you. You had him given forty strokes and slapped in the mouth. He must hold a grudge against you. ”
“He has a heart as small as a pinhole, and always uses the utmost malice against the good intentions of others. So what if he holds a grudge or not? ” Liao Sufan looked at Bai Lixin and said softly, “It was really you who saved me from the muddle this afternoon.”
“Haha, I just gave a hand. It was just a heart purification mantra. It was an honor for me to help Lord Liao. ”
