CHAPTER 335: CHAPTER 335: THE PAIN WILL DOUBLE

Feng Zhiyuan looked at Bai Su with a gaze that seemed to want to say something yet refrained.

He had been in Le’an for so long and had never seen anyone dare to talk to Niu Xiurong like this.

Or rather, anyone who dared to speak like this would have long been buried beneath the yellow earth by now.

The girl brought by the County Princess, is she exceptionally skilled and audacious?

Or is she like a newborn calf unafraid of the tiger?

He hoped she was exceptionally skilled and audacious.

After all, he had already decided to board the County Princess’s ship.

The more formidable the people on the ship, the more it would be a kind of assurance for him.

"Sister Meng, she just said that I should follow her in the future." Bai Su took out a bag of nuts, eating as she spoke, "She said as long as I join their Niu Family, in the future, in Le’an, I could walk sideways. But I’m not a crab, why should I walk sideways? Before I left home, my elders told me that when traveling the world, I must follow the rules and not act tyrannically. People who act tyrannically don’t end well."

Bai Su’s words successfully amused Meng Yao, Zhao Ting, and Feng Zhiyuan.

"Yes, yes, you’re the most well-behaved." Meng Yao said.

"Are you her master?" Niu Xiurong sized up Meng Yao but didn’t find anything special. Instead, the man beside her, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, a stern face, was very special, just her type. If she could take him back and teach him well, he should be much better than the men in Le’an.

"Didn’t you hear her call me Sister Meng earlier? Bai Su was right, you don’t look that old, yet your ears don’t seem to work well." Meng Yao mocked Niu Xiurong.

Niu Xiurong snorted coldly, "Quite the talker."

"And quite the doer." Meng Yao said with a smile, "Do you see these people lying here? Not only are their ears not working, but they’re also blind, aren’t they?"

Niu Xiurong squinted her eyes, "Do you think I can’t do anything to you? Yes, although I don’t know what methods you’re using yet, no matter how formidable, I don’t believe you can keep it up forever. However, we have many people on our side! There will be a time when you exhaust your strength. By then, I hope your tongue is still so sharp."

This was exactly what Feng Zhiyuan was worried about.

"Then let’s see, is it us who exhausts first or is it your people who can’t hold out?" Meng Yao said, glancing at Bai Su.

Bai Su got the message, and those who were originally in a bit of pain once again started rolling on the ground, wailing continuously.

Niu Xiurong frowned, among those rolling on the ground was her own nephew, who just cried about unbearable pain.

"Who exactly are you? What is your purpose in coming to Le’an?" Niu Xiurong asked.

Feng Zhiyuan stepped forward, "This is the County Princess of Le’an. Le’an is the County Princess’s fief, and naturally, she’s here to take charge of her fief."

County Princess?

Niu Xiurong knew about this matter.

But she had never expected the person to actually come.

And to be so flamboyant upon arrival.

A strong dragon doesn’t overpower a local snake, doesn’t she understand this principle?

"So it is a grand visit from the County Princess, forgive us for not welcoming you from afar, it’s our wrongdoing." Niu Xiurong piled on a smiling face, "If that’s the case, it must have been these boys who offended the County Princess, it’s their fault. It’s only right for the County Princess to teach them a lesson."

Niu Xiurong changed her expression extremely fast, and her ability to bend and stretch was something not everyone could accomplish.

"What are you all standing around for? Hurry up and help these people up. Those who need to see a doctor, see a doctor, don’t get in the County Princess’s way here. Pain? You’re all men, tough it out." Niu Xiurong scolded.

"Niu House Leader, since you’re a reasonable person, this County Princess can’t be unreasonable either. Zhu Erhei teased my sister in the street, which angered her, leading to the subsequent events. I wonder how Niu House Leader thinks this matter should be resolved?" Meng Yao asked Niu Xiurong.

"You brat, do you have the courage of a bear and the heart of a leopard?" Niu Xiurong precisely found the figure of Zhu Erhei among the people rolling on the ground, walked over, and kicked him, "Aren’t you going to crawl up and apologize to Miss Bai, begging for her forgiveness?"

Zhu Erhei, who had been given special treatment by Bai Su, was in the most pain.

To barely stay conscious now was already a testament to his remarkable endurance.

Getting kicked by Niu Xiurong again, that feeling was indescribable.

Zhu Erhei endured the intense pain, slapped himself twice, "Miss Bai, I know my mistake, you’re generous, please spare me."

Bai Su looked eagerly at Meng Yao, "Sister Meng, must I forgive him?"

"Of course not." Meng Yao said.

"Then I don’t forgive him." Bai Su said, "He clearly isn’t sincerely aware of his mistake, but is forced by circumstances. Such a person, if forgiven, who knows how many more people will be bullied by him in the future?"

"Lord Feng, shall we proceed as the Master said before coming?" Meng Yao asked Feng Zhiyuan.

Feng Zhiyuan nodded, "Fifty lashes, six months of detention, and a fine of ten taels of silver."

Having offended them already, having torn the face, they might as well go to the heaviest punishment.

After all, even if he showed leniency, the Zhu family would not necessarily be grateful to him.

It’s just a pity that all the Government Officials were either from the three families or had long joined their side, so after Feng Zhiyuan spoke, apart from the small Government Official who led Meng Yao and them there earlier, none moved.

"Husband, I remember you saying before, in the military, when soldiers violated military laws, you personally punished them. This time, you’ll have to take the trouble." Meng Yao said to Zhao Ting.

The small Government Official, very perceptive, immediately handed Zhao Ting a rattan stick, and pulled over a long bench, crossed Zhu Erhei’s armpit, and dragged him onto the bench.

The small Government Official, looking thin and weak, had quite some strength.

Throughout, Niu Xiurong didn’t say a word.

Naturally, no one dared to step forward to stop them either.

Zhao Ting shook his wrist, said to the small Government Official, "Count carefully, don’t let it be too many or too few."

"Rest assured, General, I’m good at arithmetic." The small Government Official said.

Punishment with the stick is quite a skill; it can be done to leave the skin broken without harming the bones or can appear not severely injured but actually leaving the person almost crippled.

It’s a very hard skill to master.

It so happens, Zhao Ting knows it.

Or rather, strictly speaking, someone who grew up in the palace knows it.

He learned from the most skilled eunuch in the palace.

Fifty strokes, no more, no less.

"As for the detention, Niu House Leader, this County Princess isn’t someone who’s completely hard-hearted. Zhu Erhei has already suffered this thrashing badly, putting him in a dark, damp prison again would be miserable, we can use the fine silver to offset the detention, how about it?" Meng Yao asked Niu Xiurong, feigning sincerity.

"The County Princess is indeed kind-hearted." Niu Xiurong said, "Lord Feng, how much fine silver is required for these six months of detention?"

"Two hundred taels." Feng Zhiyuan said.

"Including the fine silver, that would be two hundred and ten taels." Niu Xiurong still wore a smile, "Will the County Princess and Lord Feng wait just a moment, I’ll have someone fetch the silver. As for these boys..."

"Bai Su." Meng Yao called out.

"Understood, Sister Meng." Bai Su took out a porcelain bottle, inside were rice-sized pills, "One pill per person, after taking it, the pain will stop. However, there’s a side effect. Whoever can’t figure it out and tries to cause trouble again will experience double the pain!"