Chapter 432: Do the Ye Deng Clan Bully you?

Chapter 432: Do the Ye Deng Clan Bully you?

  6:00 PM

  Longtan Village, Pothu Head.

  Li Guofeng's face was grim as he walked home, his mood today was truly terrible. He had lost all his money gambling and was now in a state of despair. He thought about borrowing money from his wife's family, but they had refused to lend him any. He decided to try borrowing from other villagers instead, hoping to get a bit more luck tomorrow.

  With a heavy heart, Li Guofeng returned home, finding it empty. He felt a bit regret for his actions today and was now planning to borrow money from others. He ate a few sweet potatoes for dinner, but his thoughts were still on the bad luck he had had today. He decided to take a break, thinking it was better to wait until tomorrow to try his luck.

  However, as he reached his home, he found it empty. He had just beaten his wife and was feeling very down. He had no one to talk to, and his wife and children were not at home. He was worried about where they could be and decided to go out a bit further to borrow money from others.

  Just as he was about to leave, a group of villagers with weapons approached, led by his sister-in-law. The conflict escalated quickly, he man and moment,30 seconds.

  Deng Chang, enraged, shouted, "Li Guofeng, you dare brother, why are you attacking me? I'll't clear you a bit, and I'll take care of it.

  This is what happened:

  Li Guofeng walked home, feeling very down, and thinking about borrowing money from others. He was worried about his wife and children and decided to try borrowing from others tomorrow.

Actually, Li Guofeng's physical condition was quite good. Normally, he could take on two people barehanded without fear and even had confidence in winning.

However, as the saying goes, "two fists can't fight four hands." He was just an ordinary person without any martial arts training, and in the attack of over a dozen people, he had no way to fight back. He could only protect his vital points and endure the beating.

Even though he begged for mercy, Deng Changsheng and the others did not stop immediately. They continued to beat him for several more seconds before finally stopping.

At this point, Li Guofeng was already bruised and swollen, with his nose bleeding from a punch. His entire body was in pain, but fortunately, Deng Changsheng and the others had some restraint. Otherwise, if they had beaten him to death, he might have really been killed.

Deng Changyuan, seeing her husband in such a sorry state, felt no pity. She walked over and scolded him, "Now you know you were wrong? You were so arrogant when you beat me this afternoon. Show me how arrogant you are now! You deadbeat, always running off to gamble. When you lose, you come back and ask me for money, and when I don't give it to you, you hit me. The kick you gave me this afternoon was meant to kill. If I don't teach you a lesson, one day you'll really kill me."

At this moment, many villagers had gathered, including Li Guofeng's two brothers. Hearing Deng Changyuan's words, even his own brothers looked at him with a hint of contempt.

After all, a man who beats his wife is truly despicable.

Li Guofeng used to be a good man, but since he became addicted to gambling a few years ago, he had changed for the worse. Everyone in the village knew that he had beaten his wife before, but it was a family matter, and beyond offering a few words of advice, no one could do much about it.

Now, he had angered the wrong people, and being beaten by his wife's brothers was just what he deserved.

Although Li Guofeng had verbally acknowledged his mistake, he was not so easily convinced in his heart. However, with so many of his wife's brothers present, even if they pointed at him and scolded him, he dared not say anything and could only stand there silently.

At this moment, Deng Shirong, who had been watching from the car, felt it was time to intervene and got out of the car.

"Clan Head!"

"Clan Head!"

"Clan Head!"

In front of outsiders, the clan members no longer addressed Deng Shirong by his seniority but directly called him Clan Head to highlight his status.

"My goodness, is that the Clan Head of the Ye Deng Clan?"

"What's going on? Did Ah Deng Mei invite the Clan Head of the Ye Deng Clan?"

"So this is the Clan Head of the Ye Deng Clan. His presence is truly extraordinary!"

"..."

Hearing Deng Changyuan's brothers address Deng Shirong as Clan Head, the villagers of Pothu Head were stunned and began to murmur among themselves.

The Ye Deng Clan was currently at the peak of power in Bobai County, with no other clan able to match it. Longtan Town and Shuangwang Township were neighboring towns, and the villagers of Pothu Head had long heard of the unity and economic strength of the Ye Deng Clan. They were well-informed about the Clan Head who had brought the Ye Deng Clan to its current status.

Therefore, when they learned that the Clan Head of the Ye Deng Clan had personally come to handle a minor domestic dispute, they were all amazed.

If the villagers were just shocked, Li Guofeng was utterly terrified.

He knew better than anyone else the power of the Clan Head of the Ye Deng Clan. His wife had told him that the Clan Head's second son was already a deputy department-level official, with a position higher than the county magistrate of Bobai County. His son-in-law was also a county leader, and he held absolute authority within the clan, able to command over three thousand clan members with a single order. His power was truly terrifying.

Such a prominent figure had actually come to their village Pothu Head because of a domestic dispute, and his wife had invited him?

How could this be possible?

When did his wife become so powerful?

At this moment, as Deng Shirong appeared, the entire scene was electrified.

Deng Shirong glanced at Li Guofeng and asked coolly, "Li Guofeng, do you know why I came here today?"

Li Guofeng swallowed hard, glanced at his expressionless wife, and replied in a trembling voice, "I don't know."

Deng Shirong said sternly, "Marrying Ah Deng Mei is a fortune you have earned after eight lifetimes. You don't know how to cherish it and dare to beat her repeatedly without reason. Are you bullying the Ye Deng Clan because we have no one to stand up for us?"

Li Guofeng wiped the blood from his nose and shook his head in fear, "No, Ninth Uncle, I absolutely did not have that thought."

Deng Shirong said forcefully, "I don't care if you had that thought or not. Daring to beat a Ye Deng Clan member, you will have to pay a heavy price. You will immediately kneel down and apologize to Ah Deng Mei and beg for her forgiveness.

If she forgives you, then today's matter will end here. If she does not forgive you, be prepared to spend the rest of your life in a wheelchair."

Li Guofeng trembled all over. As the saying goes, a man's knees are worth more than gold; he kneels only to heaven, earth, and his parents. Now, he was being asked to kneel in front of the entire village and apologize to his wife, which was truly hard for him to accept.

Seeing his hesitation, Deng Shirong sternly shouted, "Kneel down."

This stern command made Li Guofeng's knees weaken, and he fell to the ground with a thud. Although this was their village, Po Tou Head, and their village had a formidable reputation in the surrounding towns, and although there were only a dozen people with Ninth Uncle, and his own brothers and other villagers were present, Li Guofeng still had no intention of resisting.

After all, this was the Clan Head of the Ye Deng Clan, a figure no one in the entire Bobai County dared to provoke, whose word was as good as law. If Li Guofeng dared to resist, he would truly die without knowing how.

Once a person's psychological defenses were breached, the rest followed logically.

Now that Li Guofeng had already knelt, he no longer cared about his dignity and apologized to his wife, "Wife, I was wrong. I shouldn't have hit you this afternoon. Give me one more chance, I promise I will never hit you again. Please forgive me!"

Deng Changyuan said coldly, "Li Guofeng, we have been married for years, and for the sake of our three children, I can forgive you if you swear never to gamble again in front of the village elders and my Ninth Uncle. If you can do that, I will no longer hold your past actions against you and will live a good life with you.

But if you can't do it, don't blame me for not showing you any marital affection."

Li Guofeng trembled again. If he promised not to gamble, he would never be able to recover the money he had lost. But if he didn't promise, he wouldn't get through today. Should he just agree for now and deal with it later?

Thinking this, Li Guofeng said, "I swear, I will never gamble again. Wife, please forgive me!"

Deng Changyuan did not answer directly but looked at Ninth Uncle, "Ninth Uncle, what do you think?"

Through the system's perspective, Deng Shirong could see that Li Guofeng's oath was not sincere. He sneered, "Li Guofeng, I know that your promise not to gamble is not from your heart. You're just trying to get through today, and you'll continue as before, right?"

Deng Changyuan, who completely trusted Ninth Uncle, said angrily, "Li Guofeng, you're still lying to me at this moment?"

Li Guofeng panicked, "I'm not, I really am not..."

Deng Shirong interrupted him directly, "You know in your heart whether you're lying or not. I'm putting it on the line today. If you promise not to gamble, then never touch it again. If you can't keep your word, you'll spend the rest of your life in a wheelchair.

Don't think I'm just trying to scare you. You should know me well enough. With just a word from me, unless you hide away forever, your legs will not be safe.

If you don't believe me, you can try. As long as you can bear the consequences and don't regret it, go ahead."

"Slap!"

Deng Changyuan slapped him across the face, her chest heaving as she shouted, "Li Guofeng, think carefully before you answer. Ninth Uncle's word is as good as law. He issued a gambling ban in the clan years ago, and to this day, none of the three thousand clan members have dared to gamble again.

If you promise in front of him, you must never touch gambling again. Otherwise, no one can save you, and you'll end up crippled!"

Li Guofeng was jolted awake by his wife's slap. He had long heard from his wife about the Ye Deng Clan's ban on gambling and had merely admired the Clan Head's authority at the time. Now, with the ban applied to him and his wife's reminder, he finally felt the pressure.

If he promised not to gamble in front of Ninth Uncle and then gambled again, it would be a direct affront to Ninth Uncle's dignity. Given Ninth Uncle's status, crippling him would be just a word away.

Thinking this, Li Guofeng dared not entertain any 'good luck' anymore. He said sincerely, "Ninth Uncle, I know I was wrong. I promise never to gamble again. If I can't keep my word, feel free to break my legs."

Through the system's perspective, Deng Shirong could see that Li Guofeng's words were partly sincere and nodded, "Remember what you said. Before you sit down at a gambling table again, think about whether it's worth risking your entire future for a bit of money."

Kneeling on the ground, Li Guofeng said, "Yes, Ninth Uncle. I will live a good life with Changyuan and will never touch gambling again."

Deng Shirong gave a final warning, "Li Guofeng, from now on, you are not allowed to hit your wife. If I ever find out, I will make you regret it for the rest of your life."

Li Guofeng nodded rapidly like a chicken pecking at rice, "Ninth Uncle, I understand."

With that, the matter was settled. Deng Shirong looked at Deng Changyuan, "Changyuan, the rest is up to you. We'll be going now."

Deng Changyuan said gratefully, "Thank you, Ninth Uncle."

"Changyuan, we'll be going too. If he dares to hit you again, give us a call, and we'll come to deal with him immediately."

Chapter 432: Do the Ye Deng Clan Bully You?

6:00 PM

Longtan Village, Pothu Head.

Li Guofeng walked home with a grim expression, his mood truly terrible. He had lost all his money gambling and was now in a state of despair. He thought about borrowing money from his wife's family, but they had refused to lend him any. He decided to try borrowing from other villagers instead, hoping to get a bit more luck tomorrow.

With a heavy heart, Li Guofeng returned home, finding it empty. He felt a bit regret for his actions today and was now planning to borrow money from others. He ate a few sweet potatoes for dinner, but his thoughts were still on the bad luck he had had today. He decided to take a break, thinking it was better to wait until tomorrow to try his luck.

However, as he reached his home, he found it empty. He had just beaten his wife and was feeling very down. He had no one to talk to, and his wife and children were not at home. He was worried about where they could be and decided to go out a bit further to borrow money from others.

Just as he was about to leave, a group of villagers with weapons approached, led by his sister-in-law. The conflict escalated quickly, and in a matter of 30 seconds, it turned violent.

Deng Chang, enraged, shouted, "Li Guofeng, you dare to attack me? I'll show you a bit of respect, and I'll take care of it."

This is what happened:

Li Guofeng walked home, feeling very down, and thinking about borrowing money from others. He was worried about his wife and children and decided to try borrowing from others tomorrow.

Chapter 433: The Clan Head's Authority

Actually, Li Guofeng's physical condition was quite good. Normally, he could take on two people barehanded without fear and even had confidence in winning.

However, as the saying goes, "two fists can't fight four hands." He was just an ordinary person without any martial arts training, and in the attack of over a dozen people, he had no way to fight back. He could only protect his vital points and endure the beating.

Even though he begged for mercy, Deng Changsheng and the others did not stop immediately. They continued to beat him for several more seconds before finally stopping.

At this point, Li Guofeng was already bruised and swollen, with his nose bleeding from a punch. His entire body was in pain, but fortunately, Deng Changsheng and the others had some restraint. Otherwise, if they had beaten him to death, he might have really been killed.

Deng Changyuan, seeing her husband in such a sorry state, felt no pity. She walked over and scolded him, "Now you know you were wrong? You were so arrogant when you beat me this afternoon. Show me how arrogant you are now! You deadbeat, always running off to gamble. When you lose, you come back and ask me for money, and when I don't give it to you, you hit me. The kick you gave me this afternoon was meant to kill. If I don't teach you a lesson, one day you'll really kill me."

At this moment, many villagers had gathered, including Li Guofeng's two brothers. Hearing Deng Changyuan's words, even his own brothers looked at him with a hint of contempt.

After all, a man who beats his wife is truly despicable.

Li Guofeng used to be a good man, but since he became addicted to gambling a few years ago, he had changed for the worse. Everyone in the village knew that he had beaten his wife before, but it was a family matter, and beyond offering a few words of advice, no one could do much about it.

Now, he had angered the wrong people, and being beaten by his wife's brothers was just what he deserved.

Although Li Guofeng had verbally acknowledged his mistake, he was not so easily convinced in his heart. However, with so many of his wife's brothers present, even if they pointed at him and scolded him, he dared not say anything and could only stand there silently.

At this moment, Deng Shirong, who had been watching from the car, felt it was time to intervene and got out of the car.

"Clan Head!"

"Clan Head!"

"Clan Head!"

In front of outsiders, the clan members no longer addressed Deng Shirong by his seniority but directly called him Clan Head to highlight his status.

"My goodness, is that the Clan Head of the Ye Deng Clan?"

"What's going on? Did Ah Deng Mei invite the Clan Head of the Ye Deng Clan?"

"So this is the Clan Head of the Ye Deng Clan. His presence is truly extraordinary!"

"..."

Hearing Deng Changyuan's brothers address Deng Shirong as Clan Head, the villagers of Pothu Head were stunned and began to murmur among themselves.

The Ye Deng Clan was currently at the peak of power in Bobai County, with no other clan able to match it. Longtan Town and Shuangwang Township were neighboring towns, and the villagers of Pothu Head had long heard of the unity and economic strength of the Ye Deng Clan. They were well-informed about the Clan Head who had brought the Ye Deng Clan to its current status.

Therefore, when they learned that the Clan Head of the Ye Deng Clan had personally come to handle a minor domestic dispute, they were all amazed.

If the villagers were just shocked, Li Guofeng was utterly terrified.

He knew better than anyone else the power of the Clan Head of the Ye Deng Clan. His wife had told him that the Clan Head's second son was already a deputy department-level official, with a position higher than the county magistrate of Bobai County. His son-in-law was also a county leader, and he held absolute authority within the clan, able to command over three thousand clan members with a single order. His power was truly terrifying.

Such a prominent figure had actually come to their village Pothu Head because of a domestic dispute, and his wife had invited him?

How could this be possible?

When did his wife become so powerful?

At this moment, as Deng Shirong appeared, the entire scene was electrified.

Deng Shirong glanced at Li Guofeng and asked coolly, "Li Guofeng, do you know why I came here today?"

Li Guofeng swallowed hard, glanced at his expressionless wife, and replied in a trembling voice, "I don't know."

Deng Shirong said sternly, "Marrying Ah Deng Mei is a fortune you have earned after eight lifetimes. You don't know how to cherish it and dare to beat her repeatedly without reason. Are you bullying the Ye Deng Clan because we have no one to stand up for us?"

Li Guofeng wiped the blood from his nose and shook his head in fear, "No, Ninth Uncle, I absolutely did not have that thought."

Deng Shirong said forcefully, "I don't care if you had that thought or not. Daring to beat a Ye Deng Clan member, you will have to pay a heavy price. You will immediately kneel down and apologize to Ah Deng Mei and beg for her forgiveness.

If she forgives you, then today's matter will end here. If she does not forgive you, be prepared to spend the rest of your life in a wheelchair."

Li Guofeng trembled all over. As the saying goes, a man's knees are worth more than gold; he kneels only to his parents. Now, he was being asked to kneel in front of the entire village and apologize to his wife, which was truly hard for him to accept.

Chapter 434: Kneeling and Apologizing

Seeing his hesitation, Deng Shirong sternly shouted, "Kneel down."

This stern command made Li Guofeng's knees weaken, and he fell to the ground with a thud. Although this was their village, Pothu Head, and their village had a formidable reputation in the surrounding towns, and although there were only a dozen people with Ninth Uncle, and his own brothers and other villagers were present, Li Guofeng still had no intention of resisting.

After all, this was the Clan Head of the Ye Deng Clan, a figure no one in the entire Bobai County dared to provoke, whose word was as good as law. If Li Guofeng dared to resist, he would truly die without knowing how.

Once a person's psychological defenses were breached, the rest followed logically.

Now that Li Guofeng had already knelt, he no longer cared about his dignity and apologized to his wife, "Wife, I was wrong. I shouldn't have hit you this afternoon. Give me one more chance, I promise I will never hit you again. Please forgive me!"

Deng Changyuan said coldly, "Li Guofeng, we have been married for years, and for the sake of our three children, I can forgive you if you swear never to gamble again in front of the village elders and my Ninth Uncle. If you can do that, I will no longer hold your past actions against you and will live a good life with you.

But if you can't do it, don't blame me for not showing you any marital affection."

Li Guofeng trembled again. If he promised not to gamble, he would never be able to recover the money he had lost. But if he didn't promise, he wouldn't get through today. Should he just agree for now and deal with it later?

Thinking this, Li Guofeng said, "I swear, I will never gamble again. Wife, please forgive me!"

Deng Changyuan did not answer directly but looked at Ninth Uncle, "Ninth Uncle, what do you think?"

Through the system's perspective, Deng Shirong could see that Li Guofeng's oath was not sincere. He sneered, "Li Guofeng, I know that your promise not to gamble is not from your heart. You're just trying to get through today, and you'll continue as before, right?"

Deng Changyuan, who completely trusted Ninth Uncle, said angrily, "Li Guofeng, you're still lying to me at this moment?"

Li Guofeng panicked, "I'm not, I really am not..."

Deng Shirong interrupted him directly, "You know in your heart whether you're lying or not. I'm putting it on the line today. If you promise not to gamble, then never touch it again. If you can't keep your word, you'll spend the rest of your life in a wheelchair.

Don't think I'm just trying to scare you. You should know me well enough. With just a word from me, unless you hide away forever, your legs will not be safe.

If you don't believe me, you can try. As long as you can bear the consequences and don't regret it, go ahead."

"Slap!"

Deng Changyuan slapped him across the face, her chest heaving as she shouted, "Li Guofeng, think carefully before you answer. Ninth Uncle's word is as good as law. He issued a gambling ban in the clan years ago, and to this day, none of the three thousand clan members have dared to gamble again.

If you promise in front of him, you must never touch gambling again. Otherwise, no one can save you, and you'll end up crippled!"

Li Guofeng was jolted awake by his wife's slap. He had long heard from his wife about the Ye Deng Clan's ban on gambling and had merely admired the Clan Head's authority at the time. Now, with the ban applied to him and his wife's reminder, he finally felt the pressure.

If he promised not to gamble in front of Ninth Uncle and then gambled again, it would be a direct affront to Ninth Uncle's dignity. Given Ninth Uncle's status, crippling him would be just a word away.

Thinking this, Li Guofeng dared not entertain any 'good luck' anymore. He said sincerely, "Ninth Uncle, I know I was wrong. I promise never to gamble again. If I can't keep my word, feel free to break my legs."

Through the system's perspective, Deng Shirong could see that Li Guofeng's words were partly sincere and nodded, "Remember what you said. Before you sit down at a gambling table again, think about whether it's worth risking your entire future for a bit of money."

Kneeling on the ground, Li Guofeng said, "Yes, Ninth Uncle. I will live a good life with Changyuan and will never touch gambling again."

Deng Shirong gave a final warning, "Li Guofeng, from now on, you are not allowed to hit your wife. If I ever find out, I will make you regret it for the rest of your life."

Li Guofeng nodded rapidly like a chicken pecking at rice, "Ninth Uncle, I understand."

With that, the matter was settled. Deng Shirong looked at Deng Changyuan, "Changyuan, the rest is up to you. We'll be going now."

Deng Changyuan said gratefully, "Thank you, Ninth Uncle."

"Changyuan, we'll be going too. If he dares to hit you again, give us a call, and we'll come to deal with him immediately."

(End of Chapter)

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