"That bastard, where is that bastard now?" Grand tutor Chu had already woken up before the doctor arrived and asked in a trembling voice.
The servant replied in a trembling voice, "The magistrate's office said that they did not reveal young master's identity. They should be sending young master home soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, a servant announced that Lord Zeng and Lord Cui had come to visit.
In the distance, a few figures walked over. At the very front were two middle-aged men, and behind them was Chu Ping, who was limping over.
"Lord Grand Tutor …"
"Kneel!"
Cui Qingming had just opened his mouth when he was shocked by the furious Lord Grand Tutor and swallowed the words he wanted to say.
Plop.
Chu Ping was expressionless as he knelt on the bluestone.
"Bastard, how did our Chu family produce such a bastard like you!" Grand Tutor Chu's expression was somewhat ferocious as he raised his walking stick and fiercely struck Chu Ping's shoulder. "This old man will beat you to death today so that my Chu family's ancestors won't be humiliated!"
Chu Ping's body swayed, but he did not dodge. A cold smile appeared on his face as he said, "Then beat me to death. I'm a cripple anyway. It's a stain on the Chu Clan's reputation. It's better if I die. Death is the end of all troubles …"
Grand Tutor Chu was stunned as he looked at the grandson he had raised since he was a child. He found that after only a few months, he actually did not recognize him.
He raised his walking stick but did not lower it for a long time. He murmured, "My Chu family has a hundred years of good reputation, a hundred years of good reputation …"
"A hundred years of good reputation …" A bitter smile appeared on Chu Ping's face. "Yes, a hundred years of good reputation. As long as you beat me to death, the Chu family will still be the Chu family. The Chu family that is praised by everyone will not lose a hundred years of good reputation …"
He stretched his head out and smiled, "Come, grandfather, I'm ready."
Grand Tutor Chu looked at him, his body trembling. The walking stick in his hand could not be lowered.
"Ping 'er …"
He put down his walking stick and bent down, using his withered hands to caress Chu Ping's face. His old eyes were filled with tears as he said in a trembling voice, "Ping 'er, how did you become like this …"
Chu Ping didn't reply. A pained expression appeared on his face, and he closed his eyes. When he opened them again, they were devoid of emotion.
He stood up from the ground, and without giving Grand Tutor Chu another glance, he limped back inside.
The middle-aged man behind Grand Tutor Chu stepped forward, looked at Ceng Shichun, and asked anxiously: "Lord Ceng, this, what is going on?"
Ceng Shichun shook his head and said, "Today, the magistrate's office received news that many cases of women going missing in recent days were committed by the Peng family of Pingan County. They kidnapped these women and forced them into prostitution in order to satisfy some perverted hobbies of some guests. When the constables broke the door and entered, they happened to see Chu Ping inside."
The middle-aged man still had some disbelief and muttered: "This is impossible, this is impossible. Didn't Ping 'er go to visit Great Scholar Sun? Didn't he go ask Great Scholar Sun for guidance? How, how could he …"
"Brother Chu, young people will inevitably make mistakes …" Cui Qingming waved his hand and said, "Even the King of Shu was temporarily expelled from the capital by His Majesty because of a small mistake made by a young man. Nephew Chu Ping is still young. Although he has followed the Grand Tutor through thousands of mountains and rivers, he has truly experienced too little and is easily tempted by external things. In the future, with strict discipline, he will definitely correct his mistakes and become good again."
The middle-aged man sighed and said, "I will have to trouble Brother Cui with this matter."
Cui Qingming smiled and said, "Brother Chu, do not worry. No one knows that Chu Ping is also involved in this matter. As for other obstacles, Lord Ceng will also help clear them away, just like last time …"
"Thank you, Brother Cui." The middle-aged man said, then turned his head to look at Grand Tutor Chu and said, "Father, I will go see Ping 'er."
After seeing the middle-aged man leave, Cui Qingming took a step forward and said, "Grand Tutor, Chu Ping is still young. It is inevitable that he will make mistakes. Don't be angry …"
Bang!
Cui Qingming held his head as fresh blood flowed down his forehead. He stared in a daze at Grand Tutor Chu and said with some disbelief, "Grand Tutor, you …"
"Cui Qingming!" Grand Tutor Chu's eyes were bloodshot. He used his walking stick to point at him from a distance and said, "My eyes can't see clearly. Do you think my heart is also blind?"
Cui Qingming held his head and looked at Grand Tutor Chu. After a long time, the shock on his face disappeared. With a calm expression, he said, "What is Grand Tutor saying? Why can't I understand?"
Grand Tutor Chu threw his walking stick to the ground and glanced at him with a cold gaze. In a cold voice, he said, "Get out!"
…
"It seems that I have outsmarted myself."
As the two of them walked out of the Chu household, Ceng Shichun looked at Cui Qingming and said in a small voice.
"How can this be considered as outsmarting myself?" The wound on Cui Qingming's head was no longer bleeding. However, there was still a lot of blood on his face. When he smiled, he looked rather ferocious and terrifying.
Ceng Shichun shook his head and asked, "From the looks of it, Grand Tutor probably already knows that you are behind all this. Will he still help the Cui family and His Highness the King of Shu?"
"He is not helping the Cui family, nor is he helping His Highness the King of Shu." Cui Qingming wiped the blood off his head and said, "He is helping the Chu family."
Ceng Shichun looked at him and said, "Hand over Chu Ping and the Chu family will still be the Chu family."
Cui Qingming shook his head and said, "Before today, hand over Chu Ping and the Chu family will still be the Chu family. After today, the Chu family's reputation for a hundred years will be in our hands. As for the choice, Grand Tutor is a smart man. He will know what to do."
…
"Father, what should we do?"
In the dark great hall, the person in charge of the Chu family on the surface walked in and looked at the figure in the depths of the darkness.
After a long time, a hoarse voice came from the darkness. "How is Ping 'er?"
"He has already fallen asleep," the middle-aged man replied.
No sound came from the darkness.
"I was wrong, I was wrong from the very beginning …" After a long time, a sigh came from the darkness. The old man muttered, "I didn't expect the Cui family to be so vicious. Those are living human lives, living human beings …"
The middle-aged man looked at him in a daze, his face filled with disbelief. "Father, you mean …"
"They have already destroyed Ping 'er, and now they want to destroy our Chu family …"
The old man slowly turned his head and looked at the ancestral tablets of the Chu family in the darkness. He muttered, "They want to destroy the reputation that our Chu family has built up over generations …"
The middle-aged man's body trembled as he said anxiously, "Father, you mustn't. You mustn't. The Chu family's reputation for a hundred years must not be destroyed in our hands!"
He gritted his teeth and said with great difficulty, "If it really doesn't work, then hand over Ping 'er!"
Grand Tutor Chu shook his head and said, "After they sent Ping 'er back twice, this is no longer Ping' er's problem."
The middle-aged man took a few steps back and muttered, "Could it be … could it be that our Chu family …"
Grand Tutor Chu lit the candles in the room and straightened his clothes. He said, "Make preparations. In a few days, I will be meeting a few old friends …"
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