Red Dust Daqian

The legitimate son was killed and his body was still warm; then he discovered that the illegitimate son had committed adultery with the concubine. He was so sad, ashamed and furious that he vomited blood and fainted.

After being woken up by the housekeeper, he still insisted on punishing the fifth wife and the bastard. The fifth wife was stripped naked and thrown into a pig cage; the bastard was his son after all, so he broke one leg and locked him in the dungeon.

Ouyang Changzong's harsh punishment frightened everyone. The master was old and physically weak, while the ladies were young, beautiful, and energetic, and more or less had some problems. For a time, everyone in the Changshi Mansion was in danger.

Ouyang Changshi was so furious that he made stricter demands out of shame. He not only wanted to check whether the person had scratches to prove that he was the real murderer who killed his son, but also to thoroughly investigate every corner of Changshi's mansion to see how many filth and dirt there were in his mansion, and how many people had done shameful things that were harmful to him right under his nose.

One shameful thing after another was discovered. Ouyang Changzong didn't know how he spent that night. The family members he risked his life to protect actually did so many dirty things that let him down. They stabbed each other with needles and cursed each other, hid huge amounts of money, had ambiguous affairs... a bunch of messy and shameful things, but no one was seen with scars on their bodies, and no one could be the real murderer who killed his son.

After much investigation, Ouyang Changzong finally began to doubt whether the remaining illegitimate sons were his own biological sons. He became more and more angry. If he didn't deal with them, he would kill all his family members. He wished to deal with them all.

After a day and a night, no clues were found about the real murderer of Ouyang Zongxin, but Ouyang Changzong was unwilling to continue the search. The damage caused by the death of his legitimate son was a bit insignificant compared to the dirty things done by his wife and illegitimate sons. Ouyang Changzong could not bear it anymore. The true faces of the family members in the Changshi Mansion were so unbearable. As a veteran official who had seen the world, he could not accept it.

If I continue investigating, I will feel so embarrassed that I will be speechless in front of all my ancestors. In the end, I will just let it go.

Inside the inn: Xiangcao could no longer suppress her excitement, and hugged Zhou Sen tightly and cried bitterly. When she was facing death, she realized how important Zhou Sen was to her, and it was better to stay together forever than to die together. At this moment, they wished they could rub into each other's bodies and become each other's pendants, never leaving each other for a moment.

Vanilla said excitedly: "Mumu, you bastard, you almost died today. I drew my sword and was ready to risk my life to save you, but the hope is so slim... If you died, how could I, your senior sister, live... You bastard..."

Xiangcao spoke intermittently, releasing her nervous emotions. Zhou Sen gently stroked Xiangca in his arms and comforted her: "Okay, don't worry, everything is over. Aren't we living well here?"

Xiangcao, who always relied on her martial arts to dominate the crowd, was a little shaken at this moment. She said to Zhou Sen, "Mumu, why don't we not go to Kyoto. We just arrived in Jiangxia Prefecture and it's so difficult to do things. I almost lost my life. When I saw those well-trained archers pointing their bows at us, I felt really helpless and desperate. I couldn't stop the volley of arrows. We couldn't even deal with the people from the governor's mansion. In the future, we may have to face more powerful people in Kyoto. They may have more archers and more powerful warriors. How should you and I deal with it then?"

Zhou Sen replied: "Sister, when we chose to embark on this path, didn't we put life and death aside? It is not easy to fight for our ideals and live for the people. I am afraid we will encounter difficulties in the future, but we must believe in ourselves. No matter what time, we can overcome danger."

After a moment of silence, Vanilla replied, "Mumu, I used to put life and death aside. But when I saw them aiming their arrows at you, and when I heard that you were sentenced to immediate execution, I realized that my promise to put life and death aside was all empty talk. I cannot accept your death. I can die, but you must not die without my permission."

Seeing Xiangcao getting excited again, Zhou Sen quickly made a joke: "Okay, Senior Sister, next time I want to die, I'll report to you in advance." Xiangcao glared at Zhou Sen and cursed: "You're annoying! Who told you to die?"

Zhou Sen continued, "Sister, calm down. We won't die so easily. At worst, we'll just be more careful in the future. Also, it seems that we are still too weak at the moment. We need to re-plan our future development direction. We will face more powerful enemies in the future, and it will not work just relying on the guards of Tiemu Hall."

After waiting for Vanilla to calm down, the two immediately began to plan what to do in the future.

Since the establishment of Xiangmu Society, this was the first time that Zhou Sen felt hopeless and powerless. He hadn't felt this frustrated for a long time. When a group of archers drew their longbows and aimed at them, they were like lambs to be slaughtered. Facing the archers from the governor's office, they were all confused. If they encountered a more violent state machine in the future, wouldn't it be a dead end with no chance of winning?

Also, Zhou Sen's own fighting power is too weak, and he can't even deal with a few ruffians. Does he have to take Vanilla with him every time he goes out? Even if Vanilla is willing, it is sometimes inconvenient.

There is also the problem of the loyalty of the Tiemu Hall thugs. When faced with a situation like today, some people ran away early. If a fight really breaks out, I am afraid that Zhao Tiezhu may be the only one left in the Tiemu Hall.

We need to find a way to solve these problems. The overall management of Xiangmu Society is pretty good now, so we don't have to worry about money. It's time to do something about military preparedness. Tiemu Hall is a little small to just be a guard team. If we want to expand, let alone sweep across the universe, at least in Jiangxia Prefecture, we need to have some ability to fight back against the local tyrants.

The changes must be major and comprehensive.

Inside Qianmu Hall: Shen Qianrou and Shen Yueer were also restless. Since returning from the government office, they have been thinking about what happened today. It was really thrilling and they almost lost their lives. A group of guards broke into the backyard of Qianmu Hall so easily. What were the guards of Tiemu Hall doing? When they went to the government office, only Zhao Tiezhu and a few others followed, and the others disappeared. If they hadn't returned safely, I'm afraid that Qianmu Hall would be emptied and no one would care. How could this happen?