"Xiao Xiao!" Ling Shouzhi was also stunned at this time. He never expected that this loser would dare to look at him, let alone those words full of ridicule. He frowned and said unhappily: "That's how you talk to me.
Did the elders speak?"
"Don't dare." Ling Xiao smiled coldly and said loudly: "I am just a reasonable person. If my fourth uncle is also reasonable, you will naturally be my good elder and good fourth uncle. But if my fourth uncle talks nonsense,
Throw shit on me, hehe, even if you don’t say it, my little nephew will have to indulge a little bit."
"Bold!" Ling Shouzhi was going crazy. He had been in charge of the Ling family's execution hall for more than ten years, and the three generations of descendants almost changed their minds after hearing this. They would not dare to appear in front of him, let alone contradict him like this.
Especially this Ling Xiao, who is even more famous for being a loser. Not to mention his mediocre qualifications, he has no mood for cultivation. He usually eats, drinks, whores, and gambles.
Looking at the Buddha's face, he would have been kicked out of the Ling family long ago.
Seeing Ling Xiao and Ling Shouzhi facing each other, the other nine sons of the Ling family immediately fell silent.
Just now, everyone was in the same lineup to fight Ling Xiao. Now Ling Xiao contradicted Ling Shouzhi, and the others were happy to see it. No matter who wins or loses, Ling Shouzhi was ridiculed by a junior and lost all face.
Ling Shouzhi naturally knew this. His chest rose and fell rapidly several times. He suppressed the anger in his heart and turned to Ling Shouxin: "Fifth brother, is this how you educate your children?"
Ling Xiao knew that his father had a stupid mouth, so he quickly said: "Fourth uncle, please talk about the clan rules. Why are you talking about this? My father educates his children, and it is not your turn to teach him. Do you think you are older than the head of the family? Or
Say, do you think my grandfather’s abilities are not as good as yours?”
This sentence was so lethal that Ling Shouzhi could only lower his face and say nothing.
"Ling Xiao, don't talk nonsense." Seeing his father being humiliated by Ling Xiao, Ling Fan's eyes turned red in a hurry: "If you dare to act like a real man, don't talk about useless things. I'm just asking you.
, have you ever gone to a brothel or gambled? In front of all the elders, touch your conscience and say, "
"Well..."
Ling Xiao immediately began to think deeply and gently touched his chin with his hand, as if he was recalling something difficult.
"Li Fang and the others are all here, how dare you tell lies with your eyes open?" Ling Fan no longer cares about brotherhood. In fact, he has never regarded Ling Xiao as a brother. Anyway, he is now broken.
After failing to frame someone, he lost all his belongings. Now he focuses all his resentment on Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao laughed and said: "You have shown your conscience, how dare I talk nonsense. I was just thinking about how many times I went there and how much money I lost."
"You!" Ling Fan never dreamed that his opponent would say that. He was so full of calculations that he was speechless for a moment. He thought to himself, isn't this guy out of his mind?
Ling Shouzhi finally seized the opportunity at this time and said coldly: "Since you have admitted it, then obey the law honestly. Article 10 of the clan rules, anyone who gambles more than three times will be punished with fifty sticks. Anyone who gambles more than ten times..."
"Fourth uncle, why are you in such a hurry? I haven't finished what I just said."
As if he didn't hear Ling Shouzhi's punishment, Ling Xiao reached out and dug into his ears for a long time, and said lazily: "There are national laws, and families have family rules. Since there are regulations in the clan rules, we must strictly abide by them. How can it be used as a standard for punishment just three times?"
, someone like me who has been there at least dozens or hundreds of times should be fined based on the amount of gambling, right?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone's eyes widened.
Ling Fan couldn't hold back anymore and almost laughed out loud. He was convinced that this guy must be crazy. How could anyone still think that his punishment was not severe enough?
This is not crazy, what is it!
Ling Shouzhi also looked at him with a strange expression, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
In the entire hall, Ling Shouxin was the only one who was extremely anxious. His fat body was trembling, his face was as pale as paper, and he was about to faint.
Ling Xiao saw this and immediately felt regretful. Although teasing these people was fun and made his father who didn't know the truth so anxious, it really shouldn't have happened.
He cleared his throat and said loudly: "You uncles probably don't know yet, but Fan Di and I accidentally won 400,000 taels of silver when we were gambling the day before yesterday. There are also some odds and ends in the rest.
There are also one hundred and eighty thousand in total. Originally, I wondered if it would be difficult for my fourth uncle’s family to accumulate this money, and I was thinking about whether I should return it to Brother Fan privately. Today I saw my fourth uncle’s awe-inspiring righteousness, and was deeply touched. I hesitated just now.
That’s why.”
Except for Ling Shouzhi, Ling Shouxin and his son, the rest of the Ling family members all changed their minds. Although they knew that Ling Xiao and Ling Fan were gambling together, they didn't know that the gambling capital actually amounted to so much silver.
Four hundred thousand taels of silver, what does this mean?
Even if they, the branches of the Ling family, have accumulated more than half of their lives, they can only get these possessions. Anyone who is not stupid will understand the mystery. No one will let their children gamble with so much money. This is clearly the fourth family.
He wanted to set a trap for Ling Xiao, but he didn't expect that he would be swallowed alive instead.
At this thought, everyone's expressions were strange. However, they did not expect that these were all Ling Xiao's calculations. They just thought that the fourth family was too stupid to be defeated by such a waste.
After all, gambling is all about luck. And luck has nothing to do with ability.
Seeing the strange faces of the elders of the Ling family, Ling Xiao sneered in his heart. Asking himself, although the nine sons of the Ling family are not extremely talented, they are all above average. If they work together, let alone the small Black Rock City, even the
The entire Bohai County can also create a world.
Especially the third generation is full of geniuses.
But just because he focused on internal fighting, the entire family was eventually wiped out.
For this, Ling Xiao felt quite resentful in his heart, and also felt a bit regretful that iron could not become steel.
After Ling Xiao revealed such a big secret, no one spoke in the hall for a while.
After a long time, Ling Shouzhi opened his mouth and was about to speak. When he saw Ling Xiao smiling strangely at him, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he swallowed the words as soon as they came to his lips.
Ling Xiao today gave him a strange illusion, as if everything was under the control of this kid. Unknowingly, the thoughts of all the Ling family members changed accordingly. Although Ling Shouzhi was heartbroken about the silver and spiritual sand, he didn't want to lose it.
Ling Xiao's plan.
However, although he was cunning and cunning, Ling Fan was already mad. He couldn't help but said: "Have you admitted to participating in gambling, 400,000 taels of silver! Just now you said yourself that the punishment will be calculated according to the amount of gambling, which is 400,000 taels."
Money! Dad, tell him quickly, what kind of crime does he deserve with so much gambling money?"
Ling Shouzhi said with a gloomy face, "If you exceed one hundred thousand taels, you will be expelled from the Ling family."
"Hahahaha, did you hear that, Ling Xiao! If you are expelled from the Ling family, you, the legitimate son of the long family, will be expelled from the Ling family just like me. What else do you have to say now? No matter how crazy you are, you are not very good at speaking.
Really? For a waste like you, as long as you are kicked out of the Ling family, you will starve to death, die of thirst, or freeze to death within three days."
Ling Fan screamed like crazy. From the moment he lost all his chips, he knew that he was finished. But being able to drag Ling Xiao into the water gave him an indescribable pleasure.
Ling Xiao had been looking at this brother who had grown up together indifferently, but now his heart felt extremely dull.
Is this the first step in revenge?
Compared with the predators on the road of revenge in the future, Ling Fan was too weak to mobilize his own pleasure. Closing his eyes, taking a deep breath, Ling Xiao looked at Ling Shouzhi and said word by word: "Fourth uncle seems to
There is another clan rule that I forgot to mention. Maybe my fourth uncle is old and has a bad memory, but it doesn't matter, my nephew will remember it for you."
"There is an explanation behind Article 10 of the clan rules. As long as gamblers are willing to hand over all their gambling funds to the Ling family, not only will they not be punished, but they will be rewarded according to the amount. This supplementary article comes from the third generation ancestor of the Ling family.
It was his desperate effort that allowed him to win back the family fortune that his second-generation ancestors had lost at the gambling table. After my nephew came home that day, the first thing he did was to hand over the gambling coefficient to his father. If you uncles don’t believe it, you should
You can check the family ledger."
Ling Shou Zhideng was shaken all over, his tall and straight body staggered a few steps, and his face suddenly turned pale. As for Ling Fan, a ball of resentment in his chest rushed out of his throat, turning into congestion and spurting blood.
Four hundred thousand taels of silver were handed over to the family without any care.
You know, the family ledger is shared by everyone. This means that these 400,000 taels of silver were thrown into the water by Ling Xiao, a prodigal son.
No, not a prodigal!
He did this, but he suddenly said it today, clearly intending to stab himself.
In an instant, everything that happened in the past few days flashed through Ling Fan's mind like lightning, and his mind was clearer than ever before.
From the beginning of gambling, to Ling Xiao's words and deeds, to today. All of these are like pearls, strung together by Ling Fan with a rope.
"This guy did it on purpose! He did it on purpose! He, he... is so hateful!"
Ling Fan wanted to speak out loudly at this time, but he could not suppress the anger in his heart. He felt more and more hatred in his heart and vomited out blood. The Qi he had cultivated for more than ten years dissipated with the essence and blood.
Now that things have come to this, the fourth family has been completely humiliated.
Not only did he lose his face, he also lost his dignity. Four hundred thousand taels of silver did not fall from the sky, let alone the spiritual sand that both parties deliberately concealed.
It can be said that Ling Shouzhi lost both his wife and his army.
But the existence of four hundred thousand taels of silver greatly attracted the other branches.
Ling Shoujin, who ranked ninth, suddenly said: "Since Ling Xiao is so sensible, what can we say? In my opinion, it is common for young people to be ignorant. As long as they know their mistakes and can correct them, there is no great improvement. Young people should be given the opportunity to correct their mistakes.
Why bother holding on to the opportunity? You think so, right?"
"What Lao Jiu said makes sense."
"Yes, this kid Ling Xiao is pretty good. A prodigal son can never be replaced by gold, so give this kid a chance."
The nine sons of the Ling family, who were standing like statues just now, suddenly had three people vying to persuade them.
Ling Shouzhi trembled with rage, and he naturally knew why. Lao Jiu and the others were the poorest among the nine sons of the Ling family. How could they not be moved when they heard that the 400,000 taels of silver were in the public account?
But Ling Xiao still handed over the money to his father. Although it was a public account, the right to use it was in the hands of Ling Shouxin. In this way, the Ling family who are short of money are not in a hurry to please and behave?
Ling Xiao naturally understood everything that he could understand in seconds. First showing an innocent and shy smile, Ling Xiao bent down and bowed: "Thank you uncles, but my nephew has been thinking about it for a long time. Speaking of gambling,
My nephew has indeed done a lot of things wrong in these years. Not only gambling and visiting brothels. He also molested women from good families and snatched lollipops from children... Oh, there are countless things. I don't realize it on weekdays, but just now I heard what my fourth uncle said.
, I felt like thunder, and my whole body suddenly became enlightened. I just thought, people like me should be severely punished and set an example for the brothers. Otherwise, how can I have the face to take over the Ling family in the future? "
Ling Shoujin was shocked and his mind was in confusion. Ling Xiao's words made him feel like a **.
I worked so hard to defend Ling Xiao, a loser, but in the end, he didn't appreciate it at all. That's all, and I want to increase the punishment? This is no longer an ordinary **, this is a big idiot!
pure!
It suddenly dawned on you that after so many years of eating, drinking, prostitution, and gambling, you almost made your grandfather angry to death, but you didn’t understand. But you did understand what the fourth child said, and you suddenly understood it like a thunderbolt. You can even speak idioms!
Do you still want to take over the Ling family? With a waste like you who is barely on the second level of the pulse condensation stage, you still want to take over the Ling family?
This is not crazy, what is it?
At this thought, Ling Shouxin felt that he was really out of his mind for actually defending such a fool. So he silently took a few steps back and hid himself deeply in the crowd.
Not to mention him, the other two people also wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in.
For a while, the hall was awkward for a long time, and no one spoke.