After a male student transmigrated into the body of a widow,

Chapter 176 Teaching a Lesson to Evil People

Middle of the street.

The sudden appearance of a figure startled the horse, causing it to gallop wildly. The man on horseback began to sway, and seeing that he was about to fall off, he tightened the reins and cried out to his guards for help: "Quick, save me!"

Seeing the horse go berserk, the man pulled the reins tighter and tighter. The frightened horse reared up and landed heavily, crushing the vegetable vendor's basket and smashing the bamboo basket to pieces.

The guard shouted anxiously, "Young master, let go!"

Once the horse was startled, the tighter the reins were pulled, the harder it was to control. The guards were so anxious that they jumped up and down, wanting to catch up and find the right moment to rescue the man, but they dared not get too close to the horse.

Suddenly, the man cried out in alarm. The startled horse raised its head and neighed loudly, its front hooves raised high. He swayed and could no longer sit still, falling off the horse.

The guards behind rushed forward. If they really let their young master fall from such a height, he would be crippled if not killed.

Several guards lunged forward, and the man fell to the ground with a dull thud. It turned out that the guards, seeing that they couldn't reach out to save him in time, formed a human cushion and lay on the ground.

The weight of an adult falling from a height and crashing onto them caused them to groan with tremendous force.

"Master, are you okay?"

The man's servant rushed forward and reached out to help him up, but the man cried out in pain halfway up his feet.

He waved his hand at the servant and cursed, "Go easy on me, you blind fool! Can't you see my injured foot?"

Upon hearing his young master's scolding, the servant immediately put on a mournful face: "What should we do, young master?"

My young master is no ordinary man. If he touches even a finger, the whole mansion will be terrified. Now he fell off his horse and almost lost his life. If I go back today, I, his personal servant, will probably be in big trouble.

Hearing the servant's mournful tone, the man felt uneasy. A hint of malice flashed across his face: "Who are you trying to fool with that mournful face? I'm not dead yet! Let's go see who dared to stop my horse and almost killed me on the spot!"

Noticing the gloomy look on his young master's face out of the corner of his eye, and remembering the other man's usual methods of tormenting people, the servant dared not speak and helped the man walk back.

"You're so blind, suddenly running out and startling my horse?!"

Reaching the middle of the street in front of the two figures, one large and one small, the man glanced down at the boy holding the child…

His eyes were dark as he pondered how to teach the two men in front of him a lesson to quell the anger that had nearly cost him his life.

A fierce glint flashed in the man's eyes. He thought he would only feel at ease after taking at least half of their lives.

He ran through the torture methods in his mind, only to see the boy in front of him slowly raise his head, revealing a beautiful face. In the bright sunlight, his skin was as white as snow and his lips were as red as cinnabar. The man's previously gloomy face froze, clearly not expecting that the boy who dared to run out to save people was actually a young man.

Gu Lin raised his head, his expression devoid of its usual gentleness. His eyes grew cold as he looked at the man and said, "You brought this upon yourself!"

Gu Lin felt no remorse whatsoever. If the man was riding his horse in the street according to the rules, and Gu Lin had inexplicably run into the middle of the street, startling the horse and causing the man to fall off, then Gu Lin was at fault.

But thinking about the man's callous disregard for human life, Gu Lin found the man's face increasingly repulsive the more he looked at him.

Riding a horse through the street, even though one could have ridden slowly, the other person insisted on galloping past, refusing to give way to pedestrians. Upon seeing a child running into the middle of the street, instead of slowing down, the other person intensified their pace and charged straight at the child. It was truly despicable.

The man who had been stunned by the young man's appearance turned pale upon hearing the other's scolding.

Upon seeing this, the servant stepped forward and scolded, "You little rascal, open your eyes and look! Our young master is the eldest young master of the Li family, not someone you can afford to offend!"

While speaking, the servant kept an eye on his young master's expression. Seeing that his young master did not speak, he continued to Gu Lin as if he had received an instruction: "If you apologize quickly and kneel down to kowtow a few times, our young master will send you to the government office. If you are still unrepentant, hmph!"

Looking at the arrogant servant in front of him, Gu Lin had never encountered such a person since he expanded his business to the prefectural city. Even in the capital city full of high-ranking officials and nobles, no one dared to treat him like this because of Zheng Hao's status and his relationship with the Fang family and Madam Fang.

At this moment, several guards approached the young man. The lead guard looked at Gu Lin and, receiving a signal from him, turned to the arrogant master and servant opposite him: "You insolent wretch! You almost killed someone and still dare to be so arrogant. Now it's not you who wants my husband to go to the government office, but we who are taking you to the government office to be punished!"

As soon as the guard finished speaking, the eldest son of the Li family, who was not far away, seemed to have heard a joke. He laughed loudly and said to the servant, "Fugui, did you hear what they said? They actually said they would take me to the government office to be punished! What a joke!"

The servant laughed along, then said to the guard with contempt and mockery, "Don't you even know who our young master is? The eldest young master of the Li family is the magistrate's brother-in-law. If you want to punish our young master, you'll have to see if the magistrate agrees!"

The laughter gradually subsided, and the eldest son of the Li family turned his gaze to the child in the young man's arms. It wasn't the look of someone looking at a person, but rather as if he were looking at an inanimate object.

He sneered, "What can a worthless life do to me if it dies? If he dies on my horse today, my brother-in-law will have to worry about whether his blood has stained my horse."

Hearing the other party's extremely arrogant and inhumane words, Gu Lin, who was half-holding the child, tightened his grip. It wasn't out of fear of the man's reaction, but rather out of extreme anger and instinct.

The eldest son of the Li family turned his gaze to the young man sitting on the ground. Even though the young man's clothes were covered in mud and dust and he was holding a little beggar, his stunning beauty was still undeniable.

His eyes narrowed, filled with desire, and his gaze lingered on Gu Lin: "I have a bad temper. In the past, if someone dared to ruin my mood like this, not only almost hurting me to death, but also provoking me in the street, I would never let it go until I crushed his bones and beat his skin to a pulp."

"but."

The man chuckled and said, "My young husband is no stranger. I am also a man who cherishes women. If my young husband comes back to my residence with me for tea and to apologize, I will let this matter go."

They say they'll let today's matter slide, but of course that's impossible.

The eldest son of the Li family is very vengeful. Even if there were a celestial beauty in front of him, he could not forget that he had almost lost his life just now. However, the young husband in front of him was so beautiful that he could not bear to let go of such a beauty. He would settle accounts with the other party after he got tired of playing with him!

"shut up!"

Hearing the man flirting with his husband in public, the guard's face darkened: "How dare you offend my husband!"

In front of a crowd of people on the street, the guards' reprimands made the eldest young master of the Li family feel extremely humiliated. His brother-in-law was the Tongpan of Jibei Prefecture, only below the prefect. In the past, he only needed to show respect to a few people in Jibei Prefecture, and at other times he could walk sideways. He had never encountered such a few audacious and reckless people in front of him.

Since the young men refused to drink the toast, they had to drink the penalty cup. The eldest young master of the Li family had no patience. He darkened his face and ordered the servants and guards around him, "Don't waste words with them. Tie that young man back to the manor and I will teach him a lesson myself. Cripple the other guards' hands and feet. That child caused me to fall off my horse. Take him out of the city and let the horses trample him to death."

As soon as he finished speaking, the pedestrians on both sides of the street felt sorry for him, but dared not step forward to stop him. They were all ordinary people, and even if they went out to stop him, they would only end up like the young men.

Many people felt sorry for the young man sitting on the ground holding a child. They wondered whose husband he was. With seven or eight guards by his side, it was clear that his family valued him highly. Such wealth was not something an ordinary family could have. It was estimated that the young man's husband's family was in business, and that the husband was a wealthy merchant. They dared not offend such a family. But the common people cannot fight against the officials. Even if one is extremely rich, one's words have no effect in front of the magistrate.

This young man is likely to be taken down by the prefect's brother-in-law.

At the young master of the Li family's command, the servants and several guards immediately surrounded Gu Lin and his companions. Seeing their indifferent attitude towards the common people, Gu Lin coldly said to the guards protecting him, "Brother Chen, you don't need to hold back. Beat them all hard. I'll take responsibility if anything happens."

From the moment he confronted the man, Gu Lin had no intention of reconciling with him. How could he possibly hope that someone who could ride a horse through the streets and disregard human life had any conscience?

If it weren't him today, but someone else facing this man, they would probably suffer this loss, and not only that, they might even lose half their life to escape.

Upon hearing the young man's order, Guard Chen knew what to do: as long as no one was killed, he would teach the other man a lesson.

Actually, with Lord Zheng around, my husband could have done whatever he wanted in Jibei Prefecture. But he was a low-key person who didn't like to show off, so he did what he always did. On his way back to the prefecture, he unexpectedly encountered someone who didn't know any better.

The thought of the man nearly trampling his husband on horseback filled Chen and the other guards with rage. They knew how much Lord Zheng cared for his husband, and if anything happened to him, none of them would escape unscathed.

As the servant approached, he threatened, "Young master, I advise you to let your men surrender. My young master has taken pity on you and spared you. You should be grateful. You're ungrateful."

“My young master has already said that he will not hold a grudge and will bring you into the manor to enjoy a life of luxury. What could you possibly be dissatisfied with? Our Li family is not comparable to ordinary merchant families. Even a glimpse of the wealth of the Li family can dazzle people. If I were you, I would abandon my useless husband and come into the manor with you to serve you well.”

Listening to the servant's words, which were half threatening and half coaxing, Gu Lin said calmly, "Then you can wait to go to jail with your young master."

"you!"

The servant was annoyed by the young man's stubbornness and thought to himself: "It's only because he's spoiled at home that he hasn't seen his young master's methods. He's so stubborn now, but who knows how much he'll have to beg when he falls into his young master's hands and is begging for his life. I've seen plenty of young ladies and gentlemen like this."

The servant glared at the guards and said, "Go! Grab this young master and let him teach him a lesson!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several guards pounced on the young men and their companions. The servant watched coldly; his side outnumbered the enemy by seven or eight men, and they could easily wipe them all out in one fell swoop…

With a series of "thumps," the sound of flesh hitting the ground was heard. The servant was dumbfounded by the scene before him. The dozen or so guards who had surrounded the young man and his companions were flying in all directions and crashing heavily onto the street.

The servant stood there, stunned and speechless. He looked at the guards in various positions, some lying down and some crawling on the ground, with disbelief on his face.

Behind him, the eldest son of the Li family roared, "A bunch of useless bastards! You can't even beat a few people. What's the point of keeping you around?"

Seeing the furious man and the guards lying all over the ground, Gu Lin said coldly, "Brother Chen, arrest them all!"

Upon hearing this, the servant saw several tall, strong, and menacing guards walking towards them, and then he saw the people lying on the ground on his side.

The servant exclaimed in shock and anger, "How dare you?! We are..."

Before the servant could finish speaking, he was punched to the ground by the leading guard, blood immediately flowing from his mouth. Looking up at the fierce-looking guard in front of him, the servant didn't even dare to wipe the blood, keeping his mouth tightly shut and not daring to speak.

"Don't come any closer! My brother-in-law is a prefectural magistrate. If you dare to touch a single hair on my head, I'll make you all pay with your lives!"

As the eldest son of the Li family retreated, he threatened the guards who surrounded him. However, he twisted his ankle and before he could take a few steps back, a nearby guard kicked him, causing him to fall to his knees with a thud, facing directly towards Gu Lin.

Meeting the young man's cold, brown eyes, the eldest son of the Li family felt as if the other was mocking him. He felt utterly humiliated, believing that one should only kneel before heaven, earth, and one's parents. He vowed that if he ever had the chance, he would tear these people before him to pieces!

The guards, holding the man, looked at Gu Lin, waiting for his signal.

Gu Lin could not retaliate in kind and commit murder. He told the guard, "Slap him fifty times and break both his legs."

Gu Lin was truly enraged by the man's order for the guards to take the child out to the outskirts and let the tall horses trample him.

Without the slightest hesitation, the guard immediately raised his leg and crushed the man's legs after he finished speaking. The man let out a painful roar, and the sound of bones breaking echoed throughout the quiet street.

After crippling his legs, the guards forced the young master of the Li family to kneel down, ignoring his increasingly pale face, and raised their large palm-leaf fan to start slapping him.

The people on both sides of the street were incredulous. They saw the young man who was originally in a weak position turn the tables and order his men to teach the eldest son of the Li family a lesson. Hearing the sound of bones breaking and the crisp sound of slaps, everyone felt a sense of satisfaction.

Finally, someone dared to teach the evil Li family a lesson.

The eldest son of the Li family's face gradually became red and swollen. The guards did not stop for a moment, each slap becoming clearer and louder than the last.

Suddenly, someone shouted, "The soldiers are here!"