Xie Jiang applauded Ruan Lizhi's words, "Second Master Ruan speaks the truth, Second Master Ruan speaks well. Since that is the case, you should rest well."
She didn't care whether they apologized or not. If they liked feeling soft and weak, they could continue to be like noodles.
Ruan Lizhi was never one to let pride outweigh everything, nor did he find it embarrassing to bow to a child. He simply felt that after being beaten, the unpleasantness between him and Xie Jiang could be forgotten.
"How about this, young man Xie, I'll apologize to you. Just let me have a look at the weapons in your hand, just a look!"
He had been beaten into such a sorry state, and he was willing to let it go. Wasn't that enough flexibility and sincerity?
"Although I am very envious of the weapons you hold, I absolutely have no covetous intentions. Please don't misunderstand!"
He was afraid Xie Jiang would think he intended to snatch them or keep them for himself, so he quickly explained, "I really don't mean that. If you don't believe me, ask Young Master Xu. Is that the kind of person I, Ruan Er, am?"
Xu Hengyan raised his eyelids but remained silent.
Ruan Lizhi suddenly remembered that he seemed to have a criminal record.
Damn it!
Xie Jiang looked at her hand and held up the silver fork she used for fruit. "Second Master Ruan, are you talking about this? If you want it, I can give it to you."
Was the little brat deliberately trying to anger him? Ruan Lizhi said, "I'm talking about the weapons you used to suppress bandits."
Xie Jiang drew the dagger from her waist and threw it at Ruan Lizhi. With a ding, it stuck into the floor tiles in front of Ruan Lizhi.
The dagger was so close to Ruan Lizhi's thigh, almost brushing against the root of his thigh.
"If your hand shakes any more, I'll be rendered… no…" He already had a son. "I'll have to walk with my legs spread for the rest of my life!"
An empty nest would let the wind blow through if one didn't walk with their legs spread.
Xu Hengyan glared fiercely at Xie Jiang. Where was she throwing it?
Xie Jiang was bewildered by the glare. She wasn't throwing it at Xu Hengyan's crotch, so why was he so concerned about Ruan Lizhi?
Xu Hengyan: "…"
Ruan Lizhi's curses soon stopped. He stared at the dagger by his leg, his eyes shining. With a slight flick of his wrist, he threw it, and it firmly embedded itself into the hard floor tiles!
"This, this, this was made by the Cui Shan Sect?"
No one needed to answer him. If it wasn't made by the Cui Shan Sect, who else could have made it?
Ruan Lizhi carefully pulled the precious dagger from the ground, examined it with great fondness for a long time, and then grabbed a clump of Ruan Ziji's hair and sliced through it with a swish.
Ruan Ziji: "…" My dear uncle.
Cao Mian shifted his right leg. Based on his experience, he could tell that the bone in his right leg was broken.
Just moving it made him sweat profusely from the pain. The numerous holes all over his body were bleeding profusely.
"Second Master, Second Master…"
Could they research the weapons of the Cui Shan Sect another day? Shouldn't they go see a doctor first?
Ruan Lizhi heard Cao Mian's call and thought Cao Mian was reminding him of their true objective for coming today.
He had been mesmerized by a dagger! He had almost forgotten the important matter!
Despite this, Ruan Lizhi was still reluctant to let go of the beloved dagger. "You brat, don't play dumb with me. I'm talking about the weapons you used to level the three camps of the Huang Lan Mountain bandits."
Xie Jiang replied very curtly, "Oh, those, I don't have them, and even if I did, I wouldn't show them."
"You… we agreed to have a real fight outside the city, using your weapons!" Ruan Lizhi felt he couldn't have taken a beating for nothing.
Xie Jiang said, "We already fought, and the outcome is decided."
"You brat, you're tricking me!" Ruan Lizhi said angrily.
Xie Jiang's demeanor was extremely arrogant, "Yes, I'm tricking you, Second Master Ruan."
Ruan Lizhi couldn't sit still and wanted to jump up again. He had never wanted to beat someone to death so much!
"Uncle, don't be impulsive! We can talk about the weapons later, okay? You're so injured, shouldn't you find a doctor to treat you first?"
Ruan Ziji carefully held back the suddenly agitated Ruan Lizhi. He had already noticed something was wrong with his uncle's left arm.
"Uncle, your arm is probably fractured. Don't move it anymore. If your injury worsens, do you still want this arm?"
Ruan Lizhi certainly didn't want to be a one-armed man, but leaving in such disgrace, how could he be reconciled? "Young man Xie, I'll trade one of my arms just to have a look at those weapons, is that not allowed?"
Xie Jiang said, "If Second Master Ruan is willing to detach his entire arm, it's not impossible for you to have a look."
Ruan Lizhi didn't believe her for a second!
Did he look like someone with such poor judgment?
The little brat wanted to trick him into detaching his arm, and then who knew what he would actually show him.
The little brat had a terrible conscience!
Ruan Lizhi said loudly, "How about this, you brat, name your price, as long as I can fulfill it!"
Xie Jiang stood up from the lounge chair with a swish.
Seeing this, Ruan Lizhi's eyes lit up. He thought he had finally hit the mark, that young Xie had a request for him.
Who knew Xie Jiang blurted out, "I want to be Prime Minister!"
Ruan Lizhi pushed Ruan Ziji away and roared furiously, "No one stop me, I'm going to beat this little brat to death!"
Be Prime Minister!
Why didn't she say she wanted to be Emperor!
He also wanted to be a Duke or a Prince by feudal grant! Could he do it! The little brat was deliberately toying with him!
Ruan Ziji knew it was wrong, but he couldn't help but let out a snicker.
Cao Mian said loudly, "Young Master Xie, our Second Master is very sincere!"
Xie Jiang said, "I am also very sincere. My greatest wish in this life is to become Prime Minister."
Ruan Ziji hugged Ruan Lizhi tightly from behind. "Uncle, don't be impulsive, don't get excited. When you get excited, look at how much blood you're losing! If this continues, all your blood will be drained!"
"I want to die with that brat named Xie!" Ruan Lizhi was so angry, the little brat was toying with him like he was a dog!
The last time someone toyed with him like this was on the battlefield, and the result was that the person who toyed with him was chopped into pieces and fed to the dogs!
"Uncle, uncle, uncle!" Ruan Ziji dared not laugh anymore. His uncle was truly about to be angered to death. "Uncle, stop thinking about those weapons. Think about your own injuries. Young Master Xie's attitude is very clear, he won't show them to you, not even a glance. Just give up on that idea…"
"Which side are you on!" What do you mean give up on that idea!
"Let me put it this way, Uncle. If we had a great treasure in our family, something rare in the world, wouldn't everyone want to catch a glimpse of it? Suddenly, one day, someone comes uninvited, without even a greeting, and searches our house inside and out, insisting on seeing our treasure. If they aren't allowed to see it, they refuse to leave…"
"If it were you, what would you do? You would definitely cut that person down with a knife, right?"
Ruan Lizhi remained silent.
Ruan Ziji continued to add fuel to the fire, "You tricked that person a few words, and then beat them up severely. The person still insists on seeing the great treasure. Once you've calmed down, would you show it to them?"
Ruan Lizhi wouldn't. Of course, he would hide his own treasure. However, "Which side are you on?!"
Ruan Ziji remained silent, looking at his uncle, letting his uncle understand for himself.