roccoschili Chapter 46 Personally Arrived
Chapter 46 Personally Arrived
"Young Master Li, is there something you need?"
The once lively private room fell into an eerie silence, until Li Jinglong's voice broke the silence.
"Lord Cao, I've come to ask you something. This Liu Dan is a distant relative of mine. Why did you beat him so badly?" Li You asked, his voice trembling as he tried to remain calm.
"Oh?" Li Jinglong raised an eyebrow and said teasingly, "Then you should ask what this Liu Dan did?"
"This young master Liu just wants to come into the shop for a visit!" Li You had already begun to doubt Liu Dan's words, but he still said it against his will.
"Heh!" Li Jinglong chuckled coldly, then looked at Liu Dan beside Li You: "Young Master Liu, is that so?"
"That's...that's it!" Liu Dan was also intimidated by the imposing aura of Li Jinglong and the others, and forced a reply.
"What a blatant distortion of the truth!" Li Jinglong sneered. "Looks like the beating wasn't lenient enough, no, the lesson wasn't thorough enough!"
"I wonder what Duke Cao means by this?" Li You, having discerned the implication in Li Jinglong's words, stubbornly persisted in asking.
"You barged into our club earlier and spoke rudely, and now you've brought Young Master Li here. What? Are you trying to pressure me? Want me to apologize?" Li Jinglong said coldly, his face full of mockery. "Do you really think I, Li Jinglong, am easy to bully?"
Although Li You was somewhat prepared, he was still taken aback by Li Jinglong's words and cursed inwardly: I knew this wasn't going to be that simple!
He then turned his head and glared fiercely at Liu Dan.
Although Li Jinglong made sarcastic remarks, he ultimately did not lose his temper. However, Chang Sheng, Guo Zhen, and others around him were already impatient!
"Where did this bug come from, daring to jump in front of us brothers!" Chang Sheng sneered, glaring angrily at Li You and the other man.
"That's right, do they really think we're just ordinary folks! If we don't teach them a lesson, they'll never know how many eyes Lord Ma has!" Guo Zhen echoed sharply.
"Li You, you can go back now! Let this person stay, and we'll pretend this never happened!" Deng Zhen waved his hand and said somewhat helplessly.
Unlike Chang Sheng and others, Deng Zhen was related to the Li family by marriage. No matter what, Li You was his brother-in-law. If he bullied Li You, Deng Zhen would not be able to explain himself when he went home!
"Brother-in-law, what do you mean?" Li You looked at Deng Zhen and asked, puzzled.
"What could I possibly mean? You're my brother-in-law, I can't exactly punish you! But this bastard has messed with my brother, what am I supposed to do?" Deng Zhen snorted coldly and rolled his eyes at Li You.
"Alright! We'll do as Brother Deng says!" Although Li Jinglong also wanted to deal with Li You, he still had to avoid Deng Zhen since he was here.
"Duke Cao, please have some self-respect!" Li You panicked. If he had to admit that he had a reason for beating Liu Dan before, then he could have done it.
However, if Liu Dan, whom he brought with him, were to be detained, that would be a different matter altogether. Even Li You couldn't afford to lose face like that.
Li Jinglong sneered, "Young Master Li, I've given you face, so don't make things difficult for me. Letting this person leave the club today is like trampling on my face!"
At this moment, Liu Dan's body was shaking uncontrollably. Although he didn't have a chance to speak, he could understand what was being said!
remorse!
Liu Dan is now filled with remorse! If only he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have bothered with the beating!
"Young Master Li...Young Master Li!" Liu Dan's voice was trembling with tears as he begged Li You not to leave him behind!
At this point, Li You was in a bind and could only grit his teeth and say, "Lord Cao, if Liu Dan was wrong before, and it was my recklessness, I apologize to you; however, the man cannot be kept, and I hope that Lord Cao will not make things difficult for me!"
"Heh!" Li Jinglong sneered repeatedly. "Now you know you were reckless? Too late!"
"Li You, Brother Deng told you to leave, so go ahead and leave. We'll settle our score later. Otherwise, don't blame me, Li, for being ruthless!" Li Jinglong issued his final ultimatum.
"Gong Cao Guo!"
"Enough!" Li Jinglong said coldly, interrupting Li You.
"Someone come here!"
"My lord!" Li Er appeared in the private room with several guards.
Li Jinglong pointed at Liu Dan, his voice unusually calm: "Take this young master Liu away. After I'm done here, I'll reason with him!"
"Yes, sir!"
After Li Er finished speaking, he walked towards Liu Dan with a cold smile on his face!
"No...no, Young Master Li, save me!" Liu Dan panicked.
"By the way, we can't be rude to our guests, so let's lock this young master Liu in a dog cage for now!" Li Jinglong looked around and said to Chang Sheng and the others with a smile.
"Jiujiang suits me perfectly!" Chang Sheng nodded. "In my opinion, being locked up with dogs is fine too!"
"Second Brother is right!" Guo Zhen chimed in.
"Li Jinglong!" Li You shouted.
"What? You want to go with Young Master Liu too?" Li Jinglong glanced at Li You with disdain.
"You..." Li You's chest heaved, never expecting Li Jinglong to be so ruthless.
"Take him away!" Li Jinglong said sternly.
Li Er, accompanied by his guards, completely ignored Liu Dan's wailing and tried to drag him out by force.
"Don't let him startle our club's guests!" Li Jinglong glanced at Liu Dan and said impatiently.
"Understood, my lord!" Li Er replied, then punched Liu Dan in the face, dislocating his jaw. Liu Dan could only make "uh, uh" sounds.
Li Jinglong's ruthlessness made Li You's legs tremble. Helpless, he could only snort coldly, flick his sleeves, and leave in a huff!
"What a disappointment!" Chang Sheng snorted coldly. "If it weren't for Old Deng, Li You wouldn't have let him leave so easily!"
"Jiujiang, Second Brother Chang, I'm sorry I got in your way today!" Deng Zhen gave a wry smile. After all, he was related to the Li family!
"Let's have a drink, Li Qi should be here soon!" Guo Zhen said with a smile.
"No one can come. Do they really think my Cao Guogong Mansion is made of clay?" Li Jinglong snorted and ordered the maid to continue singing.
"However, if Li Qi comes from Jiujiang, you should be more polite to him, since he's different from Li You! Besides, according to seniority, Li Qi is your uncle!" Deng Zhen advised.
"Hehe! Li Qi? Uncle? Tell me, what exactly is that kid's identity?" Li Jinglong suddenly remembered that Liu Dan had mentioned his sister's situation that afternoon.
"Could he be the brother-in-law of the Duke of Han?" Chang Sheng suddenly remembered that Li Shanchang had quite a few concubines.
Deng Zhen and Guo Zhen looked at each other, then looked at Li Jinglong.
Li Jinglong smiled slightly: "If it really is the Duke of Han, would Li You need to come? The Duke of Han is highly experienced; if he simply sent a steward to inform us, would we still be able to make things difficult for him?"
Upon hearing Li Jinglong's words, the three were stunned. Could this person be related to Li Qi? If so, Li Jinglong probably wouldn't let this go easily!
Li You was furious at the club, so he left and went straight back to the Li residence.
"Really?" Li Qi was furious after hearing Li You's account.
"Brother, although Li Jiujiang did go too far, the root of the problem still lies with Liu Dan!" Li You felt a chill run down his spine when he thought of Liu Dan being locked in a dog cage.
"That Li Jiujiang is far too arrogant!" Li Qi snorted coldly and ordered towards the door, "Men, prepare the horses!"
This time, Li Qi decided to go in person to see if Li Jinglong would dare to treat him like this again.