Published: March 7, 2025
Chapter 289: The Great Action: Capturing Chu King of Hell!
Finally done.
The two brothers lay on the ground, both bruised and groaning.
“... You little brat have improved quite a bit!” Ji Zhu hisses as he gasps in pain, cautiously touching the bruises on his face, cursing angrily, “How dare you hit me? I am your older brother! Since ancient times, the eldest brother is like a father! You scoundrel who betrays your master and extinguishes your ancestors...”
This made Rui Butong, who was on the side, feel a sharp pain in his stomach: with someone like you, how can you even talk about being like a father?
“I hit you, this little brat!” Ji Mo, the second young master, lay on his stomach, trying hard to touch his battered backside with one hand, while sucking in cold air, mumbling.
“Ji Mo, once we return to the family, I will report your actions to our father, let him decide your punishment! I will also submit this to the elder council for discussion on your punishment... Ouch...” Ji Zhu counted his fingers viciously.
“Ah! Brother! Dear brother!” Ji Mo suddenly looked as if he had lost his soul, “We are blood brothers, heart connected to heart, blood connected to blood! Even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected! I am your real brother... You won’t be so cruel, right? If you report to the family, I am finished! I will be locked up in the Dark Prison for at least three years...”
“Hmph!” Ji Zhu sneered, “What does that have to do with me?”
“Tell me, what are your conditions to keep this a secret for me?” Ji Mo raised his face dramatically, looking as if he was ready to sacrifice himself.
“Conditions? Simple!” Ji Zhu said smugly while glancing at him.
“Just say it, I can handle it!” Ji Mo bravely declared, his face showing that he wasn’t afraid of any trouble.
“When we return to the family, you will take all of this upon yourself... and give me a good report! Then let the family remove my position as the patriarch heir, and I will take your punishment!” Ji Zhu blinked, heroically suggesting, “After all, I am your brother... In such a calamity, if I don’t bear it for my brother, am I even worthy to be called a brother?”
Rui Butong, who had been anxiously listening on the side, was completely confused.
What... what does this even mean?
“No!” Ji Mo said excitedly, “Each person should take their own responsibility! How can I let my dear brother bear such a charge for me? I have decided! Even if I have to go to the Dark Prison, I accept it!”
“No! Second brother, you are still young! The Dark Prison should be my responsibility.” Ji Zhu said kindly, “The family is entrusted to you...”
“No! Brother, you are the pillar of the family!” Ji Mo insisted firmly.
“... Will you take this position as the patriarch heir or not?” Ji Zhu shouted in exasperation, his brows furrowed tightly, anger bubbling in his eyes, showing signs of losing control.
“Absolutely not! Kill me, but I won’t do it! Chop off my head, but I won’t do it!” Ji Mo said passionately, “I can kneel and bow my head, but I can’t lose my position as the second young master! My head may be cut off and blood may flow, but I cannot lose my freedom!”
“Wah...” Ji Zhu went crazy and lunged at Ji Mo, grabbing his neck with both hands and shaking him violently, gritting his teeth, “Will you... or won’t you?”
Ji Mo, struggling to breathe, stuck out his tongue but still defiantly said, “I... will not!”
Rui Butong was dumbfounded. He had seen and heard countless families fighting to the death over the position of patriarch, but he never expected these two brothers to push the responsibility off on each other...
It’s just a position as patriarch, does it need to be like this?
But then he thought about it and understood: looking at these two, they were the types who would rather lie down than sit and sit rather than stand. To ask them to be the patriarch... is asking too much…
In such a situation, Rui Butong couldn’t help but click his tongue and sigh, “This truly is a big world... full of wonders.”