Chapter 145 - Situation
Chapter 145 Situation
“Brother Li! Brother Li…”
After Ling Xian pushed Ling Li out of the study, they saw Tang Lei who was wronged like a wife rush to the wheelchair. Looking from a distance, he was like a meatball in clothes rolling towards the wheelchair. It seemed that he wanted to flatten the wheelchair!
Ling Li did not panic and he picked his nose with dislike. He saw that Tang Lei skillfully knelt down on the ground. His two fat and greasy hands slapped on Ling Li’s legs and he began to complain tearfully,
“Brother Li, please uphold justice for me!”
Ling Li raised his eyebrows and asked lazily, “What happened? How did the bastard in the Ma Family bully you?”
He sighed inside. Tang Lei was too flabby. Ling Li watched Tang Lei be bullied from an early age. The eldest son of the Grand Commandant’s Mansion was bullied outside and he even didn’t dare to say anything to his elders.
However, Ling Li could understand. After all, the old goat in the Tang House preferred another smarter blackguard. Although Fatty Tang was the eldest son, his status in the family was very low. He just had the title of the eldest son outside. The old Grand Commandant was afraid of gossip, so, he sent Tang Lei to the Affiliated School to save his face.
If Fatty Tang told them, he might be beaten again. Nobody would help him to vent his anger.
Sometimes when Ling Li was bored, he would help Tang Lei give Ma Ling a hard time. Fatty Tang admired him very much and regarded him as the Big Brother.
Usually, when Ling Li mentioned Ma Ling, Tang Lei would show the resentment towards him, but this time he did not.
Tang Lei stood up in anger and patted his belly. He said, “Brother Li, didn’t you see something different on me?”
Ling Li rolled his eyes and scolded, “I am not Lord Rabbit. I’m not blind and I won’t see your fat body.”
He waved his hand as he said. With his expression and his tone, he acted just like a playboy who was spoiled by the family.
Tang Lei was much sadder. He shook his belly and said, “Brother Li, look! I am much thinner than before! Previously, I can feel the flesh when I shake my belly. But now my flesh was sturdy. The flesh was gone…”
The fatty repeatedly said that. Ling Li finally looked at him impatiently, which made him become a little serious and feel cold. Tang Lei was indeed thinner than before, but it was abnormal.
He saw Tang Lei yesterday. He lost weight at least 15 kilograms. It was abnormal.
Seeing that Ling Li was more serious, Tang Lei finally felt that he found an outlet. He knelt down, held Ling Li’s legs and cried as he said, “Su Li did that. She is the lecturer in the Affiliated School. When she met me, she forced me to take poison. She is merciless. Brother Li, please uphold justice for me!!”
Tang Lei cried with tears and snot which were all rubbed on Ling Li’s clothes. Ling Xian couldn’t help but quietly turn her head back to avoid the scene.
Ling Li was shocked. Su Li. It was Su Li?!
She took actions so quickly. And this fatty became her first target.
He knew Su Li’s poison early. Of course, he admired Su Li’s medical skills more. There were few people in the world who could cause mood swings to him. But Su Li made him so anxious that he couldn’t sleep well for several days.
“Fatty, tell me how did Su Li treat you?”
Ling Li couldn’t help but ask Tang Lei. He even didn’t notice it. When he asked the question, he couldn’t help but curl his lips. It seemed that he was happy for that they were in the same city.
Tang Lei only thought that Ling Li laughed at him. But he was not angry, because Ling Li was the only one who regarded him as a friend. Instead, he talked about the details of meeting Su Li.
“She asked about the lecturers of the Affiliated School first, and then she gave you a green poisonous pill?”
Ling Li touched his chin and thought deeply. Although he and Su Li did not spend much time together, he knew that Su Li would not poison one without reasons. She was extremely principled. Since Tang Lei agreed to answer her questions, she should reward him. Why did she give him a laxative?
Seeing Ling Li cared about him, Tang Lei was moved. He couldn’t help but interrupt Ling Li,
“Brother Li, I feel much better after telling you about it. We’d better forget it. I lose weight after taking the laxative, and I feel more relaxed. I am not as heavy as before. If things get serious, you can’t control Su Li. Ms. Gu can’t protect you…”
Tang Lei was more worried that Ling Li would do something ridiculous. Ling Li deserved the title of the first playboy in Yunjing. One of the most famous things he did was that he almost raped Wu Xiuxiu, daughter of the Wu Family. The incident was very serious. The Ling Family and Wu Family almost fought with each other with their military force. Finally, the emperor dealt with the incident and appeased them.
Raping was a big sin!
But… the Ling Family had been fought in the battlefields for the Dahan Country for generations. There were countless deaths and injuries. Now there were only two males left. They were Ling Ping and Ling Li. What’s more, Ling Li was poisoned in his childhood, which led to the disability of his legs. Then he abandoned himself and became a playboy.
The emperor was angry then, and he ordered the Supreme Judiciary to find the assailant. But after so many years, they still could not find out the whereabouts of the assailant. In this regard, the emperor felt guilty for Ling Li. If Ling Li was not poisoned, he should be excellent in the military just like his brother Ling Ping.
Therefore, even if Ling Li made a big mistake, the emperor wouldn’t punish him. Ling Li seemed to be scared. He seldom went to the brothel which was his favorite place.
At that time, Ms. Gu was gratified. But shortly afterwards Ling Li relapsed. He indulged in disgusting orgies of eating and drinking and passed the nights in dicing and card-playing and other frivolous pastimes. He hanged around with other playboys. Ms. Gu was so angry that she lay in the bed for half a month. Finally, Ms. Gu completely gave up Ling Li and let him do as he liked. To save the face of the Ling Family, he was sent to the Affiliated School.
However, as the first playboy in Yunjing, he wasn’t controlled by the Affiliated School. Whether he went to the Affiliated School or not, it was up to him. But other playboys was controlled by the Affiliated School.
Tang Lei recalled the brilliant deeds of Ling Li in these years. He couldn’t help but admire Ling Li. Brother Li was really a model for his generation!
“You said that after you ate the elixirs, you felt relaxed?”
Ling Li ignored the second half part of what Tang Lei said, and he said with a smile.
“Fatty, I think that the elixirs that Su Li gave you is not poison. It is the medicine to regulate your body. You are obese and weak. Now you look great. In my point of view, it is a good elixirs. You really shouldn’t think wrong!”
Tang Lei thought that Ling Li would say something in his favor, but he flattered Su Li. Tang Lei wanted to weep but he had no tears. After hearing what Ling Li said, he really felt Su Li was different from the previous lecturer who was serious.
Thinking of this, he touched his round head and smiled. He said, “It seems that I think wrong of her! But, to be honest,”
Tang Lei came over with a pair of small shining eyes, “Su Li was so beautiful. She was more beautiful than Wu Xiuxiu! Brother Li, didn’t you say that you saw many beauties in the world? I didn’t expect that I would surpass you one day!”
Tang Lei was complacent for that. Ling Li didn’t know what to say. If he said that he not only knew Su Li, but also slept on her bed for a month, would Tang Lei go crazy?
Thinking of this, Ling Li did not find that he was a little smug. But Ling Xian noticed that. The master paid much attention to this girl named Su Li.
After drinking some tea in the yard, Tang Lei left happily. Because of Ling Li, even if he was bullied by Ma Ling and other people every day, he did not despair.
After Tang Lei left, the atmosphere of joy in the yard was swept away and replaced by seriousness.
Ling Li gradually stopped smiling and got up from the wheelchair. He returned to the room without saying anything.
It seemed that the entire Yunjing was peaceful, but there were tides under the peace. The emperor was old, and he had many sons. He hadn’t decided who would be the prince. A battle was inevitable.
It was internal disturbance!
The Nanjiang Country’s internal disturbance was solved. The radicals gained the upper hand. After they rectified, they would inevitably start a war. The Dahan Country would be the first one to be attacked.
It was foreign aggression!
There were good and evil people in Yunjing. It was unknown that how many martial arts people were among them. A treasure in the martial arts circle would be auctioned. Many people would die around the auction house.
At this time, Su Li’s family suddenly moved to Yunjing…
Ling Li couldn’t help but bow his head and screw the part between his eyebrows. It was nerve-wracking.
…
After clearing up the things left by the senior fellow apprentice, she closed the door and went to the National Book Tower. She almost knew nothing about Yunjing, and she urgently need to know the families here and the royal families of the Dahan Country.
It was late when she went there. It’s almost dark, so, Su Li did not stay for a long time before the National Book Tower was closed. She only read a small part of the materials of Yunjing, but she knew the general situation.
There were not so many officials in the first class. The families behind them naturally was the real rich and powerful families in Yunjing.
The first one was the General Ling’s Mansion where the Ms. Gu lived!
Although Ms. Gu no longer worked in the Imperial Court, she was a legendary figure in the Dahan Country. Naturally, others couldn’t compare with her.
The second was the Right Prime Minister’s Mansion where the Ma Family lived!
The third was the Left Prime Minister’s Mansion where the Tang Family lived!
The fourth was the Grand General’s Mansion where the Wu Family lived!
They were all officials in the first class and they had a lot of power. They were wealthy, and their status was no less than the royal families. The next was the Ma Family of Supervisory Ministry and so on…
The introduction was not detailed. Su Li looked at it roughly. In the evening, she went to the Tianya House in disguise. Then she knew it comprehensively.
When she saw the file of Ling Li in the Tianya House, she could not help but feel confused. It turned out that he had pretended to be disabled… Did he become a real disabled man after someone found his secrets?
Looking at the ridiculous things that Ling Li had done over the years to cover himself, it was difficult for Su Li to imagine that how this gentleman felt when he destroyed his own reputation.
After laughing, Su Li clearly knew the intentions of Ling Li. Her eyes were lit.
“He is really clever. Although the Ling Family was not prominent any more, they have great achievements, which was risky. The males in the Ling Family were dead in the battlefields successively. It is quite strange. Ling Li deliberately shows weakness, but he is protecting himself in fact.”
The emperor’s family was the most ruthless one. No matter how the emperor recalled the old general, no one knew how he dreaded the Ling Family.
Su Li thought about this and then put the file of Ling Li on the side. She began to learn about the complex situation of Yunjing.
At the same time, an unidentified person bought a large amount of intelligence of Yunjing, mainly the intelligence of the Ling Family. The news was reported to Ling Li.
“Master, the person who focuses on your file didn’t appear for a long time. Did someone discover your true identity?”
After Ling Xian read the note, she couldn’t help but ask worriedly.
Ling Li took the note with two fingers and put it close to the flame of the candle to burn it into ashes. He did not answer. Instead, he sat back in his position and a meaningful smile crawled on his face.
She said that she would stop their relationship. But why did she specifically take out Ling Li’s file to check?
Didn’t she know that what she did in Yunjing were all monitored by Ling Li?