In my dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, I snatched Wu Zetian from my lap.

Li Yuanchang did not rush to make a move, but instead placed the dagger on Wu Yuanqing's face.

"You just said that your sisters are rich, and what's the story behind mortgaging them? Do you know where they are?"

Faced with the threat of death, Wu Yuanqing wet his pants on the spot.

"Yes, I know!"

Li Yuanchang's eyes lit up, but then he asked with some doubt, "Where?"

"Yes, yes..." Wu Yuanqing stammered for a long time, unable to get the words out.

"My brother asked you a question, and you'd better shut up!"

boom!

Cheng Chuliang punched Wu Yuanqing, knocking him unconscious on the spot.

Yu Chi Baoqi looked at him speechlessly. How could she ask him anything?

Cheng Chuliang awkwardly scratched his head.

Li Yuanchang could only look at Wu Yuanshuang.

Wu Yuanshuang was on the verge of tears: "We don't know right now, but we'll find it very soon, I swear!"

"Wu's mother helped my brother and me pay off a debt and even wrote a letter saying she would help us find a way to make a living."

"But we didn't go then. We came to Youzhou this time to find them."

Li Yuanchang narrowed his eyes. This seemed like something Wu's mother would do. Although Wu was a relative of Wu Yuanqing and his wife, she was kind-hearted and not malicious at all. On the contrary, she was the one who was bullied by the eldest son of the main branch.

Wu Meiniang had told him about this before, saying that her mother was too kind, which is why she was bullied by Wu Yuanqing and his brother. For the sake of friendship, she was bullied but still thought of others.

"Where's the letter?"

"He...he threw it away." Wu Yuanshuang simply pointed to the unconscious Wu Yuanqing.

"Did the letter give you an address? How did you contact them?" Li Yuanchang pressed.

Wu Yuanshuang shook his head and said painfully, "They didn't say anything at the time, nor did they mention contacting us. They just told us to work as a shopkeeper in a small shop in Youzhou, and we would be paid one string of cash a month."

"We didn't go initially, but later, after losing all our family fortune and having nowhere else to turn, we thought of coming."

"But the small shops from back then are gone."

"We were just asking about our sisters' whereabouts, hoping to find refuge with them!"

Snapped!

Enraged, Li Yuanchang slapped him across the face, making him scream.

"waste!"

Wu Yuanshuang wailed, his nose bleeding, and covered his face, too afraid to speak.

"Big brother, let's take them down!"

"Those two bastards have repeatedly ignored Big Brother's warnings. If it weren't for them, my sister-in-law wouldn't be missing!" Yu Chi Baoqi said fiercely.

"No, no!"

Wu Yuanshuang screamed in terror, wailing repeatedly, almost crying for her parents, and kept trying to appeal to Li Yuanchang's emotions.

A murderous glint flashed in Li Yuanchang's eyes; he truly intended to kill the two of them.

But now, he hesitated instead.

It wasn't out of womanly compassion or soft-heartedness, but rather because it seemed that only these two brothers could find out news about Wu Zetian.

Wu's mother was a kind and soft-hearted person. Knowing that Wu Yuanqing and his brother had squandered their family fortune, she might still lend a helping hand. Perhaps by following the clues, she could find the person behind it.

Yuchi Baoqi and Cheng Chuliang were just waiting for Li Yuanchang to say a word.

At this moment, Li Yuanchang stepped forward and first slashed Wu Yuanqing's arm, who was pretending to be dead.

"what!"

He screamed like a pig being slaughtered and jumped up instantly.

Immediately afterwards, the two were lifted up again.

"Do you want to live?" Li Yuanchang asked coldly.

The two wept bitterly, nodding frantically at the same time: "Yes, I want to!"

"Brother-in-law, please don't kill us!"

"For the sake of our past as family."

Li Yuanchang said coldly, "If you want to live, help me find them. If Wu gives you money or a job, you two will track them down for me."

"Once you have news, immediately send it to the branch office at Zuixianfang outside Youzhou City."

"Okay, okay, definitely!"

"Brother-in-law, no, King of Han, we definitely will!"

Li Yuanchang knew exactly what kind of people these two brothers were, and then coldly warned, "You only have six months. If you can't find any news, then find yourselves a burial site. I will send people to bury you myself."

"You should know my methods. If I want to eliminate you, even the governor of Youzhou will have to assist me!"

The two trembled, on the verge of tears, for they had encountered a living Yama!

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"We will definitely do it well!"

"Brother, are we just going to let them go like this?" Cheng Chuliang was somewhat unwilling and disgusted by the two brothers' despicable behavior.

Upon hearing this, the Wu brothers felt like strangling Cheng Chuliang, that black bear. They were already furious, but he had to add fuel to the fire.

"King Han, don't listen to him!"

"We're family, and family members don't hold grudges overnight!"

"You know my younger sister is from the Wu family. She certainly wouldn't want you to be so ruthless. We'll be seeing each other all the time in the future, and we'll still have to do things for you!"

Li Yuanchang sneered.

If these two brothers were to fall into the hands of the rising Wu Zetian, their deaths would be more painful than having their heads chopped off.

Historically, the bullying, disrespect, and even trampling they inflicted on Wu Zetian and her daughter in their youth ultimately resulted in their tragic deaths.

You're kidding, that's the Empress, she'll get revenge for any wrong done to her, especially since these two brothers have already committed acts that are universally condemned.

"I'll spare your lives this time, since you're still somewhat useful."

Upon hearing this, the Wu brothers felt as if they had been granted a pardon, as if all their energy had been drained, and even smiled.

But the next second, Li Yuanchang changed the subject.

"However, while the death penalty may be avoided, punishment is inevitable!"

"By abandoning Meiniang to fend for herself, you are challenging my bottom line."

"People have to pay the price for their mistakes."

Li Yuanchang was calm to the extreme, and this kind of calm is often the most ruthless.

The two brothers' expressions changed drastically, their pupils filled with horror. Before they could react, they felt a flash of light as a blade streaked past them.

Snap, snap!

Two fingers landed.

Bright red blood spurted from their palms.

Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang's expressions froze for two breaths at the same time; because the movements were too fast, they didn't even feel the pain.

On the third breath, the excruciating pain that felt like the pain was piercing their very hearts caused them to kneel down with a thud.

"what!"

"ah!!"

The piercing screams echoed throughout the alley, startling a large number of birds into flight.

They rolled on the ground, clutching their hands in unbearable pain, their hearts breaking.

"My hand, my hand!"

Li Yuanchang stood tall and looked down, the dagger in his hand still dripping blood, without even blinking.

"This one finger is just a small punishment for the two of you."

"Within six months, I will not care what methods you use, I will find your whereabouts. If I do not find you, I will hunt you down to the ends of the earth."

"Don't even think about hiding. My eyes and ears are everywhere, and you know all too well how I can do things!"

Li Yuanchang gave a cold warning.

"Yes, yes, waaaah..." the two brothers cried out in anguish.

boom!

Li Yuanchang tossed down some copper coins, not many, just enough for the two of them to buy medicine.

"Walk!"

"yes!"

Pooh!

Before leaving, Yuchi Baoqi and Cheng Chuliang spat at the two of them. In ancient times, filial piety was highly valued, and their abandonment of their stepmother and sister was a crime deserving of divine retribution.