Swallowing the Stars: The Wind Sword Master.

Chapter 27 Shu Hongjing's Fury

Shu Hongjing fell silent again.

After a long while, he sighed heavily, feeling sorrow in his heart.

"I thought that if I gave him shares, he wouldn't act like this. I even gave him an important position in the company. I've always treated him like my own son. Even you used to complain to me about being biased."

"I never expected this... I never expected this... Sigh!"

With another sigh, Shu Hongjing turned away. "I'm worse off than an outsider in the end. If he wants it, then give it to him. Let's just hope he doesn't get played for nothing; that would be interesting, ha!"

"We have some assets. Once the procedures are completed and we pay back all the money we owe, if that's not enough, we'll sell the house, or if that still doesn't work, we'll sell the car. Anyway, we have enough assets. I'll leave this to you."

"I'm tired."

I'll pay off all my debts, even my house and car!

The company is going bankrupt!

How are they supposed to live?

Shu Heng was shocked and immediately called out, "Father!"

Shu Hongjing did not reply, and walked forward with unsteady steps, his back hunched over at this moment.

Tears streamed down Shuyi's face, and she was sobbing uncontrollably after only a few steps.

She never expected that her family would undergo such a drastic change in an instant, and the one who instigated it was none other than her second uncle, and they were about to leave the place where they had lived for more than ten years.

Yang Wenxiang was completely dumbfounded. He hadn't expected the old man to be so stubborn. He thought that marrying his granddaughter off would be enough, and that marrying her into the Zhai family would be considered a step up for him. Yet the old man was willing to go bankrupt and pay compensation.

What kind of life will we have from now on?

It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. This is too harsh!

Seeing that her father didn't react, Shuheng panicked. She rushed forward and grabbed her father's arm. "Dad! We can't do this! We've lost everything. How are we going to live..."

Before he could finish speaking, a thunderous slap rang out.

"Snapped!"

Shu Hongjing turned around and slapped Shu Heng hard across the face.

The old man was really angry. He slapped Shu Heng with all his might, and Shu Heng's mouth was instantly slapped until it bled. Shu Heng was sent flying a meter away.

Yang Wenxiang was so frightened that he shuddered and took several steps back, curling up in fear.

Shu Yi felt very sorry for him, but thinking about what her father had done earlier, she gritted her teeth and didn't go over. She stayed by her grandfather's side.

"Dad! What are you doing? What's wrong with Shuheng?"

Shu Yi's mother, Yu Lan, shouted and rushed over to support her husband.

"What am I supposed to do?"

Shu Hongjing's eyes were bloodshot, his face contorted with wrinkles, and he roared, "I want to ask you what you want to do?"

"Yang Wenxiang! Tell me! What do you want to do?"

Hearing his name called, Yang Wenxiang shuddered again. His eyes darted around like a child who had done something wrong, and he stubbornly stammered, "Grandpa, what does this have to do with me?"

Upon hearing this, Shu Hongjing's anger intensified. He stormed forward a few steps, his eyes blazing with murderous intent.

When a martial artist gets angry, his aura, as if he has been through countless deaths and bloodshed, is unbearable for ordinary people.

Yang Wenxiang trembled like a monkey, his voice trembling with tears, and said, "Sir, I just took some money and said a few words to these shareholders. The matter of exchanging goods has nothing to do with me!"

"Take some money!" That only made Shu Hongjing laugh in exasperation. "I think you're about to burst! Tell me, how much did you take?"

2000.

"2000 million? 2000 million wouldn't even buy you your shares!"

As he spoke, Shu Hongjing took two more steps forward.

Yang Wenxiang stumbled and fell to the ground, groaning incoherently. He cried out in a tearful voice, "5000 million! Sir, please don't do it!"

"Pooh!"

Shu Hongjing stopped looking at Yang Wenxiang, abruptly turned to glare at Yu Lan, and roared, "Get out of my way!"

"Dad!" Yu Lan exclaimed in disbelief.

"roll!"

Shu Hongyi shouted again, and Yu Lan was so frightened that she took two steps back.

Shu Hongjing approached Shu Heng, bowed, and looked down at him.

Shu Heng came to his senses a bit. Even if he wasn't a martial artist, his physical fitness was still that of an advanced student, so his recovery ability was relatively fast.

The father and son looked at each other. Seeing the father's furious face, Shu Heng trembled all over, his eyes filled with fear.

He had never seen his father so enraged; he didn't even dare wipe the blood flowing from his mouth.

Shu Hongjing gritted his teeth and hissed, "You don't have my talent, and I won't force you to become a martial artist. But I never expected that you wouldn't just fail to become a martial artist, you can't even be a decent human being! You actually want to marry your daughter off!"

"Tell me! What benefits can the Zhai family offer you, or what benefits have they promised you?"

Shu Heng was completely stunned by the beating. He believed that if he dared to lie, his father would beat him again. Next time it wouldn't be so easy. He said tremblingly, "Qihang Group said that if Shu Yi marries into the family, they will give us the lead on this big order."

"But Dad, I only found out later. Niandong told me. He used this to pressure me, and I really had no choice. If Shuyi doesn't marry into the family, we won't be able to get those goods back, and our family will go bankrupt. I can't let you have nowhere to live when you're old."

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

Shu Hongjing chuckled twice, then roared, "Are you thinking of me?" He poked Shu Heng's chest with his cane. "You're thinking of yourself!"

"You don't know what kind of people the Zhai family are. Look at what they've done! Sending Xiaoguai to marry into that family is no different from pushing her into a fire pit!"

"If I had your mindset back then, I would have roasted you and eaten you long ago! Why would I keep a piece of trash like you alive! Coward! You're incredibly stupid! How could I have such an idiot like you!"

After saying that, Shu Hongjing picked up the golden nanmu cane and started whipping it. The earth had changed drastically, and the plants had also mutated. This cane was extremely tough.

"Clap clap clap!"

The sounds were incessant, and the screams were endless!

Shu Hongjing wouldn't hit Shu Niandong, but he could be ruthless to his own son.

"Father! I was wrong!"

"I didn't agree!"

"Aww~"

"Dad! Stop hitting him!"

Yu Lan was terrified, but she didn't dare to approach her enraged father-in-law.

Yang Wenxiang was filled with lingering fear. This old man really hit him. If he had spoken later, he would have been the one to get beaten up!

Shu Yi tried to stop her grandfather a few times, but she was pushed back each time.

After beating him up, Shu Hongjing finally stopped. He was panting heavily, and if he weren't exhausted, he would have continued beating him.

Shu Heng lay on the ground screaming in agony, his face contorted in pain.

"Was there a mistake?"

Shu Heng immediately knelt on the ground, clasped his hands together, and repeatedly begged for forgiveness: "I was wrong! Father, I was wrong!"

"What's wrong?"

Shu Heng's face froze for a moment, and he quickly said, "I shouldn't have married Xiaoyi off to that man surnamed Zhai."

"Why!"

Shu Hongjing's eyes were full of disappointment. He shook his head and sighed repeatedly, but he did not continue to make a move.

"I possess the talent of a martial artist, and I protected you too well during those difficult times, sparing you much hardship, so much so that you have no idea of ​​the difficulties of being a martial artist. You've never experienced pain and death, you don't know what it means to cherish, you can't even be decent human beings! You've fed the most basic emotions to dogs. You have no backbone, you crave pleasure, and you're vain..."

"I ask you, what kind of life did we live before? And now, how badly can we live? Even if we're poor, how poor can we get? You think marrying your daughter off will solve everything? That's like asking a tiger for its skin! If they can scheme against you once, they can scheme against you again. The first time you had a daughter to marry off, but the second time you expect me to be a dog like you? Begging for food at someone else's doorstep? You'll regret it someday! If you want to beg, go beg yourself, don't drag me down, and don't make things difficult for Xiao Guai!"

"I wouldn't dare, Father, I wouldn't do that," Shu Heng quickly replied.

Shu Hongjing said with a sense of disappointment, "You are all inferior to the child. At least the child has undergone arduous cultivation, has a stronger will than you, and understands what principles are."

"Yes, yes, yes."

"Bullshit! You've lived for so many years, and you're all obsessed with money. You don't even know what kind of world this is. You think your business is doing well because of your management? That's because your father is a martial artist! As long as I'm still alive, even if you've been swindled out of all your money, you can still make your business back! You spineless coward, you can't be a martial artist, and you get swindled in business. Such a big trap, and you just blindly jump in."

"Father, I was wrong." At this point, how could Shu Heng dare to say anything else?

"I didn't teach you properly before, and you've become such a mess."

"Do as I say! I wasn't killed by monsters back in the day, but I was driven half to death by a bunch of brats."

"Throw that little bastard out, give all the money in his card to the company, have someone watch him and keep him idle. Give him food only when he's starving to death. Bring him back only when he's reformed and decided to be a human being. Don't let Xiaoqing know, just say his father is away on a business trip."

After saying that, Shu Hongjing turned around and said gently, "Little darling, let's go upstairs."

"Okay, Grandpa."

Shuyi obediently helped her grandfather upstairs. Looking back at her father's miserable state, she was very worried, but thinking about what her father was going to do, she gritted her teeth and chose to ignore it.

She and Zhai Yanke had been classmates since childhood; how could she not know his character? Even his pursuit of her wasn't out of love, but merely to vent his anger. If she were to marry him, she didn't know what kind of abuse and humiliation she would suffer; it could very well be a living hell.

Shu Hongjing was also calming his anger. If he got too angry today, he would be furious that his nephew, whom he had raised as a son since childhood, had betrayed the company and their family.

If that's the case, Shu Hongjing would at most feel sorrow and heartache, but wouldn't get so angry. As for money, since money is a scourge, might as well take it all; it's valuable now. If the child wants it, then give it to him.

Their biggest mistake was preparing to use Shuyi as a bargaining chip in a deal, especially knowing full well that it was a trap, yet still pushing her into the fire.

Those who survive the Great Nirvana treat life and death as commonplace, having experienced various tests of humanity in the face of life and death, and what they value most is emotion.

Once this line is crossed, it will go berserk!

After the two left, the living room was quiet.

Shu Heng cried out in pain, and Yu Lan quickly came over to help her husband up.

Shu Heng turned to stare at Yang Wenxiang, gave a painful smile, and then said hoarsely, "I'll give you a chance. Hand over the 5000 million you took, or don't blame your brother-in-law for being ruthless in the future."

Yang Wenxiang was completely dumbfounded. He hadn't expected that first the old man would go crazy, and then his brother-in-law would ask him for money!

"What are you looking at? You can run a small business, and people are only doing it because of my father. Do you think the Zhai family will treat you if this doesn't work out? We're still relatives, so at least your family has a way to get things done. Even if you don't have money, you can still live a decent life! Are you going to pay or not?"

Shu Heng applied what he learned immediately, using both soft and hard tactics.

Yang Wenxiang's face was extremely conflicted. This amount of money was only slightly more than the shares he held in the Shu family. If he took it all out now, the company would definitely not give him any money if it went bankrupt. That would mean that he would be the only shareholder who lost everything, and he would also offend the Zhai family.

But considering Shu Hongjing's furious state just now, and how he even had to deal with Shu Niandong, if he really wanted to deal with them, he could easily crush them. The Zhai family was definitely out of the question; it was good enough if they didn't cause him any trouble. So, he could only rely on the Shu family.

Especially Shu Heng's expression now is completely different from before. Even though he looked righteous before, he also seemed mercenary as a businessman.

His gloomy and fierce expression now looks somewhat frightening, but he gives off a more reliable vibe.

"I'll hand it over! I'll hand it over!"

Shu Heng nodded and said in a deep voice, "There are still a few days left on the contract. Don't reveal what happened today. You finish dealing with the company matters with me first, and then make arrangements at home. Tell them to be careful. They won't dare to openly cause trouble in the base city. Even if they don't have any money, they can always earn it back."

"Okay, brother-in-law," Yang Wenxiang agreed through gritted teeth.

Shu Heng's eyes also showed some regret, and he felt a little guilty towards Shu Yi. His face twitched slightly as he said, "Honey, go get me some medicine to apply, ouch~"

The second floor.

A room with a faint sandalwood scent, mostly furnished with solid wood furniture, and decorated in a very elegant style.

The grandfather and grandson sat facing each other at the tea table. Shu Hongjing smiled kindly and asked, "How's Ning Ze's progress as a martial artist?"

"The last time we talked about him was when you asked me about martial arts. At that time, he should have been a quasi-martial artist, which has been two months now."

Shu Yi had already wiped away her tears, and when she mentioned Ning Ze, her face lit up with a bright smile.

"He's now at the level of a high-level warrior. I heard he's also mastered a top-tier secret manual and even reached the first level, but I suspect he's just bragging."

"Advanced Warrior!"

"Is this kid really that talented?"

Shu Hongjing was very shocked.

"It would take two months to reach the advanced warrior level. Even a genius martial artist with an S-level contract would need to increase their weight by 1000 kg. Once they reach the advanced warrior level, they would need another 4000 kg to become a warrior general. At this rate of improvement, it would take about eight months."

"A twenty-year-old warrior! Hiss~"

Shu Yi's face showed some confusion. "That's why I feel like he's lying to me."

"But when we went on our date in July, he did beat a prodigy at the Thunder Martial Arts Gym. I don't know if he was just bragging." She finished, her face full of reproach.

"July? You're the ones going to challenge the Thunder Martial Arts Gym?"

Shu Hongjing's face was full of astonishment; of course he had heard about this sensational news.

"wrong!"

"The one they fought at the Thunder Martial Arts Gym was Golden Fire Bear's son. Their Warfire Squad was also..."

Shu Hongjing stopped there. Killing two teams of martial artists sounded terrifying, and he didn't want Shu Yi to know.

Just then, Shu Yi said weakly, "Ning Ze's father's nickname seems to be Golden Fire Bear, but that's just a nickname. He used to be called Gilded Knife."

(End of this chapter)