I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 918: These are the subordinate’s socks

Chapter 918: Chapter 918: These are the subordinate’s socks

You and Luo Gang and others entered Luoyang but did not directly trouble the Lin Family. You were not aware of the Lin Family’s background, nor did you know their exact location, so you first rested at a tavern and took the opportunity to have some food. Luoyang, like Chang’an, was an important city in the Tang Empire. Although you were not in the mood to sightsee, sitting atop the third floor of the tavern and observing the distant scenery was quite interesting.

After eating some food, Luo Gang, along with two subordinates, went out to investigate the Lin Family’s background while the rest of you continued to rest at the tavern.

The long ride at a galloping pace was very taxing. Your stamina was slightly exhausted, but you soon noticed that the Luo’s soldiers who followed you were still bursting with energy, each standing like an iron pillar behind you.

Even just standing there, these men radiated a very dangerous aura, or perhaps it could also be called a killing intent, causing many customers in the tavern to move away from your table.

You did not allow them to sit and rest. You understood that these were the real Iron Army, with strict discipline that they defended with their lives.

About half an hour later, Luo Gang and his two subordinates came into your view. Luo Gang’s efficiency was very high. Within half an hour, he had obtained a family relationship network and detailed information about the Lin Family.

You briefly glanced at the Lin Family’s relationship network, only taking note of the Changsun Family, not caring about the rest. Then, you carefully reviewed the Lin Family’s details.

The Lin Family, one of Luoyang’s six major clans, was a family of scholars rooted in Luoyang since the former dynasty with extensive connections, including marital ties to the Chang’an Changsun family.

The current head of the Lin Family, Lin Guodong, formerly the Minister of Rites, was now retired at home. His wife was a first cousin of Changsun Wuji.

The eldest son, Lin Chongshu, currently the Assistant Minister of Revenue, his wife the illegitimate third daughter of Changsun Wuji; the second son, Lin Chongshan, appointed as Protector of Luoyang City, his wife the sixth daughter of the Luoyang Zhang Family; the third son, Lin Chongxiu, 26 years old, currently without an official position, staying idle at home, aloof and womanizing. Though not notably talented, he was deeply favored and doted on by his father. His legal wife was the young girl from the Luoyang Nangong Family, only thirteen...

"Damn! It turns out this guy’s into lolis!" you slammed the document on the table and then looked up at Luo Gang, "Do you have any strategy? If not, young master here is ready to storm in."

"Second Young Master, my suggestion is to capture Lin Chongxiu, apply pressure by peeling away layers, and then have him sign and thumbprint a declaration to annul the marriage."

"Let’s do exactly that!" you gave Luo Gang a thumbs-up, appreciating his competency.

You had never been involved in kidnapping, but clearly, Luo Gang was not new to this. Because you were too conspicuous (and frankly, too recognizable), Luo Gang did not ask you to act. He took two subordinates to capture Lin Chongxiu, while you waited with your men in a small grove outside the city.

When night fell, Luo Gang appeared right on time, throwing a clearly debauched Little White Face in front of you.

Looking at Lin Chongxiu, who was tied up like a zongzi, you couldn’t even bring yourself to laugh, thinking that Little Yue marrying this kind of social trash would make her want to bang her head against a wall.

At that moment, Lin Chongxiu appeared extremely frightened, his whole face turning red with eyes showing nothing but terror. His mouth had been gagged with a yellowish-white cloth, which upon closer inspection, looked somewhat like a sock. You asked, "Where did you get the cloth from? It looks a bit like socks."

"The Second Young Master is perceptive; these are indeed my socks," said a young man behind Luo Gang, blushing as he spoke weakly.

You listened and immediately gave a thumbs up, while your face also showed schadenfreude. You walked up to Lin Chongxiu, grabbed him, and lifted him up. Hmm? He felt a bit light, so you shook him around a bit; tsk, tsk, barely eighty pounds, even if you chopped him up to sell as meat, he wouldn’t fetch much money.

"Hey, Gangzi, do you know how much pork costs per pound at the market now?"

Luo Gang responded quickly, "Young Master, it costs about 7 qian per pound."

"Damn! Only 7 qian, this guy’s as light as a monkey; couldn’t make much money even if we chopped him up."

"Wuu! Wuu!" Your words scared Lin Chongxiu so much that he turned pale and kept whining.

"Third Young Master Lin, do you know who I am?" You smiled as you looked at Lin Chongxiu in your hand as if he were a toy; he’s really too skinny, even wolves in the forest might dislike him for not being enough to stick between their teeth.

Lin Chongxiu was so frightened that he started crying, shaking his head vigorously, with sounds continuously coming from his mouth, but they were unclear due to his mouth being muffled.

"You don’t need to speak, because some readers complained about too much dialogue recently, so let’s just cut our chat short." Saying this, you threw Lin Chongxiu onto the grass like a trash bag, then you took a dagger and a piece of cloth from a soldier behind you.

"I have two options for you; first, quite simple, sign this declaration and then you can go home, hug your little Lolita, drink your booze, and sleep; the second, that’s even simpler. Heard about death by a thousand cuts? No? Well, no worries, I’m telling you now, it’s cutting off your flesh piece by piece with this dagger, not letting too much blood flow at once. Slowly and comfortably slicing down. I see you don’t even have two pounds of flesh, probably wouldn’t die even if all your meat was cut off, though of course, you might die from the pain."

Hearing your words, Lin Chongxiu turned extremely agitated, rolling around on the ground. You had someone remove the sock blocking Lin Chongxiu’s mouth, and Lin Chongxiu pleaded with you in a pig-slaughtering shriek, "Hero! Hero, please don’t kill me, I’ll do whatever you want!"

"Then why the hell are you still babbling, just sign the damn thing!"

Lin Chongxiu glanced at the brocade book; it read: "Declaration. I, Lin Chongxiu, hereby completely renounce marrying Chang’an Xiao Yue. As for the betrothal gifts previously given, consider them as pocket money for Xiao Yue to buy lollipops. If I violate this, my little brother will be sliced, leading to the end of my lineage!"

Upon reading the end, Lin Chongxiu felt a chill in his loins, hurriedly signed, and bit his finger to stamp his blood handprint on the end of the declaration.

Seeing this, you nodded, then after finishing, you had Luo Gang throw Lin Chongxiu onto the official road, and then you dashed toward Chang’an in a whirlwind.

When you returned to Luo Mansion, Uncle Ding asked you to go to the hall. On hearing that Luo Cheng was waiting in the hall, your heart was pounding furiously. When you cautiously entered the hall, you found Old Demon Cheng there as well, letting out a long sigh of relief, thinking Luo Cheng was here to trouble you about today’s matters.

Cheng Zhijie sat across, guzzling Sanle Sauce whilst spitting saliva at Luo Cheng, obviously delighted about something.

"Dad, Uncle Cheng," you greeted Luo Cheng and Cheng Zhijie.

"Ah, the young one’s here, come come, first have a few big drinks with me!"

"Uncle Cheng, I’ve just returned from ascetic practice outside, haven’t even had a chance to eat yet, maybe next time," you secretly scorned this Old Demon Cheng in your heart.

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