Chapter 31

Chapter 31: Anger, the Most Beautiful Mulan 1

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Dumb’s family was rather well-off. Did they really have no money to hire a doctor for Dumb? It was only because Dumb’s father was unwilling to spend so much money on him.

“How many days have you been left here?” asked Shen Lang.

Dumb tried to count using his fingers, but he could barely lift his hand up.

How strong was he in the past?

“One hand is not enough to count,” said Dumb.

That meant that he had been left in the mountains for more than six days. He had no food or drinks for the entire six days and only survived on rainwater.

Without food or drinks, they left him there with broken bones, so he would bleed to death.

Shen Lang had already diagnosed Dumb. He broke five of his ribs; his liver, stomach, and lungs were already suffering from internal injuries.

His injuries were very severe. However, if his family was willing to spend money, he would be able to survive. His father threw him in the mountains because he was unwilling to spend money on him.

However, fortunately, the broken ribs did not stab his vital organs.

Dumb was dying because he was exposed to poor conditions in the mountains. Moreover, since he had not eaten for several days, he was running a high fever and was extremely weak.

“Dumber, I am going to die,” Dumb smiled at Shen Lang and said, “initially, I was afraid that you will be bullied by others, but now, you are powerful.”

Then, he closed his eyes, and his breathing became weaker.

Dumb still wanted to live, but he was not afraid of death. He only felt slightly sad.

“No, you won’t die, and I don’t allow you to die. I will save you; I will live with you,” said Shen Lang.

Then, he took out ginseng slices from Dumb’s pockets and put them into Dumb’s mouth. Dumb always brought ginseng slices with him because he felt that he was weak and would put one in his mouth when he felt like it.

However, Dumb still looked dazed and did not have any desire to live.

The saddest thing would be to lose hope.

When he was abandoned by his father, he had already given up on life.

Although he was mistreated by his parents since he was young, did not have enough food, and was given the cold-shoulder by his father, Dumb insisted that his father loved him but was only terrible at expressing his feelings.

Moreover, he ate too much.

Although he was starving every day and ate no more than two bowls of corn porridge for every meal, he worked extremely hard.

He wanted to let his father know that he was useful.

However, he was severely injured after saving his brother. Nevertheless, his father refused to spend money to cure his injuries and abandoned him in the mountains. That was when he realized that his father did not love him.

Therefore, he was no longer afraid of death.

Shen Lang slapped Dumb’s face and roared, “Dumb, other people are bullying me and you have to help me.”

Dumb’s eyes widened suddenly and was about to open his arms to hug Shen Lang.

Shen Lang said, “Dumb, you cannot just die like this; you have to let your father see how powerful you are. You have to make him regret it, right?”

When Dumb heard this, he was stunned for a moment before he nodded vigorously.

“Yes, I will let my dad know that I am useful. I can support him when he grows old,” Dumb mumbled to himself, “I cannot die! I still have to support my father. My brother is mischievous and will definitely not care about my dad when he grows up.”

Even at this moment, Dumb was still thinking about supporting his father when he grew old. Shen Lang was speechless. 1

“Bring him to the carriage,” ordered Shen Lang.

The two warriors of the Palace of the Earl were stunned for a moment before nodding. “Roger!”

Two of them carried Dumb onto the carriage.

...

Shen Lang returned to Dumb’s house directly with a cold expression.

Dumb’s stepmother smiled slyly. “We really don’t have any money to cure Dumb’s injuries. We are forced to do this. Moreover, we are not the only family in the mountains that do this.”

“Hmph!” Dumb’s brother sneered, “This stupid person can just die. Why are you pitying him? You too.”

This bastard was hopeless.

Shen Lang kicked him extremely hard without hesitation.

He kicked him directly at his crotch!

“Ah...” Dumb’s brother moaned and rolled on the ground. He was in so much pain that his eyes rolled up while spitting white foam.

Dumb’s stepmother screamed, “What are you doing, Shen Lang? Don’t think we are afraid of you just because you are the Xu Family’s live-in son-in-law. I am going to sue you! I will sue you!”

She did not know that Shen Lang had already become the son-in-law of the Earl.

“I don’t beat women,” said Shen Lang.

He took a wooden basin and gracefully filled it with water.

“Don’t be afraid. I said I don’t beat women.” Shen Lang smiled.

Then, Shen Lang pressed Dumb’s stepmother’s head into the water and suffocated her. 1

“Mmm, mmm...” The evil woman struggled but was unable to break free.

When the two warriors saw this, they were slightly shocked but did not say anything...

... For a full two minutes.

Dumb’s stepmother thought she would definitely die and could not breathe. She fainted from shock.

Shen Lang caught her hair and pulled her out of the water. Then, she resumed breathing and coughed violently as she cried. 1

“For these few days, Dumb waited for his death like this. I just made you experience how it feels like,” said Shen Lang, “when your husband returns, tell him that I am in the Palace of the Earl of Xuanwu. He can look for me anytime he wants.”

After saying that, Shen Lang left.

He brought Dumb back to the Palace of the Earl of Xuanwu. 1

...

When the sun had set, Shen Lang returned to the Palace of the Earl.

Usually, ordinary people did not have the right to see the castle that stood at the top of the mountain. However, since Shen Lang was part of the Earl’s family, he could enter without any obstructions.

However, he was stopped soon.

A young military officer was surveying the area with a few dozens of warriors. When they saw Shen Lang enter, they stopped him.

“Stop there!”

Shen Lang did not recognize him.

His name was Jin Cheng, the leader of the inner guards of the Palace of the Earl. He assumed the position of deputy leader of the civilian army.

Of course, he had another identity in the past. He was one of the five candidates for the Earl’s son-in-law. He had grown up in the Palace of the Earl and was extremely good at martial arts. With his standard, he could have passed the martial arts examination. However, he said that he would live in the Palace of the Earl for his entire life.

Jin Cheng looked at Shen Lang with a complicated expression.

As the young talent who grew up in the Palace of the Earl, he loved and respected Jin Mulan like she was a goddess. He loved her so much.

Therefore, he looked at Shen Lang with a confused and cold gaze.

If he had lost to Wang Lian and Mo Ye, he wouldn’t be so speechless.

If he lost to Jin Shiying, he would give his blessings even though he felt jealous. That was because he was his idol, his brother, and his role model.

However, he lost to Shen Lang.

Mulan was a goddess, and she clearly made up her mind. Jin Cheng did not dare to feel unhappy about it.

However, he definitely looked at Shen Lang with disdain.

“Shen Lang, who on earth are you?”

He had no skills, no power, and was a villager from the countrywide.

Moreover, Shen Lang craved for wealth and power. He had just been chased out of the Xu Family for stealing money and doing inappropriate things to the female servants. It had been only three days, and now, he was the son-in-law of the Palace of the Earl.

Could anyone else be more shameless and wealth-loving than him?

Therefore, although Shen Lang became the Earl’s son-in-law, Jin Cheng could not suppress his hatred and disdain for Shen Lang.

When he saw Shen Lang enter the Palace of the Earl with nobody stopping him, he went up to halt his movement.

Shen Lang asked, “Who are you? Why are you stopping me?”

When he saw Shen Lang acting as though he was the master of the place, Jin Cheng became even angrier. He said coldly, “Of course you can enter, but what’s in your carriage? I want to check!”

Dumb was too heavy. Jin Cheng could tell that something substantial was in the carriage with one look.

Jin Cheng opened the curtains of the carriage and saw a dying man covered with blood.

“Shen Lang, you are really daring,” said Jin Cheng, “you became the Earl’s son-in-law, but do you have the right to bring any stranger into the Palace of the Earl? Do you think this is your house?”

In some way, Jin Cheng was not wrong. The status of a live-in son-in-law was only slightly higher than that of servants. At the very most, he was considered a partial master.

Therefore, Shen Lang had no right to bring outsiders into the Palace of the Earl.

“Come, throw this stranger out of the palace. He is not allowed to enter,” commanded Jin Cheng.

Instantly, two warriors who were following him went forward and was about to throw the dying Dumb out in the open.

Dumb was almost dead and had to receive emergency treatment immediately. Moreover, he could not be tortured any further or he might die.

“Who dares to touch him?” Shen Lang whipped out his knife immediately and said, “I will kill who dares to touch this injured man!”

Instantly, nobody dared to move.

Then, Shen Lang told the two warriors who stood behind him. “Bring him in.”

The two warriors of the Palace of the Earl looked at each other and did not move. They did not know whose instructions to follow. Jin Cheng was their higher-up after all.

Jin Cheng said coldly, “Shen Lang, you are not the owner of the Palace of the Earl, you have no right to order people around. I am the one in charge of the surveillance of the Palace of the Earl. What are you guys waiting for? Hurry up and throw this stranger out!”

Shen Lang looked at Jin Cheng for a long while before nodding and saying, “Alright, I will bring my brother to Xuanwu City to receive treatment.”

Then, he sat on the spot of the rider and was about to head out to Xuanwu City.

At this moment, the Earl and Jin Mulan walked over in a hurry.

Jin Cheng went forward and said, “Master, Miss, Sir wanted to bring a stranger into the Palace of the Earl. I stopped him because it’s against the rules.”

The Earl of Xuanwu frowned and said, “Shen Lang, what’s the matter?”

Shen Lang did not complain since that would make him look bad. He said, “The person on the carriage is my only good friend. He is about to die. If he cannot enter the Palace of the Earl to receive treatment, I will bring him to the city.”

To cure Dumb, one needed a large amount of medicine, and the Palace of the Earl was the most equipped with that.

After hearing what Shen Lang said, the Earl instructed immediately, “Go and call for Doctor An! Saving his life is important.”

“Let me help...” Mulan went forward and lifted up the stretcher with Shen Lang as they walked to the castle.

At this moment, Shen Lang was genuinely touched. Mulan was the most beautiful woman in the world at that time.

Mulan was using her actions to apologize to Shen Lang. He could read it through her expression.

“I’m sorry for letting you go through this, hubby.”

At this moment, Jin Cheng said, “Miss, he had indeed gone against the rules. How can he bring in an outsider into the Palace of the Earl? This is dangerous! Moreover, he whipped out his knife and threatened us. This is wicked behavior.”

After hearing what Jin Cheng said, Mulan gently dropped the stretcher.

Without any words, she walked to Jin Cheng and took out her whip. She then whipped him hard.

Alright, Mulan was even more beautiful now! 1