Chapter 25: He Ruined Mingyue

Inside the room, Ming Xi sat securely on the bed, gripping Shi Zhiyan’s calligraphy brush tightly in her hand, looking down at the floor with a triumphant expression.

Ten guards knelt in a neat row on the ground, their legs trembling uncontrollably. They dared not even lift their heads to look at Ming Xi; the sheer terror radiated by that brush was something they dared not even imagine!

"Compensation for the broken bed frame: 500 taels."

"Yes, we will pay the full amount as requested."

"Compensation for the kicked-in door panel: 600 taels."

"This... yes, we will pay as requested."

"Compensation for the shattered window glass: 800 taels!"

"...Yes, we will... pay as requested..."

"And also, most importantly, you must compensate this young lady for emotional distress in the amount of 1,000 taels of silver! Not a single copper less!"

"Ah? Seventh Miss, this... what kind of fee is that?" The costs for the damaged items alone were already enough to bankrupt them, and now... where did this emotional distress fee come from?!

"Why so many questions! I told you to pay, so you pay! Or do you want me to poke you with this brush?" Ming Xi pointed the brush at the guards, thinking to herself that she owed it all to the child's father for leaving her this brush; otherwise, she wasn't sure how much longer she could have held on.

Just as she was about to say something more, a piercing scream rang out from the direction of the main gate: "Ahhhhh—!"

Ming Xi and Xiaotong were both startled, exchanging a glance. "My adorable son, what’s happening outside?"

"Xiaotong doesn't know either. Mother, shall we go out and take a look?"

"Fine. But you lot are not to climb the wall and run away! You still owe me 2,900 taels of silver!"

"Yes, yes, yes! We absolutely won't run! We absolutely won't!" The guards kowtowed repeatedly, not daring to offer a word of protest.

Ming Xi braced her waist as she stood up, and Xiaotong hurried over to support her. "Mother, are you okay? Is your injury alright?"

"Alright? Alright your head! I feel like I'm completely paralyzed, oh..." Ming Xi grumbled, then shouted at the guards: "Add another 1,000 taels for medical expenses! Did you hear that?"

"Heard it, heard it! That makes 3,900 taels in total!"

Hearing this, Ming Xi finally felt at ease and went outside.

Outside the main gate, a crowd of onlookers had already gathered. Seeing Ming Yue lying on the cold ground, covered in blood from head to toe, they could not help but sigh at the sight.

"Second... Second Sister!" Ming Zhu and Ming Mei were absolutely terrified by the scene. Ming Yue lay on the ground, every bone in her body broken!

The ground was stained with blood, a sight that filled the onlookers with dread.

At this moment, Shi Zhiyan’s eyes grew even more bloodthirsty, as if he intended to finish Ming Yue off right then and there. He had been able to heal Ming Xi’s broken ribs, and by the same token, he was fully capable of shattering the bones of a trained martial artist!

"Miss Ming Yue, didn't you look down on those you called 'useless'? Didn't you think they had no value? Well then... I shall let you spend the rest of your life experiencing exactly what it feels like to be useless."

Ming Yue had never expected that with just that single move, Shi Zhiyan had used only thirty percent of his power to crush every bone in her body, leaving her unable to even stand up.

"Shi Zhiyan... you bastard... the Ming Manor will not let you get away with this... my father will not let you go! Do you really think... that because you rely on the Prince's influence... you can hold yourself above the law...?"

The law? How laughable... This wretched woman actually knew about the law?

"Hmph, the law? You know that I am under Prince Lian's command. The law set by Prince Lian is the only law that matters. Is this a common sense point that Miss Ming is unaware of?"