"Eldest Senior Brother, you'll never guess how things turned out on my trip."
Li Sifeng looked at Li Qingqiu and spoke earnestly. He held his wine bowl in both hands as if warming them.
Li Qingqiu watched him calmly. "You're beating around the bush, so it's obvious you didn't wipe out the Pei Clan. You're not even angry. I'd say they fed you a honeyed date."
Li Sifeng looked embarrassed. "Hear me out. Once I'm done, then decide whether you want to scold me!"
Li Qingqiu wasn't angry. He knew Li Sifeng's temperament too well. The boy was petty, and the Pei Clan had put him through so much. If Li Sifeng could let it go, there had to be another reason.
He noticed Li Dongyue enter the courtyard, so he waved her over.
Li Sifeng turned around. When he saw Li Dongyue, his eyes shifted, and he decided to hold off on explaining.
Only after Li Dongyue sat beside Li Qingqiu did Li Sifeng tell them the whole story.
"I was on my way to Zhenyang Imperial City when I heard that the Pei Clan had moved to Dongling Prefecture. So I turned around and headed there. I was planning to slaughter my way through them, but I happened to arrive just as the Pei Clan was handing out food. The people were deeply grateful to them. Of course, I thought they were just putting on a show."
"But I thought I'd wait until the Pei Clan finished handing out the food. At least that way, they'd be helping the people. So I waited a few more days. Then I heard there was a local bully who abducted young women and forced other men's wives into his manor. One woman died a horrible death there, and when her husband