Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 518: October Rope Weaving (Part )

Li Yao glanced at him without saying anything or moving.

Li Yao has never seen his mother and lost his father when he was six years old. From the time he was young, the world he faced was open-air.

A strange face looking down at him, unreasonable malice... Li Yao learned from a young age to lock himself in a small room to read, which was an environment that prevented him from feeling at a loss.

But there has to be a situation like today.

Li Heng was wearing a new dark yellow embroidered dress. Li Yao guessed that it was probably made of the "given silk" that they showed off a while ago. The person closest to him was Lian Lin. She was also dressed very delicately today, wearing a dark blue embroidered dress made of the same fabric. She was looking at him with a raised corner of her lips. Unlike Li Heng's arrogance, she was more of a playful person.

Further behind were still those few people. Sometimes Li Yao thought that they were actually similar to him, but they chose to follow Li Heng and Lian Lin.

"Did Wu Zi teach you to be dumb, brother Yao?" Li Heng came over with a smile, put his arm around his shoulders, and walked towards the back garden with his arms around his neck. "Let's go and take a look around the general's house together, so that our aunt won't accuse us of bullying you again."

Li Yao staggered a few times. There were many brothers and sisters coming out from behind him. Some of them glanced at him with a faint smile, while more of them were too lazy to even cast a glance at him.

Li Yao staggered under the strong arms in a panic, without resisting, holding tightly the "Six Strategies" he had just received. This was not the first time he had experienced such a scene, so he just had to endure it silently, and they would naturally let him go when they got bored. After that, he just had to straighten his clothes and not make his aunt too sad.

All the way, he could only look down at Li Heng's dark yellow clothes and the road surface. From stone bricks to bluestone slabs, and then to stone-paved paths, Li Yao didn't know how many turns he had turned, nor did he know where he was. In short, the environment became quieter and quieter, with faint sounds of water, and their laughter kept ringing in his ears.

Finally, the collar around his neck loosened. He took a few deep breaths and just as he straightened his stiff neck and waist, he was pulled back by his hair. Li Heng patted his face and said with a smile, "Brother Yao, seeing is worse than reading. Let me ask you, what military tactics are there in Wu Zi? How about we perform them for you now?"

Li Heng opened his pulse a few years ago...or rather, he was the only one among this group of people who didn't have his pulse opened.

Li Yao raised his head by his hair bun, and saw a quiet little garden in his sight. Even in late autumn, the scenery was still beautiful. They stood by a small pond in the center, with rockery and waterfalls, sparse tall forests, interlaced shrubs, flat fallen leaves, and a quiet pavilion. Li Yao felt that he could read books here all day long.

"Brother Yao, don't you have a tongue?" Li Heng's smile turned colder, and he pinched his jaw to make him open his mouth, "Brother is asking you a question."

Li Yao was silent.

There was a burning pain on his face, a slap had been thrown at him fiercely, Li Yao staggered, and Li Heng's voice came into his ears: "You have nothing taught by your parents, you don't even know how to respect your brother."

There were several shrill laughs nearby, followed by Lian Lin's teasing voice: "Brother Yao, don't pay attention to him. He was overshadowed by you and is now very angry."

...Oh, that's it. Li Yao understood a little.

Then immediately a heavier slap came over him. Li Yao almost felt half of his face numb. He staggered and sat on the ground. The corners of his mouth were cracked and painful, and his tongue instantly tasted a fishy sweetness.

He had actually been bullied more severely, but the beatings had never been this severe, because they didn't really want to leave obvious scars. But the anger that was provoked would make people lose some of their thinking. Li Yao vaguely felt that things were a little out of control, but at this time he was at a loss.

"When can't you read your crappy book? Do you like to act pretentiously in front of the hall? Huh?" Li Heng grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up, "Like a little bitch - is your mother a little bitch, Li Yao?"

Li Yao raised his head and breathed. His collar was torn open and the cold wind rushed in. It was too cold today. "I'm asking you, right? Huh?"

Li Yao kept his mouth shut.

It seemed as if this silence had angered Li Heng again. He punched him in the abdomen. This punch was particularly painful. Li Yao retched and curled up in the air. He thought he couldn't take a second punch like this.

But at this time, Lian Lin seemed a little tired of watching such a simple beating. He yawned and said, "Okay, Li Heng, you are the older brother. If your younger brother makes a mistake, you should have a chance to explain yourself."

Li Yao was panting, his throat full of the taste of blood, and then he heard her say in that unique tone that hid a smile: "I heard that Yaodi is afraid of the cold, and he always uses this excuse to hide and not greet his brothers and sisters and elders. I wonder if he can climb out by himself if he falls into the cold pond?"

Li Yao's heart sank to the bottom. He had learned to face this helpless fear since he was a child, but at this moment, the real panic still surged into his eyes... He would never cry in front of these people, but at this moment, he didn't know what to do.

Several people laughed excitedly and some began to look for long branches - it must be fun to poke a person struggling in the puddle. Sister Lian Lin is really smart. They are almost tired of teasing Li Yao and the others. He always keeps his head down and keeps silent lately. Let's see if this little face can still pretend like this after throwing him into the water.

"If you can't climb up, Brother Liheng will believe that you are not pretending, and the matter will be over." Lian Lin said kindly.

Li Heng was obviously moved by this suggestion, and his anger had mostly subsided. But at this moment, he saw Li Yao's face start to turn pale, and a smile appeared on his cheeks. He wanted to tease him again: "Hey, as long as you say 'yes', I won't throw you down, how about that?"

Li Yao pursed his swollen lips and glanced at him. His pupils were very light in color, and looked very calm and clear.

Li Heng was inexplicably enraged, and threw him into the pond with a flick of his hand, this time even using his true energy. Li Yao fell heavily into the pond, and in an instant half of his body was numb.

However, the next moment, the chill penetrated his entire body, and Li Yao suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an icy prison, as if he had lost his body. At this moment, the world was spinning around, and he had no direction at all. A large stream of cold water poured into his mouth and nasal cavity, and the pain of suffocation instantly covered him - he couldn't swim at all.

The laughter on the shore suddenly became louder and reached Li Yao's ears after his diaphragm was distorted by the water. Li Yao waved his limbs in panic and was poked by something. Then the laughter on the shore became louder.

"Hey, Brother Yao, swim over here~"

"…It seems to be starting to sink. Let's get it out."

"No, push him up." Lian Lin said, "Don't spoil the fun, we've only been playing for a while."

"What are you afraid of? As long as he doesn't kill you, that's fine." Li Heng said, "I'll use my inner energy to heal the wound on his face later. Just say he fell in there by himself."

“Hahahahahahaha, that’s going to require several somersaults…”

But the next moment, the man who was holding the long stick into the pond shouted in panic, "It's impossible to fish it out."

(End of this chapter)