Nan Yu nodded with a smile, cast one last glance at Nan Dashu, who was still sobbing on the ox cart, and gave Nan Zhi some instructions. He also mentioned the new name he had chosen for Xiao Si before heading home to grab the household register and rushing off to town.
With the formidable Nan Yu gone, Li Guihua and her brothers finally dared to wail aloud. While Nan Yu had been there, they hadn't even dared to whimper despite their agonizing pain, terrified that he might start beating them again. People are truly like that—bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Back when Nan Yu had been timid and allowed himself to be pushed around, Li Guihua and her lot had bullied him and his siblings mercilessly, as if they wouldn't be satisfied until they’d hounded them to death. Now that Nan Yu had turned fierce and reckless, they didn't even dare to catch his eye.
When Li Guihua’s three cousins saw Nan Yu leave, they finally dared to run over from a distance to check on the three siblings. The trio had been beaten so badly by Nan Yu that they could barely move. Although the Brigade Leader found them tiresome, he couldn't just leave them lying on the ground—what if they died there? He ordered the villagers to bring over another ox cart, helped lift the three of them onto it, and sent them to the clinic.
Chapter 54