Old Mother Yao gripped her broom and lashed out at Yao Sili with a savage intensity, as if she would not stop until he was dead.
Yao Sili howled and shrieked, scrambling to escape in every direction. "Ma, don’t listen to that wretched girl Yuanchun! I’m the son you love the most, I’m your youngest! Ma, you’re hitting the wrong person—you should be hitting the second brother! Ouch! Ma, stop it!"
Fortunately, the head of the broom was made of twigs; while it couldn't cause any real internal damage, it was sharp enough to sting. Soon, Yao Sili’s face and arms were crisscrossed with thin, bleeding scratches.
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