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Chapter 704: Chapter 704 Family Rules

"She must be punished severely!"

"Severe punishment!"

"Even drowning her in a pig cage wouldn’t be going too far!"

Everyone was denouncing Wu Rouyun; not a single person spoke in her defense. Wu Rouyun’s heart was already dead. She knelt there indifferently, listening to the crowd’s curses, feeling that life was truly meaningless.

"I’m talking to you! Are you playing deaf and dumb? Will you not be satisfied until you’ve destroyed the Wu Family?" Old Master Wu roared.

"I destroyed the Wu Family?" Wu Rouyun laughed. "If it weren’t for those two experts back then, the Wu Family would have been annihilated long ago. What’s wrong with my sister and me raising their child? Now, am I the one who offended the Black Evil Sect? Isn’t it that self-righteous Wu Xing? I destroyed the Wu Family? I’m surprised you can even say that."

"Father, you’ve always favored sons over daughters, and I couldn’t be bothered to argue. But now your son is the one who caused this disaster, and you blame me instead of him?

"What crime have I committed by protecting our benefactor’s son from all of you? You all understand how powerful those two experts are. I am protecting the Wu Family, not harming it. You are the ones who will destroy the Wu Family!"

"How dare you! Are you trying to anger me to death? You unfilial daughter!" Hearing Wu Rouyun’s irrepressible outburst, Old Master Wu was furious, slamming his hand on his chair and bellowing.

"Father, although she is my own sister, as the Family Head, I must punish her severely," Wu Heng said angrily. "The mistake she has made this time is too grave to be forgiven. If we don’t punish her, how can we maintain the family’s authority? The family rules would become nothing but a mere formality!"

He now harbored an extreme hatred for Wu Rouyun. If Yang Qi had run away after hearing about the Black Evil Sect, wouldn’t his crippled son, Wu Jun, be the most likely one to be sent to them instead? For that reason, he could never forgive Wu Rouyun. Absolutely not!

"The Family Head is right! Wu Rouyun has always been defiant, breaking family rules and talking back to the Old Master. This time, she has committed a heinous crime. Without punishment, we cannot command respect! Without it, the authority of the Wu Family’s rules will be diminished! Many others will simply follow her bad example in the future!"

"That’s right. Not only must she be punished, but she must be punished heavily."

"Although she has a marriage contract with the Zheng Family, it’s fine as long as we don’t beat her to death. After all, when she marries into their family, she’s just a tool to maintain the relationship between our two families. The Zheng Family doesn’t really think much of her anyway."

Old Master Wu shot a cold glance at Wu Rouyun and issued a merciless command, "Send someone to Sea City and retrieve our Wu Family’s Blood Whip!"

Hearing the words "Blood Whip," everyone gasped, their bodies trembling. The Blood Whip was a three-meter-long whip that represented the Wu Family’s laws. It was constructed from linked Beast Bones and covered in barbs. A single lash could turn flesh into a bloody pulp, hence its name.

"Heng, you are the Family Head. You decide how many lashes," Old Master Wu said, glancing at Wu Heng.

"Years ago, when she and Wu Rouman broke the family rules and offended the Di Family, Rouman was given ten lashes! But she escaped punishment! Today, with all her crimes combined, she deserves at least thirty lashes," Wu Heng said coldly.

"Thirty lashes would kill her," Old Master Wu frowned. "How would we explain that to the Zheng Family? They are one of the top three families in Sea City; we can’t afford to offend them."

"Then make it twenty lashes," Wu Heng said, grinding his teeth. "Enough to keep her bedridden and unable to walk for at least a year."

"Agreed! That will also keep her from running around!" Old Master Wu nodded.

Upon hearing this, the crowd, beyond their fear, reveled in her misfortune. After twenty lashes from that whip, Wu Rouyun would surely be a mangled mess of flesh and broken bones. To say she’d be unable to walk for a year was no exaggeration. Even her martial arts would be useless. Many Martial Artists had died under the Blood Whip. A man had once been beaten to death with thirty lashes. Though Wu Rouyun was a Martial Artist, she was a woman, her body naturally more fragile than a man’s. Twenty lashes would be devastating.

"Dad, you truly are ruthless!" Wu Rouyun let out a wretched smile, fearing she would die here today.

"Hmph." Old Master Wu snorted coldly and turned his head away, ignoring her.

Wu Heng then announced, "The nation has its laws, and the family has its rules! The unfilial daughter Wu Rouyun has betrayed the family, placing it in a precarious position and severely violating our rules. For this, she is sentenced to twenty lashes from the Blood Whip! Let this serve as a warning to all!"

"Heh, family rules? What a joke," Wu Rouyun sneered. "Wu Heng, haven’t you broken the family rules enough times yourself? And you dare speak of them? The Wu Family’s rules were made worthless long ago by shameless scoundrels like you."

Today, she had nothing left to lose and was holding nothing back. Since she was going to be beaten anyway, what was there to be afraid of saying?

Old Master Wu felt not an ounce of guilt. As long as they didn’t beat Wu Rouyun to death, as long as she could still be sent to marry into the Zheng Family, it was fine. If not for this marriage contract, killing her would have been of no consequence. He had never cared for women; his preference for sons over daughters was nothing new.

Wu Rouyun stood up. Initially, she had felt a sliver of guilt toward the family, but now, she was completely disillusioned. No, her heart was dead.

Years ago, her sister Wu Rouman had been heartlessly sold out by the Wu Family. Now, it was her turn. To be born into such a family was truly a cruel fate.

"What are you standing up for? Kneel!" Old Master Wu shouted.

"Dad, don’t bother with her. She can’t escape anyway," Wu Heng interjected. "The Blood Whip is on its way, and she will be punished when it arrives. Right now, it’s more critical to handle the matter with Yang Qi. You saw Ye Feng. What did he say?"

"Speaking of which, I almost forgot," Old Master Wu said with a smile. "Ye Feng gave me his boss’s phone number. I called, and the person on the other end said this is our family’s affair and that we should handle it ourselves, as long as we don’t go too far."

"That’s great!" Wu Heng was ecstatic. "It seems the boss of the Star Shining Society knows how powerful our Wu Family is! They probably want to expand into Sea City and will need our help eventually. That must be why an insignificant external member like Yang Qi was simply abandoned. So, can we use force now? Can we just capture Yang Qi and bring him back? We’re running out of time. The delegation from the Black Evil Sect will be here soon."

"Yes, we must do that," Old Master Wu said, turning to his second son. "Wu Xing, have your men keep an eye on Yang Qi. Don’t let him escape."

"Don’t worry, Dad," Wu Xing said confidently. "I’ve already had people watching him. He can’t get away. We’ll know immediately if there’s any disturbance."

"Good. After we’ve dealt with Wu Rouyun, we’ll go capture him," Old Master Wu declared.

「At White Mountain Villa, Huang Borren called to inform Yang Qi about Wu Rouyun’s ordeal.」