Sure enough, as Qin Huo said, Lian waited all night until he fell asleep, but Babale did not appear in front of his eyes.

The next day, when I heard that Babale was ill, she lay in bed and couldn't get up.

The butler respectfully handed the two hosts a bowl of clean tea, "It is said that I knelt for too long in the castle yesterday, my knees are almost useless, and my fingers are bleeding."

"She said this morning that she was dizzy and couldn't get up. She looked serious."

Qin Huo put down the knife and fork in his hand, "Really?"

He hooked his lips slightly, "Give her three days to recover from her injuries. After this period of time, no matter how her injuries are, she must continue her duty."

For three days, Lian will have three days off.

The butler said respectfully, "Yes."

Qin Huo didn't bother with this issue any more, but instead asked Li An, "What's the matter, isn't it delicious?"

The golden beast meat on Li'an's plate hadn't been touched, and there seemed to be something wrong with his expression.

"No, no."

Ryan was a little vague, and his expression seemed to be a little bit wrong, mostly confused.

"When will Uno come over?" Qin Huo asked lightly.

Ryan bit his lip and whispered, "Tomorrow, we have an appointment tomorrow."

"Ah."

Qin Huo didn't get entangled in this topic. Anyway, children of the same age can play whatever they want, and it's impossible for him to accompany them.

Li An hesitated to speak and kept looking at Qin Huo, then quickly lowered his eyes, looking tangled.

"What's the matter? Why do you always look at me, do I have flowers or words on my face?"

Rian shook his head and asked softly, "Father, will you continue to retreat?"

Qin Huo raised his eyebrows, he didn't expect him to ask this question, "I won't for the time being, for so many years, I have neglected a lot of things because of my practice, and my ability is enough now, I can take the time to look at the things I ignored before. "

It means that he will not go to retreat to practice anymore, and will stare at the castle territory and start to regain power.

The original owner's ability is not bad, and he is now considered to be the pinnacle of this continent, so there is no need for him to practice anymore.

Ryan lowered his eyes, holding the tea that the butler just handed him with one hand, shaking it non-stop.

Qin Huo didn't say anything, he wiped his hands with a napkin, "Has the school assigned you any homework?"

Lian nodded, and then shook his head, "There are paper homework, and some practice. After class, I can understand it myself."

The tea in the bowl accidentally spilled out and poured all over his clothes, and the water stains were absorbed by the clothes in no time.

The butler hurried forward and said anxiously, "Master Li'an, you didn't get burned, did you?"

Ryan shook his head, "No, I'm already full, now go up and change clothes."

"Go."

Qin Huo had already finished eating, and seeing that Li An had also finished eating, he waved his hand and asked the butler to remove all the food from the table.

Instead, he went to the sofa and read the newly delivered newspaper today.

The information in the newspaper is updated in a timely manner every day, and there are also a lot of gossip news, which at least makes this old castle without TV more lively.

He looked at it for a while, then turned his head to look upstairs, and Ryan had already gone up.

Qin Huo thought for a while, put down the newspaper in his hand, called the housekeeper, and the two went upstairs one after the other...

Ryan's trousers were wet. After wiping with a dry napkin, there were not so many obvious water stains. He clutched his trousers and ran back to the room quickly.

Since there is a door between his room and Babale's room, he heard the sound of fighting and crying as soon as he entered the door.

After Lian changed his pants, the noise from the other side of the room became louder, and the sound of breaking porcelain could be heard from time to time.

I also heard things like scolding some bastard over there.

He hesitated for a moment and didn't intend to go there.

Who knows that the other side seems to have heard the movement here, and quickly called out, "Rian! Come here!"

There was oppression and orders in the voice, and Rian didn't know what was wrong, but his body unconsciously followed the other person's words into it.

Babale was crying and lying on the head of the bed, her legs and hands were bandaged with gauze, and the white gauze still had some leaking blood.

There were still a few slap marks on her delicate face, her round eyes were swollen from crying, her hair was messy, and her clothes were from yesterday, and they became tattered, as if they were picked up from a garbage dump Same.

There were shards of glass at Rian's feet, as well as many room decorations, as well as Barbara's own personal belongings.

Since it was Babale who threw it outward, there was nothing beside her.

Babale stared viciously at Rian who was dressed in fine clothes, and asked hoarsely, "Say! Is it you? Did you speak ill of me in front of the lord? That's why the lord is so cruel to me! "

Lian stood stiffly at the door, obviously the opponent no longer had any ability to hit him, but he was still afraid of the opponent from the bottom of his heart.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Babale thought he had found the murderer behind the scenes, "Oh! I knew it, I knew it! You must be the one who speaks ill of me behind my back!"

"You know that the lord treats me differently. When I was only a teenager, the lord brought me into the castle himself, and he gave me privileges. Do you know? The lord must like me."

"You treated me like this today, and when the lord's anger subsides, I will let him know what kind of insidious and cunning villain you are!"

"I am the future lord's wife, and I am the hostess of the castle! You are just a poor little creature in my hands. Don't think that you will win this time. I treated you like that before, but the housekeeper just opened his eyes. Just turn a blind eye, let alone the lord, so be good to me, hurry up and speak well of me to the lord, did you hear me?!"

Babale stared at Li'an with red eyes, and at the same time slapped the head of the bed heavily, and the vase, which was already a little unstable on top of his head, hit the ground with a bang, and the pieces shattered all over the floor.

Ryan was startled, and couldn't help taking a step back.

Babale's words seemed to have just made him feel a little bit better, and then suddenly shattered.

It's like a person who hasn't drunk water for many years, took a few sips of water today, and then suddenly told him that he can't drink water again.

Ryan has always been silent about the barbara.

Because whether he said it or not said it was useless.

Babale was right about one thing. After so many years, it is impossible for the father and housekeeper to not know about it. They let Babale do what he did.

So Rian woke up suddenly, how could he expect anything from his father?

Maybe it's just like what Babale said, his father is just a temporary fit. If Babale and his father reconcile, then does he have a future?

At this moment, Rian was suddenly glad that he didn't nod when his father said he would drive Babale away from him.

He has experienced too much fear and torture, he is already afraid, and he doesn't want to torment anymore.

Ryan didn't move or speak, but his fingers were behind his back, digging into his flesh with his fingernails.

"Ah."

Suddenly, there was a cold snort.

It was a man's cold snort, not Ryan, nor Barbara.

The two of them looked at the source of the sound in surprise at the same time. It turned out to be Qin Huo, followed by the housekeeper with a shocked and terrified expression.

"You are just the servant I picked you up because I thought you were pitiful back then. What gave you the illusion that I want to marry you?"

"You're also threatening Rian not to tell me these things, and talking nonsense when I don't know!"

Qin Huo looked at the ashen-faced Babale with cold eyes like sharp swords, and said in a deep voice, "I have devoted myself to cultivation for so many years, and the time I have seen you is shorter than the time I have seen Rian. I didn’t remember what you looked like before, you were just a servant who served Rian, your power was just brought to you by your work, how did it become that I have a deep root for you?”

"For so many years, you have relied on Li An for being ignorant, relying on me for not caring about things, and relying on the housekeeper to see that you are young and don't care about it, so you have intensified, coaxing and lying to Li An, and even beating him all the year round..."

Qin Huo changed the subject, "Housekeeper, how should this kind of servant who deceives the master, deceives the master, and even abuses wantonly be judged under the laws of Yaoyang Continent?"

The housekeeper shook his lips and said tremblingly, "Yes, I want to use the hardest wooden plank to maim my legs, and then throw them into the group of monsters that haven't eaten for a long time."

He didn't say anything about the rest, but everyone knew what was going on.

Moreover, after such a vicious person is bitten to death by a group of monsters, her soul will become the favorite food of the dark undead, and she will fall into darkness forever.

Qin Huo smiled coldly, "Well, drag Babale down."

"Ah! No—!" Babale sighed, crying bitterly and quickly crawled to Qin Huo's feet, because the palms of his hands were already dripping with blood after passing through the glass shards area.

"My lord, I know I'm wrong, please forgive me, I really know I'm wrong, I shouldn't have lied to Master Li'an, I shouldn't have acted recklessly while you are retreating, please, please forgive me... ..."

"Humph." Qin Huo pursed his lips, his eyebrows sharp, "That's not what you said to Rian just now, you were arrogant and domineering, you said that you were the future mistress of this ancient castle, you made sure, let him beg you, I almost believed it.”

Babale then turned her head and hugged Rian's thigh, Rian's whole body stiffened and his face turned pale.

"Master Li'an! I know I was wrong. What I said before were all lies. The lord didn't know anything. I have taken care of you for so many years. I have worked hard without credit. I beg you, please forgive me. Let me go, I'm leaving now, far away from the castle!"

Babale burst into tears, and her face was even more confused, "I don't want to be thrown into the monster group, I don't want to die, I don't want to die!"

Qin Huo looked at the butler beside him, and said softly, "Ouber, what are you thinking?"

As soon as the butler's legs were weak, he immediately knelt down, then stood up quickly, and called the young and strong servants with trembling legs.

While struggling, Babale shouted hoarsely, "Hahaha!!! Do you think I'm the only one who treats Lian badly? I'm the murderer, and his housekeeper, Ober, is the accomplice! He doesn't report what he knows, he helps I hide it!"

The young and strong servants ignored her, obeyed the lord's order, dragged her to a garbage dump in the back garden, and threw Babale on the ground.

Then several people worked together to press Babale's hands and legs, and the other two found the hardest wooden board, and hit Babale's leg bone heavily.

"what--!!!"

Babale's miserable cry resounded through the sky.

Qin Huo stepped forward, gently covered Li An's ears with his hands, and held Li An in his arms.

Li'an's body trembled, and then faster and faster, his hand suddenly grabbed the corner of Qin Huo's clothes, his fingers turned hard, his knuckles turned white, and he grabbed the corner of the clothes with all his strength.

Babale's cry was quickly muffled, and her shrill cry at the end was taken by the servants to the group of magical beasts raised in the back mountain.

Li An's body was shaking all the time, and Qin Huo knew that he might be frightened.

Qin Huo turned his head, and the housekeeper knelt on the ground tremblingly, his upper body pressed tightly to the ground, and he didn't dare to move.

Qin Huo passed by the butler with Li An in his arms, and snorted coldly, "What is the butler doing, and you are right, what does it look like to kneel here?"

The steward said tremblingly, "It's the servant's lax discipline, and it's the servant's fault that Master Li'an has been abused by that vicious maid."

"Get up, Rian's tutor is coming, you look like my housekeeper, but a poor beggar begging on the side of the road."

"When the tutor comes, he can live wherever he lives before, and he is not allowed to go upstairs, and Li'an will not have class today."

"Yes."

The butler got up from the ground, his back was bent tightly, and he didn't dare to lift his head.

Qin Huo took Li An back to his bedroom and put Li An on his bed.

"Rian, why don't you speak, do you think I just dealt with it wrong?"

Ryan was stunned.

He thought that his father didn't know about Babale, and also thought that Babale was deliberately deceiving him to bully him, but he didn't expect that Babale would die so soon.

It was because he was cowardly, after being bullied for so many years, he had long since lacked the courage to sue his father, and his father had no affection for him, he could feel it.

So it's useless to file a complaint. Maybe in the eyes of his father, he is not as good as a maid who was picked up by him at random. What's the use of a temporary punishment. In the end, it's the maid and the housekeeper who live with him.

Lian thought very clearly, so he never said these things, he didn't mention them himself, he didn't resist, and he didn't make friends with others.

This not only protected the castle but also protected his father, so he didn't dare to mention it. When his father asked him, he kept silent, thinking that if he didn't say it, his father would never know.

He will never know that his descendants are still such a cowardly and incompetent person.

When he asked his father this morning if he was still practicing, he thought that Babale would not bully him blatantly again.

But he didn't expect that his father would break through the conversation between him and Babale, and then threw Babale directly into the ferocious monster group.

So decisive, so unprepared.

Rian's heart was a little empty, and it seemed that something that was pressed by a huge and heavy thing was suddenly liberated.

But he didn't know how to face his father's question to him.

So, for a long time, Rian shook his head.

Qin Huo sighed, "Are you happy?"

Ryan lowered his eyes and nodded slightly.

Qin Huo asked again, "Then do you know where your mistakes are?"

Rian raised his head blankly, puzzled.

"First, you are the master, and she is the servant. The level of the two of you is an insurmountable gap. Even if I'm not around, you shouldn't let the two servants bully you."

"Second, I have repeatedly emphasized to you that I am your father and you are my son, you should trust me more, trust me, not a maid, and ask me face to face if you don't understand. "

Rian's fingers kept tugging at the corner of his clothes, biting his lip, his expression was nothing but chagrin and confusion.

"If you don't tell me, how would I know, right? It's impossible for me to follow you every day. You should also have the bearing of a lord's son, and put up your airs."

After a long time, Ryan nodded.

He seemed a little puzzled, "I, am I wrong?"

So it turned out that what he had insisted on for so many years was all wrong?

Even if it wasn't Qin Huo, the original owner would never bully his nephew with such a vicious slave, nor would he let him go.

As a native aborigine, the method of the original owner may be many times more cruel than what he implemented.

Qin Huo didn't answer him directly, "What do you think?"

But Varian put up a bit of airs as a master, in this hierarchical world, who would dare to bully him like this?

Ryan's eyes flickered, a little shaken, and a little uncertain.

"I thought that concealment could protect you."

Qin Huo suddenly smiled, "Are you stupid, I still need your protection? I am the lord, and all the servants here are at my disposal. Who dares to say no?"

"Fame? What do I want that for? I didn't rely on my reputation to secure this position."

Although it is cruel, this is the law of survival in this world.

The class system has a clear division of labor.

"Do you believe what she just said?"

Li An whispered that at this time, he was more courageous, "I believed it when I was young, because she was by my side when I was two years old, and you have been busy retreating, I can't see you, she She's also small and pretty, so let's say she's your fiancée."

"She was nice to me at first, but then you didn't see anyone for a year, so she said that you have been secretly in touch with her all the time. When she grows up, you will get married and have your own children. So it's not good for me."

Typical indoctrination of stepmother theory to Ryan.

Ryan continued, "Later, she became an adult, but you were not together, so I wondered if what she said was right..."

Qin Huo didn't expect Babale to be so vicious since she was a child. She was only a teenager at that time, her family members were all dead, and she was still in the mood to plan these things.

Fabricating her as his fiancée not only allowed him to abuse Rian openly, but Rian did not dare to explain the reason to the original owner.

"I asked you before that, why didn't you tell me?"

Qin Huo's eyes looked at Li An, and Li An dodged a little, "I dare not."

"Then will you still listen to these people's words in the future? Will you come to me for verification when you encounter someone you don't know?"

Rian said calmly, "Come on."

Qin Huo pulled up his sleeve, and Li An's arm was smooth.

"She hit you, where did she hit you, why didn't I see it?"

Rian stood up in embarrassment, gritted his teeth and said, "She stabbed my ass with a needle."

Qin Huo looked suspiciously, and sure enough, he saw a lot of small red needles. If you don't look carefully, you can't see it at all.

Because these needle points are small and imperceptible, as time goes by, it will heal within three or two days without leaving any traces.

He narrowed his eyes, this Babale, his punishment just now seemed to be too light for her.

A child was abused by her for nearly eight years, and she forcibly forced her into a gloomy, introverted person with low self-esteem.

This should obviously be the most innocent and lively time.

Qin Huo touched Li An's hair, and said distressedly, "It was my father who didn't care about things before, was too lax, and was very careless. It would be great if he could find out what's wrong earlier."

Rian shook his head, stretched out his hand to grab Qin Huo's cold palm, and said softly, "Actually, it's nothing, but I think my father is very powerful. In just a few days, I saw through her plot and avenged me."

"Butler, what do you think should be done?" Qin Huo asked for Li'an's opinion.

Ryan's eyes flickered, he thought for a long time, and finally said, "I don't know."

The butler was laissez-faire and didn't report what he knew. Rian didn't know what kind of mentality he had, but Zeng Yu himself tried to ask the butler for help, but the butler ignored him.

Qin Huo thought for a while, "Then I'll deal with it."

Lian didn't understand these things, he was still too young, and those who were bullied by these old servants didn't dare to speak loudly, nor did they dare to express their opinions easily.

"it is good."

After communicating these things with Li'an, Qin Huo got up, "Li'an, since Babale is dead, you should cheer up, only when you become stronger, no one will bully you."

Rian raised his head, looked at Qin Huo fixedly, and nodded heavily.

"Let's go, let's go down. Although you don't have to go to class today, I haven't met your tutor yet. I can chat with him about your study today."

Every student is afraid that their parents will be called by the teacher to hold a parent-teacher meeting. The same is true for parents and tutors. It is as shameful as punishment.

Ryan shook his head like a rattle, "I, I haven't finished my homework yet, so I'm going back to my room first."

Qin Huo watched him run downstairs, tidied his clothes, and then followed.

On the way, I met the housekeeper, "Burn all the maid's things for me, carefully disinfect that room, and then turn that room into a small study."

The butler was afraid that Qin Huo would make trouble, so now he can do whatever the other party asks him to do, and he will definitely do it with all his heart.

"Lord, don't worry, the servant will definitely do a good job, and it can be completed today."

Qin Huo nodded and went downstairs.

There is already a person sitting on the sofa in the hall. This person is wearing a white suit and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He has a bookish look and looks quite refined.

"My lord, I am Saga, Ryan's tutor, and I am very honored to see you."

Qin Huo walked downstairs, looked at the young man, and hummed lightly, "Sit down."

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