I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 417 I'll Chop Off Your Right Hand

Chapter 417 I'll Chop Off Your Right Hand

Gao Yingxiang shook his head with a wry smile. "My dear son-in-law, Yu Tao has come to seek refuge. How can I just kill him like that? If word gets out, my reputation will be ruined. Who would dare to seek refuge with me in the future?"

"My dear son-in-law, don't be angry! Come on, I'll treat you to a welcome feast." Gao Yingxiang quickly went up and pulled Wang Wenzhou away.

"How can we just let this go like that?" Wang Wenzhou cursed. "Old Gao, this bastard is a despicable person, he has no integrity whatsoever. You dare to hire someone like that? Aren't you afraid he'll sell you out?"

"Alright! I apologize to you on his behalf!" Gao Yingxiang said, bowing deeply to Wang Wenzhou.

Yu Tao and Li Lin looked at each other in disbelief. The hundreds of thousands of troops under the command of the rebel king were actually apologizing to Wang Wenzhou.

“Old Gao! I know you’re eager to find talent, but this bastard is inhuman! Little Lanlan, tell your dad quickly, how did this bastard touch you that day?” Wang Wenzhou said, holding Gao Guilan.

"Huh?" Gao Guilan looked at Wang Wenzhou with her big, blinking eyes and asked in confusion, "Uncle, when did he touch me?"

“Little Lanlan, how could you forget? Did he touch you like this that day?” Wang Wen said, while reaching his hand inside Gao Guilan’s clothes.

"Uncle, I really didn't! I'm innocent!" Gao Guilan was terrified, afraid that Wang Wenzhou would misunderstand and get angry.

"Little Lanlan!" Wang Wenzhou whispered hurriedly, "Listen to Uncle, if I say he touched you, then he touched you. Otherwise, why would your father kill him? That bastard had ulterior motives and wanted Uncle dead! If Uncle dies, who will sleep with you in the future!"

"Hmm!" Gao Guilan finally understood, and immediately pointed at Yu Tao, shouting, "Dad! You have to avenge your daughter! It was him, he dared to bully her!"

"Waaaaah..." Although Gao Guilan is a bit silly, her acting skills are quite good; she can cry on cue.

"Sigh..." Gao Yingxiang sighed helplessly. How could his well-read and sensible daughter have turned into this after being with Wang Wenzhou for a while? It's just too shameless!

"Lan'er, stop making a scene!" Gao Yingxiang reprimanded coldly.

"Mother!" Upon hearing this, Gao Guilan immediately used her ultimate move, sitting down on the ground and crying and calling out to her mother.

Gao Guilan pounded the ground with her hands, crying out in despair, "Mother! Lan'er is so wronged! Lan'er was bullied by others, and Father won't even stand up for Lan'er!"

"Ah..." Wang Wenzhou was stunned. Damn it! How did my lovely little Lanlan turn into a shameless old woman who cries, makes a scene, and threatens suicide?

Wang Wenzhou simply couldn't accept it; Gao Guilan was throwing a tantrum on the ground like a shrew.

Gao Yingxiang was filled with sorrow. His wife had died young, and his eldest daughter, Gao Guilan, had raised her single-handedly. Whenever Gao Guilan acted unreasonably, he would resort to this tactic. Gao Yingxiang felt that his daughter had lost her mother at a young age and owed her too much. This tactic always worked for Gao Yingxiang.

"Sigh..." Gao Yingxiang sighed, gently patted Wang Wenzhou's shoulder, and asked, "Xianxu, what exactly do you want?"

Wang Wenzhou curled his lip and said angrily, "Old Gao, Yu Tao wanted to kill your son-in-law, and you didn't kill him?"

"My dear son-in-law!" Gao Yingxiang pleaded earnestly, "Please give me some face and let him go. No matter what, I cannot kill him now."

Wang Wenzhou nodded and said with a smile, "I understand, that's why I let Xiao Lanlan make a fuss!"

Gao Yingxiang shook his head helplessly. That bastard Wang Wenzhou has really got his eye on my heart.

"My dear son-in-law, give me some face. In a few days, I'll secretly kill him to avenge you!" Gao Yingxiang whispered.

"Haha!" Wang Wenzhou put his hand on Gao Yingxiang's shoulder and said with a laugh, "Old Gao, this is how a father-in-law should act! We're family, how can you not help me? How about this, let's chop off two of his fingers for fun first."

"Sir, stop this nonsense!" Gao Yingxiang really couldn't understand why Wang Wenzhou was so fixated on this matter. He had already promised to kill Tao, so why did he want to cut off his finger now?

Wang Wenzhou laughed and said, "Old Gao, people in officialdom all call me a mad dog, biting anyone I see. I was kidnapped by Yu Tao, and now they're all laughing at me. I have my pride too, I have to save face! Otherwise, how can I survive in officialdom?"

Gao Yingxiang said helplessly, "Alright, I'll do as you say! You should quickly persuade Lan'er not to embarrass her!"

Wang Wenzhou gave Gao Yingxiang a look, signaling, "Watch this!"

"Little Lanlan, don't cry!" Wang Wenzhou squatted down and gently stroked Gao Guilan's hair.

"Uncle, my dad doesn't love me anymore! I don't want to live anymore!" Gao Guilan cried out in heartbreaking sobs.

“Good boy! Your dad doesn’t love you, but you still have Uncle! Uncle will help you get revenge. Tell Uncle, which hand did that bastard use to touch you?” Wang Wenzhou asked.

"Hmm!" Gao Guilan thought for a moment, then pointed to Yu Tao's right hand and said, "This hand, the left hand!"

Yu Tao knelt on the ground, his face deathly pale, and pleaded, "Madam, please spare me! How dare I disrespect you?"

"Alright! Uncle, I'll cut off his filthy hands for you!" Wang Wenzhou said, snatching the sword from Gao Yingxiang's guard.

Everyone looked at Gao Yingxiang, who gently shook his head. They all understood the King's intentions, and no one stepped forward to stop him.

"Hey Yu, I'll spare your life today for Lao Gao's sake. But your filthy hands can't be spared. Quickly stretch out your hands!" Wang Wenzhou pointed his sword at Yu Tao.

Yu Tao was filled with remorse. Had he known this would happen, he would have preferred to chop Wang Wenzhou to pieces and die with him. But now, he was at the mercy of others, and had no choice but to submit.

Yu Tao slowly extended his left hand!

“Not this hand, this is the right hand!” Gao Guilan protested loudly.

Yu Tao was both amused and exasperated. "Grandma! We're standing facing each other, my left hand is next to your right, and my right hand is next to your left. The right hand you're talking about is my left hand!"

Wang Wenzhou cursed and said, "What are you thinking, you surnamed Yu? Don't you want either of your hands? Hurry up and put out your right hand!"

Yu Tao looked longingly at his right hand, knowing he could no longer wield a sword with his right hand.

"Swish!" Wang Wenzhou slashed down with his sword, and Yu Tao's right hand fell to the ground.

"Ah!" Yu Tao cried out, his face pale, clutching his wound.

Wang Wenzhou waved his hand and said coldly, "Drag him away."

Yu Tao's subordinates quickly stepped forward and carried him away.

Wang Wenzhou walked up to Gao Guilan and said with a smile, "Little Lanlan, good boy, Uncle has avenged you. Get up now."

"Mmm!" Gao Guilan burst into laughter through her tears, scrambled up, and threw herself into Wang Wenzhou's arms. Her eyes were glistening with tears as she said, moved, "Uncle still cares about me the most! My dad is so mean!"

"Pfft..." Gao Yingxiang was so angry he almost vomited blood. That damned daughter of hers! She's forgotten her own father now that she has a man! If it weren't for her father, her man might have died at Yu Tao's hands long ago!