amaotonovel Chapter 87 My Suicidal Brother (5) - End
Chapter 87 My Suicidal Brother (5) - End
When Su Dingding returned to the mountain stronghold, Zhao Ruhua had already taken control of the situation.
She looked around anxiously, searching for Li Xiang. "Has anyone seen my older brother?"
"Ah Zhe!" Li Xiang ran out crying.
Seeing his torn clothes, Su Dingding suppressed a laugh and quickly went over to help Li Xiang.
"Big brother, did they hit you? Why are your clothes all torn?"
Li Xiang blushed, unable to say some of the things he wanted to say.
"Ah Zhe, I knew you would come to save me."
Li Xiang tried to snuggle into Su Dingding's arms, but Su Dingding skillfully dodged him.
She approached Zhao Ruhua and said, "Thank you so much, sister-in-law, for saving my brother's life!"
“He is my husband, so it is only right that I save him. Besides, these bandits are robbing and plundering, and the imperial court has long been considering suppressing them. This is a perfect solution to kill two birds with one stone!” Zhao Ruhua said righteously.
Li Xiang felt wronged and stood aside with a pout, not saying a word.
"Brother, should we go home with sister-in-law, or continue wandering?" Su Dingding asked him again in his ear.
"Go home." Li Xiang was still shaken; it was safest to be with Zhao Ruhua.
Although she was violent, the force with which she hit him was nothing compared to the force with which she hit those bandits; it was practically flirting.
Su Dingding raised an eyebrow. He still couldn't handle him!
When Li Xiang returned to the capital, he initially followed Zhao Ruhua around like a little shadow, clinging to her like a little bird, displaying the charm of a submissive man.
Unfortunately, he didn't stay still for long before he started acting up again.
When Zhao Ruhua was not at home, he would flirt with the maids in the house and cultivate a relationship with them.
As one can imagine, after being accused, Zhao Ruhua punished Li Xiang by making him kneel for three days and three nights.
The rain was torrential, and Li Xiang fainted on the ground. He had a recurring fever for several days and was bedridden for more than twenty days.
After he recovered, he never dared to look at other women again.
So he mingled with some literary circles, spending his days outside composing poems and exchanging verses with scholars and writers, which he thoroughly enjoyed.
Therefore, he met a good friend named Zhang Nianyi.
The two hit it off immediately, often drinking until dawn and discussing their life ideals.
Zhang Nianyi even moved into Li Xiang's house, where they watched the wind, snow, and moon together, which made Zhao Ruhua jealous.
"Can two men be so lovey-dovey?" Zhao Ruhua, alone in her room, got up late at night and went to the side courtyard, where she saw Zhang Nianyi and Li Xiang admiring the moon.
A few months later, Zhang Nianyi obtained an official position and had to part ways with Li Xiang.
Li and Xiang escorted him for ten miles, seeing him off again and again, almost to the point of seeing him off to his new post in the prefecture or county.
From then on, Li Xiang sighed constantly and lost all joy in life.
After drinking, he would wander the streets, pick fights with people, and even get into physical altercations.
Zhao Ruhua helped him handle the aftermath and persuaded him to quit drinking.
"Without Zhang Nianyi, and they won't even let me drink, what's the point of my life?" Li Xiangning defiantly raised his head.
"You think you're so great, huh!" Zhao Ruhua grabbed his ear. "All I'm doing is stopping you from drinking, what's wrong with that?"
"Hmph!" Li Xiang retorted.
"With the border in turmoil, soldiers are fighting valiantly, and people are losing their lives every day, yet you're just being sentimental here!" Zhao Ruhua sneered. "I really can't stand you scholars; you're utterly useless!"
"You're talking nonsense!" Li Xiang was even more unconvinced.
Zhao Ruhua ignored him. "In a few days, I will personally escort the grain to the border. I will not return to the capital until the enemy is defeated. If you like to court death, then go ahead. I don't have time to clean up your mess!"
Li Xiang watched Zhao Ruhua's retreating figure and fell into deep thought.
A few days later, Zhao Ruhua headed to the border and unexpectedly encountered Li Xiang on the way.
He grinned and said he wanted to go to the border with Zhao Ruhua.
To Zhao Ruhua's surprise, although Li Xiang had no fighting ability when he arrived at the border, he wrote many inspiring poems.
As the war drums beat, Li Xiang's stirring poems ignited the soldiers' passion, making them even more courageous in fighting the enemy on the battlefield.
Over the course of several months, Li Xiang abstained from alcohol and, exposed to the elements, transformed from a fair-skinned scholar into a rough and rugged man.
Zhao Ruhua also looked at him with new respect. When treating the wounded soldiers, Li Xiang did not sleep for a day and a night, and finally fainted at the foot of the mountain due to exhaustion.
He scraped his face from the fall, and after being brought back, he only rested briefly and drank some water before worrying about the wounded soldiers again.
“Before, he would cry over the slightest injury as if it were worthless, but now he’s acting like a real man.” Zhao Ruhua said with great satisfaction.
Su Dingding, who was living in seclusion in the mountains, was even more gratified, realizing that Zhao Ruhua was indeed a trustworthy person.
Her reckless older brother should learn to behave like a human being.
Sitting in a rocking chair, Su Dingding looked up at the blue sky, thoroughly enjoying his current life.
"Father, what would you like for lunch?"
"Father, it's getting a bit chilly. Mother asked me to put a coat on you."
Su Dingding smiled, saying that all her children were very filial.
Having left behind enough money, Su Dingding began to travel the world, but he would return every year for the Chinese New Year.
Years later, she and Mrs. Song prepared dowries for their three daughters and found them good husbands.
Both sons were ambitious and passed the imperial examinations, becoming officials in the government.
Song's health was still not very good, but she was quite content living in this beautiful, secluded paradise, cultivating her mind and body.
Su Dingding traveled the world, making friends far and wide, paving the way for his two sons.
Li Xiang and Zhao Ruhua also developed feelings for each other over time and settled down at the border.
Despite the harsh conditions, they found joy in it.
Zhao Ruhua also gave birth to two sons for Li Xiang. Although Li Xiang would occasionally act recklessly, Zhao Ruhua always managed to turn the situation around.
Su Dingding often visited them at the border. Every time he came, Zhao Ruhua would make an exception and let Li Xiang drink.
Looking back on his life, Li Xiang was filled with emotion.
From childhood to adulthood, he had been too dependent on Li Zhe, which caused him a lot of trouble.
Now that I've reached the age of forty, I realize I was completely wrong and utterly absurd.
"Think twice before you speak or act in the future." Su Dingding left these words behind and departed from the border the next day.
This was also the last time the brothers saw each other.
Li Zhe was deeply grateful to Su Dingding, and finally let go of his resentment and reluctance to part with his elder brother.
Su Dingding withdrew her divine sense and watched as Li Zhe's soul slowly dissipated and embarked on the cycle of reincarnation.
Return to the Abyss of Vengeful Spirits.
The ghosts erupted in cheers once again, welcoming Su Dingding back.
"The very famous Su Dingding!"
"The very famous Su Dingding!"
"Who's next?" Gangzi asked.
The person holding the number 9 card appears to be a girl.
She had dyed red hair, wore a long-sleeved hoodie, and the hoodie and mask covered her face completely, but she wore denim shorts on her lower body, and almost all of her exposed skin was covered in tattoos.
Gangzi looked at the fingernails of the hand holding the playing cards, and they had all been pulled off.
The girl slowly took off her hat and mask, revealing her face.
The ghosts were all astonished. Her face had been sewn with a dog's nose, her mouth was torn to the roots of her ears, all her teeth had been pulled out, and her ears had been cut off.
The corner of his eye was cut open, and his eyeball looked strange, even flashing green light.
She couldn't speak, and could only look at Gangzi with a mournful expression.
Gangzi quickly entered into a contract with her and began writing the program gate to the small world.
Soon, the interface where Li Zhe was located transformed into an energy sphere floating in the air, and a city appeared on the large screen.
"If you're ready, shall we set off?" Gangzi asked.
The girl nodded.
[Host, let's set off for the next small world!]