Chapter 96

"Ouch, it hurts so much." Zhang Rong clutched his buttocks and kept moaning. When had he ever suffered such pain? Zhang Fei's collision did not cost Zhang Rong his life, which was already a fortunate outcome. However, now, seeing Zhang Rong's full energy, it seemed he was only in pain and had no serious injuries.

"Master, Master, are you okay?" At this moment, six household servants ran over from the direction they had just come from, each out of breath, as if they had been chasing after Zhang Rong. How could two legs ever catch up with four?

"Scoundrels, don't you quickly help me up? If I go home, I'll have my uncle cut off your dog heads," Zhang Rong shouted.

The servants, upon hearing this, were drenched in sweat and hurriedly helped Zhang Rong up. If anything happened to this young master, they would not survive even if they had nine lives.

But as soon as Zhang Rong was helped up, he pushed the servants away, "Get lost."

Then Zhang Rong looked at Zhang Fei, the culprit who made him fall off the horse, and roared, "Was it you, the black brute, who knocked me off the horse just now? Do you know who I am?"

"What if I know, and what if I don't? The law applies equally to the emperor and the common people. How dare you gallop through Luoyang and commit violence? Are you not afraid of the law?" At this moment, Liu Yao came out of a small tavern and said coldly, a familiar smile on his lips. Zhang Fei saluted Liu Yao and then stood behind him.

"Hahaha." Zhang Rong, upon hearing this, burst into mad laughter. Then he said proudly, "Let me tell you, the current Ten Attendants, Zhang Rang, is my uncle. In Luoyang, my word is the law."

"Ha, do you know who I am?" Liu Yao said mockingly. He knew that Zhang Rong, this stubborn young man, would use his connections to pressure others. Since that was the case, he would see who had the stronger connections.

Zhang Rong, upon hearing this, felt a lump in his heart. The tone of the person in front of him seemed to indicate that he had a different identity. Zhang Rong carefully examined Liu Yao. In Luoyang, he knew most of the young masters of the noble families. Except for the Yuan family or He Jin's family, he did not dare to be too bold with others, but he had never seen this person before.

Then Zhang Rong's heart eased, and he sneered, "Boy, who are you? State your name so I can see if you are even qualified to tie my shoes."

"You..." Shi A and Zhang Fei, upon hearing Zhang Rong's insult to Liu Yao, were furious and wanted to rush forward to teach him a lesson. But Liu Yao waved his hand, stopping them. Although they were angry, they obeyed and stepped back.

Zhang Rong, seeing Liu Yao's action, thought Liu Yao was afraid of him and became even more disdainful.

"Since you want to know my identity, I will tell you. My surname is Liu, my given name is Yao, and my courtesy name is Bogao. I am the current Crown Prince, the Grand General of the Han Dynasty, and the Governor of Youzhou. Do you think I am qualified to tie your shoes?" Liu Yao said with a cold laugh. Being insulted by Zhang Rong, Liu Yao was naturally angry and had already decided to cripple him.

The surrounding civilians, upon hearing Liu Yao's name, looked at him with reverence and began to whisper. The servants, upon hearing Liu Yao's identity, were so frightened that their legs turned to jelly, and they collapsed on the ground. One of them, however, remained relatively calm and secretly slipped into the crowd, apparently to find Zhang Rang. Liu Yao naturally saw this person but did not stop him. He hoped Zhang Rang would come.

"You, you, you are lying. The Crown Prince has been busy with his engagement these days. How could he be here?" Zhang Rong, upon hearing Liu Yao's name, was almost frightened to the point of losing his legs. Liu Yao's backing was the current emperor. His own backing was only Zhang Rang, and Zhang Rang's backing was the emperor. Even a fool could see who the emperor would favor.

But then Zhang Rong remembered that his uncle had told him about the Crown Prince's engagement a few days ago. He naturally assumed that Liu Yao could not be here.

Then Liu Yao took out his official seal and identity card and shouted, "The Grand General of the Han Dynasty is here. Shi A, Zhang Fei, arrest these lawless scoundrels."

"Yes." Zhang Fei and Shi A responded excitedly. They had long been annoyed by Zhang Rong. They immediately rushed forward and, with a few punches and kicks, knocked the servants to the ground, rendering them immobile.

Zhang Rong had never seen such a scene. He was always the one bullying others, never the one being bullied. He was immediately frightened to the point of collapsing. "Don't come near me, go away, go away." Zhang Rong, full of fear, looked at the black brute approaching him, like a woman about to be violated, and kept retreating.

"Good!!!" The crowd around them burst into cheers and praise for Liu Yao.

Then Zhang Fei picked up Zhang Rong like a chicken and brought him to Liu Yao, saying disdainfully, "Ha, Lord, this boy is a coward. Please deal with him."

Liu Yao leaned in and looked at Zhang Rong with amusement, saying mockingly, "How about it, do you still need me to tie your shoes?"

"You, what do you want, my, my uncle, he is, Zhang Rang. If you dare to, what, my uncle, will not let you off." Perhaps Zhang Rong was really scared out of his wits, as he still used Zhang Rang to threaten Liu Yao at this moment.

"Hmph. It seems you admire your uncle very much. Since that's the case, let's send you to be with your uncle." Liu Yao looked at Zhang Rong coldly and then called, "Yide, act."

"遵命." Zhang Fei said excitedly. Then he used his right hand to throw Zhang Rong into the air.

"Don't, don't!!!" Zhang Rong flailed his arms and legs in the air, full of fear. Being sent to be with Zhang Rang meant he would become a eunuch, which was worse than death for a stubborn young man like Zhang Rong.

"Stop, stop!!!" At this moment, a group of people ran over from outside the crowd, led by Zhang Rang. Seeing his nephew being thrown by a brute, he called out anxiously.

But Zhang Fei ignored Zhang Rang and kicked Zhang Rong's crotch as he fell from the air.

"Ah!!!" "No, no!!" Two piercing screams echoed one after the other.

The first was naturally Zhang Rong's. He was kicked by Zhang Fei and flew several yards away, clutching his crotch and rolling in agony.

The second was naturally Zhang Rang's. Zhang Fei's kick severed the Zhang family's lineage.

Zhang Rang quickly ran to Zhang Rong's side, grabbed him, and saw the red and yellow fluid seeping from his lower body, calling out worriedly, "Rong, Rong, are you okay? Don't scare your uncle."

But Zhang Rong could only moan in pain and did not hear Zhang Rang's voice. Each scream pierced Zhang Rang's heart like a knife. As a eunuch, he knew the pain of being castrated and was now worried if Zhang Rong could survive.

"What are you doing here? Quickly take the young master to see a doctor, a royal physician, yes, a royal physician." Zhang Rang, seeing his servants standing there in a daze, shouted angrily.

"Yes, yes, sir." Then a few servants found a cart and helped Zhang Rong onto it, and they rushed off in one direction.

Liu Yao, seeing this scene, did not send anyone to stop them. Zhang Rong was already crippled, and whether he lived or died was no longer Liu Yao's concern. The goal had been achieved.