The other three brothers' eyes were also filled with rage.
They had indeed been beaten by Tuo Kai before.
But that was all in the past.
Since they had come of age, they had never suffered Tuo Kai's brutal beatings.
After all, they were all grown men now.
They acted with discretion.
And considered each other's dignity.
But today.
Tuo Kai had publicly beaten all four of them to the ground, leaving them disfigured.
If not for their inferior skills.
They would have fought Tuo Kai to the death.
"This matter must be reported to Father," Song Feiheng said, enduring the pain as he stood up. "Although Tuo Kai is the magistrate's son, he cannot disregard the laws of the court so brazenly and assault others."
Song Feipeng: "Exactly. We didn't offend him, so why did he beat us? He deserves to be punished!"
"Let's go home!"
The four brothers supported each other as they mounted their horses.
What should have been a thirty-minute journey.
This time took an hour and a half.
The reason was simple.
Not only were they bruised and swollen.
But their whole bodies ached.
If the horses went too fast, it would aggravate their injuries.
It hurt terribly...
When they finally reached the Song family's entrance.
Before Song Feiyang could even ask a servant to fetch a horse stool to help them dismount.
A household servant yelled at the four brothers, "This is a restricted area of the Song family. Unrelated personnel are not allowed to approach. You four, scram!"
Upon hearing this.
The four brothers were enraged!
But alongside their anger, a sense of grievance welled up.
Had they really been beaten so badly that even their own people didn't recognize them?
"You scoundrel, fetch the horse stool and help us dismount!" Song Feilong roared, suppressing his anger.
The servant gasped.
How could that be the Fourth Young Master's voice?
Oh, heavens!
Could these four be the four young masters?
My goodness!
Who dared to be so audacious.
To beat the four young masters so severely?
Was he tired of living?
Without further thought.
The servant quickly fetched a horse stool and helped the four brothers dismount.
He then supported them into the mansion.
The day was sunny and fair.
Warm sunshine bathed the sky.
Magistrate Song, who had been so angered by Chen Nan the previous night that he had vomited blood, was lying on a lounge chair in the back garden, enjoying a lazy afternoon.
Just then.
He heard a series of chaotic footsteps.
He became displeased.
Didn't the master need rest?
When he looked in the direction of the sound.
He was startled.
What in the world?
Why were there four pig heads?
Even the legendary demons and ghosts wouldn't be this bad!
Before Song Linhui could recover, a somewhat familiar voice echoed, "Father, you must uphold justice for us brothers!"
Song Linhui's pupils trembled violently.
He stood up in disbelief, "You... you are my sons?"
The four brothers knelt on the ground.
Their eyes exuded humiliation.
Song Feilong sobbed, "Father, you must uphold justice for your sons!"
The other three brothers also lowered their heads and wept softly.
"What happened? What exactly happened?" Song Linhui's face turned ashen, and his body trembled. "Who dares to beat my sons, Song Linhui's sons?"
"Does he take me, the magistrate, as a decoration?"
As the magistrate of Guangling Prefecture.
A sixth-rank official of the imperial court.
Song Linhui had never encountered a situation where all his sons were beaten to such a state.
"Father, it was Tuo Kai who did this!" Song Feiheng said with a face full of grievance. "You know we went to the Western Suburb Hunting Ground today. On our way back, we ran into him."
"Perhaps he was dissatisfied with his results."
"So he took all his anger out on the four of us."
"He even said that if he sees us again, he'll beat us every time."
Song Linhui frowned, his eyes extremely grim. "Even if Tuo Kai's results were not ideal, he shouldn't have taken his anger out on the four of you."
"Is there some hidden reason behind this?"
His face was grim.
A furious rage surged within him.
Although Tuo Kai had beaten his four sons before.
Those were just fights between children.
He had never taken them seriously.
But today was different.
All four sons were adults.
And they had all been beaten black and blue simultaneously.
This was simply a slap in his face!
However.
He didn't believe Tuo Kai would trouble his sons for no reason.
Song Feiheng said nervously, "During this hunt, our results were better than Tuo Kai's. He was probably enraged and that's why he attacked us."
Song Linhui gritted his teeth and asked, "The reason?"
"What was his reason for beating you?"
Song Feilong said with a face full of indignation, "We simply stopped to let Tuo Kai go ahead, not wanting them to inhale dust from behind us. It was a kind gesture, but he twisted our words, saying we stopped on purpose to mock them!"
Song Linhui's brows furrowed angrily. "That's it?"
Song Feilong nodded vigorously. "Yes, yes, that's it!"
"This is too much! This is utter bullying!" Song Linhui was so angry that he almost spat out another mouthful of blood. He never imagined that Tuo Kai's reason for beating his sons was so preposterous!
He truly didn't respect him, the magistrate!
"Father, Tuo Kai is going too far. You must uphold justice for us!" Song Feiyang choked out. "We must impeach Tuo Kai."
"Inform His Majesty that he has failed to discipline his son, intentionally caused harm, and disregarded the laws of the court."
"Enough!"
Song Linhui roared, collapsing onto the lounge chair in anger.
His face was pale, and he trembled with rage. "Are you implying I haven't embarrassed myself enough?"
"When he attacked you, why didn't you fight back?"
"Why didn't you join forces and beat him?"
The four brothers were stunned.
They hadn't expected their father to fly into such a rage.
They had tried to fight back.
But the problem was...
They were no match for Tuo Kai!
Song Linhui gritted his teeth, his voice filled with disappointment. "You are all adults now!"
"Even if you get beaten."
"You must resolve it like adults."
"Not like when you were children, coming home crying to me after being wronged outside."
"Don't you feel this is shameful?"
He glared at Song Feiyang, a powerful aura of aggression radiating from him. "Did you just say you wanted me to impeach Tuo Kai?"
"What?"
"Do you think I haven't embarrassed myself enough in Guangling Prefecture?"
"Do you want me to lose all my dignity in front of all the civil and military officials?"
"Tell all the officials that Song Linhui's four sons were beaten black and blue by Tuo Kai alone, and ran home crying to their father to complain?"
"Even if you have no shame, I, Song Linhui, have dignity!"
The four brothers looked nervous and bowed their heads uneasily.
Things were not as they had imagined.
Their father should have sided with them.
But...
Their father was very disappointed in their performance!
"This is a conflict between you young people, and we elders are not convenient to interfere!" Song Linhui said weakly. "I sincerely hope that you four brothers can seize this opportunity, strive for excellence, and then defeat Tuo Kai openly!"
"If you lack the ability, you deserve the humiliation you suffered today!"
"All of you, get out!"
The four brothers left the back garden, dejected.
Song Feiyang gritted his teeth and said, "Tuo Kai has the cultivation of the ninth layer of the Transformation Realm. Even if we strive for excellence, we are no match for him!"
Song Feiheng, with a frenzied look, took out a storage bag. "With the pills given by Brother Chen, how can surpassing Tuo Kai's cultivation be difficult?"