I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 64 Severing Ties

"Mother, my sister-in-law actually wants to send me to the yamen! How could she be so vicious?" Lin Wen started complaining before even entering the house. But after entering and seeing his expressionless grandmother and Lin Wu's deep-set eyes, he immediately shut up.

Lin's aunt, who followed closely behind, felt she had never seen such a disgusting person: "Lin Wen, you still want to play the victim and accuse others first, but unfortunately, your mother already knows what you've done."

"Mother, you don't want to send me to the yamen too, do you? That's impossible. I don't believe it." Lin Wen stared at his grandmother in disbelief.

Grandma Lin remained silent, simply watching Lin Wen quietly.

Lin Wen suddenly knelt down in front of his maternal grandmother, weeping bitterly: "Mother, I know I was wrong. Please don't send me to the yamen. I am your son. If I go in, my life will be ruined."

Grandma Lin felt a pang of pity, but she still turned her head away. She couldn't hurt her eldest son's feelings.

Upon seeing this, Lin Wen knelt down in front of Lin Wu again: "Brother, please let me go, I didn't mean to push you."

Lin Wu snorted coldly: "When you abandoned me and ran away alone, you no longer had me as your older brother. Our brotherhood ended then." At that time, he went from disbelief to despair. Now, he has no feelings for this younger brother he has loved since childhood.

"Why? You've always given in to me since we were little. Why are you being so heartless this time? Why are you pushing me to the brink?" Seeing that pleading was useless, Lin Wen stood up and glared at Lin Wu with resentment.

"Why? You actually ask why? It's because your husband has always indulged you since you were little that you've developed such a selfish and vicious nature." Seeing that Lin Wen showed no remorse, Aunt Lin said.

"Who do you think you are? What right do you, an outsider, have to interfere in the affairs of our Lin family?" Lin Wen glared fiercely at his aunt, his eyes as cold as a venomous snake, sending chills down one's spine.

Aunt Lin was startled by that look in her eyes.

Seeing Lin Wen like this, Xiao Siyue was secretly alarmed. He was probably holding a grudge. She glanced worriedly at her aunt, fearing that Lin Wen might retaliate in the future.

"You still dare to look at your sister-in-law like that? I think you're hopeless. I'll teach you to be ungrateful and repay kindness with enmity." Lin Shu took out a long whip from somewhere and lashed it hard at Lin Wen, cursing as he did so. Each lash left the skin torn and bleeding.

Xiao Siyue was terrified. My god, this aunt is too powerful. But seeing Lin Wen beaten to the ground and unable to get up, she felt relieved and cursed inwardly that he deserved it.

"Mom, ah! Help me, it hurts so much! My older sister is going to beat me to death!" Lin Wen cried out to his grandmother on the ground, his voice filled with anguish.

"Let go of my husband! Stop!" Madam Yang tried to pull Lin Shu away, but Lin Shu pushed her away.

"Get out! You're no better than me. You can't sleep in the same bed with two different kinds of people. You're both shameless." Lin Shu wanted nothing more than to go up and beat Yang Shi.

"Little book..."

"Mom, don't worry about it, Lin Wen just needs to be taught a lesson," Lin Shu interrupted Lin's grandmother before she could finish speaking, and continued to slap Lin Wen.

"You still have the nerve to call me mother? I raised you with so much hardship, and this is how you repay me?" Another lash struck her.

"Big sister, please stop hitting him! If you keep hitting him, your husband will die!" Seeing Lin Wen's miserable state, Madam Yang couldn't help but rush over again, grabbing Lin Shu's feet and pleading desperately.

"Get out of here! You still have the nerve to cry? From the moment you stepped into this house, you've been causing all sorts of trouble, trying to get Lin Wen to split up the family property. And you're so greedy, you even moved all the family's belongings into your house!" Lin Shu scolded Yang Shi without any politeness.

“Mother, cough! You forgot... Father... said when he left that he wanted you to take good care of him, right?” Lin Wen struggled to look up at his maternal grandmother.

"Xiao Shu, stop." When Lin Wen mentioned her deceased husband, Grandma Lin finally couldn't help but speak up.

Because Lin Wen was still young when her maternal grandfather died, he entrusted her with taking good care of him. Because of this, she always favored Lin Wen, but she never expected that Lin Wen would turn out like this.

"It's all my fault. I've spoiled you since you were little, which is why you've turned out the way you are now," Grandma Lin said, tears streaming down her face.

"Big sister, stop." Lin Wu wasn't reluctant to part with Lin Wen; he just didn't want his mother to be so heartbroken.

“Mother, don’t blame yourself. I also bear some responsibility for Lin Wen’s current state.” Lin Wu said. He had listened to his father’s advice and spoiled Lin Wen since he was a child, which led to Lin Wen’s selfish and self-serving personality.

Grandma Lin looked at her eldest son with guilt, her eyes glazed over for a moment, and then suddenly said, "Xiao Shu, go and invite the village chief over."

"Mother?" The others looked at Grandma Lin in confusion.

"Go and invite the village chief first, we'll talk when he arrives."

Lin Shu said nothing more and turned to invite the village chief.

When the village chief of Dahe Village came in and saw this scene, he was somewhat shocked. Lin Wen was lying on the ground covered in blood, looking like he was about to die at any moment.

"Sister-in-law Lin, what's going on?"

"The village chief is here. I invited you here today to be a witness that our Lin family will completely sever ties with Lin Wen from now on. He is no longer a member of our Lin family." Grandma Lin's words stunned everyone present.

Xiao Siyue also found it hard to believe that Grandma Lin had actually kicked Lin Wen out of the house. The Lin family was small, unlike the Xiao family which had a family genealogy, but this action was tantamount to expulsion from the clan. In ancient times, this was an extremely serious offense.

"Mother?" Lin Wu looked at his maternal grandmother, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Xiao Wu, I know this is a decision I made on my own, and the punishment is too lenient, but I still hope that for my sake, you will let Lin Wen go and not send him to the authorities." Grandma Lin's expression...

Looking at Grandma Lin like this, Xiao Siyue felt that she seemed to have aged more than ten years in an instant, and she had no energy or spirit at all.

"Mother, you don't have to do this." Xiao Wu felt heartbroken when he saw his mother. Although he also hated Lin Wen, he never thought of actually sending him to the yamen.

"That's fine then," Grandma Lin said.

"Lin Wen, now that the letter of severance of ties has been written, you'd better take care of yourself from now on," Grandma Lin said to Lin Wen, enunciating each word clearly.

"Mother, you don't want me anymore." Lin Wen was truly panicked now; he never expected his mother to write a letter severing ties with him.

"Village chief, please write it down." Grandma Lin ignored him and turned her gaze to the village chief.

The village chief sighed and said nothing more. He already knew the whole story, but he just sighed.

The moment Lin Wen pressed his fingerprint on the letter severing ties with his family, he could no longer hold back and fainted.

"Husband, wake up, wake up quickly!" Madam Yang called out anxiously to Lin Wen from the side.

"Alright, take him back and find a doctor for him," Lin Shu said. When she hit him, she was careful to avoid vital areas. It looked serious, but it was just a superficial injury. With some medicine and some rest, it would be fine. As for fainting, it was just a case of being overwhelmed by anger.

"No, you're the one who hit him, so you have to pay for it," Madam Yang insisted, demanding that Lin Shu pay.

"Alright, you give me the hundred-odd taels you spent on Lin Wu's medical treatment first, and then I'll give Lin Wen the money," Lin Shu said sarcastically.

"More than a hundred taels? Why? Village chief, you must do me justice! She injured my husband and now she wants money from us!" Yang hurriedly complained to the village chief.

"Why? Tell me why, Lin Wu's injury is all because of Lin Wen."

Seeing that the village chief ignored her and Lin Shu was glaring at her fiercely, Yang dared not speak again.

Together with the village chief, they helped Lin Wen back home.