Climbing on the Sparrow Branch – CH 500

Chapter 500: Brotherly Respect

Yun Dingbang had indeed received his comeuppance, but he was still resentful.

However, no one could swallow this bitter pill.

Here, he was still stuck on the road because he wanted to return to the capital for revenge, but his father wouldn’t allow it, so the group remained in a stalemate.

“I’m telling you, if you won’t let me go back to the capital, then let me die here. Anyway, I’m an invalid now, and Father won’t love me anymore,” Yun Dingbang said, lying on the bed in the county government office. He had been there for five days, and for five days he had been causing trouble.

The guards dared not disrespect their young master, but they also could not disobey the old master’s orders. Caught in the middle, they were in a difficult position.

The head guard advised, “Young Master, the old master said you should return to the old mansion to recuperate for a while. Once things have calmed down, he will definitely bring you back to the capital.”

“A while? How long is that!” Yun Dingbang scoffed. “Don’t try to fool me with those smooth-talking words. I can’t be a man now, so what do I care about the future? I just want to go back and kill my fill. You tell the old master now that if he doesn’t bring me back to the capital immediately, he can expect to collect my corpse. He has so many sons; he won’t miss one more.”

Seeing his young master’s defiant attitude, the head guard, unable to persuade him, had no choice but to leave the room to inquire about the old master’s opinion. However, he had only taken a few steps when he saw the fourth young master, Yun Zhenbang, and quickly bowed to him.

After being sent back to their hometown by his father, Yun Zhenbang spent his days fishing and playing cards, his days filled with boredom and idleness, and a great deal of resentment festered within him.

Unexpectedly, his third brother, who had always been favored by his father, was also sent back to the Yun family’s old house. Yun Zhenbang waited for several days, hoping to see a spectacle, but instead of his brother appearing, he received the good news that his brother had been castrated. He then eagerly came to fetch him.

Seeing the head guard’s bitter expression, Yun Zhenbang knew his third brother was making things difficult again. He entered the room, fanning himself, making no attempt to feign illness, and exclaimed “Oh!” with a smug grin, “Third brother, are you ill? The weather’s so nice outside; why didn’t you invite two courtesans over for drinks and music?”

Yun Dingbang had always been at odds with his brothers, partly due to his domineering personality and partly because he disliked their stepmother. Hearing his brother’s mockery, he threw down the pillow under his elbow and shouted, “Who let you in? Get the hell out of here!”

Yun Dingbang’s injuries hadn’t fully healed, and the pillow he threw was soft; Yun Zhenbang easily dodged it.

“Third brother, don’t be angry. As your younger brother, it’s only right that I come to visit you.” Back in the capital, although both brothers were legitimate sons, Yun Zhenbang always had to defer to his older brother and was often bullied in private, all because their father favored Yun Dingbang. Now that Yun Dingbang had been castrated and could no longer be a man, his father would likely no longer love him, which was why he dared to be so arrogant now.

“Who the hell wants your visit! Crocodile tears—don’t think I don’t know you’re here to mock me!” Yun Dingbang roared at the door. “Are all the people outside dead? Don’t they know a dog can’t just come in?”

The guards outside wanted to come in, but were stopped by Yun Zhenbang’s men. To be honest, those guards had their own considerations, just like Yun Zhenbang thought—what family would value a eunuch?

Yun Dingbang didn’t call anyone; his anger surged, and he moved his legs, tearing open his wound. He writhed on the bed in pain, yelling, “Yun Zhenbang, you dog! Even if I’m useless, you have no right to swagger in front of me! Not just you, but even your mother, that slut, will have to kneel before me! Don’t forget, I may be an invalid, but I’m still an older brother!”

Yun Dingbang’s older brother was the eldest son, the heir to the Yun family. As he said, even Madam of Yun had to be wary of him, because the Yun family would be inherited by Yun Dingbang’s brother.

But Yun Zhenbang was a similar philanderer to Yun Dingbang. Enraged, he didn’t care about such things.

He walked to the bedside, grabbed Yun Dingbang’s thigh, dragged him off the bed, and stepped on Yun Dingbang’s groin.

“Ah!” A heart-wrenching scream rang out as Yun Dingbang’s still-healing wound was instantly ripped open.

Still not satisfied, Yun Zhenbang kicked him several more times until he knocked the man unconscious before stopping.

Outside the house, Yun Zhenbang cheerfully straightened his sleeves and said to Yun Dingbang’s guard, “Now that I’ve come to fetch Third Brother, you don’t need to worry anymore. Go inside and pack up; let’s head back to the old house.”

The old house was far from the capital, and Yun Zhenbang had been there for quite some time, having already won over many loyal followers. Once they carried Yun Dingbang back, they would simply say he was ill from the change in environment, and no one would dare disturb him further.

All the resentment he had suppressed before could now be vented.