After hearing Wang Youbao’s words, the onlookers in the neighborhood did not immediately say anything, they were all pondering which side was telling the truth.
However, Uncle Wang was too conscience-stricken, not wanting his own reputation to be destroyed . He beat his chest and stamped his feet in extreme anguish, "Wang Youbao, do you still have a conscience? I am your blood uncle, how can you slander me ? Your father is watching from the heavens, how could you... how could you..."
An Jing smiled faintly and said, "Old Master Wang did mention before his death that he wanted to become a vicious ghost. He said that anyone who dares to covet this family’s property again will be haunted by him. Now that you’re bullying Youbao , Old Master Wang, who was so fond of Youbao during his lifetime, would probably haunt you first if he saw this from the heavens."
Uncle Wang and Wang Youtao immediately shivered.
Wang Youbao bowed again and said, "Everyone, the words I just spoke are the absolute truth. If you do not believe me, I can also send for the clan leader and the elders to come and testify."
Hearing that Wang Youbao dared to call for witnesses, the surrounding neighbors had no reason to doubt him anymore; they all looked at Wang Youtao and Uncle Wang with indignation and even began to spit in disgust.
"They’re trying to blame others for their own faults!" someone exclaimed.
"It’s outrageous that they would try to deceive us !"
"Failing to plot for someone else’s property, they even bite back. Where do they get the audacity?!"
"To think he is sixty years old, doing such dishonorable acts at his age! Where is any shred of decency?!"
The situation had turned completely, Uncle Wang and Wang Youtao, who had planned to ruin Wang Youbao’s reputation, ended up completely destroying their own. Both of them turned pale, stood there dazed, not knowing how to react.
It was Wang Youtao who recovered first. As soon as he came to his senses, he couldn’t bear the turnaround and, driven mad with rage, he twisted his face and lunged toward Wang Youbao as if he was about to kill him.
Yu Daming, who had been standing behind Wang Youbao, immediately stepped forward and knocked Wang Youtao to the ground.
Since learning military boxing, Yu Daming’s movements had become much more agile than before.
It was only when Uncle Wang came back to his senses and threw himself on top of Wang Youtao that Yu Daming pulled back his fists and stopped kicking.
"Uncle," Wang Youbao said calmly, looking at the old man who was protecting Wang Youtao, "this is the last time I call you ’uncle.’ From now on, I, Wang Youbao, have nothing to do with you all."
He paused and then continued, "I hope you will not come to my home to cause trouble again. Otherwise, I will definitely report this to the authorities."
He had previously tolerated them because one was his blood uncle and the other his cousin. But today, they had gone too far, maliciously attempting to ruin his reputation.
Without looking at the two men on the ground anymore, Wang Youbao bowed again to everyone and said, "I am sorry you all had to see this spectacle."
The neighbors, thinking back on their initial reproaches against Wang Youbao, felt somewhat guilty. Many of them apologized to Wang Youbao, and then the crowd dispersed.
After everyone had left, Wang Youbao approached An Jing and Xiao Changyi with a smile, "Your timing couldn’t have been more coincidental."
An Jing smiled as well, "Better a fortunate arrival than an early one."
Wang Youbao sighed softly and then suggested, "Let’s go inside."
An Jing and Xiao Changyi then followed Wang Youbao into the house.
Once inside, Wang Youbao expressed his gratitude, "An Jing, thank you for earlier. If it weren’t for you, they wouldn’t have let me finish speaking, and my reputation would have been ruined."
An Jing replied, "There’s no need to thank me; I just happened to be there and spoke a few words of justice."