Chapter 485: 246 Brothers (First Update)_3 Chapter 485: 246 Brothers (First Update)_3 Unfortunately, Minmin’s good luck had run out along the way, and the middle-aged man they had managed to avoid before finally caught up with them. In broad daylight, he angrily walked up to the two of them, scooped up Little Pure Sky, and then with a hard slap knocked Minmin to the ground.
He pointed at Minmin and cursed loudly, “What kind of brother are you? Just because I scolded you a little, you just ran away from home with your little brother? Don’t you know your brother is still sick? How could I have sired such a wretch!”
Minmin was furious, “Nonsense! You’re not my father!”
The middle-aged man pointed at Minmin furiously, “Oh really, wretch, now you’re even denying your father! I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you!”
A crowd began to gather.
A woman rushed over crying, holding Minmin in her arms, “Master, please, stop beating the child! It’s all my fault! I didn’t watch him closely!”
“Leave me alone!” Minmin struggled.
The woman cried even harder, her sincerity and urgency apparent, “Son, stop being stubborn against your father! He only forced you to study because he wanted the best for you!”
Minmin roared, “Go away, you’re not my mother!”
The man backhanded Minmin again, knocking him into a daze, “How is she not your mother? She’s your stepmother! She’s your mother!”
So it seems the relationship between the stepmother and the father forced the child to disown both of them. Possibly out of resentment for his stepmother, he’s also blaming his father.
This kind of scenario wasn’t uncommon, so nobody thought it was a hoax.
The middle-aged man gave the woman a few hard kicks, each landing on her body, making the charade even more believable.
Minmin’s struggle appeared as rebellion in the eyes of the crowd. A tide of helpless anger and fear welled up in Minmin, causing him to feel that he should have never left home in the first place.
He was kidnapped, and so was his little brother. They would never see their mother again.
Eventually, the middle-aged man left with Little Pure Sky in his arms, and the woman helped Minmin, who was already drained of energy, stand up and walk away from the scene.
No one would report a domestic dispute to the authorities, and the crowd quickly dispersed.
The two returned to a secluded courtyard and threw the children into a room.
The middle-aged man originally planned to drug the younger child, but the boy had been terrified into silence since the beginning, so he didn’t bother.
After all, Paralysis Medicine was expensive and could harm one’s health. If the child went unconscious and didn’t wake up, they would end up losing a significant amount of silver.
“Master, these two kids are quite good,” the woman said, her fragile front now replaced by a sharp and self-satisfied look.
The man glanced approvingly at the two collapsed children and smirked, “Indeed, it’s been a while since we had such high-quality goods. We can definitely sell them for a good price! Where’s Old Liu?”
The woman replied, “He went to prepare the carriage! We can send them out of town shortly!”
The man coldly looked at the two and said, “First, change their clothes and shave their heads!”
The woman went to another room to prepare the clothes and razor.
The man closed the door of the children’s room and went to the front yard, peered around cautiously, and closed the courtyard door.
The fear in Little Pure Sky’s eyes vanished, he crawled to Minmin’s side, nudged his arm, and whispered, “Brother Minmin, Brother Minmin, wake up.”