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Chapter 3 - His Marriage was his Funeral

Zhao Yao laid facing down on the floor, unmoving.

"I asked what the hell was going on?" Zhao clan's elder walked in, and his every step shook the shed.

"Greetings, Elder." Zhao Ping and Zhao Bo bowed to him.

Elder Zhao Jiang was well known for his explosive temper, and he oversaw Zhao clan's disciplines strictly.

"You shameless bastard, get up and answer." Zhao Ping turned him over with his foot and exposed him.

"How inappropriate."Su Ruo's servant berated after seeing Zhao Ping flip over Zhao Yao. "Young Lady. It's okay. Please, wait with your maid, your servant will seek justice for you."

Su Ruo complied and went outside.

"Is this how the Zhao clan behave." He came forward and stared at Zhao Yao with disgust.

"Brother Su, please be a little patient."Zhao Jiang politely requested. Even though the latter was only a servant, his cultivation was similar to him.

"Zhao Yao. What were you doing here?" Zhao Jiang's piercing eyes met with Zhao Yao's lifeless eyes.

"I can answer, respected Elder." Without giving Zhao Yao any time to answer, Zhao Bo came forward.

"Then, tell."

"Young Master Zhao Ping told me that Miss. Su Rou came to our clan to visit her fiance, Zhao Yao. But he was nowhere to be found, and young master asked me to look for him. I kept looking for him all around the clan compound until I heard a moan from this shed. When I came closer, I heard a voice from inside that I thought was similar to Zhao Yao." He paused and looked at Zhao Ping.

And Zhao Ping took over from that point, "He came and told me this. After hearing him, I and Miss Su Ruo came here. He refused to open the door, and I had to break it open."

"I saw him inside like 'this' with that Merp beast doing...." Without completing his words, Zhao Ping shook his head.

"Bastard. How could Zhao clan expect Young Lady to marry a despicable beast like him?" Su Rou's servant stared at Zhao Yao with killing intent.

But, Elder Zhao Jiang didn't talk but instead observed the shed. "There is fur all the floor. If you observe the beast, there are injured furless spots on its body. This boy's hand nails have the same blood traces."

"This degenerate beast is the shame of my Zhao clan." Zhao Jiang yelled in anger.

"How could he act so low. Why didn't he go to the brothels?" Zhao Bo mocked.

"How could he publicly do that when he has Little Sister Ruo as his fiance." Zhao Ping looked at Su Ruo's servant with meaning.

"My family's young lady cannot marry this degenerate bastard. Is this how all members of the Zhao clan are? Despicable and Shameless?" The servant's rage-filled words made cracks in the stone walls.

Zhao Bo and the still lying Zhao Yao were blown back, while Zhao Jiang protected Zhao Ping and bowed. "Brother Su. Appease your anger. My Zhao clan takes full responsibility for not raising and disciplining our descendent well."

As Su Ruo's servant calmed down, Zhao Jiang finally relaxed. After taking a look at Zhao Yao, he continued.

"Even though he is our Clan Leader's nephew, he had become the shame of our clan. How can I let someone like him marry a fairy-like young lady Su Ruo? This marriage arranged by his dead father was a mistake from the start. Our clan will surely cancel this marriage arrangement without causing any damage to Su Ruo's reputation."

Meanwhile, Zhao Ping pulled up Zhao Yao by the hand and dragged him to the door.

"Where are you taking him?" Elder Zhao Jiang questioned.

"Outside. Others need to see and know about this vile beast too."

"Without clothes, young master?"

"He wasn't wearing one, so why should he need one." Zhao Ping mocked.

"HOW DARE YOU?" The servant yelled in anger. "My clan's young Lady is still outside."

"Zhao Bo. Go get some clothes for this degenerate." Elder ordered.

Soon. Zhao Bo brought a robe, but Zhao Yao was unresponsive and didn't accept it. Zhao Bo had to dress the latter personally before Zhao Ping dragged Zhao Yao outside.

The commotion had already grabbed the attention of many Zhao clan members. They gathered at a distance curious about what transpired inside the storage shed.

Zhao Ping slapped Zhao Yao and shouted.

"Come see this shameful trash of Zhao clan. He had brought shame to our clan."

The gathered Zhao clan members started whispering. Su Ruo, who sat slightly far away, took one more look at Zhao Yao before she was led away by her maid.

Zhao Yao knelt on the ground with his head lowered. His teary eyes had no focus or life in them. Zhao Bo brought the Merp from the shed to near him; a long leash was tied on its neck.

Zhao Bo spat on him, and with a mocking smile, he joined the watching crowd. The crowd immediately asked him questions, and he answered them in whispers. That whisper turned to two whispers, which later turned to four, and it continued to multiply until the entire crowd heard it.

Elder Zhao Jiang, who saw this, started worrying.

"Members of the Zhao Clan. Whatever you saw or heard today about this incident, should never be leaked to outsiders. If the outside gets wind of this from anyone of you, the clan will punish you brutally with Ancestral laws."

The crowd turned silent, hearing the Elder.

"Don't even think about lying after you did it. The clan will subject everyone to the truth ceremony to find who leaked it. THIS IS AN ORDER. Guards hear me, and relay this order to each and every member of Zhao clan."

Zhao Jiang turned around and bowed once more to Su clan's servant. "Fellow Brother, I have a request. Please try to keep this a secret between just our clans. If others hear about this beast's actions, it will bring endless shame to my clan. Rest assured, I will talk with the Clan leader and bring justice to Su Ruo. We will also compensate the Su clan for this incident."

"Hmm. You better appease my Patriarch, or you will face our entire clan's wrath." After glaring once more at Zhao Yao, he stormed out.

After he left, the atmosphere turned eerily silent.

But Zhao Ping didn't let it continue for too long.

"Respectable Elder, please declare the punishment for this vile beast."

"We can let the court decide it." Zhao Jiang replied as he massaged his beard.

"Why is there a need for the delay? You are our clan's disciplinary Elder famous for justness. How could the court's punishment different from yours?" Zhao respectfully bowed before continuing. "This despicable scum needs to be punished with the Ancestral laws."

"Young Master, Giving out the Ancestral punishment makes it difficult for us to prevent others from knowing about this." Elder Zhao Jiang worriedly said.

"Elder. Giving out normal physical punishment doesn't affect a vile beast like him. We are an Ancient clan, and we need to uphold our Ancestral teachings." Zhao Ping wasn't respectful like before, and his tone was strict. "And what's there to be afraid of since Elder had ordered the clan not to leak anything about him."

"You are right, Young Master." Zhao Jiang couldn't refute his young master, who was going to be the next Clan leader.

"Fellow clan members, I with my authority as the Disciplinary Elder is declaring the punishment of this degenerate clan descendant." Elder Zhao Jing gathered the crowd's attention on him.

"Zhao Yao violated our Founder Ancestor's teaching, and forced himself upon on a defenseless Woma...erhhmmm....cough.... forced himself on a defenseless thing. According to Ancestral laws, he needs to be castrated." Elder Zhao Jiang found it awkward to say.

"Elder, I have a suggestion." Zhao Ping interjected.

"What is it, young master?"

"His victim is a low-level beast, not a human. So it may be too harsh punishment to him."

"Young Master, you are correct. What do you suggest then?" Zhao Jiang asked curiously.

"The other part of the same Ancestral law. The punishment for adulterous couples and consenting victims."

"Hahaha. You are right."

ZHAO YAO. HEAR YOUR PUNISHMENT." Elder Jiang declared. "The clan found you guilty of abusing this Merp. We are merciful not to castrate you. But, you are to 'marry' this Merp here at this moment and is not allowed to marry ever again. And you are forbidden from stepping out of the clan for the next ten years."

"Zhao Yao. Do you accept your punishment?"

Zhao Yao didn't reply and knelt there as if he didn't hear anything.

One of the Zhao clan guards came forward and slapped him. "Didn't you hear Elder's words?"

Other than leaning sideways due to the force of the slap, he didn't have any response.

Elder Zhao Jiang eyed the guard who then picked up the end of the Merp's leash and tied it to Zhao Yao's hand.

"Now I proclaim that Zhao Yao is now MARRIED to this Merp. I declare you husband and wife." After giving some instructions to the guards, Elder Zhao Jiang left.

Zhao Ping came close to Zhao Yao with a mocking smile and left right after.

What they conducted wasn't Zhao Yao's marriage but rather it was his funeral.

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