Reincarnation: My Possessive Beast Husband
Chapter 400 - 401 The Punishment is Too Severe

Chapter 400: Chapter 401 The Punishment is Too Severe

Xuanyuan Bei did not remain angry but instead let out a cold laugh.

That smile was chilling to the bone, causing shivers.

The other siblings felt a wave of alarm, realizing that Wei Jingjing had truly angered their eldest brother this time.

Unable to bear seeing Wei Jingjing suffer, Xuanyuan Nan once again urged, "Jingjing, stop causing trouble and go back with your second cousin."

"I, just, won’t!" Wei Jingjing was like a rebellious child—the more you asked her to do something, the more she resisted.

Xuanyuan Nan silently sighed; he had done his duty as far as reason and morality were concerned. If something happened later, no one should blame him.

The eldest brother dared to punish even his own brothers, let alone a cousin.

Years ago, Fourth had been negligent while transporting grain and salt and had allowed bandits to rob the entire shipment.

Upon learning this, the eldest brother made Fourth retrieve the goods all by himself, insisting not a single item be missing.

Thus, Fourth tracked down the bandits for half a month before he recovered all the goods.

But those bandits were fierce thieves who raised wolves in the desert, and Fourth nearly lost his life in the fight.

After retrieving the goods, despite Fourth being severely injured, the eldest brother locked him in a secret room for three full days without food or water, giving him only alcohol.

The purpose was to let him drink his fill once and for all, to see if he would ever dare to drink irresponsibly again.

After three days, Fourth came out looking disheveled. After that ordeal, he spent three months recovering from his sickness.

Seeing this, the other siblings felt some pity, believing that the eldest brother’s punishment was too harsh.

It was just a shipment of goods, and the Xuanyuan family had plenty; why risk Fourth’s life to retrieve it?

After he returned, they did not find a doctor for him, further punishing him by letting him fall ill and take so long to recover.

Yet Fourth said that it was the punishment he deserved.

He explained that the eldest brother wanted him to understand that one cannot be careless or neglectful. What if the bandits had not only wanted the goods but his life as well?

At that time, regret would be too late.

Moreover, Fourth added that the alcohol in the secret room was medicinal. After drinking it, he felt neither hungry nor thirsty, and his injuries did not worsen.