Chen Qi trotted to the door of Xu Huaigu's bamboo house and told Ruyu's ears everything Liu Waner said.
Ruyu was not sure about this method, but she couldn't bear Chen Qi's persistent persuasion, so Ruyu stood up, took one last look at the bamboo building, and then went down the mountain with Chen Qi.
Ruyu finally stopped kneeling. As soon as he stood up and left, the people in the bamboo building naturally saw him.
Yu Qin only thought that Ruyu was disheartened and would never come back after leaving, and she couldn't help feeling extremely disappointed. After all, I have been with the two of them for several months, and I have always been sensible and obedient. Why don't I like her? Yu Qin was happy to have a sister and a husband at once, looking at him he felt a bit like a biological brother. Now that he is gone, to be honest, she feels reluctant to leave.
Xu Huaigu was meditating in the back room. Yu Qin walked in from the window and said coldly: "He's gone."
Xu Huaigu's face was as calm as water and he just said: "Let's go."
"You are cruel enough. After all, the man who has been with you for several months and called you husband for several months rushes away as soon as he wants. How can you really not spare any kindness? Of course he is wrong in this matter, but he has been punished for it. If you are forced to die, what can you do if you don't take action? If you were in a situation like jade, I'm afraid you wouldn't be stingy with using your sword."
"He is different, he is a monster." Xu Huaigu didn't even open his eyes. "I made an agreement with him three chapters in advance. Since I violate it, I must let him know the consequences. Otherwise, who knows what he will do in the future. Will it get worse? If he sincerely repented, then that would be it. Now, after kneeling for a long time, he left in despair. Do you really think that one life is worth kneeling for a long time? "
Yu Qin still felt that he was too harsh and felt uncomfortable, so she said angrily: "Then if I make mistakes in the future, you can just drive me away. Anyway, you can't keep the wrong people here."
Xu Huaigu opened his eyes and looked at her in surprise.
Yu Qin frowned, turned around and went downstairs.
"Where are you going?"
"If you feel bad, go for a walk."
Xu Huaigu didn't stop her, so Yu Qin opened the door and went out. Xu Huaigu's words were still echoing in his mind, and he felt empty in his heart, and suddenly he had some doubts about what he was doing. He looked at Fan Xuan who was quietly drawing talismans on the table, frowned and asked, "Fan Xuan, do you think I've gone too far?"
The two were bickering, how could Fan Xuan, an outsider, dare to interrupt? So she just pretended not to hear. Seeing Xu Huaigu asking her, she stopped writing and replied: "It's just a few angry words, it will be fine after a while."
Xu Huaigu sighed solemnly and still meditated with his eyes closed.
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In the town at the foot of the mountain, the two children stepped in again.
As soon as the two entered the town, they immediately went to the unknown courtyard at that time, and saw that the courtyard door was tightly closed. Chen Qi frowned and pushed the door in, only to see that the body of the man from yesterday was gone, leaving only a pool of dried blood in the corner. Walking back to the streets of the town, it was still exactly the same as yesterday, deserted and deserted, with not many people around, and there was no sign of any disturbance at the moment. Although a life was lost, those few people did not dare to speak out, so there was no sign of it.
Chen Qi thought for a while and said: "The poor courtyard is very remote. The people who kidnapped us yesterday said that even if we shouted, no one would hear us. From this, no one should go there on weekdays. That yard. So the dead man's body must have been taken away by the other two people. Let's go find the other two people and see how this matter ends."
Ruyu nodded in agreement.
Fortunately, a few people told them their names when they kidnapped them, otherwise they really wouldn't know where to look for them. So the two of them went down the street to knock on doors and asked where a middle-aged man who called himself "Zhang Da" lived. The town has a small population, so I couldn't even ask a few houses, but someone asked me if it was Zhang Da who was idle and sneaking around all day long? Chen Qi nodded quickly, and the man showed the way. The two thanked him and quickly went to Zhang Da's residence.
Before he reached the door of Zhang's house, he saw the door being pushed open from the inside, and Zhang Da and another man came out. Chen Qi took a closer look and saw that it was Zhang Da and the man who called himself "Li San". It seemed that the man named "Chen Er" they killed yesterday was the one they killed.
The two people left the door, still muttering in low voices, not knowing what they were talking about. Chen Qi couldn't hear clearly, so he said he wanted to get closer, but Ruyu said: "They said that this matter cannot be reported to the official, but can only be kept private. Fortunately, Chen Er is not married yet, and there is only a blind old mother in the family. , as long as you fool her casually, no one will care about Chen Er's whereabouts."
When Chen Qi heard this, he stamped his feet angrily, pulled Ruyu up and said, "Let's go, let's follow!"
Yesterday, it was Zhang Da who secretly followed the two of them. Today, they were the ones following Zhang Da. The two groups of people were walking in front of each other, one in the dark and the other in the light. They couldn't walk a few streets, so the two people in front got in at the entrance of an alley. Chen Qi and Ruyu secretly watched from the street, and saw the two men knocking on a door inside. After knocking for a long time, someone opened the door, and they went in. Chen Qi and Ruyu followed, but the door was locked tightly from the inside, and they could not get in.
Since he couldn't get in, Chen Qi wanted to climb over the wall. But Ruyu stopped her and said, "You don't have to go in, I can hear you."
Chen Qi smiled at him and nodded. So Ruyu listened quietly and heard only the loud voice and the voice of another old woman.
That Zhang Da said in greeting: "Long time no see, is your godmother still in good health?"
The old woman smiled and said, "Thanks to you, everything is okay. Although my eyes are useless, my ears can still hear, and my teeth are strong, which is good. Wait a moment, I'll make tea." "
"Hey, godmother, you're welcome. Let's just sit down and leave. There's no need for tea."
"That's not okay. It seems that my Chen family has no manners. Guests come to the door and they don't even have a cup of tea."
The old woman insisted on making tea and heard the sound of the teacup ringing. The old woman continued to ask: "Where is that incompetent guy Chen Er? Why didn't he come with you?"
"That's why we came here. Don't be upset if I tell you, Godmother. Chen Er recently met a silk and satin merchant. How big is his business? He specializes in doing business between the eastern seaport and Qiyin City. He doesn't I went out to do business with him, and I'm afraid I won't be able to come back for a while. That's why I asked you to bring a message to your godmother, asking you not to worry about her. When he comes back from doing business, he will get married, settle down, and give you grandchildren. "
The old woman first heard that Chen Er had gone out, and she felt very worried. Then she heard what Zhang Da said, and then she was so happy that she couldn't stop and said quickly: "Oh, he finally got the idea. He was so crooked before. One person actually has such a day. Thanks to you two for helping me persuade him, it’s all thanks to you two!”
A few people chatted for a while. When the people inside said something, Ruyu said something. When Chen Qi heard this, he became even more angry and cursed: "What a mouthful of farts!"
The two men drank tea and left without staying any longer. Only the sound of the door closing in the inner room was heard. The two people walked out of the room and walked towards the courtyard door. I just heard the two of them whispering to each other: "Boss, is this really possible?"
"What's wrong? Traveling far away for business is a life of uncertainty. In a few months, we'll come to tell you that the caravan encountered bandits, the goods were robbed, and people were killed. Will the matter be over soon? She is an old woman and has never been out of town, so what else can she do but believe in her?"
"Hey, boss, why don't we pool some money together and give it to her? After all, we are brothers, but unfortunately something happened, and his old mother has no way to survive alone..."
"If you want to help me, I don't have any spare money! The coffin board cost me five yuan, who should I ask for?"
The man fell silent. After a moment, the courtyard door was opened from the inside. As soon as the two people stepped out of the threshold, they saw two children standing in front of them, staring at them fiercely.
When the two people saw that they were the two children who had killed Chen Er yesterday with a casual slap, they were so frightened that their legs became weak and they started to run away. Chen Qi drew his sword out of its sheath and said coldly: "I will chop off the legs of anyone who dares to move!"
The two of them stopped in a hurry, clasped their fists and begged for mercy: "Two little immortals, what happened yesterday was because we were blind and blind. You both killed Chen Er, so just let us go!"
Even Chen Qidang scolded: "He deserves it! Neither of you can run away!"
The two begged for mercy again.
Chen Qi pointed his sword at the man named Li San, who turned pale in panic. Chen Qi said coldly: "You still have some conscience."
Li San breathed a sigh of relief.
She pointed the sword at the man named Zhang Da again and said, "You, your conscience has been eaten by a dog."
Zhang Da's face was ashen and he argued: "How come my conscience was eaten by a dog? The little girl is young, but she speaks loudly!"
Chen Qi frowned and said, "How dare you talk back? Ruyu, hit him."
Ruyu took a step forward and clenched her fists. Zhang Da was horrified when he saw it. After all, it was this kid who slapped Chen Er to death yesterday. If he was beaten by him, it would not be painful or not. He might lose his life.
Ruyu punched and wanted to hit him, Zhang Daba hurriedly begged for mercy: "Woman, goddess, living Bodhisattva! I was wrong, I shouldn't have talked back!"
Chen Qi sneered twice and told Ruyu to stop, and then said: "Chen Er is your brother. Since you guys are out here, you should be aware of being punished. Do you have any resentment in your heart about what happened yesterday?"
"The Immortal is joking and has no complaints at all!"
"Okay, that's right. One more thing, although Chen Er is dead, it has nothing to do with you. From now on, his mother will be your mother, and you have to serve her well, do you understand?"
"I know, I know!"
Chen Qi asked Ruyu, "Do you think he has sincerely repented?"
Ruyu shook her head.
Seeing this, Zhang Da hurriedly cried out: "Oh, how dare I! I, Zhang Da, will never dare to disobey what the Immortal Chief said!"
Seeing how quickly his attitude changed, Chen Qi shook his head and said, "I don't think you can be trusted. Since I can't do anything to you, let's go up the mountain with me and tell Mr. Xu face to face! Let's see what he does with you!"
That Zhang Tianzi refused to go and kept begging for mercy. Chen Qi became impatient and pointed his sword at him. Zhang Da had no choice but to be escorted out of the town and up the mountain.
On the way, Ruyu still had no confidence and asked, "Will sir really forgive us if we do this?"
"Don't worry, Sister Liu's idea is definitely right."
Ruyu was still dubious, but she had no other choice and continued to go up the mountain.
