Jiang Chen took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly, then calmed down his almost chaotic inner breath, and gave Ding Qing a toothy smile: "Actually, no matter whether you underestimate me or not, with the Peach Blossom Assassin here, you are destined to fail in your mission."
"Peach Blossom Assassin?" This name was undoubtedly so loud that even a master like Ding Qing couldn't help but change his expression, and his eyes moved towards the girl in green clothes, "She?"
Ding Qing has seen the skills of the girl in green clothes, and knows that this little girl looks weak, but is actually unfathomable. It is not impossible to say that she is the "Peach Blossom Assassin".
Ding Qing's eyes suddenly filled with fear when he looked at the girl in green clothes.
Even among the masters of the "Top Three Realms", the "Peach Blossom Assassin" is an extremely dangerous existence.
The girl in green clothes curled her lips: "Brother Chen, you are bluffing again! Sister Ding, don't listen to his nonsense. How can a weak girl like me be a peach blossom assassin!"
Ding Qing's eyes moved, as if he understood some kind of message conveyed by the girl in green clothes, and quietly took half a step forward.
Jiang Chen said coldly: "If you come one more step, I will kill this fat man!"
As he spoke, he exerted force with his feet and stepped hard on the old housekeeper's chest.
The old housekeeper lying in a pool of blood was also stubborn. Even though his right hand was injured like that, he still kept silent.
But Jiang Chen immediately stepped on the vulnerable part of the old housekeeper's chest, making his breathing uncontrollably heavy.
Ding Qing glanced at the old housekeeper and hummed softly: "Do you think you can blackmail me with his life?"
"He is your employer. If your employer is dead, what's the point of you taking action?"
At this time, the old housekeeper at Jiang Chen's feet opened his mouth wide, breathing heavily, and said with difficulty: "For the balance... go to Miss Gan... she will give it to you..."
Jiang Chen's eyes flashed: "Sure enough, Miss Gan is the real mastermind behind this, right?"
The muscles on the old housekeeper's face twitched in pain, and he grinned with a twisted and ugly smile: "I am an old fool, but I am willing to do anything for her!"
"Even if you betray Fourth Master Jia and Mrs. Jia for this, and break up a pair of lovers who truly love each other?"
The old housekeeper gritted his teeth and sneered in his throat: "Ho ho ho ho... do you think they really love each other? If it weren't for the "Infatuation Curse" of Qing Ming Palace, how could I love her so much! Our wife is not a light-saving lamp..."
"Qingming Palace! Infatuation Curse!"
Jiang Chen was shocked.
He has heard of the name of the Qingming Palace. Its master is known as the "Walker of the Heavens". He is a powerful person in the tenth-level "Great Enlightenment" Buddha class. He has vast supernatural powers and boundless magical power. He is good at manipulating people's hearts and playing tricks on all living beings. Between the palms of your hands.
The "Infatuation Curse" mentioned by the old butler sounds like a mind control spell. As a mere mortal, Fourth Master Jia would find it difficult to resist.
As for Mrs. Jia’s temperament...
Although Mrs. Jia was a noble and elegant woman in the words of Fourth Master Jia and his servants, judging from the many corpses in the cave, why didn't she have the ruthless heart to kill decisively?
Jiang Chen was surprised that she would do something like casting a curse, but after thinking about it carefully, it made sense.
Jiang Chen just lamented that the sisters Mrs. Jia and Miss Gan, one cast a spell on her husband and the other used witchcraft to turn her sister into a monster. They really deserve to be a family!
"Poor, pitiful!" The girl in green clothes sighed, "Is such a beautiful and touching love just a scam controlled by a spell?"
She raised her head slightly, a look of melancholy seemed to appear on her pretty face, "Why are the people in this false story happy and why are they sad?"
Jiang Chen looked down at the old housekeeper's painfully twisted face and said, "Even so, you shouldn't... Forget it, I don't have time to lecture you. Ask Ding Qing to step back, and then go with us to see Fourth Master Jia. Bar!"
The old housekeeper's breathing became heavier and heavier, and his chest rose and fell sharply like a bellows: "Miss Ding, commission changes..."
Ding Qing snorted softly, and the fierce light in her eyes that stared at Jiang Chen did not retreat.
The old housekeeper said intermittently: "My wife...please...kill her..."
Before he finished speaking, a stream of purple-black blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth, and his pupils became dilated.
Jiang Chen quickly moved his feet and squatted down to check the old housekeeper's body, only to find that there was no trace of life left in him.
"He...how did he..." Jiang Chen looked at the old butler's dead eyes and was very surprised.
Although the old housekeeper lost one of his hands and was stepped on several times by himself, he wouldn't die so quickly, right?
"It has nothing to do with you. He hid the poison and was already prepared to die." Chi Yang patted Jiang Chen on the shoulder, then looked up at Ding Qing, "It seems there is no need for us to continue fighting."
Ding Qing let out a chuckle and sheathed the sword with a graceful and carefree posture.
"It's a pity that the winner hasn't been decided yet." She raised her eyebrows, and even though she was covered with a scarf, she still showed a different kind of charm, "Chiyang, you are very strong, and I like you very much. Next time we can change places. Discuss."
Chiyang laughed: "No need, Miss Ding's swordsmanship makes me ashamed."
Ding Qing didn't force herself, and turned to look at Jiang Chen: "Boy, you are not bad, I will remember you."
Jiang Chen was still in a daze and only glanced at her subconsciously.
"We will meet again in the future." Ding Qing stretched out a finger and hooked her, "When the time comes, I will let you be at my mercy willingly."
Jiang Chen watched her mount the horse and leave with a strange look on his face. Behind his ears, he heard a few low laughs from the girl in green clothes: "It is said in the world that the magic sword Ding Qing is a promiscuous man and a womanizer. If a boy like you falls into her hands, haha , what evil methods do you think she will use to deal with you?"
Jiang Chen was still puzzled by Ding Qing's last words. When he heard the green-clad girl's ridicule, an extravagant and indecent picture slowly unfolded in his mind, and he swallowed: "That's really terrible."
The girl in green clothes smiled: "You seem to be looking forward to it."
The three of them found Mrs. Jia who was wandering not far away, and headed north together, returning to Xiliao City and heading towards the Jia Mansion.
The sun is setting.
Baishi Street, Jia Mansion.
When Fourth Master Jia, who was being helped out by his servant, saw Mrs. Jia, he could hardly believe his eyes. He threw away the servant's arm and ran over, but because of his futile steps, he stumbled down the steps.
Mrs. Jia was also full of tears and rushed forward to help Fourth Master Jia. The two hugged each other and cried, and all onlookers were moved.
And Miss Gan, who was supposed to come out to greet her sister, was nowhere to be seen.
After calming down, Fourth Master Jia couldn't wait to pour out his heart. After being reminded by Mrs. Jia, he thanked Chiyang and the others profusely, ordered his servants to get the reward, and kindly invited the three heroes to have dinner together. Chiyang was He declined on the grounds that "it would not disturb the reunion of the virtuous couple".
Amidst Fourth Master Jia's silent gratitude and persuasion, the three of them bid farewell to Jia's house and discussed dividing their remuneration under the auspices of Chi Yang.
In addition to the agreed upon five thousand taels of remuneration, Master Jia also gave an additional two thousand taels of bounty to express his gratitude. A total of seven thousand taels of silver was considered a huge sum of money. But without blinking an eyelid, Chiyang gave 5,000 taels of the money to the girl in green clothes, which was regarded as the "life money" agreed in the bet.
Chiyang took out one thousand taels of the remaining two thousand taels and gave them to Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen couldn't refuse, so he had to accept the banknote.
Chiyang only had one thousand taels of silver notes left in his hand, and he counted out half of it and handed it to the girl in green clothes.
This move surprised even the girl in green clothes.
However, she did not refuse, and happily accepted with a smile: "It was quite hard to run back and forth for dozens of miles, and my skin was tanned. It was actually not worth it."
