I use my daughter's body to cut down the rivers and lakes

Chapter 159 Battle of Noodle Stalls
The sound of swords in the room suddenly stopped.

Liu Qi looked at Shen Ying, her eyes returning to their usual calmness.

Shen Ying seemed to be startled by the sudden roar of the knife. She stood there helplessly, with fear written on her face.

Liu Qi pondered for a moment and said calmly: "Besides these, what else does your grandfather have to explain?"

Shen Ying came to her senses and shook her head: "No more!"

She paused, looked at the expressionless Liu Qi, and said hurriedly: "Grandpa only told Ying'er that if she can escape, he will find a way to find her sister and tell you these things. As for the rest... grandpa didn't say anything."

The corners of Liu Qi's mouth twitched slightly. Of course, he didn't need to say anything. He just had to tell himself that the way to eliminate the backlash of murderous intent was in the Shen family. Wouldn't the next thing be a matter of course?

Shen Zhuang!
Although Liu Qi could understand his deep affection, she was still unhappy that the other party had included her in his calculations.

That's it.

Anyway, I have to go to Shen's house.

So... the person behind Liu Zongxun is actually Fu Qingshu, the chief minister of the dynasty?
When this idea came to mind, Liu Qi didn't feel any surprise at all.

What the truth is will soon be known.

Although she held the token given by Shen Zhuang in her hand, Liu Qi still had some doubts about whether Shen Congxiao would hand over the remaining Guyuan Pill to him as promised.

Zhang Cheng paused for a long time, and then blurted out a name: "Fang Qingluan."

The decoration inside the house is simple.

"Just wait and see. Don't ask any questions that shouldn't be asked." Liu Qi said coldly.

Zhang Cheng also stayed with Liu Qi for a while, so he naturally understood how important the people in Liu's family were to Liu Qi, so he started talking about Liu Xiangxiang's situation.

The current head of the Shen family, Shen Congxiao, is the eldest son of Shen Zhuang and Shen Ying's uncle.

As soon as he walked out of the door, he heard slight sobbing from behind him.

Zhang Cheng replied respectfully: "The eldest lady woke up in the afternoon and wanted to see you, but she was stopped by Madam."

Liu Qi couldn't help but look up in the direction of Liu Mansion.

Liu Qi's eyes moved slightly and asked, "Is there anyone coming to visit Liu Mansion today?"

Fang Qingluan was a disciple of Jiang Jiyu, and Jiang Jiyu was the right-hand man of Fu Qingshu, the first assistant of the dynasty.

Zhang Cheng raised his head and looked at Liu Qi. Seeing that her expression was as usual, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued: "The ones who came around this afternoon were my colleagues from the Ministry of Industry, and..."

Zhang Cheng nodded and said: "It is indeed her. Although she came alone and disguised as a man, the concierge who delivered the invitation for her was one of her subordinates. The name written on the invitation was Fang Qingluan."

When Liu Qi thought of this, she waved to Shen Ying, pointed to the round stool beside her, and motioned for her to come and sit down.

"The people who came this morning were from the Anlehou Mansion. I heard they brought a cart full of gifts."

Seeing that it was already dark, Liu Qi thought for a moment and asked about the current situation of Liu Mansion.

call out!
Liu Qisu raised her hand, and the howling wind penetrated the darkness and disappeared somewhere in the house. In the direction where the strong wind disappeared, a dim candle gradually rose up and soon illuminated the entire room.

Shen Ying hesitated for a moment, then came over and sat next to Liu Qi, but she seemed a little anxious and uneasy.

Say it, Liu Qi got up and walked outside the house.

Zhang Cheng nodded: "From the morning to before dark, a total of three groups of people came to visit, but they were all sent away by the master."

Zhang Cheng poked his head and looked into the room behind Liu Qi, then asked in a low voice: "Miss, this person inside..."

"So, Ying'er, I will send you to the Shen family, and I can promise you to do something for you within my ability."

Zhang Cheng nodded in agreement after hearing this, and then closed his mouth, not daring to express his anger.

Liu Qi looked calm and opened the door directly and walked into the only room.

……

The room was dark and smelled of dust.

Liu Qi closed the door smoothly, turned around and saw Zhang Chengzheng bowing in front of her.

After placing Shen Ying in Zhang Cheng's home, Liu Qi didn't stay too long. She walked freely through the city under layers of security, and finally landed in a secluded private house.

Liu Qi then said: "Your grandfather is in trouble, and the future path... depends on you."

"Yes Yes Yes."

Compared with the general Zhou Weiyang who shocked the world with force, although the first assistant Fu Qingshu was not as powerful as Liu Zongxun, his experience was the same as that of Liu Zongxun. He was a civil servant with a Jinshi background.

At the same time, he personally expelled Shen Zhuang from the family.

Shen Ying raised her head and looked at Liu Qi blankly.

Therefore, when Liu Zongxun abandoned his wife and daughter and married the Zhou family at the risk of ruining his reputation, perhaps it was a pawn planted by the civil service group headed by Fu Qingshu around the general.

Liu Qi frowned slightly: "Fang Qingluan from Feiyu Villa?"

After landing, the surroundings were silent.

Liu Qi looked at her and said calmly: "These words left by your grandfather are very important to me."

"The master left the study after noon today and went to the backyard to visit the eldest lady. Then he and his wife locked themselves in the room and talked for more than an hour. After coming out, the master went into the study alone to thank the guests behind closed doors. Even dinner was not allowed. The servant sent it directly."

Moreover, if the Shen family really had a way to deal with the murderous backlash as Shen Zhuang said, would they hand it over easily?

There is a bed against the wall, an old wooden table, and two back chairs of the same age.

By the dim candlelight, Liu Qi glanced at the neat quilts on the bed, and then his eyes fell on the tabletop with a thin layer of dust.

This is the place where Liu Qi placed Liu Nineteen last time.

Looking at the situation in the house, it seemed that Liu Shijiu did not stay here after Liu Qi left that night.

call--

Liu Qi flicked her sleeves, and a breeze floated out from her sleeves, blowing away the dust on the bedding.

Then Liu Qi immediately undressed and got on the bed, sat down cross-legged, took off the two short knives from his waist and placed them on his knees, then slowly closed his eyes and began to perform the exercises.

Yimu Shenjue is already at the bottleneck of the fourth level, with only half a step left to break through.

Since the last breakthrough with Yue Ya's feedback, Yue Ya has been in a shriveled state. Although Liu Qi has fed it all the remaining Guyuan Dan, the replenished energy seems to be very limited.

Liu Qi understood that as his cultivation level increased day by day, Yue Ya would need an astronomical amount of energy if he wanted to reach the full state of feeding back!
Fortunately, many years ago when they were still at Xiliu Villa, Liu Qi already understood that he could not completely rely on Yue Ya's feedback.

In today's capital, many forces are gathering together and undercurrents are surging.

Although Liu Qi has entered the top ranks and possesses the two magical skills of Yimu Divine Art and Crazy Blade inheritance, it does not mean that she can sit back and relax.

Let’s not talk about the top masters at the top.

Simply speaking, Liu Qi is not afraid of them among the top experts in the capital, but he does not dare to claim victory 100%.

For example, Luo Yuyan, whom she had fought against before, even after reaching the top, Liu Qi still felt frightened when she recalled that opponent's aura that night was like an ancient behemoth.

Another example is Ying Long, who has never taken action before. His body is shrouded in a mysterious aura that no one can see through.

The Four Generals of Tianzun once traveled across the world with the great generals, and countless forces, large and small, were destroyed by their hands, including many powerful forces such as Corpse Mountain and Blood Sea Palace.

Bai Ze and Suzaku had mediocre martial arts skills, so Liu Qi expected that they probably played a supporting role.

The real ones fighting in the front may be Ying Long and the notorious General Kui Niu who never showed up.

Liu Qi had never seen Ying Long take action, and every time he appeared, he was wrapped in a large cloak. Liu Qi could not tell any clues from his figure.

So to this day, she still doesn't know which level of martial arts Ying Long used.

Palm technique? Swordsmanship? Sword skills? ...The unknown opponent is the most terrifying opponent.

In Liu Qi's heart, Ying Long's threat level was even higher than that of Luo Yuyan, who almost made her return to the west.

……

Nothing happened all night.

When the first ray of sunlight in the morning fell through the doors and windows and fell on the ground inside the house, Liu Qi slowly opened her eyes.

After a night of practicing, she was still stuck on the threshold to the fourth level. No matter how she mobilized her true energy to attack the bottleneck, it was all in vain.

But Liu Qi was not discouraged.

It is common for people who practice martial arts to encounter bottlenecks, not to mention that she had just broken through to the third level not long ago and successfully ranked among the top masters.

A top expert who is less than twenty years old is considered to be a first-class existence in the entire world.

After Liu Qi stood up, she lowered her eyes slightly and looked at the two daggers hanging at her waist. She couldn't help but reach out and touch the handles, feeling the cold feeling from the handles.

It seems that it has been a long time since I had a hearty fight with someone.

Perhaps this was also the reason why she practiced so hard and found it difficult to make any progress.

When was the last time she was forced to go all out.

It seems to be the time when he fought against the Poison God in the suburbs of Beijing. At that time, Liu Qi had not yet entered the top ranks, but he still defeated the Poison God who was a top master.

call--

Liu Qi slowly exhaled to calm down the blood that was gradually boiling in her body. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and then she stepped out of the room with her head held high.

Her martial arts... was not a smooth path by nature.

……

After leaving the house, Liu Qi went straight to the street, attracting countless people's attention along the way.

Despite the stares along the way, Liu Qi came to a noodle stall, found a table and sat down, and took off the Jingji Knife and put it at hand.

The Yu Liu Dao is only a foot long and hangs at the waist. Even if you sit down, it will have no effect.

Liu Qi poked her head and looked at the guests at the other tables, then called the boss softly and ordered a bowl of plain noodles and two pancakes.

The owner of the noodle stall is a middle-aged man with a simple and honest face. He is the only one working in the entire stall, cooking noodles and scones, and he is very busy.

Hearing Liu Qi's voice, the boss glanced over and was slightly stunned when he saw Liu Qi's face. Then he heard what Liu Qi pointed out, and was stunned for a long time.

He came to Liu Qi's table and saw the Jingji Dao in Liu Qi's hand. His eyes immediately became a little solemn, and then he asked carefully: "This girl, are you alone?"

Liu Qi nodded slightly and looked directly into the boss's eyes with cold eyes.

For some reason, looking at these eyes, the noodle stall owner felt a sudden chill behind his back, and couldn't help but shudder. Then he looked around at the guests, looked at Liu Qi and smiled bitterly: "Please take a look, miss. No matter how tall a man is, "If you have a bowl of noodles, half a loaf of bread will make you full."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man on the table next to him was holding a noodle bowl and taking a sip of noodle soup. He couldn't help but laughed and shouted: "The boss is right, his noodles and pancakes are very good. Girl, you'd better order a bowl of noodles!" "

"That's right, I don't think she can even eat a bowl of noodles."

"I'll treat you to this meal. The boss will give this girl a bowl of noodles!"

……

Listening to the chatter of people around her, Liu Qi didn't feel any commotion in her heart. She raised her head slightly and said seriously to the noodle stall owner: "One bowl of noodles, two pancakes. Please hurry up, boss."

"Okay, but if you can't finish the meal, the money is still..."

Seeing Liu Qi's insistence, the boss agreed, but when he caught a glimpse of the knife in Liu Qi's hand, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Liu Qi lowered her eyes in silence, then suddenly turned her right hand on the table, and with a "swish" sound, a white light popped out from between her fingers, and then landed steadily on the stove behind the boss.

The boss looked back following the sound and saw a piece of broken silver the size of a fingernail placed on the stove.

Then I heard a clear and sweet voice coming from behind: "These should be enough, right?"

The boss was stunned when he heard this.

How could it not be enough!

A bowl of noodles only costs five cents.

A baked pancake costs three cents.

The total of Liu Qidian's things is only eleven cents.

The broken silver on the stove must be at least two qian or more, which is enough to order ten portions!
"Enough, enough!"

The boss turned his head, his face full of respect, and replied repeatedly.

Then he looked up and saw Liu Qi waving his hand, and quickly returned to the stove to prepare what Liu Qi wanted.

As for the other diners who were still chattering at first, when they saw Liu Qi suddenly showing such a hand, they all lowered their heads and fell into silence. Some people looked up from time to time, with a look of horror in their eyes.

Although they are at the feet of the Emperor, ordinary people still have a certain respect for those who practice martial arts.

What's more, most of the people who eat here are the lower-class people who live as coolies.

So when Lin Shengchuan came to find him, he saw Liu Qi holding a pancake about the same size as her face and chewing it seriously. After taking a few bites, he picked up the noodle bowl on the table and drank. Big mouthful of noodle soup.

Lin Shengchuan frowned when he saw it, and then waved his hand to signal the men following him to stop temporarily, while he walked towards the noodle stall.

By the time she reached the table, Liu Qi had already begun to eat the second piece of cake.

This piece of cake is about the size of an adult's hand and about half an inch thick. Indeed, as the diner just said, the ingredients are very solid.

The pancakes were browned on both sides, but they actually had no taste when eaten, and even had a slight bitter taste in the mouth. If it weren't for the bowl of noodle soup, even Liu Qi, who has never been a picky eater, would have found it hard to eat.

Lin Shengchuan slowly sat across from Liu Qi without saying a word.

Liu Qizhi pretended not to notice, and after swallowing the last bite of pancake with noodle soup, he slowly raised his head, stretched out his hand to wipe off the residue around his mouth, and then said unhurriedly: "Mr. Lin, look. The efficiency of our six-door service is very high."

She had been sitting at this noodle stall with a constant stream of passers-by, but the only one who came to her door was Lin Shengchuan.

Lin Shengchuan pursed his lips and was silent for a long time, then said in a deep voice: "The wanted order against you in Liumen has been lifted. Within half a month at the fastest, documents issued by the general office will be received across the country."

He paused for a moment, then with a puzzled look in his eyes, he said in a solemn voice: "There are more than six doors looking for you!"

Liu Qi nodded slightly, then slowly looked sideways and looked into the distance.

"I just thought that leaving the capital like this would be a bit too mundane."

"And...I'm a very vindictive person."

boom--

A majestic aura rose into the sky from the direction where Liu Qi's eyes were.

Liu Qi's eyes slowly focused, and a familiar figure appeared in his sight, heading straight towards him with thunderous momentum.

Liu Qizhi chose this noodle stall.

It's because it... is very close to Danyang Palace.

Zheng——

At some point, Liu Qi stood up and stood in front of the noodle stall with her head held high, the Jingji knife already unsheathed in her hand.

She looked at the majestic figure that was approaching her with sharp eyes, and the Jingji Knife in her hand gradually trembled and made a low buzzing sound.

"Protector Luo, you're a little late!"

(End of this chapter)