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

Chapter 262 No destruction, no establishment
Rumble!
That night, silver snakes danced wildly in the sky.

The sky was clear during the day, but as soon as night fell, a strong wind suddenly blew, followed by heavy rain.

Liu Qi and Shijiu braved the rain and rushed to the ferry. Listening to the thundering sound of waves on the river, they knew that it was impossible to cross the river tonight, so they found an empty hut nearby and stayed there temporarily.

Pushing the door open, there was still an unburned bonfire in the house. Liu Qi guessed that this thatched hut should be the place where the ferryman rests every day. He probably saw that the storm tonight would be serious, so he left early.

Liu Qi and Shijiu were not spoiled young ladies. They had experienced even more extreme weather than today before, so after putting their luggage away, the two of them began to prepare in tacit understanding.

After a while, Liu Qi had reignited the bonfire and put a stove on top of it with hot water boiling inside.

"Squeak-"

The simple wooden door was pushed open, and Nineteen, who was all wet, walked in. She had just gone outside to settle the horses, and her body was almost soaked by the rain. Her fair skin could be vaguely seen under her thin clothes.

"It seems that the rain will not stop in the short time." Liu Shijiu came directly to the campfire and sat down. Then he frowned and spoke while taking out dry food from the package beside him.

Liu Qi took the dry food thrown by Nineteen, took a nibble, and before chewing twice, he replied: "It's okay, there's no need to rush back to the Xu family."

Liu Nineteen had just put the pancake in her hand to her mouth. When she heard what Liu Qi said, her eyes moved slightly. Then she took the pancake away and turned her head to stare at Liu Qi with puffy cheeks. After a long time, she asked in a deep voice: "Do you really plan to stay in the Xu family and be your Miss Xu?"

Liu Qi stretched his neck slightly after hearing this, and then his throat rolled and he swallowed the dry food. Without even looking at Liu Nineteen, he said calmly: "You don't like the Xu family?"

Liu Nineteen's face darkened instantly when he heard this. He turned his face to the side and replied in a cold voice: "This is your home, not mine."

Liu Qi heard the dissatisfaction in Nineteen's words, so he turned his head to look at him, and then said softly: "When the nineteen of us came out of Xiliu Villa, do you know how many of us are still alive now?"

Liu Qi paused for a while after he finished speaking. Seeing that Nineteen ignored him, he shook his head and continued, "Actually, if you think about it carefully, Liu Yi, Liu Wu, Liu Jiu and Liu Shisan are the more fortunate among you. At least they still have a place to live after death, but no one offers incense to them."

Liu Nineteen slowly turned his head and said to Liu Qi with a stern face: "You killed Liu Wu!"

Liu Qi's expression remained calm as usual. He nodded slightly and said, "Yes, I killed her."

As he spoke, Liu Qi suddenly turned around and looked directly into Liu Nineteen's eyes. His gaze gradually became colder until Liu Nineteen shrank back in fear. Only then did Liu Qi open his thin lips and say, "Nineteen, do you know why I want to keep you by my side?"

Without waiting for Nineteen to answer, she turned her head back and raised her head slightly to look at the roof beams, and said softly: "Although Zhou Mi said that I looked cold and cold, and my eyes were indifferent to everything in the world, I am the only one who knows in my heart that after more than ten years of living together day and night, how can I just ignore it with a simple "I don't care"?"

Liu Nineteen, who was standing by, was startled at first when he heard this, then he lowered his head silently, with an indescribable dark color flashing in his lowered eyes.

Liu Qi glanced at Liu Shijiu who lowered his head and said nothing, then he continued softly: "If you had killed Liu Jiu and Liu Shisan because they had secretly given each other gifts, even if Madam Mei and you knelt in front of me, I would not even look at you!"

Liu Nineteen's body suddenly trembled, and then he suddenly raised his head to look at Liu Qi, muttering: "You are actually because..."

"That's right!" Liu Qi nodded calmly, "It's because you let them go."

Then her eyes turned cold: "I killed Liu Wu, not only because I wanted to establish my authority in front of Madam Mei and the old man sharpening the knife, but also because she betrayed Liu Jiu and Liu Shisan."

Just when Liu Nineteen was stunned by the shock, a hand suddenly rested on her shoulder, which instantly brought her back to her senses. She then looked along the arm on her shoulder to Liu Qi, who had a calm expression on his face.

Rumbling--

There was thunder outside, but Liu Qi's face remained calm. She looked at Liu Shijiu solemnly for a while, then said softly, "Shijiu, you are a smart person. Don't you see that Madam Mei has another purpose in teaching us?"

"enough!"

"enough……"

Liu Nineteen first shouted angrily, then his tone instantly fell when he uttered the next two words. He shrank tightly as if he had lost all the air, then quickly lowered his head and shifted his gaze elsewhere.

Liu Qi didn't say anything else upon seeing this. He just turned around, sat cross-legged, and slowly closed his eyes.

I don't know how long it took, the sound of rain outside seemed to subside a little, Liu Qi's eyelids trembled slightly, and he felt something strange beside him. Then he opened his eyes and looked down, only to see that Nineteen had leaned his head against his legs at some point, and the whole person was curled up into a small ball like a baby.

Liu Qi withdrew his gaze and closed his eyes again.

Ever since she took Liu Shijiu away, she had anticipated that this day would come.

If Liu Shijiu is to be allowed to completely move on from the past, it is necessary to destroy the pillar that Madam Mei has built in her heart over the past ten years.

However, Liu Qi's words could only make Nineteen face up to the pillar built with lies. The road ahead depended entirely on her own choice.

Liu Qi opened his eyes again and looked through the window at the dark world outside.

The same is true for her path!

……

Although the rain had not stopped the next day, the wind was a little lighter, so after daybreak, the boatman came to the ferry and prepared to start the ferry.

Nineteen, who had been silent since waking up in the morning, took the initiative to pay the boat fare, and then silently led the horse onto the boat.

Liu Qi saw that although Nineteen's face was still stern, the hostility between his brows had visibly lessened, so he twitched the corners of his mouth slightly and then got on the boat.

After crossing the river, the road ahead was smooth. Although the rain was still drizzling, it did not affect Liu Qi and the others' journey at all.

After returning to the Xu residence, Liu Qi took the Glazed Pure Heart Lotus and went straight to the room. It was not until nightfall that she refined all the spiritual medicines into the Nine-Transformation Pure Heart Pill.

Ten pills lay quietly in a wooden box padded with red silk.

It has been enough for Liu Qi to use for a long time. After all, not everyone in this world is qualified to make Liu Qi use murderous intent.

After closing the palm-sized wooden box and putting it close to his body, Liu Qi looked outside the door with a slightly moving gaze, and then asked softly, "Is Master Mu Shi still a guest in the mansion?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a slightly anxious voice came from outside: "To reply to the young lady, Master Mu Shi has not left yet and is living in the fourth young master's yard."

The old house on West Street covers a large area, and there are not many people in the Xu family, so all adult men and women in the family can have a separate courtyard. However, men like Xu Qinghuai who are not yet married have no one to serve them!
Hearing the voice, Liu Qi opened the door and walked out. A maid waiting outside the door bowed and saluted: "Miss!"

This is the maid assigned to her by Tao. Her name seems to be... Liu Qi hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "Hehua, go tell Madam that she doesn't have to wait for me for dinner today."

After saying this, without waiting for the maid to answer, he disappeared from the spot like a ghost.

The maid named Lotus was so frightened when she saw the young lady suddenly disappear in front of her that she almost lost her soul. She stood there for a long time with her heart pounding, and then she reacted. Then, without caring that it was still raining outside, she fled from the yard.

At this moment, in a room in the Xu Mansion, Master Mu Shi, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation, suddenly opened his eyes. A gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and then he looked up in the direction of the outside of the house.

Wow…

Suddenly, there was a strong wind outside and the window was broken in an instant. Master Mu Shi stared at the strong wind rushing into the room and narrowed his eyes slightly. Then he jumped up and rushed out of the room like a stream of light!

Among the people who were shuttling back and forth in Xu's mansion, no one noticed that there were two figures moving continuously in the rain above the mansion.

Master Mushi landed on the eaves of a house roof, slowly raised his eyes to look at the familiar figure opposite him, then looked around, and then stroked his beard and smiled: "Miss Liu, is there anything you can't say in Xu's house?"

Liu Qi turned around and looked at Master Mu Shi calmly, shaking his head: "I only wanted to ask you out for one thing."

"Oh?" Master Mu Shi was surprised. "Miss Liu, why don't you just speak frankly?"

Liu Qi's eyes dropped, his hands already on the scabbard, and two words popped out of his mouth: "Test the knife!"

Cang——

Master Mu Shi only heard a sound of a sword piercing through the clouds, and then he frowned. When he looked up, he saw the purple sword light approaching him. His face suddenly darkened, and the green energy around him instantly condensed.

Rumbling--

In Xu's house, Tao, who was chatting and laughing with Fang, suddenly heard a deafening sound coming from outside the window. She couldn't help but frowned, slowly looked out the window, and wondered, "Why does the thunder sound so weird today?"

Fang, who was standing by, also held her chest and sighed with lingering fear: "Yeah, I feel numb just listening to it."

"By the way, what's the matter between the second Master Fang and Fang Fu? From Fang Fei's tone, it seems like the two of them have known each other for a long time?" After Fang felt a little calmer, she continued with the previous topic and asked.

Upon hearing this, Tao's face immediately showed an unnatural expression. As Liu Qi's mother, Xu Fangfei naturally told her everything that happened in the capital.

But unlike Xu Fangfei who was happy to see it happen, Tao didn't like the second Mr. Fang. She always felt that her daughter had only been back for a short time and should stay by her side to make up for the maternal love that she had been missing for more than ten years.

Tao didn't want Liu Qi to get married so soon, so when faced with Fang's question, she quickly changed the subject to another one.

As they were talking, Xu Fangfei strode in. She first looked around, then smiled and asked Tao: "Where is my little sister? Didn't you say you can come out at night?"

Fang waved at him quickly, and asked Xu Fangfei to sit next to her. Then she smiled and sighed, "Your younger sister just sent someone to say that we don't have to wait for her for dinner. I guess she has something to do!"

Fang shook her head with a sigh and said, "You said this child too. It's not a good thing for a girl to always mess around outside. Her second uncle and her biological father don't know how to control her!"

Xu Fangfei laughed out loud upon hearing this: "Aunt, I'm afraid no one in our house can take care of my little sister!"

Fang's expression also calmed down after hearing this, and then she frowned and asked, "Fang Fei, why don't you tell me what Fang Fu is like in the martial arts world? You know your aunt has never cared about these things, but she always feels a little uneasy thinking about Fang Fu, a girl, venturing into this dangerous martial arts world."

Xu Fangfei took Fang's hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, my little sister... knows her limits."

"Really..." Fang still felt a little uneasy.

……

"puff!"

Master Mu Shi was half-kneeling on the ground, trying to struggle to get up, but his face changed drastically, and then a mouthful of blood mist spurted out. If it weren't for the long sword in his hand to support him, he would have rolled off the roof.

Boring!
Liu Qi sheathed his sword, then glanced at Master Mu Shi who was not far away, and asked calmly, "Master, are you okay?"

"It's okay..." Master Mu Shi let out a long sigh, feeling the bloody taste in his mouth fade a little, then he slowly raised his head and stared at Liu Qi who was standing sideways.

There was a surge of emotion in his eyes, and then he slowly stood up, supporting himself with his hands on the sword.

"Miss Liu's swordsmanship is truly astounding. I am convinced of my defeat." Master Mu Shi said in a solemn voice with a stern face.

Liu Qi asked calmly, "What you just used was Qingcheng's Taiqing Xuan Gang?"

"That's right." Master Mu Shi replied in a deep voice.

Liu Qi shook his head slightly when he heard this: "You are too old."

Master Mu Shi’s eyes suddenly opened!
Liu Qi turned around completely and faced away from Master Mu Shi, and walked slowly towards the direction of Xu's residence. When she reached the edge of the eaves, she paused.

"It seems that asking you to test the sword was a wrong choice." Liu Qi stood with his head down and said softly, "Twenty years ago, you might have been qualified..."

"Forget it." Liu Qi shook his head and interrupted himself, "Go back and recuperate and spend your old age in peace."

"Wait!" Seeing that Liu Qi was about to leave, Master Mu Shi suddenly called her.

Seeing Liu Qi's back not moving for a long time, Mu Shi's eyes flickered, and then he took a deep breath, and then asked in a deep voice: "Miss Liu, may I ask if you are planning to..."

Liu Qi turned around and interrupted Master Mu Shi before he could finish his words, "Master Mu Shi's guess is correct. I want to emulate the mad sword Fang Hen of the past and challenge all the heroes of the world with the sword in my hand."

Upon hearing this, Master Mu Shi’s eyes instantly widened!

Liu Qi looked back and continued, "But I am different from Fang Hen. I have no desire to conquer the world."

But then she seemed to ponder for a moment, and then murmured something to herself, but this word was too faint and was completely covered by the sound of the dripping rain.

"Probably, Ben too."

(End of this chapter)