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

Chapter 266 Return
As soon as Liu Qi walked out of the restaurant, he saw Tao and others waiting eagerly across the street.

Although Liu Qi had told them not to worry, Tao was still worried, so she took Xu Fangfei and the brothers Xu Qingtao and Xu Qinghuai to wait opposite the restaurant. Only after she saw Liu Qi walk out safely did Tao breathe a sigh of relief, and then waved to Liu Qi with joy.

"Little sister, when did you meet Lord Feng?" Xu Qingtao couldn't hold back his thoughts when he saw Liu Qi approaching, so he asked impatiently, "Why does Lord Feng seem to be a little respectful to you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Qingtao let out an "ouch".

It turned out that Xu Fangfei, who was standing nearby, punched him immediately and then said unhappily, "Third brother, didn't Dad tell you to stop asking about my little sister?"

Ever since Liu Qi came back, Xu Yonghuan had repeatedly warned the Xu family, especially the younger generations, not to ask about Liu Qi's past in detail.

Xu Qingtao scratched his head a little embarrassedly, then grinned at Liu Qi and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't want to tell me, but don't tell your uncle what I asked you!"

Liu Qi blinked his eyes, then said calmly: "We have only met twice, but he was defeated by me. I think he was respectful to me purely because he was afraid of me."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

Only Xu Qinghuai, who knew something about Liu Qi's martial arts, bowed his head and smiled helplessly.

"So... little sister... you defeated Lord Feng?" Xu Qingtao's tongue was a little tangled, and his words were quite incoherent.

Liu Qi still looked calm and composed, and nodded slightly, saying, "Well, but his martial arts skills are pretty good. I believe he will have a place in the martial arts world in the future."

Xu Qingtao's eyes froze for a moment, and then he subconsciously asked, "What about you, little sister? What's your position in the martial arts world?"

This question really stumped Liu Qi, and she lowered her head and fell into deep thought.

Xu Qinghuai, who was standing next to Xu Qingtao, seemed to realize something and quietly tugged at his third brother's clothes, signaling him not to ask any more questions.

At this time, Liu Qi raised his head and said with bright eyes: "Third brother, I actually don't know the answer to this question myself, so... I plan to go and take a look myself."

……

On the way home, Liu Qi and his two brothers rode on horseback, while his mother Tao and Xu Fangfei rode in a carriage.

"Little sister, does this mean that your martial arts skills are comparable to those of the masters of famous sects such as Qingcheng Shaolin?"

"Little sister, tell me quickly, who is better, Jiang Xuanyun or He Luohan?"

Along the way, Xu Qingtao seemed to have opened up a chatterbox, constantly asking Liu Qi about things in the martial arts world, especially paying special attention to things like the rankings of martial arts skills.

Xu Qingtao and his teacher and second uncle Xu Yonghuan are the only two people in the Xu family who are not proficient in martial arts. For a family like the Xu family that originated from the underworld, these two are truly outliers.

Although Xu Qingtao studied with Xu Yonghuan, his family tradition guided him, so he was full of longing for the underworld. However, Xu Yonghuan's management was very strict, so he could only learn about the underworld through written information such as the Jianghu Gazette.

Although Liu Qi has not been in the martial arts world for a long time, his experience is legendary enough. If you take out any random incident that happened to him, not to mention a rookie like Xu Qingtao, even Xu Qinghuai, who came from a famous family, would look at him with surprise.

Today, Liu Qi answered all of Xu Qingtao's questions and spoke frankly about everything she knew, including her previous battle with Xiu Shaoyang.

My return to the Xu family is an established fact. If I keep these things secret, will it have no impact on the Xu family? This kind of thinking is undoubtedly like an ostrich burying its head in the sand and thinking that it is safe.

Liu Qi didn't mind at all that the Xu family borrowed his influence.

As long as they can bear it!
Liu Qi replied casually: "Top masters are not like ordinary people in the martial arts world. There are very few records of them fighting each other, so who is better in martial arts, I am afraid even they themselves don't know."

Having said that, most of the time, what determines the superiority of martial arts is still the cultivation of internal strength.

In simple terms, cultivating inner strength is like a mock exam, and 90 points is better than 89 points.

However, when competing against each other, more situations need to be considered. For example, a player with a score of 90 may not be able to perform to the full strength of 90 points, and a player with a score of 89 may not be able to break through and surpass 90 points in the final minute.

But putting aside these unexpected situations, it is basically the party with higher internal strength who will have the last laugh.

But the top is already a different level.

Before reaching the pinnacle, Liu Qi thought the pinnacle was 100 points.

But after reaching the pinnacle, especially after the battle with Xiu Shaoyang, Liu Qi realized that his vision in the past was too narrow.

The confrontation between two top opponents is actually just two examiners holding each other's full-mark test papers and competing with each other to see who can find the mistakes in the other's test papers that are difficult for ordinary people to understand.

"The strokes of this character are incorrect, so you should be deducted 0.1 points. You only got 99.09 points. You lose!"

"Haha, your period here is not complete, you should be deducted 0.5 points, and you are the loser!"

……

The reason why it is difficult to understand is that in the eyes of ordinary people, these "mistakes" are not mistakes at all.

The reason why Xiu Shaoyang was defeated by Liu Qi was because he mistakenly thought that Liu Qi was the same as those thugs with bloody hands that he had captured in the past.

No matter how inhumane a person is, at least he knows that killing is wrong.

But who knew that Liu Qi didn't think so at all. Regardless of whether she felt that killing was wrong, she fundamentally never regarded those who died in her hands as human beings.

Therefore, the Qiankun Zhengqi Seal is just a cage woven with true energy for Liu Qi. Not to mention her martial arts heart, even her physical body cannot be trapped.

And the moment the Qiankun Zhengqi Seal was broken, Xiu Shaoyang had already lost the possibility of winning, and in the end both of them were almost defeated, purely because Liu Qi had just reached the peak and his energy and spirit had not yet reached the peak state.

If they fight again at this time, Liu Qi has more than 80% chance of defeating Xiu Shaoyang.

Because the "righteousness" in Xiu Shaoyang's "righteousness is as great as the sky" is meaningless to Liu Qi.

So, what is the key word for Jiang Jiyu, the "Crane's Cry in the Ninth Sky"?
……

When they were almost at the Xu residence, Xu Qinghuai, who had been silent the whole time, took advantage of Xu Qingtao's pause and finally couldn't help but ask, "Little sister, you didn't have a feud with the headmaster, did you?"

Xu Qinghuai was surprised that the master actually showed up in Qingjiang Mansion, and at the same time he was worried that Liu Qi would become enemies with the master because of his interference.

Liu Qi heard the deep worry in Xu Qinghuai's tone, and then guessed that it was probably because of the unfriendly tone she had used when she mentioned Jiang Xuanyun just now.

She shook her head and said in a cold voice: "The old man is so respectful, so I don't bother to argue with him." After all, Liu Qi was not sure that he could defeat Jiang Xuanyun, one of the two best in the world, and Jiang Xuanyun's attitude was indeed very respectful at that time.

"So that's how it is..." Xu Qinghuai breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that, but suddenly the image of the immortal-looking master of the sect bowing down in front of his younger sister emerged in his mind, and he couldn't help but show an embarrassed look on his face.

During the days when he returned home and reunited with his younger sister, Xu Qinghuai felt as if his life had been reshaped. Only at this moment could he suddenly remember that his younger sister was not only his younger sister, but also a feared overlord in the world.

Seeing that his younger brother was silent, Xu Qingtao squeezed forward and wanted to ask something. However, when he looked up, he saw the gate of Xu's mansion, and suddenly felt a little disappointed.

How come you got home so soon!
He still has a lot of questions he hasn't asked my little sister!
Just as Xu Qingtao was scratching his head, Xu Qinghuai next to him suddenly noticed that there were more than a dozen ox carts parked in front of the Xu Mansion, and people were constantly moving goods from the ox carts to the mansion.

The carriage carrying Tao and Xu Fangfei also stopped at the door with a clang.

The car door curtain was lifted, Tao stuck her head out and looked for a while, then caught a glimpse of the butler Cheng Kang at the door and called out to him.

Cheng Kang seemed to be very busy and did not see Liu Qi and his party parked behind the ox cart for a while, until he heard someone calling his name. He looked in the direction of the voice and saw Tao and his party.

"Butler Cheng, what's going on?" Tao got off the carriage with the help of Xu Fangfei, and then asked with a frown.

Cheng Kang replied with a smile on his face: "To answer Third Madam, this was brought back by the eldest young master!"

"Qinghao is back?" Tao frowned even more deeply, "Where is he?"

Liu Qi had also dismounted and came to Tao's side. She glanced at the people who were unloading boxes from the carriage. Seeing them carrying boxes in pairs with veins bulging on their arms, she knew that the things in the boxes were not light.

There were more than a dozen carriages, carrying nearly a hundred boxes in total.

Although I don't know what's inside, but looking at the careful posture of the people moving the boxes, I know that the things inside must not be cheap. No wonder Tao frowned so deeply!
Just as Cheng Kang was about to speak, a loud voice suddenly came from the direction of the Xu Mansion's gate.

"Third aunt——"

It’s my eldest sister-in-law Miao.

Hearing the voice, Liu Qi raised his eyes and saw Miao coming towards him with a beaming face. Perhaps because she walked too hurriedly, the glittering jewelry on her ears and head made a tinkling sound.

With the sound of clanging, they came to Tao's side. Miao straightened her body slightly, and the bright smile on her face became even more intense. She swept her eyes to Liu Qi and Xu Fangfei on Tao's left and right, and finally fell on Tao.

"Third Aunt, my husband is back." Miao said happily, then turned around and pointed to the row of ox carts behind her, "He made a big deal outside, and he brought all these back!"

The show-off in the words is so obvious.

Tao just glanced at the ox carts calmly, and then asked, "Where is Qinghao?"

Miao covered her mouth and laughed, "My husband is discussing matters with my second uncle in the study!"

……

Liu Qi went straight back to his yard, and when he opened the door he saw Zhou Mi and Nineteen sitting at the stone table in the courtyard.

When Nineteen saw Liu Qi pushing the door open, he first gave her a cold look, then snorted coldly and turned his head to the side.

Zhou Mi smiled and waved at Liu Qi, saying, "If you don't come back, I'm afraid the knife in Nineteen's eyes will cut a hole in this stone table!"

Liu Qi walked over silently and then sat down on the stone bench.

As she sat down, Zhou Mi stretched out her hand and pushed a plate of snacks in front of her, then asked with a smile: "It can be seen that the Xu family values ​​you very much. You made the right choice to return to your ancestral home."

"Humph!"

"traitor!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mi looked at Nineteen, who was still tilting his head with the back of his head facing the two of them, and couldn't help but smile at Liu Qi.

Liu Qi didn't say much, but silently took out a very exquisitely packaged box and placed it on the table. As the oil paper box was opened, the refreshing fragrance instantly filled the entire yard.

Liu Qi glanced at Nineteen, whose body suddenly stiffened for some unknown reason, then picked up a piece of dessert from the box and put it into his mouth.

Zhou Mi smiled when she saw this, then she also picked up a piece of dessert and put it in her mouth. While feeling the fragrance on her lips and teeth, she praised with bright eyes: "I didn't expect that there is a dessert chef with such skills in Qingjiang Prefecture. This golden osmanthus cake is even better than the one made by the chef in the palace!"

Then he said, "Tsk tsk, you too, Xiao Liuqi. Why did you only bring back a few pieces of such a good thing?"

Then he quickly took another piece and said, "Give me this last piece!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Shijiu turned around abruptly, glanced at the boxes of snacks piled high, and realized that he had been fooled. His eyes turned cold, and he was about to turn his head away when something was suddenly stuffed into his mouth.

While Nineteen was horrified, the soft, sweet taste in her mouth instantly melted away, and the anger on her face also dissipated a little.

Liu Qi patted the residue on his hands and said calmly: "Eat a few more pieces now while you can. It won't taste the same if I burn it for you after you die."

Liu Nineteen opened his eyes slightly, and just as anger was gathering in his eyes, Zhou Mi, who was standing beside him, said to Liu Qi angrily: "I think your mouth is no worse than the knife in your hand, so stop cursing our Little Nineteen here!"

As he said that, he pushed the box of snacks in front of Liu Shijiu. Liu Shijiu looked at the full box of her favorite golden osmanthus cake and couldn't help but pouting her lips, looking at Zhou Mi with a sweet look.

Liu Qi's outstretched hand froze above the stone table, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

It seems like she paid for this snack and brought it back personally!

"I heard that your elder brother is back." Zhou Mi looked at Liu Shijiu, whose cheeks were already bulging with food, and couldn't help but smile knowingly. Then he turned to ask Liu Qi.

"Yeah." Liu Qi nodded.

"It seems that your Xu family has made quite a big deal this time!" Zhou Mi smiled and took a sip of tea.

Liu Qi raised his eyes and said bluntly: "Do you think it might be directed at me?"

Zhou Mi put down the teacup, then shook his head and said, "With your current martial arts skills, I don't know how many people in the world would be willing to curry your favor."

"It's hard to get close to you, Liu Qi, but it's hard to say for sure about the people around you."

(End of this chapter)