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

Chapter 268 Business
No wonder Madam Mei repeatedly told her that Liu Qi was different from them.

He fought his way in through the gate of Wei's mansion, and only a dozen servants died in his hands.

But just now, with Liu Qi's move, more than 20 people around him disappeared in an instant, without even one wailing!
Even though Liu Shijiu didn't take human life seriously, he felt a chill in his heart when he saw such a silent scene.

"Strange..." Liu Qi, who had killed more than 20 people in the blink of an eye, murmured while holding his chin, "Where are the people?"

They swaggered all the way in from the gate of the Wei family. Apart from Wei Liang in front of them and the four middle-aged swordsmen in green shirts, there were no other masters.

Where is Tang Li?
The man in black at the Xu Mansion today was most likely Tang Li's subordinate. Logically speaking, Tang Li came to give gifts to the Wei family on behalf of the Tang family, so he should live in the Tang family.

Liu Qi's eyes flickered slightly, and then he jumped up from the spot and came directly to the roof. He looked around, and at the same time, his true energy spread out like a silk thread and instantly spread throughout the Wei Mansion.

"What's wrong?" Liu Nineteen also flew up and stood beside Liu Qi and asked.

Seeing that Liu Qi ignored him, Liu Nineteen continued to ask in a deep voice: "What about the other people in the Wei family?"

Liu Qi retracted his gaze this time, and then casually replied: "Let them go."

Wei Liang and his capable men were all dead, and the rest were nothing more than ordinary people like servants. Could it be possible that they would seek revenge for Wei Liang?
Besides, does Liu Qi seem to be afraid of someone who seeks revenge?
The Wei family, like the Xu family, is a large family, and Wei Liang has no biological brothers. He only has one son and one daughter, Wei Xin and Wei Qingya.

Now that he is dead, I am afraid that the other members of the Wei family are not thinking about revenge for Wei Liang, but about seizing power in the Wei family.

Besides, do they dare to take revenge on Liu Qi?

Liu Qi didn't care much about the Wei family, but she felt a little unhappy that she didn't find Tang Li on this trip.

"Go back first. Go out and find out tomorrow where the Tang family is hiding?" Liu Qi said to Liu Shijiu.

……

The next day, Qingjiang Prefecture seemed as peaceful as ever.

However, among the core members of various influential forces in Qingjiang Prefecture, a huge wave was set off.

No one expected that Wei Liang, the head of the Wei family, would die like this, and his death was like a stray dog ​​on the roadside, which did not cause any ripples among the people.

The Wei family ancestral hall was full of people, but everyone was silent, and it seemed that even the breathing was intentionally suppressed.

Outside the ancestral hall, there was a corpse covered with white cloth.

It was not until the pale-faced Wei Bo walked in that the elders of the Wei family stood up and started shouting.

"When has the Wei family ever suffered such an injustice?"

"This revenge must be avenged!"

……

"Shut up!" A white-haired old man pounded the ground with his walking stick. At his angry shout, the elders of the Wei family shut up one after another.

The old man's eyes darkened when he saw this, and he immediately asked Wei Bo who was standing at the door: "Wei Bo, when Wei Liang was alive, he treated you like a brother. What did Feng say to you that made you agree to suppress this matter?"

Facing the elders' resounding questioning, Wei Bo smiled helplessly and said, "Wei Bo also knows how the elders feel, but this matter... our Wei family can only endure it."

"what!"

"Wei Bo, do you know what you are talking about?"

"Tolerate? When did the Wei family fall to the point where they still need to tolerate?"

……

Facing the numerous questions, Wei Bo suddenly sneered twice, then the respect on his face disappeared, and he said loudly: "Since all the uncles and elders are so indignant, why don't you go directly to the murderer to ask for an explanation?"

"Liu Qi, Liu Bawang, that is, Xu Fangfu of the Xu family now." Seeing that everyone was gradually calming down, Wei Bo continued, "If you have the ability, why not go to the Xu family on West Street and try."

As soon as these words were spoken, the ancestral hall fell into deathly silence.

Wei Bo looked around at everyone, and everyone turned their heads away wherever his gaze fell. So he sneered twice, with a strong sense of sarcasm in his eyes.

However, when he turned around and saw Wei Liang's body covered with white cloth outside the door, his eyes couldn't help but darken.

"The world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit."

"Junior brother, I might as well tell you that your Wei family cannot avenge this vengeance."

"On the contrary, now that Wei Liang and Wei Xin are dead, it is a good opportunity for you to take charge of the Wei family."

"It's up to you to decide what's more important!"

Feng Qun’s words always lingered in Wei Bo’s mind. He closed his eyes and thought for a long time, and finally made up his mind.

……

In fact, not long after Liu Qi left last night, Feng Qun had already rushed over after hearing the news and saw the corpses of the Wei family. It was also under his instigation that Wei Bo, who was recovering from his injuries, rushed over and took control of the situation.

Last time, Wei Bo teamed up with Tuoye Dharma King of the Western Region Tantric Buddhism to plot against Feng Qun, but failed and was instead plotted against by Feng Qun. Tuoye Dharma King became a tool for Feng Qun to practice martial arts, but Wei Bo survived.

After that, Wei Bo was afraid that Feng Qun would plead guilty to him, so he found a place to hide and recuperate. However, he didn't know that his every move had been seen by Feng Qun.

So when Feng Qun sent someone to invite him, Wei Bo had no other thoughts except shock.

You have to know that Feng Qun was one of the candidates for the abbot of Shaolin Temple back then, and his methods were beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

To be in charge of a martial arts giant like Shaolin, martial arts skills alone are far from enough.

When Liu Qi saw Feng Qun in his second uncle's study, he knew that it was he who had suppressed the Wei family's affairs.

"Sir Feng, Fangfu, you guys take your time chatting. I have something else to do at the academy." Xu Yonghuan bowed and smiled at Feng Qun.

However, Xu Yonghuan was somewhat flattered by Feng Qun's return gift. Although he knew that the reason was all thanks to his niece, Feng Qun was, after all, the chief official of the prefecture!

After Xu Yonghuan took a deep look at Liu Qi, he left the study.

Hearing Xu Yonghuan's footsteps fade away, Feng Qun smiled and said, "Miss Liu is worthy of the title of Overlord. I am ashamed of my own decisiveness!"

Liu Qi sat on Xu Yonghuan's armchair with great confidence, and then said calmly, "It's not a matter of being decisive or indecisive."

Ask yourself, if Wei Liang had turned a blind eye to Wei Xin's death, would Liu Qi have come to him on his own initiative?
The answer is naturally no.

Liu Qi even felt that the man in black who came from southern Xinjiang yesterday was most likely not instructed by Wei Liang.

But if you kill him, you kill him.

She, Liu Qi, never missed the sword she had already struck, let alone the person who died under the sword.

Besides, Wei Liang did not die by the sword.

"Sir Feng, since you have some understanding of the martial arts that Liu Qi upholds, you should know that it is useless for you to please me." Liu Qi looked up at Feng Qun and said.

Feng Qun's smile remained unchanged: "Miss Liu, I am just doing this casually. It is not a flattery."

"Besides," Feng Qun narrowed his eyes, "Miss Liu, you are too modest. Back then, the number of murders committed by Mad Blade Fang Hen was probably hundreds of times more than yours. Didn't he also have many admirers?"

Liu Qi pursed his lips and remained silent for a moment, then said bluntly: "I am not interested in competing for world domination."

Feng Qun chuckled: "I am not an ambitious person either."

Liu Qi: "What do you want?"

Feng Qun finally stopped smiling, and after a moment's silence, he said in a cold voice, "I have been lurking in the Vajra Sect for decades in order to change the face of Shaolin. Now, Jingchen has become the abbot, and the heads of all the halls have been elected. In the end, I am even worse than a cook who fetches water and cooks in the back kitchen."

In fact, with Feng Qun's intelligence, it was easy to imagine that even if he returned to Shaolin with the Vajra Indestructible Magical Skill, he would not be able to take the throne, let alone the chief seat.

After all, that is Shaolin, the holy land of Zen Buddhism. It has been the leader in the martial arts world for thousands of years. Even though it has declined for twenty years under the threat of the general, it is still one of the top forces in the world today.

Shaolin will never allow a tainted person to become a prominent figure.

If Feng Qun had known what was best for him, he could have spent the rest of his life in the temple with a green lamp and become one of the many monks who sweep the floor.

If he doesn't know what's good for him... who knows whether the Vajra Demon Subduing Circle will be used on him.

Liu Qi understood immediately. It seemed that being rejected by the world was the fate of all undercover agents.

Yes, no matter how righteous the goal is, it will eventually have to be achieved through despicable means.

Is there anything more despicable in the world than playing with people's hearts?
Liu Qi raised his eyes to look at Feng Qun who had a stern expression, and said softly: "Monks should not care about gains and losses."

Feng Qun put his hands together and said, "Those who do not care about gains and losses are called Buddhas, and monks are just people who believe in Buddhism."

Liu Qi pondered for a moment and said slowly: "I want to find someone, he should still be in Qingjiang Prefecture."

Feng Qun spread his hands and dropped them to his sides, then smiled and said, "Tang Li from the Tang Sect, he is from the Wu clan in Southern Xinjiang. This clan worships the Sky Centipede as a sacred beast. According to legend, the Sky Centipede rides the wind and is the messenger who drives the wind beside the Mother Goddess. Therefore, the Wu clan is unique in terms of light skills and hiding."

Liu Qi pouted: "It seems that Lord Feng knows a lot."

Feng Qun smiled and replied, "The martial arts world and the imperial court are one. If you really follow the example of those corrupt old guys and ignore the martial arts world, you may be able to keep your official position, but you won't be able to keep your head."

The fact that Feng Qun can see that the underworld and the court are one and the same shows that he is a very insightful person.

Even the Great Qi, a country founded on military power, before Zhou Weiyang, most of the time, followed the example of previous dynasties and adopted a laissez-faire attitude towards the martial arts world.

Ultimately, power is incompatible with martial arts.

The former is the dependence of man on man, while the latter is the pursuit of self-transcendence.

"In half a day, Tang Li will be sent to the mansion." Feng Qun's eyes lit up slightly, "I just don't know whether Miss Liu wants to live or to have her head."

Liu Qi shook his head: "You just need to tell me his whereabouts, and don't worry about the rest."

Feng Qun didn't say much and just nodded in agreement.

Just as Feng Qun was about to leave the study, Liu Qi suddenly called him.

"Why does Lord Feng still call me Miss Liu?" Liu Qi asked.

Feng Qun turned around and smiled, "I think Miss Liu should prefer the name Liu Qi."

……

On the way back to his room from the study, Liu Qi ran into Xu Qinghao who was coming towards him.

After Xu Qinghao saw Liu Qi, his eyes seemed to brighten a little, and then he quickened his pace to meet him.

"My little sister is so easy for big brother to find!"

Xu Qinghao is tall and his face looks a bit rough, perhaps because he has been exposed to the wind and sun for many years, but he still looks somewhat similar to his younger brother Xu Qingtao.

Xu Qinghao came closer and looked Liu Qi up and down. Without waiting for him to speak, he said directly, "Are you free today? Can you accompany me to meet the guests?"

Liu Qi was able to muster up his patience and replied, "What guest?"

Seeing that Liu Qi did not directly refuse, Xu Qinghao's face flashed with joy: "They are the big customers I met outside this time. If we can establish a relationship with them, our Xu family will probably never lack money in this life!"

Xu Qinghao patted his chest and said generously: "If you are willing to help, I will give you a generous gift regardless of success or failure."

Liu Qi raised his head and pointed at himself: "Why me?"

Xu Qinghao said without any hesitation: "Of course I want to borrow your reputation!"

As he said this, he sighed, "It's a pity that Dad is still on the road. Otherwise, if Dad were here, you wouldn't have to come forward, little sister."

It seems that the business Xu Qinghao mentioned is related to the underworld.

This was the first time that the Xu family asked her for help, and they came specifically because of her reputation in the underworld.

Liu Qi didn't have any opinion towards Xu Qinghao because of this, he just nodded slightly in agreement.

Xu Qinghao was naturally overjoyed to see Liu Qi agreed, so he quickly told his servants to prepare the horses, and left the house with Liu Qi, heading straight for the best restaurant in Qingjiang Prefecture, Yunzhonglou!

As soon as he arrived at the restaurant, Liu Qi saw familiar golden flags flying on the windows of the restaurant.

The flag is engraved with a horse neighing with its head held high.

Kinmen and Matsu Chamber of Commerce.

As Liu Qi turned over and dismounted, her eyes flashed slightly. As the flag fluttered in the wind, she caught a glimpse of the word "Liu" written in neat handwriting at the end of the flag.

Before I even got close to the restaurant's door, someone came out to greet me.

"So it's the eldest young master of the Xu family. Distinguished guest!" The visitor bowed and said with a smile, "President Chen is inside, waiting for you, Young Master Xu!"

Xu Qinghao casually took out a silver ingot from his pocket and stuffed it into the man's hand.

The man took the silver and weighed it in his hand. Then he was delighted. He looked around and came to Xu Qinghao and said, "The fourth son of the Lu family is here too. President Chen is with him!"

"Lu family!" Xu Qinghao paused, then frowned tightly, raised his legs again and strode towards the restaurant.

Liu Qi followed behind Xu Qinghao. The man who had just greeted Xu Qinghao caught a glimpse of a pink figure approaching, and realized that it was the person following Xu Qinghao, so he bowed to greet her. However, when he raised his head, his eyes inadvertently flashed across Liu Qi's face, and he froze in an instant.

"The Lu family is a famous family in Jiangnan. They have come here from afar. I think they have their eyes on the business in the hands of the Jinma Chamber of Commerce." Xu Qinghao said in a deep voice on the way.

Obviously, the arrival of the Lu family put a lot of pressure on Xu Qinghao.

Liu Qi remained silent, walking slowly half a body length behind Xu Qinghao until she reached the stairs. She slowly raised her head and instantly caught a glimpse of a figure leaning against the handrail of the stairs.

The man was wearing a white shirt and blue pants, with his arms folded, a long sword still in its sheath slanted in the crook of his arm, his hair disheveled, like weeds covering most of his face, and a bleak aura emanating from his whole body.

Liu Qi just glanced at him, then lowered his head again and followed Xu Qinghao to go upstairs.

Just when Xu Qinghao raised his legs to go up the stairs, the man leaning against the handrail suddenly moved!
Zheng——

With the sound of a sword ringing, the man who had just stood with his hands folded had unsheathed his sword and swung it towards Xu Qinghao at lightning speed.

Xu Qinghao couldn't see clearly what was happening. He just felt a buzzing in his ears and his mind was blank.

Ding!
The long sword was bounced away, making way for the stairs. The swordsman's body trembled, and two rays of light shot out from his messy hair, but his numb right arm was still out of control. He could only watch the man and woman in front of him go up the stairs step by step.

When the woman in pink came up to him, he suddenly looked sideways.

The swordsman suddenly felt a chill on his back like a tide, and in an instant he felt as if he was in an ice cellar!
Liu Qi silently withdrew his gaze, then took three or two steps to catch up with the somewhat panicked Xu Qinghao.

"Little sister, just now..." Xu Qinghao had not yet reacted to what had just happened until he was almost up to the second floor.

Liu Qi interrupted Xu Qinghao calmly, "Nothing."

Just as the two of them disappeared at the stairs to the second floor.

The man holding the sword like a sculpture suddenly felt weak and fell to the ground.

He seemed to have thought of something, and while his right arm regained consciousness, he quickly held the sword across his eyes.

slam-la-

But when he brought it in front of him, the sword shattered into pieces like beads with a broken string, and only a bare hilt was left in his hand.

The disheveled man shook his head vigorously, as if he couldn't believe what was happening before his eyes.

But then he suddenly straightened up and looked towards the second floor.

"Overlord, Liu Qi!"

"Yes, it was her. Only with such strong killing intent and sword intent could I not even have the courage to draw my sword!"

Recalling how his own true energy had just shrunk in his dantian like a mouse, and no matter how he tried to stimulate it, he couldn't mobilize even a little bit, the swordsman suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

Without caring about anything else, he stood up and left the restaurant.

The smiling man at the door suddenly saw a mad man with disheveled hair rushing out in a hurry, cursing.

"Damn it, whoever wants to make the money can make it, that Lu guy is such a piece of shit!"

(End of this chapter)