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

Chapter 270 Cousin
Liu Qi raised his eyes and glanced at Chen Wu. In the past, when they were at Xiliu Villa, in order to test his martial arts, Liu Qi always liked to use Chen Wu or his men to test his sword skills, so the relationship between the two was naturally not harmonious. However, for the sake of Madam Mei's face, Chen Wu could not get angry.

Later, when Liu Qi's martial arts skills improved a little, Chen Wu, who was no longer her opponent, naturally chose to put aside all the previous grudges. And because of the rapid growth of Liu Qi and the others, Chen Wu and his men gradually faded out of Xiliu Villa.

Apart from today, the last time the two met was when they were on a mission in Donghe County.

After that mission, Liu Qi and his group left Xiliu Villa and went their separate ways, and Liu Qi obtained the Jingji Sword during that mission.

The Jingji Sword was a gift from Yan Lingcheng, the third son of the Jinma Chamber of Commerce, to his cousin Yu Wuyan. Coincidentally, the person responsible for delivering the sword was Chen Wu.

By this calculation, the first pot of gold that Liu Qi earned outside Xiliu Villa came from Chen Wu's gift.

At this moment, Chen Wu suddenly felt a cool breeze whistling behind him, and his heart tightened immediately. He raised his eyes slightly and saw Liu Qi looking at him, so he quickly lowered his head and dared not even breathe.

This crazy girl dared to attack him when her martial arts skills were not as good as his, let alone now!

Chen Wu has already begun to recall one by one in his mind, trying to recall whether he had offended Liu Qi when he was at Xiliu Villa.

Seeing Chen Wu's trembling appearance, Liu Qi silently withdrew his gaze. Although Chen Wu was also a member of Futian, he was completely different from Madam Mei.

Compared to revenge, Chen Wu should care more about the current wealth and glory.

He actually shares the same ideals as Liu Er.

"I'm just afraid that Your Excellency's mission is not great enough and cannot give me everything I want!"

Liu Qi's mind suddenly rang with Liu Er's voice and his greedy and hysterical expression.

Among the twenty-three children in Xiliu Villa, Liu Yi and Liu Er are the oldest. Perhaps because of their age, Madam Mei's methods did not work on them, causing the two to remember what happened before they were abducted one after another.

Liu Yi died at the hands of Liu Qi. Before his death, he said that he came from a family of constables.

Liu Er also revealed to Liu Qi that his family opened a small martial arts school, but after his mother died, his father remarried and had another son.

Most likely because he was treated unfairly at home, even though Liu Er remembered the past, he did not choose to escape like Liu Yi. Instead, he tried every means to seek a better place in the organization. He even set his sights on Liu Qi, just because he heard that Liu Qi was about to be sent to the Black Prison Gate.

Later, because Liu San's injuries were too serious, Liu Er went to the Jinma Chamber of Commerce instead of Liu San, which was considered a wish come true.

Thinking of this, Liu Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, and then said to Xu Qinghao: "Brother, please discuss the business matters with Commander Chen."

Liu Er is a meticulous and shrewd man. He was the leader when they were on missions at Xiliu Villa, even though Madam Mei and everyone else knew that Liu San's martial arts was superior to his.

Liu Qi vaguely guessed the purpose of Liu Erpai's Chen Wu coming to Qingjiang Prefecture, most likely to use him to deal with Futian.

She knew Liu Er's character too well. Now that the Jinma Chamber of Commerce had fallen into his hands, Liu Er would never tolerate anyone else sharing this power unless he was forced to do so.

So... he met someone he couldn't handle and needed Liu Qi's help.

……

With Liu Qi in charge, the deal was quickly settled.

Until the moment Xu Qinghao took the pen and signed his name on the deed, his mind was still in a daze.

This business...is it done just like that?

Xu Qinghao held the three deeds in his hands and felt like he was dreaming.

"Master Xu, congratulations." Chen Wu bowed to Xu Qinghao with a serious face, but his eyes were looking at Liu Qi who was sipping tea at the side.

Xu Qinghao blinked his eyes, regaining some consciousness, and then he clasped his fists and replied woodenly, "Thank you for your care, President Chen, but..."

He lowered his head to glance at the contract in his hand, his Adam's apple rolled, and he felt a little dry in his mouth. Then he said in a somewhat awkward tone: "This is the first time that my Xu family has taken over such a big business. I am worried about the construction period..."

Chen Wu's face darkened when he heard this: "Master Xu, the contract has already been signed. If you violate the agreement, the Xu family will still..."

Seeing Liu Qi's hand holding the teacup suddenly stop, Chen Wu swallowed back the words "take care of yourself".

Liu Qi put down the teacup in his hand at the right time and looked at Xu Qinghao: "Are you done talking?"

Xu Qinghao nodded, his expression still a little dull.

Liu Qi stood up and said, "Let's go."

Chen Wu sent the two men to the door of Yunzhong Tower. When he saw them riding away from his sight, his eyes turned cold. Then he looked around at his men behind him. Everyone he looked at lowered their heads and avoided his sight. Only one man stood tall and looked back at him with a sharp gaze.

Chen Wu raised his right hand and waved it gently, signaling the others to go first.

"Commander Chen, it seems that the business with Overlord has been negotiated?" A figure as tall as a pine tree came to the side of Chen Wu and spoke.

"Mr. Wang," Chen Wu bowed and said, "The Xu family only has a few small workshops. Can they really meet our requirements?"

Mr. Wang shook his head. "We have no choice but to use the Xu family. Now the court seems to have found some clues. Lin Shengchuan should not be underestimated. If he follows the clues and finds the name of the Chamber of Commerce, he will find us sooner or later."

"Now the Overlord's name is so powerful that even Xiu Shaoyang, one of the Five Righteous Ones, can only flee in defeat in front of her. Even if the government has ten times the courage, they dare not go to the Xu family now?"

Mr. Wang laughed and said, "If the imperial court really has the guts to touch the tiger whiskers of the Overlord, the Golden Horse Chamber of Commerce will be abandoned!"

Chen Wu leaned forward and said, "Mr. Wang is a man of great foresight. I admire him wholeheartedly!"

Mr. Wang smiled proudly, and the disdain in his eyes disappeared in an instant when he looked at Chen Wu: "Chen Wu, there are more things in this world that can kill people than just martial arts. Although I am weak, I can stir up the situation with just a little trick, and make these high-ranking figures like puppets at my disposal."

"Mr. Wang is a great talent!" Chen Wu bowed even deeper!
“Hahahaha…” Mr. Wang raised his head and laughed wildly.

"I heard that the chef at Yunzhonglou is an expert. Let him prepare a delicious banquet for me and send two bottles of good wine to my room. I want to get drunk today!"

Chen Wu naturally nodded in agreement.

After watching Mr. Wang's back disappear at the stairs, Chen Wu couldn't wait to spat.

"Bah, what a piece of shit, stirring up trouble. Sooner or later, I'll let you see how sharp that crazy girl Liu Qi's knife is!"

Then Chen Wu thought that with Liu Qi's swordsmanship, Wang would probably die very quickly, so he pursed his lips and snorted, "That's really a bargain for you!"

……

The business signed between the Jinma Chamber of Commerce and the Xu family this time covers a very wide range.

In addition to the gold, silver and jade products that the Jinma Chamber of Commerce is good at, there is also demand for cloth, animal skins, wood and minerals.

Liu Qi was not interested in business matters. After returning home, he went straight to the training ground in the side yard and happened to see someone sparring on the training ground.

The two parties in the competition were Liu Nineteen and an unfamiliar woman.

Liu Shijiu was holding the Han Shuo short knife, with knife shadows flashing all around him and the sound of knife chanting incessantly.

The woman fighting with her was holding a emerald green bamboo flute in her hand. She was very agile and was not at a disadvantage when facing Nineteen's sword skills which were as fast as the wind.

After Liu Qi stopped and took a look, he could see that this woman's martial arts skills had reached the first-rate level, above the nineteenth level.

Judging from his appearance, he doesn't seem to be very old, at most in his early twenties. To have such an accomplishment, he must be no ordinary person.

At this moment, Liu Qi suddenly heard someone calling her name. "Fang Fu!"

It's Dow.

On the side of the parade ground with a wide view, there is a wooden shed that provides shade, and at this moment the shed is full of people.

Except for the second uncle Xu Yonghuan, the eldest aunt Fang who doesn't like martial arts, and the eldest brother Xu Qinghao who just returned home with Liu Qi, everyone else in the Xu family is here.

Including the two little guys Xu Xinning and Xu Xianzheng.

In addition to the Xu family, Zhou Mi was also present. She sat next to Tao and looked at Liu Qi with a smile.

In addition, there were three strangers that Liu Qi had never seen before.

An old man with white hair and beard, and two young men in gorgeous clothes.

Tao's call also shifted everyone's attention from the two people fighting in the center of the training ground to Liu Qi.

The old man and the two young men's eyes lit up.

When Liu Qi walked over, Tao had already stood up to greet him. Beside him was a young man with bright eyes and white teeth, who was one of the two young men in gorgeous clothes.

"Fang Fu, this is your cousin Tao Zhili." Tao took Liu Qi's hand and pointed at the young man who came with them and introduced him happily.

"Cousin!" Tao Zhili looked at the woman in front of him who looked like a fairy. His heart was beating like a deer. A faint blush instantly appeared on his face. Then he clasped his fists and saluted.

cousin……

Liu Qi suddenly remembered that Tao had a brother who died at the hands of Madam Mei while trying to save the abducted Xu Fangfu.

My uncle left behind a son and a daughter before he died.

The young man with bright eyes and white teeth in front of her is one of them, and also her cousin.

The woman who fought with Liu Nineteen...

As Liu Qi thought, Tao then pointed at the woman fighting with Liu Shijiu in the middle of the training ground and said, "That's your cousin Tao Zhiyan."

It was at this time that the two men decided the winner in the center of the training ground.

Faced with such an agile opponent, Liu Shijiu was already full of impatience. Then he simply repeated his old trick, imitating the time at Wei's Mansion, and went straight for the opponent, leaving his middle door completely exposed to the opponent.

Tao Zhiyan, who was fighting with him, was immediately surprised. She obviously didn't expect Liu Nineteen to do such a thing. After hesitating for a moment, she raised the bamboo flute in her hand and poked it at Nineteen's middle door.

But just as the two figures met, a breeze suddenly blew across the training ground.

The next second, everyone saw an extra figure between the two of them.

Liu Qi gently patted Liu Shijiu's shoulder holding the knife and pushed it aside. At the same time, she slightly turned sideways, and the emerald green bamboo flute brushed past her temples. Then a figure staggered and landed beside Liu Qi.

"You lose." Liu Qi immediately turned his head and said coldly to the woman who had just stood still.

Then, without waiting for the woman to respond, he turned to look at Liu Nineteen with an indifferent expression and said nothing.

As soon as Liu Shijiu stood firm and raised his head, he saw Liu Qi appearing out of nowhere. Then, as if he thought of something, he pursed his lips and turned his head to the side, avoiding Liu Qi's cold gaze.

Looking at Liu Nineteen's attitude, Liu Qi shook his head.

If she hadn't taken action just now, Tao Zhiyan would have been afraid that she would have died at the hands of Liu Shijiu.

Liu Qi, feeling impatient, simply turned around and looked at Tao Zhiyan.

Tao Zhiyan still had a bewildered look on her face, as if she didn't understand why Liu Qi was here. Then a cold voice came to her ears:

"Martial arts is not a joke. If you want to look good and elegant, you might as well play the piano and dance, so as not to lose your life in vain!"

Compared with Liu Nineteen, Liu Qi was more dissatisfied with his cheap cousin.

In her opinion, Tao Zhiyan, whose martial arts skills were obviously higher than Liu Jiujiu's, almost died on the spot. It was so incompetent that it was simply a crime!
If she wasn't related to him, Liu Qi probably wouldn't have taken action, and would have cursed her in his heart "she deserved it" after her death!
"You..." Tao Zhiyan heard the accusation in Liu Qi's words, her eyes widened slightly, and she was about to explode, but was stopped by a white-haired old man who flashed over.

"Yan'er, that's enough!"

The voice came before the person. After the voice came, the old man with white hair and beard slowly landed in the center of the training ground. He first glared at Tao Zhiyan, who was still a little unconvinced, and then turned to Liu Qi and stroked his beard and smiled: "I am Qingzhuke, thank you Overlord for your righteousness and saving your bad disciple from disaster!"

"Overlord..." Tao Zhiyan's face suddenly froze when she heard her master address Liu Qi.

Then she poked her head out from the old man's side, stared at Liu Qi in surprise for a moment, then opened her mouth and murmured, "You... are my cousin?"

Green Bamboo Guest...

never heard of that.

Moreover, the aura on his body is obviously at the first-rate level, not much stronger than Tao Zhiyan's.

Liu Qi said "Oh" lightly, then turned and walked towards the wooden shed where Tao and others were.

As for Qingzhuke, who was left behind by her, his slightly cloudy eyes paused for a moment, but soon his smile returned to his eyes. He then stroked his beard and chuckled twice. He was about to follow Liu Qi when suddenly a figure jumped out from his side and caught up with Liu Qi.

"cousin!"

"I'm your cousin!"

"Do you still remember that I held you in my arms when we were little?"

"You peed on me..."

"Shut up!" Listening to Tao Zhiyan chattering beside him, Liu Qi felt annoyed and then stopped and shouted in a low voice.

Tao Zhiyan stood still on the spot upon hearing that, then covered her mouth with her hand, her big watery eyes staring at Liu Qi nervously.

In just a breath, Liu Qi continued to move forward.

Tao Zhiyan breathed a sigh of relief instantly, and then a bright smile appeared on her face, and she hurriedly caught up with Liu Qi again.

"Cousin, your nickname is really impressive. I heard that your martial arts skills have reached the pinnacle. Is that true?"

"And the Beggars' Sect's Xiu Louzhu, did he really fall to you?"

"I heard that he is handsome and elegant, is that true?"

"But he's not young anymore. Even if he takes good care of himself, he should have wrinkles on his face. Could he have age spots like the master? Eh—"

"Cousin, cousin, please slow down, I still have a lot of things to ask you!"

……

With his head filled with the voice of "cousin, cousin", Liu Qi stood in front of Tao with a sullen face, his stern eyes revealing "If you don't stop her, I'm going to hit someone".

(End of this chapter)