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

Chapter 277 Quarrel
According to Zhou Mi, she ran away from home in a fit of anger with the Cang Hai Juan Yun Sword. It was at the time when the world was in chaos. Zhou Mi rescued Xiao Lang who was nearly insulted by bandits. Later, she taught her martial arts and swordsmanship. Unexpectedly, she cultivated a great leader!
Every time when mentioning Emperor Taizu of the Great Qi Dynasty, Zhou Mi would sigh repeatedly and chatter endlessly about how Xiao Lang looked when he first met him, thin, dark and timid!

"Later I realized that I was not the only one who was sitting in a well and looking at the world from a narrow perspective. My father and the elders of the clan were no exception." Zhou Mi sighed softly.

Liu Qi had heard Zhou Mi mention her tribe many times, and she had long known that the Cang Hai Divine Art was the tribe's unique martial art, but she had looked through all the historical materials and had never found any record of such a tribe.

Liu Qi originally thought that Zhou Mi's tribe would be like the Wu tribe in southern Xinjiang, but later he learned from Zhou Mi's few words that this tribe seemed to be no different from the people in the Central Plains.

According to Zhou Mi, the tribe's chief (whom Zhou Mi calls his father), the five elders, and the village chiefs of more than ten villages were all better at martial arts than Zhou Mi when he ran away from home.

In other words, including Zhou Mi, this tribe has a total of seventeen top masters, and Zhou Mi's father is very likely to be a top master or a strong man who is infinitely close to the top.

With such strength, no other sect in the current martial arts world can match it.

Even if we look at the long history, it is definitely a rare existence.

But such a powerful tribe was destroyed overnight!

The reason why Zhou Mi was obsessed with Jinshanyinhai Manor was because she had only revealed the location of the tribe to two people back then.

The first one is naturally Xiao Lang, the founding emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty.

The second one is Jinshan Yinhai Manor.

Zhou Mi suddenly straightened his sitting posture, restrained the smile on his face, and said calmly: "At that time, Xiao Lang was just an inconspicuous member of the righteous army, and even his martial arts had not yet been fully developed. However, the shopkeeper of Jinshan Yinhai Manor took the initiative to come to me and exchanged a large sum of money for the opportunity to meet me."

Liu Qi: "Just a meeting?"

Zhou Mi nodded: "It was just a meeting, but when the shopkeeper of Jinshan Yinhai Manor saw me, he directly pointed out that Xiao Lang's martial arts were the Canghai Divine Art of the Canghai Clan."

Liu Qi: "It seems that he knows your background."

Zhou Mi's eyes moved slightly, and then he said: "Actually, this is not strange. The Canghai clan was originally a branch of the Central Plains at that time. After the Qin Emperor unified the nine states, the ancestors led the clan members to retreat and have been isolated from the world ever since."

Liu Qi seemed to have thought of something, and whispered: "I remember that the Wu Clan also migrated to the southern border when the Nine Provinces were unified."

Zhou Mi smiled and shook his head: "It was a thousand years ago. To be honest, even my father doesn't know why our ancestors had to lead the tribe to live in seclusion in the mountains. Even if they had provoked some powerful enemies at that time, they wouldn't have hidden for a lifetime!"

Liu Qi said in a deep voice: "Perhaps it is to protect some secrets that must not be known to others."

Zhou Mi smiled and said, "Even if it is true, now everyone in the clan is dead except me. Even if there is such a secret, it has been buried with the rest of the clan."

Liu Qi responded by asking, "Didn't you ever doubt Xiao Lang?"

Zhou Mi's smile faded a little, and he seemed to be silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't believe that someone who has already mastered the art of war would do such a thing."

As she spoke, she turned her head and looked at Liu Qi, and asked sincerely: "If one day your opponent threatened you to put down the knife by using your family, would you do as they wish?"

"Of course not!" Liu Qi's answer was resounding.

Zhou Mi pursed her lips and smiled: "That's right."

For those who have reached the pinnacle, going against their own path is tantamount to destroying their own spiritual heart.

"Once you meet the people from Jinshan Yinhai Manor, maybe you'll know why!" Zhou Mi put away his smile and sighed with his eyes flashing.

At this time, Liu Shijiu had just finished instructing the two little guys to practice sword skills. He walked over briskly, stretched out his hand to take the cup in front of Liu Qi and drank it in one gulp. Then he sat down, but immediately frowned!
After a while, his brows relaxed, Nineteen turned around and angrily glared at the calm Liu Qi, then shook his head and sighed: "I won't teach you anymore, I won't teach you anymore, no matter what!"

"If these two little idiots continue to teach me, I'll be so mad at you that I'll die!"

Zhou Mi heard this, covered her mouth and laughed softly, "If everyone in this world is like Xiaojiu and Xiaoliuqi, then the world will be in chaos!"

Without even raising his head, Liu Qi counterattacked: "If everyone in the world lived as long as the queen, the world would really be in chaos!"

"Pooh!"

Zhou Mi immediately spat, "Do you really think I'm willing?"

……

After Xu Yongyuan came back, he seemed to be willing to hand over the responsibility of teaching the younger generation to Liu Qi. Perhaps in his opinion, with Liu Qi's current martial arts skills, just a few pointers would be enough to benefit the little ones.

Liu Qi said that this was really not her strong point. After all, based on her own growing experience, if it weren't for Yueya's help, the two little guys would have been trained to death by Liu Qi before they died at the hands of the enemy!
The slightly younger Xu Xianzheng was fine and could barely keep up with Nineteen's teaching.

But Xu Xinning was obviously unable to adapt, and after less than two days of training, he already showed signs of hidden injuries.

Practicing martial arts is not like studying. Forcing a child to study too fast will at most ruin him. But if one forces himself to practice martial arts, at best he will suffer lifelong injuries that are difficult to heal, and at worst he may lose his life.

So Liu Qi told his uncle Xu Yongyuan the whole story.

Xu Yongyuan sighed and then gave up.

At the same time, he looked at Liu Qi with some distress: "You have suffered outside these years."

As a martial artist himself, Xu Yongyuan naturally knew how difficult it was to learn martial arts. His niece had already achieved top-notch cultivation at such a young age. No matter how talented she was, she must have gone through unimaginable painful experiences to get to where she is now.

Xu Yongyuan was present when the Poison God was killed. He still remembered the way Liu Qi's figure swayed when he left.

Liu Qi looked at the distressed look in her uncle's eyes and couldn't help but shook her head. She had seen this kind of look too many times since she returned to the Xu family.

"Where are Daddy and Fourth Brother? Do they have any news about Second Brother?" Liu Qi asked about Xu Yongding and Xu Qinghuai.

Two days ago, the father and son went to look for the missing Xu Qingjiang's family, but have received no reply so far.

Xu Yongyuan's face darkened when he heard this, and then he said in a serious tone: "Your father sent someone to reply to the letter early this morning, saying that the disappearance of Qingjiang's family was extremely strange, and there was not a single clue left in the room. Even if your second brother's family took the initiative to leave, they couldn't clean up so cleanly!"

"So your father has concluded that there are only two possibilities. Either the person who kidnapped your second brother's family is a well-versed bandit, or... he is a master who is far more skilled than your second brother!"

No matter which one it was, the person who came could not have come for Xu Qingjiang, an ordinary constable of the Changfeng Escort Agency.

Xu Yongyuan couldn't help but stare at Liu Qi, and happened to meet Liu Qi's stern gaze.

Liu Qi said calmly, "If you want me to help, just let me know," and then left Xu Yongyuan's room.

Not long after Liu Qi left, Fang came in hurriedly. As soon as she entered the room, she asked Xu Yongyuan, who was sitting on a chair with a frown in thought, "Master, did Fang Fu agree to help?"

"Please sit down first." Xu Yongyuan let out a long sigh and said softly to his wife.

"Master, the whereabouts of Qingjiang's family of three are unknown. How can I sit still?" Fang said hysterically with tears in her eyes.

Xu Yongyuan frowned even deeper.

He pinched his eyebrows and said helplessly: "The Qingjiang family...they are clearly coming for Fang Fu. If this is a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, then letting Fang Fu leave the Xu family now would be just what those evil spirits want." "But..."

"Don't forget, Xinning and Xianzheng are still at home!" Xu Yongyuan raised his head and interrupted Fang's words in a stern tone.

When Fang heard Xu Yongyuan mention his grandchildren, she shut up immediately.

Seeing his wife keeping silent, Xu Yongyuan sighed softly, "These things... we should have thought of them from the moment we recognized Fang Fu back!"

As soon as she finished speaking, two lines of tears rolled down Fang's lips, which were tightly pursed.

Xu Yongyuan could only whisper to comfort him: "The third brother and Qing Huai are still there, Qing Jiang and his family of three will definitely be fine!"

……

After leaving Xu Yongyuan, Liu Qi hesitated for a moment at an intersection and then headed towards the courtyard where Zhou Mi lived.

On the way, he ran into his eldest brother Xu Qinghao and his third brother Xu Qingtao. The two seemed to be arguing about something, and Xu Qingtao's neck even turned red.

Seeing the little sister coming towards him, Xu Qingtao, who was full of anger, suddenly brightened up his eyes. After rolling his eyes at Xu Qinghao beside him, he hurried over to her.

"Little sister!"

"What's the quarrel?"

Before Xu Qingtao finished his greeting, Liu Qi asked.

"Cough cough..."

Just as Xu Qingtao was about to speak, he heard Xu Qinghao coughing lightly behind him.

"Little sister, this is from father's side." Xu Qinghao also came forward, quietly pushed Xu Qingtao aside, then looked at Liu Qi and smiled gently.

Liu Qi nodded, but his eyes swept towards Xu Qingtao who was standing beside him, just staring at him quietly.

As if sensing Liu Qi's eyes supporting him, Xu Qingtao stepped forward and said loudly: "Little sister, please judge for Third Brother. Did Big Brother do something wrong?"

"The third one!"

Xu Qingtao seemed to ignore Xu Qinghao who was standing right beside him, and kept saying, "With the relationship between our Xu family and the Wei family, Xu Qinghao actually wants to cooperate with the Wei family. If the people in the clan knew about this, wouldn't it be like poking at the spine of our family!"

"Little sister, don't listen to his nonsense here." Xu Qinghao also hurriedly stepped forward to explain, "I have carefully considered cooperating with the Wei family. Besides, the Jinma Chamber of Commerce has too many orders. It is difficult for us to deliver the goods within the agreed time!"

"But there's still the Nan Mansion!" Xu Qingtao said unhappily.

When Xu Qinghao mentioned the Nan Mansion's main family, his face darkened instantly, and he said in a cold voice: "Nan Mansion... Humph!"

"Third brother, you consider the people of Nan Mansion as your own family, but have you ever thought about whether they are willing to pay attention to you?"

"To be honest, little sister." Xu Qinghao said solemnly, "I am not cooperating with the Nanfu family this time because the conditions offered by the Nanfu are too much compared to the Wei family. If we really agree to them, then this time with the Jinma Chamber of Commerce, the Nanfu will take away 40% of the profits!"

"Can……"

Liu Qi listened to the general idea and then raised his hand to stop Xu Qingtao from continuing.

"I don't care about business matters, nor am I interested in doing so. Since everyone in the family trusts you, just go ahead and do it." Liu Qi glanced at Xu Qingtao who was standing next to Xu Qinghao, and continued:

"If there are any issues or people that cannot be resolved, send someone directly to the government office to find Feng Qun and tell them that it was my idea."

Xu Qinghao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately clasped his hands and said, "My little sister is really a great help!"

Although he knew that Feng Qun and his younger sister had a special relationship, he really didn't dare to go to Feng Qun and tell him what to do. Now that his younger sister had said this, things would go much more smoothly!

Liu Qi was really not interested in these trivial matters. Since Feng Qun had clearly shown his intention to join him, Liu Qi would naturally make the best use of his talents.

There is no problem in borrowing her power, but if she is unwilling to help her, then Liu Qi's sword will have something to say.

When Liu Qi passed between Xu Qinghao and Xu Qingtao, he caught a glimpse of Xu Qingtao who looked unhappy, so he stopped after taking a few steps.

"Third brother, if you have nothing to do, come with me."

"Okay." Although Xu Qingtao didn't know why Liu Qi called him, he still responded weakly.

When Liu Qi brought Xu Qingtao to Zhou Mi's yard, Zhou Mi was not surprised at all, but welcomed them into the house with a smile.

In front of Zhou Mi, Xu Qingtao, who had just been dejected, kept his head down the whole time, not daring to look directly at Zhou Mi's face, and looked restless.

"Where is Nineteen?" Liu Qi asked as soon as she sat down. Nineteen lived with Zhou Mi, and she did not see Nineteen when she came in.

Zhou Mi laughed softly and said, "He left the house early in the morning. I guess he is drinking tea in some clothing store now!"

Compared to Liu Qi's somewhat monotonous life, Liu Shijiu's favorite thing besides killing people is new clothes and new jewelry.

Liu Qi didn't know how much money Madam Mei left her. Anyway, the owners of the clothing stores and jewelry stores in Qingjiang Prefecture should be smiling from ear to ear during this period.

Zhou Mi looked straight at Liu Qi, his eyes flashing for a moment, and then he glanced at Xu Qingtao who was standing aside with his head lowered.

Liu Qi understood Zhou Mi's intention and said softly, "I brought Third Brother here this time because I want him to do something for me."

Xu Qingtao immediately looked up upon hearing this and murmured in surprise, "I..."

Liu Qi nodded slightly.

Xu Qingtao's expression suddenly calmed down, and then he straightened his chest: "Little sister, just tell me, I, your third brother, will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

"There's no need to go through fire and water." Liu Qi said calmly, "I heard that Third Brother studied at Qingjiang Academy since he was young. I think he must have read a lot of books."

"Yeah." Xu Qingtao nodded somewhat dazedly.

"That's good." Liu Qi said in a deep voice, "I want you to find all the records related to Fang Hen and revise them into a book. I want to know Fang Hen's entire life!"

Zhou Mi, who was sipping tea at the side, suddenly paused with his hand holding the teacup, then raised his head and looked at Liu Qi with twinkling eyes.

After Xu Qingtao walked away with his head held high, Zhou Mi asked impatiently, "Have you realized something?"

Liu Qi played with the exquisite teacup in his hand, and said with his eyelids slightly lowered: "It still needs to be verified. If it is really as I think, I may know where the killing knife is now."

The killing knife...Fang Hen’s sword.

(End of this chapter)