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

Chapter 286 Showing Goodwill
Jiang Ji Yu retreated to a fishing boat by the river, staring at the surface of the river where the giant ship had sunk, and was reluctant to leave for a long time.

A black-sailed boat slowly approached.

"Send it to Brother Yu."

Jiang Jiyu raised his eyes and saw Fu Qingshu at the bow of the boat. He jumped onto the black-sailed boat, nodded slightly to Fu Qingshu and said, "Brother Fu", then his eyes fell on Gu Yao.

"Master Gu is a rare guest."

Although Jiang Jiyu's words were full of indifference, Gu Yao still smiled and replied: "Gu came uninvited, I hope Brother Jiyu will not mind."

Jiang Jiyu immediately replied coldly: "Jiangnan is not the only place of Feiyu Villa. If Sect Leader Gu wants to come and travel around, why should he care whether Jiang minds or not?"

Fu Qingshu heard the sharp words between the two people, and hurriedly walked between them, saying with a smile: "Brother Ji Yu, Brother Gu, we are all old friends. Instead of standing here enjoying the river breeze, why not go in and sit down for a drink and reminisce about the past."

Gu Yao immediately laughed and extended his hand to Jiang Jiyu, inviting him: "Brother Fu, what you said makes sense. Brother Jiyu, please!"

Jiang Jiyu glanced sideways silently, and saw a pleading look in Fu Qingshu's eyes, so his eyes flashed slightly, and then he nodded, and walked into the boat awning as invited.

In the cramped boat tent, three people sat around a small wooden table with a plate of peanuts and a small jar of wine on the table.

Looking at the shabby food and wine, Jiang Jiyu didn't give Gu Yao face, and raised his head and said: "Master Gu's way of hospitality is still as unique as always!"

Gu Yao had no shame on his face. He picked up the wine jar and filled the cup in front of Jiang Jiyu with a smile. He shook his head and sighed, "Originally, there was enough wine, but unfortunately we met a robber who liked it. Gu risked his life to save only this jar. Otherwise, Brother Jiyu would have to condescend to drink plain water."

Jiang Jiyu didn't want to believe a word of what Gu Yao said. He quietly picked up the wine glass and took a sip. The solemn expression on his face immediately faded a little.

"Brother Ji Yu, don't listen to Brother Gu's nonsense." Fu Qingshu explained with a smile, "Although we didn't encounter any robbers who dared to snatch wine from Brother Gu, there are still some tyrants!"

Jiang Jiyu's eyes lit up slightly, and he looked at Gu Yao intently, raising his voice a little: "Brother Gu, have you fought with Liu Qi?"

Gu Yao smiled and nodded.

Jiang Jiyu looked at Gu Yao's expression and said in a deep voice, "It seems that Brother Gu didn't get any advantage."

Gu Yao grinned and said, "If I had gotten an advantage, why would I have to use only this jar of wine to entertain Brother Ji Yu today?"

Jiang Jiyu's expression darkened: "Is the Mad Blade really that terrifying?"

Gu Yao's tone also became solemn: "What's scary is not the mad knife, but the killing intent!"

……

The pier is visible ahead.

The two brothers Xu Yongyuan and Xu Yongding stood at the bow, looking at the dock from afar. As the boat slowly approached the shore, they saw several familiar figures appear on the dock.

When Liu Qi and his party got ashore, Qingzhuke came to greet them with the brother and sister Tao Zhiyan and Tao Zhili.

"Captain Xu, Lord Xu, thank you for your hard work along the way." Qingzhuke said with a smile, clasping his fists.

The brother and sister Tao Zhili and Tao Zhiyan followed suit and paid their respects one by one. They followed their master Qing Zhuke and arrived in Jiangnan first.

"Cousin!" Tao Zhiyan spotted Liu Qi in the crowd at once, and immediately blinked at her with a knowing smile.

Liu Qi pursed her lips slightly. This cousin was really too nagging on weekdays.

"Miss Liu."

When Liu Qi heard someone calling him, and the surname was "Liu", he looked up and saw a young man in gorgeous clothes walking out from behind Qingzhuke, bowing and clasping his fists towards him.

When Liu Qi's eyes fell on the other person's face, he always felt that he looked familiar, but for a moment he couldn't remember where he had seen him.

The young man in brocade clothes didn't care at all that Liu Qi didn't recognize him. Instead, he took the initiative to introduce himself with a smile: "Miss Liu, you are indeed forgetful. My name is Lu Jian. I have met you once in Yunzhong Tower in Qingjiang Mansion!"

Liu Qi suddenly remembered that this was the young master of the Lu family whom he met when his elder brother dragged him to discuss business with the Jinma Chamber of Commerce that day!
Perhaps it was because this person's martial arts skills were too weak, so Liu Qi was too lazy to remember them.

On the contrary, the skinny old man who died in her hands that day still left some impression on Liu Qi.

Recalling the situation that day, Liu Qi remembered that she had asked Lu Jian what martial arts the skinny old man used.

How did Lu Jian answer at that time?

It seems to be... the Lu family's heart sword!
Yes, it is the Lu family’s heart sword!

Liu Qi immediately raised his eyes to look at Lu Jian and said in a deep voice: "I remember you, Lu Family Heart Sword."

When Lu Jian heard Liu Qi say in person that he still remembered him, he was suddenly excited. However, the next four words "Lu family's heart sword" made his heart plummet to the bottom in an instant.

It turns out that what he remembered was his family martial arts!

Lu Jian felt helpless. He looked up and saw that Liu Qi had already shifted his gaze elsewhere. It was obvious that he was not going to pay attention to him anymore. So he could only turn around and greet the other members of the Xu family.

The carriage prepared by Lu Jian had already stopped at the edge of the dock. Although Xu Yongyuan declined again and again, he could not resist Lu Jian's enthusiasm. Moreover, seeing that Liu Qi had no intention of objecting, he had no choice but to accept the favor.

Liu Qi, Tao, and her cousin Tao Zhiyan rode in the same carriage.

As the carriage began to move, Tao smiled and asked Liu Qi, "Fang Fu, when did you first meet Mr. Lu Jian?"

Liu Qi, who was resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and saw the slightly ambiguous smile on his mother's face. He immediately understood what was going on and said bluntly, "I killed his uncle."

At that time, Lu Jian seemed to call the skinny old man "Uncle Eleven".

The smile on Tao's face froze for a moment.

Originally, Tao had learned from Qingzhuke that Lu Jian came from a prominent family, was handsome, and seemed to have had some dealings with her daughter. The old mother's desire to match him up was instantly ignited!
result……

Tao Zhiyan, who was sitting opposite Liu Qi, was so surprised that she covered her mouth with her hands. But then she thought of the various rumors about the Overlord in the world. The surprise in her eyes faded away, and a deep fear emerged again.

It was not until Liu Qi and his party left the dock in a carriage that the news that the giant ship of Feiyu Villa was split open and sank into the river by someone began to spread gradually from the dock.

"It was split open with one knife. Do you think it was tofu?"

"You don't believe me even though I told you. My third uncle's daughter-in-law's cousin was on a fishing boat by the river at the time. He saw with his own eyes the Feiyu Villa ship sink to the bottom of the river. The huge waves it created almost sank his fishing boat!"

"This is too exaggerated, isn't it? Could it be that King Liu really has three heads and six arms and can move mountains and fill the sea?"

"Hehe, the three heads and six arms is definitely fake, but the appearance of this Liu Bawang is indeed as stunning as the rumors say. I saw it with my own eyes at the dock today. At that time, I just took a look from a distance, and I felt numb all over and my legs went weak..."

……

The carriage stopped at the door of a house in the city.

Liu Qi got off the carriage and looked at the spacious gate of the house and the two sturdy stone lions at the door, and he knew that this house must be worth a lot of money.

This house was also arranged by Lu Jian.

Although land in Jiangnan is very expensive, it is still a piece of cake for the Lu family to arrange a temporary house for them to stay in. Lu Jian behaved very humbly in front of the Xu family, and never approached Liu Qi from beginning to end. In the end, after sending the Xu family into the house, he took the initiative to say goodbye and left first.

Xu Yongyuan and Xu Yongding sent Lu Jian to the door. They looked at Lu Jian's back as he rode away on horseback, and they both smiled with satisfaction.

Back in the room, Xu Yongding gently stroked the expensive furniture and said to his wife, Mrs. Tao, "This Mr. Lu Jian is different from the ordinary children of aristocratic families. There is no trace of arrogance in him."

Tao immediately remembered Liu Qi's cold words in the carriage, and couldn't help shuddering. Then she said unhappily, "I've seen it for you today. These young masters from aristocratic families all learned to put on airs since childhood!"

Xu Yongding could tell that Mrs. Tao seemed very dissatisfied with Lu Jian, so he smiled and walked up to her, holding her hand, and said, "My wife, our whole family is now living in the house provided by Mr. Lu!"

"Then move out. Can't the Xu family even afford this money?" Tao pulled her hand back.

"If you move out, you don't have to." Liu Qi stepped over the threshold and walked in. Then he said in a deep voice to his parents who were looking at him sideways, "Since Lu Jian wants to take the initiative to show his good will, why should we reject him at a distance?"

"Fang Fu, come over here and sit down." Tao hastily stretched out her hand and waved to Liu Qi, motioning her to come over and sit down.

After Liu Qi sat down, Mrs. Tao poured her a cup of tea and then asked in confusion, "Lu Jian went to such great lengths to ask for something of great value."

Tao rubbed his hands nervously, then suggested quietly, "Why don't we just move out?"

She was worried that Lu Jian would make some harsh requests of her daughter.

Liu Qi drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, then shook his head: "No need, just stay here for now."

She wanted to see what Lu Jian and the Lu family behind him were up to.

The most important thing for her at the moment is the battle with Jiang Jiyu. She will ruthlessly eliminate any factors that hinder this battle.

I guess Jiang Jiyu feels the same way!
Liu Qi looked out the door dimly.

……

The Lu family mansion is located beside Yingyue Lake outside the city.

Ever since the Lu family took root and settled here, Yingyue Lake has become a private lake owned by the Lu family. After hundreds of years of development, criss-crossing stone bridges have been built across the lake.

Of course, the most dazzling one is the tall building called "Shuxin Pavilion" in the center of the lake.

The ancestor of the Lu family was an amazing master of swordsmanship. In the last twenty years of his life, he worked hard to pass on his lifelong cultivation and insights into swordsmanship in paintings to future generations. Thus, the enduring Lu family was born!

Lu Jian walked along the corridor by the lake. When he glanced sideways at Shuxin Pavilion in the center of the lake, the heat in his eyes disappeared in an instant, and then he came to a pavilion by the lake.

In the pavilion, a man and a woman were fishing.

"Father, Mother." Lu Jian stood at the steps outside the pavilion and bowed.

The woman who was fishing turned around and smiled, "Lu Jian is back. It seems that King Liu has been settled."

"Yes." Lu Jian replied respectfully without even looking up, "It will be placed in the house on Changle Street."

The woman's smile became even brighter when she heard that. She had a beautiful face and fair skin. Judging from her appearance alone, she was even younger than Lu Jian, who called her mother.

Until this moment, the man holding the fishing rod finally spoke: "I heard that this woman destroyed Jiang Jiyu's most precious warship in front of him?"

Lu Jian lowered his head with a solemn expression, and then replied: "Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, I think the rumors should be true. Liu Qi has obviously entered the pinnacle realm and is an opponent of the same level as Master Jiang of Feiyu Villa."

"It's amazing... I wonder when such a person will appear in my Lu family again." The man in the pavilion sighed to the sky.

Lu Jian's heart trembled, and he bent his waist even lower: "I am incompetent, I hope my father will forgive me!"

The man in the pavilion stood up, turned around and slowly walked to the steps of the pavilion, looking down at Lu Jian who was standing hunched at the bottom of the steps. After a long time, he snorted coldly.

"Humph, you are at least self-aware. I will not pursue the matter of Jian Shiyi's death with you."

"Sooner or later, the Lu family will have to be supported by your brother. As for you... just take care of the chores for him."

Lu Jian almost gritted his teeth and replied: "Yes!"

After Lu Jian left, the tall man in the pavilion suddenly frowned and asked, "Where's Jian Qi? Why hasn't he come back yet?"

The woman beside him stood up and leaned against the man, asking softly, "Jiu Zhang, has Jian Qi been discovered by someone?"

The man shook his head and said confidently: "Jian Qi has been monitoring Jiang Jiyu for so many years without being discovered. Even if this Liu Qi has been practicing martial arts since his mother's womb, can he be more powerful than Jiang Jiyu?"

……

At this time, in the house where the Xu family lived.

Liu Qi sat on the armchair, crossed his legs, looked down at the man in black lying on the ground, and whispered, "You are also ranked seventh?"

The man in black struggled to raise his head. The mask on his face had been torn off. He gritted his teeth and replied, "I have said everything I should say, but there is one thing I still don't understand. How did you find me?"

Liu Qi replied calmly: "Is it difficult to find you?"

The man in black's face changed drastically: "I have been spying on Jiang Jiyu for many years, and he has..."

Liu Qi interrupted him calmly: "Are you so sure that Jiang Jiyu didn't find you?"

"I..." The man in black's expression froze and he fell silent in an instant.

Liu Qi said slowly, "Since you are so confident in your ability to hide your presence, I want to test you. Where do you think Jiang Jiyu is now?"

"Of course he is..." The man in black seemed to realize something halfway through his words, and looked at Liu Qi with horror in his eyes.

Liu Qi took in his expression and whispered, "It seems that your brain is finally enough."

Then she said in a quiet voice: "Master Jiang, since you are here, why not come in and have a drink."

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure suddenly appeared outside the open door.

The man in black twisted his neck hard and looked outside the door. When his eyes fell upon the familiar figure, despair suddenly filled his eyes.

Jiang Jiyu walked in, glanced coldly at the man in black lying on the ground, and then said with disdain: "Lu Jiuzhang is indeed a person who is not presentable!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Jiyu's ears suddenly moved slightly, and he suddenly raised his hand to grab something that came from the air. When he glanced sideways, he found that the wine jar in his hand was exactly the same as the one on the Gu Yao ship today.

"Master Jiang, please enjoy this fine wine brewed by the head of the Tianshan Wuji Sect." A wine jar appeared in Liu Qi's hand at some point, and he said respectfully to Jiang Jiyu through the air.

Jiang Jiyu's eyes moved slightly, then he opened the jar of wine and drank it all in one gulp.

He wiped the wine stains from the corners of his mouth and said in a serious tone, "It will take me some time. A few days at the fastest and a month at the slowest."

Liu Qi had already brought the wine jar to her lips. She didn't seem surprised to hear what Jiang Jiyu said. She replied without even looking up, "I'll wait for you."

(End of this chapter)