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

Chapter 356 Missing
In an ordinary room of the inn, Liu Er was sleeping in his clothes with a knife in his arms.

When the first ray of sunlight in the early morning shone through the window and fell on his face, Liu Er suddenly opened his eyes, stood up suddenly, the tiredness on his face disappeared, and then he looked towards the door with vigilant eyes.

beep, beep...

Quick footsteps soon sounded outside the door.

When the footsteps stopped, Liu Er's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said softly, "Come in."

After a brief silence, the door creaked open and a subordinate from the Jinma Chamber of Commerce walked in respectfully.

The visitor took the opportunity to push the door open and quickly looked up at Liu Er standing by the window. Seeing his gloomy face, he quickly bowed his head and reported: "President, as soon as the sun rose today, I sent someone to deliver breakfast to the distinguished guest upstairs as you ordered. However, the person who delivered the breakfast found that the door of the girl's room was wide open and there was no one inside..."

"What time is it now?" Upon hearing this, Liu Er just turned his head and looked out the window. Facing the sunlight, he couldn't help but squinted his eyes, and then asked in a calm tone.

The subordinate who was interrupted by Liu Er was stunned for a moment, and then replied subconsciously: "It's already past the 15th hour!"

Liu Er hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand to his subordinates: "Notify the people in the town and prepare to leave."

The subordinate replied yes, then hesitated for a while, mustered up the courage to raise his head and asked, "President, do we really not need to send anyone to chase after them?"

Chase?
Liu Er sneered coldly: "Okay, then just lead the others to chase Liu Qi."

The subordinate was shocked when he heard this, and then he lowered his head and struggled for a long time before he managed to say, "I... dare not!"

"It's good that you know you don't dare. Don't you think about how many heads you have on your neck?" Liu Er said disdainfully.

After hearing what Liu Er said, the subordinate actually reached out and touched his neck.

Seeing this, Liu Er was too lazy to talk too much to these idiots under his command. He waved his hands at them impatiently, signaling them to get back to work!

At three quarters past noon, when the people of the Jinma Chamber of Commerce stationed in Yujia Town began to prepare to leave, on the official road dozens of miles away, Liu Qi was lying on a large smooth rock by the side of the road, crossing his legs comfortably, basking in the gentle sunshine of late autumn.

After a while, a woman wrapped tightly came to the side of the stone.

After the man stopped beside the stone, he first raised his head to look at the scorching sun hanging in the sky. Perhaps he felt a little hot, so he took off his hat, revealing a face covered with a black scarf.

Liu Qi, who was lying on the stone, slowly turned his head and opened his eyes. He stared at the pair of bright eyes of the visitor and asked softly, "Why are you alone? Where is Qi Hanwen?"

Fang Qingluan shook her head: "He's gone?"

Liu Qi sat up instantly after hearing this, and then asked with his chin held high: "Tell me more clearly, is he missing, or is he dead?"

Fang Qingluan's eyes darkened when he heard this, and the anger in his eyes disappeared in an instant. Then he replied in a deep voice: "There are no signs of fighting with others in the temple. He should have left on his own."

"Forget it!" Hearing this, Liu Qi simply stood up and leaped, landing behind Fang Qingluan, and said lightly, "I don't want to play the game of finding someone with you guys."

After Liu Qi finished speaking, he walked straight towards the official road without waiting for Fang Qingluan to react.

By the side of the official road, two big horses were leisurely eating grass.

Liu Qi walked closer and untied the reins of a horse. Just as he climbed onto the horse and was about to leave, Fang Qingluan also came to his side.

"Are you planning to go to Sihai Villa like this?" Fang Qingluan asked solemnly, "Even if Zhu Weitong is really His Majesty, you have no evidence. Do you still expect him to admit it himself?"

Liu Qi stroked the horse's mane to calm the increasingly agitated horse. He lowered his head without even looking at Fang Qingluan: "What do I need evidence for?"

Fang Qingluan seemed to have thought of something, and her eyes narrowed: "You want to kill him directly?"

Liu Qi said nothing.

Seeing that Liu Qi agreed with her guess, Fang Qingluan's eyes flickered for a moment, and she swiftly jumped onto another horse, then rode the horse to Liu Qi's side.

"I'll go with you!"

Liu Qi glanced at Fang Qingluan, who had a determined look in her eyes, and then said, "There are three top masters at Sihai Villa right now. You said before that they might be in the same group. With your martial arts skills, I'm afraid you can't even enter the gate of Sihai Villa."

Fang Qingluan's eyes showed no sign of retreat. She stared ahead and said coldly, "Finding the person behind the scenes who stirred up the world is Master's unfulfilled wish. As Master's successor, Qingluan will do everything she can to help him solve this matter!"

"And..." Fang Qingluan lowered her head slightly, her tone lowered a bit, "Big Brother and Fei Ling... we can't just let it go like this!"

Liu Qi narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this, but didn't say anything.

It seems that Liu Qi is Fang Qingluan's biggest enemy!

Lin Yangui and Jiang Jiyu both died directly at the hands of Liu Qi.

Hatred does not disappear, but it shifts.

Regardless of whether there were words of comfort in Jiang Jiyu's last words to his disciples, or whether Fang Qingluan and others also realized that Liu Qi had become so powerful that he was invincible.

In short, whether actively or passively, Fang Qingluan has given up her plan of revenge against Liu Qi.

Of course, this doesn't mean that her hatred has disappeared.

Liu Qi looked at Fang Qingluan, who was full of murderous intent, and thought that the mysterious Lord might have happened to run into him.

But that’s fine too.

Now Fang Qingluan has a place to vent her anger, and she can also help Liu Qi find the Lord hiding behind the scenes. Why wouldn't she want to do it!

The two of them sped along the official road and arrived at Sihai County, where Sihai Academy was located, at noon on the third day.

The county name Sihai comes from the four lakes surrounding the county. The world-famous Sihai Academy was built on the bank of Danyang Lake, one of the "Four Seas". Sihai Villa, the only inheritance of Confucianism in Wulin, is located on Danyang Mountain, across the lake from the academy.

Danyang Lake is on the west side of Sihai County.

Liu Qi and Fang Qingluan drove their horses to the east gate of the county town, ready to enter the city with the pedestrians.

Liu Qi was still without makeup, which naturally attracted countless eyes at the crowded city gate. Fortunately, Liu Qi had long been accustomed to the feeling of being the center of attention, and she drove her horse slowly forward as if nothing had happened.

Fang Qingluan on the side was not so comfortable. Although most eyes were focused on Liu Qi, some people still noticed Fang Qingluan who was wrapped tightly on the side.

If it were the Fang Qingluan of the past, as one of the Four Little Flying Cranes, although she was not as eye-catching as Liu Qi, she would not feel as uneasy about the gazes of others as she does now.

Liu Qi noticed that Fang Qingluan's breathing was a little disordered, and then he looked sideways, only to see Fang Qingluan with her head lowered, one hand gently stroking her cheek through the thick cloak.

It seems that the scar on her face still has a great impact on her.

Just when Liu Qi was distracted, the two of them had already entered the county town with the crowd entering the city.

Riding his horse onto the main street of the city, Liu Qi raised his head and saw the bookstores lined up on both sides of the street and the young people in Confucian robes and square hats filling the streets.

At this moment, a figure suddenly flashed in front of Liu Qi's horse.

Liu Qi lowered his eyes and saw a thin man with a shrewd face who bowed to him, then asked with a smile: "I wonder if you two ladies are here to look for someone or to study!" As soon as he finished speaking, a few more people came out from the side, cursing and pushing the shrewd-looking man away.

"Zhang, why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? These two girls are as beautiful as fairies. How can you, the Seventh Academy, marry them?"

"That's right. Everyone in Sihai County knows that your Seventh School is home to rebellious people who betray their teachers and ancestors. It's only because Principal Zhu is kind-hearted that he would have revoked your Seventh School's qualifications long ago, otherwise!"

"Go away, go away, don't let me see you again, otherwise..."

One of them, a burly man, rolled up his sleeves, revealing his muscular arms, and waved them twice at the shrewd man in a domineering manner.

Seeing how aggressive the crowd was, the shrewd-looking man could only retreat to the side with a wry smile on his face, and before leaving he did not forget to glance at Liu Qi.

At this time, the people who had driven away the shrewd man turned around and bowed to Liu Qi on horseback.

"I wonder if the two girls are here to look for someone or to study?" These people had warm and friendly smiles on their faces, and what they said was no different from that shrewd man.

Liu Qi turned his head and looked at Fang Qingluan, and then Fang Qingluan asked in a hoarse voice: "When will Sihai Villa open?"

When they heard the words Sihai Villa, everyone's faces changed. The burly man frowned and thought for a moment before stepping forward and asking in a serious tone, "It seems that you are neither here to study nor to look for someone!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Liu Qi instantly felt the subtle fluctuations of several streams of true energy flowing around her. She glanced around and had already locked onto several figures in the crowd.

"Everyone back off!" Suddenly a voice came from afar.

Then the people who were blocking the horses looked back in the direction of the sound, and saw a scholar in white clothes coming from the air. In the blink of an eye, he had landed steadily and stood between Liu Qi and the others.

Liu Qi lowered his eyes slightly and looked at the person who came.

He had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, a slender figure, and was dressed in a white shirt, looking very elegant. There was a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth, and he was looking back at Liu Qi with a pair of bright eyes.

"Student Li Jianzhi has met Miss Liu Qi."

When Liu Qi heard the other party introduce himself, there was no trace of emotion on his face.

The pedestrians around were stunned when they heard the three words "Li Jianzhi", with shock on their faces.

"Li Jianzhi, is he the Li Jianzhi who entered Sihai Villa as the first place ten years ago?"

When Li Jianzhi heard people around him mention his past, his smile became even brighter as he lowered his head.

Fang Qingluan, who was standing by, seemed to have remembered something. She said to Li Jianzhi, who was slowly looking up after performing the ceremony, "I know you."

Hearing this, Li Jianzhi moved his gaze to Fang Qingluan, then smiled and said, "It is a great honor for Jianzhi to be remembered by Lady Fang!"

Fang Qingluan's eyes moved slightly and she said no more.

She remembered seeing this person's calligraphy in her master's hands.

At that time, Jiang Jiyu personally praised this person's skillful brushwork, saying that he would become a famous calligrapher in the future. He also lamented that Zhu Weitong had too high standards and was unwilling to accept even such a genius as his disciple!
Yes, until now, the disciples of Zhu Weitong, the owner of Sihai Villa, are still empty!

"Did Zhu Weitong ask you to come?" Liu Qi finally asked.

Hearing Liu Qi speak, Li Jianzhi instantly put away the smile on his face, quickly shifted his gaze back to Liu Qi, and nodded in reply: "The dean learned that Miss Liu was coming, so in order to prevent the students of City Middle School from disturbing Miss Liu's interest, he specially asked the students to welcome her here. If Miss Liu needs anything, just let her know."

"Take me to see Zhu Weitong." Liu Qi said bluntly.

Li Jianzhi looked troubled: "This..."

At this moment, the shock in the eyes of the people around not only did not disappear, but became even stronger. However, the target had shifted from Li Jianzhi to Liu Qi on horseback.

"This girl actually called the headmaster by his full name. Who on earth is she?"

"Last name Liu, last name Liu..." Naturally, there were people present who knew a thing or two about the martial arts world.

“Liu Qi!” Someone finally thought of Liu Qi’s identity and couldn’t help but exclaimed, “Liu Qi, the leader of Futian, who is known as the Overlord, disappeared from the martial arts world after she killed Jiang Jiyu. I didn’t expect her to show up here!”

Li Jianzhi also heard the discussions around him, his face suddenly darkened, and then he said to Liu Qi respectfully: "Miss Liu, can you please spare me a moment to talk?"

Behind a pillar on the street, the smart-looking man was hugging the pillar, staring at Liu Qi's departing back, and muttering, "Liu Qi, Overlord Liu Qi..."

……

Liu Qi followed Li Jianzhi to a simple restaurant in the city. Li Jianzhi greeted the owner and took Liu Qi and Fang Qingluan to a private room on the second floor.

After Liu Qi and Fang Qingluan entered the room, Li Jianzhi quietly closed the door behind them, and then said bluntly: "Miss Liu, you don't know that the headmaster hasn't shown up for half a month!"

"What!" Fang Qingluan couldn't help but exclaim.

As soon as she finished speaking, she realized her own gaffe, and immediately restrained her expression, saying in a deep voice: "Didn't you just say that you were ordered by Master Zhu to come here to welcome Liu Qi?"

Li Jianzhi smiled bitterly and said, "If I didn't use the title of the headmaster, I would be stabbed by Miss Liu before I could even say a word..."

"Could it be that in your eyes, I am such a bloodthirsty person?" Liu Qi turned around abruptly and interrupted Li Jianzhi's words in a light tone.

Li Jianzhi's expression froze instantly. Just when he was at a loss, there was a knock on the door, followed by the shopkeeper's voice:

"Mr. Li, here is your tea."

Li Jianzhi breathed a sigh of relief, then turned around and opened the door with a smile.

creak...

call out--

The smile on Li Jianzhi's face froze instantly, and his hands, which were originally preparing to take the tea, hovered in mid-air. His pupils shrank rapidly, and the corner of his eye glanced at a strand of black hair that was slowly falling beside him.

Clang.

Teapots and cups were scattered all over the floor.

Pfft!
The person outside the door suddenly knelt down on the ground, and his two arms were broken at the shoulders and fell to the ground.

"Liu Qi!" The man who had lost both arms suddenly raised his head, and his ferocious face stared at Liu Qi who was standing sideways facing the door.

Liu Qi simply replied calmly: "If you don't want to say anything, just nod your head, and I will make sure you lose your head."

As soon as the words came out, there was an obvious hesitation in the eyes of the ferocious man.

At this time, Li Jianzhi, who was standing inside the door and blocking most of it, finally reacted. He took a deep look at the man kneeling at the door, then silently stepped aside. After standing still, he quickly glanced at Liu Qi out of the corner of his eye.

Li Jianzhi lowered his head and recalled everything that had happened from the first time he met Liu Qi to the moment he realized that he had not been rude in any way. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief!

(End of this chapter)