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

Chapter 364 Return to the Capital
At the beginning, Liu Qi was lurking in the capital as the messenger of the Seven Killing Orders. He could mobilize the "knife slaves" in the capital at will. Later, because the "Judge" Yu An rebelled against the Black Prison Gate, he was killed by Liu Qi and the knife-sharpening old man. The wandering soul organization in the capital also fell into Liu Qi's hands.

At that time, Liu Qi was accompanied by two wandering souls. One was Zhang Cheng, the former steward of the Liu Mansion, and the other was Chunyan, Liu Qi's personal maid.

After the turmoil in the palace, Liu Qi escaped from the Black Prison Gate and chose to leave the capital. She left most of the money she got from the Black Prison Gate to Zhang Cheng and Chun Yan, asking them to rebuild "Wandering Soul", hoping that she would have an extra pair of eyes when she traveled around in the world in the future.

Now it seems that there is no need for that.

In this world, she walks sideways!
Liu Qi collected his thoughts, looked up and down at the somewhat reserved officers and soldiers in front of him, and then said softly: "It seems that Chunyan is doing well in the capital, and her claws have even reached the city defense camp."

The soldier smiled shyly and scratched the back of his head: "Sister Chunyan would be very happy if she heard the eldest lady praising her!"

Liu Qi: "Why set up a checkpoint outside the city gate? What happened in the capital?"

The officer's expression became solemn, and then he looked around cautiously, and then he lowered his voice and whispered: "Miss, you don't know, recently the capital... is haunted!"

Liu Qi narrowed his eyes slightly: "Haunted? What ghost?"

With Xiao Qifeng in charge of the capital, she didn't think there would be any evil spirits in the world capable of causing trouble here.

"Hey, you may not believe it!" the soldier said in shock, "It's the general's ghost!"

Liu Qi frowned slightly, and then asked in a cold voice: "Did you see it with your own eyes?"

The soldier reached out and scratched the back of his head again: "That's not the case, it's just a rumor from the palace, saying that someone saw His Majesty fighting with someone in the bedroom, and that person looked very much like the former general!"

Liu Qi immediately sneered and said, "It is true that when a country is about to fall into chaos, there must be evil spirits!"

Seeing the soldier's weird look, Liu Qi instantly lost interest in talking to him. After asking him about Chunyan's residence, Liu Qi rode his horse towards the city gate.

Knowing that the guards at the city gate were stricter, Liu Qi simply drove his horse to an unmanned part of the city wall, then jumped off the horse and entered the capital city neatly.

Chunyan opened a restaurant in South City.

Liu Qi followed the route given by the officers and soldiers, crossed several avenues, and finally arrived at a three-story building of moderate size.

She raised her head and glanced at the plaque on the door.

Chunyue Tower.

There were a few guests coming in and out of the door, and when they saw Liu Qi, their eyes lit up.

Feeling the gazes of others, Liu Qi immediately put his hands behind his back, revealing the Jingji Knife at his waist.

When everyone saw the knife on Liu Qi's waist, they all showed fear on their faces, then reluctantly turned their gazes away from Liu Qi's face and trotted away.

Only then did Liu Qi step into the restaurant.

"Sir, please come in. Would you like to have a quick meal or stay overnight?" The enthusiastic waiter came forward, bowing his body to greet him. When he looked up and saw that the visitor was a stunning woman, he froze in place with a dazed look in his eyes.

"I'm looking for your shopkeeper."

Liu Qi's cold voice was like a bucket of cold water poured over his head. The waiter felt a chill all over his body and quickly came to his senses. He lowered his head and took a deep breath, then said respectfully, "Sir, what do you want from our shopkeeper?"

"Stop talking nonsense, just take me to see your boss."

Hearing the impatience in Liu Qi's words, the waiter broke out in a cold sweat and even his breathing became a little faster. He had been running the waiter's shop in this busy restaurant for several months and had some sense. He knew that this was someone who was not easy to deal with, so he nodded repeatedly: "Sir, please wait a moment, I will go and ask the shopkeeper to come down!"

After saying that, the waiter ran towards the back hall.

Not long after, the door curtain leading to the back hall was heavily opened, and Chunyan, wearing a dark blue coarse cloth apron, walked out from behind the curtain in a hurry. She saw Liu Qi standing by the counter at a glance, and her face instantly showed excitement, and her pupils could not help but tremble slightly.

But in the blink of an eye, Chunyan restrained her expression, suppressed her excitement, put on a friendly smile, and then slowly walked towards Liu Qi.

"Miss, the room you reserved is ready. Please follow me upstairs." Chunyan walked to Liu Qi and nodded slightly as a salute. Then, when she looked up, she gently blinked at Liu Qi.

Seeing this, Liu Qi nodded: "Okay."

The two walked towards the staircase one after the other, leaving the bewildered waiter at the counter scratching his head. He watched Chunyan and Liuqi go up the stairs, then murmured softly, "Why didn't I know that a distinguished guest had booked a room today!"

On the second floor, in a clean and simple room.

Liu Qi walked into the room and went straight to the table to sit down. At the same time, Chunyan had already closed the door behind him.

Chunyan looked gloomy and took a deep breath facing the door. Then she turned around and knelt on the ground with a plop. She bowed heavily in the direction of Liu Qi and said, "I greet you... Miss."

The words "Lord Lingshi" were on Chunyan's lips, but she immediately remembered that Liu Qi had escaped from the Black Prison Gate, so she changed to the title she used in the Liu Mansion in the past.

Liu Qi looked at Chunyan lying on the ground with disdainful eyes, and then asked softly: "Are you happy that I have come back to life this time? Or do you feel regretful?"

Chunyan's face changed drastically when she heard this, and she pressed her forehead against the ground: "I am so happy to see that the young lady is safe and sound!"

Liu Qi looked at Chunyan quietly, and after a moment she said calmly: "Okay, get up."

When Chunyan heard this, she closed her eyes as if relieved. She quickly adjusted her mood and then slowly stood up.

Liu Qi raised his eyes slightly and saw the greasy apron in front of Chunyan, then asked, "Can't you hire a cook with the money I left for you?"

Chunyan's heart trembled, and she quickly explained: "To answer Miss, the money you left is of course more than enough, but I was born a servant, and it is inevitable that I will attract attention if I rashly take out a large sum of money, so I will try to save as much as possible."

After she finished speaking, Chunyan quietly raised her eyes and glanced at Liu Qi's expression. Seeing that his face was calm and not angry, her heart instantly settled down a little. She hurried to the table, picked up the teapot and teacup on the table, poured tea for Liu Qi, and told him some things about the capital.

After Liu Qi left the capital, Chunyan and Zhang Cheng split up. Chunyan settled down in South City with a group of wandering souls. She took the opportunity of the reshuffle of the Imperial Guards to stuff most of her wandering souls into the Imperial Guards, and she opened a restaurant here to serve as a liaison center.

As for Zhang Cheng...he is very powerful now!
The vice president of the Canal Merchants Association, the God of Wealth known to everyone in the capital, the guest of honor in the homes of countless officials and nobles... Although Chunyan's words were obviously sarcastic when she mentioned Zhang Cheng, from all the information, this man who used to be timid in front of Liu Qi is now in high spirits!

"Miss, Zhang Cheng may have had second thoughts about you." Chunyan put down the teapot and said with a gloomy face, "According to the agreement, he should send people here to exchange information with his subordinates on the seventh and nineteenth day of every month, but he broke his promise on the seventh day of this month."

The seventh day of this month was two days ago, and the news of Liu Qi's death arrived in the capital three days ago. That is to say, after Zhang Cheng learned of Liu Qi's death, he took the initiative to cut off contact with Chunyan.

Seeing that Liu Qi's face didn't change at all, Chunyan gritted her teeth and said, "After I learned that something might happen to you, I sent someone to find him to discuss countermeasures, but the person I sent out never came back."

Liu Qi finally raised her eyebrows slightly: "Put aside Zhang Cheng's matter for now, and tell me one by one about the major events that have happened in and outside the capital in the past few days."

Including Shen Lin who died earlier at the hands of Liu Qi, three top masters were buried at the Four Evils Villa at the same time. It is impossible for the martial arts world to be peaceful.

Liu Qi’s prediction turned out to be correct.

After learning the news of the three people's death, the Changle Gang was the first to experience changes.

The left protector Luo Yuyan took over the position of gang leader with the support of the elders in the gang. The first thing Luo Yuyan did after becoming the gang leader was to announce to the world that the Changle Gang had broken with the Jiangnan small court and was back under the rule of the court.

Originally, the Jiangnan court had the support of two giants, the Taiyi Sect and the Changle Gang, but now only the Taiyi Sect is left, and the situation has suddenly become precarious.

But soon after, the leader of the Beggars' Sect, Gu Liancheng, appeared in the Jiangnan Knights' Building. For some reason, he had a fierce battle with Xiu Shaoyang, the deputy leader of the Beggars' Sect and the owner of the Knights' Building. Finally, with the help of Le Qingyao, a walking monk from the Taiyi Sect, Gu Liancheng was seriously injured and fled, and his whereabouts disappeared.

After this battle, Xiu Shaoyang united the four elders of the Beggars' Sect, namely, the one who transmits skills, the one who enforces the law, the one who holds the stick and the one who holds the bowl, and deposed Gu Liancheng from the position of leader on the grounds of killing innocent people and betraying his master and ancestors. He then naturally took over as the leader of the Beggars' Sect.

After Xiu Shaoyang took over the Beggars' Sect, he also announced that the Beggars' Sect had officially joined the Jiangnan Imperial Court. After losing the Changle Gang, the Jiangnan Imperial Court gained another great help from the Beggars' Sect.

As Liu Qi listened, his eyes brightened.

This ubiquitous undercurrent finally came to the surface, turning the entire world into a mess.

The imperial court in the capital where Xiao Qifeng was located seemed to be orthodox, but the emperor himself admitted that he was not of Xiao family blood, and he had lived in the deep palace for a long time since he ascended the throne. Even the court meetings were handled by a group of ministers.

Putting aside his martial arts skills, just looking at his eccentric and taciturn personality, he does not look like a king.

On the other hand, there is the Jiangnan court, which claims to be the legitimate bloodline of the Xiao family, but in fact, apart from the people from Taiyi Sect who came out to testify, there seems to be no other stronger evidence.

Oh, right.

There is also Fu Qingshu jumping up and down.

When Liu Qi thought that the news that he was the Lord came from this person, he became very interested in him and thought that one day when he met him, he would definitely give him a good beating!

Liu Qi asked about the situation of the Xu family again, but the Xu family was too far away from the capital, and there was no one worthy of attention except Liu Qi, so Chunyan was not very clear about the current situation of the Xu family.

"How about I send someone to Qingjiang Mansion?" Chunyan asked cautiously. She already knew the relationship between Liu Qi and the Xu family, so when Liu Qi took the initiative to mention the Xu family, Chunyan couldn't help but worry, fearing that Liu Qi would vent his anger on her because of the Xu family's affairs.

But Liu Qi just waved his hand and said, "What's the point of sending people all the way there now? If someone really goes to cause trouble for the Xu family because of me, it will be their destiny."

Liu Qi is not a god after all. Although the Xu family is really good to him and he has also personally experienced the feeling of family love from the Xu family.

But... people will die eventually.

If you don't die at the hands of others, you will die at the hands of God.

Thinking of this, Liu Qi suddenly had a strange scene flashing in her mind when the jade sceptre and the Zhurong bead collided under the water. The scene of the sky collapsing and the earth splitting apart was something she would never forget.

Because it is too realistic!
Liu Qi even felt the collapse of the Yuan Qi of heaven and earth as if he were there himself!
She had no doubt that if she were in the middle of it, she would find it difficult to escape from such a world-destroying disaster.

Human power is limited, but the laws of nature are determined.

Liu Qi already felt that behind this chaos sweeping the entire world, there might be a catastrophe hidden that even she herself could not escape!

and so……

Are Yugui and Zhurongzhu telling themselves that such terrible things have ever happened on this seemingly harmonious and peaceful land?
Liu Qi shook his head gently, dispelling the chaotic thoughts in his mind.

Then she stood up and said to Chunyan, "Please clean up this room. I may stay here for a few days. Send someone to deliver a meal to the door on time every day. If I am in the room, I will open the door and take it."

Chunyan nodded quickly: "Yes!"

"Also..." Liu Qi had already taken a few steps towards the door, but suddenly stopped and turned to look at Chunyan's belly, then said softly, "Let's find a better doctor to abort this baby."

"Ah?" Chunyan was stunned when she heard that. She raised her head with a blank look, staring at Liu Qi in a daze, and her hands involuntarily placed on her lower abdomen.

Seeing this, Liu Qi just raised his finger and pointed at Chunyan's belly, then said lightly: "It... won't grow."

Liu Qi saw a meridian taking shape in Chunyan's lower abdomen, but she could tell at a glance that this meridian would never be able to grow successfully. Even if Chunyan managed to give birth to it, there would only be one more poor deformed baby in the world.

Liu Qi's subconscious mind told herself that she could change all this and use the endless Yi Mu Qi to reshape her meridians, but it would just take a lot of time.

But Liu Qi rejected the idea that suddenly came to his mind without any hesitation.

When she walked out of the restaurant, she couldn't help but look up at the gradually darkening sky, and suddenly wondered if her character was getting closer and closer to the so-called "Heaven is unkind and treats all things as straw dogs."

Liu Qi withdrew his gaze and looked towards the distant north.

Although the three-year period has not yet arrived, Liu Qi feels that she can go to the imperial palace now!

(End of this chapter)