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

Chapter 370 Secret Talk
Cao Cheng's grievances were beyond words, but if Liu Er behind the Jinma Chamber of Commerce really had the support of Liu Qi, was there any other way for him except to hand it over with both hands?

Even if he gritted his teeth and resisted stubbornly, Liu Qi would chop him with a knife, and the Canal Merchants Guild would still fall into the hands of others.

In life, being able to bend and stretch is the way to survive.

Besides, it is not a shameful thing to kneel down to Liu Qi if it gets out. Many people want to kneel down but have no way to do so!
Thinking about it carefully, Cao Cheng suddenly understood something in his mind, and the original sense of humiliation disappeared in an instant. He even began to think about how to use Liu Qi's tiger skin to drive the business of the Canal Merchants Association to a higher level in the future!

Liu Qi turned her head slightly and saw the slight smile on Cao Cheng's lips. She couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly, and then said slowly: "The Jinma Chamber of Commerce has nothing to do with me. I think President Cao burned the wrong incense and worshipped the wrong Buddha today."

Without waiting for Cao Cheng to respond, Liu Qi continued calmly, "But there is one thing that Liu Qi is very interested in. Does President Cao know Xia Zhengze, the Duke of Qing?"

Originally, after hearing Liu Qi's statement that he had nothing to do with the Jinma Chamber of Commerce, Cao Cheng looked up in confusion. But then he heard Liu Qi ask him if he knew the Duke of Qing, and a hint of panic clearly flashed across Cao Cheng's face.

Liu Qi naturally caught the fleeting panic. She narrowed her eyes and said in a low voice, "If President Cao has anything to say that is difficult to hide, there is no need to say it."

"No, no." As if he heard the grim meaning in Liu Qi's tone, Cao Cheng shook his head repeatedly.

He met Liu Qi's gaze, swallowed stiffly, and then said nervously: "After the emperor ascended the throne, Duke Qing came to me. The Canal Merchants Association has always had close ties with the court. Duke Qing took the initiative to come to me, and I... couldn't turn him away."

"What about Zhang Cheng?" Liu Qi asked casually.

Cao Cheng's body shuddered, and he quickly lowered his head, not daring to look directly into Liu Qi's eyes. His voice became smaller and smaller as he answered: "Zhang Cheng...isn't he the person you specially left in the capital, Miss Liu?"

Ha ha……

Liu Qi suddenly laughed dryly while holding the wine glass. It seemed that Zhang Cheng had sold her out completely after she left the capital, and even used her as an excuse to get in touch with Cao Cheng.

No wonder Cao Cheng’s people were so meticulous in finding Chunyan’s restaurant. It seemed that Chunyan’s identity had been sold out by Zhang Cheng.

Liu Qi couldn't help but recall how Zhang Cheng had been walking on thin ice when he was around her. She had thought that he was a smart man, but now it seemed that the strict and cruel rules of the Black Prison Gate had suppressed his nature.

Yup!

He was originally a greedy, lustful and excessive person, otherwise he would not have been forced to join the Black Prison Gate because of the huge gambling debts.

Cao Cheng felt that the temperature around him seemed to be dropping rapidly, so he quietly raised his head and quickly glanced at Liu Qi.

Liu Qi collected his thoughts instantly, then turned his head to meet Cao Cheng's gaze. Ignoring the other party's trembling posture, he stood up and turned to walk out the door.

After watching Liu Qi's back disappear at the door, Cao Cheng couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Thank you for the hospitality, President Cao."

Cao Cheng straightened up instantly, his heart almost in his throat.

……

Liu Qi walked quickly through the capital city on the roofs, her target was Zhang Cheng's mansion.

If Zhang Cheng colluded with Cao Cheng simply out of greed for wealth and fame, Liu Qi would not do anything to him, but he should never expose Liu Qi on his own initiative.

Although this behavior had no effect on Liu Qi, Liu Qi still felt betrayed.

Since there has been betrayal, it should be punished!

sieve!
Liu Qi landed at the door of the mansion as lightly as a flying bird.

After standing still, Liu Qi raised her eyes slightly. The door of the mansion was closed and there was no movement inside. It seemed that Zhang Cheng also realized something. After meeting Liu Qi yesterday, he took his men and ran away overnight.

run?
A look of disdain flashed across Liu Qi's lips.

boom--

As her eyes darkened, a majestic aura suddenly emerged from under her feet and swept in all directions. The dust on the ground was immediately stirred up and floated in the air, and the entire street was instantly shrouded in a haze.

Liu Qi raised his eyes again and looked towards the gate. He saw several light shadows suddenly emerge in the hazy dust. He could vaguely make out the appearance of several people. The people formed by the light shadows seemed to be in a hurry. They hurried out of the gate with large and small bags, got on the carriage at the gate which was also made of light shadows, and then galloped towards the street.

call--

A gust of wind whistled past, and the dust and fog on the interface disappeared in an instant, and along with it, Liu Qi's figure also disappeared.

……

In a narrow dark room, a candle on the table emits a dim light that illuminates the entire room.

Next to the simple bed, sat a pot-bellied man with his head hung, looking dejected.

creak-

Until he heard the door open, the pot-bellied man suddenly raised his head and looked towards the door.

Zhang Cheng stood up excitedly and asked the man in brocade robe who walked into the dark room anxiously: "Duke, what's the situation outside now? Is Liu Qi..."

"Shopkeeper Zhang, don't worry." The man in brocade robes calmly interrupted Zhang Cheng's words, "It's very safe here. Even if Liu Qi has the ability to reach the sky, she will never be able to find you."

"Really?" Zhang Cheng still felt a little uneasy.

The man in brocade robe nodded slightly: "Actually... Liu Qi may not attack you."

“Hehehe…” Zhang Cheng sat back on the bed with a dejected look on his face, then laughed bitterly twice, “You may not understand Liu Qi, but as long as she hears from Chief Leader Cao that I mentioned her, she will definitely not let me go!”

“What’s more…” Zhang Cheng suddenly raised his head and sneered at the man in brocade robe with an angry look on his face, “If it weren’t for me, would you know Liu Qi so well?”

The man in brocade robe, whom Zhang Cheng called Duke Qing, saw Zhang Cheng's angry expression and raised his head slightly, saying solemnly: "Manager Zhang, don't forget that you have collected enough money."

Zhang Cheng's facial expression froze instantly when he heard this. In the dim candlelight, deep regret was visibly evident on his face.

Duke Qing saw Zhang Cheng hanging his head dejectedly again without saying a word. He stood there for a moment, then turned around and prepared to leave.

Just as he was about to reach out to open the door, Zhang Cheng's meaningful words suddenly came from behind him: "Duke Qing, after you left last night, Liu Qi came to ask me about you."

boom!
The only response Zhang Cheng got was the slam of a door. Duke Qing climbed up the stairs and came to the end of the staircase. After pushing open a wooden door above his head, he finally saw a ray of light.

After coming out of the tunnel, Duke Qing did not stay in this small room for too long, but walked straight out of the room and came to the narrow courtyard outside the door.

sizzle-

Duke Qing, who was standing in the courtyard, suddenly reached out and tore off a layer of something from his face, and then a strange face emerged.

Duke Qing touched his brand new face, then opened the door and walked out of the house. After turning around and closing the door, he walked straight to the alley entrance.

Leaving this alley that could be seen everywhere in the capital, Duke Qing walked freely in the capital with a common face. After a while, he came to the door of a restaurant called Tianhonglou.

After standing at the door for a while, Duke Qing looked around and found nothing unusual, then walked into the restaurant.

Facing the waiter who came up to him with great enthusiasm, Duke Qing waved his hand expressionlessly, then whispered a name. The waiter's smile instantly disappeared, and he bowed, then took Duke Qing upstairs.

creak-

The door is pushed open.

Duke Qing immediately saw a handsome young man in white shirt and green shoes sitting at the round table in the room. He was reading a book with great interest. He did not even look up when the door was opened.

Duke Qing walked into the room without saying a word, turned around and closed the door, and waited at the door for a moment. Only when he heard no movement outside the door did he turn around. It happened that the elegant young man who had just been concentrating on reading as if no one was around was looking at him with a smile on his face.

"Mr. Fu, Zhang Cheng has been placed in a safe place. Liu Qi should not be able to find him in a short time." Duke Qing glanced at the title page of the book in Mr. Pianpian's hand, then slowly walked up to the table and sat opposite him.

The elegant young man called Master Fu just smiled and said, "Why bother yourself so much with someone who has no value anymore?"

Duke Qing's expression changed slightly, and he immediately replied in a deep voice: "For Liu Qi, a dead person may be much easier to find than a living person."

Master Fu's eyes lit up immediately, and then he exclaimed in amazement: "This Liu Qi is really so amazing, she is just a young girl, but she makes the whole martial arts world shudder at her presence!"

Duke Qing immediately sneered and said, "Master Fu, don't forget that your confidante, the master, died at the hands of this young girl."

Upon hearing this, Master Fu's face froze, and then he smiled awkwardly, "Come to think of it, we have found Qingluan's whereabouts now. Didn't Gu Liancheng rescue her before the Danyang Lake collapsed?"

Duke Qing shook his head indifferently: "She has been following Gu Liancheng since she was rescued. Gu Liancheng's name 'Nine-appearing Divine Dragon' is not false. If you want to spy on his whereabouts, you have to use the help of Shuangjue."

Master Fu frowned slightly: "But wasn't Gu Liancheng seriously injured by Xiu Shaoyang and Yue Qingyao? Could it be that Fang Qingluan also followed him to Jiangnan?"

"I don't know." Duke Qing said concisely.

Master Fu lowered his head slightly, and the smile on his face became even brighter: "Duke Qing doesn't seem to be in a good mood today."

“Fu Zhuocheng!” Duke Qing called Master Fu by his full name, then he closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, “After the general dies, I will be even with you.”

"Of course we're even now." Master Fu replied with a smile, "You're now firmly seated on the position of Duke of Qing that you wanted. Aside from my father, aren't you the most popular Duke of Qing in the entire court?"

Seeing that Duke Qing was still gloomy, Master Fu's smile faded a little, and then he sighed earnestly, "My father is old, and our emperor doesn't care about the secular world."

"Now they are sending all the concubines in the palace back home to marry others. If the Queen hadn't threatened to die, I'm afraid our Queen, the mother of the country, would have remarried."

Master Fu shook his head and chuckled, then looked at Duke Qing: "After my father retires, the power of the world will still be handed over to you."

"Retire after success..." Duke Qing sneered, "If Fu Qingshu really wanted to retire, he wouldn't be back in the court now."

"Besides, Fu Qingshu is old." The gleam in Duke Qing's eyes disappeared in an instant, "You, Fu Zhuocheng, are in the prime of your life!"

Fu Zhuocheng's face became increasingly gloomy.

Duke Qing saw Fu Zhuocheng's expression clearly and immediately sneered, "The ambitions of the Fu family are indeed the same. Fu Zhuolin is like this, and so are you, Fu Zhuocheng."

"Alright, there's no need for us to waste our breath here." Fu Zhuocheng's face suddenly turned solemn. "It's only a few days until the fifth day of next month. Is there any news from the Qingcheng Sect? Will Jiang Xuanyun come to the capital with us?"

Duke Qing shook his head expressionlessly: "I have said it countless times. If a top master wants to hide his tracks, we have no way of spying on him. Whether Jiang Xuanyun comes or not depends only on him."

"He will definitely come!" Fu Zhuocheng said firmly, "Liu Qi already has four of the Nine Cauldrons in his hands. Jiang Xuanyun is probably more anxious than us. He is not like Bai Langhuan whose time is up. He can't just sit back and watch Liu Qi gather the Nine Cauldrons and reopen the Heavenly Road!"

Duke Qing was silent for a moment and asked, "Could it be that Jiang Xuanyun doesn't have such thoughts?"

Fu Zhuocheng narrowed his eyes slightly: "It's hard to say. Since the death of the Great Qin Emperor, no one in the Central Plains has been able to break through the shackles of heaven and earth and take the last step in the past thousand years. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is an irresistible temptation for every martial artist, especially the great masters of the world. They know the value of this opportunity even better!"

"Xiao Qifeng, Jiang Xuanyun, and Liu Qi." Duke Qing slowly said the names of the three people, and then asked in a deep voice, "Are these the three of them?"

Fu Zhuocheng shook his head and said, "How can it be that simple? The reappearance of the Nine Cauldrons is a major change that has not happened in the world for a thousand years. Liu Qi can rise so quickly, so why can't others do the same?"

"If I could hear the truth in the morning, I would be willing to die in the evening." Fu Zhuocheng murmured, "Compared to the illusory heavenly truth, we may be even more insignificant than we imagine."

Upon hearing this, Duke Qing's face darkened. After a brief silence, he suddenly asked in a hoarse voice, "If we kill all the top masters in the world, can we get through this game safely?"

Fu Zhuocheng's eyes flashed with determination. He nodded slightly and was about to say something...

"Kill all the best people in the world, just you guys?"

The sudden cold voice in their ears made Fu Zhuocheng and Duke Qing's faces change.

The two of them first turned their heads hastily to look around, but found nothing. At this moment, Duke Qing's face suddenly changed, and then he looked up abruptly!

I saw a person hanging upside down in the middle of the roof!

Fu Zhuocheng also raised his head and looked upward, only to see the person suddenly flip in the air and then slowly fall down. Her light green fir skirt fluttered in the wind like a blooming bud.

As Liu Qi's toes lightly touched the table, his heels slowly fell down.

After she stood still, she glanced at the two people at the table, pursed her lips, and then said softly: "You are two familiar faces."

(End of this chapter)