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

Chapter 392 Goodbye
"Sister Liu!"

Liu Qi, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, turned around and saw Shen Ying running towards him with a happy look on her face.

However, when the two looked at each other, facing Liu Qi's indifferent expression, Shen Ying's steps gradually slowed down, and the smile on her face became reserved, until she stood three steps away from Liu Qi, and then bowed respectfully: "Ying'er greets Sister Liu!"

Shen Zhuang was a little slower, but when he saw Liu Qi sitting in the hall, a smile immediately appeared on his face. He walked to his granddaughter's side with a smile, and then bowed to Liu Qi: "It's been a long time since we last met. Miss Liu is even more beautiful than before."

As soon as these words came out, Liu Shijiu, who followed the two men in, looked at the old man next to him with a strange expression and muttered to himself.

Liu Qi's gaze lingered on the grandfather and grandson for a moment, then she turned her head back silently. With her back to the crowd, she took a sip of tea and said calmly, "Ying'er looks a lot taller."

Shen Ying was feeling a little depressed because of Liu Qi's cold expression. Suddenly, she was overjoyed when she heard Liu Qi mention her. She nodded repeatedly and said, "Grandpa said that my congenital disease has been completely cured. I still have a long way to go to grow taller!"

Shen Ying had been suffering from a chronic illness since she was born, so she had been in a state of developmental stunting. I still remember when I first met her in the capital, Shen Ying, who was already twelve years old, looked like a child of six or seven years old.

Now that the stubborn disease has been eradicated, and the Shen family has no shortage of all kinds of rare and exotic remedies, Shen Ying naturally no longer has to worry about growing taller.

Liu Shijiu, who realized it late, heard the conversation between the two and immediately looked at Shen Ying beside him. He was surprised to find that the other person's height had actually grown to a position parallel to his shoulders.

Liu Nineteen is very tall, half a head taller than Liu Qi. If Shen Ying continues to grow like this, she will definitely have no problem catching up with Liu Qi's height.

"Ying'er, didn't you keep saying you were tired after getting off the boat just now?" Shen Zhuang patted his granddaughter's shoulder lovingly, and then said slowly, "Since you have already met your sister Liu, why not go and have a good rest first, and then reminisce with your sister Liu during dinner."

Although Shen Ying was young, she was very mature because of her rough experiences. She knew that Grandpa had something important to discuss with Sister Liu, so she nodded obediently: "Yes, Ying'er understands."

Liu Qi also spoke at the right time: "Nineteen, take Ying'er to the room to rest first."

When he saw Liu Shijiu and her granddaughter disappear at the stairs, the smile on Shen Zhuang's face instantly faded, and then he stood up straight and bowed to the ground: "Thank you Miss Liu for your help!"

Liu Qi narrowed her eyes slightly, and then replied in a deep voice: "Is Xu Huachun really the murderer of your son?"

Shen Zhuang stood up, with a look of sorrow on his face, and slowly shook his head: "I was not sure before coming to the capital, but since Xu Huachun possessed the Six Heaven Burning Styles, and judging from Liang'er's internal injuries, the person who attacked should be him!"

Liu Qi raised his eyebrows. "If I remember correctly, Shen Ying's parents died thirteen years ago. At that time, Xu Huachun's daughter had already gone to the East China Sea with Xiao Qifeng. Although the Xu family is also one of the martial arts families in the Central Plains, Xu Huachun had moved his family to the East China Sea several years ago to avoid the turmoil of the court's breaking martial arts order. Since then, he has faded out of the Central Plains martial arts world. Why would he travel thousands of miles across Da Qi just to kill your son?"

The place where Shen Ying's parents died was not far from Qingcheng Mountain, while the Xu family at that time was far away in the East China Sea.

Shen Zhuang looked bitter, "The Xu family did move to the East China Sea, but when Liang Er and his wife met with an accident, he, Xu Huachun, happened to be in the Central Plains. At that time, Sihai Villa was celebrating their birthday. Although the owner of the villa was a low-key person who rarely went out, many friends came to celebrate his birthday. The Xu family's ancestral home was not far from Sihai County, so Xu Huachun also came to celebrate his birthday."

"At that time, Liang'er and his wife also went to Sihai Villa with Master Mushi, but Qingcheng and Sihai Villa had a shallow relationship, so they did not stay in Sihai Villa for too long. Master Mushi had many friends, so after celebrating his birthday, he went on a journey to visit old friends in various places. Liang'er and his wife set out to return to the sect, but they were attacked by gangsters on the way..."

As Shen Zhuang spoke, his eyes turned red.

At that time, he had suspected that his son had offended someone in Sihai Villa, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was unlikely. Zhu Weitong was a martial arts master and a kind person. Those who interacted with him were all righteous people. Even if his son had offended someone, he would not be killed in such a cruel way, not even a pregnant woman would be spared.

If he had not been abducted by Futian's men in the capital later, Shen Zhuang would probably never have known who killed his son.

"After the turmoil in the palace, the government sent people to turn the capital upside down, but no trace of you and Lu Gong was found. At that time, I thought you had been killed by Futian's people." Liu Qi was curious about where Shen Zhuang had gone when he disappeared, and how he escaped later.

"Sit down and talk, Mr. Shen." Liu Qi glanced at Shen Zhuang's weathered face and then spoke.

Shen Zhuang did not refuse. After sitting down, he told the story of what happened.

It turned out that he and Lu Gong were captured by Futian's men one after another. Shen Zhuang only remembered that he was drugged and had been in a dazed state. When he woke up again, he was in a completely unfamiliar place. In order to see his granddaughter whom he raised again in his lifetime, Shen Zhuang had to succumb to Futian and make various pills for them.

"During this period, they gave me many recipes, most of which were harmful and dangerous drugs." When talking about that unbearable experience, Shen Zhuang's face showed a solemn expression, "But I remember one medicine very clearly. The material of this medicine is very... rare. I have no idea how they got those things."

Liu Qi heard that Shen Zhuang's tone was a little frightened, and then looked at him intently.

His cloudy eyes trembled slightly, and his tone revealed fear: "Fortunately, before this medicine was made, the people who were responsible for guarding me had a civil strife for some reason. I heard that one of their kings defected. These people suspected each other and suddenly split into several factions and finally fought each other. I used the medicine I secretly saved to poison the guards and escaped by luck. Later, I found that the place where I was imprisoned was actually the place where Liang Er and his wife met with an accident."

Shen Zhuang's face was filled with grief and anger. "It was not far from Qingcheng Mountain, so we managed to climb up to Qingcheng Mountain. Finally, Sect Leader Jiang personally led people there and captured a few people alive. We learned from them that these people came from three different forces, namely Fengdu Ghost Cave, Black Prison Gate, and the Xu family far away in the East China Sea."

Liu Qi calculated the time and found that when Shen Zhuang escaped, the Black Prison King had failed to launch a sneak attack on him in Jiangnan and instead had his arm cut off by her. If it weren't for the fact that the remaining intention of Fang Hen in the killing knife was inconsistent with Liu Qi's, the Black Prison King would probably have died on the spot.

But it doesn’t matter. Anyway, the King of Black Prison will not escape death in Kongsang Divine Continent soon.

It must have been at that time that the news of the Black Prison King's defection from Futian reached the ears of the guards, and among the people responsible for guarding Shenzhuang at that time happened to be the Black Prison King's subordinates.

What happened next was a natural progression. Through interrogation, it was learned that the Xu family had long been in collusion with Futian. And when Shen Zhuang learned that the place where he was imprisoned was actually chosen by the Xu family, he became even more convinced that Xu Huachun was the murderer who killed his son and daughter-in-law.

Not only did he kill your son and daughter-in-law, but he also asked you to refine pills for the murderer at the place where they were buried. This is absolutely a heart-breaking crime!

Liu Qi glanced at Shen Zhuang and saw that the anger in his eyes had indeed already surged out.

Could it be that Shen Liang was on his way to celebrate Zhu Weitong's birthday when he discovered the secret of Xu Huachun's collusion with Futian, so he was killed to silence him?
It has been more than ten years since the incident. The parties involved have long since turned into a pile of bones, and Xu Huachun is dead beyond death. It seems that what happened back then is no longer important.

But judging from what Liu Qi saw from Shen Zhuang's expression, Xu Huachun's death did not seem to relieve the hatred in his heart.

Liu Qi slowly withdrew his gaze, thinking that as a father, it was understandable that Shen Zhuang wanted to get to the bottom of his son's death. At the same time, he couldn't help but think, could there really be some hidden story behind this?
Until dinner, Shen Zhuang never mentioned his son's death to Liu Qi again.

Although Liu Qi was not very good at dealing with situations, he still asked Chunyan to prepare a table of good food for the grandfather and grandson who came from afar. After the group of people had a happy dinner, Liu Qi was the first to leave the table as usual and returned to his room to meditate.

In the middle of the night, a figure sneaked out of the restaurant door.

Liu Qi in the room opened his eyes, but immediately closed them tightly. Nothing happened that night.

The next morning, when Liu Qi went downstairs, he saw Shen Zhuang and Shen Ying, who were smiling, sitting at the same table and having breakfast.

When the two saw Liu Qi coming down, they both stood up.

Liu Qi shook his head slightly to signal the two to ignore him, and went straight to the kitchen. He walked to the stove and took out food from the steamer with ease, and then asked casually, "Where did Shen Zhuang go last night?"

Chunyan, who was busy at the stove, suddenly looked serious and said in a deep voice: "He first went to Xu's house, sat in the ruins for a while, and then went to the east of the city."

Chunyan showed guilt on her face: "My people didn't follow in the east of the city."

After all, Shen Zhuang is an old hand at the game, and his martial arts skills are not too weak. Chunyan's subordinates are mostly ordinary people, and it is late at night in the capital, so it is a pipe dream to want to follow Shen Zhuang.

Liu Qi nodded slightly, then walked out of the kitchen with the food.

Whatever Shen Zhuang does and how he does it is his business. The most important thing for Liu Qi now is to think about how to deal with the next situation.

The first thing that is certain is that Liu Qi must reunite the Nine Cauldrons to start the road to sublimation.

This is beyond reproach.

She really wanted to know what the so-called last step was like. If there really was a possibility of becoming someone who transcended everything, Liu Qi only hoped that this person was her.

No, it must be her!
When Liu Qi thought of this, his eyes turned slightly cold. The murderous intent in his eyes made Liu Shijiu, who had just walked down from upstairs, tremble in his heart.

"What are you thinking about?" Nineteen walked to Liu Qi's side, picked up a piece of freshly baked dessert from the plate in her hand, and then put it into his mouth under Liu Qi's cold gaze.

"You..." Liu Shijiu seemed to feel a little creepy after being stared at by Liu Qi. After swallowing the snack with difficulty, he immediately said unhappily, "Look carefully, it's a snack. I didn't even touch the meat part!"

The two have been together day and night for more than ten years. How could Liu Shijiu not know Liu Qi's habits? As long as he didn't touch her flesh, everything could be negotiated.

As expected, Liu Qi withdrew his gaze, then walked to the nearest table with the food and sat down. Liu Shijiu quickly followed and sat down next to Liu Qi.

"Do you want to go to the palace to pick up Sister Zhou today?" Liu Nineteen asked seriously.

Liu Qi was concentrating on eating without even looking up. It was not until Liu Jiujiu started to pout that she asked indifferently, "Why did she leave the palace?"

Liu Nineteen's lips curled up into a smile instantly: "Sister Zhou said that she felt uncomfortable living in the palace and wanted to move out."

Liu Qi raised his eyebrows: "Where does she want to live?"

Liu Nineteen replied as a matter of course: "Of course she will live where we live."

"Don't even think about it." Liu Qi replied without hesitation, "Tell her to go live in Liu Mansion. She is not welcome here."

That afternoon, Liu Shijiu still took Zhou Mi over, and Bai Ze and Zhu Que also came with her.

Zhuque frowned when he saw the simple environment of the restaurant: "Why did you choose such a..."

"Suzaku!" Before she could finish her words, Bai Ze beside her stopped her coldly, "Be careful with your words!"

Upon hearing this, Zhuque shut his mouth obediently, but the dissatisfaction on his face became more and more intense.

"Where is Liu Qi?" Zhou Mi blinked her bright eyes slightly and asked while looking around.

rustling...

There was a slight sound of air vibration coming from the backyard.

When Zhou Mi and his party walked into the backyard, they saw Liu Qi sitting on an armchair leaning against the wall. In the courtyard covered with a thin layer of snow, an agile figure was flying up and down, waving a short knife that was shining with cold light in his hand.

Bai Ze had sharp eyes and recognized at a glance that the short sword was the Cang Hai Juan Yun Sword, but just as he opened his lips to blurt out the idea, he quickly closed his mouth.

Zhuque, who was standing by, didn't have the same level of concentration. She exclaimed, "Why is the Cang Hai Juan Yun Blade in your hand?"

Liu Qi was still staring at Shen Ying who was dancing with a sword in the courtyard, and seemed not to have noticed the people who walked into the backyard.

Zhou Mi, however, smiled and gave Liu Qi a thumbs up, while jokingly saying, "You traded the Jingji Knife for Xiao Qifeng's Canghai Juanyun Knife. Liu Qi, this deal is not a loss."

Liu Qi finally turned around this time, staring at Zhou Mi calmly, and then asked, "What are you doing here?"

Zhou Mi pretended to be wronged: "Don't you welcome me?"

Liu Qi nodded firmly: "Not welcome."

Zhou Mi pursed her lips and stopped pretending: "Alright, there aren't many places I can choose in this capital. Instead of facing Xiao Qifeng, that blockhead, in the palace, I might as well come out and face you. At least..."

The corners of her mouth curled up slightly: "It's also pleasing to the eye."

(End of this chapter)