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

Chapter 95 Rejected

After Zhou came in, although Liu Qi was reluctant, she could only stand up and move aside with her head lowered.

She glanced quietly and found Mr. Zhou staring at her with a worried expression.

Very typical stepmother’s eyes!

Liu Qixin thought, she didn't come to the door on her own initiative today. It was obviously you who asked her to come over, but now you are making a fool of yourself.

Moreover... Liu Xiangxiang also sent someone out to buy Liu Xiangxiang's "Chronicles of Rivers and Lakes" herself!

Ever since Aunt Liang was no longer around, Liu Qi had completely become a transparent person in the Liu family. Liu Qi once felt that the Zhou family might have almost forgotten that a person like her existed in the family.

But this is also the result Liu Qi is happy to see.

She had no worries about eating and drinking in the remote courtyard of Liu Mansion every day. Cuixiang was there to take care of her food, clothing, housing and transportation. When she got bored, she left Cuixiang and went out for a walk alone. Not to mention how comfortable she was!

The only dissatisfaction was that after learning about the side effects of practicing the Crazy Sword from Queen Mother Zhou Mi, she began to pay close attention to her own practice, and found that there was indeed a faint residual murderous intention in several of her meridians.

With the foundation of internal strength laid by the seventh-level ancient Liu Xin Technique and the third-level Canghai Divine Skill, this murderous intention would not hurt Liu Qi.

But what about the future...

Just when Liu Qi was worried about this, Zhou sent someone to call her to the backyard early this morning.

She came to the backyard full of doubts and before she saw Mrs. Zhou, Liu Xiangxiang pulled her here to eat snacks and chat with her.

Then... I bumped into Mrs. Zhou coming in.

……

Liu Qi could guess a little bit of what Zhou was thinking.

First of all, the daughter of his first wife is really an eyesore.

Secondly, she didn't like that her appearance had taken away Liu Xiangxiang's reputation as the eldest lady of Liu Mansion.

Unexpectedly, Zhou frowned and looked at her for a long time, and then called a nanny next to her over.

"Go to the warehouse and search to see if there are any pieces of cloth that were used to make clothes for Xiangxiang last time. If there are any, ask the embroiderer in the mansion to come over." Mrs. Zhou pointed at Liu Qi, and then told the nanny beside her. , "Make some clothes for her so that she won't be taken out to disgrace our Liu family."

Liu Qi:?

She looked down at the clothes she was wearing today...

What's the problem? It's not tattered, it's just that the style is simpler and not as gorgeous as Liu Xiangxiang's!

and many more!

Take her out?

She raised her head slightly and saw Mrs. Zhou first snatching the "Chronicles of Rivers and Lakes" that Liu Xiangxiang was about to hide behind her back. She glared at her daughter angrily: "I don't read books all day, and the female celebrities don't study. I just think about it." Nonsense!”

"What nonsense is going on..." Liu Xiangxiang lowered his head and sounded like a mosquito.

……

Although Zhou didn't say it, Liu Qi found out through other channels that Zhou was going on a blind date for her!

Because of the popularity of martial arts, Da Qi's restrictions on women were much looser than those in Liu Qi's previous life.

Those in their teens and twenties are the age when their cultivation is advancing rapidly. People who practice martial arts are often focused on pursuing martial arts at this time, so it is common for them to marry later and have children later. This trend naturally affects the people.

It is normal for a Daqi woman to get married after the age of eighteen, and it is not unusual for a wealthy family to support them until they are in their early twenties.

"Liu Qiniang" was born at the end of the third year of Taikang's reign, when Liu Zongxun was admitted to Jinshi, so she was about to start talking about marriage at her age.

Aunt Liang had interfered with this and arranged a series of marriages before. Naturally, the candidates were all crooked, so Zhang Cheng dismissed them directly.

This time may be different. Liu Qi heard that Liu Zongxun took the initiative to propose to Zhou that he wanted to find a match for "Liu Qiniang".

Liu Zongxun may not have any feelings for "Liu Qiniang", but for the sake of his own face, he would not just find someone to marry "Liu Qiniang".

At this moment, Liu Qiniang was letting the embroiderer in the mansion compete with her.

"My lady's body is quite strong~" Xiu Niang was also a young woman in her early twenties. She touched Liu Qi's arm and then laughed softly.

Of course it's solid!

I have been practicing swordsmanship for twelve years.

If it weren't for the fact that the mastery of Gu Liu's Heart Technique had a certain effect on shaping the body and beautifying the face, Liu Qi would have had to show this rude embroiderer her "Qilin Arms"!

But just as I was thinking about it, my thigh was gently pinched by Xiu Niang again!

Liu Qi:! ? !

……

After coming out of Xiu Niang's place, Liu Qi breathed a long sigh of relief.

Suddenly feeling someone peeping beside her, Liu Qi turned around and saw Zhang Cheng, the chief steward of the Liu Mansion, standing not far away, nodding at Liu Qi's gaze.

Liu Qixin understood and walked towards a corner of Liu Mansion with his personal maid Cuixiang.

When they came to a pavilion, Liu Qi took Cuixiang away with the excuse of going to the kitchen to get snacks.

Then Zhang Cheng appeared on the route Cuixiang left, watched Cuixiang's back completely disappear at the end of the road, and then walked towards the pavilion.

Seeing Zhang Cheng carefully looking around, Liu Qi lightly opened her red lips: "No need to look, there's no one around!"

With the blessing of the seventh-level Ancient Willow Heart Technique and the third-level Canghai Divine Skill, Liu Qi was only one step away from the top masters in terms of internal strength alone. Otherwise, he would not have been able to compete with Ye Su in Fuxiangyuan.

The surge in internal strength has brought about a further improvement in the five senses. As long as Liu Qi is willing, she can detect a fly flying by, let alone anyone around her.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Cheng immediately bowed and reported: "Your Majesty, Shen Zhuang has been found. He has indeed not left the capital. He has now opened a medical clinic in the south of the city under the alias Zhuang Fan."

Are you planning to hide in the city?

The old knife-sharpening old man conveyed his instructions to her to wait for an opportunity to approach Shen Zhuang, but he did not clearly state the purpose of approaching Shen Zhuang. The next instruction only had four words: "wait for orders."

Liu Qi's eyes flickered.

Wait for the hammer.

Through the last fight with Ye Su, Liu Qi has roughly understood his own strength. Although he is not as good as the top masters, he can still compete with one or two with his solid internal strength foundation and exquisite sword skills. If he drives the murderous intention to attack him unexpectedly, There may not be a chance of winning!

Although Ye Su died at the hands of the old man sharpening the knife, he had already been attacked by Liao Renjie and was seriously injured at that time. This shows that the old man sharpening the knife must be inferior to Ye Su in martial arts, otherwise there would be no need to join forces with the "Tiannan Four". "Qi" resorted to such despicable means.

The only question is, how far has the old man sharpened his Seven Kills Mad Sword? Has his mastery of killing intent surpassed his own?

Liu Qi already has a certain ability to protect himself. He will naturally listen to the orders of the Black Prison Gate and even "Your Majesty" if they are beneficial, and turn a deaf ear to them if they are not beneficial.

Shen Zhuang... naturally wanted to get close.

Liu Qi thought about the three century-old jade ginseng plants given by the old man who sharpened the knife, and decided to go and see Shen Zhuang in person.

……

A quiet alley in the south of the city.

Liu Qi stopped at the door of a private house. She reached out and knocked on the door. She heard a sound inside the door, and then a soft voice murmured: "Who is it?"

"He came to see Dr. Zhuang for treatment." Liu Qi replied.

"Grandpa...he's out." A feeble voice came from inside.

Liu Qi frowned slightly, then stopped talking and stood at the door waiting quietly.

After a while, she heard footsteps inside the house, slowly moving towards the door.

"Squeak--" There was a slight noise from the door. Liu Qi lowered his eyes and saw that the door opened a crack, and timid and nervous eyes suddenly appeared behind the crack.

Liu Qi's eyes met the ones at the crack of the door, and a soft sigh of "Ah" came to her ears.

I saw a flash of doubt in the eyes at the crack of the door.

"It's you!"

Liu Qi twitched the corners of his mouth and squeezed out a kind smile: "You must be Ying'er, we have met before!"

Liu Qi happens to be wearing the same clothes today as when he was auctioned at Tianhong Tower that day, and he also wears the same veil on his face.

creak-

The door is fully opened.

Liu Qi recognized the little girl at the door at a glance. She was Shen Zhuang's granddaughter, Shen Ying.

In the two previous meetings, Shen Ying was held in someone's arms. She was as thin as a withered bone, and her eyes were lifeless due to years of illness.

At this moment, Shen Ying was standing at the door, wearing a light green shirt and skirt. Although the arms exposed outside the sleeves were still skinny, her whole complexion was completely different, and her eyes were shining with a lively light.

Shen Ying looked at the knife in Liu Qi's left hand, and a smile suddenly broke out on her slightly pale face: "I remember you, the big sister who uses the knife!"

……

Shen Zhuang, who looked tired, stopped at the door with the medicine box on his back. He glanced at the door and his expression suddenly changed!

"No!" Shen Zhuang exclaimed and broke in directly without caring about the others, only to see Shen Ying playing with a graceful woman in the courtyard.

"Mr. Shen, long time no see." Liu Qi turned sideways and looked at Shen Zhuang and said solemnly.

……

"Does Mr. Shen really intend to remain anonymous and live his whole life in this dark alley and a dry house?" Liu Qi took a sip of the fragrant tea and then asked.

"Grandpa, here it is!" Shen Ying handed a washed teacup to Shen Zhuang.

Shen Zhuang took it with a loving face and praised him repeatedly: "Ying'er, you are so good!"

When Shen Ying turned around and walked out of the house, the smile on Shen Zhuang's face gradually solidified. Then he put the tea cup in his hand on the table, poured a cup of tea, and said in a leisurely tone: "Ying'er's illness has been cured. I My long-cherished wish in this life is over, and now my only wish is to watch Ying'er grow up, so that a hundred years later... I can have the honor to meet Liang'er and his wife."

Mentioning the tragic death of his young son and his wife, Shen Zhuang's hand holding the cup trembled a little.

Liu Qi was silent for a long time, took out a wooden box from his arms, placed it on the table at hand, and then opened it.

Looking at the three jade ginseng in the wooden box, Shen Zhuang's expression changed slightly, and then he heard Liu Qi say bluntly: "I came here today just to ask for Mr. Shen's help in refining these three jade ginseng." A spiritual elixir.”

Seeing that Shen Zhuang was silent, Liu Qi said in a deep voice: "As for the price... Mr. Shen, just set a price."

"Haha..." Shen Zhuang chuckled and shook his head, "I don't mean to refute your face, girl, but... I have sworn not to participate in political affairs anymore, and I will never refine elixirs again in this life. "

"You really can't be accommodating?"

"I'm sorry, girl." Shen Zhuang sighed, "If you need it, girl, you can go to the Shen family. I think the head of the Shen family will be willing to take care of these three jade ginseng plants."

The current head of the Shen family is none other than Shen Zhuang's eldest son, Shen Congxiao.

"Grandpa~" Shen Ying ran in happily, holding a small yellow flower in her hand and raising it in front of Shen Zhuang, "Look, the flower is blooming!"

Liu Qi looked at the happy grandfather and grandson, stood up and said "goodbye" before leaving.

Shen Ying stood at the door and waved reluctantly to Liu Qi: "Remember to come play with Ying'er again, the big sister with the knife."

"Go back to the house, Ying'er." Shen Zhuang said softly with inexplicable meaning in his eyes, watching Liu Qi disappear at the entrance of the alley, patting his granddaughter's head gently.

"Grandpa, why is eldest sister a little unhappy?" Shen Ying asked with her head held high.

Shen Zhuang smiled and said nothing, pinched his granddaughter's increasingly plump cheeks, and then took Shen Ying back to the house.

……

It was a wasted trip today!

Liu Qi has already seen Shen Zhuang's skill in refining elixirs. Only in his hands can the jade ginseng exert its greatest medicinal effect. This is also the main purpose of Liu Qi's trip.

"Quit the world... Humph!" Liu Qi looked back at the direction of the alley, and a sentence suddenly came to her mind.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

How do you quit?

She shook her head slightly, and then walked directly towards a cart across the street that contained various sundries.

"Miss, take a look and see what you like. I can give you a cheaper price!" The vendor behind the cart suddenly lit up when he saw Liu Qi approaching and greeted him quickly.

"Have any strangers come to see Dr. Zhuang recently?" Liu Qi asked in a casual tone while reaching out to look through the goods on the stall.

The hawker's face suddenly changed. He hurriedly touched the bottom of the cart with one hand, raised his head and met a pair of cold eyes, and then his eyes glanced at a jade pendant...

"See..." The vendor hurriedly bowed and wanted to salute, but was stopped by Liu Qi.

"No need to be polite!" Liu Qi put the jade pendant back into his sleeve and asked, "Besides me, are there any other people in the family of Divine Doctor Zhuang?"

The hawker looked around, and then said in a solemn voice: "Replying to the Lord, I didn't find any strange people coming to seek the miracle doctor, but..."

"But what?"

"It seems that Divine Doctor Zhuang has gotten into a little trouble!"

"Tell me."

"Recently, a new small gang called the Baijiao Gang has emerged in the south of the city. The third leader of the Baijiao Gang came to see Dr. Zhuang two days ago. He finally left with a curse. I think there was some unpleasantness between the two of them."

Liu Qi nodded and then asked, "What's your name?"

"My subordinate Wang Dacheng is the new wandering soul!" The vendor immediately replied excitedly after hearing this.

Liu Qi thought for a moment and then asked: "Where can I find this person from the Baijiao Gang?"

"In the southern suburbs, Zaowang Temple." Wang Dacheng replied without thinking, "There is an underground casino there, and it has been taken over by the Baijiao Gang."

"How much does this cost?" Liu Qi picked up a ghost face mask and asked.

Wang Dacheng wanted to say, "If your lord likes it, just take it," but looking at Liu Qi's cold eyes, Wang Dacheng swallowed the words that had already reached his lips, and then said: "Five... Fifty cents."

"keep the change."

It wasn't until Liu Qi's figure disappeared that Wang Dacheng raised his head and looked at the silver naked body on the stall. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. Then he touched his back and saw that it was already soaked!

(End of this chapter)