Let’s Squander A Billion First!

Chapter 1112: Chapter 1112: Wandering the Martial World with a Sword (Part 16)

She was defiled by that group of beasts, and they locked her up. If she cried and fussed, they wouldn’t give her food.

She was locked up for more than a month.

Until more than a month later, she heard them discussing that they wanted to sell her.

Previously, she’d heard that young girls had disappeared from nearby villages—a flash of insight linked these two things together in her mind.

When someone came to take her away, she took advantage of the darkness, knocked them over, and escaped.

In a panic, she ran towards the cliff behind Mingjing Mountain and jumped off it.

Who would have guessed that luck favored her, and beneath was a river. She happened to be picked up by Han Qiqi.

Han Qiqi’s maid had just left, so this girl now acts as her maid.

Han Qiqi was originally planning to visit the temple, but upon arriving, she heard that someone had annihilated Mingjing Mountain.

Then she saw Chuzheng.

Han Qiqi cupping her face: ”Do you think those people deserved to die?”

Chuzheng replied absent-mindedly, ”Maybe.”

They should’ve been compassionate, yet committed such deeds.

”Look.” Han Qiqi suddenly nudged her with her elbow.

They were sitting by the window position on the second floor, perfectly able to see below.

A group of people were crossing the street below, and the person being supported in the middle was Liang Xuan, Zhao Fu was also there.

”What’s wrong with Liang Xuan?” Han Qiqi leaned on the window to look, seemingly wanting to see things more clearly.

”He’s been hit by Jun Bugu.”

Han Qiqi was stunned and turned to look at her: ”Did you do it?”

Chuzheng took a sip of tea: ”Yes.”

Han Qiqi: ”...”

Han Qiqi turned back her head and suddenly shouted downwards: ”Young Master Liang, how come I haven’t seen you for a while and you’re so poorly?”

The people below stopped and looked up.

Lady in Blue Clothes leaned on the window, smiling at them.

”Lady Han.” Someone immediately spoke: ”Can you take a look at my senior brother?”

Han Qiqi hadn’t reached the point where everyone hated her, and paired with her medical skills, most people still called her Lady Han, reluctant to offend her.

”No way, Young Master Liang dislikes me so much.” Han Qiqi cupped her face; her smile was charming yet inexplicably sarcastic.

The rest of the people felt puzzled: ”Lady Han, if there was any misunderstanding before, I apologize on behalf of my senior brother.”

”I dare to look, but he may not dare to let.” Han Qiqi sighed deeply: ”Forget it, Young Master Liang must take care of his health, don’t die so early, I’d be saddened.”

As expected, at these words, Liang Xuan scolded his junior and left with his people.

Han Qiqi sat back down and confidently finished a cup of tea.

She stared at Chuzheng.

Chuzheng looked at her indifferently.

”...”

”...”

Finally, Han Qiqi couldn’t hold it: ”Why didn’t you ask me what kind of grudges are there between me and Liang Xuan?”

”It has nothing to do with me.”

”Don’t you dislike him? By coincidence, I also dislike him, an enemy’s enemy is a friend.”

”...But I don’t want it.”

Han Qiqi was unaware: ”Liang Xuan’s just an unfaithful man, if I hadn’t been clever, I’d still be fooled by him now.”

Chuzheng: ”...”

Good heavens!

Is Liang Xuan that impressive?!

When Han Qiqi had just come down from Tianshan, she met Liang Xuan, who was much younger than he is now.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call him a little rascal.

Yet, this rascal could speak sweet words so naturally, his mouth seemed to be covered in honey.

Han Qiqi wasn’t as gullible as the original owner, but during that period, Liang Xuan was always around her, even took blame for her troubles, nearly lost his life.

Over time, Han Qiqi gradually developed feelings for Liang Xuan.

However, not long after, Han Qiqi discovered Liang Xuan had unclear relations with another girl.

Liang Xuan denied it, and Han Qiqi didn’t continue to press.

She was just waiting for the moment when Liang Xuan and that girl were together to catch them red-handed.

At this point, Liang Xuan couldn’t argue.

Han Qiqi wasn’t someone who’d suffer losses and completely severed ties with Liang Xuan.

Han Qiqi hadn’t expected Liang Xuan to be so shameless after flipping faces, utterly disgusting her.

”I’ve never seen someone so disgusting!!” Han Qiqi slammed the table: ”You say a man like him, even when I haven’t cried over my losses, he’s already made counter accusations, saying I seduced him first. What kind of scoundrel is this!”

”Yes, a scoundrel.” Chuzheng agreed: ”Sit down.”

Han Qiqi stood on the chair, nearly jumping onto the table.

The tea house that was buzzing in whispers earlier was now silent. Guests around were looking at her with odd expressions, and the air was filled with awkwardness.

Lady in Blue Clothes lightly coughed, instantly jumped down and sat properly.

Han Qiqi scratched her head, bowed her head to drink tea, sounds slowly returned around.

She then leaned toward Chuzheng: ”Why did you hit Liang Xuan with Jun Bugu... Could it be that Jun Bugu from your Sect Hierarch was planted by him?”

Chuzheng didn’t refute.

Han Qiqi raised her eyebrows: ”Liang Xuan’s abilities aren’t small.”

It’s not that Liang Xuan’s abilities are big, it’s his skill in charming women.

But after flipping faces, Liang Xuan’s true nature was exposed.

Han Qiqi had tried several times to slip him medicine, but he was very vigilant, he wouldn’t touch anything she brought, even in normal times he cherished his life.

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Han Qiqi didn’t know what Chuzheng was doing living in this little town.

Every day she’d watch Villain A head out before dawn and come back at night.

However, that group with Liang Xuan was also there, probably investigating Mingjing Mountain, which was why Han Qiqi didn’t leave.

She’d go to Liang Xuan’s side to make trouble when she had nothing to do, angering him to the point of fainting.

”I heard that the group of monks from Mingjing Mountain are fugitives.”

”They’re not fugitives. But I heard that those missing girls in the past were related to them.”

”Are they human traffickers!?”

”They’re drinking wine and eating meat!”

”I heard from old Wang at the vegetable market that he often sent meat to Mingjing Mountain. The monks at Mingjing Mountain claimed it was to feed bears at the back hill, but where on Mingjing Mountain are there any bears? They ate it themselves.”

”I heard someone was traveling by night road in the snow, planning to take a break at the temple, but just when arriving there, heard women screaming, pitch black, and thought it was haunted, rolling down the mountain terrified.”

”No way... We used to visit the mountain often, and the masters there were all good.”

”I remember once taking my daughter there to worship, and that monk kept staring at my daughter. At that time, I didn’t think much of it, but now think about it, that look was suspicious!”

Such rumors started spreading around towns near Mingjing Mountain.

For a time, various Evil Demons began to embellish the stories. Whether true or false, the scoldings of Ming Xian, the Demon Head, became less frequent.

And hearing those rumors, villagers were incited by someone to rush to Mingjing Mountain and turn it upside down.

Villagers found a basement in the temple and discovered many women’s belongings. Most importantly, they found a ledger listing the victims who were trafficked.