Chapter 194

"Xuanxuan, what's wrong with you?" The roommate saw that Qiao Xuanxuan's quilt was shaking violently, thinking that she had a fever, and hurried forward to pat her.

"Wow!" Qiao Xuanxuan was so scared that she banged her head against the wall beside the bed while wrapped in the quilt.

"Ah!" The roommate was also shocked: "What are you doing? You are confused!"

"No, I don't have a fever... I'm just scared." Qiao Xuanxuan huddled under the quilt.

Because she'd been so desperate to read the most comprehensive game commentary, Qiao Xuanxuan barely managed to fall asleep until 4:00 AM the next morning. Then, her roommate yanked her out of bed before class. Dusty and dusty, she threw a windbreaker over her pajamas, grabbed her backpack, and sprinted to the classroom. Luckily, she wasn't late; she still had some leftover bread in her bag from the previous night. Unfortunately, the only seats left were in the first row, and she searched her bag for ages without finding her textbooks or notebooks. She'd forgotten to pack her backpack after shopping the previous night, and besides leftover snacks, she only had a pen and a set of keys.

After asking her roommate for two sheets of paper, Qiao Xuanxuan held her chin with one hand and forced herself to listen to the lecture and take notes: It’s not good to stay up late, but I will do it again next time!

Meanwhile, Bei Qiao, who had logged off early, hadn't stayed up late. When Qiao Xuanxuan was suddenly called on by the teacher to answer a question, she had just finished breakfast and was strolling downstairs to digest her food. An elderly man, returning from the market downstairs, was walking briskly, carrying a large bag of vegetables. When he saw Bei Qiao, he raised his hand and greeted her enthusiastically: "You didn't go to school today?"

Bei Qiao smiled and said a few perfunctory words before quickly walking away. Although she had already graduated from college, if she told the old man about this, he would continue to ask her if she had a job, why she wasn't working yet, why she didn't find a job that allowed her to go out, why she didn't find a partner, why she didn't work and find a partner at the same time... Just thinking about it made her head buzz.

Fearing that he might run into other gossipy old men returning from the market, Bei Qiao didn't stay downstairs for long. He just walked around once and then went back upstairs to put on his holographic glasses.

In another world, Bei Qiao woke up in her inn room, opened the door, and walked downstairs. Unsurprisingly, the topic of gossip in Chuzhou City was the suspected insane young master of the Ren family, Ren Yi. After a night of fermentation, the story of Ren Yi and Xiao Xiao had spawned no fewer than ten versions, each with a logically consistent timeline that, to the casual observer, sounded like the real thing.

No one could say for sure whether other members of the Ren family had contributed to this, but the Ren family's attitude was clear: they would not intervene.

"They clearly don't care, so why are you still so careful when you gossip?" In the lobby of the inn, Passerby A felt very uncomfortable after listening to his friend's gossip: Today's gossip sounds too dry, can't it be properly polished?

"What do you know? The Ren family's 'Ren' doesn't mean responsibility, but willfulness. Just because they don't care about something one second doesn't mean they'll do it the next. The Ren family is best at changing their minds." His friend shook his head and raised his index finger, "You've heard of it, right? The Meng family has legs, the Ren family has mouths, and the Qiao family has carriages that connect the north and the south..."

This person keeps saying that the Ren family is willful, but in fact he is quite willful himself... Bei Qiao walked out of the inn: I have seen this Ren family before, and the Qiao family is most likely that Qiao family, but I don’t know what kind of people the remaining Meng family is like.

Thinking of the Meng Family Martial Arts School she had seen near the official Chamber of Commerce, Bei Qiao turned and decided to go over there to check things out. She was still dressed as Young Master Qiao, strolling down the street with a square step, fan in hand, occasionally tapping the thief's hand with it.

Chuzhou City wasn't big, but it wasn't small either. Bei Qiao didn't run into the players he'd been questing with last night, but he was approached several times. A passing servant from the Ren family recognized Bei Qiao's face and turned away. They didn't dare to provoke someone their own young master only dared to yell at, not hit.

"Didn't I tell you not to provoke the Qiao family?" In an alley far away, Ren An, a servant of the Ren family who was called by relatives to be a thug, avoided Bei Qiao and rushed to the destination. After seeing the flag of the carriage in front of him, he felt terrible: "You are looking for death by stopping other people's carriages!" Even if they are relatives, don't drag me into it if you want to die!

"Isn't the flag on the Qiao family's carriage written with the word 'Qin'?" Relative Ning Lao Si frowned upon hearing this. "You think you can fool me just because I haven't had a few years of education? I'm telling you, I can read! I may not know many, but I remember the words 'Qin' and 'Qiao' perfectly!" There are only a few families in Chuzhou City that you can't afford to offend. Who wouldn't remember them? Huh? Even a child who can't remember would get a spanking!

"It's the Qin character, that's right... but use your stupid pig brain to think about it, who is the Qin family! The one that has a marriage relationship with the Qiao family! And there's not only the Qin character on their flag, there's also the Qiao character!" Ren An laughed in anger: You're not just greedy, you're trying to swallow a mountain of gold!

"Guest, aren't we leaving?" In the carriage stopped by two men, Qin Wu sat bored, legs crossed, leaning against the front of the carriage, watching the man resting with his eyes closed inside. The person he was transporting this time was a living person, whose identity was kept secret. To get this person to Chuzhou City, the escort agency sent three carriages south. The other two were just decoys; he, and he alone, was the one actually transporting the convoy.

This extravagant escort method was the client's own request. It's hard to say how serious this person's paranoia is. He always feels like someone is out to harm him, yet he's so self-righteous that he only trusts his own judgment and refuses to accept the advice of professionals. If the offer wasn't so high, the escort agency wouldn't have had to accept this order. Since the client wasn't aiming for the moon and the stars, it's okay to do it once. It's a good way to make money, so it's not bad.

Qin Wu: At most, I'm just being labeled a mentally ill person. Every day, I just do something different. For example, today, when faced with a highway robbery, my first reaction is to drive away. But this customer demanded I stop the carriage. I don't know what he was up to. Alas, this customer is very wealthy, but his mind is truly ill.

"No need." The man looked outside and said, "Let them go. They won't cause any trouble."

Qin Wu: “…Oh.”

Qin Wu: Excuse me, is this a matter of wind and waves, sir? These two are planning to take advantage of us as fat sheep! Who are you pretending to be so smart and strategic? Although I can handle these two people, but... forget it, making money is not bad. Consider the money I can make from this order and bear it for a while.

"Tsk, what should we do? You tell me!" On the opposite side of the carriage, Ning Lao Si, who had realized that he had indeed caused trouble, still put on a rude expression and stiffened his neck, asking Ren An to give him advice.

"What else can I do?" Ren An spat to the side. "Either apologize and make amends quickly, or run away while no one's around, and try not to kill anyone. But..." This place wasn't remote, and someone might have seen him running here on the road. If someone died, Ning Lao Si lived outside the city and could run fast, and he...it wasn't that he couldn't run, but he just couldn't bear to give up the wealth he'd accumulated after so many years of hard work.

Oh, it seems like something happened again... Bei Qiao, who happened to be passing by, stopped at the entrance of the alley: Should we intervene?

"Tsk, who do you think I am?" Ning Laosi interrupted Ren An, waving the machete in his hand: "Of course I'm here to make money. Other people's lives are useless to me! Since you said so, I'll listen to you!" Of course there are bloodthirsty people in the world, but he, Ning Laosi, is definitely not one of them. He just wants to be a rich ruffian and can't think about anything else for the time being.

"Then... you guys! Leave some money to buy your way through!" Ning Lao Si, determined, stepped forward, raised his stick and pointed forward, getting straight to the point: "I didn't build this road, I didn't plant this tree, but if you want to pass through here, you have to leave some money to buy your way through!" Oh, great, I knew I was a genius! He can come up with such elegant words without even saying anything, he's worthy of being called Laozi!

"You are quite courageous. You dare to do this." Qin Wu stood up from the front room of the car and slowly drew out the half-person-high sword from his waist.

Ning Lao Si, who was holding a stick that reached his eyebrows, said: "..."

Ren An, who had already put away his machete, said: "...But even if you want to rob them, you can't beat them, not even with me." Use your brain! Whether it's the Qin family or the Qiao family, can the escorts in their escort agencies be easy to deal with?

"Why didn't you say so earlier!"

"I was about to say something, but you interrupted me."

Ning Laosi and Ren An cursed each other for a few words without paying attention to the others. Finally, under Qin Wu's speechless gaze, they knelt down together, crawling forward on their knees, pointing and cursing at the people next to them while kowtowed to Qin Wu for mercy. Qin Wu watched the two people getting closer and closer with a squinting eye. He was about to take action to deal with them, but was stopped by a guest.

Man: "Wait a minute, what if someone comes to help?"

Bei Qiao: "..." It's better not to go out for now.

Qin Wu, who was about to attack, said: "So you're not playing a strategist who orchestrates battles from afar, but a beautiful woman rescued by a hero, okay? Although this is my first time encountering this kind of situation, considering the generous payment, I can try to understand the client. For example, who says men have to be masculine? Even if the client wants to be a princess in distress, that's his business, right?"

Seeing the two men who attacked him after getting close, Qin Wu even lost the desire to comment on them because he had complained too much just now. Ignoring the customer's eyes that asked him to wait, Qin Wu stepped forward and knocked the two men to the ground with one move: The customer is weird, and the robber's brain is also abnormal. It's annoying. You have analyzed which family's escort I am. Who gave you the confidence to think that you can succeed in a sneak attack?

The two people who were knocked to the ground and fainted on the spot said: "What do you know! This is a strategy of defeating the strong with the weak! You can question our character, but you cannot question the efforts we have made for this."