Chapter 206

Players: "Ren Sirong? She left a long time ago." Most of the players in Chuzhou City knew Ren Sirong. As for those who had only heard of her but never seen her, they had followed Ren Sirong and Ding Lang for so long that they had gotten to know her more or less.

"Still pretending not to know you, I don't know you... Go back and tell Ren that I have a sworn feud with her!" Ding Lang, who was being sacked, was furious: "Great! So that beauty from before was also her doing! I was saying that such a beautiful person was flaunting herself everywhere, and Ren Sirong didn't get her. Turns out she was just bait there to catch me! If you have the guts to catch me, then at least fish for a while longer!"

Bei Qiao, who had already ridden out of the city, said: "A-choo!" This chilling feeling on my back...

That day, Ding Lang, the player who hired someone to commit assault, was put in a sack by the players. Everyone was watching, and Sun Cheng single-handedly beat her up. Ding Lang was convinced that Ren Sirong was behind all this, and even when the Qiao family servants arrived to rescue her from the sack, she was still cursing and swearing at her. On the way home, Ding Lang made a detour to the Ren residence, opened the car curtain, and yelled at the broken wall nearest Ren Sirong's courtyard. She didn't care if Ren Sirong could hear her or not; she was determined to vent her anger.

The servants of the Ren family who could hear Ding Lang cursing said: "Curse me if you want, it's not me anyway. It's impossible to control it, and forcing yourself to intervene is a thankless task."

Sun Cheng, who beat up Ding Lang, said: Let’s call it a day. I’m afraid we’ll be unlucky in the next few days. We have to be careful.

Ren Sirong, who was scolded, was not at home. When Ding Lang was dragged away by the servants of the Qiao family and continued to go home, Ren Sirong was walking around the city with her dog, trying to find the person who had been haunting her.

When Ding Lang returned home and found out that Ren Sirong was not at home, he became even more angry. He flicked his handkerchief, pushed aside the maid beside him, and walked out. After finding the housekeeper, he arrogantly went straight to the point: "I want to teach someone a lesson!"

"She can't." The housekeeper didn't even need to hear her continue, he knew who she was referring to: "Why should I give you a little face by helping you teach Ren Sirong a lesson? Are you really planning to take advantage of the situation? Our own young masters and young ladies are not that arrogant!"

Ding Lang just said it casually. She herself was not so narcissistic as to think that the Qiao family would teach Ren Sirong a lesson for her. If the housekeeper agreed, she would suspect that the Qiao family could no longer tolerate her and planned to calm herself down first and then find an opportunity to silence her: "What about them! I will teach them a lesson!" If Ren Sirong couldn't be taught a lesson, then those guys in sacks could always be dealt with, right?

"Okay, who are they?" The butler said without even moving his beard.

Ding Lang: "...Forget it, I want him!" I'm determined to take that bait!

Ding Lang: Who knows who they are! When they beat me up, I was still covered in a sack! Don't think I can't hear them. These unsportsmanlike guys are pinching their throats when they speak, not using their natural voices. They are so cautious that it's almost disgusting!

"That person is even worse." The butler naturally knew Bei Qiao's identity. If he dared to agree to this, his career as butler would be over.

Ding Lang raised his eyebrows in anger: "Even worse... This means his background is even more powerful than Ren Sirong's. Then why is he hiding from us?"

"Maybe he's trying to avoid trouble." The butler smiled innocently and looked at Ding Lang meaningfully.

Ding Lang's expression was slightly cold: "...Tsk!"

"Can't get close to her? Damn, it's rare to meet someone so good-looking and not interested in the Qiao family..." Ding Lang had intended to inquire more about Bei Qiao, but the housekeeper remained tight-lipped and refused to say anything. The same was true for the rest of the Qiao family; those who knew Bei Qiao refused to tell Ding Lang more. Qiao Lin, who happened to be stopped by Ding Lang after returning home, even gave him a sidelong glance.

After asking around without success, Ding Lang thought that Bei Qiao was a person of very noble status. Others didn't tell her because they were afraid that her wishful thinking would disturb an important person. She regretted it so much on the spot: "If I had known this, I would have paid attention to my image at that time..." It can only be said that these people guessed very accurately. She did dare to have such a wishful thinking. After all, this was the best candidate she could come into contact with during this period of time.

Bei Qiao: My mystery is all because other people think too much.

If Ding Lang met Qin Wu who was forming gangs outside at this time, she might know that Bei Qiao was not the noble official she imagined, but just a member of the Qiao family, who had some relationship with Qin Huan, was appreciated by Qin's mother, and had an escort company under her command that was given to her by the Qin family.

Indeed, as a member of the escort agency, Qin Wu's knowledge of Bei Qiao was limited to this fake identity. As an ambitious man, Qin Wu disliked these airborne gigolos. He had always believed he would one day become the head of the escort agency, never expecting the company to one day change hands. Although Qiao Qiao was friends with Qin Huan and was favored by Qin's mother, in Qin Wu's eyes, Qiao Qiao must not be a direct descendant of the Qiao family; otherwise, he wouldn't have heard of her name in all these years.

With no hope of controlling the escort agency in the future, Qin Wu decided to find another path. The Qin family's path wasn't easy, so Qin Wu envisioned leveraging the agency's platform to expand his influence, establish a name for himself, and then find an opportunity to strike out on his own. The famous heroes depicted in novels also existed in reality. These heroes appeared unrestrained, and indeed, they were, as they came from wealthy families and never had to worry about survival. This was what Qin Wu hoped to achieve in the future.

Chuzhou City, one of Qin Wuchang's bases, became his first attempt. While he was supposedly closer to the Qiao family, their connections with the escort agency largely overlapped. If he connected with the Qiao family, he'd likely end up in trouble with the agency. Therefore, he had no choice but to choose between the Meng and Ren families.

He really wanted to establish a relationship with the Meng family, but the Meng family seemed gentle but was actually xenophobic. It was difficult for others to break into the Meng family's social circle. In addition, the young lady of the Meng family had just experienced a failed marriage, which led to all the Meng family members being suspicious or even hostile to any unfamiliar male of the right age in a short period of time. After trying several times, Qin Wu finally gave up this best choice and prepared to find an opportunity to meet Ren Sirong, the most suitable person in the Ren family.

Knowing that Ren Sirong loved the family's tiger, Qin Wu hired someone to teach him animal taming techniques. However, as a stranger, he had little chance of getting close to Ren Sirong's tiger, as Ren Sirong wouldn't be seen carrying it around all day. As for approaching Ren Sirong herself, that wasn't easy either. Qin Wu hired several of Ren's servants to buy information about her whereabouts. While they were quick to pay, the information they provided was mixed, sometimes even contradictory.

When Ren Sirong had been arguing with Ding Lang near the city gate, Qin Wu had been entertaining guests at a dinner on the other side of the city. When he received the news and rushed over, Ren Sirong had already gone home to tame her tiger. When he rushed back to Ren's house, he was told she was out again. After running back and forth several times, Qin Wu finally "accidentally" ran into Ren Sirong on the street, strolling with her dog, and demonstrated his animal-taming skills in front of everyone.

The Ren family even had a zoo, so they naturally had no shortage of animal trainers. However, Ren Sirong didn't mind accepting a trainer who came to her door, especially one who offered to train tigers. After all, her family's trainer turnover rate was quite high.

Qin Wu, having successfully been brought into the Ren family by Ren Sirong, didn't relax. This was only the first step in his plan, but the first step would lead to the next. Passing by the front hall, he witnessed a scene of justice being served by the master. Seeing the previously persecuted servants express gratitude to the Ren family after seeing the steward punished, he felt no emotion, only alarm.

While others might see this as punishing evil and promoting good, Qin Wu could see that the Ren family was simply protecting their private property. In their eyes, servants were part of their private property; a servant more useful than a steward was worth the expense of a steward's maintenance. If a servant had lost their value, but the steward still had room for use, they would punish them severely, using them until they were no longer valuable, then exploiting them further before abandoning them completely.

"It suits me perfectly..." Qin Wu believed he and the Ren family were of the same ilk, and that they would definitely get along well in the future. However, he had overlooked one thing: their statuses had been unequal from the start. He would never get what he hoped for.

"Wow, there are actually people who are willing to become a retainer of the Ren family..." The player who had just separated from Sun Cheng said that he was really eye-opening. There were actually people who were scrambling to go to a place as important and life-threatening as the Ren family.

"Not like a retainer, but a lower class." The companion who suddenly sprained his ankle while walking leaned on the former's shoulder: "How long will this level of bad luck last?" It feels good to be a hero, but it's so bad to get hurt afterwards... Well, although it was under the banner of justice, he had to admit that the first reason was to take the opportunity to vent his emotions.

"It should be fine after today, unlike the original poster, who'll have at least ten days of bad luck." Players aren't pushovers; forced misfortune for the sake of clarity isn't unheard of; the basic rules have been established. Of course, if self-defense is possible, it's best to avoid misfortune. Speaking of Sun Cheng, for the rest of his time in this other world, he's probably afraid to even drink or touch hot water.

While Qin Wu bravely ventured into the Ren family's home to pursue his dream, Bei Qiao, on her way out of the city to the next, encountered one of the Qiao family's escort teams. Because she was riding a horse designated for the Qiao family escort agency and holding a fan with the Qin family's emblem, the team treated her with a friendly attitude and even invited her to join them.

Team leader: We can’t be unfriendly. The team’s departure date and arrival date are all recorded. If the host family’s child gets into an accident on the road alone, and people later find out that our team has encountered this child... Haha, just thinking about it makes me feel cold in my bones.