Chapter 18 Those who cheated me will not have a good ending

Yan Qu and Shen Qingning gained nothing in Suluan County and were about to leave for the next place.

The two packed their bags and prepared to check out, but they saw a somewhat familiar figure in the lobby of the inn.

Yunlan was standing in the hall with a bag on her back, and because of her outstanding appearance, she attracted a lot of attention.

She saw Yan Qu the first time, her eyes lit up, and she ran towards him quickly, holding his arm, pleading with her eyes, "Sir, please take me with you."

Yan Qu calmly took a step towards Chen Qingning and distanced himself from her. "Miss Yun, our journey is difficult and dangerous. You are weak and I am afraid you are not suitable to travel with us."

Yunlan said with her big eyes flashing, "It's okay. I'm not afraid of hard work. I can wash clothes and cook for you two and serve you two adults."

Shen Qingning frowned slightly. She had never seen such a shameless woman. She had clearly rejected her once before, but she never thought that she would still pester him.

In her heart, she disliked Yunlan, but she didn't show it. She just said, "Didn't we buy a yard on the outskirts of the city for you to live in? You can be self-sufficient by doing some handicrafts. Why do you have to come with us?"

Yunlan lowered her eyes. "I'm afraid the county magistrate won't let us go. I just want to leave Suman County."

This made some sense. Yan Qu thought for a moment and said, "How about this? You stay in the courtyard outside the city for the time being. When we return to the cultivation world, we will take you with us. We are looking for people along the way, so it is really inconvenient for you to go with us."

Yunlan looked up in surprise and asked, "Really?"

Yan Qu nodded.

Shen Qingning looked at him in disbelief, how could he easily agree to take this ordinary person to the world of cultivation? This means that he will not abandon this woman. Could it be that he really fell in love with this woman?

She felt bad, and walked past the two men without saying a word and walked out of the inn.

At worst, she could go find Jinghe herself.

Yan Qu left Yunlan behind and caught up with Shen Qingning, grabbed her hand, and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Shen Qingning shook off his hand, "What's wrong with me? I'm fine, you don't need to take care of me, go take care of Miss Yunlan."

Yan Qu chuckled and said firmly: "Qingning, you are jealous."

Shen Qingning looked at him with wide eyes, "I'm jealous? Yan Qu, can you figure out the situation? How many times have I told you that I have a fiancé, it's impossible for us!"

Yan Qu's eyes dimmed when he heard this, but he still held her back in a good-tempered manner, "It's my fault. I said something wrong."

Shen Qingning was slightly stunned, and then she felt guilty towards him. She shouldn't have lost her temper with Yan Qu.

Why can't she control herself and get angry at Yan Qu? She is obviously not a person with a bad temper.

Not far behind the two of them was Yun Lan, who was chasing Yan Qu out of the house. She naturally heard the conversation between Yan Qu and Shen Qingning, and gritted her teeth in hatred. Why, she was obviously good-looking, but had to live such a depressing life? She finally met a good man, but he was already in love with other women.

But that woman was living the life she had always dreamed of, yet she was still not satisfied.

Why is there such a big gap between people?

Since this beautiful nun does not cherish Yan Qu, she must take that man away from her.

Yunlan twisted her handkerchief and turned to walk towards the yard on the outskirts of the city.

The county town was bustling in the morning, and Yunlan was almost pushed by the crowd.

When she was almost at the city gate, she caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of her eye. After noticing her gaze, the figure quickly hid in the crowd, but she had already recognized that the man was a servant in the county magistrate's mansion!

She looked around hurriedly and found that there were several familiar figures following her.

Something is wrong.

She quickly turned around and, taking advantage of the crowd's cover, nimbly slipped into an alley.

The alley was very quiet. Yunlan turned around and found that the servants had not followed her. She patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, but her vision suddenly went dark.

She was put into a sack!

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Fu Ning thought about the recommendation letter for a while and remembered that he had a very disappointing little apprentice named Wang Minglu, but the characters were the same in pronunciation and he didn't know if they were the same person.

That shouldn’t be the case, she shook her head. The little disciple hated alchemy the most and was usually unwilling to learn from her well. Maybe it was just a coincidence.

She casually threw the letter into her storage bag and didn't bother thinking about it anymore.

She suddenly remembered another thing and asked the system: "The fat county magistrate should have seen Song Jinghe's portrait, right? He has also seen Song Jinghe, but he didn't recognize him?"

The system almost broke out in a cold sweat when it heard this. "Fortunately, the hero and heroine have already left Suman County. I guess the fat county magistrate only has eyes for women and has never even looked at the villain."

Fu Ning thought it was ridiculous. Song Jinghe was right under their noses, but they missed him. It seemed that Song Jinghe was destined to spend some time with her in the mountain village.

Her eyes flashed, it was time to prepare to return to the mountain village. The fat county magistrate would take the pills for another month and would soon be drained of energy. Then they could arrange some unexpected event to let the fat county magistrate die "naturally".

The sound of a wheelchair was heard outside the house, and Fu Ning knew that it was Song Jinghe coming.

Sure enough, she opened the door and saw Song Jinghe with a plate on his knees.

On the plate was a bowl of white rice porridge and an egg.

When Fu Ning smelled the aroma of food, his stomach immediately started to growl.

Song Jinghe naturally heard it too. He chuckled and wheeled in, "You're finally awake."

Fu Ning made way for him and said sincerely, "Thank you, Xiao Jing."

She heard from the system that Song Jinghe carried her to bed, wiped her face, and visited her once or twice. Considering his favorability level of 40, it was enough.

She had no expectations of him.

Song Jinghe Mo Ming felt a little guilty because he had been away for a while, but it was only for a moment.

He placed the food on the table and said, "Eat something."

Fu Ning asked the system as usual, "Is it poisonous?"

System: “Toxic.”

Fu Ning understood what was going on, but still looked clueless and drank several mouthfuls of porridge.

Although it is poisonous, it tastes very good. Fu Ning squinted his eyes happily.

"Xiao Jing, we should prepare to go back to the mountain village." Fu Ning stuffed a whole egg into his mouth and said vaguely, "The fat county magistrate will die within a month."

Song Jinghe raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise: "Did you poison him?"

Fu Ning swallowed the egg and drank a mouthful of porridge. "I guess so. This county magistrate is corrupt and has taken bribes, raped women, and done all kinds of evil things. I am doing this to get rid of this evil for the people. Of course, the most important thing is that he cheated me of my money."

She looked at Song Jinghe and added, "No one who cheated me will have a good ending."

Including you. Fu Ning swallowed the second half of the sentence.

Song Jinghe showed a worried look on his face. "If the county magistrate died suddenly, you might be suspected. After all, everyone knows that you can make pills."

"Of course I have thought about this question. I originally planned to report to the Cultivation Society and become an alchemist after taking the Xiling Pill. In this way, even if I am investigated, I have the support of the people in the Cultivation Society. But now..." Fu Ning smiled, "The male cultivator from the Cultivation World wrote me a letter of recommendation. I heard that he is the disciple of Master Minglu. With his letter, I believe no one will question my alchemy skills. The death of the fat county magistrate naturally cannot be blamed on me."

Song Jinghe gripped the handle of the wheelchair tightly, his fingertips turning white.

It turned out that the man was Master Minglu's disciple, no wonder he could stand next to Qingning.

How long will he be trapped here?

Song Jinghe's expression turned gloomy. "Then there's really no need to worry."

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Yunlan struggled and shouted all the way, her hair was messy and her voice was hoarse, and the sack on her body was finally untied.

After she regained her sight, she squinted her eyes for a while to adjust to the surrounding environment before she could see it clearly.

She returned to the county magistrate's backyard, to the familiar house. She ran to the door with the last bit of hope, only to find that the door had been locked from the outside, and even the windows had been locked.

She couldn't help but feel desperate. Her life had finally taken a turn for the better, and she had worked hard to hook up with a good man. Why did she return here again? Was she destined to be that old man's concubine?

Having seen men like Yan Qu, she was unwilling to commit herself to the fat and old county magistrate.

She pulled herself together, banged on the door and shouted, "Is there anyone here? Let me out! I want to see the county magistrate! I have something to say to him!"

Of course Fu Ning heard clearly the noise coming from the east wing.

She was refining an elixir and was annoyed by the noise. She asked the system, "What's going on? Who is living over there? Why is he making so much noise?"

System: "It's the cannon fodder named Yunlan. She originally hooked up with the hero, but now she's been captured again. And it's not just her. Several concubines who left with the heroine have also been captured."

Fu Ning sighed, "I told you, what she did is only a temporary solution, not a permanent one. She can save people, but she can't stop the fat county magistrate from arresting people."

The system didn't expect this either. This was not reflected in the plot at all. It only talked about how the heroine was chivalrous, kind and innocent, and couldn't stand the fat county magistrate forcibly abducting women. She took the hero to break into people's houses at night to rescue them, found a new residence for them, and settled them down before leaving. It thought that these women had really escaped the clutches of the fat county magistrate, but it turned out that being caught and becoming the fat county magistrate's concubines again was their true fate.

As night fell, Yunlan shouted until her throat was hoarse, but still no one paid any attention to her. She was tired and lay down by the door to rest.

She didn't know how long it had been before the door was pushed open. She was startled and immediately came to her senses. She saw the fat county magistrate staggering in, reeking of alcohol.

When the fat county magistrate saw her, he smiled and said, "Hey, little beauty, you are here? I wonder if you can run away this time."

Yunlan was so scared that she wanted to run out of the door, but the county magistrate grabbed her waist and squeezed her, "Why are you so eager to throw yourself into my arms?"

"Master, please let me go." Yunlan trembled with tears, saying, "I will be your slave in my next life."

The county magistrate suddenly swung his fat hand, slapped her hard, and knocked her to the ground.

"Bitch, stop playing those tricks on me. I'm going to kill you today."

Yunlan was petite to begin with, and was almost knocked unconscious by the county magistrate. Before she could react, a huge figure was pressing on her, making her unable to move.

She shed tears in despair. She was unwilling to give up. She was about to go to the world of cultivation. Yan Qu had just promised her today! She wants to live a life of superiority, not to be oppressed and powerless to resist.

Yunlan shouted, "Master, you can't do this to me! I'm pregnant with Yan Qu's child!"

This sentence was like a thunderclap, sobering up the county magistrate.