Substitute Marriage Exile: The Grand Consort Cultivates the Great Northern Granary

Sang Zhixia was once a promising agricultural博士, but after a fall, she became a poor concubine forced into a substitute marriage! On her wedding day, the groom rushed into the bridal chamber an...

Chapter 393: What kind of killer did I accidentally provoke?!

Chapter 393: What kind of killer did I accidentally provoke?!

Old Qi looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. As soon as he opened his mouth, he saw Sang Zhixia taking out a thin wire from her hair.

The bent wire was straightened to leave an arc at the end, and then it was inserted directly into the keyhole.

Old Qi had a subtle expression: "I'm afraid this lock is not good..."

Click.

With a crisp sound, the words that were about to come out of Qi Lao's mouth got stuck in his throat.

The palm-sized copper lock has been opened.

Sang Zhixia threw the opened one to the ground, lowered her head and grabbed the other padlock on Qi Lao's foot: "It can be opened."

"It's just a straight lock, why would you need a key?"

"Hands are enough."

If there were such a lock at home, Xu Mingyang wouldn't even need wire or anything like that. He could open three at a time with the time it takes to peel an egg.

The two locks that opened in the blink of an eye became irrefutable evidence to force people to shut up. Old Qi looked at his feet that had suddenly become much lighter in disbelief, with a daze in his eyes.

"this……"

"It's open now?"

Sang Zhixia bent the wire and clamped it back in her hair, clapped her hands and said, "Yes, it's that simple."

"I don't know what deep hatred you have with Hu Wei, but since you helped me and gave me some advice, I'll just help you open the lock and repay the favor."

"Thank you for tonight, and goodbye."

We don't know each other's background, so it's best to help each other and know when to stop.

It is a big taboo to talk about deep things with someone you just met.

After saying this, Sang Zhixia stood up, grabbed the cloth bag filled with various poisons and pretended to leave.

Mr. Qi took a deep breath and suddenly said, "Wait."

Sang Zhixia turned her head suspiciously.

Old Qi stood up and stretched his arms and legs. His voice was extremely gentle: "You want to poison them? Can I help you?"

"You can kill anyone you want."

The ferocity displayed by Old Qi once again plunged Sang Zhixia into an indescribable silence. After struggling for a long time, Sang Zhixia could only squeeze out one sentence: "Is there a possibility that I didn't mean to be so cruel?"

She just wanted to do a little trick to make it easier for Xu Yu to find things.

Why would one go about killing people alone?

Why would you risk your life fighting against the bandits hiding in their base on someone else's territory?

Settling the score later is the most cost-effective!

Sang Zhixia didn't really want to be alone, so she struggled in silence.

But Mr. Qi looked calm and composed: "Yes."

"Whatever you want."

"Let's go, lest you waste this rare good thing of mine by not knowing how to use it."

Sang Zhixia was still weighing the pros and cons and stood still.

Mr. Qi didn't even turn around, but he smiled and said, "Don't even think about it. Your little tricks won't get rid of me."

"Although I'm not a good person, the grace of unlocking your door is like a rebirth. I owe it to you to save your life. Let's go."

As soon as he finished speaking, before Sang Zhixia had time to refuse, a fierce light flashed in Qi Lao's eyes. He grabbed the table and flipped it outwards, and it exploded with a loud bang!

The person patrolling outside the door was hit by the flying table and flew away. Before he could even scream, a streak of blood splattered in front of him!

Sang Zhixia reflexively touched her sleeve pocket, but it was empty.

Old Qi, who had jumped out, slowly withdrew his hand, with the scimitar that should have been in his sleeve pocket pinched between his fingertips.

The glaring blood slowly dripped from the sharp blade, and the man, whose head and neck were almost separated, fell straight down.

Sang Zhixia held the poison in her arms and took a deep breath, her eyes filled with horror.

In the dead of night, what kind of killer had she accidentally provoked?!

this……

"Little girl."

Old Qi interrupted Sang Zhixia's trance and said calmly, "Follow me."

Sang Zhixia didn't want to be so obedient, but Old Qi, who was standing sideways with a long sword in his hand, didn't intend to give her a chance to negotiate.

You can't win by fighting.

It would be even more embarrassing to run away and get caught.

After a difficult weighing of the pros and cons, Sang Zhixia wisely played the quail, sniffed, and ran to catch up.

On the way out of the pharmacy, Old Qi was holding a long sword and killing people everywhere. His mighty appearance made Sang Zhixia feel that it was very unnecessary for him to carry so many poisons.

It’s of no use at all!

After swaggering out of the medicine hall, Sang Zhixia whistled toward the Tibetan bamboo forest: "Good luck?"

Old Qi glanced at him indifferently.

Daji crawled out of the haystack, ripped off the weeds stuck in his head, and looked at the extra old man Qi with a blank look in his eyes: "Who... is he?"

"unimportant."

Sang Zhixia cut Daji off from his nonsense, randomly distributed the poison in her arms to him, and said quickly, "Go and mix this stuff into the food and wine in front. Just pour as much as you can."

Daji was originally from the village.

The others were still unaware of his betrayal and were not wary of him.

It is best for him to go to places where there are many people.

Daji took the poison with a pale face, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!"

"I'm going now!"

Daji ran off in a flash. Sang Zhixia tugged at the cloth bag and turned around. Old Qi smiled and asked, "Have you given the instructions?"

Sang Zhixia nodded seriously: "Okay."

"Should we rescue your daughter first, or find a convenient place to poison her?"

Sang Zhixia tried hard to make herself look easy to talk to, but when Mr. Qi saw her, he just smiled.

Mr. Qi answered the question irrelevantly: "Little girl, how old are you?"

Sang Zhixia: "Eighteen."

"Eighteen..."

“No wonder.”

"Your elders must love you very much, right?"

Sang Zhixia didn't quite understand why they suddenly started chatting. After a pause, she said, "My grandfather treated me very well, and the elders are all very kind."

"That makes sense."

Old Qi grabbed the hem of his clothes and wiped the blood off the long knife. He said slowly, "She is the darling of the family. No wonder she doesn't know how dirty this place is."

"Come on, I'll take you wherever you want to go."

"And send my daughter on her way."

Sang Zhixia didn't dare to mention Qi Lao's daughter whose whereabouts were unknown at the moment. She could only gather her strength to catch up as quickly as possible, and pray in her heart that she could meet up with Xu Yu as soon as possible.

Mr. Qi claimed that he had been trapped for eight years, but he was extremely familiar with the terrain of the mountains.

Every time they arrived at a place, Old Qi was responsible for drawing his sword to send the unlucky people present to hell and destroying their bodies.

Sang Zhixia just opened various unknown small bottles and shook them vigorously, poisoning every place where water could be seen like sprinkling salt.

He drank water from every mountain spring well he passed by, until all the bottles in his hands were empty. Only then did Sang Zhixia wipe the sweat from his forehead with satisfaction.

"The place to get water has been arranged. Now we just have to wait."

Old Qi narrowed his eyes at the duck egg blue rising from the horizon and smiled playfully: "Where do you want to wait?"

"Water dungeon?"

Sang Zhixia wasn't sure what Qi Lao was going to do next, so she rubbed her fingertips and explained, "Hui Sanniang is still in the dungeon pretending to be me."

"If I don't go back, maybe..."

"You're waiting for someone else, right?"

Old Qi saw through Sang Zhixia's thoughts and said with a smile, "Where are the people who went up the mountain with you?"

Sang Zhixia's heart skipped a beat when she thought of Xu Yu's disappearance. She remained calm and said, "I was tied up and taken up the mountain with two other people. They were drugged and haven't woken up since."

"Really?"

Old Qi's eyes were filled with amusement. He flicked his fingertips and said with a smile, "Then I will send you back to the water dungeon first."

"But little girl, no matter where the person you're waiting for is, you must leave here before 3:30 pm this evening. Remember?"

"Even if you don't wait, you must go down the mountain."

As if afraid that Sang Zhixia hadn't remembered, Old Qi repeated the time in a gentle tone.

Sang Zhixia's heart skipped a beat and she subconsciously said, "What if it's too late?"

"Too late?"

Old Qi couldn't help but rub Sang Zhixia's head and said softly, "If it's too late, he won't be able to survive."

"Every living thing on this mountain must be buried with my daughter..."