"You... are you actually a member of the Hidden Sect?"
The leader tried hard to get up, but after struggling for a long time, he still couldn't move.
"You'd better stop messing around. Since you've heard this piece of music before, you should know how powerful it is. You can't move for at least a few hours. I think you should just answer my questions. What kind of place is the Hidden Sect? And where did you hear this piece of music?"
Cen Xi looked the man up and down, kindly offered a reminder, and then asked.
“The Hidden Sect is a very mysterious sect. To be honest, I don’t know anything about it either. I’ve never heard this piece of music before. I’ve only heard some rumors that the Hidden Sect’s unique skill, Demonic Sound Breaking Through the Sky, has the same effect as what you just heard. Please, I’ve told you everything honestly. Can you please let me go and tell me how to solve this Demonic Sound Breaking Through the Sky? I promise I will never cause you any trouble again.”
Seeing that he couldn't get up after all, the leader had no choice but to compromise with Cen Xi.
"I have no solution to this tune, and I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to lie here some more. Since I can't answer this question, let me ask you another one: what are you all up to today?"
Cen Xi squatted down, casually poked at the person's limp body, and continued to ask.
"Grandma, please stop, it hurts a lot. I had no choice. The young lady in this mansion is the wife of our county magistrate. Her family has something to do, so we had to come. Please forgive us for any offense we may have caused. Please... please stop torturing me, okay?"
The leader was both itchy and in pain from Cen Xi's actions, and he wished he could jump up and run away immediately, but his brain couldn't control his body, and he really couldn't move.
"Oh, so it's a case of collusion between officials and businessmen. No wonder you ran away so fast. Come on! Little Fish, let's go see that old man and ask him what's wrong with me, his seventh concubine, that he's so determined to get rid of me."
Cen Xi glanced at the man casually, got up, took Xiao Yu's hand, and walked towards the main courtyard.
"Yes! Mother is the best! Little Fish loves you. Mother is a princess, and I am a little princess."
Xiao Yu held Cen Xi's hand and smiled cutely.
"Little Fish, your mother is a princess, and you are a little princess. Who taught you to say that? Why do you keep saying it?"
What I thought of those words a couple of days ago is that this little girl keeps saying them, which has made Cen Xi a bit curious.
Xiao Yu was about to answer Cen Xi's question when the official, still unwilling to give up, said:
"Grandma, great hero, it's not safe for my brother and me to lie here. Could you please make an exception and give us a solution?"
"It's not that I'm not kind-hearted, it's just that I'm only good at digging holes, not burying them. Since you know my song, you must know Yu Kuang. Go find him. He's a very skilled surgeon. He's sure to be able to cure your condition."
Cen Xi turned and smiled at the person, then continued to lead Xiao Yu to the main courtyard.
"Grandma, please, if we lie on the ground for a few hours, we'll be crippled or even disabled."
"Every cause has its effect. If I were powerless to even kill a chicken today, wouldn't I be meeting the King of Hell? So it's better to just accept it!"
Cen Xi didn't turn her head, leaving those words behind as she continued walking towards the main courtyard where Wang Dashan lived.
"Little Fish, you still haven't told your mother why you keep saying that!"
Cen Xi entered the main courtyard of Wang Dashanren and saw the couple looking at her with fear. She deliberately asked Xiaoyu a question and ignored the two people.
"I don't know either, I just wanted to say, Mother! Don't you like it, Mother?"
The little fish's adorable eyes held a hint of grievance.
"Of course I like it, I'm just curious why you said that. Since you don't know either, never mind. We didn't seem to eat yesterday, look at the food on the table, it smells so good, do you want some?"
"Mother, I'm so hungry, I want to eat! My brother hasn't eaten either, Mother, wait a moment, I'll go and call him."
Xiaoyu's mouth watered at the sight of the couple's breakfast, but she managed to restrain herself and thought of Liu Jiuyi, whom Cen Xi disliked.
"The food here is all cold. There should be hot food in the kitchen. Let's go to the kitchen to eat. What would you like to eat? Mother can make something for you."
Cen Xi pinched her little cheek and suggested with a smile.
"Okay, Mother's cooking is the best. I'll go call my brother."
After saying all that, the little girl skipped and hopped away, intending to go back.
"Alright, your brother isn't a child anymore. He can find food on his own. Look, isn't he standing at the door?"
Cen Xi gave Liu Jiuyi a meaningful look, then, holding Xiaoyu's hand and ignoring the couple's glares that seemed to want to pierce her, grabbed someone and asked for the kitchen's address.
Cen Xi searched the kitchen but couldn't find any cooked breakfast. It was clear that they had delivered the food to the various courtyards.
Cen Xi had no choice but to find some flour and make three bowls of noodles.
Don't ask her why she would cook noodles for Liu Jiuyi if she disliked him so much. Cen Xi could only explain that he was still young, and she wouldn't hold it against a child. She also felt somewhat guilty for taking over the original owner's identity.
After eating and drinking her fill, Cen Xi thought it was time to have a serious talk with the host family. She remembered clearly that she had made her demands a few days ago when they were discussing marriage, and this philanthropist Wang had agreed. Why was he going back on his word now?
The ancients said that merchants keep their promises. Could it be that she encountered a fake merchant?
No, no!
She had to find out if this philanthropist Wang was a fake businessman. She was determined to rid the people of this scourge and take his place!
Upon arriving at the main courtyard, Cen Xi casually dragged a stool over and sat down in front of the philanthropist Wang. She cleared her throat before asking:
"Master, what's going on today? Why are there so many officials outside my courtyard?"
"You... are you a human or a ghost?"
The events of the night before last and this morning finally made Wang the philanthropist realize how dangerous the woman in front of him was. If he had to choose again, he would definitely send those two villagers as far away as possible and would never be tempted by her beauty.
"Sir, do you see that sun hanging in the east? With the sun shining so brightly, do you think any ghosts would dare to come out?"
Cen Xi finished speaking with a smile, then moved her chair so that the sun could shine directly on the old man.
“I remember that Scholar Liu’s wife was gentle and considerate, unlike you.”
Master Wang said tremblingly.
"Alas! Perhaps God took pity on me because my husband had died, and was afraid that I wouldn't be able to take care of my two children, so when I was sick, He specially taught me some divinely ordained skills. That's why I am like this. To be honest, I was quite surprised myself."
Cen Xi looked at the old man, smiled slightly, and then began to make up a story in a serious tone.
"Why did you marry me, and why did you marry into the Wang family?"
Seeing that she seemed to want to negotiate with him, Wang Dashanren mustered up his courage and asked.
"Because you said you wanted to take me in as a concubine, and my family had no food, I thought marriage was a good way to survive, so I agreed to it."
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