Chapter 180
Before he could finish speaking, Qiu Yanwen roared furiously, "You still know I'm your eldest uncle! Do you even remember your second and third uncles who died tragically?!"
"You're hopeless! You've disappointed me greatly." With that, he turned and stormed off.
Qi Heng gradually stopped, stood still, and watched his departing figure. Her eyes were dull, with a hint of melancholy. She sighed silently and continued walking forward.
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Tu Miaoling was in excruciating pain, tears streaming down her face, her face deathly pale. She bit her lower lip until it bled, and her shoulder was still throbbing with pain. She looked pitiful and insecure as she leaned against Tao Tao, her body stained with blood.
While comforting her, Tao Tao took out a cotton bag from her sleeve, took out a needle and thread, soaked a handkerchief in water, and then wiped the bloodstains from her wound.
Leng Qiao assisted her from the side, handing her everything she needed.
Behind the screen, Xiquan, looking equally pale, lay sprawled on the table, seemingly half-dead.
But he was in a bad situation. He would have to wait until Tao Tao had treated Tu Miaoling's wounds before she could take him to see a doctor. If he bled to death in the meantime, then it would just be bad luck for him.
Tao Tao didn't give her any painkillers. Instead, she gently coaxed her and, while the girl was in a daze, she forcefully inserted the steel needle into the edge of her wound to stitch it up.
Tu Miaoling immediately screamed in pain, her consciousness instantly returning to normal. After a brief respite, she became dazed again, only to be jolted awake once more. She thrashed about repeatedly, her head covered in sweat, her mind in a daze, instinctively relying on the person holding her.
"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry, Tao'er... I really know I was wrong... Please, please don't kill me..."
Her eyes were half-open, her lips were dry and bloodless, and she mumbled words of pleading.
"I won't kill you... I won't kill you... You've been very strong, just not brave enough. From now on, just live your own life. Until you're capable, don't get involved in these bad habits, okay?"
Tao Tao threw the handkerchief in her hand into the basin, gesturing for Leng Qiao to come and pour her a glass of water.
Taking the teacup from Leng Qiao, Tu Miaoling touched her chapped lips with a little tea. In her unconscious state, she instinctively opened her mouth to drink it in large gulps, but the cold teacup was instantly taken away.
"Alright, you can't drink too much unless you really want to die."
Her gentle words fell into my ears, and if you didn't listen carefully to their meaning, they were quite comforting.
Tu Miaoling fought off her drowsiness and struggled to open her eyes to look at the soft, innocent face above her. She couldn't help but ask, "What did that person mean by calling you 'County Princess' just now?"
"The literal meaning." That was all she replied with, offering no further explanation.
Before Tu Miaoling could ask anything else, a door suddenly opened and footsteps entered the courtyard.
"Your father is back, I should go now."
Tao Tao packed up her things, took a silver note from her sleeve and stuffed it into her arms, saying, "The people from Wufu Gambling House won't come looking for you for money anymore, but it's true that you borrowed money from Wan Guirong. After you pay back the money, use the rest to redeem the house."
"I'm going on a long trip soon, and I don't know when I'll be back. You don't need to look for me anymore."
Tu Miaoling was startled and grabbed her arm, asking, "Where are you going? Aren't you coming back?"
"I will definitely come back, but I might not be at the shop often after I return. You won't be able to find me when you go to the shop."
"Then I can come to your house. Why do you say I don't need to come to you? We're friends. Have you forgotten how much fun we had together before?"
She was very happy; that period was the most carefree time she had ever experienced since she came into this world. So she was willing to pay a price of money for that happiness, including helping her solve problems, which was just a small favor for her now.
She even thought that if Tu Miaoling could get closer to her and be a little more ruthless, she would take her by her side for the things she needed to do later.
However, it turned out that it still didn't work, but she gained another helper because of it.
Not long after Butcher entered the courtyard, he smelled a strong stench of blood. His gaze fell on the small woodshed where pigs were slaughtered, and he was surprised to find that the door was open and there were bloodstains on the ground.
His expression changed drastically; he immediately realized something was wrong and hurriedly ran over, shouting, "Miaoling! Daughter!" His voice was filled with worry.
Fortunately, he didn't see the horrific scene he had imagined, but he still ran quickly to her room, rushed forward and rammed open the door, only to find that the door was opened by the person inside the instant he touched it.
Caught off guard, he fell to the ground with a thud, letting out a scream.
Tao Tao stood by the door, looking down at the person on the ground with a look of surprise and apology. Then she reached out her hand: "Uncle Tu, are you alright?"
Boss Tu shook his head, then gave an awkward smile, saying, "It's nothing, I'm fine." Just as he was about to place his hand on hers, the hand withdrew a second later.
"That's good." She said calmly, her expression indifferent.
"I brought a pig as a gift for Miaoling before I came, but I didn't expect that the pig would have such a strong will to survive that it ended up injuring Miaoling."
"But don't worry, I've already stitched up her wound and applied medicine. It's not a big problem; she just needs to rest and recover."
Boss Tu noticed a patch of crimson blood on the front of her light green dress, as beautiful as blooming plum blossoms, and a drop of blood splattered on her cheek, like a natural red birthmark, adding a touch of allure to her innocent and harmless face.
It made him inexplicably feel a sinister aura from the bottom of his heart.
Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Tao Tao frowned and glanced at him casually: "Uncle Tu, I'm leaving now."
She turned around, and he noticed a stranger standing beside him. No, he didn't seem unfamiliar either; if he remembered correctly, he was a servant from Chu Feng Pavilion.
He quickly called out to her, "Wait! What's going on with this person?!"
She glanced at Xiquan, whose face was pale and who was covering her wound with her hand, and asked, "What happened? He is my servant."
Boss Tu assumed she didn't know who he was and ignored the servant's words, excitedly saying, "I know him! This bastard is a servant at Chu Feng Pavilion! He's the one who works with that slut."
As he spoke, he angrily rushed forward, but Leng Qiao moved her foot and blocked his hand that was about to grab Xi Quan.
"What are you doing?! It was that slut from Chu Feng Pavilion who instructed him to swindle my daughter's money! I'll chop that bastard into mincemeat!"
She said calmly, "He's not a member of Chu Feng Pavilion anymore. I've already settled the debts Tu Miaoling owed. She's still injured and lying in bed. Why don't you go check on her first?"
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