"I...I'm fine." Xu Cui was a little dazed, not expecting that she had survived such a disaster.
Cheng Ruyi put down the stone, walked past Wang Liu to Xu Cui's side and helped her stand up. "You said you were fine, but you just kicked me!"
"I wasn't kicked! I... I just lost my balance and fell down when I dodged." Xu Cui said, worried that Cheng Ruyi wouldn't believe her, and patted her chest hard: "See, you really weren't kicked! I just hit my back on the pillar when I fell, and it hurt pretty much!"
After listening, Cheng Ruyi slightly pulled open Xu Cui's collar to check and found that there was indeed only a little red on her chest, but a large red patch on her back.
Seeing that Xu Cui was not seriously injured, Cheng Ruyi finally felt relieved.
Just then, an impatient shout came from outside: "Wang Liu! Go to hell! Did you take a piss to the Western Paradise? Get the hell back here right now!"
The two were startled. Ruyi immediately said to Xu Cui, "It's Wang Liu's accomplice! Quick, let's hide Wang Liu, or we'll be in trouble if they find out!"
After saying that, the two of them worked together to drag Wang Liu behind the artificial hill.
"And my purse!" Cheng Ruyi almost forgot about this most important thing; it was crucial evidence!
So she ran back to the pavilion, picked up the original owner's purse that had fallen to the ground, and was about to turn around and leave when Xu Cui followed her. She took some soil in her hand and then evenly sprinkled it on the bloodstains on the ground to cover them up. Then she picked up the hemp rope and the bloodstained stones.
Cheng Ruyi was surprised that Xu Cui was so knowledgeable and looked at her with a look of astonishment.
"Hehe, I just felt like it would be better to cover it up a bit." Xu Cui felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by Cheng Ruyi, so she explained.
"Aunt Cui, I think you did the right thing! You did a great job!" Cheng Ruyi couldn't help but want to give her a thumbs up!
The two checked the pavilion again to make sure they hadn't left anything behind, and then immediately returned to the back of the artificial hill.
"Ruyi, is Wang Liu... dead?" Xu Cui asked, looking at the man lying motionless on the ground with blood still gushing from the back of his head, with lingering fear.
In fact, Cheng Ruyi had been subconsciously ignoring this issue. Growing up in a society governed by the rule of law, she was taught from a young age that murder was wrong and illegal. Even if the person was a heinous villain, if you killed him, you would have to accept the punishment of the law.
Cheng Ruyi, who had been law-abiding for thirty years, never imagined that her first crime would be murder.
She forced herself to calm down and reached out with trembling hands to check Wang Liu's breath.
He's not dead!
Although her breathing was very weak, she still had some.
Cheng Ruyi was in a complicated mood at the moment, not knowing whether this was a good thing or a bad thing. If Wang Liu hadn't died, then the feud between him and the Cheng family would be irreconcilable. He himself was not a threat, but he was most afraid that Wang Liu would bring his gang of thugs to take revenge.
Therefore, Ruyi knew in her heart that the best scenario was for Wang Liu to die, which would solve a big problem without anyone noticing.
Well, since that's how it is, let's leave it to fate!
“He’s not dead, at least not yet. Aunt Cui, please tie his hands and feet with a rope. I’m afraid he might suddenly wake up later.”
"Oh, good, good, he's not dead...tsk tsk, that's really too good for him!" Although Xu Cui said this, Ruyi could clearly see the relief and sigh of relief on her face.
While Xu Cui was tying Wang Liu up, Cheng Ruyi also took off his belt, intending to gag him as well, just in case.
Unexpectedly, something fell out of his waistband. When he picked it up, he saw it was a dusty, dirty purse. Without a doubt, it belonged to Wang Liu.
Thinking back to when she opened her own purse and found it empty, with ten taels of silver vanished, Cheng Ru angrily opened Wang Liu's purse. Although she had no hope of getting anything back, she was happy to get even a little bit back.
However, this seemingly flat and almost weightless purse contained no silver, only a small folded piece of paper. When Ruyi took it out and opened it, she almost exclaimed in surprise—it was a twenty-tael silver note!
Twenty taels! That's almost a year's income for an average family in the city!
"Hmph, consider this money as repayment of my ten taels of silver plus compensation!" Cheng Ruyi happily put the silver notes into her purse, and casually threw Wang Liu's purse into an inconspicuous corner, pretending to rob him.
"Yes, yes, yes! You deserve compensation. You spent a lot of money on medical treatment and medicine at the clinic!" After finally tying Wang Liu up, Xu Cui picked up the bloodstained stone and wiped it on his body, asking curiously, "Ruyi, where did you get this stone? It's quite heavy, and it looks different from ordinary stones."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Ruyi also looked at the stone in Xu Cui's hand. In the urgency of the situation, she hadn't paid attention to what the stone looked like. Now, she looked at it carefully and found that apart from its strange shape, it was exactly the same as the other artificial rockery stones and had nothing special about it.
"It's just a rock, isn't it?" Ruyi said, then casually pointed, "Right there, over there a pile of these rocks..."
Ruyi's eyes suddenly lit up. She had been squatting for a long time without finding anything, but now a beautiful statue that seemed out of place had suddenly appeared.
finally found you! ! !
Cheng Ruyi was so excited that she ran over in a few steps.
The statue was half buried underground and half exposed above the ground. It was about the size of a palm, dark green in color, and had a warm and smooth feel. It was probably carved from some kind of jade.
The shape is somewhat like the lotus flower under which Guanyin Bodhisattva sits. The petals are lifelike and layered, and each petal is also engraved with textures. The craftsmanship is extremely exquisite.
Ruyi observed for a moment, then took the stone from Xu Cui's hand to compare it, and then suddenly realized!
It turns out that the stone had always been covering the jade carving. The stone was the lid of the jade carving, and the unevenness at the bottom matched the jade carving perfectly. Ruyi adjusted the position and put the stone down. Sure enough, it matched perfectly. After it was covered, it instantly looked like it was naturally blending in with the artificial rocks piled up next to it.
Sigh! Why didn't I think to pick up the stone and take a look before?
"What kind of statue is this? It looks a bit like a lotus flower. Oh, I must say, it's quite pretty. So why cover it up?" Xu Cui asked, puzzled.
Cheng Ruyi removed the stone lid, pressed and twisted the jade carving, her expression knowing. Then, feigning mystery, she looked at Xu Cui and slowly replied, "Of course, it's because of... this!"
Suddenly, she grabbed the entire lotus jade carving with one hand and spun it clockwise. Then, a "crack!" sound came from the blue brick wall behind her, and a crack slowly opened.
The TV series really lived up to my expectations! Cheng Ruyi couldn't help but sigh inwardly at this moment!
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