Chapter 216 Temporary Safety
She sat lazily on the wall, her legs swinging back and forth, and her pale skin, which was faintly visible, dazzled many people's eyes.
From the inside out, he exuded a sense of laziness and charm, and even the woman couldn't help blushing.
Monk Li bowed pretentiously and asked, "Excuse me, young lady, from what family are you from?"
When the girl heard this, she bent over with laughter.
Li Xiushi's eyes widened. Just as he was about to continue speaking, the girl's expression changed and she rushed over the wall: "Your eyes are too dirty. I don't like them."
She hooked her hands and stabbed them straight into his eyes.
Monk Li was unable to react and the guards beside him stepped forward to stop him in time.
The head of the Cheng family shouted, "Miss Li Er, what do you mean by this?"
Miss Li Er sneered and said, "You Cheng family are afraid of this loser, but I am not."
The Cheng family's face darkened. She continued, "Your Cheng family is one of the four great families, how can you be more timid than our Li family? You are really bringing shame to our family."
The head of the Cheng family said coldly, "Miss Li Er, does your father know what you did today?"
"Hey, what's wrong? The dignified head of the Cheng family is planning to resort to tactical tactics like complaining. This girl has really opened her eyes today!"
The head of the Cheng family was so angry at this man that his face turned blue.
Monk Li said, "I was wondering which young lady was dressed so disgustingly. It turns out to be the second daughter of the renowned Li family. You are the only young lady from a noble family known for your promiscuity."
Miss Li Er said disdainfully: "Don't worry, no matter how lewd you are, you can't be so lewd. I don't even look down on people like you."
Monk Li pointed at her and was about to curse again, but her face turned cold: "You're pointing your finger at me, Xiaoqing, do it!"
A man in green jumped in and slashed at Monk Li with a big knife.
The monks who had originally surrounded Tao Zi all rushed over, intending to protect him.
He retreated repeatedly, even retreating to a place not far from Tao Zi, and cursed: "You only have a few people, and you still want to kill me, but..."
Before he could finish his words, a dagger was placed on his neck and he was no longer able to breathe.
Everyone fell silent, with only Tao Zi's smiling voice lingering in the background: "Miss Li Er, I'm truly sorry for not letting you kill him to vent your anger. However, he was trying to attack my junior sister and even conflating right and wrong. Reasonably and emotionally, I should have killed him."
Miss Li Er raised her eyebrows and laughed, "Hahaha, well done, very good! I, Li Er, will make you my friend."
The head of the Cheng family was furious, and the aura of Xuan Zhaoqi leaked out: "Tao Zi, how dare you kill someone in front of me!"
"He dared to distort the truth right in front of you, so how could I not dare to kill him?"
Miss Li Er said casually, "Master Cheng, this man is my friend. If you dare to attack him, it means you look down on my Li family. You'd better watch out."
Tao Zi stood there smiling, saying nothing.
Because the Minglan Sect was established too recently, she didn't have many opportunities to interact with the four great families, and she couldn't even spare the energy to pay attention to things here. But she still knew that the Cheng family was not among the four great families twenty years ago.
Judging from today's situation, the head of the Cheng family is really a joke. Even Miss Li Er can easily control him. I don't know what means the Cheng family used to get to the top.
Miss Li Er was still smiling: "Master Cheng, I will marry into the Cheng family sooner or later. Please give me, your niece-in-law, some face. Could it be that a mere cultivator is not as good as one of our own family members?"
The Cheng family head's expression darkened. He said, "We'll discuss this later. Let's go."
He left with Monk Li's body, but left many people outside, probably preparing to monitor or even imprison them.
Miss Li Er winked at Tao Zi and the others, her eyes full of smiles: "Because of you this time, Cheng Er owes me a favor."
Tao Zi smiled and said half-jokingly, "You can also count this favor on us."
She waved her hand. "Goodbye. It's more fun to blame Cheng Er. I'll go find him first. See you later, my friends."
Seeing her and Xiaoqing jump over the wall and leave, Xi Jing said, "This girl is quite interesting."
Tao Zi nodded: "Yes."
Han Yueshan added: "She has a really good figure, but she has a pretty fierce temper."
Zhao Xue was thinking about something else: "Is this just the end of the matter?"
She said, "Of course not. It's just temporarily safe. Let's go inside and talk."
Several people walked in, and the flower monk closed the door. Li Xiu skillfully took out the soundproofing talisman and said, "This talisman is about to be lost."
Xi Jing replied, "I'll make some when I have time."
"Excuse me, Fellow Daoist Xi Jing." He changed the subject. "Why is the head of the Cheng family like this? I used to think that noble families would eventually bow before cultivators, but judging by the behavior of Miss Li Er, that's not the case!"
Han Yueshan also followed up on the topic: "With this attitude, how did the Cheng family become one of the four great families? Don't the other three families despise it?"
The Flower Monk began to explain, "The Cheng family is a rising star in recent years. The previous head of the Cheng family was the father of the current head. He was highly praised, but I don't know why his son is like this."
Zhao Xue sneered and said, "This is what they call a good bamboo produces bad shoots."
Tao Zi sat there without saying a word. She had thought about contacting the four great families before, but the interest disputes behind these families were too complicated, and the Minglan Sect was far less confident than the other sects. After weighing the pros and cons, she chose to stay away.
She originally had other ideas about this line of work, but now she has no ideas at all.
"Senior Sister, what should we do next?"
Tao Zi looked at Xi Jing, patted her head, and said, "Don't worry, it will be solved."
She lowered her eyes to look at the broken jade pendant in her hand, and said, "It's not a good idea to stay in the Cheng family for long. You must leave within three days at the latest."
"What about the auction?"
"It depends."
Not long after, Second Master Cheng appeared in the courtyard. He coughed and said slowly, "Everyone, I'm so sorry."
Tao Zi opened the door and looked at him: "What Patriarch Cheng did is really chilling."
He gave a wry smile, looking helpless: "The sect behind that person has cooperated with our Cheng family for many years, so uncle has to be cautious."
Xi Jing stood behind her and said, "I understand. After all, we are outsiders, and it is indeed irrational to offend others for our sake. But by doing this, we are not afraid of being looked down upon by others."
Cheng Anyue's smile became more bitter.
What my uncle did was really wrong.
Either he made a mistake completely and locked up Tao Zi and the others, all for the sake of "love", or he didn't fear offending that sect and put reason first.
In his opinion, the latter is undoubtedly the best. After all, that sect is not that important, and the Cheng family has no need to be afraid of them.
But my uncle is always worried about this and that, and he offends both sides. It's really... eh.
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