So he was my master!
Qin Shuang's family may not have much else, but they have plenty of money. She said, "Alright, ten thousand taels it is. Release them now."
Everyone was shocked.
She's so stupid!
Wei Zhe was surprised that she would actually agree. He stared at Qin Shuang's retreating figure in astonishment. The man in black said, "Deal. Just hand over the silver to the person next to you."
Suddenly, a man appeared beside Qin Shuang. Qin Shuang readily handed him the silver notes. After the man took them, Qin Shuang whispered to him, "Tell your master that I want to talk to him."
The man whispered, "I understand."
Seeing how close they were, Wei Zhe cursed inwardly.
How shameless! She does this with every man!
Qin Shuang glanced at her servants, who nodded. At that moment, Ya'er was brought in.
Upon seeing this, Wei Zhe immediately went over and hugged her. Ya'er also hugged him happily and said, "Brother Wei, I thought I would never see you again."
Wei Zhe still couldn't speak, so the attendant pulled them aside and said, "Let's go."
Wei Zhe walked along with Ya'er, and when he looked around and found that Qin Shuang was nowhere to be seen, he immediately stopped and looked at the servant. The servant knew what he meant and calmly said, "You don't need to worry about your master's affairs."
Wei Zhe was so angry that he was about to hit him, but the servant took his fist and said, "You can't beat me. And if you're worried about your master, there's no need for that. After all, you've wanted to kill her for a long time, haven't you?"
Wei Zhe was stunned for a moment after hearing this. The servant took the opportunity to pull the person away. After they were outside, Wei Zhe was finally able to speak. He said angrily, "Aren't you her servants?! Why didn't you do anything about her?!"
Ya'er asked, "Brother Wei, what are you talking about? Who is she?"
Wei Zhe grabbed her and said, "She is your savior!"
Ya'er asked doubtfully, "That sister? But... she's a bad person. Brother Wei, you said that everyone who comes here is a bad person."
Wei Zhe was stunned after hearing this.
Yes, that's what I said, but... is she really a bad person?
Seeing this, the servant deliberately said, "Hey, since the master is a bad person, why do you look so worried?"
Wei Zhe said, "Hmph, it's none of your business! You're all disloyal, I'm going to report you to her father!"
The servant laughed and said, "Alright, let's go back quickly then."
Wei Zhe paused for a moment, and the servants immediately took the person back to the Qin residence. Wei Zhe angrily went to find Qin Shuang's father, Qin Hui. As soon as Wei Zhe entered the room, he hurriedly said, "Go to the slave market and rescue Qin Shuang! And her servants are not loyal at all! Deal with them quickly!"
Everyone was shocked. If they didn't see him and only listened, they would think he was the one in charge. Qin Hui sat in his chair and slowly sipped his tea, saying, "What's the panic? Didn't I tell you to protect Shuang'er?"
After saying that, he paused for a moment, then slowly raised his head to look at Wei Zhe in front of him and said, "Why aren't you with Shuang'er?"
Wei Zhe said speechlessly, "How would I know?"
Qin Hui asked, "Shuang'er, are you there all alone?"
Wei Zhe nodded and said, "Yes, hurry up and save them."
Qin Hui looked at the servants, and one of them stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "These are the young lady's orders."
Upon hearing this, Wei Zhe looked at him angrily and said, "Tsk! Does she have to obey her orders? What if something happens to a young lady like her there?!"
Ya'er was puzzled.
Wouldn't it be better if something happened? Did Brother Wei soften his heart?
The servants remained silent. Qin Hui said, "Then we'll listen to her. You may all leave."
Wei Zhe immediately retorted, "Are you trying to kill your daughter?"
Seeing that Qin Hui remained unmoved, he said, "If you won't go, I will!"
Ya'er immediately hugged Wei Zhe and said, "Brother Wei, don't go. You finally got out. What will happen to Ya'er if something happens to you?"
Wei Zhe advised, "Ya'er, your brother must go find her. After all, she is your savior, and we cannot repay kindness with enmity."
Ya'er was stunned for a moment, and Wei Zhe took the opportunity to leave.
Upon seeing the man in black, Qin Shuang said, "Since the market is so profitable, I'd like to get a piece of the pie. What do you think, Master?"
After hearing this, the man in black sized up Qin Shuang, clearly suspecting her motives.
He laughed and said, "Since you can so readily take out ten thousand taels of silver, you must not be short of money."
Qin Shuang looked into his eyes and said, "But who would complain about having too much money?"
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "That's true, but... why would you think I'd be willing to give away money to others?"
Before she finished speaking, the man in black beside Qin Shuang had already placed a knife against her neck. Qin Shuang tentatively asked, "The sect leader probably doesn't want another enemy, does she?"
After laughing loudly, the shopkeeper said, "Hahahaha! If that's the case, it's not that I have no enemies, but... I happen to have many enemies. What does that mean?"
These words clearly told Qin Shuang that he had rejected many people and would not accept Qin Shuang's offer. Qin Shuang stopped pretending and said, "That means you are really annoying and you're always trying to have your cake and eat it too."
The shop owner wasn't angry. He said, "If I agree, what if someone gets hold of something against me?"
Qin Shuang said, "But if you don't agree, you'll still have leverage against me."
The shopkeeper said, "You don't understand. I'm naturally at ease when I have leverage over someone else, but if someone else does, I'll be worried every day. So those people can only die."
Qin Shuang said, "It seems you handled it well, otherwise there would have been no word of it."
The shop owner chuckled, "Of course, so... how would Miss Qin like to die?"
"If you're allowed into the slave market, they'll definitely investigate your background," Qin Shuang said, not surprised. "I want to compete with that lion."
The shop owner said after hearing this, "Miss Qin has chosen a rather unpleasant way to die, but it doesn't matter. I respect other people's wishes."
Qin Shuang was then brought onto the field. In order not to attract attention, Qin Shuang still wore a mask. Everyone bet on the lion to win. After a while, Qin Shuang and the lion fought desperately and barely won.
The shopkeeper said with some surprise, "I didn't expect you to survive. Someone, take her away."
Qin Shuang was taken to a room and locked up. After the others left, Qin Shuang got up from the ground and looked around. The room was very small. Qin Shuang tried to open the door, and to her surprise, the door opened easily.
There was no one outside, and Qin Shuang was puzzled.
What does he mean? Did he realize I was pretending to be weak?
She made her way to the innermost room without any trouble. Qin Shuang rummaged through the drawers and cabinets looking for something, and finally she found the important ledger of the slave market.
Something about this simplicity just doesn't feel right.
A short while later, she heard someone coming. Qin Shuang gripped the ledger and went out to fight. After a long time, she fought her way to the front hall and saw Wei Zhe fighting with many men in black, while everyone else hid to the side.
The shopkeeper laughed and said, "Tonight is really lively, which has added some fun for us. You can place your bets on whether our side or their side will win."
The crowd immediately shouted, "Great! That's more fun!"
They immediately started placing bets on the shop owner's side. Qin Shuang stepped forward to help, but the man in black suddenly attacked her.
Qin Shuang could only fight back. Wei Zhe, after noticing this, exclaimed in shock, "You actually know martial arts! I even wanted to come and save you!"
Qin Shuang said, "When did I say I didn't know martial arts?"
Wei Zhe was speechless. Then he heard the sound of a large group of footsteps. Qin Hui's servants and the Imperial Guards appeared together. Qin Hui pointed at the ward master and said, "Men! Seize him!"
Seeing this, everyone tried to take the opportunity to escape, but Qin Hui shouted, "This place is surrounded! Why don't you surrender now!"
Upon hearing this, everyone could only place their hopes on the shop owner.
The Imperial Guards immediately attacked the shop owner, while men in black surrounded him to protect him, and the slave market was instantly filled with the chaos of swords and spears.
Qin Shuang hurriedly went to Qin Hui's side, took out the account book, and opened it. Unexpectedly, it was full of blank paper with not a single word inside.
It wasn't that easy after all.
Seeing this, the shop owner said, "Miss Qin, as I said, I only feel at ease when I have leverage over someone. But I never expected that you would have a relationship with the emperor. It's quite surprising."
Wei Zhe retorted, displeased, "You're surprised?! I'm the one who's surprised!"
The shop owner and everyone else were stunned.
...Should we do this now too?
While confronting the man, Wei Zhe shouted, "Get to work! Don't just have the bravado but no ability!"
As Qin Shuang ran towards the shop owner, she said, "Cover me."
The Imperial Guards replied, "Yes."
Wei Zhe also tried his best to cover for Qin Shuang. The shop owner calmly said, "I wonder if Miss Qin's martial arts have improved. Let me see today."
Upon hearing this, Qin Shuang froze. She looked at the shop owner in disbelief, who calmly met her gaze. Qin Shuang's eyes were filled with disbelief. Wei Zhe, seeing this, asked, puzzled, "Qin Shuang, what's wrong?"
After regaining her senses, Qin Shuang used the front railing for leverage and used her light footwork to attack the opposite ward master. The ward master pulled her over and demonstrated a sword dance hand in hand. Qin Hui was shocked to see the ward master and Qin Shuang in front of him. This was how Qin Shuang's master first taught her martial arts, and this was the first skill she learned.
Wei Zhe said, "Seriously? How do you still have time to practice swordsmanship?! Are you going to attack them or not? I don't even know if I should help you or not?"
The shop owner smiled and said, "Long time no see, Shuang'er."
Wei Zhe exclaimed in shock, "Are you all in cahoots?!"
Qin Hui angrily punched him on the head and said, "Who's in cahoots with him!"
Wei Zhe covered his head and said, "No, no, why did you hit me?"
Qin Shuang pushed him away, puzzled, and said, "Why have you become like this?!"
The shop owner sat down and said, "Shuang'er, revenge must be taken, right? Otherwise... you'll be an unfaithful, unjust, and unfilial person."
Qin Shuang was stunned. These were the words Qin Shuang had said before. He had once asked Qin Shuang, "Shuang'er, do you want to avenge the murder of your father and mother? Or any other deep-seated hatred?"
Xiao Qin Shuang thought for a moment and said, "A blood feud cannot go unavenged, otherwise one would be an unfaithful, unjust, and unfilial person. However, how to avenge it should be carefully considered. When will the cycle of revenge end? If it can be handled reasonably, perhaps there will be no more hatred."
Wei Zhe said unhappily, "Hey, no, what does your revenge have to do with us? How do you think you can get away with this? Besides, people believe in revenge. Let me take my revenge later, so you won't deny it."
Everyone looked at him after hearing this.
That's a pretty unique way of thinking!
Qin Hui said, "Are you stupid? Do you think he would let you take revenge? You're just good at talking."
The shopkeeper looked at Wei Zhe speechlessly and said, "How come I never noticed you talked so much before?"
Wei Zhe replied, "The past is the past, and the present is the present. Besides, I've always been this way, so what's it to you?"
Qin Shuang looked at the shop owner and said, "The shop owner has a bad memory. He only remembers the beginning of what was said and doesn't remember the rest at all."
Knowing who he is but still calling him "Master" signifies that he is no longer her master, and she neither acknowledges nor wants to acknowledge him.
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