Li Xiuning had an indescribable strange expression on her face. After a pause, she said, "You'll know when you see it later."
Chen Xuan rarely saw this kind of expression on her, and his curiosity grew even more.
Soon, Ling Mo arrived. He stayed here tonight and did not go back to the martial arts arena.
Behind Ling Mo, there was a woman. This woman had a slender figure. Although she looked old, she had the mature charm unique to women and her grace remained.
She has fair skin that is well maintained, and a well-proportioned figure that makes it almost impossible to take your eyes off her.
However, Chen Xuan recognized her identity at first sight.
This is Zhang Tianci’s mother, Zhang Tao’s wife, and Qin Baiye’s biological sister—Qin Tingyu!
Because her eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to Qin Baiye, after all, they are siblings.
And Zhang Tianci inherited a lot of her looks, so Chen Xuan was able to recognize her at a glance.
In addition to Qin Tingyu, there was also a bald, fat-headed and big-eared man with a big belly like a wine barrel.
However, this man was tied up and was in a coma. It seemed that he had been beaten up by Ling Mo.
"Master Chen!"
As soon as Ling Mo saw Chen Xuan, his expression immediately became serious, but he called out to him respectfully.
Chen Xuan smiled and nodded without saying anything, waiting for Ling Mo to explain why he came back so early.
"Master Chen, this is Qin Tingyu."
Ling Mo took the initiative to introduce, "Tingyu, this is Master Chen."
"Meet Master Chen."
Qin Tingyu bowed slightly and looked very knowledgeable and his voice was like a lark, making people feel very comfortable listening to it, like bathing in the spring breeze.
"Hehe, hello."
Chen Xuan chuckled.
As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. If someone is so polite to you, of course you should be polite to them as well.
However, Chen Xuan was a little confused. What did Ling Mo call Qin Tingyu just now?
Listen to the rain?
He actually called the person by her name instead of calling her Mrs. Qin or Mrs. Zhang.
Calling someone's name seems a bit ambiguous, doesn't it?
You know, she is a married woman!
Chen Xuan vaguely felt that there was something wrong with these two people?
It shouldn't be.
Something felt wrong, but I couldn't quite put my finger on what.
"Master Chen, Tingyu already knows what we did."
Ling Mo suddenly explained.
Chen Xuan was stunned for a moment.
Ling Mo didn't want to hide it from him, and continued, "I told her. From the first day that Master Chen came to Mancheng until now, I told her everything that happened."
Chen Xuan: “…”
At this moment, he was a little speechless.
Originally, he wanted to trick Qin Tingyu into selling her property and shipping all the silver she got to Mancheng.
Once the money goes into Chen Xuan's pocket, it all belongs to him.
Unexpectedly, Ling Mo actually told others the truth.
Please, we kidnapped her husband, son, and brother!
If you tell her the truth, will she still give you the money?
Seeing Chen Xuan's expression, Qin Tingyu naturally knew what he was thinking.
After a pause, she said, "Master Chen, my brother, husband, and son have committed many evil deeds and have ended up like this. It's their own fault. I will not defend them at all."
"Besides, I know what you want, Master Chen. Our combined assets are indeed nearly 400,000 taels."
"But in fact, our silver and gold combined only amount to about 200,000 taels. The remaining 200,000 taels are from shops, farmland, restaurants, and other businesses in the 24 cities. If we sell these assets, we can get nearly 200,000 taels."
"If you want, Master Chen, I can give you everything."
Qin Tingyu's voice was very soft, and sounded like a gentle woman telling a story.
Chen Xuan was stunned when he heard this.
Qin Tingyu actually planned to give him all the family property?
Why does this sound a bit unrealistic?
Not only did Chen Xuan find it outrageous, Li Xiuning and the others also found it a little unbelievable.
That's four hundred thousand taels of silver, all your family's belongings!
"You gave me all your property, so you must have some request."
Chen Xuan thought about it and said.
Although this matter is outrageous, Qin Tingyu has already come here, which is like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth.
If Chen Xuan doesn't let her go, she can't leave. It can be said that Chen Xuan can control her however he wants!
Qin Tingyu nodded slightly and said softly: "I have two requests, one is excessive and the other is not excessive."
"Listen to the one that's not excessive first." Chen Xuan said.
"I hope Master Chen will show mercy and let my brother, husband, and son live."
Chen Xuan touched his chin and nodded: "This request is indeed not excessive. Don't worry, as long as they work hard to reform, I will not harm them. When the time is right, I will release them. If you want to visit them, I will not stop you."
Chen Xuanguan was taking care of them, but he didn't want them to eat for free. They had to work. Every day they had to hoe the fields, carry manure and irrigate the fields. Only by working honestly could they have food to eat. He wanted them to experience what it meant to have every grain of rice earned through hard work.
"Let's talk about that excessive request." Chen Xuan continued.
He was rather curious as to what this excessive request was.
Qin Tingyu did not reply immediately, but glanced at Ling Mo first. After seeing Ling Mo nodded slightly, she took a deep breath and said:
"Please save me, Master Chen!"
"Huh?" Chen Xuan was stunned for a moment, wondering if he had heard it wrong?
At this moment, Qin Tingyu suddenly clasped his fists and knelt on the ground.
"What are you doing? Get up quickly."
Chen Xuan didn't have the habit of letting others kneel down before him, so he quickly helped her up and couldn't help asking, "What do you mean by asking me to save you? Are you sick? Or something else?"
A trace of shame appeared on Qin Tingyu's face. For a moment, he didn't know where to start and was hesitant to speak.
"Let me tell you."
Ling Mo sighed, took a step forward, and explained, "After I went to Tiger City, I immediately found Tingyu's pawnshop to meet her, but I didn't expect..."
Ling Mo told what happened.
Everyone suddenly realized.
"No wonder you brought back a fat pig you didn't recognize. It turns out that this pig is a direct descendant of the Zhao family, the largest family on the border. His uncle is actually the King of Zhenxi."
Only then did Chen Xuan realize that this greasy, black, fat man had such a powerful background.
Regardless of whether he is the direct descendant of the Zhao family or the nephew of the King of Zhenxi, any one of these identities alone would allow him to march across the border with authority.
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