The reason he so readily brought the entire village was because of this.
Qingfeng Temple is too close to Jiangjia Village and has always been a threat. He wouldn't feel at ease without coming to investigate.
He doesn't have the same ability as the Huang family to invite so many people.
“That’s not how it works,” Huang Shi shook his head. “This whole mess was caused by my son. It’s a favor if you help, and it’s your right not to. I’ll remember that favor.”
He couldn't just take advantage of someone's polite words; he knew exactly what was going on, even if others didn't.
If it weren't for my son's blatant provocation, Qingfeng Temple would still be hiding in the shadows, and would never have been exposed.
Otherwise, this Taoist temple has been built for quite some years, so why hasn't anyone noticed that he's selling dog meat under the guise of mutton?
"Don't worry about it," Chief Jiang waved his hand. "It was just a small favor, something I did on the spur of the moment."
Despite saying that, he was actually very happy, and he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.
It's better to meet someone who knows right from wrong than an ingrate; you never know when you might need this favor in the future.
As the night deepened, the people who had been exchanging pleasantries gradually fell silent, gripping their weapons tightly and becoming solemnly vigilant.
"Mother," Huang Lao Er asked in a low voice, "Will someone really come tonight?"
“There definitely will be,” Jiang Nuan said with certainty. “If you want to keep the secret, you have to silence them as quickly as possible.”
"Then why didn't you come during the day?" Old Huang asked, puzzled. "It's been several hours already."
"Husband, haven't you ever heard a saying?"
"What did you say?"
"On a dark and windy night, murder and arson are most likely to occur."
“It has nothing to do with this,” Jiang Nuan explained. “It’s not that they don’t want to come, but that they can’t. First of all, there’s the information gap. It would take Qingfeng at least two hours to observe and determine the cause after he sensed something was wrong. They also need to make various arrangements, which takes time.”
Preparing manpower and weapons, formulating plans, and thinking about escape routes can't be done in less than a few hours.
"So that's how it is." Old Huang suddenly realized.
What Jiang Nuan didn't know was that she only guessed part of the reason.
The real obstacle to those in charge was the influential figures of Qingfeng Temple, the organization's higher-ups.
Qingfeng Temple is just a small branch of the organization with limited strength, and the headquarters has absolute control over it.
The important person repeatedly emphasized not to cause him trouble, and the person in charge dared not let him know what happened today.
He wanted to silence the man as quickly as possible, but although the man was gone, he had left behind trusted confidants as informants, so he dared not make any big moves.
Not only did they dare not make any moves, they also had to pretend that nothing had happened, lest someone notice that something was wrong and then settle scores with them.
As darkness fell, the manager, though extremely anxious, showed no sign of it on his face and greeted the coming and going guests as usual.
"Mr. Jin, please come in..."
backyard.
Qin frowned as she looked at her two sisters-in-law who had returned. "Why are you back so soon?"
She thought the two of them would struggle for a while longer.
“We don’t want to come back either,” said Sister-in-law Qin, who had been crying all day, her eyes swollen like walnuts and her voice hoarse. “We really have nowhere else to go.”
When they returned to Qin Family Village, they found out that their house had been burned down by the villagers, leaving them with nowhere to live.
Even the Qin family members were nowhere to be seen.
The two sisters-in-law asked everyone in the village, but no one knew where the Qin family had gone.
With nowhere to go and no home to live, they had no other choice, no matter how much they disliked Qingfeng Temple.
"Nowhere to go?" Qin's eyes turned strange. She remembered that the Qin family's house had been burned down. "Didn't you look for those beasts from the Qin family?"
"We couldn't find them," Qin Ersao said, devastated. In just one day, she looked more than ten years older. "Nobody in the whole village knows where they went. I heard they haven't been seen since yesterday."
"Didn't find it?" Qin's face suddenly turned cold. "They ran away really fast!"
Did these people anticipate that they would make a move?
“The Qin family are all inhuman, inhuman, they have no humanity at all,” Qin Ersao collapsed to the ground in despair. “I must have done too many bad things in my past life, and God couldn’t bear to see it, so He punished me by making me marry into the Qin family.”
These people are just wearing a human skin; they're worse than animals.
"The world is vast, yet there's nowhere for the two of us to find refuge." Sister-in-law Qin hugged her younger brother and sister-in-law. "I still hope you'll leave us a way to survive."
This was the real reason the two met with Lady Qin.
Now that things have come to this, survival is the most important thing. However, Qingfeng Temple is not a good place to go. If the sister-in-law refuses to protect him, he will die sooner or later.
The two sisters-in-law had some friction before, but they went through hardships together and the darkest time of their lives, and their relationship is better than ever.
"Benefits?" Qin lowered her eyes and spoke slowly, "What benefits can I get?"
She's no longer a foolish and naive person; she considers the pros and cons of everything she does, even something as simple as talking.
"What do you want?" Now, Sister-in-law Qin seemed to have regained some of her rationality. "Anything we have, or anything you fancy, you can take."
Except for life!
More than ever, she wanted to live well. Only by living could she find the Qin family and seek justice for herself.
She also hated the Qin family.
Without Qin's scheming, things wouldn't have turned out this way.
However, now, he can only survive by clinging to this person he hates to the core.
"Your awareness is very high," Qin Shi raised her eyebrows, noticing Qin's sister-in-law's transformation. "I agree to this. As for the conditions, we'll discuss them later."
Anyway, it's just a matter of saying a few words, and it doesn't take much effort. No matter what the return is, it's not a loss.
Upon hearing this, the two breathed a deep sigh of relief, bowed respectfully, and turned to leave.
Led by the young Taoist, they returned to the dark room where they had stayed the day before.
Although the conditions in the dark room were not bad, it was very dark, gloomy and damp, and even with the candle burning, it was still frightening.
"Sister-in-law," Qin Ersao hugged her arm tightly, tears streaming down her face, "don't we have any other choice?"
“No,” Sister-in-law Qin said calmly. “Don’t even think about going back to your parents’ home. If they find out about our shameful affair, they might strangle us to death.”
"How am I any different from a harem member?"
“No, you’re wrong,” Sister-in-law Qin said, staring blankly into the distance. “We’re not even as good as courtesans; we’re prostitutes!”
Although the concubines were of low status, they were accepted by the world, while the two women could only live in the dark, unable to see any light.
"Don't worry about these things," said the newly arrived Master Jin, who immediately revealed a lewd smile upon hearing this. "With my favor, none of that matters."
My reputation is indeed important; as expected, it's still these two tonight.
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