Chapter 23: Escape from the Zhao Family
Zhao Wen looked at Xu Qiuqian and had a clue in his mind.
Don't hit someone who smiles at you.
What's more, she is alone, so it's better if she doesn't have to confront him head-on.
Seeing this, Xu Qiuqian also smiled and replied: "Mr. Zhao, you are too polite. I am just the manager of an ordinary grocery store. I am very respectful to Mr. Zhao. I have long heard of your great name."
To be honest, she was really annoyed by this kind of greetings, but she could still deal with it despite being forced to do so.
"Come, Manager Xu, take a seat."
Xu Qiuqian sat down and a servant served her tea. She didn't want to waste time, so she got straight to the point: "Where is my clerk?"
"Manager Xu, don't worry. We will just invite him to the Zhao family as a guest and treat him well."
Zhao Wen still had that gentle look on his face.
But businessmen are not gentle at all. Xu Qiuqian can see clearly that although his expression is gentle, his eyes are full of calculation.
"I wonder what Mr. Zhao wants to talk to me, a small grocery store manager, about this time?"
Hearing this, Zhao Wen smiled even more: "I've already told Manager Xu not to worry. If Manager Xu is so anxious about selling things, he won't be able to sell much."
Why are you in such a hurry to sell things? Are you going to die? Xu Qiuqian almost couldn't help rolling her eyes in her heart, and her irritability gradually rose. She barely suppressed it and stopped talking.
"Alas, Manager Xu is really anxious. Well, in that case, let me tell you the purpose of inviting Manager Xu here this time. Manager Xu, please tell us about the cultivator who possesses the Netherworld Fire."
It is indeed related to the Netherworld Fire.
At first, she thought that the Chen family would be the first to be mentioned, after all, Chen Wei saw it with his own eyes. Unexpectedly, after she refused to sell the Netherworld Fire Talisman to Chen Wei, Chen Wei never mentioned it again, and the Chen family did not take any action either. Instead, the Zhao family emerged.
"I don't know what you are talking about." Xu Qiuqian replied calmly.
"Manager Xu, what you said is really hurtful. I mean it with sincerity."
"Sincerity? What sincerity? The sincerity to kidnap my shop assistant?" Xu Qiuqian was too lazy to play along with him and simply stated it directly.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Wen still had a gentle smile on his face.
"This is indeed a misunderstanding. I originally ordered my servant to invite Manager Xu, but the servant brought back Manager Xu's clerk. I have already punished the servant. I hope Manager Xu can forgive him."
"In that case, can you let him go?"
"Okay, come on, bring the guest over."
After a while, Yun Yi was brought up. He lowered his head and his facial expression could not be seen clearly, but his body did not look messy and his clothes were not torn. Xu Qiuqian felt relieved.
"Xiao Yi." Xu Qiuqian spoke.
Yun Yi looked up suddenly and saw Xu Qiuqian's eyes suddenly lit up, then he realized something and looked panicked.
"You shouldn't have come here. These people brought me here just to lure you out."
Xu Qiuqian shook her head: "If I don't come, will I just let you stay here?"
"But……"
"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Xu Qiuqian comforted him softly. Yun Yi was stunned. From childhood to adulthood, he had never been cared for so much by anyone...
He lowered his head quickly.
"Manager Xu, are you relieved now?"
"No, the immortals have many ways to do this. What if you use other means to hurt him? I want to check it myself."
So Zhao Wen said, "Let him go."
He was not afraid that Xu Qiuqian would escape. He had just checked and found that there was not a trace of spiritual power on Xu Qiuqian's body. However, the spiritual consciousness she emitted unconsciously was not like that of an ordinary person. Her aura was weak, so it was very likely that there was something wrong with Xu Qiuqian's spiritual veins, which prevented her from using spiritual power.
Without the ability to use spiritual power, he is just like an ordinary person, so naturally he is not afraid of her escaping.
"Xiao Yi, come here."
Yun Yi walked towards Xu Qiuqian, and Xu Qiuqian checked the injuries on Yun Yi's body.
"Did they hurt you?"
Yun Yi shook his head.
"That's good."
At this time, Zhao Wen spoke again: "If Manager Xu is willing to tell us who the cultivator with the Netherworld Fire is, your grocery store can be registered under the Zhao family's name, and we will also change Manager Xu to a store with the best location on Jinghong Street. Then Manager Xu's store will not have to worry about lack of customers. Manager Xu, what do you think of this sincerity?"
Not much.
Before, Chen Wei came to her and made requests, but she refused no matter how much he persuaded her. Now Zhao Wen actually regards these as sincerity?
It's ridiculous! "What if I don't tell you?" She said expressionlessly.
Zhao Wen was calm and composed. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Then we can only ask Manager Xu and your staff to stay at Zhao's house for a few more days."
The implication is that they won't be let go until they tell the truth.
At this time, Yun Yi said in a low voice with guilt: "I'm sorry, it's all my fault..."
Xu Qiuqian pulled Yun Yi closer to her. She raised her hand and touched Yun Yi's head. Then she stood up and stretched out her hand to Yun Yi.
"Hold me tight."
Yun Yi didn't understand why, but he held on to Xu Qiuqian as he was told.
Zhao Wen watched leisurely. He wanted to see what Xu Qiuqian could do.
"How about it, Manager Xu, have you made up your mind?"
"I've thought about it."
"Oh? So Manager Xu agreed?"
Xu Qiuqian smiled slightly: "Put your pillow higher when you sleep tonight."
"What do you mean?" Zhao Wen was puzzled. He was already in the early stage of foundation building and rarely slept.
"What I mean is, just dream on!" After saying that, Xu Qiuqian threw the thing in his hand.
With a loud bang, the entire hall exploded and was filled with smoke.
Xu Qiuqian took the opportunity to tear open the teleportation scroll.
Just as the teleportation scroll glowed, Zhao Wen teleported over, grabbed her wrist, and sneered, "Want to run? You really look down on me!"
"Look down on it?" Xu Qiuqian sneered: "How is that possible? I didn't even look at it..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhao Wen felt a strange burning sensation, and a purple-black fire was rushing towards him. Zhao Wen's pupils shrank, and he had to let go of Xu Qiuqian and retreat backwards to avoid the Netherworld Fire. When he looked in Xu Qiuqian's direction, there was no trace of the two of them.
He stared at the place where Xu Qiuqian disappeared, his face terribly gloomy.
"Second Master, what should we do?" the servant asked him.
"She will come back sooner or later, unless she doesn't want her shop anymore. Send someone to guard there and report to me immediately when she comes back."
"yes!"
Zhao Wen looked gloomy: "Xu Qiuqian, I want to see how you are going to run next time..."
And this time, he became even more certain that Xu Qiuqian and the cultivator who possessed the Netherworld Fire definitely knew each other.
The other side.
In the dense jungle, white light flashed, and two people appeared out of nowhere and fell to the ground.
"Ouch!"
Xu Qiuqian covered his right arm with his left hand.
When she threw the Netherworld Fire Talisman just now, she was too close to the Netherworld Fire. Although the fire did not burn her, she was still burned by the Netherworld Fire and an area of skin as big as a fist was burned.
"Are you okay?" Yun Yi stood up from the ground and hurried to check on Xu Qiuqian's condition.
Xu Qiuqian put down his arms.
"It's okay, just a minor injury." Then he stood up with Yun Yi and looked around, "Where is this?"
It looks like it's deep in the woods.
Yun Yi felt that this place looked familiar and then he realized what was going on.
"This seems to be deep in the Fierce Wind Forest."
(End of this chapter)
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