“He was the one who approached me first; he should have no connection with the Mo family,” Gan Xin said truthfully.
The two acted as if no one else was around, asking and answering questions in a seemingly harmonious manner. This caused Wang Zebang, Wei Yao, and the others to change their expressions repeatedly, filled with doubts, yet unsure how to react.
After learning what she wanted to know, Zheng Quchi brought the matter back to the present: "Gan Xin, you broke into my camp and caused a disturbance, and even tried to take away the imprisoned prisoners. You have to give me an explanation for this."
Otherwise, if word gets out, where will they put their reputation at Changxunpo Camp? Her husband just had an accident, and the main camp was allowed to come and go as if it were empty. What if someone finds something to use against her, saying that she is just a woman who only knows how to embroider and cut cloth at home and has no leadership ability, and uses this as an opportunity to remove her from power?
Everyone was startled, and their eyes involuntarily darted to the general's wife, their hearts pounding.
Madam, although we are very angry, we value our lives more. Losing to Mad Blade is not shameful, and there is no need to stoop to his level.
Gan Xin may seem unreasonable, and he is indeed a domineering person, but if he submits to someone, he will become reasonable.
His thick, dark eyebrows arched, and after a moment's thought, his gaze slowly fell on the knife in his hand: "I'll take the man with me now, but I'll leave this knife as proof. Gan Xin will surely come soon to give the General's wife an explanation."
The knife was drawn with a whoosh and thrown into the midst of them, knocking away iron shields and many soldiers in formation. The fierce wind whipped Zheng Quchi's hair at his temples into a wild frenzy before it slowly returned to its original position.
The knife flew past her out of the corner of her eye, and the last half of the blade slid smoothly into a rock as if it were tofu.
Zheng Quchi: "..." For a moment just now, she thought her life was over.
The Xuanjia soldiers were speechless. For a moment, they thought he was about to start a massacre.
"This knife represents me, Gan Xin. What do you think, Madam?" he asked loudly.
What else could she possibly think? If she were to push her luck any further, who knows, the knife might be aimed directly at her head next time.
Zheng Quchi looked at Qiu, and after weighing his options, made a decision: "Now that he's returned to the Mo family like this, you don't need to rush back. Just stay by his side for a while longer. Go to the Foundry to retrieve the wheelchair in ten days; someone will deliver it to you."
Gan Xin felt Qiu's body on his back suddenly stiffen and tense up after she finished speaking.
But he quickly relaxed and continued to pretend to be unconscious.
Gan Xin suddenly realized that this general's wife was indeed not simple. In the water dungeon, Qiu, who was imprisoned and tortured by her, did not care about her safety as much as he wanted to escape. He wanted Gan Xin to guarantee that he would never harm Zheng Quchi before he would leave Fuxian with him and return to the Mo family.
Gan Xin had known Qiu for quite some time, but this time, seeing her again felt like meeting her for the first time; she seemed like a complete stranger.
The carefree boy from back then has truly transformed; there's something in his eyes now, and he must have someone in his heart now.
Seeing that Zheng Quchi had mentioned being willing to make a "deal" with him, Gan Xin asked, "We didn't agree on a price that day, but now the General's wife can say so."
"Didn't we agree on this?" Zheng Quchi looked at him in surprise, then said clearly, word by word, "You want the wheelchair and Qiu, but I... want you."
Upon hearing this, Gan Xin was stunned and speechless.
These words shocked more than just him.
Qiu's breath hitched, and her hands clenched tightly.
Wei Yao and the soldiers in the camp were also stunned, looking at the general's wife in astonishment.
That's truly something else—they'll never stop until they say something shocking.
However, Zheng Quchi, with her open and pure heart and bright, clear eyes, made them realize that they had all been thinking dirty thoughts and wrong ideas.
She deliberately asked, "Gan Xin, I'll be leaving Fuxian soon. Do you know where to find me?"
Gan Xin narrowed his eyes, curled his lips into a smile, and gave her a wild and arrogant look, like an eagle surveying the earth: "Put away my Mad Blade. I will come back to retrieve it in two months."
"Alright, it's a deal."
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After Gan Xin left, Zheng Quchi looked at the large sword that had been left behind, and a smile finally appeared on her lips. She excitedly jumped up to pull it out: "This must be the sword! He named it the Mad Sword, so it must be extraordinary. If only we could forge one too..."
She had long coveted this knife. Its blade had an unusual shape, with one side resembling the spine of a dragon and the other side having a thin, undulating tip. The combination of various shapes and structures made it particularly strange, yet it possessed astonishing power.
Just as she was about to reach out and touch it, Wei Yao grabbed her hand and said urgently, "Madam, this knife is evil. It becomes more than just an ordinary knife after killing many people. If you accidentally cut your skin, it will cause it to fester and become difficult to heal."
Zheng Quchi was taken aback and quickly withdrew his hand: "Is it poisonous?"
"It's not poison."
"Can't I just wrap it in cloth and study it slowly?" Zheng Quchi, who was extremely curious about the special craftsmanship and materials, was unwilling to give up.
"It's possible, but just to be on the safe side..."
"We can't always be on the safe side. I want to try to replicate a Mad Blade. I'm very interested in it."
Since she had said so, Wei Yao had no choice but to try to find a solution for her: "The general's snow silk gloves may be able to block the blood on the blade. If Madam can find them and wear them, she will have an extra layer of protection."
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