Li Mingming continued to recount the events of that time.
After Li Qingqing found out, she went into hiding everywhere. The gang wanted to kill them, and Bai Shuang wouldn't let her get away with it either.
With a cliff in front of him, pursuers behind him, and no food left, he happened to meet Zhao Lin, who was searching for news of Bai Shuang.
At that time, Li Qingqing and her sister were aimlessly drifting in a rubber boat, feeling dizzy from hunger and having to avoid people.
Suddenly I saw two people: a middle-aged woman and an older man.
A woman held a moxa stick that had been spilling out from Building C and asked a passerby if he knew where the moxa stick was made. The passerby shook his head.
The sisters thought this might be an opportunity, so they rowed the boat across.
"If I tell you where this mugwort comes from, will there be any reward?"
Zhao Lin, having exhausted all other options, offered a high price: "Five jin of rice."
Hearing this, Bai Shuang remembered her mistake. The mulberry bark paper used to make moxa sticks was specially made by the Bai family. Only members of the Bai family and those in the industry could tell the difference. She would have to be more careful in the future.
At the time, Li Qingqing did not expect Zhao Lin to offer such a high price.
"Give me half first, and I'll tell you."
Zhao Lin: "I'll give you two jin first. If you don't agree, we'll find someone else."
Li Qingqing then told Zhao Lin that Ai Xiang was sold in Building C of Yichen Tianfu, and told her everything she knew about Bai Shuang.
The astute Zhao Lin discerned from between the lines that Li Qingqing harbored envy, jealousy, and hatred towards Bai Shuang. Observing their situation, she found them to be hungry, filthy, and homeless.
They promptly extended an olive branch to them, promising to provide them with supplies after the matter was resolved, so that they could live a stable life.
Li Qingqing couldn't have asked for more: she could both take revenge on the person she hated and obtain supplies.
Based on the principle that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, the two hit it off immediately.
Zhao Lin wanted to train them to be her own servants, while they desperately wanted a place to live.
As for Li Mingming, she has always been led by the nose by her younger sister, who never listens to her opinions. But she can't bring herself to leave her sister, she's worried about her sister, and always wants to protect her.
Bai Shuang inquired about her uncle, Bai Zhifan's situation.
Li Mingming said that once, Sun Zheng said he had hidden supplies in a certain place and asked Bai Zhifan and Bai Hao to go and get them, but they never came back.
It was only later that I learned that the place Sun Zheng was talking about was a cannibalistic cave.
Upon hearing this, Bai Shuang wished she could kill that old scoundrel and Zhao Lin immediately.
Although Bai Zhifan and Bai Hao were not good people, they were not evil either. The reason their mother allowed Bai Shuang to let Zhao Lin and the others in before she passed away was because Bai Zhifan was her only brother.
The reason Bai Shuang had let them go before was because Bai Zhifan was her maternal grandfather's only son.
I never imagined that I would be killed by that old scoundrel Sun Zheng.
Bai Shuang: "What about Bai Qianqian and Liu Pengfei?"
Li Mingming continued speaking.
Liu Pengfei had initially agreed to be with Bai Qianqian for personal gain, but now that he sees Zhao Lin and the others are declining, he naturally seeks other opportunities.
By chance, he met Kang Wen, the young master of the Kang family, and with his silver tongue, he won him over.
Liu Pengfei sought refuge with the Kang family, and Bai Qianqian, who was infatuated with him, followed him.
As for the Kang family's purpose in taking them in, that remains unknown.
The Kang family also runs a traditional Chinese medicine hospital. They used to be rivals of the Bai family, and before the natural disaster, they had been openly and secretly fighting with the Bai family. However, they were suppressed by the Bai family and always ranked second among traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in China.
In fact, the Bai family did not specifically suppress anyone; they simply earned their living through their own abilities. It was only when their interests were threatened that their competitors became dissatisfied.
However, it all depends on one's own abilities, and there's nothing that can be done if the other party is dissatisfied.
Is Sun Zheng a traitor to the Bai family, or a lackey of others? Or both?
From what Li Mingming said, they were using Li Qingqing's jealousy of Bai Shuang to gather information about her.
They were also taught some harmful skills and given poison, so that they could kill Bai Shuang whenever they had the chance.
Unexpectedly, Li Qingqing was so impatient that she failed after only a few days.
If my dear aunt knew that the traitor they had carefully nurtured for half a year had just vanished, wouldn't she be heartbroken?
Bai Shuang: "You still haven't told me where they live?"
Li Mingming: "We didn't know where they lived. When we arrived, they blindfolded us and wouldn't let us leave."
They weren't even treated like human beings; their food and drink were cut back, just enough to keep them from starving.
She was blindfolded the entire way back to Yichen Residential Area, where she was finally unblinded.
Seeing that she didn't seem to be lying, Bai Shuang continued to ask, "How do you usually keep in touch?"
"We go to the corner on the east side of the residential area every three days. The person we contact will only come out when they see us, and each time we contact someone, it's a temporary hire."
That's really cunning. The place Li Mingming mentioned is a crossroads, a place with many people passing by normally, so no one can be sure.
Bai Shuang felt that their wariness meant they were very afraid of her.
Bai Shuang: "Do you have a code word when you make contact?"
Li Mingming: "No, it's just that I have to wear the blue clothes they give me every time."
Alright, Li Mingming has finished speaking, and Bai Shuang must now fulfill her promise.
Even though Li Mingming was burdened by her sister, Bai Shuang didn't want to leave any hidden dangers behind.
He took a small bottle out of his pocket, opened the cap, and let her smell it. Li Mingming instantly fainted. Then he pierced her vital point with a needle, and Li Mingming went to the underworld.
At this moment, Li Qingqing was so scared that she wet herself. She looked at Bai Shuang with pleading eyes, and all the toughness she had shown at the beginning was gone.
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