While Yuan Zhao was still sensible, Qiao Zhen grabbed Li Luo by the back of his collar and threw him out. Then, a pig-like laugh erupted outside the door. "Don't listen to what he says. Let me see your legs. Aren't they cute?"
Yuan Zhao lowered his head sullenly, glanced at the pink pig on his leg, and then looked away, unable to bear looking at it. He felt that he could never get rid of the psychological trauma he had about his calf.
Qiao Zhen immediately brought the food plate to Yuan Zhao's side, "Eat dinner first. You didn't eat lunch and were in pain for so long, you must be exhausted by now."
Yuan Zhao looked at Qiao Zhen's slightly trembling hands, took the food plate, and said, "It's alright."
Actually, Qiao Zhen was the one who was more tired. She was constantly on edge, afraid of making a mistake while tattooing... although it was indeed her subordinates who didn't handle things well, which led to the creation of Peppa Pig.
Qiao Zhen moved a stool to the side of the bed, then placed the dishes on the stool. "You rest well, I'm going out for a bit."
Before Yuan Zhao could answer, Qiao Zhen had already pushed open the door and gone out to find Li Luo. "Li Luo."
"What?" Li Luo leaned against the door frame, a blade of grass he had picked from who-knows-where dangling from his mouth.
Qiao Zhen cut to the chase and asked, "Who is that good-looking person in the Qingfeng Palace prison that you ordered to take care of?"
Li Luo replied casually, "How would I know?"
"He fought me today because he stood up for Yuan Lin. If Yuan Lin wants to deal with Yuan Zhao, that guy is a blind swordsman." Qiao Zhen, imitating Li Luo, leaned against the doorframe and said casually, "There might be more blind swordsmen in the future, after all, Yuan Zhao's leg..."
Li Luo fell silent. Yuan Zhao was in the open while he was in the shadows. All the open and hidden arrows were blocked by Yuan Zhao for him. He couldn't possibly remain indifferent.
Qiao Zhen suddenly reached out her left hand to attack Li Luo's mask. Li Luo turned her head to dodge, but Qiao Zhen stretched out her right arm, and with a bang, the mask on Li Luo's face fell to the ground.
What a clever feint!
Although Qiao Zhen already knew that Li Luo looked exactly like Yuan Zhao, she still put on a surprised expression, her lips slightly parted in an "o" shape.
Li Luo's features and contours were almost identical to Yuan Zhao's, but his complexion was deathly pale, as if he hadn't seen the sun in a long time. His sharp gaze pierced Qiao Zhen's eyes. "Are you satisfied with what you see?"
"Satisfied." Qiao Zhen nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. "It seems you and Yuan Zhao have a close relationship. Then I won't have to get involved in this matter, right?"
A cross appeared between Li Luo's eyebrows. "He's dead. No one in this world will ever use my face again. I can openly take his place. Why should I save him?"
Qiao Zhen: ? ? Holy crap.
Qiao Zhen, whose IQ isn't high enough, suggests that she might be encountering a fake, enraged personality. Shouldn't Li Luo suddenly get angry and go berserk at this point? Why is she acting like it's none of her business and keeping to herself?
"Whatever," Qiao Zhen managed to say, then left, ignoring the fact that it was none of her business.
In the blink of an eye, Qiao Zhen and Yuan Zhao had been staying in Qingfeng Palace for three months. Although Li Luo said that Yuan Zhao's life or death was none of his business, he still eliminated a lot of Yuan Lin's forces.
At the time, Li Luo was surprised by how rapidly Yuan Lin's power had expanded and how solid his foundation was. He even asked Qiao Zhen if Yuan Lin had been hiding his true strength before.
Qiao Zhen's response was a disdainful look, her eyes conveying the message: How can you cannon fodder compare to the chosen one?
Yuan Zhao and Li Luo still haven't understood that look in their eyes.
Qiao Zhen hasn't been idle for the past three months. She used her relationship with Boss Song to cut off half of Yuan Lin's source of income. But Yuan Lin is just too pretentious. He established an intelligence organization, an assassin organization, and even an ancient version of Taobao and a slow delivery service.
To be honest, if Yuan Lin hadn't blocked the mission target's path to tribulation, Qiao Zhen would have already joined Yuan Lin's ranks as his underling.
Fortunately, after three months of rest, Yuan Zhao had mostly let go of the past ordeal on his leg. However, every time he saw the pink pig on his leg, he couldn't help but feel depressed for a while.
Just as Qiao Zhen and Yuan Zhao were arm in arm, plotting how to scheme against the Yuan family, Li Luo slowly drifted past the window, casually giving Qiao Zhen a disdainful look.
Qiao Zhen didn't understand the meaning of that look at first, until a bloody storm swept through the martial arts world, the fuse being the people of the Qingfeng Hall of the Liluo Sect leading Yuan Zhao to massacre the Yuan family.
Of course, Yuan Lin, who has the presence of a male protagonist, broke through numerous obstacles with his domineering aura and fought his way out of the encirclement of Qingfeng Palace.
I don't know which fool leaked the news of Qiao Zhen's presence at Qingfeng Palace. Yuan Lin declared in the martial arts world that he and Li Luo were sworn enemies because of the theft of his wife!
Qiao Zhen: Meow meow meow? ? ? What's with this overwhelming feeling of being the female lead?
Li Luo: "There's an auction in a couple of days. It doesn't matter if it's good or evil. If you're going, come with me."
Qiao Zhen looked at Li Luo, who had spoken, and sat cross-legged on a large rock without any regard for appearances. "Yuan Lin will be going too?"
“Hmm.” Li Luo looked at Qiao Zhen with a complicated expression. After spending the past three months together, and with Yuan Zhao’s deliberate scheming to some extent, Li Luo had begun to change his opinion of Qiao Zhen. However, he still had a question in his mind: why would Qiao Zhen go to such lengths to help him and Yuan Zhao?
Qiao Zhen plucked a blade of grass and teased the ants carrying grain on the rock. "Let's ambush them. If we're exposed, we'll use me to threaten Yuan Lin. Yuan Lin previously boasted in the martial arts world about his wife being stolen. If you use me to threaten him, he might make some concessions, even if it's just for the sake of his reputation."
“No!” Yuan Zhao refused coldly. “Even if it costs me my life, I will not take you hostage.”
Qiao Zhen felt that Yuan Zhao had been acting increasingly strangely lately, often making abrupt moves towards her, yet his reasons always seemed quite natural. And when Yuan Zhao rejected her brilliant idea, Qiao Zhen became somewhat annoyed: "Using me as a hostage not only keeps Yuan Lin in check but also saves yourself, and ultimately brings me back. What's wrong with that?"
Yuan Zhao hurriedly grasped Qiao Zhen's two soft hands, "Don't be angry. What I mean is, we may not necessarily lose, so don't think of a countermeasure so early."
Qiao Zhen poked Yuan Zhao's forehead with her fingertip, exasperated. "Don't you understand the importance of being prepared?! By the time you come up with a plan, it will be too late!"
She looked at the fence and said, "Let's decide by vote. Raise your hand if you agree."
Qiao Zhen raised her claws, and Li Luo raised his claws.
"Alright, it's settled then." Qiao Zhen made the decision with a firm attitude.
Two days later, Qiao Zhen and Li Luo arrived at the auction venue, but Yuan Zhao was nowhere to be seen. It wasn't until someone told them that a fight had broken out in the eastern suburbs, and that it was a deadly one. One of them was Yuan Lin, a rising star in the martial arts world, and the other was Zhao Yuan, the previous leader of the martial arts alliance.
Qiao Zhen and Li Luo exchanged a glance. Li Luo then grabbed Qiao Zhen by the back of her collar and headed to the eastern suburbs. When the two arrived, the scene was utterly appalling.
Both Yuan Zhao and Yuan Lin were covered in blood, especially Yuan Zhao, whose legs were covered in cuts.
Yuan Lin is ruthless, truly ruthless.
Qiao Zhen wanted to run to Yuan Zhao's side and tell him not to be afraid, or at least not to be cowardly anymore. But Li Luo grabbed her by the back of her collar and pulled her back. Qiao Zhen's neck was suddenly choked, and tears were forced out in an instant. "Cough, cough cough cough."
Li Luo tapped Qiao Zhen a few times, and Qiao Zhen felt weak all over, unable to mobilize the internal energy in her dantian.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
