Chapter 253: Nothing is Simple
Qin Xiaoxiao gave a silent snort and obediently closed her eyes.
Zhou Ying whispered, "Take him away quickly and tell Huang Yuan to get things done."
Qin Xiaoxiao knew that Huang Yuan was involved here, but she didn't know whether Zhou Ying's money actually came from Huang Yuan.
Two men made the move. They didn't say anything, just nodded to Zhou Ying, and carried Qin Xiaoxiao as they ran through the alley.
Taking advantage of the fact that neither of them was paying attention to her, Qin Xiaoxiao slightly opened her eyes and glanced in Zhou Ying's direction. She found that Zhou Ying had not followed her but had instead left the alley and was running wildly towards the county town.
Qin Xiaoxiao guessed that Zhou Ying had gone to find Qin Ye, otherwise how could she have lured him into the trap?
The thought that her brother was right beside her brought her a smile, and she closed her eyes in peace.
The two carried Qin Xiaoxiao for a short distance before turning into a courtyard. The courtyard had been in disrepair for a long time and no one had lived there. Weeds grew everywhere in the courtyard, and half of the houses had collapsed.
After Qin Xiaoxiao was placed in a relatively intact room, Huang Yuan suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"You guys go first."
Huang Yuan indifferently gave the orders to the two men.
The two burly men exchanged a glance and chuckled. "Alright then, but I have to say, this girl is quite pretty. How about we go together?"
Huang Yuan was furious when he heard this. "Get lost! If you take my bribes, you have to listen to me. Otherwise, who will dare to ask you for favors next time?"
Upon hearing this, the two spat a mouthful of phlegm at Huang Yuan in annoyance and left the house in dissatisfaction.
After the two left, Huang Yuan walked to Qin Xiaoxiao's side and reached out to touch Qin Xiaoxiao's face.
"Xiaoxiao, don't blame me. You were the one who rejected me first. Otherwise, I wouldn't have agreed with Zhou Ying's actions and done this to you."
After waiting so long, I've finally got the chance to be with you, and I won't give it up easily.
After saying that, Huang Yuan reached out and started to pull off Qin Xiaoxiao's clothes.
Qin Xiaoxiao wouldn't let him take off her clothes. Just as his hand touched her collar, she swiftly chopped Huang Yuan in the neck.
Huang Yuan stared at Qin Xiaoxiao with wide eyes in disbelief, then rolled his eyes and fell headfirst into her arms.
Qin Xiaoxiao pushed Huang Yuan away, preventing him from touching her, and rolled her eyes in disgust. "That's it? You think you can scheme against me? Idiot!"
His combat strength is too weak; he's not worthy to be her opponent.
When Qin Xiaoxiao stepped out of the house, Su Lu was already standing in the courtyard with two burly men in his arms. Seeing Qin Xiaoxiao come out unharmed, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Su Lu casually tossed the two burly men to the ground and then hugged Qin Xiaoxiao tightly. "Are you alright? Huang Yuan didn't do anything to you, did he?"
Qin Xiaoxiao smiled and hugged Su Lu back, then pushed him away, "It's okay, what can that good-for-nothing do to me? I'm being kind by not killing him."
After saying that, Qin Xiaoxiao looked at the two burly men on the ground and said, "Not bad! You caught them so quickly!"
Qin Xiaoxiao knew that Su Lu was quite skilled, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to hunt prey alone in Cat Ear Mountain to exchange for money on the black market. But she didn't expect that he was not only good at hunting prey, but also at catching people.
Qin Xiaoxiao glanced at them briefly and realized that the two men were not only unconscious, but their arms and legs must have been dislocated, so they must have fainted from the pain.
Su Lu proudly raised his chin, "That's right, how could I be worthy of you if I didn't have some skills!"
His young wife is not as simple as she seems on the surface. Don't think he doesn't know that she always goes up the mountain at midnight in the autumn to scout out the terrain. He has run into her two or three times already.
He was far away from her at the time, and he was afraid of trouble, so he didn't dare to make a move to avoid being discovered by her. However, Qin Xiaoxiao's agile skills still caught his eye, otherwise he wouldn't have cared so much about her.
Qin Xiaoxiao gave Su Lu a half-smile. The two understood each other perfectly, but didn't say anything. This time, they only tentatively probed each other's abilities to make sure they were aware of the situation.
The two waited in the courtyard for a while, and then heard footsteps and voices outside. They looked at each other, laughed, and threw the two big men on the ground into Huang Yuan's room, making the three of them lie down side by side. The two quickly darted into another half-collapsed room to hide.
A moment later, the courtyard door was opened again, and Zhou Ying, looking anxious, led Qin Ye straight in.
"Where is he? He must still be here. I only left after I followed him into this courtyard."
Qin Ye didn't say anything, but smiled at Zhou Ying. Before Zhou Ying could ask any questions, he kicked her.
Qin Ye kicked Zhou Ying with extreme force, sending her flying and crashing into the wall, where she instantly lost consciousness.
Seeing that Qin Ye had finished dealing with Zhou Ying, Qin Xiaoxiao pulled Su Lu out.
"Bro, that's pretty fast!"
Qin Ye glared at Qin Xiaoxiao, "Not bad, you guys aren't slow either."
After saying that, Qin Ye nodded at Zhou Ying with his chin, "Hurry up and throw her in so we can go find someone."
Qin Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes and resignedly reached out to grab Zhou Ying's leg and drag her into the house.
Her brother disliked Zhou Ying, and she didn't want Su Lu to touch Zhou Ying, so she had no choice but to do the hard labor.
He threw Zhou Ying into the house, took out two packets of sleeping pills from his body, pinched his nose, and sprinkled them all over the four men. After a while, seeing that Zhou Ying and Huang Yuan showed signs of waking up, he quickly had Su Lu come in to reattach the two big men's limbs, and then left the house.
After waiting for a while, they heard the commotion inside the house getting louder, so the three of them left the yard and went their separate ways.
Ten minutes later, Qin Xiaoxiao stood under a big tree, cracking sunflower seeds in her hand. "What happened in that room?"
The old ladies around them were eating sunflower seeds that Qin Xiaoxiao had given them, and were excitedly telling Qin Xiaoxiao about the rumors that the house was haunted.
"Back then, there was a family of seven living in that courtyard: the elderly couple and their two sons. The eldest son got married and had a son and a daughter. The younger son was unmarried and was a notorious hoodlum on the street."
His family is extremely sexist, favoring boys over girls. That poor little girl had to work for the family since she was four years old, doing all the housework, and she wasn't even given enough to eat. She was beaten and scolded all the time.
The grandson was fed until he was chubby and white, like a ball. He wasn't good to his sister either, and treated her like a horse.
His parents are heartless; they not only ignore it but also think there's nothing wrong with what they're doing.
Later, that girl grew up to be incredibly beautiful, but she was too thin—even thinner than you!
Qin Xiaoxiao twitched her lips, continuing to feign curiosity, "Really? I've never gained weight because of my poor health. That girl is even thinner than me."
"That's right, she's a fourteen-year-old girl, but she only weighs a little over fifty pounds, like a seven or eight-year-old child."
"That's too much to say. I don't think it even weighs fifty pounds."
"What a tragedy! The poor child!"
"What a waste of such a pretty little face."
"What's wrong? They just won't give us food. Are they going to sell us off?"
Qin Xiaoxiao stared at the old woman with her big, innocent eyes, making the old woman's heart pound.
This girl is so beautiful, even prettier than that other girl.
(End of this chapter)
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