The moment Green Snake took out the silver, all the sisters looked at her in surprise. Green Snake usually dressed in rags and was always slovenly and poor. Who would have thought that she could take out two hundred taels of silver?
"Alright, I'll have the manager arrange accommodations for you tonight. The rooms should be barely habitable, so you can make do for the night." After arranging everyone's accommodations, Li Xiaoxiao prepared to rest early, as her strength was already exhausted.
After finishing her business, she washed up and returned to her room, heading straight to the bed. A moment later, a mouthful of blood gushed from her mouth. Li Xiaoxiao clutched her stomach, collapsing to the ground and convulsing. Qi Yu saw Li Xiaoxiao lying on the ground as soon as he entered the room.
He rushed over and held Li Xiaoxiao in his arms, asking softly, "Wife, what's wrong?" The man, who was over eight feet tall, looked flustered, and Li Xiaoxiao's pale face warmed up a little. This was his little puppy, who was usually fierce and aloof, but now he was obediently holding her.
"It's alright, carry me to bed, I need to rest for a while."
Qi Yu obediently picked up Li Xiaoxiao and placed her on the bed. He sat on the edge of the bed and stared at the door in front of him for a while before asking, "Why did you help Madam Dong? Clearly, that mountain stronghold is not simple, and there might even be no way to return."
The fragile girl in front of me was not the vicious Li Xiaoxiao I knew before, nor was she the mean-spirited Li Xiaoxiao. Clearly, this woman had courage, strength, beauty, and wisdom.
Everything started to change the day I came back from doing laundry.
Even though Li Xiaoxiao had tormented him in every way before, Qi Yu still couldn't help but hope that they might become a good couple and work together to eventually rise to a high position.
He had held a firm belief for a long time that he would surely rise above others in the future.
As the man was lost in thought, he inadvertently noticed that Li Xiaoxiao's collar was slightly open, revealing a patch of snow-white skin. Her beautiful butterfly-shaped shoulder blades came into view, and blood flowed down her neck, making the white snow in front of her appear even whiter. The veins inside could be vaguely seen, like the red spider lilies on a snow-capped mountain, alluring yet forbidden.
In that instant, Qi Yu felt his breathing become rapid and even a little hot. Unexpected scenes suddenly appeared in his mind. He hurriedly placed Li Xiaoxiao in front of the bed and secretly adjusted his breathing. Wasn't he already free from desires?
Blood was still oozing from Li Xiaoxiao's lips. After regaining his senses, Qi Yu took a handkerchief and gently wiped the blood from the woman's lips. Li Xiaoxiao was no longer able to speak, but she struggled to take out a few taels of silver and placed them in front of the man.
Qi Yu suddenly remembered that Madam Dong had lent three taels of silver to Li Xiaoxiao's mother for her funeral. Was it out of gratitude? What? Li Xiaoxiao had such a gentle side. Qi Yu took the silver from her hand and placed it on the table beside her. He reached out to remove her outer garment. He used to do this with ease, but today the outer garment in his hand felt like it was being branded by a red-hot pair of iron tongs. He just couldn't bring himself to do it.
"Cough cough cough." Li Xiaoxiao coughed up blood again. Qi Yu didn't bother to take off his clothes and started wiping away the blood. He thought that the water at home had a particularly good healing effect. Li Xiaoxiao had said that she had mixed it with medicine and the treatment effect was very good.
He hurriedly grabbed some water from the table and tried to feed Li Xiaoxiao the water, but it kept overflowing. "Wife, drink some water." Qi Yu put down the cup, steeled himself, drank the water, and leaned over.
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After a short while, the water was finally fed to her. Qi Yu clutched her pounding heart and lay down beside her. The air was thick with the smell of blood. Li Xiaoxiao had finally stopped vomiting blood.
Qi Yu lay beside him, always feeling a sweet taste on his lips. The man's lips moved, but he eventually fell asleep. However, no matter what, he couldn't fall asleep and could feel himself changing.
Perhaps, she was the only woman who could make him feel like a man.
That night, Qi Yu didn't sleep a wink, while Li Xiaoxiao slept soundly all night. At dawn, there was a knock on the door, and Qi Yu had no choice but to get up and change his clothes. When he opened the door, he ran into Green Snake and Chen Xueqing and others.
"Ladies, my wife injured her blood vessels while fighting and vomited blood all night. She is only feeling better today and needs to rest. I'm afraid we can't discuss important matters today. Please make your own arrangements. Here is one hundred taels of silver. Please go and find Old Wu again to arrange the repairs."
Opening the door, one could see blood everywhere on the floor, and Li Xiaoxiao lying on the bed, looking extremely pale and weak.
The girls were shocked and finally understood how difficult it had been for Li Xiaoxiao yesterday. If Qi Yu hadn't called for help, Li Xiaoxiao would probably have perished in the fire. She was already at her last gasp.
"Master Qi, we have offended you."
Qi Yu reached out and placed the silver in Chen Xueqing's hand. "You're the one among the sisters who can speak up. Take this silver and make arrangements for it." Chen Xueqing agreed, and then led the other sisters to follow Qi Yu onto the oxcart.
Green Snake stood at the door, staring blankly at Li Xiaoxiao. In the end, she squatted down at the door. At this moment, Bai Yi came over, saw the blood on the ground, and hurriedly left. Then she came over with a basin, took a cloth, and started wiping the blood off the ground.
"Kid, you've killed someone, haven't you?" Bai Yi answered without any expression, "Yes."
"I heard that the person who sold himself to bury his father that caused such a stir before, could it be that person? I heard that the daughter and son of that family escaped, but the man was burned to death, burned beyond recognition."
"Hmm." Bai Yi didn't deny it and carefully wiped the floor. In no time, the floor was clean. Green Snake suddenly smiled at the door and then left.
What a brave child! I wish she had been that brave back then.
After wiping the floor, Bai Yi found Li Xiaoxiao's clothes stained red, but her eyes now held a fervent and adoring look.
The green snake silently walked away and came to a deserted corner of the back mountain. It stretched out its hand, and five snakes and two scorpions crawled out of its sleeve. "I'll keep them here for a while. I'll have to live here permanently from now on."
The snake and scorpion darted and twisted, disappearing into the woods. The green snake's eyes were filled with tears. The divine spring water she had been searching for all these years had appeared here with Li Xiaoxiao. Her face would heal, and the poison in her body would gradually be diluted.
Qi Yu got off the oxcart and headed straight for the school. However, the headmaster was pacing anxiously at the school gate, seemingly unsure of what to do. Upon seeing Qi Yu, his eyes lit up, and he quickly went over to him.
"Oh my, I've been waiting for you! Today, let's skip the school and go to the inner chambers with your teacher." Qi Yu nodded and followed Headmaster Wang to the private study.
The headmaster looked around, closed the doors and windows, and his old face trembled. "I saw the paper your wife gave me last time. She said it could be made from ordinary tree bark and wheat straw, making it usable even for ordinary people. I saw that the quality was indeed quite good. I consulted with friends overnight and reported your wife's proposal truthfully. Finally, it was decided that your wife could obtain the manufacturing rights for this method, as well as 80% of the profits from making the paper herself."
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