Chapter 481: Qingyao’s Decision 6

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Qi Qingyao looked very calm on the surface but, in reality, her heart was already churning.

Li Ruoxuan had taken advantage of her absence to move against the old Qi family again. Although she had no particularly warm feelings for the family—not to mention Old Man Qi once tried to kill the original Qi Qingyao—if someone were to threaten her with the life of the entire old Qi family one day, she would still compromise.

While she might not have killed anyone, innocent people died because of her…

After some thinking, Qi Qingyao went to the door and opened it.

“Father, Yuanxiu, both of you come in, too.”

After pulling the both of them into the room, Qi Qingyao said with a dignified expression, “There is something I wish to discuss with the both of you for a bit.”

Both of them and Madam Wu were confused. What was she going to do?

Qi Qingyao briefly told the three of them of her plans. Qi Yuanxiu and Old Man Qi resisted the idea a little, but after noting Qi Qingyao’s cautious expression, they knew that she was not joking around. Qi Qingyao took another half an hour to convince Old Man Qi and Qi Yuanxiu.

Now that the three have agreed, what remained was to quickly call the rest of the family…

Qi Qingyao walked out of Qi Yuanxiu’s house and looked at Dong Jing, who was standing guard outside. Dong Jing looked at the brightly lit old Qi house.

Carefully, he asked, “Missus, have you said all you need?”

“Dong Jing, can I trust you?” Qi Qingyao asked with a smile.

Dong Jing immediately expressed his loyalty and said, “Missus, you know our master well and you are the doctor who treats him. I am grateful to you, so of course, you can also trust me.”

“Alright. There is something I need you to arrange.” Qi Qingyao beckoned him to come over.

“Missus, please tell me.” Dong Jing leaned over slightly, bowing his head and waiting to listen to what she had to say.

Qi Qingyao simply explained her current thoughts.

After that, Dong Jing peered into the house…

Qi QIngyao knew that she was asking for a tall order and asked, “Will you be able to get it done tonight?”

“It’s a bit of a rush, but it can be done before dawn.” Fortunately, the master had long given his orders and had already arranged for some people to be in Baishui Town. Otherwise, Qi Qingyao’s sudden request would be really suffocating.

However, as long as he could get those men over, he could very soon deal with these people…

Qi Qingyao took out a stack of paper money from her bosom and handed it to Dong Jing. “Take these.”

“There’s no need, Missus.” Dong Jing refused.

Qi Qingyao said unhurriedly, “Don’t talk nonsense. What do you mean by ‘no need’? If I ask you to take it then take it. Consider it as payment for your temporary work tonight. You also need money to mobilize the Lu family and get them to work temporarily.”

Dong Jing refused repeatedly, but finally, he had to accept this favor.

To avoid making herself known, Qi Qingyao had taken a carriage to Qingzhou City first.

No one in the village knew.

That the entire old Qi family was in chaos that night.

It was in the middle of the night, a quarter to two in the morning.

Several carriages drove out of Linquan village quietly…

The weather was very cooperative. It began to rain again at three in the morning. The rain was particularly heavy and covered all the tracks.

The next morning.

The rain was still pouring heavily.

It was almost noon when the rain finally stopped.

After the downpour, a rainbow appeared in the sky.

When the people in the village were walking around, they keenly noticed that there was a heavy lock on the door of the old Qi house. What were they doing?

Several women got together in the afternoon and talked about it. They said that it was not only happening at Qi Yuanxiu’s home, but even at Madam Guo’s. Her place only housed herself, a widow, and a lone child. Now there was also a lock hung over the door! Even Qi Yuanye’s house was like this…

Curious, some people tried knocking on the door.

There were large locks on the doors. Naturally, there was no one in the house.

However, for all three houses to be empty…it was intriguing.

Knowing that Qi Qingzhu, the daughter of the old Qi family, had been killed before, the villagers could not help worrying that the entire old Qi family had been destroyed. So, they quickly informed the village chief about it.

When Ma Sanye heard this, he brought people over with him. They brought a ladder, climbed over the walls of the courtyard of Qi Yuanxiu’s house. They looked into the courtyard and found that there was a lock on the door of the main hall. The courtyard was quiet. There was no sign of any deaths…

Then they continued checking Qi Yuanye’s house and then Madam Guo’s… Both of them were the same.

Ma Sanye understood what was going on.

Then, he pretended to be calm as he addressed the villagers.

“The old Qi family likely went to visit their distant relatives. Don’t be nervous, everyone! Go and do what you all need to do!”

The villagers gave murmurs of understanding and dispersed.

After returning to his home, Ma Sanye had his meal while he mulled over the matter silently.

Although he did not know the reason, the girl must have moved the entire old Qi family.

When he thought about it, it was impressive. It was not easy to move the entire old Qi family in one night.

Fortunately, it had been raining in the middle of last night and it covered all their tracks…