Chapter 542 - 302: Yu Sixteen (Part 2)
Chapter 542: Chapter 302: Yu Sixteen (Part 2)
At this point, nothing useful could be extracted from Wang Kuan’s mouth.
Yet Chu Qing didn’t let him die too easily... considering the actions of this man and Li Shengxing, letting them die comfortably would be too lenient.
Chu Qing pressed his fingers together like a saber, transforming his breath into a blade, and sliced Wang Kuan amid his angry curses and pleading cries.
His Saber Technique was so powerful, so precise, so accurate, that Wang Kuan watched his flesh separate from his body, but stubbornly refused to die.
Only when he was nearly shaved down to a skeleton did he reluctantly breathe his last.
After completing this task, Chu Qing returned to Qiushi Manor above.
Within the manor, there was a deathly silence. Yu Shiliu and others gathered together, unsure of what fate awaited them.
Chu Qing looked at them with some difficulty.
He waved his hand to summon Yu Shiliu, who dared not be negligent. In her eyes, Chu Qing was akin to an Immortal from the heavens.
How could he possess such great abilities if not an Immortal?
She carefully watched Chu Qing, quietly waiting for him to speak.
Chu Qing clicked his tongue and softly asked:
"If I were to place you in a city, give you some silver, could you survive?"
Yu Shiliu hesitated but nodded:
"We can."
"Would anyone cause trouble for you?"
Chu Qing asked again.
Yu Shiliu thought for a moment:
"There probably will be... but I think we can handle it."
"Do you have anything like a contract of sale?"
Chu Qing suddenly thought of this crucial point.
Unexpectedly, Yu Shiliu shook her head:
"No.
"We were born slaves, and when sold initially, we had tattoos left by the Slave Master on our arms.
"The buyers would not easily let us go, but if we escaped, they could track us through the tattoos... as long as they were covered, it would be hard to find us.
"However, after arriving here, our tattoos were washed away with potion.
"We thought we met a good family, but now it seems they found the tattoos unsightly? Unappetizing perhaps...?
Chu Qing felt that Yu Shiliu’s mental state was quite good, able to joke at such a time.
Afterward, Chu Qing asked her some other questions, such as whether they had always lived here, or initially at Li Shengxing’s residence?
Did anyone know them in Li Shengxing’s residence?
After receiving answers to these questions, Chu Qing decided to settle this group in Tongyao City.
Li Shengxing absolutely could not return alive from Xiaohan Valley, and everyone who knew them at Li Shengxing’s residence died at Qiushi Manor.
As long as they changed their clothes, they could live cleanly as ordinary people within Tongyao City.
And clothes... there were plenty in Qiushi Manor.
Of course, this was just Chu Qing’s plan; he had to ask if others were willing to accept this arrangement.
If not, they could leave now.
However, everyone looked at each other, yet no one decided to leave.
Seeing this, Chu Qing didn’t say much more, letting them search for clothes in various rooms.
Once they were all changed, they gathered again here.
The group scattered, leaving only Yu Shiliu standing before Chu Qing, hesitant to speak.
Chu Qing glanced at her:
"Do you have something to say?"
Yu Shiliu nodded and suddenly knelt to the ground:
"You are an Immortal, with unparalleled Divine Power!
"I want to ask you... beg you to kill Li Shengxing!!"
"Oh?"
Chu Qing raised his eyebrow, chuckling lightly:
"Reason."
In his mind, Li Shengxing was already a dead man.
However, he was curious why Yu Shiliu, having narrowly escaped, would stir up trouble.
Yu Shiliu raised her head to look at Chu Qing:
"Li Shengxing is cold-blooded and brutal, today we owe our rescue to you, a heavenly blessing.
"But when he returns and discovers the situation here, he will be shocked and furious.
"You, Immortal, are certainly not afraid... but people may find it difficult to believe this matter.
"If you don’t kill him, after some time, he will no doubt purchase more slaves... others will repeat our missteps.
"Therefore, I humbly ask the Immortal to show mercy and end this human evil by killing Li Shengxing.
"In return... I am willing to be a servant."
Chu Qing’s eyes narrowed slightly, observing the faint righteousness pieced together on Yu Shiliu’s youthful face.
He suddenly laughed... turning to give Wu Qianhuan a glance:
"What do you think?"
"Interesting indeed." Wu Qianhuan smirked, giving Yu Shiliu a glance:
"She’s clever, keeping her could be good, leaving her unchecked might develop into something intriguing.
"She’s still young, and can be well taught."
"Yes, she’s truly clever."
Chu Qing turned back, not looking away from Yu Shiliu.
Yu Shiliu’s head lowered further, feeling under Chu Qing’s gaze, all her thoughts seemed exposed.
His eyes could see through everything in the world.
Chu Qing softly asked:
"Are you truly considering others, and so wish me to kill Li Shengxing?"
"...I truly am!"
Yu Shiliu nodded with some difficulty but failed to detect her own insincerity.
Chu Qing asked again:
"How sincere is this? Tell the truth!"
’Tell the truth’ echoed in her ears, Yu Shiliu felt a thunderous sound reverberate like rolling thunder.
The sound entered her ears, making her scalp tingle.
Various thoughts scattered instantly, beyond control she spoke:
"Three... three parts..."
After speaking, her face flushed with defeat.
Yes, at most three parts, perhaps not even that much.
As Yu Shiliu herself said, she was born a slave, at the bottom most rung.
Since birth, she was powerless to control her fate, recalling the endless wandering, the Slave Master’s whips, and those strange sour foods she oddly grew fond of.
Upon arriving at Qiushi Manor and discovering the secret within, Niao Shisan broke down.
Niao Shisan felt they had no future.
Their future was to become Li Shengxing’s dishes.
But Yu Shiliu did not... she didn’t despair, at least she felt, before death descended, she would not give up hope.
What Chu Qing didn’t know is that Niao Shisan’s escape was actually because of Yu Shiliu.
It was Yu Shiliu who truly wanted to flee!
But she didn’t dare escape readily; she needed someone to pave the way for her.
Niao Shisan was very frightened, so she used this to carefully explain the escape route she found to Niao Shisan, encouraging him to try to flee.
Ultimately Niao Shisan succeeded.
But Qiushi Manor strengthened its defenses as a result... though this did not stump Yu Shiliu.
If she could find the first path to escape, she could find a second.
Indeed she found one.
Had it not been for bad luck, with Wang Kuan sending the fat man to select ’ingredients’, meeting Yu Shiliu about to crawl out a dog hole.
At this moment, Yu Shiliu had already exited Qiushi Manor, fleeing towards her preplanned location.
Yet she felt quite fortunate.
She met Chu Qing.
These three were so formidable, Qiushi Manor in their hands seemed like a plaything.
Effortlessly flattened by them.
Yu Shiliu pleaded with Chu Qing to kill Li Shengxing, her reasoning was bright and reasonable.
In Yu Shiliu’s view, Chu Qing and his company were true members of the Righteous Path, such characters should relish a child willing to think of others.
But truthfully, what Yu Shiliu wanted was precisely what she offered as a reward.
She wanted to follow Chu Qing, serve as a maid.
She was born a slave, but if following someone like Chu Qing, one day earning his favor, learning Martial Arts techniques.
Only then she could truly change her fate.
This was her true desire!