Shi Jin told the story exactly what made the second master angry, only concealing the second master's threat.

After hearing this, the old lady motioned for Shi Jin to come forward and patted her hand, "I know you are a good child, so don't be afraid. If the second child punishes you for this, you will come to find me."

Shi Jin was flattered and quickly thanked the old lady for her kindness.

In order to appease Shi Jin, the old lady ordered Sandalwood to open the box, took out a hairpin and sent it to Shi Jin, along with two pieces of good cloth.

Sandalwood was surprised that this flower hairpin was actually a bit more delicate than the set of gemstones on Hu's head. Without thinking about it, she took it as ordered.

Shi Jin didn't want the old lady to give him a reward, so he left with a lot of thanks.

The old lady pointed out a few plates of pastries to take back with her, saying they were delicious and for the second child to eat.

After Shi Jin left, Tan Xiang was still wondering, and then he heard the old lady say, "She is a gifted person."

Then he told Tanxiang, "Miss Cousin, let her live in Xiangzhu Pavilion."

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Second Master Qi went back to Qingfeng Courtyard, stayed for only a moment, and then went out again.

He is always busy. Although he is idle, he leaves earlier than other officials and returns late.

Zhihua clapped his hands, shook off the melon seed shells from his body, took a sneak peek at Shi Jin's paper box, and saw the spider inside was diligently weaving a web, so he secretly exchanged the boxes between the two of them.

Shi Jin came back a while later, and went back to sleep on the pretext of not feeling well. He was bored, so he ran to the garden to chat with someone about the private conversations between the maids.

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Shi Mo quietly glanced at his master and saw that his master's brows were lightly furrowed, and he was obviously in a worried mood.

He thought about it for a while and then said in a low voice, "Master, today the third lady went to offer incense, and the sixth prince said he saw the second prince's carriage coming nearby."

Qi Mojing waved his hand to express his understanding. Then he thought of another case, "Has the shopkeeper hired him yet?"

"I still refuse to say it. I have tried all kinds of methods and I am very arrogant." Shi Mo showed a rare expression of embarrassment.

"Go and have a look." He took out a silver faceless mask and covered his face.

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Tichisi's prison.

Shopkeeper Qian, who was in a coma, was immersed in the cold water with most of his body. The wounds on his body were crisscrossed and he was hanging with only one breath left.

This is a serious matter, and if he doesn't tell it, his family may be saved, but if he tells it, he really won't be able to survive.

Just as his consciousness was fading away, several dark figures moved their swords with sharp skills, quietly knocking down several Tiqi wearing brocade clothes, and then ran all the way to the water prison.

Shopkeeper Qian's black eyes were wide open, and he couldn't make a sound as he was held up by two shadows.

The few people acted as if they were coming, moving as fast as the wind, dragging him all the way to escape.

There was also a man in ordinary clothes who had put on a bullock cart containing several dung buckets and was waiting in the back alley. After the shopkeeper Qian stuffed one of the empty buckets and closed the lid, the man driving the cart gently shook the old man.

The ox, flat-bed cart started to squeak and spin forward.

Shopkeeper Qian was so shocked that he hid in the car and did not dare to make a sound.

The bullock cart swayed through the busy city and kept moving forward. After the man driving the cart greeted the military officer guarding the city, the bullock cart slowly passed the inventory point.

For no reason, shopkeeper Qian had an unexpected expectation in his heart.

It was getting late, and the strong stench around him lingered. Shopkeeper Qian took a deep breath. When the bullock cart stopped, someone took away the lid on the top, and he was surrounded by two people wearing dark clothes and hoods.

Lift the car.

The place where we got off the bus was in a yard with an old locust tree. The sun was setting and the sky was darkening visibly to the naked eye.

He was dragged like a dead dog into the only house in the courtyard. On the bumpy ground in the main hall, stood a man wearing a narrow-sleeved riding jacket with a red base and an oily blue regiment pattern.

Shopkeeper Qian wanted to raise his head to confirm who the man was, but he saw half of his figure hidden in the darkness, with mottled light and shadow. Only the long sword at his waist caught his attention.

The scabbard with engraved gold seals and concave and convex patterns was facing him. It was the sword that was revered as a treasure in Li Linfu's study.

"Did you reveal anything while you were in prison?" the man asked in a hoarse, slow and cold voice.

Shopkeeper Qian immediately shook his head and said, "I didn't reveal anything, and I will never let anyone implicate Mr. Li..."

The man snorted coldly and interrupted him, "You know what you are doing. However, Mr. Li has said that he is afraid that you will be unable to resist the attack one day, and he will not be the only one who will be in trouble."

As he spoke, he turned around. Shopkeeper Qian's eyes widened. That man looked exactly like Li Linfu's godson Li Chengyun.

He couldn't help but feel a little frightened, and his body started to tremble again and again, "Master Li, my dear, I will leave Haojing right now. I will never let Tiqisi find any clues. I beg you to spare your life..."

However, before he could finish speaking, Li Chengyun smiled coldly and said, "Shopkeeper Qian, you should understand better than me. Only dead people have no chance to speak. My father and I both want to give you a ride."

After that, the long sword was unsheathed, and the last light of the setting sun formed a deathly arc on the blade.

Soon enough, a whistle unique to Tichisi sounded outside the hospital, and the next second, a slender needle flashed through the broken window and was nailed directly to Li Chengyun's chest.

The long sword fell to the ground with a "clang", and the eyes of the people in front of him still showed disbelief.

The shadowy black-clothed men in the house also started to commotion. A large number of Tiqi wearing red brocade clothes rushed into the dilapidated house and started fighting with them. After a while, blood was gurgling out from all around, and the whole house was covered with blood stains.

Shopkeeper Qian had already collapsed to the ground. He only felt his shoulders being grabbed by a strong force, and the next second, he was thrown into the courtyard.

The cavalry in the courtyard all carried torches, lighting up the entire courtyard.

The leader of the red-clad Tiqiu wore a white faceless mask and carried a long knife. His whole body was like a Rakshasa from hell, with a chill in his eyes.

The Tiqiu who was carrying him also wore a mask, and there was even a hint of ridicule in his voice, "Hey, sir, this seems to have wet your pants."

Shopkeeper Qian was so frightened that he crouched on the ground. He never imagined that he had been planning for Li Linfu for a long time, but his salary was pulled from the bottom of the cauldron and he wanted to kill them all.

If you are unkind, I will be unjust. He made up his mind and crawled to the owner of the silver faceless mask. His voice was as trembling as chaff, "Sir, I will attack you, I will attack them all..."

While he was speaking, Tiqisi, a silver-white faceless masked man, twisted his face sideways. With a long knife in his hand, he cut off a long arrow that was shot from an unknown place with a clang.

The broken long arrow landed only an inch away from Shopkeeper Qian, and the arrow cluster glowed with a faint blue light.

The Tiqi all around were in full formation, but they only listened to the Si Du said, "Guard the shopkeeper Qian." Immediately, the Jinyi Tiqi spread out like a fan with shopkeeper Qian as the center.

The person hiding in the dark retreated quietly...
Chapter completed!