Chapter 328 Qi Lu All Are Thieves' Ancestors
When Baili Hui was sent to the county yard, she was already in a terrible state. Her wounds had split open repeatedly, and her body was covered in blood.
Zi Yi Sheng was not in the county; he had gone to the seaside to help his father-in-law find someone. Therefore, Baili Hui was able to conserve some strength for a while.
Dad Ye was currently leaping behind a rock by the sea, wanting to beat up the beggar-like old man he saw. If Zi Yi Sheng hadn't stopped him, he would have pounced on the old man long ago.
"Qi Lu Quan, you're a suicidal madman, and your granddaughter is also a madwoman. Who told you to come here? Who are you looking for?"
Qi Lu Quan miserably gnawed on the pancake in his hand, his throat twitching as he choked.
Zi Yi Sheng couldn't bear to watch. He quickly handed over a water flask and retreated twenty meters. He didn't want to hear their secrets. He had come today to quickly help his father-in-law resolve this trouble, otherwise his little girl would have to climb the mountain every day.
Qi Lu Quan finally managed to swallow the pancake and lazily raised his eyelids to look at Zi Yi Sheng.
"Whose son are you? You look quite upright."
Dad Ye's mouth twitched. Although he thought the same thing in his heart, he didn't want to lose face in front of the old man.
"Can you fart? That's my son-in-law, and I approve!"
Qi Lu Quan was stunned for a moment, and a sincere smile appeared on his face.
"You found the girl? Why didn't you let me know? I could have prepared a meeting gift."
Qi Lu Quan patted his empty pockets with regret.
"Meeting gift? Look at how you've made yourself! Stop babbling and answer my question. Why did you come here to mess around? Are you trying to die?"
"Hmph, why am I here? Of course I'm here to find you. If I hadn't received news from you, I wouldn't have rushed here!"
"Pah! Say something I can believe. You came to find me with a crippled granddaughter? You're truly capable. Are you planning to crawl to find me together?"
"Crippled granddaughter? My granddaughter is fine. Stop cursing my beautiful granddaughter."
Dad Ye looked at Qi Lu Quan like he was an idiot, feeling stifled and unable to vent. He could only pull at his hair twice.
"Your beautiful granddaughter crawled down the mountain with a broken leg like a savage. She's also capable. Do you want to crawl down there too?"
Qi Lu Quan jumped up, his mobility utterly inconsistent with his age.
"This scatterbrained idiot. I just went to ask for directions and she disappeared, and then she broke her leg. Why didn't she break her neck?"
Dad Ye crossed his arms, sneered, his eyes full of disdain.
"Stop the nonsense. When are you planning to leave? How will you leave?"
"My granddaughter..."
"Shut up and answer my question, or I'll throw you into the sea."
Qi Lu Quan was a bit intimidated. Facing someone who had overthrown his house, he was still a little afraid.
"I'm not leaving. I want to take my granddaughter with me."
"Nonsense! I won't shelter you. Someone without any identification, stop causing me trouble, I don't care."
"Hey, Ye Huai Jin, you're heartless. Don't you forget how much you and your subordinates ate and drank from me back then? I provided medicine, clothes, and even risked my life to send you back. You're simply ungrateful and have a heart of wolf."
Zi Yi Sheng retreated another fifty meters. The voices of these two were getting louder and out of control. He didn't want to hear them.
Dad Ye didn't care about Qi Lu Quan's words at all. He admitted to being ungrateful.
"How did you get news of me? I know you have no one here."
Qi Lu Quan straightened his back proudly.
"Hmph, you don't know, do you? I acquired a merchant ship. The goods on the other side are now delivered by my people. I'm just making a little money and getting some news from home. Impressive, right!"
Dad Ye's head throbbed, wishing he could strangle Qi Lu Quan on the spot. He took a few deep breaths to avoid being angered to death.
"When will the next merchant ship arrive?"
Qi Lu Quan's eyes flickered, avoiding Ye Huai Jin's gaze.
"Speak!"
Dad Ye grabbed Qi Lu Quan by the collar and dragged him towards the sea. He had to be disciplined.
"There are no more ships. Something happened to our Qi family, so I brought Xuan'er to hide."
Dad Ye pulled tighter, his eyes bulging.
"What happened? Don't make me ask you like squeezing beans."
Qi Lu Quan pushed Dad Ye's hand away and slumped onto the beach.
"I accidentally entered the secret chamber of the First Family. After being discovered, they started chasing me. I didn't want to implicate the people on the mountain, so I could only escape with my granddaughter."
"Heh heh, you're truly capable. Your old habits are acting up again, aren't they?"
"What old habits? I just took a job. Who knew they were so petty? I didn't even get the goods and they chased me to death."
Dad Ye kicked Qi Lu Quan and looked at Zi Yi Sheng, who was standing far away.
"Zi Yi Sheng, come here."
Could I not go? I didn't dare. Zi Yi Sheng resignedly walked over.
Dad Ye's expression was indeed not good. He was about to ask for help from this good-for-nothing and his son-in-law.
"Do you have people on the other side?"
"Yes, not many."
"Can you contact your people to inquire about the situation of the Qi family?"
"The Qi family of Wu Bing Mountain?"
"Oh ho, you're good, kid. You even know about the Qi family of Wu Bing Mountain. Are we very famous?"
Qi Lu Quan puffed up proudly like an idiot and was kicked by Dad Ye again.
"The Qi family of Wu Bing Mountain, a family that closes its gates and forts. They never interact with people from outside the mountain, but they are famous for taking on theft jobs. You could say the entire village is made up of thieves."
As Zi Yi Sheng narrated expressionlessly, Qi Lu Quan exploded.
"Bah! You know nothing, kid. Our Qi family is a family of artisans. Every time we come out of the mountain, it's because we encountered interesting mechanisms or secret chambers."
"Don't you take other people's things every time you come out of the mountain?"
"I, you're very unpleasant, Old Ye. Your taste is not good."
Dad Ye, however, surprisingly gave Zi Yi Sheng a look of admiration.
"Your understanding is very accurate."
"Just a small matter."
Qi Lu Quan listened to the father and son-in-law's back-and-forth and wanted to explode on the spot. But he was incapable. He couldn't defeat Old Ye, and the young man also looked like he couldn't be defeated.
"Aren't you afraid that they'll flatten your Wu Bing Mountain after you ran out this time? After all, it's the First Family."
"Bah! Even if I gave them ten cannons, they couldn't break through Wu Bing Mountain."
"Heh heh, then how did I get in?"
"Heh heh, you're an exception. Otherwise, how could we be sworn friends?"
Dad Ye really didn't want to listen to Qi Lu Quan's nonsense anymore. He had made a bad choice in friends and could only try to fix it.
"Zi kid, help me inquire about the situation of the Qi family. If there's no more danger, I can send them away. Staying here is simply not feasible unless you never go out."
This was also for Qi Lu Quan to hear. After all, the country was really chaotic now, and one could be arrested at any moment. Someone like Qi Lu Quan would surely die if caught.
"I'm willing not to go out. My granddaughter and I have finally come out once. I don't want to go back now. I probably won't have the time or opportunity to come out again, so let me stay here for a while."