Refining the Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 1567B – Don’t Want to Meet

A brothel was a brothel.

Even if one gave it a nicer-sounding name, it could not change its true nature where people sold their bodies for money.

It was similar for some people; even if one was in the dark, one could still feel the terrifying aura radiating from their bodies.

Like a scorching sun in the sky that lit up every direction, the terrifying aura could be felt everywhere.

It was extremely dazzling.

“General Jinwu Ning Qin…” he said softly with a calm tone. However, he also sounded a bit solemn and serious.

“Sir, the price to pay for this deal is very high. According to your rules, you have to agree to our request.”

There was a brief silence before the man with the terrifying aura nodded, “Okay, I’ll take this deal.”

Then, he turned and left. The darkness instantly dissipated together with the man.

After a few breaths, it was bright and his eyes became clear again. A middle-aged guest suddenly appeared in the corner. He was handsome and had a calm demeanor.

Dressed in a green shirt with two breezy sleeves, he looked clear like a bright moon, which gave him a likable aura.

“Cough…cough…” A light cough came from behind the screen. The middle-aged guest frowned slightly with worry in his eyes. action

He took a few steps over and turned past the screen. He then made eye contact with the scrawny woman who was on the bed. She smiled, using the edge of the blanket to cover her nose and mouth. Her face was flushed, and her eyes were full of warmth and tenderness.

The middle-aged man walked to the bedside and pulled the blanket down. He reached out to caress her face and said, “If you want to cough, just do so. It’s not good to hold back.”

The woman shook her head, “I’m fine…”

As soon as she finished speaking, she started to have a violent coughing fit. Her thin and bony chest heaved violently and splashes of red splattered everywhere.

There was a trace of panic in her eyes and she covered her mouth with her hands, “I’m fine, I’m really fine.”

Blood spilled out from the sides of her mouth.

The middle-aged guest’s eyes were full of pain. The woman who was bleeding non-stop on the bed now was once a beautiful fairy who countless people dreamed of being with.

If it were not for him, how could she have fallen into this plight? Therefore, the middle-aged guest had already sworn to himself that he had to save her and help her fully recover.

However, it was difficult. So difficult!

Fortunately, the heavens were fair. Both of them had suffered for so long, and today, there was finally a glimpse of hope for her to continue living.

Disregarding the bloodstains, the middle-aged guest leaned over and took the woman into his arms cautiously, like he was holding a precious porcelain vase, “Ying’er, rest assured. I have found a way to save you. Once I finish the task I am doing now, we will be able to get what we want.”

The middle-aged guest smiled and continued, “Once you fully recover, we will leave this place, find a beautiful place among the mountains, set up a cave dwelling to hide from the world, and be an immortal couple.”

The woman in his arms finally stopped coughing, but she still covered her mouth tightly, unwilling to let any more blood flow out of her nose and mouth. After hearing the middle-aged man’s words, her eyes brightened and were filled with longing.

But very quickly, she seemed to have realized something and stared at the middle-aged guest.

They had been together for a long time, so naturally they understood each other very well. The middle-aged guest pondered for a while and said slowly, “Ying’er, I don’t want to hide anything from you. This task that I have to do does have some risks, but you should know that with my level of cultivation, it will be fine as long as I am cautious.”

Seeing that the woman was still staring at him unhappily, the middle-aged guest smiled and said, “Fine. I promise you, I will come back alive to see you.”

Now, the woman smiled.

……

One day before the big political meeting, two women, a master and a servant, arrived outside Marquis Chongwu’s residence. Although the lady master was covered by a veil, her slender figure was enough to reveal her beauty.

Therefore, when the servant came forward to greet the doorman to say that it was someone that the marquis knew who came to visit, the doorman felt slightly put in a spot.

Everyone knew that the marquis already had a wife, who seemed to be childish and cute, but actually was very skillful and resourceful. Those female servants who originally harbored thoughts about seducing the marquis had since given up on them.

If he brought the letter in, he was afraid that he would incur the wrath of the marquis’ wife, but if he did not…hiss, creating trouble for himself at home was unwise; who knew if he would continue to have a hard time in the future?

Just when the doorman was having a hard time and struggling with his dilemma, a female servant pushed the door open. She looked at the visitors and said, “Madam, please come in.”

The doorman sighed and hurriedly retreated to the side, wishing he could become a tortoise so that he could retract his head into his body and pretend that he could not see anything.

The two ladies were Yun Qing and Yun Die. They came here today because they met with some difficulties along the way.

Back then, when Qin Yu left the Imperial Capital and went to perform his duties at the West Border Army, the two of them were sent away by Li Zhouyi to give Qin Yu a surprise at the West Border.

Unexpectedly, there were some accidents along the way. Their journey was delayed, and by the time they arrived, General Jinwu Ning Qin had already been posted to guard the mine.

The people who were escorting Yun Qing and Yun Die stopped immediately as none of them wanted to go anywhere near that cursed mine. After they sent a letter back to the Imperial Capital, they stayed put where they were as they waited for instructions on how to proceed.

Then, there was the fake news that General Jinwu had died underground in the mine. Even though the team had not received any instructions from His Highness yet, since they thought that General Jinwu was dead, there was no need to send this beauty to a dead person.

Therefore, they quickly returned to the Imperial Capital. Just when they returned, there were reports that General Jinwu Ning Qin had contributed towards suppressing the sinners’ rebellion in the mine and was promoted to a third-class earl.

This time, Li Zhouyi was also dumbfounded. After severely punishing the team that was responsible for escorting Yun Qing and Yun Die, he temporarily placed both of them in a courtyard in the Imperial Capital.

Originally, he was thinking of sending both of them to the West Border Army again after the turmoil back then had died down.

However, after a series of events, many court ministers demanded the impeachment of General Jinwu. Then, General Jinwu rode the wind and went straight into the clouds, becoming the Marquis Chongwu of today.

The first time Li Zhouyi came to visit Qin Yu at his residence was because he had to complete a task assigned to him, and also because he was worried about Qin Yu. He felt like he had to repay the favors that Qin Yu did for him, so he did not mention this matter about Yun Qing yet.

He just wanted to return Yun Qing and Yun Die back to Qin Yu before he left the Imperial Capital.

But who would have thought that there were going to be more dramatic events? The turmoil in the Imperial Capital had led to the Later Ye Family becoming the target of public criticism.

Many discerning people could tell that Qin Yu’s position in this turmoil was crucial. Li Zhouyi had seen with his own eyes how Qin Yu had killed someone for Yun Qing and Yun Die. Then, he left these two ladies in Li Zhouyi’s hands, and they became a hot potato in his hands.

If this situation got manipulated by someone for their self-interest, Li Zhouyi would be implicated.

He did not want to think too much anymore, so he ordered someone to send Yun Qing and Yun Die to Marquis Chongwu’s residence. As for how General Jinwu would deal with this and whether his wife was okay with it, that was up to him.

The carriage driver who was hiding in a corner and watching them from afar hurriedly left after seeing Yun Qing and Yun Die being escorted into Marquis Chongwu’s residence by a female servant.

Marquis Chongwu’s back courtyard.

Rourou rubbed her chin, her eyes full of uncertainty. To her, this was a rare situation. After walking back and forth with irritation on her face, she wanted to turn around to leave, but she also wanted to take a look at these two ladies who had come to her residence.

Just as Rourou was in a dilemma, the female servant’s voice rang from the luxurious courtyard outside, “Madam, the guests have arrived.”

Rourou took a deep breath and said, “Let them into the side courtyard and arrange for some servants to attend to them.” She gritted her teeth and continued, “Send someone to inform the marquis about this and tell him to make the necessary arrangements himself.”

This female servant, who had secretly sneered to herself all the way here, was now a little dumbfounded.

Slightly dazed, she obeyed Rourou’s command respectfully and turned away, leading a few other servants with her. She looked at the two ladies and there was awe in her eyes.

In the flower hall, Rourou raised her hand to cover her face. She then dropped her hand. Gritting her teeth, she eventually let out a long sigh.

Never mind, since I don’t really want to meet them, I shall not.