sbdcsierra Chapter 51 The Owner of Yuexi Tower
Chapter 51 The Owner of Yuexi Tower
No one saw them during the whole process. Long Chuqing tore off a strip of cloth in the room, tied the madam's hands and feet, and threw her on the ground.
The madam, unable to speak, could only stare at her in terror.
Long Chuqing lit a lamp, smiled slyly at the madam, and then walked to a corner where she found a box in a hidden compartment. She could sense that the hairpin was inside.
She carried the box to the madam, who had locked it. Long Chuqing took a thin wire from a small cloth bag at her waist and unlocked it.
The box contained many gold and silver jewelry, silver notes, and silver ingots.
The madam recognized her as a thief and knew he had found her suitcase so easily, confirming that he must have been scouting the place before.
But she didn't understand why, since she already knew where the box was, they still had to kidnap her and bring her here. She was now afraid of being killed to silence her, and fine beads of sweat were already appearing on her face.
Long Chuqing rummaged through the box for a bit, then looked at the madam and said, "There are quite a few treasures here."
After searching for a while, she finally found her hairpin. Holding it in her hand, a warmth slowly flowed into her body: "Feifeng, it's been so long."
Feifeng said aggrievedly, "Qingqing, you've finally come to find me. I've been trapped in this dark box for so long, waaaah..."
"Here we are!"
Long Chuqing held the hairpin close to the madam and waved the lamp in front of her, asking, "Have you remembered anything?"
The madam looked closely and remembered that it belonged to the woman. She had taken the hairpin from the woman's head because the woman was unconscious at the time and the madam was afraid of losing money.
Long Chuqing slowly said, "Don't take what you shouldn't take."
The madam wondered to herself what her relationship was with this man.
Long Chuqing counted out 5,200 taels of silver notes from the box, waved them in front of her, and then took out the indenture and confirmation letter from the bag and showed them to her.
"See, you recognize it now! The indenture was fake, so this agreement is null and void, and the five thousand taels should be returned."
The madam only remembered when she saw the confirmation and contract, but looking at the man in front of her, he didn't seem like the man from that night. He wasn't as tall and fair-skinned as he was that night. How could he have these two documents?
Then Long Chuqing took out a prepared note, showed it to her for a while, and then took out Indonesian documents for her to put her fingerprint on.
The document states that the madam in charge of Yuexi Tower, on a certain day of a certain month of a certain year, swindled Young Master Qing out of five thousand taels of silver through improper means. Today, realizing her mistake, she is returning the money, totaling five thousand taels plus two hundred taels of interest. The money was counted in person, and this document is hereby established as proof.
After pressing her fingerprints and folding the documents, she carefully put away all the banknotes and receipts.
She took out another three hundred taels from the box. "These three hundred taels are for the cost of renting my hairpin for this period of time. This hairpin is a treasure of mine, and three hundred taels is already a discount for you."
Then he took out another hundred taels from the three hundred taels and said, "I am very fair. This hundred taels is for you. Consider it payment for the treatment you gave that girl for a few days."
The madam was furious. Who calculates money like that? But she couldn't scold him, so she could only glare at Long Chuqing.
Long Chuqing closed the box and said to the madam, "Don't be afraid, I won't do anything to you. I'm just here to take back what belongs to me. Taking some interest from you is to teach you a lesson. You must not buy and sell respectable women indiscriminately in the future."
Just then, there was a knock on the door: "Mom, are you in there? The boss is here, looking for you."
Just as Long Chuqing was negotiating with the madam, the owner of Yuexi Tower arrived, looking for the madam, but the waiters couldn't find her after searching around.
Normally, the madam would be in the front hall greeting customers at this time. He told the boss that a dark-faced man had come looking for her earlier, and then disappeared.
The boss asked him if he had searched the backyard. Only then did the employee go to the backyard to search. Seeing a light on in a room upstairs, he went up and knocked on the door.
The madam's room only had one window and one door at the front, and walls on all sides and at the back. The only way out was through the doorway or by climbing out of the window.
After calling out several times with no response, the waiter called out twice more with still no answer. Realizing something was wrong, he pushed the door open and came in.
Upon entering, they saw the madam tied to the ground. Just as she was about to scream, Long Chuqing knocked her unconscious.
She saw that it was the same waiter who had greeted her earlier, so she searched him and took back the ten taels of silver she had just given him.
After receiving the silver, he left the room without lingering, and using the railing as a springboard, jumped onto the roof to return home.
"Whoosh..." A hidden weapon flew towards her. Before she could leap onto the roof, she was forced to return to the second floor after dodging the weapon. Then three more flew towards her, which she dodged by bending over and sidestepping.
At this moment, many people appeared in the courtyard, all carrying swords and knives.
Standing in front was a tall, handsome man, dressed in a moon-white robe, his long hair casually half-draped over his shoulders. This man was Nangong Ming, the owner of Yuexi Tower.
Holding a hidden weapon in his hand, he spoke leisurely: "Dare to steal from my Moon Creek Tower, and you think you can leave unscathed?" With that, he threw the hidden weapon in his hand.
Long Chuqing threw two silver needles at the same time. One was deflected by the hidden weapon, and the other was aimed at Nangong Ming's brow. Nangong Ming reacted quickly and drew his sword from his waist to deflect the silver needle.
He suddenly became serious, raised his eyes and stared at the man in front of him. He had thought she was just a petty thief, but it seemed he couldn't underestimate her.
Long Chuqing took the items, not wanting to get entangled with them, glanced around, and headed in the opposite direction.
Nangong Ming realized she was trying to escape, so he threw several hidden weapons at her and chased after her with his sword.
Long Chuqing used the hairpin to deflect the flying projectile.
"Flying Phoenix, can you turn into a sword now?" Long Chuqing asked the hairpin.
Fei Feng: "Isn't this Feng Yu's job?! Where is she?!"
Long Chuqing: "Feng Yu is trapped in the Void Realm. She can't get out, and I can't get in. But she'll be bored inside, though."
Fei Feng: "Qingqing, you have no spiritual power left, and you still want to rely on me? I can only help you heal your injuries. However, seeing how energetic you are now, it seems that your injuries have been healed. Besides, this is just a small matter, and it is not difficult for you."
Only Long Chuqing could hear Fei Feng's voice.
As she spoke, Nangong Ming swung his sword at her. She sidestepped and used two fingers to deflect the attack, employing internal force and skill to catch the sword. Then, she used her other hand, holding the hairpin, to stab at Nangong Ming. Nangong Ming dodged and swung his sword again.
Long Chuqing gripped the hairpin to block the sword, then kicked at him. He caught the kick, and they exchanged a few blows.
Long Chuqing circled behind him and quickly thrust the hairpin down. He immediately dodged to the side, but the hairpin grazed his cheek, almost cutting his face.
"That's ruthless." Nangong Ming said after dodging the attack, "Are you jealous of my handsome appearance? You actually wanted to ruin my looks."
Long Chu listened without saying a word. "What the hell? I didn't think that much about it. Do you have to pick a place to fight? If you don't want to get hurt, then stay at home and don't come out."
"Hmph." Nangong Ming attacked again.
And so, Long Chuqing and Nangong Ming exchanged dozens of blows in the courtyard, while their sword-wielding subordinates automatically stepped aside to watch.