BXBX NOVEL Chapter 434 - 434. Xiao Ying Has Learned to Hide
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
After Xiaoying shouted, she held her breath and waited at the toilet door. No one answered. Only the whistling north wind blew Xiaoying’s hair into a mess. She bit her lower lip and clenched her fists as she entered the toilet.
No one?
Auntie Qiu was not in the toilet at all!
Xiaoying closed her eyes. She felt a pain in her heart. She took a step back and then another step back. Finally, she turned around and ran towards the front yard.
Xiaoying ran to the entrance of the government office and asked the guard.
“Have you seen Auntie Qiu?”
“I saw her. She said she had a stomach ache and wanted to find a doctor.”
The sentry answered truthfully. Before he could finish, he saw Xiaoying run out. After running for two steps, she stopped and turned back to the sentry, saying,
“If I’m not back in an hour, go find my big brother and tell him 1 went to the
Qiu family to look for Aunt Qiu.”
“Alright.”
The sentry nodded in agreement. He felt that something was wrong and called out to Xiaoying,
“Miss, 1’11 go with you!”
“No need. You stay here to protect Sister Su Qing.”
Xiaoying hesitated for a moment. She wanted to let the sentries follow her, but she gave up on this idea when she thought of Sister Su Qing. One more person to protect her was one more point of safety.
Xiaoying left the government office and walked towards Auntie Qiu’s house. She walked in a hurry and decided to jog all the way. When she was about to reach her house, she noticed Auntie Qiu’s figure. Xiaoying slowed down and hid behind a tree to observe Auntie Qiu.
Auntie Qiu ran to her door and looked back nervously. After confirming that no one was following her, she pushed open the wooden door and entered the courtyard. Because she was so anxious, she forgot to close the door.
Xiaoying waited for her to enter the house and chased after her. The door was open, so she didn’t have to push it open and went straight into the courtyard. After she went in, she didn’t rush into the house and leaned against the door to listen for any movements inside.
Auntie Qiu was in a hurry. She pulled her husband into the room and said quickly,
“Master, I won’t be able to come back today. Go and take care of that damned Su Qing. Shuisheng wants to hide her at Zhong Yong’s house. Remember, at Zhong Yong’s house.”
“Alright, I’ll remember that. Be careful.”
Elder Qiu instructed his daughter-in-law. Old Master Qiu coughed from inside the house. Ever since Qiu Yongkang went missing, Old Master Qiu had been sick. He called her into the house when he heard his daughter-in-law and son talking.
“Father, I have to go back quickly.”
Aunt Qiu reluctantly walked into the room. Old Master Qiu looked at her with his turbid eyes and coughed violently again. He said to Aunt Qiu.
“Daughter-in-law, don’t be silly.”
“Father, don’t worry about it. Since you can’t protect Qiu Yue and Yongkang, don’t meddle in other people’s business. If you don’t avenge Qiu Yue, I will avenge her as her mother.”
Auntie Qiu was very excited and no longer respected her father-in-law. Her eyes turned red at the mention of Qiu Yue, and her eyes were filled with hatred.
Old Master Qiu was old and cunning. He smiled bitterly and warned his daughter-in-law,
“Don’t you know what kind of person Su Qing is? How could she be hurt? That was a trap waiting for you to jump into!”
“Father, don’t raise others’ morale. She isn’t a god and hasn’t reached the point where she’s invulnerable. This is an opportunity. If 1 miss it, I won’t be able to get it back.”
Auntie Qiu’s eyes flashed with a crazy light. She gritted her teeth when she mentioned Su Qing. She didn’t have the ability. She would kill that vicious woman to avenge Qiu Yue if she had the power.
“Boss, please advise your wife.”
Seeing that his daughter-in-law was stubborn, Old Master Qiu was so angry that he slammed his hands on the brick bed and called out to his son.
Qiu Yongkang’s father used to listen to his father the most. He would never go west if his father told him to go east. But today, he was standing on the same side as his wife.
“Father, Qiu Yue was killed by Su Qing. After she died, her body was dug out, and her internal organs were emptied. If 1 think of that scene, 1 want to kill Su Qing with my own hands. If that female devil dies, Yongkang can come home. Su Qing caused Yongkang to have a home and can’t come home. She caused our family to be destroyed. Why is she still alive?”
Qiu Yongkang’s father was even more emotional than his wife. His daughter’s tragic death had provoked him, and he would die with regrets if he could not avenge his daughter.
“Sigh, you’ll be disadvantaged if you don’t listen to the old man. Su Qing isn’t to be trifled with, and Shuisheng isn’t that stupid.”
Old Master Qiu’s eyes were filled with sorrow. He hated Su Qing, too. When he heard that Su Qing was the one who killed Qiu Yue, Old Master Qiu could no longer respect Su Qing as much as before. She had saved everyone in Peach Blossom Cove but killed Qiu Yue and chased Yongkang away. Old Master Qiu could not forgive Su Qing for these two points.
However, he was more worried about his son and daughter-in-law. If anything happened to them, the family would be finished.
“There’s nothing we can’t win against. It depends on who’s going to deal with them. No matter how powerful Shuisheng and Su Qing were, they were no match for the imperial court.”
Auntie Qiu looked disdainful. She would still consider Ji Shuisheng in the past, but now she did not want anyone else. No one was more important than her daughter.
“Sigh.”
Old Master Qiu could only sigh when he saw that he was powerless. Forget it, let’s reunite in the netherworld!
Ji Xiaoying heard everything clearly from outside the room. She covered her mouth in disbelief. How could this be? Aunt Qiu, Uncle Qiu, and Grandpa Qiu, whom she respected, would be enemies with Sister Su Qing.
Also, they said Su Qing killed Qiu Yue; is that true?
Why did Sister Su Qing kill Sister Qiu Yue? They didn’t have any grudges?
Auntie Li came out of the house, carrying a bowl of stewed mutton and two hot-boiled eggs to Su Qing.
Su Qing was injured because he was protecting the family. They, who had received Su Qing’s kindness, should thank her.
When Auntie Li went out, she saw Xiaoying standing at the Qiu family’s house entrance. Her face pressed against the door as if listening to something.
“Xiaoying, what are you doing?”
Auntie Li found it strange and asked. Without waiting for Xiaoying’s reply, she continued,
“I’m going to see Su Qing. Do you know where she is?”
“Shh.”
Xiaoying was startled by Auntie Li’s sudden words. She was afraid of alerting the Qiu family in the house, so she made a shushing gesture at Auntie Li.
Auntie Li asked Xiaoying.
“What are you shushing for? What’s wrong?”
Xiaoying facepalmed. Why was Auntie Li so stupid?
The room instantly fell silent. The three members of the Qiu family all looked panicked. Xiaoying heard that there was no sound in the room. She knew that the people inside had heard Auntie Li’s words.
Xiaoying calmed herself down and took a deep breath. She knocked on the door and shouted.
“Uncle Qiu, is my Auntie Qiu back yet? She said that her stomach hurts, and I’m distraught.”
In the room, Aunt Qiu, who was panicking, blinked when she heard Xiaoying’s words. She was uncertain and looked at her father-in-law on the brick bed. She whispered.
“Father, she didn’t hear us, did she?”
Old Master Qiu sighed and did not answer his daughter-in-law’s question. Instead, he said meaningfully.
“Xiaoying has grown up and matured. She has learned to hide her abilities.”
“Father, are you saying she has already heard what we said?”
Qiu Yongkang’s father understood the coldness in his father’s words, and his eyes revealed a fierce light,
“Then we can’t keep her!”