Chu Ruo Qiao followed behind Su Cui Ping and the others. When they reached the beach and saw the burning ships on the sea, her brows were furrowed so tightly they looked like they were tied in a knot.
Cang Ze was being held by people from other sects. He stood to the side in a daze, watching the disciples and trusted followers who had been killed in the explosion. He shook his head in disbelief, muttering "impossible" over and over.
If he hadn't run fast enough just now, he might have died in the final explosion. Cang Ze couldn't believe it no matter what. "It's impossible, she wouldn't do that."
There were too many injured people, and everyone was frantically busy. Only Huo Qi Xiao and Chu Ruo Qiao wore fake expressions of pain while remaining immaculately dressed and still.
The sky soon darkened. Because of the large number of injured, they couldn't set off immediately. So, they tidied up the existing wooden houses and decided to make do with them for now.
Su Mu Qing took half of the spiritual spring water and poured it into a water container. She shook it to mix it evenly, then used it specifically to clean and administer to those with critical injuries.
Afterward, she ran back to the car and took out many needed medical supplies, asking Leng Ren and the others to help carry them.
Chu Ruo Qiao watched them lift bag after bag from the car and couldn't help but get up and follow. She had been on that car before and had inspected some areas. It was impossible for it to hold so many things.
However, as soon as she approached the car, she was stopped by two guards.
"I'm tired, I want to go inside and rest. Why are you stopping me?" Chu Ruo Qiao covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, letting out a soft yawn. She looked at the people in front of her with some displeasure.
Old Wu stared straight ahead, his expressionless. "Miss Chu, this is our young lady's car. You can't just go in and rest because you want to. Several wooden houses have already been prepared over there, you and your maid can rest there."
"How dare you! Those wooden houses were where those stinky Japanese lived before. Our young lady is delicate and precious, how can she stay in such a place? Are you just trying to extort money? Name your price! Is one hundred taels enough?" Chu Ruo Qiao's maid reprimanded Old Wu shamelessly. She even took out a hundred taels of silver notes from her怀, acting as if her young lady was not short of money.
Old Wu couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing the maid's words. Then, he couldn't hold back and burst into laughter. A hundred taels of silver notes, and she had the audacity to flaunt them in front of them?
Old Ten, having overheard their conversation, took out several one-thousand-tael silver notes from his怀 as he walked over. He then ostentatiously waved them in front of the two. "Tch~ See? This is the pocket money our young lady gave us. Your paltry sum isn't even worthy of our attention, let alone our young lady's. Can we go now?"
The maid glanced at Chu Ruo Qiao, then pointed at Old Ten's nose and started shouting curses. "You group of guard dogs, you actually look down on our Duke's mansion's young lady. What are you so proud of? When trouble comes, you'll be the first to die. You won't even have the life to spend all this money."
Su Mu Qing happened to be coming to get something. Hearing the commotion and seeing someone cursing her people, she flicked a stream of internal energy towards the mistress and servant.
Seeing her action, Chu Ruo Qiao's eyes darted around. She stood still in place, as if unaware of the danger. The stream of internal energy brushed past her cheek and hit the maid's face.
"Ah~" came a scream. The maid spat out a mouthful of blood with a thud, several of her teeth broken within it.
Su Mu Qing, seeing that Chu Ruo Qiao seemed ignorant of martial arts, felt a bit puzzled. Had she guessed wrong? Yet, according to the analysis panel, this person's scheming mind was enough to embroider flowers.
So, she used her detector to check Chu Ruo Qiao's meridians. She discovered that not only did she possess profound internal energy, but there were also many small insects hidden within her body.
To think that a dignified young lady from a Duke's mansion would practice Gu arts! This person was truly well-hidden!
The characters set up by Bu Jie were becoming more and more interesting. They were digging pits for themselves so diligently. If she ever had the chance to meet him, she would definitely ask him to become a screenwriter.
As Su Mu Qing passed the two, she spoke as if to the maid, but her eyes were fixed on Chu Ruo Qiao's face. "If you dare to insult my people again, I will pierce this wound straight through. I'll knock out your tongue and the teeth on the other side too!"
Seeing the maid cover her mouth and retreat in fear, Su Mu Qing raised her hand and picked up a strand of Chu Ruo Qiao's hair. "And Miss Chu. I don't have many good qualities, but I am very protective of my own. I also don't have many flaws, the most obvious probably being my ruthlessness. And I particularly don't know how to cherish the fairer sex! It doesn't matter which young lady it is, I can still act! So, in the future, it's best not to use your scheming and methods on me or my people. Otherwise, you will regret it!"
After Su Mu Qing finished speaking, she walked straight ahead. Chu Ruo Qiao leaned on her maid and turned away. As she turned, a strand of broken hair drifted to the ground.
Before Chu Ruo Qiao had taken a few steps, she was covered in cold sweat from the pain, and bloodstains were flowing from the corner of her mouth. She hurriedly wiped it clean with a handkerchief. Then, she took out a small porcelain bottle, poured out a red pill, and swallowed it.
The maid, seeing her spitting blood, anxiously called out, "Miss, you..."
"Shut up, go..." Chu Ruo Qiao stopped the maid from shouting and glared at her fiercely.
She knew? How could that be? Her body had a restrictive Gu that could conceal her dantian's internal energy. Even a master like Tian Ji had never seen any clues.
A young girl, how could she?
But just now, a powerful aura had indeed struck towards her dantian. It had also severely injured the restrictive Gu in her dantian, causing her internal energy to become restless and her meridians to go against the flow. She had almost suffered a qi deviation.
"Miss, these are the silver notes I found in the small wooden house." Leng Nuo handed over the stack of silver notes she had just been flaunting, her face filled with an expression of wanting praise.
Su Mu Qing looked at the silver notes with some confusion. "Where did those pirates get so many Great Yu Dynasty silver notes?"
Old Ten said dismissively. "Who knows! Those pirates have been lurking here for so long, perhaps they robbed some wealthy household in the city."
"You're right. It's a lucky break for us!" After hearing Old Ten's words, Su Mu Qing didn't think much of it. She casually stuffed the silver notes into her sleeve.