Not long after that group left, Su Muqing emerged from her space. The main hall was already engulfed in thick smoke. They must have splashed accelerant on it, otherwise it wouldn't have burned so quickly.
Just as Su Muqing was about to leave, Chen Dahe suddenly reached out and grabbed her trouser leg. This guy wasn't dead yet?
Chen Dahe looked at her with a pleading expression, begging her to save his life. "Save me... save..."
Su Muqing brought his infant daughter out from behind her back and handed her to him. "I'll only save one of you: you or her. Choose yourself!"
Chen Dahe's hands trembled as he tried to reach for his little daughter. In the end, his hand fell back powerlessly.
"Take her and go… I'm severely injured now and probably won't survive. She's still a child…" Chen Dahe ultimately chose to give his chance of survival to his daughter.
Hearing his choice, Su Muqing lowered the dagger in her hand. If this corrupt official abandoned his own daughter, she would have immediately sent him to hell with the most brutal methods!
Su Muqing asked him, "Who exactly is your master? You can let your daughter avenge you later."
"No! Don't seek revenge! The legitimate daughter of the Chu family… destined for Xianglong. Thank you for saving my daughter…" After saying these few words, Chen Dahe gasped in pain.
Su Muqing didn't understand what he meant. She was just puzzled why this man wasn't dead yet. She used the detector in her mind to scan Chen Dahe.
She discovered that his heart was slightly off-center, so the sword had missed its vital point. Now, he could only lie there and bleed to death, or be burned alive by the fire.
But what if someone came in and rescued him? Although his entire family had been killed, which was a little pitiable, he had abetted evil and committed countless wicked deeds. It seemed like his current fate was retribution he deserved!
Thinking of this, Su Muqing's eyes turned fierce.
"Considering you still have a shred of paternal love, I'll give you a swift end." With that, she flicked a current of electricity towards the vital point in Chen Dahe's chest.
Struck by the electricity, Chen Dahe's eyeballs bulged, bloodshot. His legs flailed for a moment before he quickly stopped breathing, his eyes wide with unfulfilled resentment.
Su Muqing placed the infant girl back into her space before running out of the main hall and using the wind to blow the fire away. It was then she discovered the courtyard was littered with corpses; all the servants had been killed.
She ran to the stable in the backyard, collected all the horses into her space, and then fled the county magistrate's mansion through the back gate.
After leaving the county magistrate's mansion, she ran all the way towards the city gate.
Once she exited the Shiqiao County city gate, she looked back. The sky was still illuminated by the towering flames, painting the sky a deep crimson.
It was now Hai Shi (around 9 PM). Su Muqing decided to go a bit further before entering her space again. It was dark, and she didn't know how to ride a horse. She wondered if the mall sold electric bikes or other modes of transportation.
"Who goes there?"
Su Muqing, who was still contemplating browsing the mall, was startled by the sudden shout. Upon closer inspection, she saw it was the same group of people who had annihilated Chen Dahe's family.
Two men in black approached. Su Muqing quickly lowered her head and popped something into her mouth. Then, they grabbed her by the arms and dragged her to a beautiful carriage.
Wang Bingchang sat inside the carriage. He gently lifted the curtain by the window and saw his subordinates dragging a young girl towards him. Her head was bowed low, so he couldn't see her face clearly.
"Lift your head!"
As the young girl slowly raised her head, Wang Bingchang let down the curtain with a look of disdain. What an ugly face! Buck teeth were one thing, but what was with that uneven, protruding mouth? It was so ugly it made him want to vomit his supper.
"Why haven't you driven her away! Looking like that, and you dare to wander out in the middle of the night? Aren't you afraid of scaring people!" Wang Bingchang yelled in anger, utterly disgusted.
The men in black, annoyed, drove Su Muqing back onto the official road. They even spat at her, calling her unlucky. Why did she have to be so ugly and get them scolded again?
Su Muqing pretended to be frightened and ran forward. She took out the energy ring Ding Mo had given her. After running a certain distance, she hid behind a rock and, turning back, unleashed a level-ten gust of wind towards the carriage.
Where the fierce wind passed, the earth collapsed, and rocks shattered. With a loud "crack!" the exquisite carriage belonging to Wang Bingchang instantly turned into a pile of rubble.
Wang Bingchang had just gotten out of the carriage to relieve himself, thus narrowly escaping being torn to pieces. However, his two subordinates were not so lucky.
One was broken in half at the waist, and the other had all his bones shattered. Where had this peerless expert come from? And why were they constantly opposing him? It seemed this place was not safe to linger. It was best to return to his master and report as soon as possible!
After unleashing the gust of wind, Su Muqing flashed into her space. The old man was still unconscious, but the infant was no longer crying. She was sleeping soundly, sucking on her little hand.
She opened the mall and quickly browsed. Thankfully, all sorts of vehicles were available. Not only that, but generators and gasoline were also for sale, though the prices were not cheap.
Su Muqing deposited another ten silver coins into the mall. (One silver coin was worth 25 taels, 500,000 in total). Her balance instantly became 5,450,000. At this moment, she was surprised to find that her contribution points, which were only a little over seven hundred, had now reached 6,525! Furthermore, the gratitude value had soared to 25,468 and was still climbing.
"217, what happened? Is the system bugged? How did the data increase so much?" Su Muqing found it unbelievable. She quickly asked 217 how the data came about.
217: "Replying to the host, the system has detected that this is the contribution from other small worlds generated within three days. Due to the different time flows in each small world, the contribution has been slightly delayed in its arrival."
"So that's how it is. Then, what about those gratitude values?" Su Muqing thought that a little delay didn't matter as long as it arrived.
217: "Replying to the host, those are gratitude values generated by the people of Shiqiao County. Because Chen Dahe eventually died at the host's hands, the grateful emotions generated by the common people naturally belong to you. Please, host, do more good deeds in the future!"
Su Muqing: "Fortunately, I delivered the final blow! Otherwise, I wouldn't have gotten this batch of gratitude value! It seems I need to deal with more great villains in the future."
Originally, she had to be frugal and plan her use of contribution points. Now that she had suddenly become a contribution point magnate, Su Muqing felt instantly refreshed.
As the saying goes, you have to give to receive. 217 was right; she had to do more good deeds!
She cleared her shopping cart once more, piling everything onto a designated open space. It instantly transformed into a small parking lot!
Alaska followed behind her, wagging its tail happily as she smiled. It seemed to be celebrating for her.
Su Muqing noticed that the dog had grown even bigger and was now plump and round, looking incredibly cute! "Look at how fat you are now. How about I call you 'Fatty' from now on?"
After eating and resting for a while, Su Muqing chose a four-wheeled all-terrain motorcycle. She filled the tank with gas and turned to wave at the dog. "Fatty, want to go out for a ride with me?"
Alaska wagged its tail and quickly rushed over, jumping directly onto the back seat of the motorcycle. It even raised its front paws and rested them on Su Muqing's shoulders, its tongue sticking out in excitement!
"Are you seated properly? Let's go!" Su Muqing saw that no one else was around outside the space. She turned on the motorcycle's headlights, gunned the accelerator, and with a "whoosh," shot onto the main road, chasing after the main group!