Counterattack of the Concubine’s Invincible Daughter

40. Wasn’t Money the Key Point?

Translator: Snowball

In the end, Nongyue personally sent her out.

Mu Yingxue was very surprised to find that the way back was not the way through which she got in. It turned out that this house was equipped with Qimen Dunjia1 machinery and many inconspicuous traps. Ordinary people would definitely be trapped in it.

She was even more certain that Nongyue was far more than an average merchant, but she was not interested in further digging his identity.

In short, he was a stingy man, humph!

“Miss, I feel that my heart is beating very fast now.”

Liu’er spoke incoherently, with anxiety written all over her face.

Mu Yingxue derided her, “Do you want me to take you to the doctor?”

Liu’er shook her head and said worriedly, “Miss, when Miss Mei left, she looked at us so viciously that it made me feelworried. Do you think she will send someone to arrest us?”

At this time, the sun was going down. The cold wind blew up the dead leaves of plane trees beside the road, and the end of the street was bleak.

Mu Yingxue coldly swept her gaze across the deserted street and pulled Liu’er behind her. She said, “It’s not about what I think. They are already here.”

Liu’er was shocked. She widened her eyes and asked, “What are you talking about, Miss?”

Before she could finish, a sharp blade cut through the wind with the sound like a shrill whimper.

Mu Yingxue quickly kicked up a piece of dried twig on the ground with her toe. ‘Ding’. The sharp blade turned and hacked towards a branch of a plane tree.

The man seemed to be greatly surprised, “You know kung fu?”

The leader was a burly man, who used a short-handled machete as his weapon. His whiskered beard covered half of his face.

He was the one who had talked to her just now.

Mu Yingxue flicked the hem of her dress and did not reply. She only lowered her head and whispered a few words to Liu’er. The latter nodded quickly, although she was so scared that her face turned pale.

“Boss, this bitch doesn’t respect you!”

A follower came up from behind and pointed at Mu Yingxue with a sword.

A hint of displeasure appeared in Mu Yingxue’s eyes.

At this moment, a fallen leaf was slowly falling with the wind, passing by her eyes.

Before anyone realized what had happened, her long sleeves just flew over and then fell down, which was followed by the painful cry of that stalker.

Seeing that his man’s mouth was full of blood, the leader was even more shocked. But at least he was a man in the martial arts world and was well-informed. After being shocked, he calmed down.

He cupped his hands and politely said to her, “Miss Mu, I’m Ling Yue. I’m paid here to finish the business. Don’t rush. We can talk.”

Mu Yingxue ignored him completely, pulling Liu’er’s hand and walking past the group of burly men.

“Miss Mu, please hold on!”

Behind her, Ling Yue spoke again in a warning tone.

Mu Yingxue stopped and glanced at Liu’er, who was shivering from head to toe. She softly said, “You should go first. When you go back to the mansion, remember what I told you just now and pretend that nothing has happened. Do you understand?”

Liu’er was just a maidservant who had never seen a fierce fight in the street, not to mention her master was the one under attack this time. Losing her ability to think, she could only follow her master’s order, but she still stammered, “Miss, Miss, I, if I’m leaving, what, what are you going to do?”

Although she had seen how powerful Mu Yingxue was, people she had dealt with before were only old servants, madams, and ladies of the Mu’s Mansion. How could these weak women compare with these strong men with knives in front of her?

Mu Yingxue knew that Liu’er had been badly frightened, so she gently patted her on the shoulder and comforted her, “Don’t be afraid. I promise you that I will return home safe and sound.”

Liu’er felt a sense of assurance to hear her say so calmly. Being patted by her master like this made her feel relieved for some reason. She knew that it was useless to worry, and her staying here would only be a burden to her.

Therefore, she looked at her master earnestly and said, “Miss, don’t break your promise. Come back soon.”

Mu Yingxue suddenly felt her heart melted. This girl…

“Okay, now go.”

Liu’er turned around and left, looking back repeatedly.

Ling Yue and the others didn’t try to stop her because their target was Mu Yingxue. Perhaps, they wouldn’t dare to go past her and chase after her maidservant.

Only then did Mu Yingxue turn around calmly. Her gaze passed through the fallen leaves and fell upon Ling Yue and the others.

All of a sudden, Ling Yue felt that the temperature around him had dropped a bit. For some reason, he felt a chill down his spine. However, a man should not lose his game. Coming at this woman with his men, how could he be at a disadvantage before he even got started?

As soon as he made his decision, he slowly stepped forward and closed the distance with Mu Yingxue.

“Miss Mu, I don’t want things to go ugly.”

He spoke slowly, but secretly grasped the hilt with his fingers. Facing the calm woman in front of him, he didn’t even feel confident this time.

This was something that had never happened to him since he had become a member in the Jianghu for so many years.

Mu Yingxue, however, only glanced at his hand that was tightly gripping the handle of his sword.

It was a hand that did not match his beard. His fingers were long and strong, and the back of his hand was unexpectedly white.

It was truly a pity. Mu Yingxue shifted her gaze away from this hand. As long as he pulled out the sword, his hand would be deformed today.

“Ling Yue, right?”

It was as if she didn’t take their existence into consideration until she spoke to him for the first time.

Cold sweat rolled down Ling Yue’s back and disappeared into the thin cotton lining.

“Yes, Miss Mu seemed to have hurt my man just now.”

As the leader, even if he didn’t want to cause any other trouble, he must bite the bullet and seek justice for his men.

Mu Yingxue caught a falling leaf and played with it as she looked down. “Did I? Why can’t I remember?”

She seemed to think for a moment and then raised her head. There was already a fierce gleam in her eyes. “Or, should I prove it to you again?”

Ling Yue’s gaze turned sharp as he stopped in his tracks. The men behind him also took out their weapons one after another.

The atmosphere was as tense as a taut string, as if even the slightest movement could make sharp arrows fly out from somewhere.

Fortunately, she did not move further.

Ling Yue found that he could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

“Miss Mu, we are only doing this to finish our job. Please do me a favor.”

Mu Yingxue said, “A favor? Why should I do that for you?”

Ling Yue didn’t expect her refusal. For a moment, he didn’t respond. However, there was someone behind him who wasn’t aware of the situation and started to ramble.

“Bitch, you’re talking big. Do you know who our boss is?”

Mu Yingxue glanced at the man and did not want to waste any more time talking with them, “Who is he? Isn’t he just a lackey who works for someone else?”

When the followers heard this, they were all stunned, turning to look at Ling Yue, and one of them reacted, “Boss, she, she said that you’re a lackey?”

Ling Yue’s face was already gloomy and outraged. He was embarrassed to lose face in this way, so he bellowed in a low voice, “Shut up, all of you. Why aren’t you able to accomplish anything? Think about how we managed to get here today!”

Originally, Ling Yue had been the man in charge in his turf. However, none of his underlings were wise enough to support his career. Jianghu, however, was not an easy place to survive in. He couldn’t bear to see so many people deplete their resources, so he led them to the capital city to seek refuge with the Mei family.

Every time he thought of this, he felt extremely depressed. But it was the first time that someone called him a lackey, not to mention that the one insulted him was a girl below 20.

“Miss Mu, it might be better if you leave some leeway. We just want to make a living.”

Mu Yingxue smiled and said, “Since all of you have taken out your swords and spears, why should I talk nicely or let you off like you said? Ling Yue, you’ve also got years of martial experience. Don’t you know that leeway is only for people who with real strength?”

Ling Yue gripped the handle of his sword tightly, his face ashen. This woman was absolutely right about this. Only people with strength has the right to bargain with others. But why did he have a feeling that so many of them seemed to have no room for negotiation?

Mu Yingxue run her eyes over all of them and slowly said, “Go ahead. Why are you here?”

Ling Yue replied, “We want a receipt from you.”

Mu Yingxue sneered and said, “Mei Qianqian is really efficient. Did she summon you at short notice or is this all a long-range conspiracy against me?”

Ling Yue hesitated for a moment before saying, “Because of Childe Nongyue, it wasn’t easy for my men to make a move just now. Give me your receipt, Miss Mu. We can deal with this in an easy way.”

“Are you threatening me?”

Mu Yingxue raised her long eyebrows and asked, “Or do you think that you can walk all over me, a little girl?”

“I dare not.” Ling Yue replied, “Harmony brings wealth. I’m just trying to save both of us a lot of trouble.”

“Humph!” Mu Yingxue snorted, “Hero Ling seems to have made a mistake. The only one who can save us trouble is me, not Hero Ling or the bunch of fools behind you.”

She then smiled and said, “Moreover, I am not afraid of trouble, so I don’t want to save it.”

Ling Yue heaved a long sigh of relief. He seemed to have made a big decision. “In that case, Miss Mu, don’t blame us for making it hard for you.”

Mu Yingxue curved the corner of her mouth and laughed contemptuously, saying, “What if I say that I don’t have a receipt on me?”

Ling Yue was taken aback. This possibility didn’t even occur to him. He came here after Mei Qianqian said that she wanted the receipt, but he had never thought about what would happen if he killed Mu Yingxue but did not take the receipt back.

“It’s impossible.” He said.

Mu Yingxue spun the fallen leaf in her hands, thinking all the time. After a while, she said, “Hero Ling, it’s okay if you don’t trust me. Since I have once won Mei Qianqian in the Moonlight Pavilion and occupied her position, it’s normal for her to hate me. However, if you have to work yourself to death for her personal desire, it is not worth it.”

Ling Yue seemed to have sensed something special, so he asked uncertainly, “What do you mean, Miss Mu? We don’t care why Miss Mei wants the receipt from you. We just follow her orders.”

However, Mu Yingxue said, “Really? How much did Mei Qianqian pay you?”

Ling Yue was stunned. Hesitating for a moment, he finally let go of the hand gripping the sword. “Money isn’t the key point. We have turned to the Mei family, and they have treated us well…”

Mu Yingxue interrupted him. “Oh, money isn’t the key point? Do all of the men behind you think so?”

Looking at the followers behind him who wore different expressions, she confirmed that they might not live a good life in the Mei family. Otherwise, there was no need to send so many people to deal with a little girl. Mei Qianqian did not know that she knew martial arts after all.

So the only reasonable explanation would be that Mei Qianqian had issued a strict order to them, saying if they did not get the receipt, they should not go back to report. But if they were not allowed to go back, it was equivalent to cutting off the lives of this group of people.