Chapter 135

  Falling Leaf City

  The sky was getting late, and there were not many pedestrians on the street. Cheng Dairen and Xu Shenji walked on the street, neither of them carried any weapons, Cheng Dairen's axe had been taken back by Qin Man.

  "Big boss, why must you bring me along?" Xu Shenji asked.

  "Hey, it's all because of General Xu's cleverness and strategic thinking. Honestly, I wouldn't be able to do without you." Cheng Dalai gave Xu Shenji a white eye: "Also, call me Young Master, Oba Oba Young Master."

  "Alright then, young master, you go take care of your business and I'll take care of mine."

  "What's keeping you busy?"

  "Go find your girl." Xujin said with a straight face and a confident tone: "You go find your girl, I'll go drink my flower wine."

  "Never mind, you go ahead." Cheng Dalai waved his hand: "Don't delay the main event, we'll meet at the wine tower tomorrow."

  Xu Shenji ran swiftly and quickly, his speed was so fast that it would make even a thousand-mile horse sweat.

  Looking at his back, Cheng Dairen took out a purse from his bosom and said quietly, "Without money, what kind of wine can you drink?"

  After parting with Xushenji, Cheng Dali went to look for Su Qing. At this time, the sky was almost dark, and Su Qing should be in her own mansion.

  When Cheng Dalai arrived, he hadn't even approached the gate yet, but he could already hear the sound of sobbing coming from inside. He pushed at the gate, which was locked from the inside, and then directly went in.

  After becoming a mountain bandit, **aspect's innate talent seems to have increased significantly, and now it's somewhat unaccustomed for Cheng Dairen to walk out the door.

  "What a person!"

  As soon as her feet touched the ground, Xiao Die came out with a kitchen knife in hand, her eyes red at this moment.

  "It's you, why don't you go through the door, what wall are you climbing?" Xiaodie's voice was trembling with tears.

  "What's wrong?" Cheng Dairen asked in surprise: "Where is your young lady?"

  "The old man is dead."

  Su Ying's father had been bedridden with a long illness, his body getting weaker by the day. Su Ying had also mentioned this in her letter. It seemed he didn't make it through this winter after all.

  "Has your daughter returned home?"

  The girl was taken away by them.

  "Seize!" Cheng Dairen was taken aback.

  "The old master passed away three days ago, and the young lady wanted to pay her respects, but was chased out several times. They have their eyes on the business of salvaging goods from the lake bottom and say that unless they return the wine shop, they won't let the young lady see off the old master. This afternoon, the Su family called the young lady away saying it was to discuss this matter, and until now she hasn't returned."

  This matter is according to Cheng Dalai's meaning, if he doesn't go, then he won't go. After all, Su Sihai was not very good to Su Qing before his death. However, after all, he is Su Qing's father, and people in this era are foolishly loyal and filial. So for Su Qing, this matter may indeed be a difficult hurdle to overcome.

  "Let's go. We'll go take a look at Su's place." said Cheng Dalai.

  "You go, but what if your identity is caught by others?" Little Butterfly.

  "Let's go, let's go."

  The two of them quickly arrived at the Su residence, where Cheng Dairen stood waiting on the steps, while Xiaodie went to knock on the door.

  After shouting for a while, someone finally opened the door with a lantern: "What's all the fuss about? Are you calling out for a funeral?"

  "Su Zhong, I'm here." Little Butterfly recognized this gatekeeper.

  "Looking for what Miss, she left before dark, I didn't see her."

  "It's impossible! I've been waiting for Miss all this time and she hasn't come back at all."

  "I don't know then, maybe she'll go find some wild man or something. Anyway, she's a bandit's woman, this kind of thing isn't strange at all."

  "Su Zhong, watch your mouth!" Xiaodie's face turned pale with anger, pointing at Su Zhong's nose and saying: "I don't believe it, Miss must have been locked up by you guys, let me go in and take a look."

  "Scram!" Su Zhong pushed Xiaodie away with one hand: "You're a spoiled brat, do you think the Su household is someplace where you can just enter at will?"

  Su Zhong suddenly pulled the door open a crack: "Even if I opened the door, would you dare come in today?"

  Looking at the door with a black hole-like interior, Xiao Die didn't dare speak.

  Su Zhong sneered and slammed the door shut with a loud bang.

  A little butterfly came to Cheng Dairen's side: "The young lady has gone missing."

  "I've already heard it just now."

  "Miss must have been locked up by them, and she's still in the Su family." Xiaodie exclaimed: "That's right, the Su family has a cellar, sometimes some errant servants will be locked inside. Miss must also be detained there."

  "Can you be certain it was Su Jia's doing?"

  "Miss doesn't have any enemies in the city, if it wasn't them then who could it be! You're not afraid, are you? Let's go inside and find Miss to see what they have to say."

  "Why bother climbing over walls when we can walk through the main gate?"

  "What if your identity is discovered by the authorities?"

  Cheng Dali is after all a mountain bandit, and he cannot meet with the officials. However, Cheng Dali seems to have not considered this point at the moment, and directly brings Xiaodie to the door.

  ……

  The Su family had set up a mourning hall, and Su Si's several concubines and daughters were all dressed in hemp clothes, keeping vigil in front of the hall.

  But Su Si Hai's first wife, Li Ru, was not in the room. Behind the mourning hall, in a separate courtyard, Li Ru leaned against a Buddhist bed, wearing mourning clothes and looking exhausted.

  Li Datou sat in a chair with a somewhat solemn expression: "Little sister, let's take down Su Qing, is this matter really nothing?"

  "What's the big deal? First lock her up in the cellar for a few years, and when the fuss dies down, marry her off to some servant. Women are like that - once they have kids, they'll resign themselves to their fate."

  "But isn't this being too cruel?"

  "Fiercely!" Li Ru suddenly gritted her teeth: "I followed Su Si Hai at the age of 18, but this old scoundrel died and left all his property to Su Qing, not a single penny for me. In his eyes, I am forever a concubine, a concubine is a slave! If it weren't for this old scoundrel being so heartless, why would I have to be ruthless?"

  On her gentle face, a cruel expression emerged. She glanced at Li Da Tou and shook her head lightly.

  "Big brother, we both have a hard life. My parents sold me when I was 13 years old. The hardships I've been through are not something I can tell you about. Living until now, we should understand that in this world, if you don't fight for it, no one will give it to you."

  "Ke Su Ying has some connection with the mountain bandits after all, what if they retaliate, we..."

  "It's just a rumor." Li Yu waved his hand indifferently: "Even if Su Qing followed the mountain bandits, she must have been played with to boredom. Otherwise, they would have taken her back to the stronghold long ago. Are there still mountain bandits in the world who talk about benevolence and courtesy? Haha."

  "Alright, you go down first. Remember to help me keep an eye out for the next few days and recruit some skilled martial artists from the jianghu. There are some things that a woman like me finds inconvenient to do alone."

  "I've been busy with this matter and have some leads now."

  Li Datou bid farewell and stood up to leave. Just then, a loud shout was heard from outside, followed by a commotion.

  "The mountain bandits have broken in!"

  "The mountain bandits have broken in!"

  The sound was transmitted from the front yard to the backyard and finally reached Li Ru and Li Da Tou's ears.