Chapter 32

The Qingya bandit stronghold is not large, with a total population of only about thirty people; building it too large would be a burden instead.

It can be expanded later when there are more people.

After searching for a while, there was not much harvest.

Until Da Bao suddenly paused, as if he had sensed something, and flipped over a pile of debris, exposing the entrance to a cellar.

Chu Danqing observed slightly and saw that the traces were new.

"From inside, locked." Da Bao tried to open it and found he could not open the cellar door.

A fierce light suddenly appeared in his eyes. Under the blessing of Ripping Claws, he continuously tore at the entire cellar door with his sharp claws.

Not long after, the cellar door shattered, and Da Bao rushed inside.

Sounds of fighting came from the cellar. After about ten seconds, Da Bao climbed out of the cellar with one person in each hand.

It was a man and a woman, both young people.

"What is the situation with you two?" Chu Danqing asked.

The man's face was full of fear, and there were obvious claw marks on his body, clearly caused by Da Bao.

The woman, on the contrary, looked calm. Apart from being a bit dirty, judging from her clothing and accessories, she was not a girl from an ordinary family.

"He, hit me." Da Bao threw the man on the ground and said with dissatisfaction.

The woman was still being held in his hand.

"Eldest daughter of the Lu family of Yangxian, Lu Qiaoyun." The woman spoke first, then her gaze fell on the man: "As for him, he is just a heartless fool blinded by greed."

Hearing this, Chu Danqing felt that there might be some melodramatic story involved.

Then he asked: "So what does he have to do with the bandits of this stronghold?"

The Lu family should be the aristocratic Lu family among the three factions, but Chu Danqing was not very interested.

He actually preferred to join the government or the Taiping Dao.

As an outsider, entering a faction linked by blood and kinship, there is not much room for advancement.

"A dog-headed strategist, perhaps." Lu Qiaoyun gave a description.

"Bitch!" The man cursed: "Clearly you are the wife of the Qingya bandit leader, yet you dare to frame me."

"This strong man, do not listen to his one-sided words. I was a hostage kidnapped by them."

Chu Danqing did not listen to one-sided words, but chose to use Scouting Art.

The target was this man, for no other reason than that he hit Da Bao.

【Second-in-Command of Qingya Sect】

"Da Bao, kill him." Chu Danqing did not look at the subsequent data; the name was already out, and who was right and who was wrong was very clear.

With Chu Danqing's words, Da Bao killed the man directly, and an Excellent Tier treasure chest emerged just like that.

Da Bao picked it up and handed it to Chu Danqing.

Chu Danqing did not open it, stuffing it into his storage space to open when appropriate; there were outsiders present now.

"Coincidentally, I am also going to Yangxian County. I will send you back on the way." Chu Danqing said.

Lu Qiaoyun shook her head gently: "I will not go back."

Speaking of this, her tone carried self-mockery: "Returning in such a disheveled state would only bring shame to the Lu family; it would be better to end it."

Chu Danqing was initially puzzled; what is there to be ashamed of for being kidnapped?

But he soon realized that this is not a modernized world, but an ancient feudal society.

A woman being kidnapped—what the world considers first is probably not whether she is a victim, but her chastity.

This is not just her personal problem, but also a problem of the family's face.

Chu Danqing thought about comforting her that it is better to live in misery than to die, but this tongue without bones can be fatal.

The world is like this; it cannot be changed by human power.

"When were you kidnapped?" Chu Danqing asked. If the time was not long, there was still a chance to recover.

Chu Danqing thought, if I can save a life, I will save a life.

"I was not kidnapped; I eloped with him privately. Only afterwards did I realize that he was just plotting to seize my Lu family's wealth." Lu Qiaoyun only hated herself for not recognizing the person.

"???" Chu Danqing was full of confusion; so you are a love-struck fool.

Looking at her appearance, she should have sobered up. As for how long it can last, Chu Danqing is not clear.

He only knows one thing, and that is to stay away from her after saving her.

Saving people and staying away from them do not conflict.

"Actually, I am not interested in your love-hate entanglements, Miss."

"It is indeed easy for you to die, but have you thought about your parents? They raised you with great hardship; what should they do if you die?"

"Only by living can..."

Chu Danqing began to play the emotional card, and hesitation appeared on Lu Qiaoyun's face.

"I was tricked into coming here early this morning, but I am disheveled, and one can tell at a glance that it is really..." As Lu Qiaoyun was speaking, she saw Chu Danqing take out a square iron box from nowhere.

He also took out a pile of things she did not understand.

"You first change into Da Bao's clothes, then I will wash your clothes for you and dry them, at most half an hour, a quarter of an hour." Chu Danqing knew that one two-hour period is two hours, but he was not clear how to describe half an hour.

As for the iron box Lu Qiaoyun saw, it was a small washing machine, generator, etc.

His storage space is not small, and there was really nothing to store, so he put in a lot of daily necessities, food, clean water, etc.

"Who is Da Bao?" Lu Qiaoyun's suspicious gaze fell on the impossibly large clothes, and her gaze turned to the burly monster beside Chu Danqing.

"It is him. You definitely don't want mine. Da Bao is only five years old, and these clothes are new and have never been worn, so there is no need to have so many taboos." Chu Danqing gave an explanation.

Da Bao disliked that clothes affected combat, and having fur was enough, but Chu Danqing still prepared them for him.

Lu Qiaoyun was also stunned when she heard the words "five years old." How can this be five years old???

"Then many thanks to Da Bao." Lu Qiaoyun found a room, changed her clothes, and stuffed the changed clothes into the washing machine.

Da Bao silently hand-cranked the power, while Chu Danqing poured in laundry detergent and set it to wash and dry.

As for water, there is some in the stronghold, so there is no need to worry about that.

"Mr. is a person of strange talents. Why are you suddenly heading to Yangxian County in this heavy snow?" Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit stagnant, Lu Qiaoyun spoke first to liven up the atmosphere and incidentally probe Chu Danqing's thoughts.

"Coming to earn a living." After Chu Danqing finished speaking according to his identity, he combined it with his actual situation: "Da Bao has a congenital deficiency and needs all kinds of heavenly treasures."

"I am just a wandering art practitioner. I know a little bit of superficial skills; it is enough to make a living, but raising Da Bao is quite difficult."

"Therefore, I can only wander around. I heard of Yangxian County before, so I came here."

Chu Danqing spoke to this point, understanding the principle of stopping at the right time, so he changed the subject: "What about you? How will you explain it when you go back?"

"I originally had a reason full of flaws, but now there is a better one."

"A strange person like Mr., it is only natural for me to invite you to enter the mansion as a consultant for the Lu family." Lu Qiaoyun said.

(End of chapter)