Chapter 265: Just a Hidden Weapon!

"Hua Wanli?"

Watching Qiu Ziye return to the Qiu Family in such a swaggering manner, dragging Qiu Sixian with one hand and Hua Wanli with the other, the Qiu Family Head, Qiu Zihe, was also quite surprised.

This Hua Wanli had already run away, and this fellow was proficient in the Disguise Technique; to think he could actually be caught, when did his own younger brother become so capable?

"Ziye, well done, you actually managed to drag him back!"

"Just good luck, he delivered himself to my doorstep!"

"Good, good!" He nodded with satisfaction, then circled around Hua Wanli twice before looking at him with a smile.

"Hua Wanli, after eating the rice of our Qiu Family for so many years, you want to just pat your butt and leave when we need you to do something? Keep dreaming!"

"Ziye, tell me, how should we deal with him!"

"Of course, we must make use of his waste; Hua Wanli's constitution cannot be wasted!"

Waving his hand to the side, the Qiu Family Huwe immediately stepped forward to bind Hua Wanli's hands and feet completely, even stuffing something into his mouth, then tightening it with ropes so he could not make a sound or speak.

"Big Brother, I heard that the daughter of Wu the Blacksmith in the west of the city is from Mogan Valley; she has a Hardened Body Technique that makes her impervious to blades and spears, and her blood energy is so vigorous it is not even inferior to yours or mine—she is exactly the kind of person who is a great tonic."

"I heard she just happened to return to visit her family recently; this is a good opportunity!"

As he spoke, Qiu Ziye did not forget to glance at Hua Wanli, seemingly gloating over his misfortune.

"She is a maiden in her prime; it's really a bargain for him!"

"Mmm, mmm..." At this moment, Hua Wanli had his mouth bound by the Qiu family members, making it impossible for him to speak even if he wanted to, and impossible to shout, so he could only struggle with whimpering sounds.

"If you won't accept a toast, you'll be forced to drink a forfeit. Take him away!" Waving his hand, Hua Wanli was dragged away by the Qiu family members; his whole person had also become exceptionally dejected, as if he had completely lost the heart to resist.

Hua Wanli had also seen the daughter of Wu the Blacksmith in the west of the city; his sword had even been secretly forged by Wu the Blacksmith.

That daughter of the Wu family was built like a mountain, and at a glance, she looked just like a burly man.

It wasn't just like one; she simply was one. If she were thrown into a pile of burly men, one wouldn't be able to tell she was a woman at all.

Even if she put on women's clothing, people would just think it was a man cross-dressing, and the kind that didn't even dress up well.

The Qiu family truly didn't treat him like a human; to send him into such a wolf's den—with that physique of the Wu family daughter, could he even come out alive?

However, from beginning to end, Hua Wanli did not look at Qiu Sixian. Because he knew he could not let Qiu Sixian soften her heart, and even less could he let her bow her head for him.

Watching the direction in which Hua Wanli was taken away, Qiu Sixian also said nothing, though her eyes revealed stubbornness and resentment.

"What, is your heart aching?" Sighing softly, Qiu Zihe walked up and wanted to touch her, but was dodged by Qiu Sixian.

With his palm hanging in mid-air, the expression on Qiu Zihe's face became somewhat ugly. Not even letting him touch her—having raised her for so many years, he had ultimately raised an ungrateful wretch.

Retracting his hand, the last bit of reluctance in his heart completely dissipated. Some things were time to make a decision on.

"Sixian, when you go to Grandfather's place, remember not to have this attitude; he is not as easy to talk to as I am!"

"I don't want to!" Looking up at this father in name only, Qiu Sixian had never hated her identity as much as she did today. If she had a choice, she would not want to enter the Qiu Family's door.

"I am not a commodity of your Qiu Family; you can't just send me to whoever you want!"

"Then what do you think you are? Do you think you are some kind of young lady of the Qiu Family? Even if you were the young lady of the Qiu Family, if the Old Master tells you to go serve, you have to go!"

With a cold snort, Qiu Ziye looked at her as if looking at a clown. Big Brother had raised her for so many years, and she really thought of herself as a young lady.

"Sixian, you must remember your identity clearly; you were just brought back, what difference is there between you and the servants and singing girls in the house? That the Old Master has taken a fancy to you is your honor!"

"Have we in the Qiu Family treated you poorly all these years? If it weren't for our Qiu Family, you would have starved to death on the street long ago."

"I would rather have starved to death on the street back then!"

"Now that you are full and warm, of course you can speak big words as a matter of course. 'Rather starve to death on the street'—do you know that people on the verge of starvation can abandon their very humanity for a bite to eat?"

"You don't know anything, because you have food to eat and drink!" Pointing outside, Qiu Ziye's voice suddenly rose much higher, and his tone became cold and sharp.

It was all his Big Brother's fault for insisting on raising her as his own daughter when he brought her back. If he had raised her as a singing girl, she would have to do whatever he told her to do by now; there wouldn't be so much trouble.

"Qiu Sixian, look at how many people outside are about to starve to death, and how many people sell their bodies and souls for a bite to eat!"

"Do you think those women in the Brothel selling smiles are all there voluntarily? Do you think those singing girls in the manor are willing to be sent back and forth? They are not willing."

"Therefore, they are desperately climbing up, using all their might to try to become my concubine, to become Big Brother's concubine, or to become Grandfather's concubine."

"Whatever I tell them to do, they must do; whatever pose I tell them to strike, they must strike, no matter how shameful it is."

"Because this is their only chance to turn their lives around, their only chance to shed their status as servants."

"But whether or not we give them that chance depends on our mood, and whether we are willing."

"But you!" Standing beside Qiu Sixian, looking down at her from above, that gaze was as if looking at an ungrateful wretch, filled with thick disdain.

"Our Qiu Family did not raise you as a servant; we gave you fine clothes and food, we gave you wealth and glory. Your life and your opportunities are ten thousand times better than theirs."

"The singing girls and maids in the house, I tell them to climb into bed, and they must do as told. How is it that when it comes to you, you start putting on airs? Who do you think you are? How much better is your status than theirs?"

"It's one thing that you don't know how to be grateful, but you actually dare to refuse. You must learn to be content, you must learn to be grateful, do you understand!"

"I don't understand!" Stubbornly raising her head, there was only stubbornness in Qiu Sixian's eyes; she would not submit, nor would she bow her head.

"You!"

"I can agree to your terms, but I have one condition!" Looking in the direction where Hua Wanli was dragged away, Qiu Sixian took a deep breath.

"Let him go!"

"You are not qualified to negotiate terms with us!"

"Ziye, stand down!"

"Big Brother!"

"I told you to stand down, do you not understand?" Snorting coldly at Qiu Ziye, Qiu Zihe sat back in his seat and closed his eyes, having quite a bit of an "out of sight, out of mind" air about him.

"Fine, I agree to your request. Someone, take her away, wash her clean, and send her to Grandfather!"

After Qiu Sixian was taken away by several servants, Qiu Ziye said with some resentment, "Big Brother, why did you agree to this girl? Is she even worthy of setting conditions?"

"Ziye, you should know that this girl Sixian has a special constitution; she must offer herself willingly, otherwise the effort will be doubled for half the result."

"What is given to Grandfather must be the best. Otherwise, if Grandfather blames us, neither you nor I can afford the consequences."

"Fine, you are the Big Brother, the legitimate eldest son; you have the final say!"

"Alright, all of you get down, all of you get out!"

After chasing everyone out, Qiu Zihe sat in his seat and fell into an endless silence. After a long while, he picked up the tea beside him, wanting to take a sip.

But then, as if he had thought of something, he directly threw the teacup heavily onto the ground; shards scattered everywhere, but Qiu Zihe did not care at all, his face full of determination.

"This family is beyond saving. Xian'er, for the sake of this family, I can only wrong you. Father will not let you sacrifice yourself in vain."