Chapter 507: I Have Been Waiting for You

"This is impossible, it's impossible..."

Chu Hong muttered to himself on the side. It was clearly the people from Qiaoshan Village who had come to Qingzhu Yuan to redeem Miss Qinghan, and only after he had encountered them and clarified the situation had he stepped in to stand up for them.

Now, these villagers were saying they didn't know Miss Qinghan; wasn't this hellish!

Not only was Chu Hong stunned, but Manager Qian beside him was also dumbfounded. Compared to Chu Hong, he saw Qinghan almost every single day.

All along, he had assumed Qinghan was from Qiaoshan Village, and most of what she earned from selling smiles and songs every year was handed over to Qiaoshan Village.

But now the people from Qiaoshan Village said there was no such person at all, and their old village chief had no only daughter. Then who had been at Qingzhu Yuan all these years, and who had been singing and drinking with him every night?

It couldn't be that ugly, dark maid by her side, could it? Back then, when Miss Qinghan chose this woman who did chores to be her maid, the reason she gave was also very powerful.

Using an ugly woman to set her off would make her appear more beautiful and charming. He thought it sounded reasonable, so he had agreed.

Now, thinking back carefully, it felt wrong. Every day when he went to spend the night with her, Qinghan showed no changes, but the maid by her side became more and more radiant.

At the mere thought of the maid by her side—dark, ugly, fat, with a broad face full of pockmarks—he felt a sense of nausea.

He couldn't think about it, he dared not think about it. My chaste body, could it be that I was defiled by someone in such an unclear way?

"It's an Illusion Technique. Someone used an Illusion Technique to bewitch everyone in Qiaoshan Village. This Miss Qinghan doesn't seem simple!"

"Illusion Technique? Does the Lord mean someone bewitched us?"

An old man stood up tremblingly; he was very old and had to be supported by others. A gust of wind might be enough to carry him away.

That even such a person was willing to stand up and come to Qingzhu Yuan to redeem her showed that Qinghan had truly won the hearts of the people in Qiaoshan Zhen over the years, and it wasn't just by relying on an Illusion Technique.

"That should be the case. Miss Qinghan's identity is fake, and her voluntary self-sale is also fake. How could such a person be trapped in a Brothel?"

"She only used an Illusion Technique to make you believe all of this was real, perhaps to gain your trust!"

Even Shen Yu himself found these words hard to believe. A group of villagers who couldn't even afford a meal—what could they possibly have that was worth coveting?

"Oh no, back to Qiaoshan Village, quickly!" Upon receiving a definitive answer from Shen Yu's mouth, the old man first roared in anxiety, then stood there in a daze, feeling a sense of loss.

"Third Grandfather, are we not going back?"

"Go back? What can we do if we go back? Go back to die? This is fate. Our Qiaoshan Village has been targeted after all!"

"Old man!" Walking up to the old man, Shen Yu asked curiously, "Can you tell me about your Qiaoshan Village?"

"Lord, I know you are a good person and a person of great ability. Now that things have come to this, there is nothing left to hide!"

"The Lord may not know, but in the ancestral land of our Qiaoshan Village, a terrifying existence is suppressed. Our ancestors once left a message: once the person inside is released, it will surely lead to a million corpses!"

"Wherever this person goes, not a blade of grass will grow; it is extremely terrifying!"

"It is shameful to say, but although we in Qiaoshan Village are called mountain folk, we are actually jailers guarding this terrifying existence, responsible for guarding this place for generations!"

"You mean to say that your Qiaoshan Village is actually composed of loyal warriors guarding an evil person?"

It wasn't that Shen Yu looked down on them, but with these villagers, a single Martial Artist of the Postnatal Realm could wipe them all out. And they were guards?

They couldn't even afford a meal on a regular basis, and people might starve to death every few days. Had he ever seen guards living so miserably?

"Lord, actually our Qiaoshan Village was very strong in the past!"

Seeming to see what Shen Yu was thinking, the old man said helplessly, "It's just that the descendants are unworthy. Many years ago, a change caused us to lose our heritage, leading us to fall into our current state."

"Falling to this point, we have disgraced our ancestors!"

Speaking of this, the old man wore a look of helplessness. Their Qiaoshan Village's heritage was severed, and basically, no one in Qiaoshan Village could achieve great success in martial arts.

The result was that Qiaoshan Village became weaker and weaker, until in the end, they couldn't even afford to eat, and there were very few who practiced martial arts.

This was a vicious cycle; after all, practicing martial arts requires financial support. Without strength, one cannot obtain enough wealth and food. And without enough food, one cannot even build a foundation for martial arts.

Over time, Qiaoshan Village became the worst-off group in the surrounding area.

"Lord, all things considered, the only thing in our Qiaoshan Village worth coveting is probably our ancestral land!"

"This person must have set their sights on that place, which is why they used an Illusion Technique to bewitch us. The secret of that place is known only to a few old men; we cannot say it even if we die!"

"Now, this person has disappeared, and I fear the secret of our Qiaoshan Village has already been leaked. And if the person inside is released, the consequences will be unimaginable, and we will all become sinners!"

"Old man, don't be anxious yet. Where is Qiaoshan Village? I will go there with you now!"

Taking a few villagers from Qiaoshan Village, Shen Yu used his No-Distance Power to traverse space directly, and after several changes in direction, he successfully arrived at Qiaoshan Village.

At this time, only a few women and children remained in Qiaoshan Village, and it was peaceful; no problems could be seen.

It seemed that this Miss Qinghan only wanted to obtain the things in the ancestral land and had no intention of killing anyone.

Over the years, this Miss Qinghan not only did not harm the people of Qiaoshan Village but instead kept sending money to Qiaoshan Village. If it weren't for this silver, many more people in Qiaoshan Village would likely have starved to death.

In summary, this person might be a thief, but she was a thief with principles and a bottom line.

"Lord, that is where our ancestral land is located!"

Pointing to the foot of a cliff on Qiaoshan, the old man said, panting slightly, "I don't know what has become of the ancestral land, and whether the person inside has been released?"

"Probably not. Didn't you say that once the person inside comes out, there will be a million corpses? It is peaceful here, so presumably, this person has not escaped."

"That's good, that's good!"

Beneath the cliff, a deep, secluded cave entrance appeared before their eyes, pitch-black and bottomless, as if it led directly to the depths of the underworld.

"The ancestral land has been opened. So there really is an ancestral land; our ancestors didn't lie to us!"

The old man on the side muttered to himself, making Shen Yu unable to help but glance sideways. So, you didn't even know if it existed or not!

"Old man, it's dangerous inside, you wait here!"

Pulling the old man to the side, Shen Yu himself rushed inside. The deep cave wound downward, its depth unknown.

Gradually, a light suddenly appeared ahead, and Shen Yu stopped his steps.

Before him was a spacious palace that covered a considerable area, and a person was standing there quietly.

Even though Shen Yu did not conceal his figure, the other party showed no panic at all upon seeing him; instead, she revealed a face with a spring-breeze-like smile.

"Lord Shen, I have been waiting for you. But I didn't expect Lord Shen to arrive faster than I had anticipated!"

"You, you are Qinghan?" The girl before him seemed to possess an ethereal aura; her skin was delicate, yet she also seemed to exude a natural charm.

The pure temperament intertwined with the charm in her eyes, not only without any sense of discord but instead elevating her allure to a higher level.

Her features had yet to bloom with the air of spring; this woman was something else. Having spent several years in the Brothel, she had not only become the top headliner of Qingzhu Yuan but was, surprisingly, still a virgin.

"That's right, I am Qinghan!"

"You knew I was coming?"

"Of course, I have been waiting for Lord Shen all this time!"

"I am all too familiar with Steward Qian; he is a man of insatiable greed. If I were to disappear, the villagers of Qiaoshan Village would certainly demand him to produce me, and Steward Qian would surely find a way to reach out and demand money."

"The villagers of Qiaoshan Village have fiery temperaments; when the time comes, the two sides will inevitably clash. If such a thing were to happen, how could Lord Shen not come!"