Chapter 605: This Family Is Beyond Saving

"Hua Wanli?"

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

This Hua Wanli had already run away, and this fellow was proficient in the Disguise Technique; to think he could still 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 Hua Wanli twice before Qiu Zihe looked at him with a smile.

"Hua Wanli, you've eaten the Qiu Family's rice for so many years, yet when it's time for you to do something, you want to just up and leave? Keep dreaming!"

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

"Naturally, we must make use of his waste; Hua Wanli's constitution cannot be squandered!"

With a wave of his hand to the side, the nearby Qiu Family Huwe immediately stepped forward to bind Hua Wanli's hands and feet completely, stuffed something into his mouth, and then tightened a rope around it, preventing him from making a sound or speaking.

"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 vitality is no less than yours or mine—she is exactly the kind of person who is a great supplement."

"I heard she just happened to return home to visit relatives recently; this is a great opportunity!"

As he spoke, Qiu Ziye did not forget to glance at Hua Wanli, seeming somewhat gleeful at his misfortune.

"She is a pure, unmarried maiden, it's really a bargain for him!"

"Mmm, mmm..." At this moment, Hua Wanli's mouth was bound by the Qiu family members, leaving him unable to speak even if he wanted to, and unable to shout, so he could only struggle with whimpering sounds.

"Refusing a toast only to be forced to drink, take him away!" With a wave of his hand, Hua Wanli was dragged away by the Qiu family members; his entire person had 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 own sword had even been secretly commissioned from 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.

Not just like one, she practically 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 wore women's clothing, people would just think it was a man dressed as a woman, and the kind that didn't even look like one.

The Qiu family truly didn't treat him like a human being, sending him into such a wolf's den; with the physique of the Wu family daughter, could he even come out once he went in?

However, from beginning to end, Hua Wanli did not look at Qiu Sixian. Because he knew he could not let Qiu Sixian's heart soften, 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 remained silent, though her eyes revealed stubbornness and resentment.

"What, heart-stricken?" Sighing lightly, Qiu Zihe walked forward, wanting 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. To not even let him touch her—after raising her for so many years, he had ultimately raised an ungrateful wretch.

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

"Xian'er, 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 own identity as much as she did today. If she had a choice, she would not wish 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 count as something? The eldest young lady of the Qiu Family? Even if you are the eldest young lady of the Qiu Family, if the Old Master tells you to go serve, you must 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 an eldest young lady.

"Sixian, you must remember your identity clearly; you were only brought back, what difference is there between you and the servants or 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, 'would rather starve to death on the street'—do you know that people on the verge of starvation can abandon their very humanity for a single bite of food?"

"You know nothing, because you have food to eat and drink!" Pointing outside, Qiu Ziye's voice rose sharply, and his tone became cold and biting.

It was all his Big Brother's fault for insisting on raising her like his own daughter after bringing 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 of food!"

"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 around? They are not willing."

"Therefore, they are desperately climbing upward, using all their strength 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 and escape their status as servants."

"But whether or not we give them that chance depends on our mood, and whether or not 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 deep 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 maidservants in the house, I tell them to climb into bed, and they must do it. How is it that when it comes to you, you put on airs? Who do you think you are? How much better is your status than theirs?"

"It's bad enough 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 refused to submit, and she refused to bow her head.

"You!"

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

"Let him go!"

"You have no qualifications to negotiate terms with us!"

"Ziye, stand down!"

"Big Brother!"

"I told you to stand down, do you not understand?" With a cold snort at Qiu Ziye, Qiu Zihe sat back in his seat and closed his eyes, having quite the air of 'out of sight, out of mind'.

"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."