Chapter 316: Luo'er Gone Mad? Teach the Qu Family Old Lady a Lesson!

Li Qingluo heard Madam He's words, clutched her belly and burst out laughing "hahaha".

"Hahaha, hahaha……"

She laughed until tears welled up.

Madam He, seeing her so unseemly, felt she was being provoked, and instantly the flesh on her face trembled uncontrollably.

"What are you laughing at?"

Li Qingluo: "Hahaha, hahaha…… Of course I'm laughing at your thick‑skinned face."

"I, Li Qingluo, am indeed no good person—I admit it. But do you dare admit it?"

"You curse me with heavenly thunder, yet what good deeds have you, the Qu family, ever done?!"

"Aside from the sufferings heaped upon me, I won't mention them—but who harmed my grandmother?!"

"Do you really think your schemes in your heart are unknown to me and my grandmother?"

"I see that heavenly thunder about to strike—it should strike first at you lot, who are more venomous than poisonous snakes!"

"Do you know what karmic retribution is?"

"My parents have done so many evil deeds, so the retribution has fallen on me and Li Kechuan."

"And you, Madam He—you've done so many evil deeds; who do you think the retribution will strike next in your family?"

"Do you really think you're some kind of venerable matriarch?"

Still trying to take me down.

"You want to scold me, but what are you even?"

"Oh, sorry, junior forgot—you're just an old thing, hahaha."

"When has Madam He ever suffered such humiliation?"

"All the kindness on her face could no longer be kept up."

She pointed furiously at Li Qingluo, completely losing control as she shouted: "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and seize her!"

"Slap her mouth, slap her hard!"

"After all, the Qu family is also her maternal kin; she should call me great‑grandmother, yet she has no respect for elders, no regard for law, and is wildly rebellious!"

"Since that Pei clan won't educate her granddaughter, today I'll properly discipline her on their behalf!"

The household servants and maids immediately rushed out, rolling up their sleeves to give Li Qingluo a beating.

However, before they could get close, the two masked guards beside Li Qingluo surged forward first.

Their strikes were lightning‑fast and vicious; in just a few moves they flung the six Qu family servants who had rushed out to the ground.

Though they bore no weapons, they instantly made the Qu family servants' blood spatter everywhere; moments later, waves of anguished cries rose and fell, sounding even more miserable than if they were being tortured.

"Ouch——"

"Ah——"

"Help——"

"Old Lady——Ouch——Ah!!"

The few servants the Qu family brought out are indeed strong and robust; wherever they go, they are Madam He's strongest henchmen.

Usually they acted for Madam He, disciplining ordinary folk; when they met the household guards of common noble houses and fought equal numbers, they had never lost.

When they acted for Madam He, they were absolutely top‑notch fighters.

Even though Madam He had guessed Li Qingluo would bring along skilled granny and maid, she still didn't take them seriously.

It's a pity, but Li Qingluo has no intention of letting Deng Mama and Que'er take action today.

She had prepared long ago—how could she not think of giving this Madam He a fearsome display?

Madam He also didn't know that the two attendants Li Qingluo brought out today were far from ordinary guards.

They are assassins from her Night Slaughter Sect.

You know, an assassin's forte isn't just disciplining a few lackeys and henchmen—it's—killing.

It's not that a single lethal move killed these lackeys; that already is the assassin's ultimate counter.

Seeing the servants on the ground growing weaker, Madam He glared, her eyes red with panic.

"You, you! Beast, won't you stop?"

"This is the Jinling City magistrate's office—do you really intend to commit a crime and kill here?!"

Madam He never imagined it would come to this.

In her anger she stepped forward a few paces, then couldn't help but step back a few paces.

Her two daughters‑in‑law clung to her from behind, urging: "Mother, don't be rash, you can't go over there."

"Li Qingluo, why don't you quickly order your people to stop!"

"If you keep beating them, the servants will die and you won't walk away clean!"

Li Qingluo looked at them with a faint smile.

"Isn't this exactly what you lot wanted?"

"What's the rush? They aren't dead yet."

"What, now that it's just a few of your Qu family servants, you feel sorry?"

"You can ruthlessly poison other people's matriarchs, yet you protect your own servants. In your eyes, your own servants count as lives, but others' ancestors don't deserve to live."

"In my view, you lot are the beasts."

She "whoosh" wiped off her smile, then slowly raised her hand with a blank expression.

"Enough, enough, you two stop."

"Don't really kill them."

"Otherwise you'll leave evidence."

The Qu family always knows best how to use vicious methods to harm people; today we must not also fall for this old hag's tricks.

However, I still have a great gift I haven't presented to Old Lady Qu; Old Lady, why don't you guess what surprise it will be?

A great gift?

What great gift?

He Shi forced a cold smile: "Don't try to mystify and scare this old woman!"

What noble lady, what refined young miss? Pah! Turns out this is the fine granddaughter taught by Pei Xiuzhen!

Arrogant and domineering, recklessly ignorant, brutal and vicious!

This old woman merely wanted to teach you a thing or two, yet you would rather beat someone to death.

You keep saying you want to splash the filthy water that harmed your grandmother onto our Qu family.

Tell you, it's absolutely impossible!

Originally this old woman thought you would be an honest child, and even at first had the idea of marrying you into our Qu family, betrothing you to Xiong'er. Now looking back, calling off the engagement was truly the right decision.

A poisonous woman like you, our Xiong'er would rather remain unmarried for life than ever let you enter our door!

You deserve it—no young man in all of Jinling City would look upon you favorably—

Li Qingluo raised her hand, and with a 'whoosh', the sleeve arrow heavily struck the wooden frame before He Shi.

Li Qingluo: "If you keep spouting nonsense, next time this arrow will hit your mouth."

After all, you also cursed me as a brutal and vicious poisonous woman.

Be careful not to anger me again, or I'll shoot arrows wildly, injuring people indiscriminately—don't blame me for not warning you.

Dead old hag.

He Shi and her two daughters-in-law stared in terror at the arrow shafts mere inches from them, their faces instantly turning as white as xuan paper.

The three of them had never encountered such an arrogant and reckless young woman in their lives, nor had they ever been threatened so fiercely.

All raised in luxury and indulgence, especially He Shi, who in the Qu family could command wind and rain, controlling the fate of every woman in the clan—who would dare to be disrespectful toward her?

Only the Qu patriarch could give her a bit of face.

Thus, she, long accustomed to commanding wind and rain, could not tolerate this.

Moreover, what did she, she scold herself as?

She actually cursed herself as a dead old hag!!

He Shi trembled with rage, the flesh on her cheeks quivering; the kindness on her face instantly twisted into a ferocious malice, her eyes full of hatred.

You wretched girl, I will not let you off——

Li Qingluo raised her hand, without hesitation instantly pulling the sleeve arrow again.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh——

Three arrows fired in succession; He Shi and her two daughters-in-law cried out in alarm—had it not been for a longsword lunging sideways to block, barely managing to deflect the broken arrows, He Shi's face would surely have been pierced with three holes today!

Ah—— He Shi and her two daughters-in-law shuddered, huddling together in terror as they gazed at the gleaming cold sword before them, then at the three broken arrows fallen to the ground, finally overcome with lingering fear.

He Shi: "Mad, mad... you are truly a madman!"

Li Qingluo rolled her eyes.

Truly laughable! Do you think I'm just jabbering with you, merely trying to scare you?

She lifted her wrist to reveal the icy sleeve-arrow mechanism strapped to it, gently stroking it: "Whoever harmed my grandmother, I, Li Qingluo, will stake my life, pursue them to the ends of the earth, and never easily forgive."

Having said that, Li Qingluo then turned her gaze to the person wielding the sword who had blocked the sleeve arrow for He Shi.

This person was none other than Qu Dao yuan, who had just rushed over upon hearing the sound.

Qu Dao yuan suppressed his startled heartbeat: "I didn't expect Cousin Li to have such skill; I truly underestimated her!"

He sheathed his sword, standing before He Shi, her mother, and her aunt, glaring fiercely at Li Qingluo.

If my grandmother and the others were truly harmed even a little by you, Cousin, even with Prince Su backing you, you'd never think of leaving this Jinling magistrate's office!

Cousin, in your future conduct, please be extremely careful with your words and actions, or I will also flay your skin and pull out your tendons!

Surely Prince Su Your Highness would not, for the sake of a single young woman, openly oppose our entire Qu family!

Upon hearing her grandson's words, He Shi could not help but exclaim in surprise: "What? Prince Su!?"

This wretched girl... when did she actually seduce Prince Su?

Qu Dao yuan half-turned to look behind him at He Shi: "Grandmother, I will explain this matter to you when we return."

But you really shouldn't have concealed your actions from your grandson today.

My grandson has said before, this girl acts boldly and strangely, not the sort of easy target Grandmother imagined.

If my grandson hadn't promptly learned that Grandmother had lured people here today, and if he had arrived a step later, wouldn't Grandmother, mother, and aunt all have been injured by her hand?

He Shi felt not the slightest regret.

She even snorted and stared at Qu Dao yuan: "What do you know?"

If I hadn't probed her today, how would I know she is such a poisonous woman?

Now you see as well—she struck first, and even plotted to assassinate the grandmother. Why don't you hurry and seize her? What are you waiting for?

Qu Dao yuan turned his head, his gaze icy cold as he looked at Li Qingluo.

Indeed.

Since she has already broken into this magistrate's jail, why would he still let her go?

Even if she truly had Prince Su behind her, but now Prince Su is confined in his mansion, reflecting behind closed doors—could he possibly openly extend his hand into this jail for the sake of a single young woman?

As long as I silently and swiftly deal with her and her servants...

Even Prince Su would surely not find any fault of mine.

After all, Li Qingluo today truly first injured the Qu family's servants, then attempted to murder the grandmother—every inmate in the jail saw it, so this cannot be feigned.

Qu Dao yuan's gaze turned sinister.

He held his sword and walked step by step toward Li Qingluo.

Qu Shi standing nearby, seeing the situation, immediately held onto the door frame and shouted loudly: "Luò er! Run quickly——"