The corpse lay on the ground; at this moment it was already somewhat hard to see clearly, yet for some reason, County Lady Luochuan could still accurately catch his figure.
The wind blew over, her forehead covered in cold sweat, and she could not help but shiver.
Then she suddenly clenched her fists and stared fiercely at Qi Yuan: “Get lost!”
At this point, talking about anything else had no meaning.
Her gaze was vicious, yet in her hand she quietly tightened her grip on another dagger.
Both daggers had been taken from Zhou Wang’s study for self-defense.
She had already killed one little eunuch.
Killing one more Qi Yuan did not matter.
Hope reignited in her eyes; her gaze turned clear and bright. Gripping the dagger tightly, she suddenly dropped to the ground: “Don’t come over! My father will definitely come looking for me. If you dare do anything to me, my father will not let you off!”
Only now did she think of Zhou Wang.
Qi Yuan let out a light laugh. “County Lady, does your father really know what you did today?”
She glanced at the alley ahead, then at the faint silhouettes of neighbors nearby, clicked her tongue, and said, “So many lives. Where did you find so many people? I suppose many of them are related to your father, aren’t they?”
A chill ran through County Lady Luochuan’s heart: “So what if they are?”
“If they are, then I think the one who most wants to kill you right now is probably not me, nor anyone else, but your father.” Qi Yuan raised her eyebrows.
What a truly filial daughter.
She showed no mercy and directly mocked: “First you killed your mother, then you’ll kill your father. County Lady, you’re really capable.”
At the mention of Zhou Wangfei, County Lady Luochuan immediately recalled the scene of her struggling before death, and the strangulation marks on her neck afterward.
She instantly collapsed: “Shut up! Shut up! You wretch, it was all you who caused my mother’s death. What right do you have to mention her?!”
Qi Yuan had expected this.
Of course villains never think they are villains.
So even the death of Zhou Wangfei could naturally be pushed onto someone else.
She walked forward a few steps before stopping.
At that very moment, County Lady Luochuan suddenly sprang up and rushed toward Qi Yuan.
She could definitely do it!
Qi Yuan was only a woman without the strength to truss a chicken.
On horseback she might not be Qi Yuan’s match, but now she held a weapon, so long as she could strike, she would surely win.
But her dagger stopped when it was barely an inch from Qi Yuan. Qi Yuan steadily caught the dagger and smiled lightly: “County Lady, you really don’t understand me.”
As she spoke, she gently applied force. The dagger reversed direction, guided by County Lady Luochuan’s own hand, and pierced straight into her own heart.
Qi Yuan did not even change her expression.
Lowering her voice, she bent close to County Lady Luochuan’s ear and said, “County Lady, do you know why you were able to leave the Eldest Princess’s residence unharmed that day? Because I only wanted you to die by my hand. I wanted to kill you personally.”
County Lady Luochuan could no longer speak. She tightly gripped the knife handle, trying to open her mouth, but blood kept pouring from the corners of her lips.
At that moment, Qi Yuan suddenly raised her voice and shouted, “Help! Someone come quickly! Help! Someone has committed suicide here!”
She bent down, looking extremely anxious.
By now, people nearby were finally opening their doors one after another.
Liujin and Han Ding were the first to rush over; when they saw the scene, their brows could not help twitching.
Miss truly is…
At this time, the surrounding neighbors finally came out in terror. Seeing the scene, they were so shocked they did not know how to react.
What was going on?
At first they had thought the Oirat people had attacked!
Such a huge commotion!
Even if it wasn’t the Oirat, then perhaps bandits had come down from the mountains?
Qi Yuan said nothing. Liujin and the others immediately spoke: “We don’t know either! In the middle of the night, someone suddenly tried to break into our estate. We only arrived today, we have no idea what happened!”
Han Ding also quickly echoed from the side: “Yes, yes! We truly don’t know what happened. These people carried such huge logs to ram the gates, and some climbed the walls! Our estate has the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled, how could we let them in?!”
As they spoke, the tenant farmers gradually came out as well.
There were even women holding children; at this moment they could not help but cry in fear.
An old tenant farmer trembled forward and suddenly pointed at someone on the ground: “Th-this… isn’t that the village bully?”
Everyone followed his gaze; the nearby neighbors did not speak.
After all, they only came to this estate in winter to soak in the hot springs and did not live here long-term. Naturally they did not know any “village bullies.”
But the villagers immediately recognized him, their eyes widening in shock: “Yes! Isn’t that the village hunchback?!”
Qi Yuan frowned. “Is he from your village?”
The old tenant farmer nodded tremblingly and said firmly, “Yes, yes. We watched him grow up. He bullied people in the countryside and caused trouble every day, everyone was afraid of him…”
At this moment, everyone exchanged looks and understood.
What good could these bullies possibly do?
Coming here at this time must have been for robbery and murder.
It was obvious, the estate had just been occupied by new residents, so they colluded with bandits to plunder the wealthy household.
Someone could not help saying, “Then report it to the authorities…”
So many people had died; not reporting it would make no sense.
Qi Yuan also nodded. “Report it. I don’t know why County Lady Luochuan was here, she may have been kidnapped by bandits.”
County Lady Luochuan.
Among the neighbors were people from the Jinchuan Marquis Manor. Hearing this, one of them immediately stepped forward and at a glance saw County Lady Luochuan’s body on the ground, crying out in shock.
Yes, County Lady Luochuan was here!
He immediately shouted loudly: “Quick! Report to the authorities!”
This matter could not be explained clearly anymore!
Why would County Lady Luochuan appear here for no reason?
Qi Yuan stood up with a half-smile and glanced at the little eunuch’s corpse not far away.
Reporting to the authorities was good.
The bigger the matter became, the better.
Wasn’t the origin of these people exactly something that should be thoroughly investigated by the authorities, to give these victims an explanation?
As for them setting fire and killing many people?
When people were about to die, who still had the energy to reason with bandits?
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