The next day, the carriage returned to Qinghe City with Xiao Wu and Da Tian's expectations for the future and with Wang Lizhuo's anxiety.
In response to Wang Lizhuo's request, Su Li temporarily allowed him to stay with Xiao Wu and see the world, but Wang Li did not stop him. In her opinion, it was a great joy for her son to get into the lap of a young lady in the city. It was too late for her to be happy, so how could she stop her.
Not long after Su Li and others left, another big mess occurred in Yinguang Town. More than a hundred burnt and blackened corpses transported from the Blood Refining Sect were inexplicably missing most of them, leaving only those without limbs. The human stick corpse and the rest of the corpses seemed to be fake corpses and ran away from the mass grave without leaving any trace of man-made traces.
The county magistrate was frightened by this and fell seriously ill. He sent people out to investigate the whereabouts of the body, but they could not find it no matter how hard they looked.
"I asked Su Li, how can we complete the construction of the mountainside?"
While Xiao Wu and the others were preparing for dinner, Qu Qingning couldn't help coming over and asked in a low voice, "For such a big mountain, even if we send a team of fifty craftsmen, it will take about a month to complete, let alone us." We don’t have the ability to find fifty craftsmen who can keep our secrets, and this time, why don’t you draw a design like Linliju did?”
"The secret place is not a restaurant, so it doesn't need to be too fancy."
Su Li responded lightly and never mentioned the construction of the mountainside. Instead, he explained: "After returning to Qinghe City, you can secretly recruit new blood and send them to the secret land every half month. As for the secret land... I will do it when I get back. Choose one of the four of you to be in charge.”
"Half a month? So soon?!"
Qu Qingning was speechless and immediately shrank his neck. He didn't want to go to that quiet place and talk to a group of half-grown men all day long. Just thinking about it made his balls hurt.
Besides... he didn't want to be separated from Yin Xuetong.
Thinking of this, Qu Qingning leaned into Su Li's ear and suggested: "I think the most suitable ones are Fang Yuan and Luo Yichen! Both of them have coffin faces all day long. Just looking at them is intimidating. I'm sure It’s more intimidating to newcomers than me.”
Qu Qingning spent a long time next to Su Li and never heard any words of affirmation from the latter. When he heard Xiao Wu calling for dinner outside, he could only leave with a look of helplessness.
There were still doubts in his mind, such as why Su Li was able to clear out the mountainside within half a month, but he knew that even if he asked these questions, Su Li would not answer them.
After Qu Qingning left, Su Li looked back at the lush and silent mountain forest, her eyes narrowed slightly.
Dead people are the best at keeping secrets, right
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A few days later, Su Li and his party finally returned to Qinghe City. The road back was extremely peaceful, and we didn't even encounter a single robber. It was probably because news spread that this area was raided half a month ago, and the remaining robbers who survived did not dare to stay here for a long time, so they all changed places.
Wang Lizhuo, a local boy, entered the city and looked around. His face was full of curiosity and excitement. Xiao Wu couldn't help but laugh. This boy used to have the same virtues as his mother, but now he has changed his temper, which makes him understand. It's pleasing to the eye.
Linliju is the busiest time at noon. Su Li's carriage stopped behind Linliju. Heidan and the others were stunned for a moment before they realized what was happening. Then they were ecstatic, "Back! Back! Boss and the others are all back!"
Mei Ruohan, who was still doing accounting in the house, immediately stood up after hearing this and ran to the back door with a happy face. When she saw Yin Xuetong looking at her with a smile, her nose felt sour and she immediately burst into tears and threw Yin Xuetong down. Xue Tong's arms.
"Great! You are finally back. I thought I couldn't hold on anymore..."
Yin Xuetong patted Mei Ruohan's back gently, and her eyes were slightly moist. Mei Ruohan was regarded as half of her disciples, and now it was difficult for her to control her for half a month.
Su Li caught a glimpse of the lively scene in the front hall, nodded and chuckled: "It's done well, a bit like a shopkeeper."
Mei Ruohan blushed, waved her hands and said, "It's because of your reputation that Mr. Linliju is not remembered by Xiaoxiao. In fact, Ruohan has done nothing."
At this time, Luo Yichen came over, his expression still the same as half a month ago, as if everyone owed him money.
"What you want."
Luo Yichen directly stuffed a pink package into Su Li's hand, then turned and left. He didn't want to have anything to do with this thing anymore.
Su Li looked at Luo Yichen's leaving figure and was not angry. She turned to Heidan and others and asked, "How is the city lately?"
Hei Dan and others were also the first to follow Su Li. They had always paid attention to the trends in the city and started talking nonsense.
After half an hour, everyone dispersed, and Liliju returned to normal.
On the top floor of the attic, Su Li picked up a brush and wrote two words on the paper - "Wu Yun".
With the help of her one million taels of silver, the Yan family finally won't lose in this business competition, but they are not so wet that they won. The situation seems to be at a stalemate.
As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. The Yan family's influence is deeply rooted in Qinghe City. If Wu Yun wants to fight against it, the price she will pay will definitely be far more than one million taels of silver. Even she must feel that it is too much to bear.
"There is no turning back when you shoot a bow, Wu Yun, what would I do next if I were you?"
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Qinghe Girls' School, Su Li appeared at the door wearing a goose-yellow gauze skirt. When the guards saw Su Li, they immediately gathered around him with surprise on their faces and said with a smile: "Lecturer Su, you are finally back. We haven't seen you for half a month, and we miss you."
Su Li showed a gentle and bright smile, and handed over the basket in his hand, "The scenery of Yinguang Town on the Qinghe River is beautiful. This is a specialty there. I bought a lot, and you can try it too."
The guard and others were overjoyed when they heard this and hurriedly took it over. Then his face showed a strange expression, he looked around and whispered: "Miss Su, are you really from the Su family in Dasu Town?"
Su Li still smiled, with a trace of doubt in her eyes, "Of course, why do you ask this?"
The guard waved his hand quickly and said: "No, no, no, I don't doubt the identity of Professor Su. It's just that your family has such a temper... It's hard to imagine that you can cultivate someone as outstanding as you."
"Oh?" Su Li's smile slowly faded, "So, have you met anyone from my Su family?"
"Not only who are they, I have seen them all!"
The guard looked matter-of-fact, but when he saw that Su Li was still confused, he immediately slapped his head and said, "Look at my stupidity. It seems that when your family came to the school, you didn't know about it, right? That Mrs. Su was making a lot of noise at that time. , Dean Wen was so angry that he was half to death."
Su Li pursed her lips slightly, and a faint light flashed in her eyes.
At this time... the Su family came to Qinghe City? !
Less than a quarter of an hour later, Su Li appeared in Wen Ruoxi's courtyard. Seeing Su Li back, Wen Ruoxi was overjoyed at first, then took Su Li's hand and sat down, frowning and asked: "Su Li, do you know?" Have all your family members come to Qinghe City?"
"I heard it from the guard, but I still don't know what's going on."
Seeing Su Li's obedient answer, Wen Ruoxi showed a confused expression, "It's not that I like gossiping behind others, but your parents are really..."
"Junior knows."
Su Li looked calm and showed a faint smile, "But since I was born in the Su family, I can only accept this result. After all, God did not give me the right to choose my parents. Besides... I also have an elder brother who loves me very much. , that’s enough.”
What Su Li said made Wen Ruoxi feel even more distressed. She would rather Su Li tell her about the suffering she had suffered while staying in the Su family these years, rather than suffer it silently alone.
"The school has never allowed outsiders to come in, even the relatives of the school lecturers. I spent a lot of effort to send them away from the school gate, but I heard that they are still in Qinghe City and should be staying at Fulai Inn."
Wen Ruoxi told Su Li about the news about Su Huanli and others, and then carefully warned them: "I have told them that the special lecturer of Qinghe Women's School does not have any real power. You must not reveal that you are the owner of the embroidery workshop, otherwise you will be in big trouble. .”
If the Su family really knew that Su Li was the owner of the embroidery workshop, Wen Ruoxi could imagine that Su Huanli and the others would force Su Li to use his identity and give the green light to the Su family's silk shop industry. Once caught by the Jin family and the Lin family, This is not a joke, and even the Yan family will be in bad luck.
"I see."
Su Li nodded with a calm look, "Even if someone tells them, I won't do that. Even if I get the reputation of being unfilial, I can't let Dean Gong and you down."
We cannot let Yan Shixun fail in this battle!
Otherwise, wouldn’t her one million taels of silver have been wasted? !
"My child, this is really hard for you."
Wen Ruoli sighed deeply. She had heard from Ning Yunzhi a long time ago that Su Li was an out-and-out filial daughter. No matter how the Su family treated her, she always had no regrets. But now she To make her go against her beliefs.
What a sin!
After saying goodbye to Wen Ruoli, Su Li did not go back to the courtyard of the school. Instead, he left the school directly and walked towards Fulai Inn. The guard at the door sighed repeatedly, as if he had seen a sheep fall into the tiger's mouth.
Fulai Inn.
When the waiter saw Su Li come to the door, he immediately came up with a smile on his face and asked, "What would you like to have, sir? Is it to eat, or where to stay in the hotel?"
Su Li showed an extremely forced smile and said softly: "I am Su Li."
The waiter's eyes widened in shock, and then he bent down to salute Su Li. Not many people had seen Su Li's appearance, but his name had long been spread throughout Qinghe City. It could be said that no one in the entire Qinghe City knew it. dawn.
"Lecturer Su, you are here! I will take you to see Mr. Su right now!"
While guiding Su Li to the stairs, the waiter spat loudly, "Mr. Su, they already owe ten days' rent. Because of your face, our shopkeeper can't drive them away, so we can only keep dragging them." , but those are still three big houses anyway, so it’s not a problem to keep putting them off! Fortunately, those who look forward to the stars and the moon finally have you here!"
"Lecturer Su! Lecturer Su!"
Before the waiter could continue to say anything, he saw a chubby fat man from downstairs climbing up the stairs nimbly, "I heard that you went to Qinghe River to relax. You have been away for more than half a month. It's really hard for me!"
Su Li looked calm, nodded slightly and said, "This must be the owner of Fulai Inn, Wang Fulai, right?"
"It's the villain!"
The fat man wiped the sweat from his head, dismissed the waiter, licked his face and said with a smile: "Thankfully, Professor Su remembered the villain's name. The lecturer is here for Master Su and Madam Su, right?"
Su Li gave a soft "hmm", and Wang Fulai immediately led the way with enthusiasm.
There are three floors in Fulai Inn. The higher you go, the more upscale it gets and the more expensive it gets. Wang Fulai took Su Li to the three best rooms in the inn before stopping.
"These three rooms are all worth fifty taels of silver a night. Your family has been occupying them for ten days. I can't help it. You are a teacher and sensible, so please take your family away as soon as possible!"
Wang Fulai sighed helplessly, he was really unlucky to meet such a family of gangsters!