Chapter 50: Calculation (10)

But after Hen Queqian deliberately provoked Luo Li, Luo Li charged into the back hall and chased her around, pinning her beneath her and beating her while Hen Queqian screamed in agony. At the same time, Hen Queqian told Luo Li about all her troubles.

She lavishly praised Luo Li, insisting that she was surely a kindhearted girl who would definitely help a new friend who, despite having only just met her, felt like a sworn sister she had known for countless years. Hen Queqian also exposed the vicious habits of the First and Second Elders.

“If I refuse to help, what are you going to do?” At the time, Luo Li did feel some pity for Hen Queqian, but her anger was still raging. Never before had anyone toyed with her so thoroughly.

“Then I’ll have to do this… Ahem, cough, cough. Ah, you vicious woman!”

Hen Queqian rose to her feet. Before Luo Li could even touch her, she took a step back, clutched her chest, and began coughing. When she looked at her hand, it was covered in bright red blood. With grief, resentment, and pain, she glared at Luo Li.

She gazed unwillingly at the sky, as though crying out, “I haven’t long to live. I’m doomed!”

Hen Queqian’s expression was so convincing that she could easily have won an award for Best Actress. She completely deceived Luo Li, frightening her into truly believing that she had accidentally inflicted a serious injury on Hen Queqian.

“I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to! You have to believe me! I still have a Life-Restoring Blood-Replenishing Pill. It will definitely heal all your injuries!”

Terrified, Luo Li hurriedly seized Hen Queqian’s hand as she spoke.

“Pfft… Really? That’s wonderful! Hurry up and hand over the pill!”

The voice sounded far too lighthearted, utterly unlike that of an injured person. Luo Li raised her head and, sure enough, saw that wretched Hen Queqian grinning mischievously as she laughed at her. Furious, Luo Li shoved her.

“You’ve gone too far! How dare you frighten me? And weren’t you coughing up blood? How…”

Hen Queqian opened her hand, and Luo Li finally saw the truth. That patch of bright red was nothing more than cinnabar Hen Queqian had smeared across her palm.

“Don’t be angry. Didn’t I warn you beforehand? If you refused, I’d do this… Hehe! Besides, what are we to each other? Come on, don’t be angry anymore. Help me one last time, all right?”

“Fine. Since you look so pitiful, I’ll help you. But do you really have a way to deal with this? If you truly can’t manage it, I’ll step in myself! I refuse to believe they would dare disregard the authority of Miss Luo!”

Luo Li proudly patted her chest and spoke with absolute confidence. The Luo family could not yet compare with the greatest clans of the Tianfeng Empire, but to the Hen family, it was already a colossal presence.

“No need! I only wanted to stir up a little of my father’s fighting spirit. This should be enough. If it still doesn’t work…” A look of determination flashed through Hen Queqian’s eyes. “Then all I can say is that he is beyond saving!”

This was his last chance. My dear father, you had better not disappoint me. Otherwise, once my cultivation reaches its peak, I will leave the Hen family for good!

Hen Queqian made the vow silently in her heart.

Luo Li nodded. Seeing that Hen Queqian had already made up her mind, she followed her wishes and said nothing more. And so, everything that had just happened came to pass.

“Since you’ve finished what you needed to do, I’ll be leaving as well. In the future, whenever you truly have nowhere else to turn, remember to come find me in Luofeng City!”

But after Hen Queqian deliberately provoked Luo Li, Luo Li charged into the back hall and chased her around, pinning her beneath her and beating her while Hen Queqian screamed in agony. At the same time, Hen Queqian told Luo Li about all her troubles.

She lavishly praised Luo Li, insisting that she was surely a kindhearted girl who would definitely help a new friend who, despite having only just met her, felt like a sworn sister she had known for countless years. Hen Queqian also exposed the vicious habits of the First and Second Elders.

“If I refuse to help, what are you going to do?” At the time, Luo Li did feel some pity for Hen Queqian, but her anger was still raging. Never before had anyone toyed with her so thoroughly.

“Then I’ll have to do this… Ahem, cough, cough. Ah, you vicious woman!”

Hen Queqian rose to her feet. Before Luo Li could even touch her, she took a step back, clutched her chest, and began coughing. When she looked at her hand, it was covered in bright red blood. With grief, resentment, and pain, she glared at Luo Li.

She gazed unwillingly at the sky, as though crying out, “I haven’t long to live. I’m doomed!”

Hen Queqian’s expression was so convincing that she could easily have won an award for Best Actress. She completely deceived Luo Li, frightening her into truly believing that she had accidentally inflicted a serious injury on Hen Queqian.

“I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to! You have to believe me! I still have a Life-Restoring Blood-Replenishing Pill. It will definitely heal all your injuries!”

Terrified, Luo Li hurriedly seized Hen Queqian’s hand as she spoke.

“Pfft… Really? That’s wonderful! Hurry up and hand over the pill!”

The voice sounded far too lighthearted, utterly unlike that of an injured person. Luo Li raised her head and, sure enough, saw that wretched Hen Queqian grinning mischievously as she laughed at her. Furious, Luo Li shoved her.

“You’ve gone too far! How dare you frighten me? And weren’t you coughing up blood? How…”

Hen Queqian opened her hand, and Luo Li finally saw the truth. That patch of bright red was nothing more than cinnabar Hen Queqian had smeared across her palm.

“Don’t be angry. Didn’t I warn you beforehand? If you refused, I’d do this… Hehe! Besides, what are we to each other? Come on, don’t be angry anymore. Help me one last time, all right?”

“Fine. Since you look so pitiful, I’ll help you. But do you really have a way to deal with this? If you truly can’t manage it, I’ll step in myself! I refuse to believe they would dare disregard the authority of Miss Luo!”

Luo Li proudly patted her chest and spoke with absolute confidence. The Luo family could not yet compare with the greatest clans of the Tianfeng Empire, but to the Hen family, it was already a colossal presence.

“No need! I only wanted to stir up a little of my father’s fighting spirit. This should be enough. If it still doesn’t work…” A look of determination flashed through Hen Queqian’s eyes. “Then all I can say is that he is beyond saving!”

This was his last chance. My dear father, you had better not disappoint me. Otherwise, once my cultivation reaches its peak, I will leave the Hen family for good!

Hen Queqian made the vow silently in her heart.

Luo Li nodded. Seeing that Hen Queqian had already made up her mind, she followed her wishes and said nothing more. And so, everything that had just happened came to pass.

“Since you’ve finished what you needed to do, I’ll be leaving as well. In the future, whenever you truly have nowhere else to turn, remember to come find me in Luofeng City!”