Rebellious Old Servant: From Gatekeeper to Immortal Emperor

"Li Jiayao from the south of the city."

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiao's eyes flashed, and he was beginning to believe that the shop owner was telling the truth this time.

Of course, if he dared to lie to him, Qin Xiao was confident he could get his money back.

Although he is now a wealthy man with nearly a million taels of silver notes on him, and also possesses a priceless Heavenly Water Spirit Fruit, he is not short of 50,000 taels of silver.

But he's not some fool who'll let people rip him off for nothing.

Immediately.

Qin Xiao then made up his mind to visit the Li family in the south of the city.

Others are afraid of the city lord's mansion.

Qin Xiao wasn't afraid.

Gao Qiang was just a member of the City Lord's Mansion, yet Qin Xiao killed him without hesitation.

Half an hour later.

Qin Xiao arrived at the Li residence in the south of the city.

Upon seeing the Li family's mansion, Qin Xiao was greatly impressed.

This mansion was built in an extremely magnificent style, exuding grandeur and magnificence. Its scale was enormous, in no way inferior to the Su family's mansion.

This is just a second-rate family, yet it manages to occupy such a large territory in Black Mountain City, making it no less prestigious than the three great families.

It is conceivable that this once prominent family must have had a period of great prosperity.

But now, this enormous mansion is deserted and extremely desolate.

The gate was tightly shut, and there wasn't a soul in sight, not even a fly.

"What's going on? In broad daylight, such a large family is keeping their doors closed, without even a gatekeeper?"

Qin Xiao frowned. If he hadn't inquired about the Li family and learned that although the Li family had been suppressed, their business had only been affected and no major disasters had occurred, he would have been furious.

Qin Xiao almost thought this mansion was a haunted house.

Left with no other choice.

Qin Xiao had no choice but to go up and knock on the door.

"Knock knock knock".

They kept knocking for a long time.

There was still no response.

Qin Xiao's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the Li family really had no one left?

The Heavenly Water Spirit Fruit cannot be preserved for long and must be used in medicine quickly; he has no time to wait.

Just as he was getting anxious, his ears twitched and he suddenly heard footsteps approaching from a distance.

Then, Qin Xiao's eyes lit up with surprise.

At that moment, the image of the goddess in my mind suddenly shone brightly.

A message instantly flooded Qin Xiao's mind:

"Find a beauty of exceptional quality, and absorb her aura; you will receive a painting of a goddess as a reward!"

Just then, the door creaked open.

"You, surnamed Luo, don't push your luck!"

As soon as the door opened, Qin Xiao was immediately berated by an angry girl's voice.

Qin Xiao stared blankly at it.

His eyes lit up immediately.

But then he saw a beautiful girl in a black dress with a full bust, a slender waist, a tall and strong figure, and a resolute demeanor, glaring at him angrily.

But then he realized he had insulted the wrong person.

The anger on the girl in the black dress froze instantly, and then, her beautiful eyes filled with embarrassment as she blankly said:

"You're not Luo Chen?"

Before Qin Xiao could reply.

The girl realized she had insulted the wrong person and quickly apologized, blushing.

"I'm sorry, I mistook you for someone else. I'm really sorry."

"Well--"

Qin Xiao was speechless. Anyone would be annoyed to be scolded for no reason.

But considering the girl's sincere apology,

Qin Xiao naturally wouldn't be angry, so he smiled and said:

"It's alright. My name is Lin Feng. I'm here to buy medicinal herbs from the Li family. I'm not Luo Chen, as you've mentioned."

Now, Qin Xiao naturally wouldn't use his original name, so he deliberately called himself Lin Feng.

"Buying medicinal herbs?"

The girl was stunned for a moment, then looked at Qin Xiao with disbelief in her beautiful eyes.

"At this time, you actually dare to come to our Li family to buy medicine? Don't you know that our Li family has offended the City Lord's Mansion?"

For a moment, the girls all thought Qin Xiao was from out of town; otherwise, who in Black Mountain City would dare to buy the Li family's medicinal herbs now?

For a moment, her eyes were filled with complex emotions—shock, surprise, but mostly sadness.

The Li family used to be a bustling place, with people coming from all over the city to buy medicinal herbs.

But now, the Li family's house is like a haunted house, and ordinary people avoid it.

She never expected that someone would dare to come to her door to buy medicine at a time like this.

"Of course I know."

Qin Xiao said nonchalantly, "I'm just here to buy some medicinal herbs from your Li family. What does that have to do with the City Lord's Mansion?"

He then sneered:

"Is the City Lord's Mansion so domineering that anyone who buys your medicinal herbs is destined not to live past tomorrow?"

The girl in the black dress was stunned, looking at Qin Xiao with a very complicated expression.

It turns out that this person knew the Li family had offended the city lord's mansion, yet still came to ask for medicine.

Instantly, the girl developed a great fondness for Qin Xiao in front of her.

She then smiled wryly and said:

"That's true. The logic is simple, but very few people in the entire Black Mountain City can understand it."

At this point, the girl in the black dress sighed somewhat dejectedly, then turned to Qin Xiao and said seriously:

"Since you've come seeking medicine, please come inside."

Normally, given the Li family's standards, strangers seeking medicine would never be invited into the house, let alone invited in.

Even with an appointment, the waiting list is months in advance; it's not that easy to let people in.

But now, the Li family no longer has that prestige. In addition, Qin Xiao's words of fearlessness towards the city lord's mansion have won the girl's favor. The girl did not ask any more questions and directly invited him in.

Qin Xiao nodded and followed the girl in the black dress into the Li family home.

The girl in the black dress didn't even introduce herself.

Qin Xiao couldn't help but say:

"May I ask who you are? Are you the daughter of the Li family?"

His demeanor and attire don't seem like those of a servant.

"what?"

The girl in the black dress had just closed the door.

Upon hearing this, the expression on her pretty face froze instantly, and she looked extremely embarrassed.

Qin Xiao noticed it.

From the initial barrage of insults the moment the door opened to the current reaction.

All of this demonstrates that the girl in front of them is a complete idiot.

However, this reaction was much more genuine than that of the two young ladies from the Su family. While Qin Xiao was speechless, he couldn't help but feel a bit of goodwill towards this impulsive girl.

"Oh right, I haven't introduced myself yet."

At this moment, the girl in the black dress gave an extremely awkward laugh, then looked at Qin Xiao with a serious expression:

"My name is Li Ruoyou, and I am the current head of the Li family!"

"Ah? You're the head of the Li family?"

Qin Xiao was truly shocked this time.

This reckless fellow is actually the head of the Li family? Are you kidding me?

Moreover, as the head of the family, he personally opened the door, without even a single subordinate by his side.

What kind of lousy family head is this...?

"Yes."

Li Ruoyou gave a bitter smile and then said, "My father passed away last year, and my mother was so heartbroken that she fell ill and is now bedridden. Among the direct descendants of the Li family, I am the only daughter who is in charge of the family."

Qin Xiao fell silent.

It seems that only two women, an old woman and a young woman, remain in the direct line of the Li family, making it a family where women are in charge, which is truly rare.

Qin Xiao also noticed something else.

That was the enormous Li Mansion.

The inside was just as empty as the outside; not a single servant could be seen.

For a moment, he couldn't help but feel doubtful.

Could it be that all the servants in the Li family have run away?

"Oh, right."

At this moment, Li Ruoyou smiled bitterly again and said, "Because my family offended the City Lord's Mansion, all the servants in the mansion were afraid of being implicated by my Li family, so they all fled the Li family. Now there are hardly any people left in the entire Li family."

"Have all the servants fled?"

Qin Xiao looked at Li Ruoyou in surprise, "Those servants all had indentures, right? You just watched them escape?"

This world isn't Earth. The servants here are practically slaves; they've all signed contracts of servitude.

Anyone who dares to run away will be caught by the powerful families and killed without any consequences.

It can be said that servants are the property of a noble family, so how could the Li family allow them to escape?

Li Ruoyou gave a bitter smile and said, "I only did not stop them because I felt sorry for them and did not want them to be implicated and die because of my family."

Upon hearing this...

Qin Xiao's expression changed instantly when he looked at the girl in front of him.