My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

Being with Qi Yu is very comfortable.

……

Qi Yu left the government office and went to Caiyifang, where he met the proprietress, Li Niang.

As agreed yesterday, Qi Yu handed over the completed clothing design drawings to Li Niang.

Li Niang took the blueprints and looked at them. She raised an eyebrow and her face was full of joy.

"Thank you, young master. I will expedite the production of the clothes you ordered."

Qi Yu nodded and said, "Once it's done, just leave it with the proprietress for now. I'll come back to pick it up in a while."

Li Niang smiled and nodded, then saw Qi Yu off as he left the gate of Caiyifang.

Liniang looked at the drawing in her hand, her eyes filled with undisguised joy.

"Auntie, what's making you so happy?"

Suddenly, a woman in a white dress walked into the store. Her face was veiled by a light gauze. Her graceful figure moved with a swaying skirt, making her look very elegant and otherworldly.

Liniang came to her senses and bowed to the woman.

"Miss!"

The woman in white nodded slightly, but her gaze fell on the blueprint in Li Niang's hand.

"What is this?" the woman in white asked.

Li Niang respectfully presented the blueprints and said, "Isn't Miss going to participate in the autumn hunt in October? The old lady ordered me to make a unique dress for Miss."

The woman in white looked at the blueprints in her hand, a glimmer of light flashing in her clear, morning dew-like eyes.

"Did you draw this picture?" the woman in white asked.

Li Niang shook her head and said, "This was drawn by a scholar who came to have clothes made for his wife. However, he seems to be in dire straits, so this drawing is his payment."

The woman in white nodded, not giving it much thought.

"Just make one for me according to the blueprints. I'll go scout out the area first," the woman in white said.

"Miss, do you need me to send someone to protect you?" Li Niang asked.

The woman in white shook her head and said, "No need, there aren't any powerful figures in Jiangzhou City."

Li Niang hesitated for a moment, but still said, "But I have received news that the Crown Prince seems to still have the Blood God Cult's influence in Jiangzhou City. It may be dangerous for you to be alone, Miss."

The woman in white waved her hand and said, "It's alright!"

As a third-rank martial artist, she is practically invincible in Jiangzhou City unless a duke from the Great Yun Dynasty or a core disciple of the Blood God Sect intervenes.

She was also curious about what was so special about Jiangzhou City that the Crown Prince and so many important figures were looking here.

Even the Blood God Cult, a powerful demonic sect, attaches great importance to this place.

Could it be that some kind of secret treasure has appeared?

She rushed all the way from the capital to this remote place, just to find out what was going on.

First the Blood God Sect, then the Crown Prince, and then the Chang family of Linghai, all showed great interest in this corner of Jiangzhou City.

……

After leaving the Caiyifang, Qi Yu came to a noodle stall.

"Sir, you've arrived! Please have a seat!" The shop owner recognized Qi Yu and hurriedly wiped the table for him to sit down.

Qi Yu smiled, sat down, and said, "Boss, give me a bowl of plain noodles, with minced meat!"

"Alright, sir, please wait a moment!" The shop owner smiled and turned to cook the noodles.

"I'm no longer a yamen runner, boss, please don't call me 'sir' anymore!" Qi Yu said.

The shop owner paused, his hands still kneading the dough, and then asked, "What happened? What did you do, sir? Did you offend anyone?"

Qi Yu thought about it and realized that he had indeed offended someone, which is why he was busy moving now.

"You're right, we messed with the wrong person!"

The shop owner sighed helplessly, nodded, and said, "It's normal. I'm not surprised that you ended up like this."

"Oh? Did the shopkeeper foresee that I would end up like this?" Qi Yu asked in surprise.

The shop owner nodded and said, "Of all the officials who came to eat, you were the only one who paid. That's when I knew you were different from the other officials."

"Your unconventional ways will offend a lot of people."

Qi Yu looked at the shop owner in surprise, not expecting that the owner could think of this, which showed that he had some emotional intelligence.

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Chapter Thirty-Four: Benefactor

"I'm leaving now. If I have the chance in the future, I'll come back to eat your noodles again. They taste great!"

After Qi Yu finished eating the noodles and drinking all the soup, he said to the owner.

The shop owner waved to Qi Yu and said, "Alright, let's go. Don't pay this time. You've had a tough time too!"

Qi Yu smiled, stood up, stretched, and turned to leave.

After Qi Yu left, the shop owner came to clear the dishes and saw ten copper coins under the bowl, and sighed helplessly.

A bowl of noodles only cost five copper coins, but Qi Yu gave him ten.

In this world, good people generally have a harder time living!

After leaving the noodle stall, I stopped by a pastry shop and bought a box of chestnut pastries before heading back to pack my things.

But as soon as he stepped out of the city gate, Qi Yu felt that someone was following him, and there was more than one person.

Qi Yu remained calm and composed, as if he hadn't noticed anything.

Last time it was Li Minghai who followed me, but this time it seems they aren't Li Ming's people.

Qi Yu remained unchanged in the face of all changes, wanting to see what they were up to.

When they reached a grove of trees, the person following them suddenly quickened his pace and drew a dagger from his waist.

Qi Yu frowned, but did not turn around.

Sure enough, from the day she saved Li Ming, she knew she couldn't stay out of it.

Brush brush!

A sound came from the bushes by the roadside, and then three burly men in black carrying knives came out and blocked Qi Yu's way.

Two men who had been following him also came up and cut off Qi Yu's escape route.

Qi Yu looked around in a panic and asked, "Heroes, I'm just a poor scholar with only five taels of silver on me. I'll give it all to you, please let me go."

The five burly men in black showed no reaction to Qi Yu's cowardly appearance.

"Master Chang said, kill them directly!" a burly man in black said, clearly the leader.

Four burly men in black nodded, then walked up with knives in hand, their faces indifferent.

Clearly, killing is a very simple thing for them, as simple as eating and drinking.

Qi Yu kept retreating, but he was already surrounded, and no matter how he retreated, it was useless.

"If you want to kill me, at least give me a reason. Have I offended you in some way?" Qi Yu asked hurriedly.

The burly man, slowly approaching, looked at Qi Yu's panicked expression, sneered, and said, "Because of you, our plan has failed, so you must die!"

Qi Yu's mind raced. Was it because of him that their plan had failed?

After thinking it over, the only time that came to mind was when I saved Li Ming.

If I hadn't tackled Li Ming, he would have been killed by the arrow.

But weren't all the assassins present killed by Li Minghai?

With a helpless sigh, Qi Yu decided to try and see if he could defeat these people.

Judging from their appearance, they all seem to be martial artists, but they don't have the same oppressive aura as Su Lie, so they shouldn't be seventh-rank martial artists.

Although I've never been in a fight before, I still want to give it a try.

Qi Yu awkwardly began to circulate his inner energy, and just then, an assassin walked up to him, raised his long sword, and prepared to slash down.

Qi Yu flipped his palm, gathering his true energy in his hand, ready to strike.

But then a strange thing happened. A white shadow flashed by, and Qi Yu only felt a blur before his eyes before the assassin was sent flying backward.

Qi Yu stared blankly at the white-clad woman who had suddenly appeared in front of him, his face full of astonishment.

Before me stood a woman in a flowing white dress, her face veiled, her long, glossy black hair cascading down to her waist like a waterfall.

Although her face is not clearly visible, her slender and charming figure is enough to make one's heart flutter.

Qi Yu quickly realized what was happening, and the remaining four assassins around him also realized it, their faces turning grim.

"Another third-rank martial artist? Who are you?" the leading assassin asked in a deep voice.

Qin Xiyao glanced at the assassin leader, her expression indifferent, and said, "Four eighth-rank and one seventh-rank, bullying a weak scholar, you are not worthy to know who I am."

The lead assassin's face turned grim. He glanced at his companion, who had been kicked away in a single move, gritted his teeth, waved his hand, and said, "Retreat!"

A third-rank martial artist is not someone they can handle.

Before leaving, they also took their unconscious companion with them.

Qi Yu stared blankly as they disappeared into the grove, a strange look on his face.

That's such a coward!

Let's at least give it a shot!

Aren't you assassins? Don't you have a creed?

Coming to his senses, Qi Yu looked at the woman in the white dress who had saved him and hurriedly bowed in greeting.

"Thank you so much for saving my life, young lady!"

Qin Xiyao turned around and was slightly taken aback when she saw Qi Yu's attire.

He was quite handsome, with clear eyes and well-defined features, giving him a refined and scholarly air.