Crowned by the Treacherous Big Shot
Chapter 142 - 137: The Eve of the Wedding

Chapter 142: Chapter 137: The Eve of the Wedding

"A murder weapon."

Meng Qianqian said.

"Murder?" Tan’er looked at the flute in her hand, "How can a flute kill? It has no blade, no poison. Ah! Could it be a hidden weapon?"

As she spoke, she began to inspect every small hole in the flute carefully.

"No hidden weapon at all, the Hundred Li Kill Order just exchanged for a broken flute!"

Meng Qianqian chuckled slightly, just about to speak, when suddenly a man in a black cloak walked past from the front.

In the workshop, strange people could be seen everywhere. Meng Qianqian rarely scrutinized others, yet when this man appeared, she inexplicably cast a glance.

Just one glance, and she saw the pigeon blood tattoo on the back of the man’s hand.

Her eyes narrowed sharply.

"My Execution Order..." Tan’er hugged the flute, crying pitiably, without shedding a single tear.

"Tan’er."

Meng Qianqian spoke calmly.

"What?" Tan’er immediately stopped her fake crying.

Meng Qianqian glanced at the back of the cloaked man’s figure: "See that person? Let’s split up and chase him."

Tan’er spun the flute stylishly in her hand and gripped it tightly: "Understood!"

Tan’er slipped into the alley opposite the iron shop, while Meng Qianqian lowered the brim of her hat, stealthily pursuing him.

The man in the cloak entered a gambling den.

Meng Qianqian followed in without hesitation.

In the workshop, it wasn’t too scandalous for a woman to enter a gambling den. Everyone was focused on the game, not paying any attention to whether the newcomer was male or female.

Yet, Meng Qianqian felt a bit of difficulty.

There were too many people in the gambling den, and she couldn’t find that person.

She remembered Lin Xiaoru mentioning that the gambling den in the workshop had only one door, so she could confirm that the person was still inside.

She had two options: either block him at the door or search for him one by one.

If she blocked him, she would soon be getting married, which might not withstand the delay.

So she could only search.

In a dimly lit study room.

The man in the black cloak placed a box on the opposite table: "The thing you wanted."

A man sitting in a wheelchair said coldly: "It’s good you brought the item, don’t bring any trouble."

The cloaked man glanced sideways behind him: "I will take care of it."

"Better be so." The man in the wheelchair handed him a bag of gold.

He took the gold and turned to leave the study.

The man in the wheelchair opened the box on the table, revealing a bloody human head inside.

Meng Qianqian observed for a while outside, confirming that the person hadn’t disguised himself among the gamblers in the hall.

Meng Qianqian tried to go upstairs but was stopped by two attendants at the stairway.

"I’m looking for my father."

She said without a change in expression.

The two did not move.

It seemed not just anyone could go upstairs. After a brief hesitation, Meng Qianqian returned to a gambling table.

The two attendants didn’t keep a close eye on her, probably thinking as long as she didn’t cause trouble, it was none of their business whether she found her father or gambled.

Soon, the man in the black cloak came down from upstairs.

Meng Qianqian, facing the gambling table, kept an eye on him with her peripheral vision. After he left the gambling den, she quickly followed.

When she turned into a secluded alley, a terrifying Sword Qi suddenly slashed towards her.

Meng Qianqian dodged to the side, and the Sword Qi carved a long crack on the ground.

Giving her no time to breathe, the man in the black cloak slashed a second time at her, this strike more fierce and domineering than she had anticipated.

Fortunately, her recent hard work paid off. She kicked off the wall, leaping into the air, avoiding the strike while releasing the silver needles in her hand.

A total of three silver needles, two were knocked away by the opponent’s sword, and the other was caught between his fingers.

He frowned: "Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles? Who are you?"

Meng Qianqian brandished three more silver needles: "The one who will take your life."

"Arrogant!"

The man in the black cloak swung his sword, unleashing a killing move.

However, to Meng Qianqian’s surprise, as his move was about to strike her, it suddenly turned and stabbed towards Tan’er who was behind.

Meng Qianqian’s expression changed: "Tan’er——"

In the instant Tan’er was about to be pierced, a large axe fiercely chopped off the opponent’s long sword!

Meng Qianqian looked at the timely arrival of Lei the Carpenter, her expression shifted: "Uncle Lei?"

Tan’er: "Big axe?"

Lei the Carpenter stood in front of Tan’er, glaring fiercely at the man in the black cloak.

The man in the black cloak squinted his eyes and used Qinggong to escape.

Meng Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief, approaching and saying: "Uncle Lei, thank you for the timely help."

Tan’er rested her chin on her clasped hands, eyes filled with admiration: "Big axe, N is really amazing!"

Lei the Carpenter ignored the gratitude and praise from the two, instead asking: "How did you get into conflict with him?"

Meng Qianqian was surprised: "Uncle Lei, do you know that person?"

Lei the Carpenter said: "He’s an assassin in the workshop. I don’t know his exact background, only that one day he suddenly appeared here."

"I see." Meng Qianqian nodded, "He looks like one of my enemies, I followed him, and he noticed."

"You’re not his match. It’s best not to come to the workshop again, not every time will someone save you."

With that, Lei the Carpenter left.

Tan’er asked: "Sister, is that person the enemy you’re looking for?"

Meng Qianqian thought for a moment: "Nine out of ten."

If she was initially only suspicious, after he recognized the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles and revealed such a shocked expression, she was completely convinced.

"Still not leaving? Waiting for him to come back and kill you?"

Lei the Carpenter’s deep voice came from the front.

Tan’er giggled, skipping over: "Big axe, N was waiting for me and sister?"

Meng Qianqian looked at the large and small figures in the sunset, one still, one moving, one holding an axe, one playing the flute.

This scene was unexpectedly heartwarming.

After safely sending the two out of the workshop, Lei the Carpenter went back.

It seemed Uncle Lei had unfinished business in the workshop.

This visit to the workshop was quite fruitful, not only purchasing the items for the Twelve Guards but also inadvertently encountering her enemy, and she even learned the enemy was an assassin in the workshop.

In the future, finding him would be much easier.

The two only returned home deep into the night, worrying Nanny Li greatly.

Nanny Li quickly pulled Meng Qianqian into the house: "Why did you take so long? I almost sent someone to the Lin Family to find you!"

Meng Qianqian blinked guiltily, saying calmly: "Miss Lin insisted on keeping me for dinner, and I couldn’t refuse her hospitality. Didn’t you always say you hoped I’d make more friends and spend more time with them?"

Nanny Li was left speechless by her own words.

Meng Qianqian took advantage of the situation: "Nanny, you’ve been working hard lately, go and rest."

At this mention, Nanny Li remembered the important matter, handing the wedding dowry list to Meng Qianqian: "Miss, I’ve arranged the dowry according to the customs of the Capital City, adding up to a hundred and sixty loads, forty more than when we first came to Capital City. It’s all listed, Third Master and Steward Meng have also gone through it, Miss should have a look if any additions or exchanges are needed."

Meng Qianqian smiled: "Since you’ve all looked through it, I don’t need to."

After all, it was all her possessions being brought back.

Back when Miss separated from the Lu Family, everything was personally audited. Every penny was accounted for clearly, but why at the Governor Mansion had she become a hands-off manager?

Who knows what kind of sorcery Lu Yuan had cast on her? As her nanny, she could hardly bear to see her eager to marry him!

Damned Lu Yuan!

Nanny Li cursed Lu Yuan hundreds of times in her heart!

A hundred and sixty loads of dowry, hardly any house could hold it all, Grandma Feng and Ji Li’s yards were filled too, so for the celebration, Ban Xia and Tan’er also hung red lanterns at the homes of the two.

Naturally, Ji Li was completely unaware of this.

On the eve of the wedding, Lady Du handed Meng Qianqian a booklet wrapped in black cloth.

"What’s this?"

Meng Qianqian asked.

Lady Du, suppressing awkwardness, said sheepishly: "You’ll know once you read it, it’s useful for the bridal chamber night..."

Meng Qianqian replied with an oh, unwrapped it, and skimmed through.

Lady Du covered her eyes, extending a hand: "You don’t have to rush so much!"

Meng Qianqian seriously flipped through: "Spring Breeze Painting, not many positions."

Lady Du: "...!!"

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