Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 106 - 90 - Life in Crisis! (Additional for Alliance Hierarch I am a Little Bookworm)_3

Chapter 106: Chapter 90 - Life in Crisis! (Additional for Alliance Hierarch I am a Little Bookworm)_3

Jiang Shouzhong was just about to speak when the woman suddenly thought of a solution. Straightening up her supple waist, she lightly clapped her hands, and with a smile resembling that of a child’s, she said to Qiuye, "Since there’s no way to thank you, then let’s just not. You know, there’s a saying that ’gratitude and grudges are wiped clean by death.’ Qiuye, why don’t you just kill Master Jiang here and now? Don’t worry, killing a covert operative from the Liushan Division is a minor matter, I’ll cover for you."

Once these words were spoken, Qiuye was taken aback.

Jiang Shouzhong’s brows furrowed, not expecting the woman’s temperament to shift so quickly.

At that moment, he suddenly realized he had made a fatal mistake. Likewise, Miss Qiuye had also made a fatal mistake.

Silver Moon Tower wasn’t known for its benevolence, nor did it follow the codes of Jianghu ethics.

Qiuye had previously mentioned asking the agent for compensation. Moreover, Dong Xue had hinted, "Don’t overstep your bounds," clearly reminding Jiang Shouzhong that saving a guard and saving a master were entirely different matters.

Saving the guard, one would ask the guard for a reward.

Asking the master was like picking the wrong target.

Yet Qiuye rashly sought her master’s opinion on meeting Jiang Shouzhong, breaking protocol. It was as if she were bringing her own lifesaver to her master to ask for a reward, inadvertently overstepping the hierarchy between master and servant.

If the master didn’t pay, it would seem petty and heartless towards their own subordinate.

If the master did pay, would other people follow suit? Did they really think the master’s wealth was their storeroom?

"Me offering" and "you coming to ask" are two different things.

More importantly, the woman needed to test whether Qiuye had unintentionally broken the rules due to a misstep or if she had developed some binding emotional attachment to her savior, thereby favoring her lover.

If it was the latter... that would be troublesome.

After all, no master wishes to see their servant aligning with an outsider.

Loyalty is the most priceless virtue.

So while the woman was ostensibly deciding Jiang Mo’s fate, she was actually deciding Qiuye’s fate.

Having understood this, Jiang Shouzhong felt a cold sweat on his back. Just as he was about to speak up and explain, he saw hesitation on Qiuye’s face.

Now Jiang Shouzhong knew that the woman had already stepped one foot into Yama’s Palace.

Even if he explained now, it would be somewhat too late.

Equally anxious was the eldest sister, Chun Yu. She was more familiar with the master’s temperament than the other three and had a bad feeling when Dong Xue came to report earlier, but alas, she could not signal to her youngest sister.

Seeing her youngest sister hesitate over the master’s command, she decided she had to act first and strike towards Jiang Shouzhong.

However, in the next moment, an unexpected scene unfolded.

Jiang Shouzhong suddenly drew his waist sword and slashed towards Qiuye, who was closest to him!

At that moment, he exhibited the cultivation of a tier three martial fighter. Although his sword drawing was significantly faster than before, it still looked childlike to the experienced eyes around him.

Qiuye also drew her sword instinctively to counter.

Clang!

Amidst the sound of swords clashing, Jiang Shouzhong’s sword was knocked out of his hand.

But immediately after, Jiang Shouzhong’s body suddenly swayed as if blown by the wind.

Chasing the Wind Step!

In the instant that Qiuye swung her sword, Jiang Shouzhong’s aura transformed, his realm instantly climbing to that of a ’minor esoteric master.’ His footsteps ghostly, he sidestepped to appear behind Qiuye.

Taken aback, Qiuye felt the familiar muzzle of a fire lance press against her head.

All present were astonished.

Jiang Yi, the woman, paused briefly, then laughed, "So you’re a master of the minor esoteric realm, concealing it so deeply."

The other three women drew their swords and surrounded Jiang Shouzhong.

Jiang Shouzhong firmly grasped Qiuye’s slender neck, pressing the fire lance hard against her temple, and stared coldly at Jiang Yi, "Madam, my visit today is twofold: first, to express my gratitude for Madam’s aid last time. Second, regarding the matter you tasked me with at He Daya’s home, I have some leads. Madam mentioned before that you would generously reward anyone with leads."

"Just now outside, I shared this information with Miss Qiuye, and she agreed to bring me to meet you. So, I am not here to claim the reward for saving Miss Qiuye’s life. Even if I desired that, I would naturally ask it of Miss Qiuye."

Dong Xue’s eyes flickered slightly to the side.

At the entrance, Jiang Shouzhong had not said these things to the third sister.

The young girl’s lips curled up slightly, remaining silent.