The Marshal’s Wife is Wild
Chapter 264 - 263: Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover

Chapter 264: Chapter 263: Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover

The accompanying sounds were a mixture of the wind-driven noise and the hurried footfalls that could be discerned amidst the chaos and density, indicating the presence of a sizable number of people.

"Where are you?" Qu Tong asked.

Before Brother Liang could reply, a cry of alarm was heard, and the communication was abruptly cut off.

Qu Tong wanted to help but was at a loss as to what to do.

Fortunately, just two minutes after Qu Tong had walked out of the bar, Brother Liang sent her his location share.

When Qu Tong found Brother Liang by following the location, Brother Liang and his companions, in disguise, were being pursued by a group of burly men in black.

The men in black were armed with guns and weapons. One of Brother Liang’s companions, who also possessed considerable spiritual power, was running away yet still managed to use a Spirit Power Barrier to shield Brother Liang from bullets, suggesting strength above S-rank.

"Sister, you finally came!" Brother Liang, eyes brimming with tears, saw Qu Tong at the end of the alley and immediately signaled his brothers to run toward her.

Brother Liang directly hid behind Qu Tong; the S-rank brother who originally stood in front of her was disdainfully pulled by Brother Liang to stand behind Qu Tong instead.

"Sister, they want to kill and silence us, save me," Brother Liang pleaded.

The other brothers behind them looked at the two with an absurd expression in their eyes.

The dozen or so burly men in black closed in, one of them hearing Brother Liang’s words, burst out laughing: "Looking for help and you find a little girl, that’s hilarious. We’re certainly not the kind of good guys who take pity on women."

Another was much more direct, "Why waste words with them? They dare to oppose us, let’s send them to their death."

Saying this, they raised their guns again, quickly closing in on Qu Tong and her group from three sides.

The others turned to look at the dead end behind them, their faces filled with despair.

The S-rank brother glanced at the unmoved girl in front of him and the encroaching men and gritted his teeth, preparing for a desperate fight.

But once again, Brother Liang held him back: "Don’t get in the sister’s way, you might get hurt by accident."

The S-rank brother was somewhat annoyed, "At a time like this..."

Before he could finish speaking, several people in front were sent flying to the ground by a whipping vine.

The men behind immediately pulled their triggers.

Qu Tong’s figure swiftly dodged, and she followed up with a side kick that struck the head of one man who was about to attack.

From behind, a chorus of gasps could be heard; it turned out that Qu Tong’s sudden evasion of the bullets startled Brother Liang and the others. Fortunately, the S-rank brother once more used a Spirit Power Barrier to block them.

Qu Tong turned to glance back and used her vines, charged with spiritual power, to intercept the remaining bullets.

Her display of spiritual power frightened the burly men in black, the one closest to the ground retreating in terror.

"Retreat!" The leader, realizing something was amiss, threw something towards Qu Tong.

Qu Tong blocked it with her vines, but the smoke still spread out.

By the time Qu Tong used her spiritual power to search again, they had already fled toward the bustling city area.

After hesitating, Qu Tong chose not to pursue but picked up a gun that had fallen by her feet to examine it.

Brother Liang’s companions had already been shocked speechless, staring at Qu Tong with incredulity, especially the S-rank one.

Brother Liang acted as if he had anticipated this outcome, patting his companion’s shoulder with pride, "This sister is my major shareholder, and your boss. I told you following me would lead to a bright future, now you believe it, right?"

Several brothers, dressed like spirited youths, nodded like pecking hens, looking at Qu Tong with admiration.

They had just felt it; it was definitely an S-rank or higher level of spiritual power.

Appearances can be deceiving indeed.

Qu Tong didn’t pay attention to the looks from the others and turned to Liang Ge, "How did you manage to offend someone from the military?"

"What military? Aren’t they just local drug dealers?" Liang Ge said with a confused face.

Qu Tong spun the gun in her hand, her voice cool and detached, "The guns they carry were decommissioned by the military."

When she was on Abel Star, Wen You and the others had taken her to learn about them; she was interested in guns and had remembered it.

Although the guns they carried were old models, even the weapons decommissioned by the military department would have a specific destination; they weren’t something just anyone could get their hands on.

As Qu Tong spoke, Liang Ge also realized the seriousness of the issue.

"Now that you mention it, I remember something, let’s go! We’ll talk back home."

They didn’t return to the bar but instead went back to the commercial establishment Liang Ge had under his control.

It was only after sending the others away that Liang Ge discussed the details of today’s events with Qu Tong.

"I was just taking my brothers out to the bar for a happy time as usual, trying to meet some rich second-generation clients. We took a new shortcut to familiarize ourselves with the area, and who knew we’d stumble upon their trading scene. What followed was a bunch of them chasing us down to silence us," Liang Ge recounted.

"From their tone, you had some history with them?" Qu Tong asked, recalling the words of the man in black.

Liang Ge became angry when he mentioned this.

He narrated his experiences since arriving here.

Liang Ge had originally opened a trading business here, handling his specialty and incidentally selling some Energy Liquid.

Later, he discovered a large volume of Spirit Power Stabilizing Potion transactions in the area. With the potions from Qu Tong, he spent two potions to gather some intel.

He learned that the local potion dealers had dealings with the second prince of the Kasa Empire, which even involved Advanced Mind Stabilizing Potions.

Liang Ge had no intention of stealing their business until they started eyeing his Energy Liquid.

Then someone approached Liang Ge, who somehow knew he had Spirit Power Stabilizing Potions. They not only offered a high price but also indicated that they could help him establish a firm footing here.

Qu Tong raised an eyebrow, "Did you agree?"

"Of course not," Liang Ge replied with a wise look, "I just sold him a few potions and used the money to hire some tough bodyguards for the store."

Qu Tong nodded, "What did the person who bought your potions look like?"

After thinking for a moment, Liang Ge answered, "The buyer should also be a prince from the Kasa Empire, somewhat resembling the second prince, but better-looking."

As he spoke about the person who bought the potion, Liang Ge also took the opportunity to share what he had learned about the Kasa Empire while he was here.

Political strife in the Kasa Empire was extremely fierce, with the fiercest struggle between the party of the Empress and the party of the two noble consorts.

Although the Empress’s legitimate son, the third prince had died, her side still had the Grand Princess and the thirteen-year-old prince. The maternal family of the Empress and the marital alliance of the Grand Princess were both very strong. However, the incident on E12 Star had caused them severe losses recently. The Chief Prosecutor was assassinated, and the Grand Princess was seriously injured and is currently lying in a Healing Chamber.

An alliance between the second prince and the fifth princess, both born of a noble consort, is also gaining momentum, making frequent moves.

Other princes and princesses are also ambitious, waiting for their chance to reap the benefits of the others’ strife.

The national conditions of the Kasa Empire are quite different from those of the Canaan Empire. In the Kasa Empire, people with high fertility values are allowed polygamy or polyandry.

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