I sell demon meat in the city

Chapter 278 Flipping the Card
As soon as the call connected, Meng Yanxu reminded Meng Shulan, "Auntie, it's only a little past three o'clock, Xiao Qi is still sleeping."

Meng Shulan was indeed busy and forgot. She was about to hang up and call her daughter again when it was light, but she didn't expect that the other end would answer after only two rings.

"Hey?"

Meng Shulan:
She asked in surprise, "You brat, what are you doing in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

Meng Yanxu & Liu Liu:
"Good heavens, you're calling me at this hour just to check if I'm asleep? This isn't the kind of check-up you do!"

Meng Qi rolled her eyes speechlessly, then said, "I'm hanging up now, I have to get up early for class today."

Before Meng Shulan could respond, she quickly hung up the phone, turned it off, and threw it into her storage ring.

"Meng Qi, this is our personal grudge, it has nothing to do with you, I hope you will leave."

At this moment, Meng Qi was on a lawn next to an unnamed mountain on the outskirts of Qingzhou. Next to her sat Xia Yi, who was pale and obviously injured. Two men and a woman were staring at them with hostility.

Actually, Xiao Qi had just arrived because Xia Yi had called her over. She didn't want to get involved in her mess, since the Meng family didn't plan to enter any cultivator circles. She had even ignored the invitation extended to Meng Shulan by the head of the Mountain and Sea Hall.

Therefore, she doesn't want to touch anyone related to Shanhaitang.

But this girl is still her classmate and roommate, and she can't bear to see her suffer any harm or die in Qingzhou.

“You three should leave. Have you forgotten that this is Qingzhou? On behalf of the Qingzhou Special Department, I warn you not to cause trouble here, or don’t blame me for being impolite.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the leaves in front of the three of them suddenly appeared, shimmering with green light.

This can be considered a symbol of the Meng family.

The three of them took two steps back, still shaken, then glared at Xia Yi resentfully. The woman in the lead gave a soft shout, "Go!"

"But sister..."

I said let's go!

The round-faced man behind the woman glared fiercely at Meng Qi. He wanted to say something harsh before leaving, but he was glared at by his sister as soon as he opened his mouth, so he could only follow her away resentfully.

Once the three had disappeared from sight, Meng Qi glanced down at Xia Yi, chuckled, and asked, "Xia Yi, are you trying to drag me into this? Or are you trying to tell outsiders that I've already been recruited by your Shan Hai Tang?"

Xia Yi took off her coat, revealing a knife wound on her left arm, with the skin turned outwards and blood dripping from it.

But she didn't even flinch; she just pulled out a bottle of powder and sprinkled it on the wound. No one knew what kind of medicine it was, but the bleeding stopped as soon as the powder was applied.

Then she took a white handkerchief out of her pocket, hastily wrapped it around the wound, and that was it.

"You're overthinking it. Things happened so suddenly today. You're the closest to here and you're skilled in teleportation. If I want to survive, I can only ask you for help."

After saying that, she looked up at Meng Qi and solemnly emphasized again, "That's really how it is."

Meng Qi stared at her for two seconds and temporarily chose to believe her. Of course, the main reason was that she didn't care. The Meng family was outside the circle of cultivators, and as long as no one provoked them, they wouldn't take the initiative to cause trouble.

"Tell me, who are they?"

“The woman who led the group just now is the granddaughter of the current head of the Tang family, named Tang Ning. The two behind her are her third brother, Tang Zhi, and her cousin, Tang Lun. Last year when I went to Nanling for tourism, Tang Ning’s second brother, Tang Kai, spoke rudely to me, and I broke both of his legs.”

Two legs were broken just for one rude remark?
Meng Qi knew there was more to the story, but Xia Yi hadn't told her. In short, this was how Xia Yi had become enemies with the Tang family, which was why Tang Ning had seized the opportunity to attack Xia Yi tonight. Meng Qi asked curiously, "Why didn't your grandfather assign you someone?"

"Why did my grandfather arrange a marriage for me?" Xia Yi seemed even more puzzled than she was. "That's my business, it has nothing to do with him."

What the hell does that have to do with me?

Meng Qi rolled her eyes and turned to leave.

Xia Yi, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, was stunned. How could this person turn on her so suddenly?

Ignoring her injuries, she quickly got up and rushed to school.

Tang Ning is a woman with little sense of chivalry; who knows if she'll ever come back after she leaves?

Mu Rao was the first to get up and leave when she slammed the door shut.

Xia Yi, who had finally fallen asleep, was startled awake. Her face was pale as she turned over and met Xu Shishi, who came over to call her.

"Oh, Xia Yi, why do you look so pale? Are you feeling unwell?"

Actually, she smelled quite strongly of medicine. Even though she tried to cover it up, it was still easy to smell in the dormitory where the air circulation wasn't very good.

"My stomach hurts. I got up in the middle of the night to take medicine, but it's not working. Um, Shishi, could you help me ask for a day off?"

"Okay, I'll invite them for you, but do you need to go to the hospital in this condition? I can go with you."

"No need, thank you. I just need to rest for one day."

Xu Shishi understood; it turned out to be menstrual cramps. There really wasn't much that could be done at the hospital.

At noon, after school, Meng Qi slowly walked out of the teaching building with her classmates. She hadn't gone more than a few steps when she stopped. She looked up and was surprised to find Lu Xiaowu standing by the roadside below the teaching building, standing in a row with several third- and fourth-year students waiting for their girlfriends.

"Honey, have you been waiting long?"

Upon seeing a young man standing at the front downstairs, Mu Rao hurriedly ran down the stairs and shouted excitedly, making Meng Qi's lips twitch.

Xu Shishi leaned closer and whispered to her, "Her high school classmate gave up on her because he couldn't stand her flirting with so many guys. This guy is a senior in college, supposedly a rich second-generation heir, his family is very wealthy. Yesterday she brought back two new dresses to the dorm, worth almost 20,000 yuan, and the bag she was carrying, worth 8,800 yuan. I reckon that's probably why she agreed to be his girlfriend."

Meng Qi offered a fair assessment: "I understand. It's not her fault for agreeing; it's just that the other party offered too much."

Xu Shishi:
Is that what I mean?

The row of senior students standing below were quickly led away by the pretty junior girls coming downstairs, leaving only Lu Xiaowu standing there with a blank expression.

"Seven, guess who this guy is waiting for? He's quite handsome, how come I've never seen him before?"

Xu Shishi secretly glanced at Lu Xiaowu, then shyly looked away. As she approached the bottom, her gaze quietly returned; to her surprise, he was even more handsome up close. Especially his nonchalant, aloof demeanor—it was quite captivating.

Xiao Qi had no idea what she was thinking. If she had known, she would have rolled her eyes at her. What kind of taste is this?
She led Xu Shishi to Lu Xiaowu, stopped, turned around, and asked with a smile, "Brother, why isn't anyone choosing you? Should I take you away?"

Xu Shishi, who was standing next to her, widened her eyes instantly.

(End of this chapter)