Misery: There is a pawn shop here

Chapter 111 Reunion with Shu Choumei

Upon arriving at the pawnshop again, the author of the "Heartless Letter" felt a mix of emotions.

It was here that she learned the truth about the bloody case that would haunt her for the rest of her life. From Shu Choumei to the Heartless Letter, her years of arduous pursuit seemed like a joke at that moment.

After leaving Youjian Pawnshop, following the clues given by Li Xuanxiao, Jueqingshu began to investigate the people involved in the past bloodbath. For this, she even risked getting more blood on her hands by asking the Blood List for help. However, she was always a step too late in her investigations. The people involved were either dead or missing. By the time Jueqingshu found the key witness, Jing Chuxie, he had already been dead for a long time.

"The Heartless Letter, you...we meet again."

Li Xuanxiao had not paid much attention to or interfered with Jueqingshu's path of revenge, but looking at Jueqingshu's actions along the way, he could only say that his killing methods were good, but his experience in the martial arts world was really limited. Even when he clearly had enough information, he was still manipulated by others.

Jueqing Shu glanced at Yan Qingcheng behind Li Xuanxiao, his gaze lingering on her for only a moment, before sitting down opposite Li Xuanxiao.

"Jing Chuxie is dead, so what else can prove what you say?"

"The truth has been told to you, and the witnesses have clearly stated that your abilities are limited and you were unable to investigate the truth of the matter. This has nothing to do with the pawnshop."

Li Xuanxiao did not change his stance because of Jueqingshu's beauty. In this deal, Jueqingshu's appearance was the truth of the transaction. He even gave her extra clues and a time to postpone the payment. If Jueqingshu still couldn't find out the truth, what else could he say?

“We have a prior contract,” Jueqingshu quickly replied.

“The pawnshop has already paid the pawn money in advance, which is my mercy, allowing you to pay the price after verifying the truth,” Li Xuanxiao said coldly. “In fact, I have even provided clues. What else do you have to say? When the truth of what the pawnshop says is verified in the future, the pawnshop will collect the price.”

"You!" Jueqingshu was speechless. "Where is Mei Yinxue now? I want to see him. I want to sign a new contract with you."

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, Li Xuanxiao tapped his fingers lightly on the table. "When you sign a new contract, the value of what you want will be far greater than what you traded before. You will have to pay a much higher price, do you know that? Moreover, when this transaction is completed, it means that the previous contract will also be completed at the same time, and your beauty will belong to the pawnshop."

Jueqing Shu gripped the knife at her waist, her alluring face now displaying a resolute expression.

"I promise you, whatever your conditions, even if it's the life of Jueqingshu, I will agree to it, as long as you take me to see Mei Yinxue!"

"In that case, I will offer myself as a pledge and serve as a servant in the pawnshop for a hundred years, which will fulfill your wish. What do you say?"

“Okay!” Jueqingshu answered crisply. Yan Qingcheng stood behind Li Xuanxiao, watching the transaction unfold before her. She was both surprised by Jueqingshu’s decisiveness and terrified by the cruelty of pawnshop transactions.

She didn't know what the Letter of Heartbreak had gone through, but what kind of hatred could make a woman so determined as to sacrifice her appearance and a hundred years of her life?

"Your decisiveness is indeed as strong as ever."

A deal delivered to his doorstep, especially one that was essentially a costless transaction achieved through pure information asymmetry for Li Xuanxiao, was naturally not something he could refuse. Seeing that Jueqingshu answered quickly, the pawnshop owner raised his hand and a contract materialized in the air, slowly landing in front of Jueqingshu.

Jueqingshu had experienced this scene before, and this time she didn't hesitate at all. She didn't even look at the contents of the contract before writing her name on it.

A letter of severance...

The contract burned to ashes, and Li Xuanxiao slowly stood up, turning to Yan Qingcheng and saying, "Well, do you want to come along?"

"I?"

Not only Yan Qingcheng, but even Jueqingshu was taken aback. It was not unusual for a place like Youjian Pawnshop to have an extra maid. What was unusual was that the owner of Youjian Pawnshop actually had to ask this maid for her opinion on a certain matter.

"I would like to follow the shopkeeper to see what happened."

"The whole story?" Li Xuanxiao turned to look at Jueqingshu. "Once she enters the pawnshop, you'll naturally have a chance to find out. Since you want to go, then go." With one step forward, Jueqingshu only saw Li Xuanxiao casually wave his hand before her consciousness blurred, followed by a dizzying sensation. When the scene before her returned, Jueqingshu found herself standing by a stream, with her usual bamboo raft on it. Turning back, she saw that Li Xuanxiao was now dressed in a white robe, with Yan Qingcheng following behind him.

"Let's go." Li Xuanxiao took a step forward, and his figure instantly appeared on the bamboo raft.

"Leave?" Jueqingshu was taken aback. "Where to?"

"Tsk, people say big boobs mean no brains, and they're right. Have you forgotten your purpose?"

"I..." Jueqing Shu was speechless for a moment. Li Xuanxiao's rare outburst of bold words caused Yan Qingcheng behind him to blush slightly.

He glanced at the book of heartbreak in front of him, then looked down at his own, and a sense of inexplicable frustration welled up inside him.

"Let's go, hurry up."

Li Xuanxiao said calmly, "You know that person yourself, but, ha."

"what?"

……

……

"You have indiscriminately slaughtered innocent people and harmed the common folk. You deserve only the sword of a lowly wielder!"

On the desolate wilderness, two men faced off. The burly man swung his axe down in a furious slash, but the swordsman opposite him coldly uttered a single word, then with a flick of his left shoulder, a scroll of swords flipped out from behind him, and a long sword fell into his hand. He then spun the sword and attacked the axe-wielding man.

In a single exchange, the difference in skill between the two was clear. The giant axe was broken in two by a single sword strike, along with the burly man's two arms.

"what!"

Blood gushed onto the ground like a waterfall, and the burly man's face instantly changed from anger to terror, causing him to kneel down on the ground.

"Please, please, don't kill me, don't kill me! I can give you all my treasures, silver, I have so much silver."

Faced with the person's pleas for mercy, the swordsman in plain clothes lowered his eyes but remained unmoved. His sword flashed swiftly, and in an instant, a cold light sealed the throat.

"Remember, the person who killed you is named—"

"A chivalrous heart has no cure."

"Ok?"

Before he could finish speaking, his name was revealed. Xia Changwuyi was instantly stunned and looked toward the source of the voice, but his body stiffened uncontrollably for a moment.

"Is that his name?" Li Xuanxiao walked at the front, calmly looking at the swordsman not far away.

"You seem quite surprised. What, are you surprised that the Heartless Letter has found you again so quickly?"

"Hengdao Mingzhan·Mei Yinxue."

(End of this chapter)