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The old woman paused for a moment upon hearing this, then looked at Zhang Shun and said...

“My second son is kind-hearted. He is not the same kind of person as his beastly older brother. Although he did some foolish things in the past, he only cheated good people with that beast. He has never killed anyone with his own hands!”

"My only wish in this life is that my youngest son can find a virtuous profession. If Liangshan is really as you all say, then I will not stop my son from going up the mountain! If he can rid the people of evil and do good deeds, I will have no regrets even if I die! Perhaps this is why Heaven has given us a way to live!"

Chapter 169 Prostitutes are heartless, robbers are ruthless

Just as the people of Jishetang were persuading Zhang Shun and his mother to go to Liangshan together,

At the same time, An Daoquan, who went to Li Qiaonu's place to say goodbye to the prostitute, encountered trouble.

When An Daoquan came over earlier, Li Qiaonu was overjoyed to see the two gold bars he was carrying.

After An Daoquan said his farewell and announced that he would be leaving Jiankang Prefecture for a few days,

Li Qiaonu immediately became obsessed with him, repeatedly begging him to stay...

Although An Daoquan knew he couldn't refuse the invitation from the Liangshan chieftain,

But Li Qiaonu's offer to stay still comforted him, making him believe that the prostitute before him truly had her heart set on him.

Thinking of this, facing Li Qiaonu who was approaching closely,

An Daoquan immediately forgot his earlier plan to leave after delivering the gold and embraced Li Qiaonu.

Half an hour later, exhausted, An Daoquan fell into a deep sleep.

Li Qiaonu was still awake, tossing and turning in bed, when she suddenly heard a noise downstairs.

She got out of bed, stood at the door, and listened for a while.

But it was a familiar male voice speaking to Granny Yu downstairs.

"Mom, I really have something urgent to tell you. Please, no matter what, let my sister come out and see me!" 087

"Didn't I tell you? Doctor An is in the room right now. How can I disturb him?"

Granny Yu mocked, "Besides, you haven't been here for a long time, and you finally show up today, but you've come empty-handed. What do you take my Qiaonu for?"

The man had no choice but to turn and leave.

Li Qiaonu, upstairs, had already recognized that this man was one of her lovers and patrons, named Zhang Wang.

During this period, he had also spent a considerable amount of money on Li Qiaonu. He was younger and stronger than An Daoquan, and the two naturally developed a passionate and illicit affair.

For prostitutes, only the rich are the bosses, and the poor are the servants.

Judging from what he just said, Zhang Wang clearly doesn't have much money left.

Although Li Qiaonu was still attracted to his youth, at this point, she could only forget about him.

Thinking of this, she was about to go back to bed to rest when

Just then, they heard some noises from the side.

The window was then pushed open from the outside, and a familiar figure climbed in.

"You dare to climb in through the window!"

Li Qiaonu hurriedly walked to the window and said in a low voice, "If we wake up Doctor An, how am I supposed to explain this to him?"

"I have no other choice but to do this to see you,"

Zhang Wang chuckled and reached out to pull Li Qiaonu into his arms.

Li Qiaonu was wary because An Daoquan was on the bed in the inner room.

If we make any noise and alert him...

There would be no way to explain it then, and we would be left with no choice but to let Zhang Wang take liberties with us.

But as soon as she was embraced, Li Qiaonu shivered.

"What happened? Why are you all soaking wet?"

"Alas, I've run into some difficulties,"

Zhang Wang pleaded, "I'm afraid I can't stay in Jiankang Prefecture any longer. I'll have to find somewhere else. I came here today specifically to say goodbye to you."

"bid farewell?"

Li Qiaonu scoffed, "Did you stinky men all plan this together? Why is it that one by one you come here today to say goodbye to me?"

"Has something happened to Doctor An as well? Is he also leaving Jiankang Prefecture?" Zhang Wang asked in surprise.

"Do you think everyone is as down on their luck as you?"

Li Qiaonu mocked, "That Doctor An was invited to Shandong to treat the epidemic, and he was paid a full three hundred taels of gold just for his consultation fee!"

"The consultation fee is so high? Sister, don't be fooled by this miracle doctor!" Zhang Wang's eyes darted around, feigning disbelief.

"Hmph, Doctor An isn't some scoundrel like you, how could he possibly lie to people!"

Li Qiaonu rolled her eyes at Zhang Wang, then smiled smugly and said, "He came to say goodbye today with two garlic-shaped coins!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wang swallowed hard, already eyeing the three hundred taels of gold.

Tonight, we were attacked on the river by Wang Dingliu. That fish-eating Sun Wu is dead.

When Zhang Wang jumped into the water to escape (bica), he clearly saw that Wang Dingliu had accomplices.

Zhang Wang also knew something about this living, radiant woman, Wang Dingliu.

I know that his family runs a hotel in the woods outside Jiankang City.

Zhang Wang had previously patronized his business, and the two had always kept to themselves.

But today, Wang Dingliu suddenly attacked them.

Zhang Wang was also a seasoned veteran of the martial arts world, and he knew that the man must have some kind of backing!

After escaping from the water, Zhang Wang thought he should leave Jiankang Prefecture temporarily and decide whether to return after some time and observation of the situation.

However, in the past, he would squander his gold and silver recklessly, leaving him with very little wealth.

Now that I'm preparing to leave for a distant land, money is naturally indispensable.

Zhang Wang came to find Li Qiaonu hoping to get some silver from her for his travel expenses, but he never expected to hear about the gold instead.

"Sister, why don't you leave this place with me?"

"Me and you?"

Li Qiaonu chuckled and said, "You can't even afford to enter my room, yet you want me to suffer poverty with you?"

"Since this is a farewell, and we've met and said what needed to be said, you should leave quickly to avoid waking Doctor An and causing unhappiness for everyone!"

Upon hearing Li Qiaonu's order to leave,

Zhang Wang didn't bother to hide it anymore; he let out a cold laugh.

"No wonder people always say that prostitutes are heartless and actors are ungrateful. I spent so much money on you in the past, and now that I'm only slightly down on my luck, I can't even get into your room!"

Seeing the fierce look on his face, Li Qiaonu was immediately horrified.

Ignoring everything else, he immediately started shouting for help.

But before he could finish speaking, Zhang Wang forcefully covered his mouth.

"You filthy bitch, since you're heartless, don't blame me for being ruthless too!"

Zhang Wang snorted coldly, grabbed Li Qiaonu's head with both hands, and twisted it forcefully.

The famous courtesan of Jiankang City immediately went limp, fell to the ground, and fell silent.

At this moment, An Daoquan was still fast asleep in the house.

Zhang Wang went into the inner room and, sure enough, saw two garlic-shaped gold bars on the table.

The thought of still having three hundred taels of gold...

He was immediately filled with malice, and quietly slipped out of Li Qiaonu's room.

Zhang Wang found a sharp knife in the kitchen and stabbed Old Granny Yu, who had blocked him from entering the house, to death. He then slashed down two of her maids.

As the maid was dying, she screamed in fright, instantly waking An Daoquan, who was fast asleep on the second floor.

He groggily opened his eyes and realized that Li Qiaonu was not in bed, so he got out of bed to look for her.

As soon as I stepped out of the inner room, I was hit by a foul stench.

An Daoquan looked down and saw Li Qiaonu lying motionless on the ground, her face filled with terror, her eyes wide open, with a considerable amount of filth flowing from beneath her.

Upon seeing this, An Daoquan was immediately startled.

How did Li Qiaonu die?

Chapter 170 The Brother's Blade, How Swift It Is!

As An Daoquan stared in horror at Li Qiaonu's corpse on the ground, not knowing what to do, he saw Zhang Wang, covered in blood and carrying a sharp knife, walk into the house.

"Who...who are you?"

"Heh, even if I were to reveal my lowly name, Doctor An would probably never have heard of it,"

Zhang Wang sneered, "Dr. An, I won't beat around the bush. Give me all three hundred taels of gold in your house, and I'll spare your life. How about it?"

“Where, where is there three hundred taels of gold?” An Daoquan stammered.

"Divine Physician, don't try to fool me. Li Qiaonu isn't just your lover. Someone has offered three hundred taels of gold to send you to Shandong to treat the plague."

Zhang Wang sneered, "Considering we're kindred spirits, hand over the gold now, and I'll spare your life. If you refuse, don't blame me for killing you; go to Jishetang and get it yourself!"

This bitch!

An Daoquan glared at Li Qiaonu on the ground, and seeing Zhang Wang take another step forward with his knife, he immediately took a step back in fright.

"If I give you the gold, will you truly spare my life?"

"Hehe, miracle doctor, come with me, and you'll know immediately,"

Zhang Wang, brandishing a knife, forced An Daoquan downstairs. There, on the ground lay the bodies of the old woman, Yu, and her two maids.

On the wall to the side, several large characters were written in blood.

"The murderer is An Daoquan!"

"you!"

An Daoquan's face immediately turned ashen with anger.

"Are you relieved now, Doctor An?"

Zhang Wang laughed and said, "I will leave Jiankang Prefecture immediately after I take the gold. Doctor An had better leave as soon as possible, otherwise, if he is caught by the government, he will be severely injured even if he doesn't die."

“I didn’t kill him, I will explain it to the prefect myself,” An Daoquan said angrily.

"you sure?"

Zhang Wang chuckled and said, "Even if you tell the prefect that I killed him, so what? By then I had already left Jiankang Prefecture. The authorities can't catch me. If they want to close the case, they can only blame the divine physician."

An Daoquan remained silent. He knew in his heart that Zhang Wang was telling the truth.

The prefect of Jiankang Prefecture was not an honest official to begin with, and in order to close the case quickly, he might actually do what Zhang Wang said.

"All the gold is in the clinic!" An Daoquan said through gritted teeth.

"Then please lead the way, divine physician!"

Zhang Wang pressed the dagger against An Daoquan's waist, chuckling as he urged, "Please hurry, I'm a patient man, but this dagger is a different story!"

......

In Jishetang,

Zhang Wang and his mother had been persuaded by the crowd and decided to first travel to Shandong on the Liangshan passenger ship.

Mrs. An was exhausted after half the night and went to rest.

Zhang Wang's mother was exhausted and shocked that night, and she also fell asleep on the bed.

The remaining four men, however, showed no signs of sleepiness.

Ruan Xiaoqi then considered befriending Zhang Shun and keeping this hero at Liangshan.

They found some wine and dishes in the clinic's kitchen.

The four of them sat in the courtyard, drinking and chatting.