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"Don't worry, Madam, everything has been arranged."

I have already found three people and given each of them fifty taels of silver.

As soon as it was light, they…

"Three people are enough to deal with two women and a child."

But whether the person you find is reliable or not, we don't want them to take the money and then turn around and bite us.

Are you trying to threaten us with this?

The second wife, still harboring some suspicion, asked...

"Don't worry, Madam. The three of them usually like to drink and gamble every night."

Every time they went down the mountain, they would disguise themselves as merchants and go to the gambling dens in the city to gamble.

I've already inquired; they still owe usurious loans!

So they urgently need money right now, and they'll take on this job.

Xiao Cui explained in a low voice.

The second wife nodded, a cold smile appearing on her lips: "I see, then that's fine!"

After this is all over, give each of them a dose of a drug to make them mute, to prevent future trouble!

Xiao Cui was startled, but on the surface she nodded obediently and then smiled ingratiatingly, "This servant understands."

Madam, everything has been arranged. Please get some rest!

"It's all that cook's fault today. She overestimated herself and offended the madam."

"Hmph! That brat, an insignificant village girl, dares to threaten her aunt. She's got a death wish."

Originally, I was going to spare your lives, but you were so audacious that you had no choice but to be ruthless!

Do you think you can threaten me by finding some incriminating evidence against me?

"This Tiger Head Stronghold is ultimately not your territory, a wild girl's territory."

She stroked a sandalwood box on her dressing table, which contained the gold and silver jewelry she had accumulated over the years.

One of them was a jade hairpin, a birthday gift from the First Madam.

At that time, she pretended to please the First Madam and acted pitiful in front of her.

I never expected that the First Madam, that fool, would actually believe that she was genuinely on good terms with her.

Now things are much better. The head of the household no longer dotes on the first wife; the one who gets the favor now is the second wife, so she doesn't have to put on an act anymore.

The gears of fate turn very fast.

She is now the favored second wife, while the first wife seems to be living like a nun.

She has sacrificed so much for this day.

We must not let a few outsiders ruin all of this.

From now on, she will only be the head of Tiger Head Village.

That's why she chose Ma Jiakang, the third-in-command, to be the biological father of her child.

I never expected that I would be seen having an affair by that slut.

After tonight, no one will be able to threaten her anymore.

"Madam, I'm worried that if all three of them die tomorrow, how will we explain it to the chief?"

Xiao Cui asked worriedly.

"What are you afraid of? Didn't you tell them to dispose of the body after they killed someone?"

The second wife glanced at Xiao Cui's trembling face.

"Yes, I have already told them, but I'm a little scared. What about that mute person?"

Xiao Cui reminded her.

"There's no need to worry about a mute person who can't speak. What use is he if he can't hear or speak?"

The leader wouldn't believe a mute.

Besides, the body has already been destroyed to cover up the crime, so what's there to be afraid of?

"At worst, we can just say the three of them ran away and were eaten by the vultures and wolves in the mountains."

The second wife said dismissively.

"Understood, this servant understands."

Xiao Cui remained respectful and said no more.

She knew the second wife's temper well.

She was also tied up and brought up the mountain with the Second Madam, because she was the Second Madam's personal maid.

Therefore, everything must be done according to the Second Madam's wishes.

"You may step down and rest!"

It was almost dawn.

"As soon as it's light, go and find out about the three of them."

The second wife waved her hand.

Cui'er then withdrew.

Ayan was so tired that he fell asleep.

Only Tao'er and Sister Dongkui were unable to sleep. They closed their eyes, which could be considered as resting their minds.

Shi Qi stayed outside.

Tao'er closed her eyes and was thinking. Soon after, the sound of fighting came from outside.

Tao'er was already asleep fully clothed, so she got out of bed, quickly put on her shoes, and ran out.

Dongkui followed them out.

Then they saw three masked men in black surrounding Shi Qi.

When Tao rushed out the door, the night was already beginning to turn blue.

Shi Qi was surrounded and attacked by three men in black. Although he was not at a disadvantage, he was temporarily entangled.

Dongkui followed closely behind. The two exchanged a glance, and without saying a word, they joined the battle from the left and right.

Tao'er was agile and specialized in attacking the lower body. With a sweeping leg, she tripped the man in black on the left, making him stagger.

Dongkui, with swift and decisive movements, snatched the short knife from another man's hand and struck his wrist bone heavily with the back of the blade. The man cried out in pain and dropped his weapon.

With the pressure on Shi Qi decreasing, his punches became even more powerful, and he subdued the man in the middle in just a few moves.

Within fifteen minutes, all three men in black had been knocked to the ground, groaning in pain.

Tao'er pressed one of their backs down with her knee and pulled off their face masks. They were three unfamiliar faces, their eyes filled with panic.

She didn't know any of them.

"Sister Dongkui, go inside and keep Ayan company. He might be frightened if he wakes up."

Tao'er was worried about leaving Ayan alone in the house.

Dongkui nodded, wiped her hands, and turned to go back into the house.

Tao'er and Shi Qi dragged the three of them to the woodshed in the side courtyard and tied them up tightly with hemp rope.

The woodshed was small, piled with dry straw and miscellaneous items, and filled with the smell of dust and rotten wood.

"Who sent you?"

Tao squatted down, picked up a thin piece of firewood from the ground, and poked one of the people's cheeks hard.

The man grimaced in pain, but remained silent, his neck stiff.

Shi Qi silently picked up a thicker piece of firewood from the corner, weighed it in his hand, and looked at him calmly.

Then he struck the man with the stick, hitting him directly in the back. The stick broke in two and rolled to the ground.

Tao'er thought to herself that Shi Qi was truly skilled in martial arts.

It seems she and Dongkui were just being redundant.

Even without the two of them making a move, none of the three of them are a match for Shi Qi.

Tao'er picked up the daggers that the three of them had dropped and stabbed them directly into the back of one of their hands, causing the man's face to contort in pain.

Because his mouth was stuffed with cloth, he could only make painful whimpering sounds.

Upon seeing this, the other person trembled and hurriedly nodded frantically at them.

Tao'er understood, so she stepped forward and tore the cloth strip out of his mouth.

The man took two deep breaths and said, "I'll talk, I'll talk!"

Yes……

It's Cui'er, the girl from the second wife's room...

She gave each of us fifty taels of silver, and told us to...

I'll kill all three of you...

They even told us to... clean up your corpses and throw them into the back mountain to feed...

He swallowed hard, not daring to finish his sentence.

"Killed?"

Clean it thoroughly?

"What they weren't going to say next—were they planning to feed the three of us to the vultures and wolves?"

Tao'er finished speaking for him, her voice as cold as ice.

She laughed angrily: "Our three lives are only worth one hundred and fifty taels?"

The second wife is really stingy.

Not only did they kill us, they didn't even leave us with a complete corpse.

That's really ruthless!

What a femme fatale...

She reached into the men's pockets and, sure enough, pulled out three silver ingots that hadn't even warmed up yet, each worth fifty taels, for a total of one hundred and fifty taels.

Tao'er weighed the silver in her hand, then suddenly broke into a sly smile: "Shi Qi, look, isn't this Second Madam doing just fine?"

They even gave us pocket money in the middle of the night.

He's truly our God of Wealth.

A faint smile flickered in Shi Qi's eyes as he nodded.

Then I discovered that this girl actually liked these yellow and white things!

Tao'er put the silver into her pocket and clapped her hands: "Alright, we have the confession and the stolen money has been handed over."

Shi Qi, gag them and lock them up here!

"Miss Tao, they cannot be kept alive. Kill them directly."

Then they threw their bodies into the room where the second wife was sleeping.

I believe she won't dare to have any wicked thoughts for the time being.

He'll only make the second move then.

As I stepped out of the woodshed, the first light of dawn was already appearing in the east.

The night of danger has now vanished without a trace.

Tao'er thought about it and realized it made sense; there was no need to keep them alive, they should just kill them.

Anyway, they're not good people.

Otherwise, why would someone risk their life for fifty taels of silver?

So he nodded, "Killing him is fine, it'll be a clean break and prevent future troubles!"

"But getting the dead body into the second wife's room, that's a bit difficult, isn't it?"

Tao'er glanced at the three people who were pale with fright.

"I have a plan. Go back and get some rest, and leave the rest to me."

Shi Qi told Tao'er to go back first.

Tao'er nodded, and just as she turned to leave, she heard several heavy thuds as objects fell to the ground.

She knew that all three of them were dead.

Of course, he didn't die unjustly!