Water Margin: Gao Yanei is actually a Gal Genius

She casually tossed the ear aside, picked up the knife, and twisted Cai Xiu's other ear.

"What kind of thing are you, you pig? You expect my brother to play those disgusting games with your family?"

Cai Xiu writhed on the ground in agony, his screams rousing Gao Jin from his daze. Gao Jin looked at the scene before him, his face contorted with pity.

"Girl, that's enough!"

Chen Liqing dropped the ear she was holding, looked at Gao Jin, and said with surprise and delight.

"Brother, are you calmed down? That's wonderful. Don't worry, brother, I'm also upset. Let me poke a couple of holes in him first."

Gao Jin grabbed Chen Liqing's wrist, which was holding the knife, and shouted sternly, "I've said enough!"

Chen Liqing frowned, clearly somewhat displeased. She met Gao Jin's gaze defiantly.

He looked at Chen Liqing's pretty face, which was splattered with blood, and her eyes were bloodshot, whether from grief or anger, he couldn't tell.

Suddenly, Li Yan's gaunt face flashed before Gao Jin's eyes again, and he felt a churning in his stomach.

At this moment, Chen Liqing spoke.

"You're yelling at me?!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Jin felt as if the sky had fallen. He had already fled to the Song Dynasty, yet he still couldn't escape.

He reached out to wipe the blood from Chen Liqing's face, gently advising, "You killed him, so what? Why humiliate him?"

Chen Liqing waved Gao Jin's hand away, muttering to herself, "You just yelled at me!!"

[Chen Liqing's favorability rating: 55.]

Gao Jin remained silent. Chen Liqing's actions reminded him of some events from his past life.

Seeing Gao Jin remain silent, Chen Liqing suddenly tightened her grip, breaking free from his grasp. She then plunged the knife into Cai Xiu's body and strode out of the house.

"You heartless woman, go with your man!"

Suddenly, only Cai Xiu, writhing in agony, and Gao Jin remained silent in the room.

Seeing that the female demon had left, Cai Xiu endured the pain and cried out to Gao Jin for help, "Brother Tuizhi, come and untie me quickly."

"I will keep this matter a secret, so you can rest assured."

"I can act as a contractual agent, and I guarantee I won't cause you or that woman any trouble."

"Please help me, I'm in so much pain!"

Gao Jin turned to look at Cai Xiu on the ground, sighed softly, and then walked towards him.

Cai Xiu was overjoyed at the sight and promised to throw money out as if it were free.

"Brother Tuizhi, I know you've always been fond of beautiful women. Now that you've saved me, when I marry the princess, will you join me in the bridal chamber..."

After the third watch drum sounded, it was almost the end of Hai hour and before Zi hour.

The locust trees on both sides of the riverbank formed a dark dome in the night, blocking out the moonlight. Occasionally, the clatter of hooves of horses hurrying along the road could be heard, only to be swallowed up by the heavy darkness.

Gao Jin pushed open the courtyard gate and walked out of the courtyard alone.

Chen Liqing was kicking pebbles outside the door, looking sullen.

Why didn't that crazy woman leave?

Gao Jin looked surprised. "Sister, why haven't you returned to your residence yet?"

"Mind your own business, you heartless wretch." With that, Chen Liqing snorted and walked into the courtyard.

Standing at the courtyard gate, Gao Jin scratched his head and asked, "Little sister, what are you doing?"

Chen Liqing walked up to him, raised her foot and lightly kicked him, "Move aside, I need to go inside to get something."

Gao Jin rubbed his shin, which had been kicked, and moved away. Chen Liqing nodded in satisfaction and walked into the courtyard.

Gao Jin rolled up his trouser leg and gasped when he saw the bruises all over his calf.

That woman is really strong; she didn't even look like she was using much strength.

After a while, Chen Liqing hurriedly came out of the courtyard and asked Gao Jin, "Where is Cai Xiu?"

"I don't know."

Chen Liqing stared at Gao Jin's face, her eyes filled with suspicion. "Really?"

"Of course it's true. He left the yard before me. Didn't you see that, sister?" Gao Jin turned his head and touched his nose.

"How can you be so kind, brother?! Isn't this ruining us both?" Chen Liqing said fiercely, turning around to walk towards the Cai residence.

Gao Jin quickly reached out and grabbed Chen Liqing. Caught off guard, Gao Jin was almost knocked to the ground by her immense strength.

Chen Liqing turned around and looked at Gao Jin, who had finally managed to stand up. "Brother, what does this mean?"

Gao Jin looked at the moon in the sky and said, "Just now, when I was helping Cai Xiu across the courtyard, he accidentally fell into the well."

"Oh, what a pity... such a fine man."

Chen Liqing frowned, her tone serious, "Is it the dry well in the courtyard?"

Hearing that Chen Liqing's tone was off, Gao Jin quickly asked, "It is that dry well, sister, is something wrong?"

"There's a secret passage beneath that dry well that leads directly to the 'Ghost Market' beneath Tokyo. If Cai Xiu isn't dead... No, I have to go check it out!" With that, he turned to walk in another direction.

Gao Jin held onto Chen Liqing's hand tightly, having anticipated this, so he tightened his grip.

This time, Chen Liqing was caught off guard. The person who had stepped out was like a taut rubber band, snapping her back in an instant.

Gao Jin rushed to help him up, and then told the truth, "When Cai Xiu fell, I took a look, and his neck was smashed to pieces. He was definitely dead."

He feared Cai Xiu's heart was located on the sole of his foot and dared not pierce it. Instead, he used his immense strength to crush Cai Xiu's neck inch by inch.

Chen Liqing's smile vanished as quickly as it appeared, "At least you have some brains; you didn't actually let that pig leave."

[Chen Liqing's favorability rating: 56.]

"Let's go, sister, I'll take you home," Gao Jin said.

Upon hearing this, Chen Liqing went back into the courtyard to retrieve a package. When she came out, she locked the courtyard gate behind her before nodding to Gao Jin.

Gao Jin took Chen Liqing's package and weighed it in his hand; it was quite light, like some clothes.

He glanced at Chen Liqing's maid outfit and realized that it must be her previous attire.

"Hey girl, let's go."

Upon hearing this, Chen Liqing put her hands behind her back, turned her pretty face away, and didn't even look at Gao Jin.

Gao Jin chuckled, realizing that the woman was upset because of what had happened before, and now that everything was over, she was throwing a tantrum again.

He clasped his hands in a gesture of respect to apologize to the woman, since Chen Liqing had done it to help him vent his anger.

Although she acted somewhat erratically, she meant well, and it wasn't a big deal to appease her.

Suddenly, Li Yan, with half his face sunken, appeared in front of him for a moment, then changed back to Chen Liqing's image from before.

Thinking of Chen Liqing's appearance just now, holding a sharp knife, with blood on her face, bloodshot eyes, and looking like a madwoman, Gao Jin hesitated again.

Is he really going to marry this woman?

The words of apology that came out were different: "Sister, let's set off quickly. It's almost midnight, and Uncle Chen must be worried at home."

Instead of receiving the apology she expected, Chen Liqing kicked a pebble away.

The pebble landed in the distant stream with a "plop," splashing up a large spray of water.

The water splashed back into the river, creating ripples on the surface once more.

At this moment, Chen Liqing finally said in a breathless voice,

"Mind your own business!"