System: I Can Open Martial Arts Chests-Chapter 96 - 81: A Copper Coin

The scene was a bit awkward.

Qin Yuqi stared blankly at Chu Qing. If she hadn’t seen his unparalleled martial arts skills and fierce saber technique earlier, she would have suspected this guy was Luo Wu, the mole, in disguise.

Chu Qing, expressionless, took out the gold hairpin from his chest:

"Is this it?"

"Yes..."

Qin Yuqi looked at Chu Qing strangely, confused about how this item ended up on him.

Still, she quickly took it over, and her heart breathed a sigh of relief.

She was careless and reckless, leaving behind many things to lure out the mole, and somehow this gold hairpin got mixed in.

Later, discovering its disappearance truly shocked her.

It was a token of love from her husband, although he was gentle and noble and wouldn’t blame her for it.

But she couldn’t betray her husband’s feelings like that.

Initially, capturing the mole Luo Wu was just to eliminate harm for the public, but after the gold hairpin disappeared, it truly became a personal vendetta.

Finally, with the item’s recovery, her uplifted heart could settle.

She casually inserted the hairpin into her hair, looking at Chu Qing with more astonishment...

Why was this object on Chu Qing?

Why was Chu Qing so certain the hairpin was hers?

As she looked at Chu Qing, she noticed he was looking at the gold hairpin in her hair, seemingly lost for a moment.

Qin Yuqi praised in her heart, this little swordsman was indeed handsome.

His skin was even better than hers, looking fair and tender as if one could pinch water out of it.

But, why does he seem somehow familiar...

The earlier events happened too fast, leaving her dizzy and unobservant of Chu Qing’s appearance.

Now, as they stood not far apart, the more she looked, the more familiar he seemed; there was always an impression of deja vu between his brows.

Chu Qing then turned his head, abruptly unsheathed his blade, and cut off the head of a female bandit.

His unexpected move shocked everyone, especially the nearby man who immediately knelt with terror.

A murky liquid flowed from his pants, quickly soaking the ground.

Chu Qing frowned, very disgusted.

The man hurriedly kowtowed:

"Spare me, young hero, spare me!!"

Seeing this, Qin Yuqi couldn’t bother pondering over whom Chu Qing resembled, once again stunned by Chu Qing’s ferocity.

Chu Qing glanced at the kowtowing man, calmly said:

"Won’t kill you yet..."

The man seemed relieved:

"Thank you, young hero, for sparing me. I promise never to commit such heinous acts again."

After speaking, he turned to leave.

"Come back."

Chu Qing’s voice came from behind him.

His body stiffened, having no choice but to turn and look at Chu Qing.

"I said I won’t kill you yet. Did I say you could leave?"

"Yes, yes, yes."

The man nodded quickly, standing obediently aside, not daring to move recklessly.

Only at this point did the townspeople in the mayor’s yard come out.

Dead eyes showing a faint glimmer.

Then the innkeeper silently knelt before Chu Qing.

The elderly woman with a bundle was second, followed by the butcher, the noodle stall owner...

In a moment, the ground before him was filled with kneeling people.

Chu Qing glanced over the crowd:

"What’s the matter?"

"The evil of Yinfeng Stronghold took away my wife and children.

"Forced me to act according to their orders, or else they would harm my family.

"I thought as long as I obeyed, my wife could cook peacefully in the mountain.

"Only to realize they were treacherous, not only abusing my wife but torturing her to death.

"And...and my child..."

The innkeeper, saying this, was already crying uncontrollably:

"They, they threw him into boiling oil..."

"Enough."

Even Chu Qing couldn’t listen further, not wanting to let the innkeeper keep dredging up such pain.

At this time, others also poured out their experiences.

These episodes, each one, were horrifying and shocking.

Qin Yuqi’s eyes were already red while hearing the innkeeper’s miserable tale.

The more she listened, the angrier she became.

The elderly woman clutching the bundle held her grandson.

Since Yinfeng Stronghold first descended upon this town, the child was thrown to death by a bandit.

The child’s mother was dragged inside by the bandit and violated, the father wielding a shovel to fight, only to have his legs broken, forced to kneel and watch.

Eventually, the wife was taken by the bandits, and he was beaten near death.

After three days of healing at home, the bandits from Yinfeng Stronghold came again and gave him a piece of human skin...his wife’s skin.

The bloody skin left him in utter despair, screaming until he spurted blood and died.

The bandits stood by, laughing and pointing...as if watching something particularly amusing.

The family only had one elderly survivor.

But living was no different from being dead, she held her grandson’s corpse, sitting in the corner of the wall daily.

Watching this town once full of laughter gradually become a stagnant swamp.

She lived only to see if Heaven still cared.

To see how long Yinfeng Stronghold could remain rampant.

Through the narrations of these people, Chu Qing gradually understood the whole story.

Yinfeng Stronghold was not satisfied with burning, killing, and looting there; they also made the townspeople harm passing travelers.