The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 409 Qi Family’s Attitude_1

Qi Guoyuan was not clear what exactly The Enigmatic Forest was, but seeing the expression on Daoist Master Shimoshan’s face, it was obvious that whatever it was, it was not easy to deal with. Taking a deep breath, he asked, "Since young brother knows about The Enigmatic Forest, you should also know how to break its spell, right?"

"I don’t know!" Li Qing shook his head decisively, "And it seems you have too many questions."

"I have indeed asked too much. Alright, I agree to your terms." Qi Guoyuan nodded after a moment of silence, "The Qi Family has always been one to repay kindness and seek revenge. You’ve saved Xiao Shu twice and can be considered a life-saving benefactor to the Qi Family; we will definitely express our gratitude."

"There’s no need for that, I’ve already received Principal Qi’s thanks." Li Qing said indifferently.

"I haven’t finished talking. If you can revive Qi Sanpin and Qi Chuanyu, the Qi Family is willing to offer one hundred thousand as a reward." Qi Guoyuan spoke again.

Li Qing shook his head, "I truly cannot resolve this, whether you believe it or not doesn’t matter. I didn’t do this thing, and I am helpless against that thing."

"Don’t reject it hastily, consider it carefully," Qi Guoyuan said, "The friendship of the Qi Family is not something that just anyone can obtain."

By this time, Li Qing actually no longer wanted to continue the conversation with this sly old fox.

He nodded noncommittally, and said in a perfunctory manner, "I will consider it."

After Qi Guoyuan and Daoist Master Shimoshan left, Qi Mengru came in.

"How did it go?" she asked somewhat nervously.

"For now, the situation is stable," Li Qing said with a grin, "and there’s another thing, I need your help with!"

"Just tell me," Qi Mengru said.

"Your family has already taken a fancy to the map I have. Seeing your dad’s attitude, he is quite determined to get it," Li Qing lightly scratched his itchy and painful scalp, "I need you to subtly inform them that I’m the contractor for the new countryside project, and they’ve just gone back on their word and kicked me to the curb."

Li Qing had not included this in his conditions.

Even though his head was injured, his mind was still clear.

If he had included this matter in the conditions, the Qi Family would certainly have proposed corresponding conditions in return.

Perhaps the method to break the mechanism, or maybe a map of another layer below.

And both these things were different from Li Qing’s initial expectations.

What he wanted now was just to temporarily save himself, stabilize the Qi Family, and then figure out the next move.

Since the Qi Family was already taking the bait, if he now subtly brought up the new countryside project, presumably they would be willing to forego that part of the benefit in exchange for a safer way into the Underground Palace.

"I understand what to do now, don’t worry, I’ll take care of it," Qi Mengru nodded.

"Thank you for your effort!" Li Qing said softly.

Qi Mengru smiled gently, leaned in, and whispered in Li Qing’s ear, "What are you saying, I am your woman."

Li Qing smiled knowingly, "Where’s Xingxing?"

"She went to buy you food. Eat more later, and take good care of your injury," Qi Mengru said.

"Hmm!"

After Qi Mengru left, two police officers came.

They inquired very thoroughly about the entire incident involving Li Qing, including what the person who hit him looked like.

And how he fought back against Qi Chuanyu and so on.

Li Qing told the truth about everything, as there was absolutely no need to falsify or fabricate anything in this matter.

"Recover well. Normally for such severe fighting and brawling, we would have to impose some sort of punishment, but Qi Chuanyu’s family has taken all the responsibility and does not pursue any actions against you, so let’s end the matter here!" one of the police officers said to Li Qing with a stern face.

"However, we still want to warn you, don’t harbor any thoughts of luck. If you dare to commit the offense again, the punishment will be severe!"

Li Qing apologized very sincerely and said, "I was really blinded by rage at the time. Who can tolerate their girlfriend being drugged?"

"From a personal standpoint, I understand," the police officer’s face softened for a moment. "But from the standpoint of the law, we must act according to the law. Those who beat you will be given administrative detention, and as for Qi Chuanyu’s use of prohibited drugs, we will deal with it according to the law once he wakes up."

"Sign here, please, and keep your phone line open. We will contact you if needed."

After Li Qing signed, the two police officers left.

The part that had made Li Qing most nervous about getting locked up was now over.

Qi Guoyuan was true to his word and let Qi Chuanyu take all the responsibility.

Turning Li Qing’s initial aggression into Qi Chuanyu’s and pursuing no further responsibility.

In the afternoon, Han Mei and Tian Yue’e also came.

Both sat around the bed, looking at Li Qing’s densely stitched head, eyes brimming with tears.

"Such a handsome face, now completely ruined. Becoming bald is one thing, but to become such an ugly baldy, from now on we’ll have to turn off the lights, sob sob..." Tian Yue’e dabbed at her eyes, whimpering in a pitiful soft cry.

Her words instantly dispersed the somewhat gloomy atmosphere.

Han Mei covered her forehead, looking at Tian Yue’e with annoyance, "We are in a hospital, try to watch what you say."

"But I’m speaking the truth!" Tian Yue’e pouted, mournfully saying, "With that head of yours, do you dare to do anything with the lights on?"

Han Mei: ...

It took her a moment before she said, "Actually, it’s not that ugly once you get used to it."

"But I’m not used to it. How good-looking your face was before, look at it now, it’s just too sad." Tian Yue’e kept on talking and real tears started to roll down her cheeks.

But what she said and her crying appearance were truly at odds with one another.

Li Qing’s heart instantly shattered into pieces.

God, it hurt.

No matter how serious the matter, things always took on a different flavor around Tian Yue’e.

Li Qing was discharged from the hospital after three days.

Although the wound on his head looked terribly ferocious, it was only a superficial scalp injury and not particularly serious.

He simply needed to apply medication regularly and recover at home from now on.

Although it had only been three short days, when Li Qing returned home, he felt as if he had been away for another lifetime.

Looking at his familiar home, he instantly felt grounded. The first thing he did when he got home was catch up on some sleep.

When he awoke, the room was surrounded by a circle of women.

Yu Lan and Teacher Guan were both there, with a large pile of nourishing supplements stacked in the corner.

"Awake now? Do they look good?" Han Mei sat beside Li Qing’s bed, her tone carrying a hint of displeasure as she asked.

"What looks good?" Li Qing asked, confused.

"What else could it be? Naturally, the women in this room!" Han Mei huffed softly, speaking in a low voice, "Don’t pretend with me, I had no idea you had something going on with Teacher Guan. You’re really something, getting involved with a married woman."

Li Qing quickly corrected her, "Sister-in-law, you’re really wronging me there."

Han Mei was a decent person, and the thing with Guan Lin was something he could never admit, even if beaten to death.