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Chapter 474: Chapter 477 Sharpening the Knife - Part 1
There was still a wonderful life awaiting him to enjoy!
Liang Hao looked at Qiao Duo’er pleadingly, hoping she would spare him this time.
Qiao Duo’er touched her chin. The round sensation made her pause for a moment—when had she gotten so plump? She remembered that her chin used to be sharp, with not a bit of fat on it.
Qiao Duo’er shook her head, casting aside thoughts of her figure; there were more pressing matters at hand.
"You like me?" she asked.
Liang Hao was about to nod, but after seeing the expression on Qiao Duo’er’s face, he didn’t hesitate to shake his head. In his eyes, one needed to be alive to talk about love.
And what he felt for Qiao Duo’er wasn’t love, at most it was the astonishment he felt upon their first meeting.
He admitted that Qiao Duo’er was very beautiful and had a great temperament, but she wasn’t the only beauty in this world.
Why would he hang himself on a single tree?
Qiao Duo’er nodded, quite satisfied with his answer.
"Then remember, don’t show your face around me in the future. I’m no ordinary person—the Medicine King’s two proud disciples are my sworn brothers. As long as I see you, as long as I wish you dead, you won’t even have a chance to fight back," Qiao Duo’er said, lowering her voice to make it sound more menacing.
Medicine King Valley was famous for its medical and poisonous expertise, producing many talents, and it was a force to be reckoned with in the martial arts world. Liang Hao quivered at the thought.
How had he forgotten that Bai Yifan was the Medicine King’s last disciple?
Impatient, Qiao Duo’er said, "Stop quivering. Did you understand what I said?"
Liang Hao nodded as vigorously as if he were pounding garlic. If he could do it over, he would steer clear of Qiao Duo’er the moment he saw her.
Tan Zhenghong scoffed lightly, "You, a coward, drink a cup of salt water morning and night, and you will be fine in three days."
As for those three days, they would serve as a lesson for Liang Hao.
With a gloomy expression, Liang Hao left dejectedly with Liang Shun. They had walked quite a distance when he felt he could still hear others cheering.
Liang Shun sneaked a glance at Liang Hao and said, "Young Master, I told you not to mess with that woman. Now you’re in a sorry state. Drinking salt water gives you diarrhea, and you have to do it for three days."
Liang Hao suddenly remembered he indeed had this problem. Wouldn’t this ordeal cost him half his life?
But if he didn’t drink it, his voice wouldn’t recover. He couldn’t be mute for the rest of his life, could he?
Oh, how bitter his fate was!
He had barely escaped the tiger’s den only to almost fall into the wolf’s lair. Was he destined to clash with women in his life?
Regardless, he had to steer clear of Qiao Duo’er in the future.
Otherwise, she could poison him over a small disagreement, and she had already threatened to poison him to death next time. If he wasn’t careful, he would eventually die at her hand.
Passing by a medicine shop, Liang Hao pointed inside, and Liang Shun immediately understood, entering to fetch a few herbal remedies for diarrhea.
After sending Liang Hao on his way, Qiao Duo’er finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The net was now cast, and it was just a matter of waiting for the big fish to get caught.
After the incident with Liang Hao, the business at Tan’s Shop became even more booming.
For her spirit of not flattering or pandering, they wanted to show extra support. If honest people were starved to death, the world would be left with only villains.
This was also a form of resistance against the Yin Family.
From that day on, Qiao Duo’er braced herself, waiting for Yin Yinyue’s grand move.
But three days passed in a blink and Qiao Duo’er had not been guarding the braised meat shop, yet nothing unexpected happened.
This made Qiao Duo’er begin to doubt whether their plan had failed.
Please don’t tell her that after all their roundabout efforts and busyness, it was all just a futile bustle.
That... would truly be a big joke.
Qiao Duo’er felt a bit restless. She decided to put down her needlework and took a dagger to sit by the well, sharpening it.
