Chapter 1738 - 782: Anqiao Pavilion

Chapter 1738: Chapter 782: Anqiao Pavilion

"That’s not impossible. As long as she truly likes it, tomorrow I’ll have the family’s Instructor teach Li’er some self-defense skills."

"What do you mean, ’some self-defense skills’? If you’re going to teach, teach her the best! My sister is going to walk the path of Martial Arts, to train like men and become strong like they do!"

Old Master Qian agreed with a hearty laugh, but in his heart he didn’t take it seriously at all.

The Bidding Girl wanted to say more, but Qin Er pulled her back, giving a slight shake of the head as a signal.

Being able to take this first step was enough; after this, she could use Martial Arts Training as a pretext to tap into the family’s resources and figure out the rest herself.

Seeing this, the Bidding Girl gave a cold snort. She understood that today it could only end like this for the time being; she would find another opportunity later to talk more with this stubborn old thing.

With that thought, the Bidding Girl shifted to another matter.

"Speaking of which, today, in Hundred Mischief Lane, I was bullied."

"What?!"

Old Master Qian’s expression froze on the spot.

Bullied?

To dare bully the Ji Family’s precious daughter—what kind of background must the other party have?

If even the Ji Family could be openly bullied, then what right would the Qian Family have to speak of status at all?

So although Old Master Qian’s face looked a bit blank, his thoughts had already flipped several times over; the gains and losses had long since been weighed from every angle.

In the end, he hesitated and asked.

"May I ask... who was so bold as to bully Miss Ji?"

"I don’t know."

The Bidding Girl shook her head, fixing her gaze firmly on Old Master Qian.

"Precisely because I don’t know, I came to you! But those two shameless lovers were obviously outsiders, reeking of that particular stench unique to people from outside the Capital. I could tell at a glance!"

As she spoke, disgust visibly surfaced on the Bidding Girl’s face, as if something filthy had stuck to her; even just recalling it made her feel utterly sick.

On one point, though, she was right.

Native-born people of the Capital and newcomers from outside the Capital are quite easy to distinguish in the details; anyone who’s spent long enough in the Capital would know this from experience.

"Outsiders..."

The Qian Family Master clearly let out a breath of relief.

He’d thought the Ji Family’s daughter, being so arrogant and overbearing, might have offended some truly extraordinary big shot, and now they wanted the Qian Family to be the ones sticking their neck out, used as cannon fodder.

If it was just some trifling out-of-towners, then indeed there was no need to fuss. Under normal circumstances, the Qian Family was more than enough to step in and crush them. Not to mention the Qian Family even had that team of theirs...

Still, he had to err on the side of caution. He couldn’t just listen to the Ji Family daughter’s one-sided story; things had to be investigated thoroughly before they stepped in to seize the people, to vent Miss Ji’s anger.

"May I ask what Miss Ji intends to do now...?"

Like an old fox, the Qian Family Master put on a hesitant air, asking a question he already knew the answer to.

Just seeing that face made the Bidding Girl feel sick.

A greasy, revolting old man!

Yet despite the nausea churning inside, she understood that the Qian Family’s Wind Catching Team was undeniably capable when it came to tracking people—far better than the useless drunkards and layabouts on her own side. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be forcing herself to come borrow manpower from this old thing.

Just wait... once my all-women Man-catching Team is fully trained and formed, I’ll never again have to rely on outsiders for this sort of thing!

Women’s business should be handled by women themselves! Men have nothing to do with it!

"Find them!"

The Bidding Girl’s face had already darkened; she was in no mood to be pleasant.

"Use your Wind Catching Team. Search every inch of the city if you have to, but drag those two out and find out exactly who they are. Bring them to me! To dare treat me like that—this young lady will make those outsiders understand whose Capital this Capital really is!"

At those words, the Qian Family Master’s expression shifted.

That kind of talk—one mustn’t just blurt it out, mustn’t just blurt it out...

Though he quickly plastered on a smile again, the Qian Family Master was genuinely frightened by Ji Jin’s lack of restraint when she spoke.

He hastily agreed over and over, lest the Ji Family’s daughter spout any more explosive statements. Their tiny Qian Family, with its small house and small business, couldn’t bear that kind of trouble.

Seeing the Qian Family Master agree, the Bidding Girl’s expression finally eased a little.

"..."

Qin Er, standing to the side, seemed to have some thoughts about this decision.

But these micro-expressions and tiny movements were quickly misunderstood by the Bidding Girl.

She first took her leave of the Qian Family Master, then led her good sister out. As they walked, she lowered her voice.

"I know you have a kind heart and can’t stand seeing this kind of thing, but I’m doing this for the outsiders’ own good! If you don’t give them a lesson, they really think the Capital is just like those backwater villages of theirs, where they can hit whoever they want? Those two shameless lovers must pay the price!"

Unable to speak, Qin Er was momentarily taken aback inside.

In truth, she just wanted to say that the Bidding Girl shouldn’t rush into action, so as not to stir up some huge trouble and make the hard-won identity she’d acquired go up in smoke.

But the Bidding Girl had obviously misunderstood something.

It seemed the body she now inhabited really did come with a "beautiful, kind-hearted, and simple" persona.

In that case, she had to maintain it.

With a slight frown and a hint of displeasure, Qin Er felt the persona was basically preserved.

And although the Bidding Girl harbored deep hatred for men, her feelings toward this good sister seemed genuinely sincere.

At once, she couldn’t help but sigh.

"I know, I know, of course I know this is bullying people by relying on power."

"But so what?"

"My dear sister, this is exactly how the rules of the Capital work! It’s not like today is our first day here."

"Competition between people, oppression between people—that’s how brutally straightforward it is. If you can’t stomach it, then you have no right to stay in the Capital."