Chapter 9 Creditors
He looked at her tremblingly.

But she said, "It was Tang Jiashan who personally went to Quexie Mountain and tore up the marriage certificate in front of me."

Tearing up the marriage certificate?

Doesn't that mean the man wants to break off the engagement? Thinking of what she asked him when she came to the Tang family, Mr. Liu didn't think much about it at the time, but now thinking about it word by word, he was terrified.

He...what did he say at that time?
Did he speak out of turn? Did he instigate Xiao Shan to seek revenge and make the Tang family kneel down and beg for her forgiveness? !
Master Liu's face turned pale in an instant.

He finally figured out the whole cause and effect. It wasn't him who was crazy, it was Xiaoshan. Tang Jiashan made her lose an engagement, and she wanted the entire Tang family to be "buried" with her shame!
What a spirit, he... really admires it.

Master Liu was thinking about the "ebony ghost bead" in his arms. He had originally planned to secretly return it to the third son of the Xie family. Otherwise, how about giving it to Xiaoshan first as an emergency measure?
Tang Gengfu's deep eyes were filled with dark currents: "There must be a misunderstanding."

"Really?" Xu Shanshan disagreed, her brows concealing her emotions: "Mr. Hai and Mr. Fu mean that they don't intend to return the token and take back my marriage certificate?"

Sure enough, when the Tang family signed the marriage contract with the fortune teller, he must have told them what the consequences would be if the marriage contract was unilaterally broken. In order to protect the interests of the entire family, the Tang family had to sacrifice Tang Jiashan's personal interests.

The two gentlemen have always looked down on Xu Shanshan, saying she is stupid, greedy and a homosexual. When they thought that the Tang family would marry such a woman in the future, their faces gradually became gloomy.

But after all, they are all old foxes with deep cunning, and they will not be easily misled by a few words from her.

"We must personally ask Jiashan about this matter and ask him to give an explanation. But Shanshan, is this the reason you came to the Tang family with Master Liu?"

"The matter of breaking off the engagement is just something I'm dealing with on the side."

Tang Genghai's eyes suddenly became sharp.

Breaking off the engagement was just a coincidence, so what was the main purpose? To stand up for the Liu family, or to come and threaten the Tang family?

They remembered what she had just said, "If you want everything, the Tang family will be dragged into other people's conspiracy and go to ruin. The stability of the Tang family will probably only last until today..."

Tang Gengfu put on the airs of an elder and blamed him, "Shanshan, although your master is a great man, as far as I know, you don't understand these things at all, so don't do anything to tarnish your master's reputation. If you are short of money, you can ask your uncle for it. No matter how much money you took from Master Liu, your uncle will pay it back for you."

"No, I didn't give any money." Master Liu was a little embarrassed, and quickly came out to clarify for her: "Master Xu was invited back by my son, and he said he didn't ask for any money."

He really didn’t ask for money, and he forgot to mention it…

No money?
Impossible. Xu Shanshan is cheating people everywhere just to get money to please men. How could she work for the Liu family for no reason? Could it be that... Mr. Liu's son sold his beauty and bewitched Xu Shanshan?
Tang Genghai made some irrational guesses.

Xu Shanshan gathered his sleeves, his smile deepened, and his attitude became much kinder: "My affairs with the Liu family have their own reasons. Since the second gentleman claimed that the cancellation of the engagement was a misunderstanding, then I believe it. Let's not talk about this matter for now. Jinghou Tang Jiashan will come and give me an explanation in person."

Maomao: ...No wonder you didn't say anything when you entered the city. It turns out you had already figured out how to make the prey come to your mouth.

Of course she would not try to pick the moon, because... she wanted the moon to come to her.

Both men looked at her with dark eyes and said nothing.

Before leaving, Xu Shanshan seemed to remember something and said, "Since we haven't completely severed our in-law relationship, I will finish the lower hexagram as well as the upper hexagram just mentioned -

On the full moon day, a high-ranking official will visit Shangqiu late at night. This will be the most important decision for the Tang family. Whether the future will be prosperous or decades of foundation will be destroyed, it all depends on your decision."

They took a deep breath and looked at her, their eyebrows twisted together and knives shot out of their eyes.

She is spreading rumors to mislead people again!
Master Liu shuddered.

This Xiaoshan, oh no, Master Xu really dares to catch lice on a tiger's head. They said she didn't understand and was trying to cheat them, but she insisted on predicting that their Tang family would be "in turmoil" and "face disasters and blessings at any time" in the future.

No one can have an easy time if the main character is not good enough.

——When Master Liu and Xu Shanshan were safely escorted out of Shangqiu, he was still in a trance.

Xu Shanshan glanced at him and said, "I will not collude with the Tang family to harm your Liu family."

"Oh."

"I don't plan to help you openly and help the Tang family secretly."

"Oh."

She sighed, "I will not take away your Liu family's property and use it to subsidize the Tang family."

Master Liu's expression froze, and he asked in horror: "How come you know what I'm thinking?"

Could she have the ability to read minds?
"A fortune teller can do both geomancy and face reading, and face reading naturally requires extraordinary eyesight."

"But why do you want to help our Liu family?" She is obviously the granddaughter-in-law of the Tang family... He only dared to mutter this sentence quietly.

Xu Shanshan held his sleeves in front of him and did not answer his doubts. He only said, "It is certain that the Tang family intervened, but the mastermind who intended to destroy the Liu family did not come from the Tang family."

"You mean the death array wasn't set up by the Tang family? Could it be that it was set up by the Xie family?"

"Master Liu, please send the ebony ghost bead back to the Xie family as soon as possible. With me here, the soul-demanding formation will be safe within this month. Whether it is true or not will be clear soon."

"Okay, I will do this as soon as possible."

Mr. Liu couldn't figure it out, but when he thought about the fact that the Xie family had taken the initiative to make friends with their Liu family not long ago, it was quite strange in itself.

The Xie family is doing very well in official circles, especially Xie Yujin, the favorite of Emperor Yue. So why should they condescend to deal with the Liu family?

Suddenly, Xu Shanshan felt a sharp pain in his chest, which was a warning sign.

The original owner immediately appeared in her mind. She assured the city magistrate in Jiangling City: "Don't worry, my master sent me to measure the fortune of Jiangling City. He said that you will definitely have good weather and a good harvest in the coming year."

With the divine fortune teller's guarantee, the city commander naturally had no doubts: "Really? That's good. In this way, I don't have to increase the manpower to focus on building dams. Instead, I will vigorously build irrigation water conservancy projects and expand the scope of farming."

The original owner's momentary verbal karma has caused her to now bear the karma of the rise and fall of an entire city.

She closed her eyes slightly.

Good, the second “creditor” appears.

"Master, what's wrong with you?" Master Liu saw that she didn't look well.

"Master Liu, when I entered the city, I saw a flood of disaster victims outside the city. Can you tell me about the current situation in Jiangling City?"

Master Liu: “…” Were we not talking about the Xie family and who was the mastermind behind the murder array? How come the topic suddenly turned to the disaster in Jiangling City?

Although he had doubts in his heart, Mr. Liu still told her everything he knew.

The city magistrate was an honest and upright official. Even though Jiangling City could not provide relief to so many victims, he still built many simple sheds outside the city and distributed relief porridge and food on a regular basis.

As a result, more and more people gathered outside the city, and it became a chaotic place with all kinds of people.

　Master Liu: I may appear timid on the outside, but what does it have to do with my inner cruelty?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)