Li Shishi was already pulled by Chu Feng and seated inside the carriage.
The residence in front looked quite ordinary. But when Chu Feng lifted the carriage curtain to let Li Shishi look outside, her body immediately began to tremble uncontrollably.
"Mmm mmm..." She desperately shook her head, struggling, trying to speak.
The expression on her face was one of extreme anger and tension.
Because in that residence lived her only relative in this world.
"Don’t be agitated. The person who wants to deal with your brother is not me, but your master." Chu Feng smiled brilliantly.
Their timing was perfect.
Several fierce and menacing guards, led by a leader, were forcibly moving the valuable items inside the house, and they were also dragging a young man who had been beaten, out of the house.
"You beasts, let go of me! If my sister finds out, she will not spare any of you!" The young man appeared extremely angry, like an enraged bull.
Unfortunately, the two guards holding him were unmoved.
They even kicked him violently twice more.
"Li Chuang, today you will die with a clear understanding. Your sister, that bitch, has already been abducted by vicious thugs, chances are slim for her survival."
"Even the Qiao Family Master has clearly expressed giving up on rescuing her, and you still expect her to come back and avenge you?"
The leader was a close confidant of the Qiao Family Master and had a bit of status within the Qiao family. Normally, his relationship with Li Shishi was not good.
Because once, he had embezzled a substantial amount of private silver, which was reported by Li Shishi to the Qiao Family Master.
Not only was he severely reprimanded, but all of the private silver was also confiscated.
Since then, this man harbored resentment in his heart towards Li Shishi.
However, as Li Shishi was a favorite of the Qiao Family Master, even if he hated her, he dared not take revenge or even dare to show his thoughts of hating her.
Because it seemed as if Li Shishi had eyes and ears everywhere, nothing small or big could be hidden from her.
This time, when Li Shishi was in trouble, Bloody Beard secretly manipulated things, and he immediately led men to deal with Li Shishi’s brother.
It was a way to release his resentful energy.
"You beasts, even if I become a ghost, I will not spare any of you!" Hearing that his sister was in trouble, Li Chuang’s eyes were filled with rage, and he hated these people to the extreme.
"Hehe, Li Chuang, rest assured. We will not kill you, but will find you a good job. The Imperial Palace just happens to be short of eunuchs, 500 taels per person. We’ll sell you into the Imperial Palace’s Cleansing Room. We’ll then be able to make a big profit!"
The leader sneered, planning to sell Li Chuang to the Imperial Palace to be a eunuch.
Sitting in the carriage, Li Shishi, after hearing this, almost fainted.
Her eyes were already brimming with tears. The most heartbreaking thing in the world, was nothing other than this.
Li Shishi loyally served the Qiao Family Master, establishing countless merits, yet in the end, once gone, he turned cold. She herself was abducted by villains, and it was already too much that the Qiao Family Master didn’t rescue her.
Yet he even ordered someone to deal with her only brother.
I had turned my heart towards the bright moon, but alas! The bright moon illuminates only the ditch!
Her selfless dedication resulted in such a plight.
"No, I can’t accept this! Qiao Yanzhuang, you are inhuman, you are inhuman..." After the gag was removed from her mouth, she did not cry out for help but instead cried and cursed the Qiao Family Master as inhuman.
Qiao Yanzhuang is indeed the true name of the Qiao Family Master.
Chu Feng had achieved the effect he wanted; he gently stroked her smooth jade back, sincerely saying, "Li Shishi, you have seen everything. I didn’t kill you, nor did I treat you indecently. My only goal is because I see you as a talented person. I want you to turn away from the dark and from now on, serve me."
At most, what Chu Feng did to her was intimidation; beyond that, he did nothing more excessive.
She is a smart person, and Chu Feng put a lot of effort into all this; she probably guessed Chu Feng’s intentions long ago. Therefore, it might be better to be open and honest, and straightforwardly tell her.
In doing so, it made Chu Feng appear even more sincere and genuine.
"I will no longer work for anyone; the way the Qiao Family treated me has killed my heart. From now on, I will never trust anyone easily," Li Shishi resolutely rejected Chu Feng’s recruitment.
Her face was ashen, utterly despondent.
"Chu Feng, just kill me!" Li Shishi closed her eyes and lifted her neck, letting Chu Feng kill her.
"If you die, what will happen to your brother? Do you really have the heart to see him become a eunuch?"
"Also, after all your devotion to the Qiao Family, to end up in such a miserable predicament, don’t you have any resentment towards the Qiao Family?"
With just two sentences, Chu Feng reignited her will to live.
Family and vengeance, both made her unable to let go and unwilling to simply die.
"My father, how similar you are to him! He once established great military exploits for the Jianyun Emperor, but ultimately he was mercilessly slain by the Jianyun Emperor. You and I are actually similar, suffering from the same plight, we are the same kind of people!"
Chu Feng began to play the sympathy card, to draw closer to her.
Indeed, although her facial expression hardly changed, the way she looked at Chu Feng slightly shifted.
"Li Shishi, don’t blame me for not giving you a chance. As long as you agree to be loyal to me from now on and never betray me, I can save your brother and help you seek revenge to reclaim justice,"
"Furthermore, I promise to provide you and your brother with a brighter future."
Chu Feng was not boasting; he truly possessed the capability.
So, when he spoke these words, his expression was very earnest and natural.
This time, Li Shishi was finally moved. After hesitating for a moment, she saw her brother being knocked down by those men again, about to be taken away and sold into the Imperial Palace.
She no longer had the time to think things over carefully, nor the state of mind to ponder more.
"Alright, I agree!" When Li Shishi said these words, she looked straight into Chu Feng’s eyes, as if trying to see through him, to understand him clearly.
Unfortunately, she was disappointed.
Chu Feng was like a deep pool of water, making her unable to see clearly, let alone see through him.
Seeing that she agreed, Chu Feng’s face did not show much of a smile, but rather a serious expression as he took out an elixir.
"This is an elixir that can cause you to die from poison at any time, not to boast, but there are only a handful of people in the world who can neutralize the poison of this elixir. I have been betrayed by the person closest to me before."
"Therefore, we must guard against the dishonest first, before treating someone with the respect due to a gentleman. As long as you do not betray me, you will be safe forever."
The elixir in Chu Feng’s hand was brownish-green, emitting a strong medicinal fragrance.
She decided decisively, closed her eyes, opened her mouth, and Chu Feng threw the medicine pill over. She immediately swallowed it down.