On the other side. Su Muqing saw that the village chief had already taken action against the Old Su family and stopped paying attention to the somewhat crazed Old Chen. However, there was still one person she would not let go.
She walked up to the third son and said a few words to him. The third son then took a rope and followed her towards the ox cart where the Old Su family was sitting.
Su Cuiling had been hiding behind the ox cart, nervously watching the situation. It wasn't until she saw Su Muqing about to make a move and being stopped by someone that she breathed a sigh of relief.
She figured that little slut wouldn't dare to go all out against them. Otherwise, if she gained a reputation for being vicious and cruel, it wouldn't do her any good!
Thinking the crisis was over, Su Cuiling tidied the cloth she had wrapped around her head and began to ponder in her mind. Su Muqing was clearly problematic. How could she let the villagers know she was possessed?
If the villagers knew Su Muqing was a demoness, they would surely burn her to death. But now that she was so powerful, perhaps she should endure it for now? Once things settled down, she could find a way to expose her true colors.
Having made up her mind, Su Cuiling began to worry again. That sudden lightning strike was too bizarre.
She wondered if it was some demonic spell cast by Su Muqing, that demoness. But now she looked so terrible! She didn't know when her hair would grow back. Her image was completely ruined.
Su Cuiling was lost in her thoughts, completely unaware that Su Muqing and the third son were already very close to her.
Suddenly! Someone pulled off her headscarf from behind. Su Cuiling was startled and quickly tried to cover her head with her hands. But her hands were grabbed from behind, and then she was tied up with a rope.
Su Cuiling turned her head and saw Su Muqing. She screamed, "Su Muqing, what do you want? Let me go, let me go! Otherwise, I'll reveal your secret. If you let me go, I'll keep your secret and never bother you again, how about it?"
After the third son had tied her up, he followed Su Muqing's instructions and went to take inventory of the grain belonging to the three stewards.
"Who gave you the courage to negotiate with me? Them?" Su Muqing sneered and asked Su Cuiling, pointing to the group of three stewards tied together.
Seeing Su Muqing's indifferent expression, Su Cuiling thought it was because there were no outsiders that Su Muqing was so calm. So, her expression suddenly turned sinister. "You know what I'm talking about. You demoness, you are not the original Su Muqing at all. You took her body! You monster!"
"You have quite a rich knowledge base! You even know about possession. It's a shame, so what if you guessed it? Do you think anyone will believe your words anymore? Moreover, you already know my secret, do you think I'll let you live?" Su Muqing said, raising her hand. The lightning power in her palm was ready to strike, even emitting crackling electrical sounds.
Seeing that Su Muqing no longer concealed her difference in front of her, Su Cuiling hopped towards the crowd on her feet, wanting to get further away from her. As she hopped, she called for help, "Help! She's a demoness. Come and save me. Uncle, Father, Third Uncle, Fourth Uncle..."
Unfortunately, she hopped all the way, but no one paid attention to her. Su Muqing kindly told her, "Don't worry, I won't do it myself. I'm not that foolish!"
She herded Su Cuiling to the group of the three stewards and then wrote her deed of sale, making Old Chen press her handprint.
When Su Cuiling saw the old woman quickly press her handprint, she couldn't help but curse her vehemently. Old Chen was not to be outdone.
She cursed Su Cuiling for being scheming and instigating her to sell Su Muqing, wanting her to be helpless. In the end, she brought such misery upon herself. She also said that Su Cuiling was the truly venomous one.
The two traded insults, not only explaining why Su Muqing was angry but also revealing many past events.
It was then that the villagers realized that Su Cuiling had so many petty thoughts, and they were all malicious.
Su Cuiling, who had lost her mind from cursing, suddenly sobered up. Wasn't she cutting off her own path by doing this? Su Muqing, if you won't let me have a good life, you don't get to have one either.
So, she shouted hoarsely, "Do you all think Su Muqing is a good person? She's not the Su Muqing she used to be at all. I just saw it with my own eyes, she's a demoness possessed by a demon. If you don't believe me, ask that dead old woman, ask her if she saw it too? You're still thinking about where to settle down? She'll eat all of you on the road. If you don't believe me, just wait and see, your fate will only be worse than mine! Hahahahaha..."
The people of Houxi Village heard Su Cuiling's frenzied words and were indeed a little uneasy. Especially when they saw Old Chen looking very scared when facing Su Muqing.
Seeing that the crowd was beginning to believe Su Cuiling's words, Grandma San couldn't help but scoff, "Are you all stupid? If Sister Qing was truly a man-eating demoness, would she have to suffer like us? She could just find a crowded place to live and eat a few people a day, wouldn't that be more comfortable than this constant movement? Have you ever seen a demoness give away the money they picked up? You people, you eat the food from the bowl and curse when you put it down. If you are truly scared, return the silver quickly!"
Some villagers thought Grandma San had a point, while others worried that Su Muqing was indeed a monster. After all, the Sister Qing of today was vastly different from her usual self.
Su Muqing didn't pay much attention to their suspicious gazes. She walked directly to Su Minghui and whispered something to him before going to where the third son and the others were.
Look at Uncle Xu's men. Whatever they were told to do, they did it without asking any questions! Unlike the people of Houxi Village, you give them benefits, and they do as you say. Once they get the benefits, they start suspecting this and that. Although it's human nature, she just found it very annoying.
Su Muqing checked the information compiled by the third son. Including the three stewards, there were 47 people. Nine had died during the fight, leaving 38 who were now under control.
Those people had 5 ox carts of grain, estimated to be fifty to sixty shi. However, Su Muqing had seen that it was all low-quality grain mixed with pebbles and sand. These people were truly skilled at doing business that preyed on people's consciences.
The most valuable thing was probably that one carriage. According to the thugs' confessions, this carriage was not something the three stewards' level could normally use.
However, the head steward, seeing that his journey was long, had privately swapped carriages with him. This was good; it benefited Su Muqing and her group.
At this moment, the third steward truly regretted it! If time could be reversed, he would never have had any intentions toward this young lady. Who would have thought that not only did he not gain any advantage, but he was also robbed by this young lady?
Now that he had fallen into her hands, he wondered what fate awaited him?