Chapter 12: Who Is the Bitch?

Seeing the scene unfold before him, Mo Qianqian was stunned.

He had seen brazen people before, but never anyone this thick-skinned!

After saying such vicious things earlier, she actually had the gall to beg them now.

"Li Rong, you slandered Mo Qianqian and me. Do you have any idea that you nearly got us killed?" Seeing that the other party still expected them to plead with the Pavilion Master on her behalf, Shi Muyao was also furious.

Not only had Mo Qianqian been falsely accused, but she herself had been called a bitch by this woman. She hadn’t swallowed that anger yet!

"I was wrong! I’m a despicable bitch for slandering you two! I’m just a lowly wretch from a poor background. Please, just let me go! I’ll kneel to you!" Li Rong dropped straight to her knees in front of them, instantly drawing heated whispers from the surrounding crowd.

"You brought this upon yourself. There’s no need to waste words on someone like her."

Mo Qianqian grabbed Shi Muyao’s arm and tried to step around her.

"Mo Qianqian!"

Seeing that they refused to plead for her, Li Rong stood up and started cursing at the couple. "Hmph! You crippled Kong Mingcheng, but he has connections in the Ten Thousand Spirits Pavilion’s headquarters! You wretched couple, you’ll definitely die a horrible death!"

Mo Qianqian halted and turned to look at Li Rong, murderous intent already gleaming in his eyes.

"What, Mo Qianqian, you piece of trash? Do you want to hit me?" Li Rong sneered maliciously.

SLAP!

Mo Qianqian stepped forward and delivered a heavy backhand to Li Rong’s face, slapping her entirely to the ground.

"You... you dared to hit me..." Li Rong wailed in pain and cursed.

"What are you even supposed to be? I dared to cripple Kong Mingcheng’s manhood, yet you think I wouldn’t dare hit you? Not only will I hit me, but I’ll also kill you! People like you don’t deserve to live in this world!"

With that said, Mo Qianqian moved in for the kill.

Shi Muyao hurriedly pulled Mo Qianqian back. "Don’t!"

Mo Qianqian stopped his foot just as it was about to crush Li Rong’s throat.

Li Rong was instantly startled, panic washing over her face, but seeing Mo Qianqian stop, she quickly regained her composure. She figured that Mo Qianqian definitely wouldn’t dare kill her in the streets, and that he was just trying to scare her.

"Mo Qianqian..."

CRUNCH!

The moment Li Rong spoke, Mo Qianqian shifted his foot and stomped hard on her hand, crushing her entire palm into mangled flesh.

"Ahhhh!!!"

Li Rong shrieked in agonizing pain.

"What were you trying to say?" Mo Qianqian finally asked.

"I—Ah!"

Writhing in agony, Li Rong glared at Mo Qianqian with fury and resentment, but the moment she met his eyes, she instantly cowed. His gaze was exactly like the masked man’s from yesterday. She knew if she offered any more resistance, he would undoubtedly kill her.

"I-I was wrong! Please don’t kill me!" Li Rong begged through her tears.

"Who is the bitch here?" Mo Qianqian asked. He said this on Shi Muyao’s behalf, as Li Rong had previously called Shi Muyao a bitch.

"I am! I’m the bitch! I’m a despicable wretch," Li Rong sobbed painfully, her cries growing louder.

"Let’s go!" Mo Qianqian turned around and strode away.

He was giving face to Shi Muyao and the Shi Family by not committing murder right in front of them.

"That’s a crippled man? Isn’t Mo Qianqian a bit too ruthless?"

"After all, he used to be number one on the Hidden Dragon List and a lackey for the Ling Family. Even if he’s crippled, his combat instincts are still there. Li Rong had it coming. Out of everyone who has visited the Ten Thousand Spirits Pavilion, who hasn’t she made things difficult for? This time, she messed with the wrong person."

"Is the Ten Thousand Spirits Pavilion not going to do anything about this?"

"You haven’t heard yet? Li Rong got kicked out. Word is spreading like wildfire right now..."

Amidst the crowd’s gossiping, four young men rushed over. These four were none other than Chen Zheng and his cronies. They had come to cause trouble for Mo Qianqian after hearing the news, but unfortunately, they arrived too late!

Meanwhile, at the Shi Family’s home.

Having learned that Shi Muyao went to the Ten Thousand Spirits Pavilion today, the members of the Shi Family had already gathered in the main hall. As Mo Qianqian and Shi Muyao walked inside, the gazes of the crowd immediately turned toward them.

"Oh, back so soon? Yaoyao, how did it go? Did you secure the order?" Shi Yan was the first to ask.

Coming back this quickly meant they had essentially failed. She had already spoken with Kong Mingcheng yesterday. Even if Kong Mingcheng had slept with Shi Muyao, it was impossible for him to grant her the deal.

"Grandfather, the Ten Thousand Spirits Pavilion has agreed to continue our partnership. Moreover, they have tripled our medicinal herb quota," Shi Muyao said, pulling out the contract.

"What? The Ten Thousand Spirits Pavilion agreed? And tripled the quota? Does this mean they are handing most of Qingcheng’s medicinal herb business over to our Shi Family?"

The crowd revealed expressions of astonishment. Shi Yan was also stunned.

They agreed? And tripled the quota? How was that possible?

"Yaoyao, is... is this true?" Yang Lan asked, brimming with excitement.

"Quick, bring it here for your grandfather to see!" Patriarch Shi hastily stepped down from the head of the hall. His attitude toward Shi Muyao had imperceptibly changed.

"It’s true. The Pavilion Master personally stamped it with his seal." Shi Muyao handed the contract over to Patriarch Shi.

"It’s real! This seal is real!" Patriarch Shi trembled with excitement. He realized that with thirty thousand taels a month, the profits alone would be six or seven thousand taels, and that was just for a single month. The Shi Family was going to be rich.

"Yaoyao, you have rendered a great service to our family." With that, Patriarch Shi took out a batch of silver notes from the Da Xia Imperial Bank. "These one thousand taels are a reward from the family."

"Thank you, Grandfather!" Shi Muyao was overjoyed. She had finally gained her grandfather’s approval and the recognition of her family.

"As for the medicinal herb business..."

"Wait a moment!"

Before Patriarch Shi could finish his sentence, Shi Yan interrupted, saying, "Grandfather, Shi Muyao managed to get this contract right after recovering. Who knows if this business might fall into the hands of outsiders in the future?"

She never expected that Shi Muyao would actually be able to secure the contract! Furthermore, Shi Muyao had bypassed Kong Mingcheng and spoken directly to the Pavilion Master? How did she manage that? Could it be that the Pavilion Master, despite his advanced age, also had a taste for young women?

Hearing Shi Yan’s words, Patriarch Shi frowned, a look of wariness crossing his face. This matter did indeed seem a bit fishy.

"Shi Yan, what do you mean by that?" Shi Muyao flared up in anger.

"What do I mean?" Shi Yan chuckled and asked, "Yaoyao, you know full well that the Ten Thousand Spirits Pavilion was suppressing our Shi Family just recently. For them to agree so easily and even triple our quota... how exactly did you pull that off?"

Mo Qianqian could no longer stand by and watch. He couldn’t help but interject, "How we did it is none of your business. What, does everyone in your Shi Family go back on their word?"

"Mo Qianqian, we let you in here, and you really think you’re a somebody now?" a young man stepped forward and scolded, pointing directly at Mo Qianqian.

Mo Qianqian’s eyes narrowed.

Right at that moment, another young man came running in hurriedly. "Patriarch!"

"Speak!" Patriarch Shi ordered.