I Suspect You, So I'll Beat You to Death

Wu Feitu left:

The servants of Shi Residence grew fewer and fewer.

Those who went out to purchase supplies disappeared.

Those who went to the latrine disappeared.

Those who went home to visit family disappeared.

Some even went to sleep at night and were simply gone when they woke up.

The vast Shi Residence visibly grew deserted by the day.

Zhao Hongxiu was afraid.

She feared that one day, she too would disappear.

Although every one of her realms had reached Silver rank.

In the eyes of true experts, however... she was no different from a woman who knew no martial arts, someone they could knead and pinch as they pleased.

What was even more terrifying was this:

That day, she went out to purchase supplies herself.

Yet the moment she opened the gate, she saw more than a dozen people standing outside.

"Madam, are you short of servants?"

"Madam, I'm a gardener. Growing flowers is what I do best!"

"Madam, I'm a groom. Raising horses is what I do best!"

The group chattered away, all wanting to become servants of Shi Residence.

Zhao Hongxiu's hair stood on end.

These people looked normal.

But in truth, there was nothing normal about them.

She had never told outsiders about the trouble with Shi Residence's servants.

Yet these people had actually come to the door on their own, applying to be servants.

This... group had a problem.

More than a dozen people stared straight at her.

She felt that their gazes were terrifying.

Zhao Hongxiu shut the gate.

She took a deep breath, gulped down air, then... ran toward the small courtyard.

"Brother Qing..."

In the small courtyard:

Chu Qing was practicing the Eight Divine Secrets, wholly focused.

One minute...

Five minutes...

Chu Qing exhaled a breath of turbid air and said