He pulled a pouch from his robes and tossed it back to Su Qiao along with the Wild Ginseng.
"Da Qiao, this is fifty taels. I don't want the ginseng either. Take these fifty taels as compensation for my recklessness today. I only hope you won't pursue this any further."
Su Qiao turned back and glanced at Qi Jinghe, Qi Yue, and Old Man Liu, who had already been helped up and seated on a stone stool.
Finally, she swept her gaze over the wreckage scattered across the ground and nodded, accepting his offer.
She had an even greater enemy to deal with. This was no time to make things worse.
When she nodded, Jiang Qiuyan let out a slight sigh of relief.
"Boss Jiang, tell the people behind you that if they have the guts, they should come at me. Don't target the two men and the child."
"You...?"
Jiang Qiuyan hadn't expected her to know that someone was targeting her.
Su Qiao didn't want to say more. She only reminded her about the Underground Passage:
"Boss Jiang, let me give you a word of advice. This isn't something a small gambling-house owner like you can interfere in. Otherwise, you may end up losing both your head and your body."
"I won't interfere, and I wouldn't dare to. Da Qiao, take care of yourself."
After witnessing Su Qiao's abilities, Jiang Qiuyan had long since abandoned that idea.
She was even considering shutting down the gambling house for a while and reopening it once things had settled down.
Su Qiao ignored her and walked straight toward the watching villagers.
As soon as the villagers saw her approaching, they all dodged aside.
A tall, sturdy figure was timidly running toward the distance.
Su Qiao let out a cold laugh. Lightly tapping