Han Qiushui's Overwhelming Dominance

Han Qiushui watched Zhang Yan enter and immediately start looking around. Her eyes darkened. "Oh? So early in the morning, and little sister is in such high spirits?"

Zhang Yan glared furiously as she looked around. "Han Qiushui!! Was Li Wancai here with you yesterday?"

Han Qiushui snorted coldly and gestured for the maidservants by the door to come in.

The two maidservants hurried over with their heads lowered and small, quick steps, draping a black robe over Han Qiushui.

The bearing of the lady of the house was on full display.

Zhang Yan continued peering around the room but did not spot Li Wancai.

She wanted to check behind the folding screen.

"How presumptuous! Is my bedchamber somewhere you can enter? So lacking in manners—are you trying to defy your superior?"

Zhang Yan flew into a rage. "You slut!!! My brother just left, and you already dare seduce my family's—"

Slap—!!

Han Qiushui raised her hand and delivered a heavy slap across the woman's left cheek.

Zhang Yan's expression trembled, and her lips turned pale.

Before she could speak again, Han Qiushui stepped forward and slapped her once more. "Show some respect. Don't forget that I am the mistress of the Li Family. What the hell are you?"

"You dare act up before me?"

Zhang Yan clutched her face in fury and wanted to turn around and strike back, but Han Qiushui flipped her hand and produced a green sword.

She leveled the blade at her. "Do you know how sharp my sword is?"

Seeing how arrogant Han Qiushui was, Zhang Yan became even more convinced that Li Wancai was in the room.

At once, she began shrieking in agitation. "Li Wancai!!! Li Wancai, you dog! You heartless—sob sob... Your wife is about to be killed, and you still won't come out!!!"

"Sob... There is no justice! The sister-in-law is seducing her brother-in-law..."

"I'm reporting this to the authorities!! I'm definitely reporting this to the authorities—!!!"

"Han Qiushui... you've gone too far—!"

Behind the house, Xiao Yu unconsciously swallowed.

Han Qiushui was far too domineering. She was actually this fierce...

Why did she give off the feeling of an overbearing female CEO?

She had not been this domineering last night...

Looking at Li Qingyun beside him, whose eyes were red around the rims, Xiao Yu quietly asked, "Qingyun... is your mother usually this imposing?"

Li Qingyun nodded. "Mm... Actually, before my father married my mother, he was not the richest man. My second uncle... Li Wancai's family was even wealthier than ours. We all ran cloth shops."

"After my mother gave birth to me, the family business fell on hard times. Mother began handling the accounts, and she was also extremely skilled in business!"

"To be exact, the vast majority of this family's money was earned by Mother..."

"You know how it is in merchant families like ours. If the matriarch is not stern enough, there will be a lot of trouble!"

Xiao Yu's lips curled upward.

No wonder Li Qingyun was so meticulous and articulate. So it was all taught by Han Qiushui.

When he had treated Han Qiushui last night, he had clearly sensed that she possessed a Spiritual Root.

And it was a Supreme Variant Spiritual Root.

Variant Spiritual Roots differed from the five Spiritual Roots of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. They were an entirely new type.

They could be ice, poison, lightning, wind, or something similar.

But getting Han Qiushui to leave with him was clearly rather tricky.

She definitely would not abandon such a vast family estate, and even if she wanted to cultivate immortality, she probably could not swallow her pride and go with him.

Ever since obtaining the system, Xiao Yu had never been so satisfied with any woman.

A talented woman, shrewd and capable!

Chaste and loyal, skilled in business!

Domineering, with beauty capable of toppling a kingdom.

This woman was absolutely the pinnacle among mortal women.

He did not even dare imagine how much presence Han Qiushui would have after cultivating immortality.

Her looks were already no worse than Bai Yue's. Coupled with that chaste and steadfast bearing of hers, she was absolutely qualified to be the mistress of his harem.

Xiao Yu paused again at that thought.

If Han Qiushui became the mistress of his harem, then what about his master, Zhang Ziling...

Thinking carefully, his master Zhang Ziling seemed a little like a young girl holding high office. After all, she was often used by others, and she was not particularly adept at warfare.

But she truly treated him well.

If he really had to find someone to manage the harem, Han Qiushui was definitely an excellent choice!

With her ruthlessness alone, Wang Mei would certainly not dare cause trouble.

Just then, Zhang Yan began crying out excitedly again. "Aaaahhh!!! There is no justice! The sister-in-law seduced her brother-in-law, and now she wants to kill me!"

"Wuwuwu... I'm reporting this to the authorities! I'll have you, you bitch, arrested!"

As she shouted, two more people came running in from outside.

One man and one woman.

The man looked to be in his twenties, while the woman should have been eighteen.

The moment the man saw Zhang Yan crying and shouting, he flew into a rage. "Who dared hit my mother?! I won't let her get away with this!!!"

The young woman also ran to Zhang Yan in fury and shouted, "Han Qiushui, you actually dared hit my mother! You've gone too far!!!"

Han Qiushui snorted coldly. Naturally, she knew that this family had come prepared.

Li Wancai probably truly wanted to possess her, but Zhang Yan had disagreed.

So, early the next morning, Zhang Yan had brought Li Jin and Li Weiwei over to make trouble for her.

If they had truly caught her committing adultery with Li Wancai, the authorities would probably already have arrived.

The charge of adultery was no small matter.

Zhang Yan wanted her dead.

At that moment, Xiao Yu, who was behind them, froze when he saw Li Weiwei and Zhang Yan.

"Damn?"

He had not paid attention to Zhang Yan's appearance earlier.

Now that he looked, this woman seemed to have something to offer too, and her daughter was right beside her.

Wait... Li Wancai was dead, right?

That meant she was a widow now too...

Li Weiwei also had the air of a spoiled young miss from a wealthy family. She looked like someone who had never been beaten down by society.

She actually dared bully his mother-in-law? She truly did not know whether she was dead or alive!!!

As for Li Jin... Xiao Yu did not even spare him a glance.

Han Qiushui stared coldly at the mother and her two children. "Not letting people have peace so early in the morning. It seems the rules of the Li Residence need to be established again!"

"You claim Li Wancai is here with me. Do you have any evidence?"

Li Weiwei looked disdainful and arrogantly lifted her chin. "Do you dare let us search? If he is not here, we will naturally leave!"

"But if he is here... then you can explain yourself to the county magistrate!!!"

Han Qiushui's brows sank, anger flickering in her eyes.

Xiao Yu hurriedly transmitted his voice from behind her. "Mother-in-law, don't worry. We've hidden ourselves already. Let them search..."

Han Qiushui's heart suddenly panicked.

Why did hearing Xiao Yu's voice make her so flustered?

She could not help recalling last night's treatment.

Though she had been ashamed enough to wish she were dead, her husband and Xiao Yu were as different as heaven and earth.

Her sudden panic gave Li Jin an opening. "Why are you panicking? And you still claim my father isn't here!! If you have the guts, let us search!!!"

Zhang Yan also saw that Han Qiushui had panicked and shouted with absolute certainty, "What are you panicking for?! If you have the guts, let us search! Do you dare?"

Han Qiushui hurriedly composed herself and snorted coldly. "If you cannot find him, then get out of the Li Residence! Understand?"

"Do you dare or not?"

Zhang Yan was not afraid at all. "Hehe, who are you trying to scare? What if I find Li Wancai?"

Han Qiushui stood tall, her eyes sharp as swords. "If you find Li Wancai, this vast family estate of mine will be given to you! But if you do not find him, get out! From today onward, you will never be allowed to set foot in my residence again!"

Zhang Yan was startled by her words and could not make up her mind for a moment.

Li Jin hurriedly shouted beside her, "I saw my father come here with my own eyes yesterday. This woman is just putting on a brave front. Don't let her scare you!"

Zhang Yan's expression immediately hardened. Right... that had to be it.

"Fine!! If Li Wancai isn't here, we'll move out of the Li Family!"

"But if we find him, you, Han Qiushui, will pack up and get out of the Li Residence. You must also leave behind the land deeds, the storeroom keys, and the account books for me!!!"

Han Qiushui deliberately pursed her lips in hesitation.

Li Weiwei hurriedly shouted, "What? Afraid now?!"

Han Qiushui said, "Who's afraid... Remember what you said!"

Upon hearing that, the mother and her two children hurried into the room to search.

Their faces were filled with wild joy.

They searched the wardrobe, beneath the bed, the desk—every place that could be searched was searched.

Li Jin even climbed onto the roof beams.

After searching for quite some time, they still did not find a trace of Li Wancai.

"Impossible... how could this be..."

"How could he not be here..."

Han Qiushui had already summoned the household guards and the steward. Though the steward had been bought off by Li Wancai, the moment he saw Han Qiushui standing there with rosy cheeks and full of vitality, he froze.

He knew full well that the Li Residence had been built up entirely by Han Qiushui. Li Wancai was nothing but a blockhead.

If Han Qiushui had recovered, following her would definitely be several times better than following Li Wancai!

"Madam... Madam, your illness?"

Han Qiushui glanced sideways at the steward. "My illness has improved! Throw these dogs who bite the hand that feeds them out of here!!!"

The steward immediately took action.

The household guards followed close behind.

Zhang Yan and the other two wailed endlessly. "Aaaahhh! Li Wancai, where the hell did you die off to?!"

"Han Qiushui, you're so vicious... Han Qiushui, you..."

Han Qiushui held her sword in one hand. "Say one more disrespectful word, and I'll cut out your tongue!!!"

Zhang Yan was instantly terrified, because Han Qiushui truly was capable of doing it.

If she had really recovered from her illness, then things would become terribly troublesome...

Could Li Wancai have been harmed by her?

The three of them were driven out just like that.

The steward once again walked up to Han Qiushui and lowered his head. "Madam... have you truly recovered? That is wonderful!!!"

"Oh, right... Madam, yesterday a group of little beggars kept watch outside the gates for the entire night. They even said that our Li Residence would definitely take them in. When I saw they were still outside this morning, I drove them away!"

Hearing this from the shadows, Xiao Yu finally remembered Lingxin, the little nun...

His eyes widened at once. "Mother-in-law... I brought them here. They are all orphans..."

Meanwhile, Lingxin, who had been driven into a small alley, had already picked up a wooden stick.

She was panicked to the extreme. It was over—Xiao Yu had not returned all night.

Could he have been captured by the righteous sects?

Da Long and Yaya were also muttering nearby. "Did Brother Yu run into some danger... Could the Li Residence have locked him up?"

"Do you think we should report this to the authorities..."

Lingxin gripped the wooden stick in her hand, her expression trembling.

She even wanted to cry a little. She had finally encountered a bastard willing to help her.

He could not have died just like this, could he?

If the righteous sects had captured him, where could she possibly go to save him...

The next second, she saw Xiao Yu and nearly cried out in fright.

When she came back to her senses, tears could no longer be held back. "You little bastard, oh, I waited outside all night... Where did you go?"

Xiao Yu let out a weary breath. "It's a long story..."