After crossing, I surrounded the capital from the countryside

Xu Qingqing observed from the rooftop for a while, deftly avoiding all visual areas where she might be discovered.

A flash entered the room.

!!!

Qiluo was startled by the sudden appearance of the child. Seeing her about to scream, Xu Qingqing hurried forward and stepped on a stool to cover her mouth.

"Shh~ It's me! Do you still remember?" Xu Qingqing gestured for her to be quiet, and when she nodded, she slowly released the hand that was covering her mouth.

She jumped off the bench, took a step back, and motioned Qiluo to take a closer look at her.

Qiluo looked at Xu Qingqing carefully. Although a long time had passed, she was still impressed by this child.

After all, there are very few people who can afford Chunxianglou at such a young age.

She nodded at Xu Qingqing, her voice choked with sobs: "Are they okay?"

"They are living well now, you don't have to worry." Xu Qingqing stood behind the door, listening carefully to the noise outside.

Qi Luo lowered her eyes, a hint of emotion flashed across them, and she murmured, "That's good..."

Xu Qingqing felt that it would be better to finish things as soon as possible, the sooner the better, as delay would lead to changes.

"I'm here to save you. Let's go now while no one is outside."

Qiluo looked at the small figure in front of the door who was still observing the situation outside with a complicated expression, but Xu Qingqing, who had her back to her, did not know it.

"You shouldn't have come to save me..."

Xu Qingqing turned around in surprise: "What nonsense are you talking about? Just because you are Mei Niang's sister, I, as the master, can't just stand by and watch you die."

She stepped forward and grabbed Qi Luo's hand: "Let's go!"

Qiluo didn't know any martial arts, so Xu Qingqing could only push her out of the wall with all her strength and let the people who had been waiting outside catch her. Then she flipped over and left the Zhao Mansion.

"Come on!"

The man who had been monitoring Manager Zhao carried Qiluo on his back and followed Xu Qingqing's steps.

The fast-moving wind blew on Qiluo's face. Qiluo couldn't help but shrink her head. In the darkness, she looked at the Zhao Mansion which was gradually getting farther away, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Qiluo was arranged to stay in Lun Xiaoyao's vacant dormitory. "You stay here first. I'll have someone send you clothes and food later. Have a good rest first."

After Xu Qingqing arranged Qiluo's affairs, she returned to her own office. She still needed to think carefully about the follow-up of this matter just in case.

……

Zhao Mansion

A servant rushed to Manager Zhao's room and said, "Master, the woman who was sent here is gone!"

Shopkeeper Zhao opened the door and asked, "Did you find it?"

"My Lord, I have looked for it, but I can't find it."

A look of understanding flashed across Manager Zhao's face. "Alright, you can leave now. It's nothing to be surprised about if a woman is gone."

"Yes."

The servant left, and Shopkeeper Zhao looked in Lun Xiaoyao's direction and smiled with an ambiguous smile: "Haha..."

……

Xu Qingqing was prepared for the possibility that Manager Zhao would start looking for the person when he discovered that the person was missing, but she didn't expect that Manager Zhao would show no movement the next day.

Xu Qingqing pondered with a wooden face. Could it be that Shopkeeper Zhao felt that Qiluo’s origins couldn’t be made clear, and if it was gone, it was gone, so he just considered it a loss to himself?

But...from what I've learned during this period, Shopkeeper Zhao doesn't seem like that kind of person...

Could it be... that there is something wrong with Qiluo's identity?

Thinking of this, Xu Qingqing felt her eyebrows twitch.

Oh! !

The situation doesn't look good. My sixth sense hasn't appeared for a long time. It seems that there is really something wrong with Qi Luo?

Since Xu Qingqing suspected that there was something wrong with Qiluo, she could not send Qiluo back to Xiaoyao Sect. That was her base camp and it could not be exposed.

Then this Qiluo...

The following days seemed to be peaceful and smooth, and Xiaoyao's development was astonishingly fast.

Soon, the border areas of the Great Zhou Kingdom were filled with various unique and unified styles of Lun Xiaoyao.

As each Lun Xiaoyao restaurant gained a foothold in the local area, many local shops suffered devastating blows.

Qi Luo was quite well behaved under Xu Qingqing's nose, not showing any sign of abnormality, which made Xu Qingqing start to doubt whether she was overthinking it at the time, and gradually she let down her guard.

Recently, Xu Qingqing plans to expand her business and is still in the early preparation stages.

After all, Lun Xiaoyao occupies too large an area. It’s okay in these border areas, where the land is not expensive. But if you want to develop towards the central areas, then opening each Lun Xiaoyao will be a huge loss, which is not cost-effective.

So Xu Qingqing planned to promote some brands on the second floor separately.

You have to know that no matter in ancient or modern times, in China or abroad, women's money is the easiest to make.

Therefore, the first industries to be separated from Xiaoyao are clothing and jewelry, as well as the beauty and cosmetics store that Xu Qingqing plans to open.

"Master, something bad has happened. A new store has opened outside..."

Xu Qingqing looked at Xu Xiao who was panting at the door: "Xindian? What's wrong? Tell me slowly."

Xu Xiao felt angry whenever he thought of that store. He quickly calmed down and said, "Master, that store is the same as our new store that we haven't opened yet! The creative ideas inside are the same as our new store!"

Xu Qingqing sat up straight: "Are you sure?"

Xu Xiao nodded: "I'm sure, I saw it, from the fashion show to our new product launch and the beauty collection you mentioned, they are exactly the same!!"

The first thing Xu Qingqing thought of was how to resolve the incident at hand, trying her best to minimize the impact of this incident on Lun Xiaoyao.

But before she could think clearly, another person came to the door.

"Master, people outside are saying that our store, which Lun Xiaoyao hasn't opened yet, stole the idea of ​​Jinxuanlou, and that we are thieves. Anyway, it's a very unpleasant thing to say..."

"Now everyone in the streets is talking about us talking about freedom."

As soon as Xu Qingqing heard it, she understood that this was a conspiracy specifically targeting Lun Xiaoyao.

These people tried to use public opinion pressure to make Lun Xiaoyao lose the support of the people, but unfortunately, this is not the modern era, there is no patent protection, not to mention that these ideas were originally thought up by themselves...

Besides...playing with public opinion? Haha...

Xu Qingqing thought of a common saying in modern times: It’s not scary to wear the same clothes as others, but it’s embarrassing for the ugly one!

"Somebody come!"

"Master!" A man in black appeared.

"Go find out who was behind this Jinxuan Building, and give me a list so we can settle the score later."

"Yes"

After the people disappeared, Xu Qingqing looked at Xu Xiao and said, "Don't worry, it's only temporary. Come on, take me to see what the Jinxuanlou is like."

Seeing Xu Qingqing's nonchalant look, Xu Xiao felt that he was just like the eunuch. The emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is.

Under the leadership of Xu Xiao, Xu Qingqing came to Jinxuan Building.

The shopkeeper at the door saw Xu Qingqing at a glance.

"Hey~ Isn't this Shopkeeper Xu from Lun Xiaoyao? Why did you want to come to our Jinxuan Building?"