Chapter 1007: Chapter 1007

Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu walked out of the Miao Borderlands at dawn on the second day. Of course, they didn't know that a drastic change had occurred inside the Miao Borderlands.

After all, the entire Miao Borderlands is at an ancient level, with almost no modern equipment inside, let alone phones. Despite the emergence of the Miaojiang Witch, people on the outskirts of the Miao Borderlands were still unaware of this, and the Miao People continued to live a peaceful life. The Miao People Gu Masters were all gone to Zhenmu Dong, so along the way, Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu faced no hindrance and easily walked out of the Miao Borderlands.

Back in the county, Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu first went to a hotel to freshen up. After three days of struggling in the forest, both of them were quite exhausted. They finally returned, so of course, the first thing was to take a hot shower, change clothes, and eat a peaceful meal.

This trip to the Miao Borderlands had been worthwhile for the two, as the Twin Life Gu had been thoroughly resolved. However, what both found unforgettable was the Fire Sang girl; they were not yet aware that the Fire Sang girl was the Gu Mother. In their hearts, they believed the Fire Sang girl might have already died, so there was a lingering discomfort within them. But the danger within the Miao Borderlands was too significant, and now that Huo Ying had become the Gu Mother, they could no longer enter the Miao Borderlands, so this matter had to be temporarily set aside.

After breakfast, Ye Qing originally planned to go directly to the airport to buy tickets to the Capital, but was stopped by Huangfu Ziyu.

"Why in such a rush to leave?" Huangfu Ziyu smiled slightly and said, "We still have some unfinished business. Let's deal with it before we go!"

"What business?" Ye Qingqi asked in wonder.

Huangfu Ziyu smiled and said nothing, leading Ye Qing straight to the car rental agency where they had rented a car.

Arriving here, only then did Ye Qing remember their previous experience of being hijacked after they rented a car. At the time, people from the rental agency dragged them into the Miao Borderlands, intending to kill Ye Qing and rob them of their money and Huangfu Ziyu. In the end, not only did they fail to kill Ye Qing, but Ye Qing ended up killing them all. Thanks to Ye Qing's formidable skills, otherwise, they would have surely been killed directly. This car rental agency had claimed the lives of quite a few people!

"So that's what this is about!" Ye Qing smiled as well, looking at the rental agency, and said, "That's right, before leaving, we have to deal with these people, or they'll continue to take lives in the future!"

Huangfu Ziyu smiled gently and followed Ye Qing into the rental agency. As soon as they entered, a clerk directly came up to greet them, about to speak, but his expression changed, eyes widening in horror at the sight of Ye Qing.

This clerk was the one who attended to Ye Qing last time, so naturally, he knew about the manager's plot to kill Ye Qing last time. However, the manager had never returned from the Miao Borderlands, and people were currently looking for him. As it turned out, instead of the manager and his crew, Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu returned, and people immediately sensed something was off.

"What's the matter? Surprised to see us?" Huangfu Ziyu chuckled softly, slowly walking over to the clerk, saying, "Be careful, maybe we are both ghosts!"

This remark frightened the clerk into a shiver, hurriedly stepping back two paces, looking at Huangfu Ziyu in panic, stammering, "You... you... you guys..."

Ye Qing, quite straightforward, said directly, "Get your boss out here!"

The clerk, now utterly terrified, heard these words and promptly stumbled over to the back office, soon bringing the boss out.

This boss was actually a Local Thug in the area, who later opened the car rental agency, claiming even more lives under his command. Therefore, he had a much bolder attitude than the clerk. Seeing Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu, he wasn't too surprised, but rather, he immediately felt murderous intent.

As he walked out, he gestured to the two henchmen at the door, one of whom went outside, yet was out to call for reinforcements.

The boss, with a broad smile on his face, walked straight toward Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu, smilingly saying, "You both back from a trip to the Miao Borderlands? How was it, was everything smooth? Come, sit down in the office for a while. Xiao Xu, pour two cups of tea for the guests!"

Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu exchanged a glance, realizing that the boss, even at this moment, tried to feign ignorance, indeed proving to be up to no good. They didn't refuse and followed the boss directly into the office.

Calling Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu into the office, the boss intended to shut the door and deal with them inside. Coincidentally, Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu preferred not to handle him in the open, so entering the office suited them just fine.

Watching Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu walk into the office, the boss's mouth curved into an uncontrollable smile, not expecting things to go so smoothly. Now, as long as he killed these two and threw them into the mountains of the Miao Borderlands, the matter would be settled. After all, even the police were unwilling to enter those mountains to investigate, a deed he had lots of experience addressing.

Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu walked into the office and had just sat down when eight men immediately came in from outside, directly trapping them in the office. The boss then closed the office door from behind, his previous friendly smile instantly turning into a cold sneer.

"You really chose not to take the road to heaven, but barged into hell with no doors!" The boss sneered at Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu, saying, "I thought you would report to the police directly, but unexpectedly, you ran straight to me to die. This saves me the trouble of spending money to deal with those cops. Do you have any preferred ways to die? You've saved me a lot of money, so I can make your deaths look a bit more stylish!"

Huangfu Ziyu smiled faintly and said, "How do you know we didn't go to the police first?"

The boss's brow furrowed immediately, he glanced coldly at Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu, and said in a deep voice, "Hmph, so you can't die too prettily, huh? Hey, you young ones, I don't even know what to say. Knowing the Miao Borderlands are dangerous, yet you insist on running into them for adventure; it just shows your intelligence is questionable. Now, having survived and come out, instead of escaping for your lives, you go to the police and come looking for trouble, proving again that you lack brains. Don't you use your head to think about how many people die here each year? Do you think the police don't know? Reporting to the police, does it help? Reporting to the police just makes me spend more to settle things. But, that money, I will still earn back from you!"

As the boss said this, he scanned Huangfu Ziyu up and down, saying, "I've seen many beauties, but I've never seen one as beautiful as you. I think with your looks, you can fetch a million. When I'm tired of you, I'll sell you for a million; surely there will be people scrambling to buy you. Actually, this business wouldn't be a loss!"

"Is that so?" Huangfu Ziyu smiled charmingly, slowly walking to the boss's front, said, "But, I think you'll still lose in this deal!"

Seeing Huangfu Ziyu's smile, the boss was nearly out of his mind. On hearing this, he immediately said, "Beauty, looks like you don't know business. People would fight over you even if I sold you for a million. If I took you out, you'd fetch a hundred or two hundred thousand a night, plenty would come calling. With your looks, you're like a money tree; how could I lose?"

Huangfu Ziyu laughed lightly, saying, "Perhaps, you'll lose your life instead!"

The boss frowned, looked coldly at Ye Qing, and asked gravely, "Beauty, just because of him, you think I'll lose my life?"

Huangfu Ziyu said, "Otherwise, why do you think the people you sent to the Miao Borderlands last time haven't returned yet?"

The boss's expression changed, he asked gravely, "What did you do to them? Why haven't they come out yet?"

"Because..." Huangfu Ziyu stared at the boss, pronouncing word by word, "They're all dead!"

"What!?" The boss's face changed further, glaring intensely at Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu, asking gravely, "How did they die? With just you two, it's impossible you killed them!"

"You always say others lack intelligence, but I think it's you who has brain issues!" Huangfu Ziyu said gently, "The fact that the two of us could go into the Miao Borderlands for so many days and return safely—do you think we're easy targets?"

The boss froze, asked in shock, "Then... then who are you really?"

"We are the ones here to take your life!" Huangfu Ziyu said.

"Nonsense!" The boss roared angrily, saying, "You really think you have what it takes? I'll tell you, this is my turf, if I want to kill you, it's as easy as turning my hand. ******, get that guy killed first!"

The boss shouted, and the eight men at the door immediately pulled out machetes and rushed up, encircling Ye Qing, ready to deal with him first.

From the looks of it, these people likely had killed quite a few before; they bore a strong presence of death. Hence, Ye Qing showed no mercy towards them. He charged forward, throwing a punch to break the nose of the one at the front, snatching the machete from his hand, swung it down, slicing off half of the next man's shoulder. The machete broke as well. Had it not broken, the whole shoulder might have been cut off.

These eight people initially came fiercely intending to kill Ye Qing, but no one expected Ye Qing to be so ruthless. Seeing that person writhing and screaming, covered in blood with half a shoulder hanging off, everyone was dumbstruck. Even the boss was frightened, having never seen anyone strike so harshly!

Ye Qing did not hesitate at all, charging forward to strike down the third person, seizing the machete, and continued moving ahead.

The fourth person, seeing the situation, was almost scared to wet himself, knelt down immediately, pleading, "It's... it's not my business..."

(On the first day of the New Year, here wishing everyone a Happy New Year. In the new year, may everything go as you wish!)