The Otherworldly Adventures of a Super Naive Girl

539: The Qui’s Family Decision

Both the Feng family and Qui family were busy all day; neither dared relax.

Clues about Ning Bi’s whereabouts were found later that evening.
They didn’t know her exact location, but they knew the general area where she was hiding and had managed to secure the perimeter.

Juntian immediately took people to conduct a search as soon as he heard the news.
He wanted to find Ning Bi as soon as possible.

Ming Xi had wanted to go as well, but he was more worried about Feng Wu, so instead he sent Tian Ya to help with the search.
Tian Ya, for his part, would have preferred to stay and protect Ming Xi, but orders were orders.

After Ming Xi and Tian Ya left, all the servants were sent to their rooms and ordered not to come out.

Fighting against Death would be extremely dangerous, and having the servants around would only serve as a useless distraction.

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The entire Feng estate, including Madam Lan, were kept in the dark about the whole affair.
Father Feng arranged for Ai Lin to accompany Madam Lan.
He was afraid her cries would be earth shattering if she found out.

If Madam Lan knew Feng Wu was being watched by Death, she would cry until the sun and moon dimmed.
It was a difficult situation and no one would have the time to comfort the crying Madam Lan, so it was better to just hide it from the start.

The first half of the night passed without incident but the second half of the night was terrifying.
Once again thunder and lightning rumbled and split the sky.
Nearly all of it was focused on the Qui estate.
The thick layer of lightning would have made weak-hearted people faint from fright.

The Qui family enjoyed what the Feng family had enjoyed that first night.
They spent the entire night bombarded by thunder and lightning and Shui managed to survive thanks to Old Master Qui using all the sacred artifacts the family had in store.

Though Shui survived, the ordeal two nights in a row exhausted her.
She developed a high fever after the storm receded.
The doctor who saw her diagnosed her with severe stress and prescribed fever reducing medicine and antidepressants along with bed rest.

However, her illness had no effect on her circumstance.
Death still stalked her.
The Qui family were paying a high price to keep her alive.
They survived the night, but the next one would depend on luck.

The Qui family could not lose half their net worth for a single Shui.
They could not endanger the entire family for one daughter, so for the family’s future, they would have to abandon her soon if things did not fix itseLF.
Ultimately, whether or not she could keep her life would depend on her.

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Just like every aristocratic family in the country, the Qui family had their share of enemies.
The current situation would pose as an opportunity for their enemies to deal with them.

Madam Qui knew this and she understood the logic behind it.
They couldn’t risk destroying the entire family for one daughter.

If they couldn’t find Ning Bi today, then Shui would probably die.
Even if the family felt bad for Shui, at some point they would have to let her go.

The strange weather happened two days in a row.
Yesterday it was the Feng estate and now it was the Qui estate.
What kind of trouble was brewing?

There were lots of discussions amongst the big families in the imperial city.
The lightning and thunder were abnormal and judging from they way they struck, there had to be a target.

But what?

Unexpectedly, a Qui family servant spread word about what Ning Bi had done, causing a huge uproar.

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The five families of the other girls who died were the most upset.
They squeezed the entire Ning house and did not give them any room to breathe.
Ning house was suppressed like never before.
It didn’t matter if they disowned Ning Bi.
The business for all the branch families owned by the children and grandchildren of Ning house felt the pressure.

It would be fair to say that that the entire house of Ning was destroyed by Ning Bi.
At this point it wasn’t just the families of the victims who hated Ning Bi, her own family hated her as well.
Her selfishness had harmed everyone in Ning house.
Would she regret her decision?

Ning Bi’s parents were condemned by everyone.
Who told them to birth such a vicious daughter?

Ning Bi’s family had truly loved Ning Bi because she had been such a cute, talented, and vivacious girl.
They never expected the girl they doted on so much would bring such calamity to the family.

Both the older and younger generation wanted to kill Ning Bi at this point.
They needed to save the family somehow.
It wasn’t until the Ning family tried to send people to search for Ning Bi that they realized all their businesses and estates were under the Qui family’s control.

Several people with the deepest blood ties to her were taken to just outside the city walls.
Bai stood in front and let it be publicized that if Ning Bi didn’t turn herself in before sunset, her family would be killed.

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Bai felt it was a good plan considering Ning Bi had used people unrelated to her for her sacrifice.
Therefore, it was fair to believe she valued her family members and that they held an important place in her heart.
Bai didn’t want to give up the one last glimmer of hope he had for Shui.
He hoped Ning Bi would take the initiative to show up once she heard the news.

The Qui family already planned on giving up on Shui so the only way to save her was to kill Ning Bi.
Bai couldn’t watch his sister die without a fight.
That was why Ning Bi’s family was besieged on all sides and her relatives detained.

If Ning Bi didn’t show up, he would definitely kill the Ning family and bury them with his sister.

Bai’s idea was good, but it was too bad he underestimated Ning Bi’s love for her fiancé.
For Ning Bi, love was complete and total.
She was willing to do anything for her beloved, even shove her parents into a trap.

Besides, Ning Bi never got the news her loved ones[notes] were captured.
She was busy eluding the people sent by the Feng family.
If she wasn’t careful, she could easily be killed by them.

She refused to die.
She wasn’t married to her beloved fiancé yet.
This conviction kept her going and allowed her to escape time and time again.
Ning Bi had been cautious, but Juntian and Tian Ya still managed to catch sight of her and were not far behind with swords in hand.

Ning Bi ran hard, but she didn’t have as much physical endurance as a man and now she was nearly out of strength.