He started by killing his abusive father, and from then on, he embarked on the road to wealth.

Chapter 156 Trust or Not

Hearing the commotion, Meng Ali and several children gathered around.

The two children were extremely worried about finding her tonight, and even the Boy Scouts were mobilized. Seeing that their older sister had returned safely, Meng Ali wanted to have a good talk with her.

He said earnestly, "Sister, we don't know anyone here. If we get lost, we might run into bad people, get caught, sold to someone else, or even be eaten by wild animals..."

There were a few younger kids around to help, including Qiu Xiaonian, who had just started playing with Meng Ali these past two days.

Qiu Yuan once suggested that Qiu Xiaonian follow Meng Ali as a follower, but Meng Fuqing refused, and the two children became playmates.

Meng Fuqing didn't want to listen to the kids' well-intentioned reminders and just kept spacing out.

Meng Ranran brought over the food that had been kept warm, and tried to shoo away the group of noisy children like she was swatting flies. "Stop talking, don't disturb your older sister's meal."

After shooing the child away, Meng Fuqing finally had some peace and quiet. She devoured her meal in a flash, leaving Meng Ranran, who was sitting opposite her, dumbfounded.

"Sister, Master said that we should chew our food slowly and carefully," she whispered a reminder.

Meng Fuqing: "I'm hungry."

She was being watched, so she didn't dare take any food from her spatial storage on the way back.

No sooner had he put down his chopsticks than Yan He ran in from the yard, poked his head in, and asked, "Meng Fuqing, have you finished eating?"

After wiping his mouth with a handkerchief, Meng Fuqing got up and walked out with Yan He.

As I walked to the door, I bumped into Shan Qiyu, who was carrying a steaming bowl of sweet soup.

"It's so late, are we still going out?" Shan Qiyu frowned, and when she saw the two bloody marks on Meng Fuqing's neck, her expression changed. "He's injured? Mother should go find Doctor Zheng."

As she spoke, she was about to put down the bowl in her hand.

Yan He looked Meng Fuqing up and down and saw two wounds that were about to heal.

She couldn't help but cast an envious glance at Meng Fuqing. Since her master's passing, she had never experienced the feeling of family again.

Little did Yan He know that, in Shan Qiyu's current understanding, Meng Fuqing's injury meant something serious was at stake. That's why she was so nervous.

"Mother," Meng Fuqing called out to her, "It's just a minor injury, it doesn't hurt. I'll ask Doctor Zheng for some ointment when we get back."

After calming Shan Qiyu down, the two went to the place where Xie Jin and Du Zhong were discussing things.

She briefly recounted what happened after Xie Jin left and the situation of the so-called Young Master Qin, and finally said, "If I'm not mistaken, they will send people to guard our vicinity tonight or tomorrow morning, just waiting for me to poison you and then go out to deliver the message."

"How many people are following you?" Xie Jin's gaze lingered on Meng Fuqing's neck for a moment before quickly shifting away.

He remained outwardly calm, but a flash of malice appeared in his eyes.

"one person."

Xie Jin frowned. "The person left in the cave probably wasn't just there to keep an eye on Granny Su and the others."

"They probably also want to confirm my identity with them," Meng Fuqing replied.

Yan He paced back and forth in the room. "Can an old man manage to take care of several children?"

"It's alright." Meng Fuqing asked Xie Jin, "Did Mu Feng send anyone to follow the people tracking me?"

Xie Jin nodded, "Mu Feng went personally, and those whose skill level is below his will not easily notice."

Du Zhong, who had been listening for a long time, spoke up, "Even if that old woman let slip that Miss Meng has already returned, what do we have to be afraid of? If they want to attack us, we can just fight our way to their lair!"

Meng Fuqing tapped the table with his fingertips. "Boss Du, don't think that the Qin gang is easy to deal with. He has quite a few men, and they all have martial arts skills. If it really comes down to a fight, we might not be a match for them."

Unless… we capture that Qin fellow first. Then, after a proper negotiation, we can settle things peacefully. We'll only be staying here for two days; there's no need for a major conflict.”

Du Zhong: ...

We've already captured their leader, isn't that enough to cause a major upheaval?

“Alright. If the man surnamed Qin brings anyone, hand him over to me,” Xie Jin said.

Du Zhong was speechless for a moment. He had always seen Meng Bochang worrying about these two people, but he didn't quite understand it. Now he understood a little.

One committed murder, the other handed over the knife; those who were blind to their own faults can only consider themselves unlucky.

Next, they discussed how to trap the turtle in a jar. After finalizing the plan, Meng Fuqing and Yan He went back to rest.

Before leaving, Xie Jin handed her a bottle of wound medicine. Meng Fuqing didn't stand on ceremony and simply said, "Young Master Xie, you've gone to so much trouble."

After saying that, he waved and returned to his residence with Yan He, both yawning.

The bed had already been made, and Meng Ranran and Meng Ali were sleeping soundly, snoring softly.

When they went to the burrow, Meng Fuqing locked the white wolf in the house to prevent it from following them.

After a few days of getting used to each other, as long as it wasn't attacked, the white wolf wouldn't attack the caravan members, nor would it easily run away. Therefore, Meng Fuqing didn't restrain it too much.

She took out alcohol from her spatial storage and asked Shan Qiyu to disinfect it for her. She said, "Mother, the Fairy Goddess left me a lot of useful things. I can protect myself from getting hurt."

She didn't treat the bloodstains on her neck because she had stopped feeling pain and had neglected them. Also, she was worried that he would notice something was wrong since she was scheduled to meet with the man surnamed Qin the next day.

Shan Qiyu sighed softly, "Mother knows you know what you're doing. It's just that as a mother, it's natural to worry about your child. Mother may worry, but I won't stop you. All I can do is take care of everything for you."

Meng Fuqing knew that Shan Qiyu not only talked the talk, but also walked the walk.

Since she distinguished herself in the refugee group, Shan Qiyu took over most of the trivial matters, relieving her of any worries.

She smiled, her eyes crinkling, a rare radiance in her expression, "Thank you for your hard work these past few days, Mother."

Looking at her smiling face, Shan Qiyu felt that her daughter, who used to laugh and joke freely in front of her, had returned.

Her nose tingled, and she whispered, "Go to sleep."

The next morning, after the morning's hustle and bustle, the village quickly quieted down again after breakfast.

Meng Fuqing then walked out of the village alone.

A red shadow flashed past his eyes, and Meng Fuqing stopped in his tracks as if startled.

A soft laugh came from behind her, and a warm hand covered her eyes.

Meng Fuqing didn't turn around, but whispered, "Young Master Qin, I've already poisoned their water as you instructed. You..."

"Why didn't my men see you at the well at the village entrance?" Qin Su asked in a low voice.

With such tight defenses, does the Qin family have someone monitoring the village? Have they noticed Mu Feng chasing after them to their hideout?

Meng Fuqing cursed inwardly, "Old fox."

On second thought, Mu Feng had returned after confirming their hideout from afar, and had not encountered any interception, so he should not have been exposed.

Thinking of this, she bent her knees, creating distance between herself and the people behind her, and turned around urgently, saying, "Young Master Qin probably doesn't know, but these people eat and drink together, and they even put the water drawn from the well in one place. I took the opportunity to poison it in the early hours of the morning, and no one noticed."

Qin Su raised an eyebrow and pressed further, "It seems there are people patrolling the village."

Meng Fuqing pretended not to notice his distrust and nodded obediently, "Yes, I patrolled back and forth all night. My place is next to the water outlet. You should know about the earthen walls in the village; some of them have collapsed. That's how I managed to steal them."

Qin Su stared at the person in front of him for a moment. Meng Fuqing was not afraid at all, but rather puzzled, "Can a sleeping drug make someone sleep for a long time? Why didn't I see Young Master Qin bring anyone with him?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the person in front of her raised his hand, and behind him, a group of armored figures quickly and efficiently gathered together, roughly more than three hundred people in total.

Meng Fuqing was inevitably somewhat surprised. These people were equipped with such complete offensive and defensive gear? Were they soldiers? Or had they robbed the army?

Judging from her own experience, she felt that the person surnamed Qin was more like the latter.