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    Cheng Xiu didn’t say anything. He flipped his hand and the gun was quickly put away. In the thick darkness of the night, the two people opposite didn’t notice this inconspicuous little move at all.

    Qiao Qiao knew there was a misunderstanding and took two steps forward: “Sorry, we didn’t know there was anyone here. Excuse me for disturbing you. Let’s leave now.”

    After saying that, she tugged on Cheng Xiu’s clothes and gave him a ‘calming’ look.

    She was not afraid of the fat man across from him, but mainly because she didn’t want to conflict with such an arrogant person. If Cheng Xiu was really angered and she had to deal with the aftermath, it would be easier to meet him and give in and stay away.

    Both of them had walked out several steps when a stone suddenly flew over. If Cheng Xiu hadn’t been quick with his eyesight, the stone would have hit Qiao Qiao.

    “Did I let you go?” The fat man shook his body, hugged the woman’s waist, and smiled sinisterly, “I haven’t had enough fun just now. Why don’t you leave your little girlfriend behind and let her accompany me, and I will forgive you.”

    A cold light flashed in Cheng Xiu’s eyes. If Qiao Qiao hadn’t pulled him quickly, the fat man would have flown out by now.

    Qiao Qiao lowered his voice: “Don’t worry about him, let’s leave quickly and let him take advantage of us.”

    Cheng Xiu locked his eyes on the fat man’s face: “Just one punch.”

    Qiao Qiao was speechless: “Not even one punch, no fighting allowed, we are here to do business.”

    After saying that, she raised her head and gave the fat man a kind smile: “You go on, we are just passing by.”

    She pulled Cheng Xiu hard, and the latter followed reluctantly. No matter how much the fat man cursed and provoked Qiao Qiao, he pretended not to hear it. Anyway, with that fat head, it was strange that he could catch up with her and Cheng Xiu.

    The two of them returned to the hotel smoothly and had a dreamless night.

    Early the next morning, Qiao Qiao was picked up and went for a morning run with Cheng Xiu. After running for more than an hour, he was already hungry when he returned to the hotel. Fortunately, the landlady had already prepared a sumptuous breakfast, and Qiao Qiao didn’t stop until his stomach was full.

    Oops, at this rate, her physical fitness may not have increased much, but her weight has increased first.

    “Madam boss, is there anything interesting nearby?” Qiao Qiao asked casually, “We are from out of town, and we have nothing to do these days and want to go shopping around.”

    “We are a small place, there is nothing to play with…” The landlady thought for a while, then smiled, “There is a Bodhisattva temple on the mountain opposite. I heard that asking for marriage is very effective.”

    Qiao Qiao twitched his lips in embarrassment: “Marriage is not under the control of Bodhisattva, right?”

    “Oh, why don’t you care? Sincerity leads to success!”

    “This…”

    Cheng Xiu calmly took a sip of water and said, “That makes sense. I’ll be there soon.”

    Qiao Qiao: “…”

    She thought Cheng Xiu was just joking, but she didn’t expect that he actually drove the car in front of the Bodhisattva Temple.

    The last section of the road was a long stone staircase, and the two had to get out of the car and walk. Qiao Qiao had always kept a respectful distance from these gods and ghosts. She was a socialist successor who was born under the red flag and grew up in the spring breeze. Feudal superstition was beyond her control.

    But——

    Looking at the seemingly endless long stone steps under her feet and the solemn Bodhisattva Temple with a treasure on its head, she had the idea that making a wish might be useful for the first time.

    I just hope Qin Ruicheng is fine.

    Be sure to hold on.

    Beyond the stone steps is a square stone platform with a small Bodhisattva temple standing in the center. Today is the weekend. People go to the Bodhisattva temple in twos and threes to burn incense and pray for blessings. The air is filled with the smell of burning incense.

    Qiao Qiao also bought a handful of incense and solemnly inserted it into the incense burner. He also silently repeated the wish he made on the stone steps and prayed for Qin Ruicheng with his hands together devoutly.

    “You guys came together, right?” An old woman next to her looked at Qiao Qiao with a smile. She shook the lottery tube in her hand, “Would you like to test your marriage? It’s very effective.”

    Qiao Qiao still wanted to refuse, but Cheng Xiu took the lottery tube first. He lowered his head and fiddled with it twice: “How to do it?”

    The old woman enthusiastically gave advice: “Just shake it hard. God will sense your sincerity and it will come out.”

    Qiao Qiao lowered his voice: “No, it will definitely cost money to get the visa released soon…”

    Cheng Xiu heard this and looked at the old woman: “How much does it cost to cancel the signature?”

    Old woman: “Thirty rough explanations, fifty detailed explanations.”

    Qiao Qiao: “What I said is right? Let’s go.”

    Unexpectedly, Cheng Xiu took out a few hundred-dollar bills from his pocket and slapped them in front of the old woman: “Excuse me.”

    The old woman immediately smiled with wrinkles all over her face.

    Cheng Xiu shook it twice, and sure enough, one of the lottery tickets fell out. He reached out to pick it up, but the words written on it were all vague, so he simply handed it to the old woman.

    The old woman looked at it for a while and said, “Oh, why is this the sign?”

    Qiao Qiao said nervously: “Isn’t it bad?”

    The old woman pointed to the chair next to her: “It’s not bad. Sit down and I’ll explain it to you slowly.”

    As soon as their buttocks touched the chair, there was a burst of noise outside. After a while, several men came in and shouted, ‘Clear the place, clear the place!Everybody get out!’.

    The other party came menacingly, and most of the people offering incense in the temple were old, weak, women and children. After experiencing the initial commotion, the crowd quickly calmed down and seemed to be used to it, and walked out one by one.

    Soon, Qiao Qiao and Cheng Xiu were the only guests in the temple.

    The old woman was also a little scared: “Why don’t you come again tomorrow? I won’t charge you money this time.”

    Cheng Xiu sat as steady as a mountain, even his breath was calm: “You can figure it out for yourself.”

    The old woman sighed. As she was over fifty years old, she could tell that Cheng Xiu was not an ordinary person, so she had no choice but to continue.

    “Hey, clear the place, don’t you understand what people are saying?” A man came over.

    The other party was so rude, Qiao Qiao felt that there was no need to be polite to him, and said bluntly: “The Bodhisattva Temple is not run by your family, why should we leave when you ask us to?”

    The man looked at her after hearing this: “Are you from out of town?”

    Qiao Qiao was too lazy to reply and gave him a big eye roll.

    “Haven’t you heard a sentence? People have to bow their heads under the eaves.” The man said with ill intentions, “For those of you who are not familiar with the place, you should be careful. Don’t be fined if you don’t drink the toast.”

    Qiao Qiao retorted: “I still want to know what shameful things you are going to do.”

    The man was very angry and wanted to say something else, but a cry of “Angkor is coming” came from outside, and the man hurriedly abandoned them and went out.

    The old woman took this opportunity and said quickly: “You should leave quickly, why bother with this bad luck.”

    Qiao Qiao: “What’s going on?”

    Old woman: “Oh, you are outsiders, it’s better not to know.”

    Seeing that the old woman spoke in a cryptic way, Qiao Qiao no longer wanted to ask further questions. She turned her head and said, “Cheng Xiu, let’s go. Don’t cause any trouble to the old woman.”

    The man nodded and stood up, but Qiao Qiao saw that his eyes were always staring at the lottery tube on the table, as if he was very reluctant to let go…

    Unfortunately, there are some things that cannot be avoided. As soon as the two of them left the temple, they bumped into the so-called Angkor. And what a coincidence, this Angkor turned out to be the fat guy last night!

    Oh, no wonder he is so cruel, it turns out to be a local snake.

    Qiao Qiao recognized Angkor, and Angkor naturally recognized them. With a wave of his hand, several men gathered around and blocked the way of Qiao Qiao and Cheng Xiu.

    Although Cheng Xiu was still expressionless, Qiao Qiao could tell that his mood was deteriorating rapidly.

    “What a coincidence.” Brother Ang patted his big belly and smiled obscenely, “I was thinking about when I could meet you two again, hey, isn’t this the time we met? God still favors me.”

    Qiao Qiao twitched his lips: “We still have something to do, can you please give in?”

    “What’s the matter? Let me hear it. I’m familiar with these places nearby, maybe I can help? Right?” Angkor laughed, and his lackeys also laughed in cooperation.

    Qiao Qiao took a sneak peek at Cheng Xiu and felt bad. He was about to reach the limit of his endurance.

    But this Angkor didn’t seem to know that he was on the verge of danger, and he even took two steps towards Qiao Qiao. His dirty eyes stuck to the person like mucus, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

    “Look carefully, you look quite cute.” Angkor’s eyes turned to Cheng Xiu, “How about I trade with you? As long as you give this to me, I have dozens of girls over there for you to choose from.”

    Qiao Qiao took a breath when she heard this. She quickly held Cheng Xiu’s hand and scratched his palm soothingly. But no matter how fast she was, she could still feel the atmosphere around her suddenly changing. Even the smoke rising from the incense burner seemed to pause for a moment.

    “Say it again?” Cheng Xiu lowered his face.

    Angkor moved his mouth twice, but he didn’t dare to repeat that sentence again.

    He himself felt very frightened. He was obviously the one with the upper hand, and there were obviously many ‘brothers’ standing behind him, but why could he smell a hint of death from the man in front of him?

    What exactly is it?What was warning him not to get close to this man?

    Angkor didn’t think about this problem for a while.

    He was in a daze over there, but Qiao Qiao would not wait for him. He decisively dragged Cheng Xiu out of the encirclement and walked away. Some of the short-sighted people wanted to stop him, but they were all frightened away by Cheng Xiu’s eyes.

    With this little episode, the mood of hanging out was mostly gone, and the two of them went back to the hotel directly.

    When eating in the evening, Qiao Qiao was still very angry when he thought about this, so he asked the proprietress next to him: “Do you know who Angkor is?”

    The landlady was quite surprised: “How do you know about Angkor?”

    “Well…I always hear people discussing him.”

    The landlady frowned, looked around and then whispered: “This Angkor is a local gangster here. If you meet him, stay away.”

    “Why? Is he so powerful?”

    The landlady made a sound: “I don’t think I have a good father. I heard that his father is a high-ranking official in the army. He is so arrogant that no one dares to mess with him.”

    Before Qiao Qiao thought much, Cheng Xiu, who had been eating silently, suddenly interrupted: “Which army?”

    “Oh, I don’t know about that anymore. How can ordinary people understand this?”

    Cheng Xiu nodded and said nothing else.

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