After all the commotion, it turned out that the two were discussing business.
The villagers were quite delighted to see this. It was the first time they'd heard that pig - raising business was discussed in the middle of the night and that people needed to be prodded to start raising pigs.
"By the way," someone suddenly remembered something. "When I came here just now, I seemed to see two pigs running towards the outside of the village. Are they yours?"
Reminded by this person, several villagers stepped forward one after another and confirmed that they had indeed seen two pigs running out of the village.
They had originally thought the pigs belonged to someone else, but it turned out they were Liu Kui's.
"You should go and retrieve them quickly!" someone urged. "It's been such a long time. They might have run far away! Hurry up, or you'll really lose them!"
Hearing this, Liu Kui's head started to buzz.
Those were the breeding pigs he had carefully raised. Losing them would be more painful than killing him!
Liu Kui instantly forgot about his fear. He quickly turned around and chased after the pigs.
A few on - looking villagers exchanged glances and also chased after him.
"Liu Kui, we'll help you look for them!"
"Right. Many hands make light work. Let's hurry up!"
It was hard to tell whether these people were really kind - hearted or just wanted to follow and find out what was going on. Anyway, they were so enthusiastic that Liu Kui couldn't refuse.
But Liu Kui was in a dilemma. If the pigs were raised in his own pigsty at home, it wouldn't be a problem. However, he had secretly raised them in the village.
Liu Kui had already exceeded the quota for raising pigs. If he was caught, all his pigs would be confiscated.
This was still the lighter consequence. If he really caught someone's attention, he might even be fined or sent to jail.
Liu Kui didn't dare to let them follow. He quickly waved his hand.
"I can go and look for them myself!"
But seeing Liu Kui in such a hurry, the others became even more enthusiastic.
"Why be so polite? We're all villagers. Let us help you look for them!"
The secretary also nodded in agreement. "Just let them follow."
Liu Kui was so anxious that he almost stamped his feet. At this moment, the secretary didn't seem to mind his commotion anymore, but he really didn't want people to know that he had secretly raised so many pigs!
However, since it was the secretary who had spoken, Liu Kui really couldn't refuse.
He could only pray in his heart that they wouldn't catch those two pigs. After all, he boasted that his pigs could find their way home. If they really chased the pigs' tracks back to the village, everything would be exposed.
Compared with a greater loss, losing these two pigs was nothing.
When Ji Chengxuan thought the time was right, he quietly tugged at Yun Que'er's sleeve, and the two turned around and left the crowd.
"I heard him chatting with the village head before. I thought he just secretly raised a few more pigs. I didn't expect he also raised sheep," Yun Que'er said to Ji Chengxuan as they walked. "If they catch Liu Kui this time, I'm afraid..."
The more Yun Que'er thought about it, the more something seemed off. Although Liu Kui had broken the rules, to some extent, Yun Que'er could understand him. After all, who wouldn't want to make money?
If someone blocked her own way to make money, Yun Que'er guessed she would also be furious.
She suddenly felt that what she and Ji Chengxuan had done that night was a bit too much.
Seeing that Yun Que'er seemed hesitant, Ji Chengxuan interrupted her train of thought.
"Why think so much? Breaking the rules is breaking the rules. If you're wrong, you're wrong. You have to take responsibility. So you don't have to worry about what will happen to Liu Kui. Liu Kui has never done you any favors, and he's always making things difficult for you. If you let him continue to be so arrogant, he might really rebel."
Ji Chengxuan's words made sense, but Yun Que'er still remembered what Yun Fujin had said before: not to become like those people.
It would be a huge joke if the dragon - slaying teenager finally became a dragon.
"Alright, let's go home," Ji Chengxuan advised. "Whether Liu Kui can escape this disaster depends on his luck. We're just completing the tasks given by the system. We can't be blamed for this."
That was true. Yun Que'er nodded.
If all the tasks were not unfounded, then they had to do such things. It was an inevitable choice.
Ji Chengxuan sent Yun Que'er home and then left. When Yun Que'er entered the door, she bumped into Yun Fujin, who was sleepy - eyed.
"Why are you back? I thought you'd stay at Ji Chengxuan's place."
"No. I just played a bit late," Yun Que'er made up an excuse. "I went fishing with Ji Chengxuan. There was a huge fish. We tried really hard but still couldn't catch it. We were so reluctant to give up that we wasted a lot of time."
Yun Fujin was helpless. "You little girl are so brave. Aren't you afraid of meeting bad people outside in the middle of the night? I think you shouldn't go out at night in the future."
"Big brother, I was wrong," Yun Que'er quickly walked up and tugged at Yun Fujin's sleeve. "Brother, I'm sleepy. Let's go to sleep."
Yun Fujin really felt sorry for her. He quickly led Yun Que'er into the room, made the bed for her, and told her to go to sleep quickly.
Maybe because she had gone out in the cold wind in the middle of the night before she had fully recovered from her illness, in the middle of the night, Yun Que'er started to have a fever again.
Waves of heat rolled through her mind, and she had muddled dreams.
Sometimes she dreamed that she had completed her tasks, and sometimes she dreamed that the system said she would still be punished.
Just as she was arguing with the voice - activated customer service in her dream, a commotion outside interrupted her chaotic dream.
She opened her eyes and was still a bit dazed when she heard Yun Fujin talking to someone outside.
"Is it true? Did they catch him on the spot?"
"Sure. I followed them last night and saw with my own eyes that Liu Kui had raised a lot of pigs and sheep in the village where the fire broke out before. If he sold them all, he'd have no worries about food and drink for at least five years."
Yun Que'er instantly woke up. Liu Kui had really been caught?
The person outside exaggeratedly gestured to Yun Fujin. "There were so many. I couldn't even count them all. You have to admit that Liu Kui is really something. He's so bold and has done so many things secretly! But then again, those who do wrong will eventually be caught. The secretary has already arranged for someone to interrogate Liu Kui."
Yun Fujin frowned. Liu Kui was really not an ordinary person.
No wonder he was so arrogant. It turned out he had the confidence.
In these days, there was nothing better than having money.
"Hey, Yun the eldest, go and have a look?" the person said. "Liu Kui has given you a hard time quite a few times. I never thought he'd end up like this."
Yun Fujin smiled and shook his head. "Forget it. I still have a lot of work to do in the fields."
"Really not going? Don't you want to watch the fun?" Seeing that Yun Fujin didn't respond, the person simply asked directly.
Yun Fujin flicked the cigarette butt away. "Everyone has their own fate. And the past is over. There's no need to harp on it."