The Dark and Foolish King: The Fierce and Crazy Concubine Has Infinite Strength

"How did he know?" Zenmu asked puzzledly.

None of them said a word, but bowed their heads in deep thought with serious expressions.

When did Chen Yi come back? How did he know that they were all in the inn watching his family? Who took Chen's mother away after leading them away?

After a long while, Qu Zhengyan speculated: "What do you think? Could it be that Chen Yi happened to come back when we first came to Chen's house? He saw a group of us entering his house and knew that he was being watched, so he hid.

"Then he discovered that we were stalking the inn, found an accomplice, showed up first to lure us away, and then let the accomplice take his mother away?"

Lu Xiuyuan thought for a while, looked at him with complicated eyes and asked: "Is it really such a coincidence?"

For some reason, he felt like someone was playing with him.

"It doesn't make sense otherwise." Qu Zhengyan sighed deeply, his brows frowning.

"What should we do next?" Xiao Chanen shrugged helplessly.

Lu Xiuyuan pondered for a moment, then quickly walked towards somewhere, "Let's go, seal off the city!"

The men split into two groups, one group rushed towards the city gate, and the other group rushed to the local government office.

After revealing their identities, they asked the prefect to seal all the exits of Liuyue City and send heavy troops to guard it, allowing no one to enter but not leave.

Afterwards, people were sent to search the entire city for the whereabouts of Chen Yi and his mother.

By the time they had explained everything, it was already evening. The group was walking on the street, all looking troubled.

Chen's mother had been rescued, so there was no need to stay in that dilapidated inn. Qu Zhengyan was warm-hearted and tried his best to persuade everyone to stay at his house temporarily.

They really couldn't refuse, so they had to comply.

The rare good weather caused a fiery cloud to appear in the western sky, and the golden glow of the sun shone warmly, illuminating the streets with a golden glow.

The vendors who had been busy all day also quieted down and packed up their stalls with fatigue and satisfaction.

"Hello, leader." Qu Zhengyan seemed to have a very high prestige in the city. Many people knew him and greeted him as they came and went.

He also responded to everyone with a smile, being close to the country and the people, without any of the airs that a leader of the martial arts world should have.

They walked along the street for a while and came to a clothing store called "A Lifetime of Chastity".

Qu Zhengyan said he wanted to go in to check the accounts, and Xia Younan and his friends had nothing to do, so they followed him in.

The clothing shop is very large, about 100 square meters, twice the size of the shop next door.

The business in the store was very good. Other stores had already closed, but this one still had quite a few customers. Some were choosing and selecting, while others were bargaining with the waiters. It was a lively and prosperous scene.

Qu Xiaoyou followed Qu Zhengyan to the back to check the accounts, while Xia Younan and the others wandered around the shop and watched boredom.

"Are there any clothes you like?" Lu Xiuyuan looked at his wife and asked.

Xia Younan raised his head and glanced at the clothes hanging on the wall, frowned and shook his head.

It's not that she's picky, it just seems like the clothes in this store aren't that good.

The style is simple and old-fashioned, the fabric is rough and dull, and the workmanship is extremely crude. It doesn't seem like the products would be found in such a large clothing store.

But how come so many people buy clothes of this quality? Is it because they are cheap?

Thinking of this, she couldn't hold back her curiosity, so she walked over to two women who were choosing clothes and asked, "Aunties, are the clothes here cheaper than elsewhere?"

The two women looked at her, and one of them shook her head: "No, the clothes here are a little more expensive than elsewhere. Just this skirt costs three taels of silver."

As the woman spoke, she picked up the skirt in her hand and showed it to her.

Xia Younan took the skirt and took a look at it, and found that the fabric of the skirt was stuffy, the workmanship was messy, and even the stitching was crooked.

"I think the workmanship of this skirt is not very good and the price is a bit high. Why do so many people come here to buy it?" she asked.

The woman showed a look of pity and sighed softly: "We are not here for clothes, we are here to do good deeds."

"Ah? What do you mean?" Xia Younan was confused.

The woman continued, "You know our leader, so you must know his background, right? He is a pitiful man."

After that, she told Xia Younan the story of Qu Zhengyan's life.

She said that Qu Zhengyan had been an orphan since childhood, and when he grew up he finally fell in love with his original wife. However, just a few years after their marriage, his original wife and their newborn son died in a fire, leaving behind only a five-year-old daughter.

At that time, Qu Zhengyan collapsed and went crazy for a while. When he saw a young woman on the street, he called her "wife" and when he saw a little boy, he called him "son". It was so miserable.

Later, with the help of the villagers, his madness was cured and he regained his confidence.

He sold the martial arts gym of his first wife's family and used the proceeds to open a clothing store.

People felt sorry for him, and almost everyone in the city went to take care of his business.

After that, he made money and opened many shops. Every business was booming, mostly due to the care of his fellow villagers.

"So that's how it is..." After listening to this, Xia Younan couldn't help but sigh for Qu Zhengyan's life experience.

"But he has been very successful over the years. He no longer needs your pity and care, right? Why do you still..." she asked again.

The woman replied, "You don't know. The leader is kind-hearted. He takes from the people and gives back to the people. The villagers helped him get back on his feet, and he didn't forget to give back to them. He donated most of the money he earned as charity.

"I heard that he built bridges and roads, planted trees, and established parks and schools. He did a lot of great things. In recent years, all the construction projects in Liuyue City were funded by him."

"So, you are also doing good things through him?" Xia Younan asked.

The woman nodded. "Yes, if he makes more money, the people will live a better life."

Lu Xiuyuan was also attracted by their conversation and asked with interest: "Auntie, how do you know he did so many good things? Did he tell you?"

The woman looked at him and explained, "The leader does good things without leaving a name, so he naturally wouldn't tell us about this. This is what our prefect said, praising him by name.

"In order to do good deeds, he couldn't even afford a better house for his own family. He is really great."

"Oh?" Lu Xiuyuan responded, looking at the park not far from the door thoughtfully.

The woman seemed to admire Qu Zhengyan's character very much, and continued to tell them incessantly: "Our leader is not only kind, but also a passionate man.

"It has been more than ten years since his first wife passed away, but he still misses her so much that he named all his shops 'Love for a Lifetime'. These names are taken from the names of his first wife and his son."

"Well, that's real infatuation." Xia Younan echoed thoughtfully.