Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 460: My Say!

"Master, we’ve arrived at the inn!"

Li Qingmu had been tussling with the young boy in the carriage for quite a while when Wang Qi’s ingratiating voice came from outside.

This guy is quite something, showing strong eagerness to please despite Li Qingmu’s repeated cold shoulder. This... is quite admirable!

Li Qingmu got off the carriage, conveniently lifted the boy up, and checked into the inn together.

"Let go of me, let go of me, help—mmpf!"

The boy struggled several times, even tried to shout some unsavory words, but Li Qingmu was quicker, directly sealing his mouth.

"Mmph mmph—"

The boy glared at Li Qingmu in indignation, his gaze seemingly saying he wanted to kill him.

Li Qingmu paid no mind, removed the cloth from his mouth, and presented a box of freshly delivered dumplings: "Want some? These are my wife’s favorite snacks."

The dumplings, thin-skinned and full of filling, swathed in rich juice, a bite brought the aroma of meat wafting, offering an enjoyable taste on the tongue.

Moreover, Li Qingmu noted that this boy hadn’t eaten much in days, surely he must be starving, and a box of steaming dumplings would definitely tempt him to death.

Sure enough, the boy’s eyes were wide, even letting out the sound of swallowing saliva, cautiously watching Li Qingmu, "Is there poison in this? You want to poison me?"

Li Qingmu: "..."

Which family’s cheeky brat is this?

He looked at the boy, seeing a slight resemblance to Qi Jingyu, only that rascal was even more arrogant and mischievous.

"If you don’t eat, I’ll eat!"

Li Qingmu had no interest in speaking further, eat or leave it!

The boy watched as he ate each deliciously, even occasionally making chewing sounds, and finally couldn’t hold back.

"Grumble... grumble..."

His stomach growled fiercely, like a rooster.

"Hey, if you’re not giving me food, let me go, are you trying to starve me?"

The boy shouted at Li Qingmu.

Li Qingmu squinted: "I just offered you food, if you don’t want it, forget it, this box is already finished, wait till next time!"

"You..."

The boy’s eyes widened in urgency, what kind of person is this?

Truly, it’s rogue meeting rogue, with tears almost brimming.

Li Qingmu ate a bowl of freshly picked fruits, after stuffing himself, he patted his belly, went to rest, leaving the boy alone on the chair.

"Hey hey hey!"

The boy felt like he’d run into scum, you just acted like you needed me, how come you turned into a lord in a heartbeat?

Needless to say, the boy was quite clever, seeing that Li Qingmu had other intentions for taking him, and tried to act like a lord, but realized this person wasn’t playing by the rules, clearly an official, yet more cunning than the corrupt officials.|

This doesn’t match the style!

Hungry and resentful, the boy aimed to embarrass Li Qingmu, but ended up embarrassed himself.

"Come over, hey, don’t sleep, how am I supposed to sleep this way? You scoundrel, crooked official, bad guy..."

The boy kept cursing Li Qingmu, but the person just lay there feigning death, no matter how loud he yelled, he was ignored.

"Don’t sleep, I’m hungry, get me something to eat!"

The room was dead silent!

"Uncle, I’m wrong, give me some food, please?"

"..."

The boy felt he was about to go insane, is this guy impervious to sweet words? No matter how nice he spoke, the man just ignored him.

"Uncle, I’m begging you!"

"Bro, could you help me with a bite to eat..."

"Ask whatever you want, I’ll tell you, isn’t it enough?"

Li Qingmu suddenly opened his eyes from sleep, flipped off the bed: "A gentleman’s word?"

The boy, "..."

He couldn’t help but roll his eyes, sarcasm dripping, "You... you... are you an official? Changing stances so fast? I thought you were a mountain bandit!"

"Hmm, I used to be a mountain bandit, quite experienced, want to hear about it?"

Li Qingmu sat on the bed, touched his chin, smiled slightly, looking across to see the boy’s face changing colors, bitterness from being tricked was apparent.

The boy was very angry, but due to hunger, reluctantly said, "Four horses can’t chase!"

"Good! Nan Haitang, serve the best food and drinks!"

Nan Haitang, chief spy at Yulong Pavilion, a major figure holding the third seat, this time Qi Yun assigned him to Li Qingmu, not sure why he was replaced?

Last time Luosha was used perfectly?

Nan Haitang, unlike Yanluo Luosha who appeared fierce, his name evokes a sense of elegance, indeed, the person who came in was a young man with a fair face, no beard.

He carried a large tray in one hand, each tray holding five plates, a total of ten dishes!

Then, he brought in a basket of fruits.

Li Qingmu hadn’t even said to eat, but the boy rushed in eagerly, devouring ravenously.

Li Qingmu frowned: "Eat slowly, don’t choke."

The boy paused, looked up, with unusual emotions in his dark eyes, nodded.

He continued sweeping like a storm, soon, all ten dishes were wiped clean.

Li Qingmu clicked his tongue, he must have been extremely hungry?

"How long since you ate?"

"Uh, five or six days..."

The boy rubbed his round belly, muttering.

"Why not go home?"

"I don’t have a home, haven’t for a long time."

Li Qingmu was silent for a moment.

Having come from rural life, mingling in the city, shining at court, these experiences gave him much insight into the struggles of common folk, understanding their tough lives, he handed the boy a sympathetic gaze, and peeled an orange for him.

The boy took the orange and swallowed it in one go, feeling a bit sentimentally, "I’ve always been an orphan, previously someone took care of me, but later the family went through a mishap, to save themselves, they sold off their assets, and also sold me."

This was a painful story, Li Qingmu said, "My condolences."

The boy shook his head: "No, I don’t hate them, if not for them, I might have been gone long ago, though they sold me in the end, they still raised me!"

Li Qingmu was silent again, thinking of his own situation.

The Li family had many wrongs, but ultimately raised him.

This was the reason Qi Yun always tolerated, never touched the Li Family members.

He didn’t want Li Qingmu to be labeled as unfilial and unvirtuous.

"I was sold to a place, there..."

The boy’s eyes showed fear, as if thinking about those things was tormenting him.

He held his head in pain, "We were kept in a small room, each day given very little food, left to fend for ourselves, those who could snatch food survived..."

This is like raising bugs!

Li Qingmu’s eyes squinted, cold glint sparking!

He felt closer and closer to uncovering the truth about the child abduction case!

"We fought desperately for the food, people were beaten to death, others starved, a room holding twenty people, and only two could walk out alive, I... I survived..."

Truly worse than animals!

"Those who survived can go to a secret room, pick masters to learn skills, and the dead were used for sacrifices..."

"This is inhumane!"

Wang Qi burst in, this guy had been listening secretly outside all along!