Chapter 86
The thugs, who had always just stolen money to spend elsewhere: “…”
“Forget it. When I go find people who can build houses, I’ll find a cook at the same time.”
As for the matter of money, Qiu Chi got up and went to the study, which had a secret room.
Although Qiu Chi didn’t know where the mechanism was, she could just break the door down with brute force. Inside were several chests of gold and silver.
Qiu Chi guessed that Lou Yu had most likely moved these from the Shangguan family estate. In any case, she felt not the slightest guilt in using them.
However, these dozen or so thugs were truly all brawn and no brains. Not a single one of them was literate, let alone capable of keeping accounts.
Without someone to keep track of these chests of silver, there would be no telling where the money went. It probably wouldn’t be enough to squander.
Qiu Chi paused in the study, then chose to abandon the idea of opening the secret room for now.
“This courtyard is big enough for you all to live in. You stay here for now. I’m going out to find a few more useful people.”
“But don’t you dare try to run away while I’m gone these next few days.”
After warning them, Qiu Chi went straight down the mountain.
Since Qiu Chi was going down the mountain specifically to find people, she didn’t limit the range of her perception.
While this era couldn’t be called chaotic, there was no shortage of various grievances and conflicts. Qiu Chi easily found several groups of miserable people.
Working her way from near to far, Qiu Chi rescued them all. After the number reached nearly a few dozen, she stopped playing the part of a benevolent bodhisattva.
There were both men and women among these dozens of people. Qiu Chi had them go to the town at the foot of the mountain and wait for her there.
At this moment, Qiu Chi felt that her idea of establishing a Demon Sect was a mistake. How much cooler it was to be a lone wolf; why did she need to worry about so many things?
But she was still waiting to make a grand entrance at the Martial Arts Conference, so she still needed people.
However, quality was more important than quantity.
This number of people would suffice. Once she trained them to be a bit more formidable, she could show off.
Qiu Chi led the dozens of people back to the halfway point of the mountain.
The dozen or so thugs had obediently stayed put and hadn’t run off. Qiu Chi was very satisfied.
But when those thugs saw the people Qiu Chi had brought back, their feelings were complicated.
Look at the dozen of them—every single one was tall and brawny.
Now look at this group of several dozen—they were either utterly wretched or painfully thin, and there were even women…
They grew increasingly worried about the future of this so-called Demon Sect.
Qiu Chi couldn’t be bothered with their thoughts. She said with a deadpan expression, “Those who can cook, step forward and stand together.”
“Those who have studied and are literate, stand together. It would be even better if you know how to keep accounts.”
“Those who can tailor clothes, stand together.”
“If you have any skills, you can speak up.”
These dozens of people had all been saved by Qiu Chi. Regardless of their pasts, they were grateful to her in their hearts, so they were quite obedient.
After sorting through the various miscellaneous skills, Qiu Chi turned her gaze to the group of literate people. “You, who among you can keep accounts?”
A girl timidly raised her hand. “I… I can.”
“Good. You’ll handle the accounts. Pick someone else to learn from you.”
With an accountant, things were much simpler.
But Qiu Chi didn’t really want to manage things herself, so she picked someone with management experience.
This time, she didn’t ask. After a quick scan, she pointed directly at a man standing at the very back with his head lowered. “You will be the manager.”
The man looked up, revealing a handsome face with an expression of shock he hadn’t had time to conceal.
Qiu Chi said, “No matter what your previous identity was, now that I’ve saved you, you will honestly serve as a member of my Demon Sect. Don’t get any funny ideas. Manage the Demon Sect well for me, and you will be rewarded. Understood?”
The man was silent for a long while before nodding. “Understood, Sect Leader.”
Only then was Qiu Chi satisfied. She led them directly to the study and broke open the secret room. “First, take inventory of the silver in here and keep a good record of expenditures.”
“Our Demon Sect has many people now, and not enough living space. You’ll have to make do for now. It’ll be fine once the new houses are built.”
As she spoke, Qiu Chi looked at the manager she had appointed. “You, remember to manage the people well. Report to me when I return.”
The manager nodded. “Sect Leader, my name is Zhao Xuan.”
Qiu Chi: “Oh.” That wasn’t important.
After settling everyone, Qiu Chi continued on her way by horse. On the road, however, she discovered that riding a horse was slower than flying.
She wasn’t entirely at ease leaving that bunch of weaklings on the mountain. Naturally, she had to go rob some martial arts manuals to boost their combat strength.
Qiu Chi visited all the major sects and family villas. She had originally planned to target those with grudges against the Shangguan family, but then she figured they probably wouldn’t have let the Shangguan family’s manuals slip by. This way, she could also conveniently investigate who had collaborated with Lou Yu.
Qiu Chi flew quickly, so traveling didn’t take much time, which gave her the leisure to browse through the manuals of those sects and families.
And so, she found Shangguan family manuals in two sects and three family estates.
“Oh ho.”
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