Chapter 1693 - 1520: Female 24

Qi Guanshuangshuāng didn’t pay attention to Dong Xinxian, but Dong Xinxian’s fate instead slid once more into the Abyss of misfortune, for on the road, he encountered the woman who had forcibly taken him.

At that time, Dong Xinxian was worrying about where he should go in the future. Because of Qi Guanshuangshuāng’s reaction today, Dong Xinxian was somewhat disheartened, regretting that he shouldn’t have been so impulsive, which in the end angered Qi Guanshuangshuāng.

Dong Xinxian was wandering back and forth around the Qi Guan Mansion, still unwillingly thinking that there must be a way to get back into the Qi Guan Mansion.

Dong Xinxian didn’t know why, even though Qi Guanshuangshuāng clearly hated him so much, he should have given up and left to find another way, yet he had a strange sense of dissatisfaction towards Qi Guanshuangshuāng.

Dong Xinxian didn’t know where this feeling came from, but he just felt that Qi Guanshuangshuāng should like him to the point of being willing to do anything for him, so how could she be so indifferent!

As a result, Dong Xinxian, who was aimlessly wandering, was discovered by the woman who had previously captured him, who happened to be passing by while handling other matters, and the absent-minded Dong Xinxian did not notice the woman.

Dong Xinxian was still dressed up to seduce Qi Guanshuangshuāng, highlighting all his strengths, looking extremely captivating.

The woman, who had initially not taken Dong Xinxian’s escape seriously, was moved once again seeing his appearance, and then had someone capture Dong Xinxian again.

Upon discovering the woman, Dong Xinxian was immediately terrified and screamed for help nonstop while running down the street, but was quickly caught by the woman’s servants and forcibly taken away.

Although passersby were alarmed by Dong Xinxian’s shouting and struggle, the woman merely said one sentence, claiming she was catching a runaway servant from her household.

The woman had a fierce look, and the servants around her were menacing, so the passersby, who were just ordinary common people, dared not confront the rich and powerful, let alone interfere upon hearing the woman’s words.

In the end, Dong Xinxian was forcibly taken away, no matter how he desperately shouted that he was not the woman’s servant and was being taken by force; no one paid him any attention.

Perhaps angry that Dong Xinxian dared to escape, this time the woman severely increased her abuse of Dong Xinxian, and the pain was so unbearable that Dong Xinxian couldn’t hold back and kicked the woman hard.

The woman was unlucky too; her body had long been ruined by indulgence, and when kicked, she fell headfirst off the bed, her head hitting the corner of a brazier, bleeding instantly, and soon she was lifeless.

After causing the woman’s death, Dong Xinxian instinctively wanted to run, but unfortunately, this time the woman had specifically instructed not to let Dong Xinxian escape, so he was quickly found and caught again.

The woman was the Family Head’s only daughter, and after being discovered dead by Dong Xinxian’s hand, Dong Xinxian was ordered by the woman’s furious mother to be nailed alive in a coffin and buried with her.

Dong Xinxian’s life thus came to a close. Meanwhile, Fang Jingyao and Fang Miaozhen, far away at the border, also fell seriously ill due to the harsh cold.

The two did sell the Silver they raised by selling Liu Xi, and although it wasn’t a small amount, escaping was very costly. By the time they reached the border, they had run out, and after selling two donkeys for their journey, they still didn’t have much Silver.

Falling ill now was even more of a financial drain, and soon the Silver on them was depleted. Without money, the doctor at the clinic refused to continue treating them, and the innkeeper expelled them.

Finally, Fang Jingyao and Fang Miaozhen died of illness at the border. Until their deaths, neither reflected on why they ended up in such a state.

In this female-dominated world, Qi Guanshuangshuāng really didn’t want to become an official in the court, nor did she want to tirelessly develop the Qi Guan Family. She just wanted to live easily.

In those ancient male-dominated worlds, Qi Guanshuangshuāng always had to exert her mind and body to enhance her social status, either struggling at the border or competing in the court.

Even if doing nothing, she had to undertake other things to raise her status, like developing medical skills.

Because in a man-centered world, it’s indeed too difficult for a woman to have a chance to control her own destiny.

If you don’t work hard, don’t gain countless people’s recognition, don’t gain fame and fortune, you can’t control your own fate.

But here it’s a female-dominated world. What Qi Guanshuangshuāng had to tirelessly acquire in the male-dominated world was naturally her right here, so Qi Guanshuangshuāng became uncharacteristically lazy.

Now Qi Guanshuangshuāng just wanted to do one thing: find a small island, move her whole family there, coax some people over, and then retire leisurely on the island.

Therefore, Qi Guanshuangshuāng had long sent people out to sea to find a suitable island, and within two years, they found it.

This island wasn’t far from the mainland, and it was quite large. The only trouble was that pirates had already occupied it, making it a pirate’s lair. Qi Guanshuangshuāng had no people or soldiers, so she couldn’t take control of the island.

But this didn’t stump Qi Guanshuangshuang. She directly spent a large sum to bribe the naval officer in charge and General Wang, who oversaw the entire navy.

She asked them to strike down the pirates on the island, of course using the pretext that she wanted to do business at sea and that these pirates had robbed her goods, so she wanted revenge.

These pirates had committed many murders and robberies at sea, so eliminating them was definitely serving the common good. Once the pirates were wiped out, Qi Guanshuangshuang directly took over the island.

The island was close yet not too close to the mainland, and its geographical position was nice. Qi Guanshuangshuāng made money through business while also using the money to build up the island bit by bit.

Most importantly, having the territory allowed Qi Guanshuangshuāng to finally start training her people, like a private army with combat ability, and her knack for making money meant there was no shortage of people she could support.

As for the increasing population on the island, they were gathered by Qi Guanshuangshuāng during times of natural disasters when the common people were forced to leave their homes and become displaced, gradually recruiting them to the island.

When enough people had been recruited, Qi Guanshuangshuāng continued to have people start looking for a new island. She hadn’t forgotten that this island was captured by buying people. If the mainland really became chaotic, this place would be unsafe.

Finding the second island took Qi Guanshuangshuāng a whole ten years, but it was all worth it because this island was truly beautiful, with picturesque scenery and no trace of humans.

No people meant an abundance of wildlife, especially birds. To avoid disrupting the island’s eco-system, Qi Guanshuangshuāng immediately established rules not to hunt recklessly or cut down trees unnecessarily upon reaching the island.

Trees over a hundred years old could not be cut, priority was to use those that died naturally, and if cutting was absolutely necessary, one had to remember to replant annually.