Chapter 621 - 192: The Disappeared Senior Brother
Chapter 192 [The Disappearing Senior Brother] (6000)
"Reward?" Chen Yan was taken aback, frowned and said, "Chu Keqing, what are you talking about?"
"Ah? Oh no, it’s nothing, I just spaced out for a moment."
Chu Keqing’s heart trembled, how did she carelessly let the truth slip out of her mouth...
"Senior Chen, please rest assured, I will definitely punish Luo Qing severely!"
After quickly hanging up the phone, Chu Keqing put down her phone and gently rubbed her slightly heated face.
After pondering for a while, Chu Keqing sighed, picked up her phone again, and dialed a number.
"Xiaocai, go find my Senior Brother Luo. If he refuses to come, use some hard tactics."
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Luo Qing’s life had been relatively okay during this period.
Back when Chu Keqing broke his leg, as compensation he owed favors to Fang Dahai and Chen Yan, Luo Qing indeed suffered greatly and kept a low profile for a while.
His business at Luoyun House had actually gone to waste—in broad daylight, the hundreds or thousands of rats unleashed by Chen Yan ran rampant all over the streets and eventually swarmed into Luoyun House...
This incident was captured on video by passersby and sent online, stirring a wave of attention. People said all sorts of things during that period, from calling the shop strange to questioning whether it attracted unclean things...
Luo Qing, who relied on the Mystical Sect for a living, found his reputation utterly destroyed by this fiasco.
Once his leg was healed, he also sold off the Luoyun House store—at a significant discount.
He had no choice but to discount it, as the place had already become infamous, and buyers severely undercut the price.
Fortunately, after Chu Keqing sternly warned him, she gradually paid him less attention—she was entirely focused on currying favor with Senior Chen Yan, having no time for Luo Qing.
After a period of behaving himself, Luo Qing gradually started thinking of ways to make some money again.
Learning from past mistakes, he didn’t dare overstep. He knew some people were not to be provoked, having hit a solid wall, and his junior sister Elder Zi wouldn’t shield him like before.
Luckily, as the only son of the previous Cloud Sect Leader, Luo Qing had accumulated some connections and foundations over the years by acting under Chu Keqing’s name.
Although Chu Keqing broke his leg, out of familial consideration, she couldn’t exterminate him or publicly expel him from their ranks.
So, after the storm subsided, Luo Qing secretly continued to earn some money by posing as Chu Keqing’s senior brother.
For instance, he converted his private teahouse courtyard into a small club.
Relying on his previously accumulated connections, he began acting as a broker, providing venues for parties interested in gray-market business, acting as the middleman.
He earned quite a bit from just the "tea fees" alone.
Some businessmen, seeking an introduction to Elder Zi but lacking the status, would come to Luo Qing indirectly, believing that as Elder Zi’s senior brother, he might have some favor with Chu Keqing.
Naturally, Luo Qing gladly accepted these opportunities, making money under the pretense of introductory fees, earning quite a bit.
When encountering especially foolish marks, he personally engaged, doing fortune-telling and readings for them.
These gullible marks, unaware they were being duped, would still feel grateful to him and graciously offer him a handsome reward.
After all, requesting Elder Zi’s help might require significant face, but managing to secure the help of Elder Zi’s senior brother, Uncle Qing, was also considered good enough.
Chu Keqing was aware of some of Luo Qing’s actions but remained aloof, sternly warning him not to overdo it. She allowed minor acts like fortune-telling and interpreting to earn small sums.
However, a repeat of an incident like the one involving Fang Dahai would result in his expulsion from Cloud Sect and a public announcement to clean up the ranks.
Luo Qing was cautious, not daring to go too far.
But... unfortunately, he stirred up trouble again this time.
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In the evening, on the street where the Cloud Sect Academy was located, in Chu Keqing’s private courtyard, Luo Qing was brought back.
It was Chu Keqing’s female assistant, Xiaocai, who brought back Luo Qing, accompanied by two instructors in Academy body technique outfits.
These were trained practitioners, recruited and housed in the Academy by Chu Keqing.
You could say they served as body technique instructors for the Academy’s students, or that they acted as security.
Occasionally, they would guest-star as enforcers for Chu Keqing’s personal errands.
In any case, their roles were merely a matter of perspective.
When the two middle-aged, burly instructors dragged Luo Qing out of the car, propping him into the private courtyard, his face had already turned pale with fear.
Especially upon entering the courtyard, seeing the main room door wide open, with Chu Keqing sitting under the eaves in a white robe, holding a stick, and pondering in silence.
Luo Qing immediately yelled, "Junior Sister! Junior Sister! Let’s talk things out!!"
Chu Keqing lifted her gaze to Luo Qing, coldly saying, "Talk about what?"
"I, I didn’t get into trouble this time, didn’t offend anyone!!" Luo Qing quickly cried out, "Lately, I’ve just been fortune-telling for others, acting as a middleman, and taking some tea fee benefits! I haven’t stirred up any trouble!!"
Chu Keqing sighed, gently waved her hand, and the two instructors pressed Luo Qing directly to the ground.
One held his arms, and the other his legs, how could Luo Qing struggle free?
The female assistant Xiaocai calmly withdrew to one side, minding her own business.