Nine out of ten gamblers lose; I've run into a jerk!

Chapter 100 Cross-server Chat

Shen Qing felt uneasy under Ye Mingzhu's gaze and couldn't help but shrink back. Could this girl be a lesbian hiding something?

Sure enough, Shen Qing, who is straight as a rock, is now in a very awkward situation. He can't accept men psychologically, and he can't accept women physiologically. He has already prepared himself to walk the path of solitude.

"Older sister? Or younger sister?"

"Uh……"

Is this the important point? Shen Qing couldn't understand Ye Mingzhu's thought process, but she still gave her birthday.

"We were born in the same month and year, only ten days apart! Fate is truly amazing!"

"..."

"Du... wait, your name is fake too, isn't it?"

"Heh~" Shen Qing chuckled awkwardly, "My surname is Shen, so to avoid disgracing my family, I will not register."

“Hey, that’s not right,” Ye Mingzhu frowned slightly, disagreeing. “Your elders must have taught you that a woman should be virtuous and gentle, but with your abilities, how many men in the world can compare to you? Women can be heroes too, so why should you be confined to a small house?”

Ye Mingzhu is a thoughtful girl, and Shen Qing has always admired her.

"Sister Shen, since we are so destined to be together, why don't we become sworn sisters?"

"what?"

"There's no time like the present, let's do it now!" With that, he swept up the fallen leaves and cleaned the entire area.

"..."

He's a good person, just a bit erratic in his thinking.

In this place, neither above nor below the sky, Shen Qingxi was dragged by Ye Mingzhu to kneel down in the cliff cave and rub soil into incense.

"Heaven above, today I, Ye Mingzhu, and..." Ye Mingzhu turned to look at Shen Qing.

“…Shen Qingxi.”

"We are sworn brothers, and Heaven and Earth bear witness to our hearts. May those who betray us and forget our kindness be punished by both Heaven and Man! We entrust our lives to each other, will help each other in good times and bad, and will support each other through thick and thin!"

After saying this, Ye Mingzhu bowed deeply, while Shen Qing remained kneeling, silently gazing at the sky.

"Sister Shen!" Ye Mingzhu stood up and walked over, her eyes fixed intently on Shen Qing.

“…Me too.” Shen Qing sighed, then decided to just treat it as playing house with the kids.

Fortunately, Ye Mingzhu didn't make any grand vows like "I don't ask to be born on the same day, month, and year, but I ask to die on the same day, month, and year," since this girl was a bit dim-witted and seemed more likely to die than him.

Another hour passed, and the fighting gradually ceased, and the shouts of battle subsided.

Zhen E had already stormed the Hall of Righteousness and was listening to his men report on the battle situation.

"Zheng Kai, the third leader of Tiger Head Mountain, and Guo Da, the fifth leader, have been executed. Yang Bo, the second leader, disappeared when the mountain was attacked. Luo Fang, the fourth leader, was no match for the enemy and led his remaining men to break through the encirclement. The young master said not to pursue a desperate enemy, so he did not send anyone to capture him."

What are our casualties?

"The casualties in this battle have not yet been tallied. 1,327 able-bodied men were captured, and countless elderly, weak, women and children were taken prisoner."

Zhen E was having a headache. The aftermath was a problem. He couldn't just kill them all; killing prisoners was considered bad luck. He decided to leave these problems to Uncle Ye to worry about.

"Do you have any news about the sixth leader of Tiger Head Mountain?" With so many people around, Zhen E didn't mention Ye Mingzhu directly, but they should be together. If they found the guy named Du Wei, they would be able to find Mingzhu.

“My lord, according to the captured bandits, when we attacked the mountain, their leader Zhu Biao was killed by their new sixth leader, and then he fled and disappeared without a trace.”

Zhen E frowned. "Which direction did they escape in? Send someone... no, I'll go after them myself!"

After saying this, Zhen E was about to leave when he paused, "Oh, right, fence off the stone houses on the back mountain, and don't let anyone in!"

This is another difficult problem. Some people may already be homeless, and those who have homes may not be able to return. They are all pitiful women, and it is best to deal with this quietly and discreetly.

After giving his instructions, Zhen E set off with only a personal guard. Although he held no official position, in those days, it was unusual for a powerful family not to keep a private army.

The group walked quickly through the mountain stronghold. Zhen E had been there at night and quickly found the place where Zhu Biao died based on his memory. According to the battlefield traces, he judged the direction Shen Qing had fled and chased after him.

If Shen Qing ran away on her own, it would be difficult for her to leave any traces, but when a group of bandits chased Ye Mingzhu, the messy footprints would be too obvious.

After a stick of incense had burned, Zhen E arrived at the place where Ye Mingzhu had been ambushed. The scene was littered with the corpses of bandits, and there were no other clues.

Zhen E started to panic. Where had Mingzhu been taken by Dewey?

However, having only met him once and with such low trust levels, Zhen E couldn't help but start having wild thoughts: Could he have kidnapped Mingzhu?

Suppressing his panic, Zhen E took out a specially made bone whistle and blew it rhythmically.

Hearing the distinctive whistle and melody, Ye Mingzhu exclaimed, "It's Zhen E!"

Shen Qing figured the fight should be over by now, so he leaned over the cliff and looked out. He saw Zhen E leading a group of soldiers standing not far below where he had just killed someone, hiding nearby and hoping to keep the fight hidden.

Ye Mingzhu poked her head out and excitedly waved to Zhen E, "I'm here!"

"Mingzhu!" Zhen E's spirits lifted, and he looked up at the mountain wall in the direction of the voice. "Careful! Don't move!"

Zhen E raised his hand to stop her. How did she get up there? It's so high.

Just as they were thinking about how to safely bring the person down, Shen Qing had already descended from the sky with Ye Mingzhu in his arms, landing steadily.

"..."

Damn it! Zhen E cursed inwardly. There was actually a man in this world who could show off even more than him!

Especially when she saw Shen Qing's hand still on Ye Mingzhu's waist, she almost bit her teeth to pieces!

Zhen E stepped forward with a dark face, glaring at Shen Qing with an unfriendly expression, and said, "Don't let go!"

"..." Shen Qing didn't bother arguing with a child and silently withdrew her hand.

"Zhen E, have all the bandits been wiped out?" Ye Mingzhu was completely unaware of the sour smell permeating the air.

"Of course! With me on the job, it'll be a piece of cake. I'll wipe them out in no time!" Zhen E's nostrils flared up again.

Upon hearing this, Shen Qing frowned. Seeing this, Ye Ming ignored the smug Zhen E and asked, "Shen... Du Wei, is something wrong?"

"I always felt that things were too easy and too smooth."

"Hey~ what are you saying!" Zhen E was displeased. Did you think that a simple sentence could erase all his hard work?

"No, it's just that I don't understand why they would be so foolish as to try to kidnap Mingzhu with such limited abilities. Isn't that just courting death?"

There was indeed something strange about it. Zhen E also started to think about it. If Zhu Biao hadn't touched Mingzhu, they wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to suppress the bandits, which would have been a thankless task.

"I will explain this to my father. We will deal with whatever comes our way. There's nothing to be afraid of."

Shen Qing nodded. It was good that they understood; he couldn't interfere in such a major matter.

"We'll meet again someday, so let's take our leave." With that, Shen Qing used his lightness skill to leap across the mountainside and disappear.

Ye Mingzhu watched Shen Qing's retreating figure, her eyes sparkling. So dashing, so very dashing!

"You wouldn't like this, would you?"

Ye Mingzhu nodded, gazing wistfully, "I've always dreamed of becoming that kind of person..."

Zhen E felt a tightness in his chest, and his eyes darkened.