bookrandom Chapter 70 The Origin of All Evil
Chapter 70 The Origin of All Evil
Finally, amidst the system's bursts of laughter, Shen Qing changed into the clothes of the little maid Hong'er and even had her hair styled in double buns with her help.
"Sanlang is handsome, and when he dresses up, he really looks like a little girl."
"...Thank you."
Yu Jue circled Shen Qing twice, her brows slightly furrowed. Shen Qing's heart tightened at the sight; could it be that she had seen through her?
Yu Jue patted Shen Qing's chest, "Want to pad it again?"
"..."
Seeing that Shen Qing's face had turned green, Yu Jue quickly tried to smooth things over: "It's alright if she doesn't wear padding. The young lady hasn't grown up yet, so it's understandable that she's a little flat-chested."
"..."
This woman is going too far!
【Hahahaha (*≧▽≦)】The system laughed like a goose.
Shen Qing took a deep breath, composed herself, and adopted the professional qualities of an actor. She restrained her aura, bowed her head, and stood obediently to one side, looking exactly like a feudal servant.
Yu Jue nodded in satisfaction. "Let's go, Qingqing."
"promise."
Shen Qing carried a bamboo basket and followed Yu Jue to the street. They went to a shop and bought some incense and candles as offerings, making it look like they were going out of town to offer incense.
But as soon as they left Dongcheng Street, Shen Qing sensed that someone was following them. Sure enough, someone was monitoring Yu Jue. Things were really complicated.
It would be best not to take action if possible, since Yu Jue is still pretending to be stupid to lull the enemy into a false sense of security, lest the other party overturn the table and eliminate them completely.
Even after leaving the city, the other party was still following them. Shen Qing felt that those people were too unprofessional and too blatant, but perhaps they were not afraid of being discovered at all. Shen Qing had a bad feeling and could only hope that they were kind and would not seek their own death.
Yuguo has many waterways, so Shen Qing and her companions rented a small boat and drifted slowly along the river.
Those guys also rowed up, and there were more of them, at least a dozen. Once there were no more bystanders around, they stopped hiding and got closer and closer.
"Sanlang, they might be about to make their move!"
Shen Qing's expression hardened, and he gripped the oar tightly. To avoid revealing his identity, he didn't even bring a knife.
Under the pursuit and encirclement of several other boats, Shen Qing and his crew were forced to run aground on a deserted riverbank.
The burly, scarred man leading them sneered with a bloodthirsty glint in his eyes, "Men, orders from above: kill without mercy!"
Yu Jue feigned fear and retreated behind Shen Qing, asking, "Who are you people? Who sent you?"
"The one who's here to take your life," Scarface said, licking his lips as he looked at the pitiful Yu Jue. "Before you die, let us brothers have some fun. Brothers, let's taste the life of a noble lady!"
"Thank you so much, brother!"
The dozen or so burly men behind Scarface cheered and jeered, "Big brother, please go first!"
Scarface excitedly reached for Yu Jue, but Shen Qing used the oar as a knife and slashed his arm with a "snap".
"Ah—" Scarface clutched his broken arm and staggered backward, roaring, "Grab this woman and cut her into a thousand pieces!"
A dozen or so underlings swarmed forward, and Yu Jue quickly retreated a bit. Shen Qing wielded the oars with great skill, chopping, thrusting, slashing, and striking, each strike amplified by his internal energy, crippling one of them.
A dozen burly men rolled on the ground, howling in pain. One of the henchmen on the ground felt that the scene was very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
Seeing that they had lost their fighting ability, Shen Qing wanted to take Yu Jue and leave quickly, but suddenly heard someone shout.
"He is Shen Qing! I saw him at the Yu residence that day!"
“Shen Qing?” Scarface took a closer look. The higher-ups had provided a portrait of this person to investigate his identity, and they found out that he was a guard of the Xuan Kingdom's envoy.
"You actually dressed up as a woman!"
"..." Never mind, let them misunderstand.
"If you dare to oppose your master, the Xuan Kingdom delegation can forget about leaving Yu Kingdom alive!"
A cold glint flashed in Shen Qing's eyes. Without a doubt, their master definitely had this power.
"May Buddha have mercy." Shen Qing clasped her hands together.
"Hmph~ It's too late to pray to Buddha for protection now..." Before he could finish speaking, his carotid artery was ruptured and blood spurted out.
Shen Qing moved with unpredictable speed, picking up a knife and instantly rising to the side of the scarred man to kill him in a flash.
Scarface clutched his throat, making a "hoarse" sound, and fell to the ground with his eyes wide open, dying with his eyes still open.
After a brief silence came screams. The dozen or so henchmen scrambled and fled in all directions, but they were no match for Shen Qing. One by one they fell, and even jumping into the river did not save them.
One of the escapees, seeing Yu Jue alone, decided to take her hostage and charged at her with a knife.
"If you come any closer, I'll kill her!"
Yu Jue glanced at him coldly, dodged to the side, snatched the man's knife, and sent him to his death. Did he really think she was a weak woman who couldn't even kill a chicken? She then joined the battle.
The screams gradually faded away until no one struggled or tried to escape anymore. Shen Qing, his eyes bloodshot, stared at the various corpses lying on the riverbank and submerged in the water, unable to recover for a long time.
In this chaotic world, he had already prepared himself to kill while practicing martial arts, but today was the first time he had ever killed someone...
People's bottom line is broken little by little like this. Shen Qing was a little scared, afraid that she would lose the most basic sense of awe for life.
He wondered if his impulsive decision to help Yu Jue was a mistake. He could have avoided getting involved in these troubles and almost implicated the entire delegation.
After a long silence, he sighed softly, "Once you enter the mortal world, you are bound by cause and effect."
Afterwards, Shen Qing and Yu Jue set off silently, and perhaps because of their heavy hearts, neither of them spoke again.
The small boat drifted along like that, and after half an hour it slid into a reed bed.
There was indeed a small island of about ten square meters hidden inside, with a person lying on it and flies buzzing around it, but the figure did not resemble Yuze.
Yu Jue cautiously walked over, crouched down and peered inside. Instantly, her eyes reddened, and tears streamed down her face. "Brother~ I'm late!"
Shen Qing was startled. This skinny guy was Yu Ze!?
Hearing the voice, Yuze opened his eyes with difficulty and said weakly, "Sister...you've finally come. I...I've been waiting for you for three days..."
Yu Ze's trembling hands reached into his robes, but he had no strength. Yu Jue quickly helped him and pulled an oilcloth bag from his robes.
"This is... proof... evidence... that the Duke of Liang colluded with the Southern Hebei to massacre the soldiers and civilians of our border city..."
Before he could finish speaking, his hand fell limply to his side, and he fell silent.
Yu Ze's injuries were extremely serious; his wounds were already rotting and infested with maggots, and ants were crawling all over them. He was holding on to his last breath as he waited for Yu Jue.
"elder brother--"
Yu Jue could no longer hold back and released all the pressure, fear, and grievances that had accumulated over the past few days, bursting into tears.
Shen Qing waited silently by her side to let her vent. How much suffering must Yu Ze have gone through in his life to go from a 300-pound fat man to skin and bones in less than a month?
A gentle breeze blows, and the reeds sway in the wind, like snow falling in June. But even heaven and earth are grieving for Yuze.