Chapter 216: Preparing to Propose Marriage

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When the girl in purple and the girl in pink saw them holding hands, the jealousy in their eyes became even stronger. However, when they thought of Chu Qingyue’s failure to become a disciple, they felt slightly better.

The girl in purple suppressed the unhappiness in her heart and smiled. “Sister, good morning!”

However, she was thinking that it would be great if she could snatch the man from Chu Qingyue. He was good-looking and looked quite rich.

Thinking of this, she pretended to be reserved and looked at Ning Yuting shyly.

“Sister.” When the girl in pink saw the girl in purple doing this, she also greeted Chu Qingyue pretentiously. Her eyes were glued to Ning Yuting.

Chu Qingyue felt nauseous when she saw the two of them like this. Her face turned cold. “What sister? According to seniority, you should call me Martial Aunt.”

The girl in purple and the girl in pink were stunned. Then, the girl in purple looked at Chu Qingyue disdainfully. “Chu Qingyue, what kind of joke is this? Martial Aunt? Are you dreaming?”

Chu Qingyue’s tone became tough, and the gentleness in her eyes turned cold. “Who’s joking with you? Your master is my senior sister, and I’m your martial aunt!”

Seeing that Chu Qingyue did not seem to be joking, the hearts of the two of them skipped a beat. Chu Qingyue had only acknowledged an old woman as her master. When did she become their martial aunt?

Wait, could that old woman be their master’s master?

This made the two of them feel uneasy. The girl in pink refused to believe it. “Chu Qingyue, don’t try to fool us. Who do you think you are?”

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Chu Qingyue said calmly, “Why would 1 lie about this?”

At this moment, a servant girl walked out of the residence and came to Chu Qingyue. She said respectfully, “Miss, Old Madam wants you to go over immediately.”

Chu Qingyue immediately put on a smile. “I’ll go now.”

With that, she turned to look at Ning Yuting. “I’m going in to learn embroidery. Go home and rest.”

Ning Yuting nodded and said gently, “I’ll pick you up from the shop in the afternoon.”

Chu Qingyue felt a ripple spreading out in her heart. “Ok.”

Ning Yuting watched Chu Qingyue enter the Cloud Embroidery Workshop before turning to leave.

Chu Qingyue entered the Cloud Embroidery Workshop. Coincidentally, Luo Yinhuan walked over from the other side of the corridor.

Luo Yinhuan’s face was still covered by a veil, only revealing her eyes. However, her eyes were very gloomy and filled with hostility.

Chu Qingyue lowered her head and bowed. “Senior Sister.” n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Luo Yinhuan said in an unfriendly tone, “Since you’re already a disciple, study hard. Don’t ruin our master’s reputation.”

“Yes.” Chu Qingyue felt aggrieved to be reprimanded for no reason. However, as a junior sister, it was not appropriate for her to talk back to her senior sister.

Luo Yinhuan retracted her gaze, intentionally bumped into Chu Qingyue’s shoulder, and walked away.

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Chu Qingyue was knocked to the side and was very speechless. How did she offend this senior sister?

This scene happened to be seen by the young girl in purple and the young girl in pink.

Chu Qingyue was not lying. She was really their martial aunt!!!

Instantly, the two of them no longer dared to look at Chu Qingyue disrespectfully. Otherwise, with Chu Qingyue’s status, it was possible for her to chase them out.

Chu Qingyue glanced at the two of them from the corner of her eye. She smiled mockingly and left.

When Ning Yuting returned home, he went to talk to the four elders about the marriage.

His family had agreed. Now, it was up to the four elders of the Chu family. As long as they agreed and Qingyue agreed, they could start preparing the wedding.

Although Ning Yuting’s attitude was sincere, Li Qingyu was still worried. “Yuting, your family is from the capital. Our Qingyue grew up in the village and is not as knowledgeable as the girls in the city. Does your family mind?”

Ning Yuting said, “Auntie Chu, my parents are no longer around. Now, my Grandpa is in charge. Grandpa said that as long as I like Qingyue, he will support me.”

Li Qingyu was slightly relieved. “Yuting, your house is quite far from ours. If Qingyue marries over, she might not be able to come home for a long time…”

Ning Yuting immediately understood what Li Qingyu meant. “Auntie Chu, don’t worry. I won’t let Qingyue suffer, nor will I let her be bullied.”

He added, “My family is very simple. It’s just me and Grandpa. After Qingyue marries over, there will only be the three of us in the family.”

“Second Uncle, Third Uncle, and the others don’t live with us. We only gather during the holidays.”

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Li Qingyu had heard of the complicated situations in the big families in the capital. For example, the big families in the capital were scheming against each other and fighting to the death. This was also one of her concerns.

Qingyue was an innocent-minded girl. If she married into such a family, it was hard to imagine what would happen to her. However, now that Yuting said that his family was simple, she was relieved.

“We don’t have any objections. We just don’t know what Qingyue thinks.”

Ning Yuting said, “1’11 ask Qingyue when 1 pick her up later.”

Li Qingyu nodded. “Okay.”

Actually, when they heard Ning Yuting mention proposing marriage to Qingyue, the four elders in the family felt relieved. Qingyue had already been hurt once. If she was disappointed again, she would be heart-broken.

At the back of the house.

Chu Qingzhi said, “Hongjun, Linjiang, I’m going out in two days. I don’t know when I’ll be back, so I’ll have to trouble you to teach my Fourth Sister medical skills.”

Chu Qingning hurriedly grabbed Chu Qingzhi’s hand and asked worriedly, “Fifth Sister, where are you going?”

“I’m going to settle some things with Jinghong. Don’t worry.” The less they knew, the safer they would be. Chu Qingzhi did not mention going to the northern border.

In Chu Qingning’s heart, Tang Jinghong had always been very mysterious. However, Tang Jinghong had previously revealed that he held a military position. Therefore, the matters they were going to settle were definitely serious. Chu Qingning did not ask further. “Fifth Sister, be careful.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled and nodded. “I’ll be careful. 1’11 bring you a gift when I come back.”

Chu Qingning said reluctantly and worriedly, “There’s no need for a gift. Just come back as soon as possible. That’s the best gift you can give me.”

Chu Qingzhi said seriously, “Then I will bring you the best gift you want.”

Chu Qingning was amused. “Good girl.”

After hearing Chu Qingzhi’s words, Yuan Hongjun and Bao Linjiang didn’t ask further. They knew that as long as it was related to Brother Tang, it would involve the government, so it was not appropriate for them to ask.

“Hongjun, Linjiang, the beer needs to be processed in eight days. I’ll write down how to do it on paper later.”

“Master, don’t worry. Leave it to us.”

Chu Qingzhi trusted her two little disciples. She nodded and said, “Thank you for your hard work..”

Chapter 217: Going to the Northern Border

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At Pure and Gentle Women’s Clothing Shop.

A young girl dressed as a servant girl walked into the shop. “Shopkeeper, I’m looking for Miss Qingyue.”

The shopkeeper was a woman in her thirties. When she heard this, she quickly said, “Wait a moment. I’ll go call her for you immediately.”

The servant girl nodded. “Thank you.”

Chu Qingyue quickly walked out of the inner room. When she saw that it was a servant girl, she immediately quickened her pace. “Come with me to the inner room.”

The servant girl did not say anything and left with Chu Qingyue.

In the inner room, Chu Qingyue took out a bag from the cabinet. There were five cheongsams in the bag. One was white, one was red, and one was blue…

She showed the clothes to the servant girl one by one, feeling a little nervous. “What do you think?”

The servant girl’s eyes were glued to the cheongsams. “These are too beautiful.”

It was a style that she had never seen before, but she liked it at a glance.

When Chu Qingyue heard this, she relaxed a little. “I’ve negotiated with your Miss about the price. It’ll be five taels of silver each.”

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The servant girl readily took out 25 taels of silver and gave it to Chu Qingzhi. Those girls did not lack money. What they lacked were external items that could show off their beauty, such as… clothes. “Miss Qingyue, I’m leaving.”

Chu Qingyue gripped the silver in her hand tightly. “I’ll send you off.”

The servant girl smiled. “Okay.”

Chu Qingyue recorded the money on the account book and continued to make clothes.

She had now taken in two little disciples. They were all pitiful children from poor families.

The two girls were especially diligent and were very talented in making clothes. They helped her a lot.

“Qingyue!” Ning Yuting’s elegant voice came from outside the shop.

Chu Qingyue immediately turned around and smiled uncontrollably. “Yuting.”

Ning Yuting was holding a red oil-paper umbrella in his hand. He stood under the umbrella in a light purple robe, looking like a graceful young master. “Can we go now?”

“Sure, sure.” Chu Qingyue came out of the room a moment later and walked to Ning Yuting. “Yuting, let’s go.”

Ning Yuting handed the oil-paper umbrella to Chu Qingyue. He said with concern, “The sun is still very strong. Hold the umbrella.”

Chu Qingyue quickly glanced at Ning Yuting and took the umbrella. The handle of the umbrella was still warm from Ning Yuting’s palm. Chu Qingyue felt that it was a little hot and her face turned red uncontrollably. Yuting was really good-looking and considerate. She couldn’t help but like him.

They walked side by side towards the Chu Village.

Ning Yuting thought for a moment and said nervously, “Qingyue, there’s something 1 want to tell you.”

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Chu Qingyue tightened her grip on the umbrella and became nervous. “W-what is it?”

Ning Yuting stopped and looked at Chu Qingyue seriously. “Qingyue, I want to marry you. Are you willing to marry me?”

Chu Qingyue’s heart was pounding, and her face was as red as blood. She lowered her head and did not dare to look at Ning Yuting. After a while, she found her voice. “Are you serious about this?”

Ning Yuting was also very nervous. His ears were red. “I’m serious. I’m very serious. Besides, I’ve already asked your elders and they all agreed. It’s up to you now.”

Chu Qingyue nodded lightly. Her heart felt as sweet as if she had drunk honey. “I’m willing.” With that, she quickened her pace. It was too embarrassing.

Ning Yuting looked at Chu Qingyue’s back and couldn’t help but smile. However, it looked more like a silly smile.

Seeing that Ning Yuting did not follow her, Chu Qingyue stopped and turned around to shout, “What are you waiting for? Come.”

Ning Yuting quickly caught up to her. “I’ll go back to the capital tomorrow to prepare for the marriage.”

“Okay.” Chu Qingyue was extremely shy and walked back home in a hurry.

Chu Qingyue returned home and quietly told Li Qingyu what Ning Yuting had told her on the way.

Li Qingyu smiled and stroked her daughter’s hair. “Your fifth sister will be away for a period of time. You have to wait for her to come back before holding the wedding.”

Chu Qingyue said without thinking, “Mother, even if you don’t say it, I will still wait for Fifth Sister. If not for Fifth Sister, 1 wouldn’t have met Yuting at all, let alone get married to him.”

Li Qingyu smiled and nodded. “You are about to get married. I’m very happy. Your father and I will prepare the best dowry for you and let you get married in a grand manner.”

Chu Qingyue pursed her lips, feeling shy and happy. “Thank you, Mother.”

When Chu Qingzhi heard that Chu Qingyue was getting married, she immediately went to the county city to buy the best red satin for her. “Second Sister, I can’t help you prepare for your wedding, so I bought this for you to make up for it.”

Chu Qingyue was touched and took the red satin. “Fifth Sister, I will only get married when you come back. You have to come back quickly.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded. “Got it.”

Ning Yuting rushed back to the capital the next day.

On the same day, the Chu family had done tidying up the new house, but they did not move in. Everyone unanimously decided to wait for Qingzhi to return before moving in on an auspicious day.

On the third day, Chu Qingzhi bade farewell to her family and rushed to the northern border with Tang Jinghong.

The northern border was in the north of the Baling Dynasty. It took 12 days to go from the Chu Village to the northern border.

On the road, an ordinary-looking young man in black and an ordinary-looking young man in white were riding their horses away, leaving behind the sound of hooves and dust.

In the northern border.

In a mansion that occupied a large area and was extremely luxurious, a five-story building stood by the lake.

At this moment, at the window on the fifth floor, a tall and mighty middle-aged man was standing with his hands behind his back, quietly looking at the thousands of koi gathered in the center of the lake.

A figure landed behind him. “Your Highness, there’s an urgent message.”

The middle-aged man was the Lord of the Northern Border. He had a hideous scar on his face, which was left behind from his expeditions in the early years. It was terrifying.

He turned and took the letter.

“Tang Jinghong and Chu Qingzhi came to the northern border. The two of them have disguised themselves, but I don’t know where they are now.” n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

The intelligence network of the Lord of the Northern Border was extremely developed. All the news in the country, even the news of the affiliated countries, could not escape his ears.

After reading the letter, the Lord of the Northern Border clenched his fist, and the letter turned into pieces that scattered on the ground.

He picked up two portraits from the table and threw them to the person. “List these two people as wanted. If anyone finds them, they will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Not daring to delay, the person immediately went to carry out the order..

Chapter 218: Stopping and Robbing

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On the road.

There were many carriages parked in groups of three to five. The people in the carriages were all frowning as if they had encountered a huge problem.

The road was blocked, so Tang Jinghong and Chu Qingzhi had no choice but to stop their horses.

Chu Qingzhi looked at the many carriages in front of her and thought to herself, Is this the ancient version of traffic jams?

“Jinghong, have you ever taken this road before?”

Tang Jinghong got off the horse. “Yes, but it’s been three years. I don’t know if there have been any changes now.”

Someone beside them heard their conversation and took the initiative to say, “There are no changes, but there are more bandits. There are bandits in front who have set up a checkpoint. You have to pay half the value of the goods you are carrying in order to pass.”

Chu Qingzhi also got off the horse. Even though she was dressed like an ordinary man, she was still eye-catching. She calmly asked, “The world is peaceful. Why would there be bandits?”

“The world is peaceful? What a joke.” That person laughed mockingly. “Only people like you who have never traveled say such things.”

Tang Jinghong frowned. He was dressed in black and had an aura that made people not dare to look at him directly. “What do you mean?”

“The world is no longer peaceful…” That person suddenly realized something and stopped talking.

Chu Qingzhi smiled. “Uncle, let’s not talk about the world. Let’s talk about the bandits.”

Only then did the person start talking again.

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“I don’t know where those bandits came from. They suddenly appeared half a year ago and set up a checkpoint in front of the Qingshui Bridge. They want everyone to pay the toll.”

“To get to where we want to go, we must pass Qingshui Bridge. We have no choice but to pay. It’s getting harder and harder for merchants to earn money. I plan to quit after this trip.”

Tang Jinghong’s voice became deeper and deeper. “Why aren’t the officials doing anything?”

“Officials?” The person was full of mockery. “They colluded with the bandits. Why would they care about our lives? They only care about our money.”

Chu Qingzhi gently tugged at Tang Jinghong’s clothes, indicating for him to calm down. “Jinghong, let’s go ahead and take a look.”

Tang Jinghong cared about the world. When he encountered such a thing that harmed the people and the country, he could not help but be angry.

However, with Chu Qingzhi’s reminder, he immediately restrained his emotions.

“Alright, let’s go and take a look at the front.”

That person kindly reminded, “1 don’t think you can keep these two horses.”

Chu Qingzhi was speechless.

Tang Jinghong and Chu Qingzhi walked forward one after another.

In front of them was a river that was eight to nine meters long. The water was clear and calm. Occasionally, fish could be seen swimming in groups.

There was a three-meter-wide stone bridge above the river. On the stone bridge was engraved the auspicious sign of the Qilin, as well as the words “The wind and rain in harmony.”. Against the mountains and rivers, the scenery was very beautiful.

However, at the two ends of the stone bridge, there were ten-meter-long chevaux-de-frises blocking the way.

There were more than ten burly men standing in front of the chevaux-de-frise. They looked like they were not to be trifled with.

At this moment, a man dressed as a landlord was taking out silver from his clothes and handing it to one of the burly men. His face was filled with pain and anger, but he did not dare to say anything.

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After taking the money, the burly man waved his hand, and two people carried the chevaux-de-frise away to let him pass.

At this moment, a figure suddenly rushed out from the side, snatched the money from the burly man’s hand, and ran.

The burly man was stunned for a moment and said angrily, “Catch the thief, quickly catch the thief!”

Immediately, half of the burly men chased after the thief. The thief ran extremely quickly and disappeared into the forest.

Chu Qingzhi was speechless.

First, it was a robbery. Then, it was a thief shouting ‘catch the thief”.

Those who went after the thief soon gave up and returned. Then…

The burly man waved his hand and asked his subordinates to put the chevaux-de-frise back. He ordered the landlord. “Your money was snatched away. You have to pay me again.”

Hearing that, the landlord felt dizzy. The money he had just paid was already half of the profit. If he gave the other half now, he would have made a wasted trip. “Brother, it was you who lost the money…”

Before he could finish speaking, the burly man slapped him in the face. Then, he took out a knife and placed it on his neck. “Are you paying or not?”

The man trembled in fear and hurriedly took out the money. “Here, here…”

In the next second, the money was lifted up by a sword and landed in Tang Jinghong’s hand. At the same time, he raised the sword again and waved it…

The burly man’s throat was cut by the sword, and a blood-red line appeared on his neck. Blood slowly flowed out of the line, and more and more blood flowed out. Finally, he fell heavily to the ground.

This scene shocked everyone.

They immediately retreated, while the other burly men drew their sabers and surrounded Tang Jinghong. “Kill him!” n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

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Tang Jinghong was instantly surrounded by more than ten burly men.

Chu Qingzhi did not have a suitable weapon. She took the horse whip from a coachman’s hand. After injecting a wisp of spiritual energy into it, the soft horse whip immediately became a killing weapon.

Chu Qingzhi flew to the bridge and fought with the burly men who were rushing over from the other side.

Pa! A whip lashed at a burly man’s body, shattering his internal organs. The burly man spat out blood and died quickly.

Pa, pa, pa. After a dozen or so sounds, the burly men opposite her were completely wiped out.

On the other side, Tang Jinghong killed half of burly men, Chu Qingzhi flew back to help. After a few whips, only one was left.

Chu Qingzhi tied the burly man up with vines.

The onlookers were all stunned, admiration towards Chu Qingzhi almost overflowing from their eyes.

Immediately, a young man came over with two bowls of water. “Heroes, you’re too awesome. Please drink some water.”

Tang Jinghong refused. “We’re not thirsty, thank you.”

The young man looked at the two of them with sparkling eyes. “You can drink it later. I’ll put it here.”

When the surrounding people saw this scene, they regretted not fawning on the two of them earlier. If they befriended the two of them, their safety could be guaranteed.

Tang Jinghong turned around and asked, “Who is your master?”

If they dared to rob people in broad daylight, it meant that they had a powerful master.

The burly man was already scared out of his wits and quickly said, “Lu Hongtu!”

Tang Jinghong frowned. Lu Hongtu was a small general in the northern border army. “Why are you robbing people here?”

The burly man broke out in cold sweat. “You can only be promoted if you have money. In the northern border army now, whoever pays more will be promoted.”

Had the northern border already become so corrupted?

Tang Jinghong’s expression turned extremely ugly. He looked at him coldly. “Is there anyone like you who stops travelers and robs money?”

The burly man’s breathing became heavy. “On every road that leads to the northern border, there are people robbing the travelers.”

Tang Jinghong clenched his fists tightly, unable to suppress his anger.. “The Lord of the Northern Border doesn’t care?”

Chapter 219: A Nest of Bandits

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The burly man said with difficulty, “Without the approval of the Lord of the Northern Border, how can his subordinates dare to do such a thing?”

Chu Qingzhi suddenly interrupted with a question, “Did you use the money you robbed to get promoted?”

Tang Jinghong turned around and looked at Chu Qingzhi. After thinking for a moment, a question survived… The Lord of the Northern Border wanted money?

The burly man said, “Yes. We robbed so much money, but not much ended up in our hands. Almost all of it went to the Lord of the Northern Border.”

It seemed that the Lord of the Northern Border really wanted money. However, Tang Jinghong could not think of why the Lord of the Northern Border wanted so much money for the time being. “Has there been any abnormal movements in the army recently?”

The burly man said, “No.”

After asking a few more questions, Tang Jinghong raised his hand and killed the burly man.

When the caravan saw that all the bandits were dead, they were extremely grateful to Tang Jinghong and Chu Qingzhi. They hurriedly lined up to thank them. “Thank you for saving me.”

As they spoke, the leader even offered a hundred taels of silver to the two of them.

Tang Jinghong refused. “Take back the money. Everyone, cross the bridge quickly.” There might be people keeping watch nearby. When reinforcements arrived, he could not guarantee the safety of these people.

“Yes, sir.”

Tang Jinghong and Chu Qingzhi got on their horses and were about to leave when a young man with a dagger rushed over. “Wait.”

The two of them looked at the young man. Tang Jinghong asked, “What’s the matter?”

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“I’ll tell you about it later.”

The young man took out a stack of money from his pocket and returned it to the landlord who was robbed earlier. “This is your money.”

“I couldn’t stand those animals robbing people, so I wanted to snatch their money and lure them into my trap to let them suffer. However, 1 ran too quickly and those useless trash couldn’t keep up. I’m sorry, I almost harmed you.”

The landlord looked at the money with mixed feelings. “It’s not your fault.”

The young man waved his hand. “You have to leave quickly. I saw someone running away to report.”

When everyone heard this, they immediately hit the road.

The young man turned around and walked towards Tang Jinghong. He was very impressed by the two of them. “Thank you for killing those bandits. It’s a pity that I don’t have martial arts like you. Otherwise, I would have killed them long ago.”

Tang Jinghong sized up the young man. He was handsome and had a monkey-like figure. He was thin and agile and held a dagger that could cut iron like mud. “Cut to the chase.”

The young master said indignantly, “I also know a few places like this. Can you follow me to kill those people?”

Since he knew there were more places like this, with his personality, he would definitely go. Tang Jinghong said in a low voice, “Lead the way.” n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Hence, eight such places were wiped out in a day.

At the northern border camp.

Lu Hongtu was the first person to receive the news. Everyone had a tacit understanding of this, but it was another matter if it was made public.

Therefore, he hurriedly found the other seven people who were doing the same thing as him and discussed countermeasures.

In the end, halfway through the discussion, someone came to report that the second checkpoint had been destroyed.

Then, the third, the fourth, and all of them were wiped out.

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The eight of them were flustered like ants in a hot pot, not knowing what to do.

“Do something!”

“What can I do?”

“Everyone, calm down. Actually, the matter isn’t that serious. As long as we find these people and kill them, won’t this matter be resolved?”

“Yes, yes, yes. Kill them all.”

Hence, the eight of them left the camp and went to look for Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinhong.

On the river bank, the young man bowed to the two of them. “Thank you for your help. Where are you going next?”

Tang Jinghong didn’t want the young man to be in danger, so he said, “It’s not convenient for us to tell you. Let’s part ways here.”

The young man really admired the two of them and was a little reluctant. He stopped Tang Jinghong. “How about this? It’s already dark. Stay in the village for a night before leaving.”

Tang Jinghong looked at the young man and rejected him tactfully. “If we go, we’ll bring disaster to your village.”

The young man thought for a moment and found that it made sense. He didn’t ask them to stay anymore. He moved aside. “Then, take care.”

Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong got on their horses and left quickly.

The young man stood on the spot and watched the two of them leave. He muttered enviously, “I want to be as strong as them!”

Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong galloped all the way to a forest when the sky turned completely dark.

They planned to spend the night in the forest, but they suddenly heard a commotion coming from the edge of the forest.

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The two of them looked at each other and followed the sound.

“Let go of me, let go of me…”

“What are you doing?”

“You bastards, I’ll fight you to the death…”

A group of constables barged into a village, grabbed a girl, and dragged her out. The girl kept struggling, and the girl’s parents went forward to stop the constables. The surrounding villagers wanted to stop the constables too, but they did not dare to…

A constable kicked the man hard in the stomach. The man flew out and rolled on the ground in pain.

Another constable slashed the back of the woman’s neck with the saber sheath. The woman immediately fainted.

“Father, Mother…” The girl cried as she crawled towards the man and woman. Her hoarse voice echoed in the village, making people sad.

Two constables stepped forward and grabbed the girl roughly. One of them took out his saber and placed it on the man’s neck. He threatened, “If you struggle again, I’ll kill him!”

The girl looked at the big saber that reflected the pale moonlight. She was so afraid that she could not help but tremble. She did not even dare to cry.

The constable shouted, “Take her away. His lordship is still waiting!”

No one dared to stop this group of wolves in human skin. The girl was dragged away against her will.

She turned around and stared at her parents. Tears kept flowing from her dead eyes, carrying deep despair.

Chu Qingzhi frowned when she saw this. “This northern border is probably a bandit nest!”

Tang Jinghong’s face was as dark as ink, and there was a trace of helplessness in his heart. “The Lord of the Northern Border turns a blind eye to all the nasty things his subordinates are doing. I reckon that as long as he gets money, he doesn’t care what evil they are doing.”

Chu Qingzhi couldn’t bear to see the girl being bullied. A cold glint flashed across her eyes. “Follow them to take a look.”

Tang Jinghong nodded.

The girl was pushed into a carriage. The constable rode the carriage and hurriedly took her away.

Halfway there, a stone flew into the head constable’s temple from the side. Before the blood on his temple could flow out, he fell off his horse and died.

This scene frightened the other constables. At this moment, in front of the road, a female ghost in white with disheveled hair floated out of the forest.

The breeze blew her hair up. Everyone saw that there was nothing on her face… No features whatsoever..

Chapter 220: Robin Hood

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“Ahhh, a ghost—”

Screams sounded in the dark night. The constables were so frightened that they ran in all directions. However, no matter which direction they ran, there were female ghosts blocking their way.

“No, don’t kill me…” A constable tripped. Then, he felt something crawling on his back. That thing was like a poisonous snake slowly slithering up his body. He didn’t dare to move.

Suddenly, his body stiffened up and slowly fell to the side. Blood slowly flowed out of his temple, dyeing the moonlight red. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

The constables died one by one…

Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong walked out of the darkness and looked at the head constable running away in front of them with a wicked smile.

The two of them had deliberately let that person go. If he went back, he would definitely report that the constables were killed by ghosts. That way, they would not come harming the villagers again.

Chu Qingzhi walked towards the carriage and helped the girl down to send her back to the village.

The villagers were still gathered at the entrance of the village. There were so many people, but there was no sound at all. There was only the crisp sound of insects. The atmosphere was heavy and terrifyingly quiet.

“Father, Mother…” The girl saw her parents sitting on the ground and quickly ran over. Her voice was filled with the joy of surviving a disaster.

When the two of them saw their daughter return, they immediately came back to life and hugged her excitedly. “Daughter, daughter…”

The village chief walked over to Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong. “Young masters, thank you for saving her. Please come to the village to rest.”

Tang Jinghong wanted to know what was going on, so he did not refuse. “Okay.”

When they entered the village, someone immediately brought two stools over. “Please take a seat.”

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Tang Jinghong thanked him and sat down with Chu Qingzhi. “Village Chief, can you tell us what happened?”

The village chief took a deep breath and gritted his teeth.

“The county magistrate is inhuman!”

“This person is promiscuous and obsessed with alcohol and women. Not only does he not deal with the official matters, but he also captures girls everywhere to enjoy.”

“That’s not all. The most tragic thing is that the girls he captured were all tortured to death. In the end, they were all wrapped in tattered straw mats and thrown into the mass grave!”

“Some of the girls in the nearby villages were captured and never returned. Some of the girls’ parents were so sad that they waited at the entrance of the village every day, waiting for their daughter’s return.”

“The girl from our village went to the county city to sell eggs. 1 don’t know why, but those constables saw her and came to catch her tonight.”

“Fortunately, you were here. Thank goodness, thank goodness…”

Tang Jinghong clenched and unclenched his hands in his sleeves. He suppressed the anger in his heart with difficulty. “How long has this been going on?”

The village chief recalled and sighed. “It’s been half a year.”

Tang Jinghong was silent for a moment before saying, “It’s late. 1 won’t disturb everyone anymore.” He stood up and pulled Chu Qingzhi out of the village.

Chu Qingzhi looked at Tang Jinghong’s side profile and said bluntly, “Let’s go and kill that county magistrate.”

If this atrocity was not stopped, who knew how many people would suffer in the future? Despite knowing that he shouldn’t kill an official, Tang Jinghong still nodded. “Okay.”

Chu Qingzhi snapped her fingers. The two of them changed their appearances again.

The two of them sneaked into the county office…

The laughter of men and the cries of women came from a brightly lit room. If one listened carefully, they could even hear some suppressed panting…

Just from the sound, one could imagine how indecent the scene in the room was.

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Chu Qingzhi listened to the sound carefully. “There are five men and twenty women in the room. Among the women, one is playing the piano, one is playing the pipa, and seven are dancing. The rest are either drinking with the men or being played.”

If not for the fact that there were so many girls, Tang Jinghong would have burned down that room. “Qingzhi, do you have any knockout powder?”

Chu Qingzhi took out a small bottle from her pocket. “1 brought it. Let me do it.”

She flew up to the roof, lifted a tile, poured some of the medicinal powder in the bottle, and used a spell to blow a gust of wind. Soon, everyone in the room fell one by one. They were all drugged.

It was that simple.

Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong barged into the room and killed all five men.

Chu Qingzhi looked around and picked up a brush to write on the wall. “Robin Hood is here!”

Then, the two of them left the room, flew over the city wall, and left the county. No one would have thought that they were the ones who did it!

At the mansion of the Lord of the Northern Border.

A letter was placed on the table.

The Lord of the Northern Border frowned. With the scar on his face, he looked even more ferocious and terrifying!

He unfolded the letter and read it…

A moment later, he slammed the letter on the table and said angrily, “Find this Robin Hood!”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

The subordinate retreated.

Recently, everyone in the northern border was in a state of panic. A person called Robin Hood killed people silently. In just a few days, more than a hundred people had died in his hands.

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What was even more infuriating was that no one had seen the true face of this Robin Hood.

The Lord of the Northern Border shouted, “Guard!”

The guard entered the study. “Your Highness!”

The Lord of the Northern Border’s expression was cold. “Is there still no news of Tang Jinghong and Chu Qingzhi?”

The guard lowered his head and said in a trembling voice, “Your Highness, we’ve already strengthened the supervision of various roads, but we haven’t seen the two of them.”

The Lord of the Northern Border’s eyes darkened, and a pressure descended. “Useless.”

The guard immediately knelt down.

The Lord of the Northern Border said angrily, “If you can’t find the two of them, come and see me with your head off!”

Fear flashed in the guard’s eyes. “Yes, Your Highness.”

On the road from the county city to the northern border city.

“Help! Help!!”

Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong stopped their horses and looked ahead…

A girl in blue was being chased by three men dressed as servants.

When the girl saw the two of them, she rushed over as if she had grabbed onto a life-saving straw. “Heroes, help. They want to kidnap me.”

The three servants looked at each other. One of them immediately said, “Miss, stop fooling around. Go back with us.”

“That’s right, Miss. If you don’t go back with us, Master will beat us to death.”

“Miss, please take pity on us and go back with us.”

The girl panicked. “I don’t know you. 1 don’t know you.” She turned to look at the two of them and was about to cry. “Heroes, I don’t know them. I really don’t know them. They want to capture me to a brothel. 1 really don’t know them. Please save me.”

A servant pleaded, “Miss, don’t slander us. Kidnapping is illegal.”

“Miss, please go back with us. 1 beg you.”

“If you don’t go back, we won’t be able to answer to Master!”

As the three servants spoke, they knelt down..