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Chapter 659 Please do as you wish
When Zhu Yu met his gaze, she roughly understood what was going on. Without saying a word, she took the water bag and gulped down several large mouthfuls.

The two brothers, Fuwen and Fulu, chatted and laughed as they added firewood, making the fire burn brightly. Before long, the fire was blazing, and the branches and wood were licked by the flames, making crackling and popping sounds. Puffs of blue smoke rose from the flames and spread around with the evening breeze.

A short while later, a rustling sound of branches and leaves came from the woods not far away, followed by several muffled thuds, as if something heavy had fallen from a height and landed in the grass below.

Fu Lu wasn't usually as steady as Fu Wen, but he behaved quite well today. He listened intently, and when he found there was no more movement, he stood up happily: "Master, Second Master, it should be done! Shall we go and carry it over?"

Lu Qing nodded and waved to the two of them: "Go ahead."

The runes and talismans immediately sprang up from the fire and ran towards the woods.

A short while later, the two returned. Fu Wen was dragging someone behind him, Fu Lu was also dragging someone behind him, and they had another person on their shoulders.

The two men quickly dragged the people to an open space, then took out ropes they had prepared beforehand and tied the three of them up tightly.

"Master, everything's tied up. What are we going to do next?" Fu Lu seemed quite excited. He had been feeling really stifled lately, as if his muscles and bones were about to rust. He was eager to find an opportunity to stretch his legs.

Unfortunately, Lu Qing's answer was destined to disappoint Fu Lu. He simply pointed to a spot not far from the fire: "Just leave the three of them there. Don't worry about them. They'll wake up naturally once the effects of the medicine wear off."

"Keeping watch in the shadows for so long must be exhausting; let them get some more sleep if they can."

Zhu Yu looked up at him: "You would be so kind?"

Lu Qing didn't pretend in front of her and chuckled: "The purpose of a fisherman catching small fish is never to eat them, but to use them as bait to catch big fish."

It's still early; it's not time to attract big fish yet. Waiting a little longer won't hurt.

Rune left the three people on the ground not far from them, then returned to the fire. He took a handful of medicinal powder from his pocket and sprinkled it into the fire. The flames flickered a few times, and the wisps of smoke that had been rising up decreased significantly.

"Master, the antidote is ready. There's no sleeping powder, so they should wake up on their own in a little while." After taking care of everything, Fu Wen led the talismans to heat up the flatbread and other things over the fire.

The four of them finished their meal at a leisurely pace, and it wasn't until it was completely dark that the other three slowly woke up.

Upon waking up and finding themselves bound, the three were initially stunned, then tried to break free, glaring at Lu Qing and the others while cursing.

"You despicable scoundrels! Wandering the martial world, instead of using honorable methods, you resort to sleeping pills! Shameless! Disgusting!" the leader cursed. "You cowardly rats, dare you release us and let's spar based on our skills?!"

"Pah!" Fu Lu turned his head and spat at the man with contempt. "You few have the nerve to talk about being upright and honorable, and you have the nerve to call others despicable!"

"If you're not cowards, why don't you just rush out and fight us? Instead, you hide in the shadows and stalk us!" That man probably always considered himself a gentleman deep down, which is why he was shouting so loudly, completely forgetting how he was drugged and captured.

When Fu Lu mocked him like that, he remembered this incident, and his dark face turned red. Although it wasn't obvious in the night, his nervous tone betrayed his unease when he spoke.

"How can that be the same! We are mountain bandits, and we outnumber you. What's wrong with trying to outsmart you?" The man said hastily, his voice trembling with panic.

"Oh, so you can outsmart us but we can't? Who gave you those rules!" Fu Wen sneered. "And what kind of bandits are you?!"

What kind of bandits are you, dragging your feet and dawdling over everything? There are such beautiful brocade boxes lying all over the ground and you don't even touch them. Instead, you're happy to squat on the treetops and act like monkeys!
What's in your heads? Tofu pudding? You can't even convincingly pretend to be bandits!

Upon hearing this, the three men's expressions changed immediately. They looked at each other, and the other two shut their mouths and stopped cursing, lowering their eyelids and pretending not to understand Fu Wen's angry rebuke.

The one who had been so defiant just moments before was now so enraged by the rune's words that his ears seemed to be on fire. In the end, he could only retort, "Why say so much! Now that I'm in your hands, you can do whatever you want with me!"

Lu Qing listened silently to their argument for a long time, then stood up and brushed the dust off her clothes.

The gazes of several people unconsciously shifted to him.

By the light of the fire, the leader could see Lu Qing's appearance clearly and felt a little uneasy. Before, in order to avoid being discovered, they could only watch from afar on a high branch and could not see him very clearly. Now he realized that this person was not only broad-shouldered and tall, but also handsome, and exuded a natural aura that made him someone not to be underestimated.

Staring at him like that, his heart pounded, his throat tightened, and he wondered if he could withstand her interrogation.

Lu Qing walked over, slowly squatted down in front of them, and carefully looked the three of them over.

“You’ve been following us since the day before yesterday, from tailing us to keeping watch from the trees…” He asked slowly, his tone devoid of any emotion, “Why did you do this?”

"For...for money." The man stuck to his story, refusing to change his tune.

Lu Qing chuckled, stopped asking questions, and instead reached out and pushed the person to the ground. With another push, the person was now face down on the ground.

The runes and talismans immediately pressed the other two to the ground in the same manner.

Lu Qing examined the hands of the three people who were tied behind their backs. Zhu Yu, who had been mostly silent until now, felt that the situation was stable and joined Lu Qing in the examination.

Upon closer inspection, some clues were indeed discovered.

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　　(End of this chapter)