Scourge Messenger

Chapter 236 The Trap of the Pharmacist Yue
Bang.

The iron lantern in the soldier's hand fell to the ground, making a piercing sound in the night.

They stood blankly at the gate of the courtyard, staring at the dilapidated commander's residence inside, and couldn't help but take off their helmets and rub their eyes.

"Woo, woo!"

The guards, who had been knocked unconscious and were in excruciating pain in their necks, struggled in the nearby bushes, trying to attract the attention of the guards.

About a minute later, all the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Chang'an Military Prefecture were awakened by the loud sound of gongs. They were all confused when they heard someone outside shouting "Enemy attack!" and wondered if they were still asleep.

Enemy attack?

Where the hell did I come from? This is Chang'an, the main city. What kind of stinking outsider would dare to attack our Chang'an lord?
Although Chang'an Military Prefecture is called a military prefecture, it doesn't usually need to conquer secret realms or defend itself. It's mostly populated by retired old messengers or young messengers attending classes, making it more like a school than a military prefecture… Therefore, you can imagine the reaction speed of the soldiers: basically like college students getting up at 8 AM—their bodies are up, but their minds are still in bed. By the time they begin searching for the culprits who attacked the commander, the thieves have already escaped.

"Six first-tier, three second-tier, all equipped with attack and defense tokens," Shang Xinlei said, her voice full of resentment. "Did you ever think that you could have worked with me to take down the jailers and then figure out how to open the giant gate mechanism? Instead of jumping down when you saw the black wolf jump down too?"

"But you won, didn't you? I believe in you."

"You believe me at a time like this? I'm only a second job advancement!"

“I mean I believe you can at least escape, the exit is right there anyway. And if I don’t jump down, Black Wolf can’t handle it. There are not only constables from the Divine Marquis’s Mansion down there, but also a third-rank Zhou Guo. I even used Bingzi Jiaolin.”

“That’s right.” The pharmacist behind him said calmly, corroborating Yan Qing’s statement: “He suffered a severe injury to his left shoulder and almost died there.”

"Let me see." Shang Xinlei immediately ran to Yan Qing's left and reached out to lift his clothes.

Yan Qing was a little embarrassed, since everyone was watching, so she blocked her hand and said, "There's nothing to see."

"Hold out your hand." Shang Xinlei took off her own grass bracelet, grabbed Yan Qing's hand to remove the Melting Hundred Phases Hand, and then put the bracelet back on: "Give it back to me when you're healed, anyway, I'm not injured."

"Actually, taking a blood-replenishing pill would have cured it, and it doesn't hurt that much now... Ugh!"

Yan Qing let out a muffled groan because Shang Xinlei suddenly put his hand into the mask and bit it hard. He didn't even dare to pull his hand out. When he was eating with Shang Xinlei before, he had personally seen her bite a cow bone and suck out the marrow... Her teeth were as sharp as a venomous snake. If he forcibly pulled his hand out, she would really bite off a piece of his flesh!

When Yan Qing pulled her hand back, a clear tooth mark had been left on the edge of her palm. Even Shang Xinlei's little tiger tooth on the left side was vividly displayed in the flesh of her palm, with saliva still on it. Yan Qing didn't know whether to be shocked by how hard Shang Xinlei bit or how good the physical condition of a third-level messenger was, because the skin hadn't even broken.

Shang Xinlei immediately put the grass bracelet he lent her to good use. While treating his injuries, Yan Qing muttered in a low voice, "Why don't you change your codename from Red Serpent to Red Dog? Are you a dog? Why did you suddenly bite me!"

"Who told you to abandon me on your own initiative?" Shang Xinlei snorted heavily, ran in front of Yan Qing without saying a word, only letting him see her alluring buttocks and plump long legs under her night clothes.

Although Yan Qing was already quite familiar with Shang Xinlei, sometimes she still couldn't understand Shang Xinlei's thought process. Just now she was concerned about my injuries, so why is she biting me so fiercely now? And it was clearly more dangerous down there with no way to retreat. Wasn't it better for you to leave me up there where the enemy was weaker and there was a way to retreat? How can you say it's my fault? In a situation like that, could we sit down and slowly discuss the team division plan?
Yan Qing stared at Shang Xinlei's buttocks, constantly considering his rebuttal. When they returned to the thieves' house and were alone, he would use clear logic and detailed reasons to refute Shang Xinlei until she was speechless and had to admit her mistake.

However, Yan Qing and Shang Xinlei didn't notice that while they were putting on their little skit, the other two thieves were also observing them. If they turned their heads, they would see Yao Shiyuan's unwavering gaze, as if saying, 'I will always be watching you... forever and ever...' In comparison, Ying Rushi was much more subtle. She would occasionally glance at the snake dog, and occasionally at the black wolf, and unconsciously, the corners of her mouth would turn up slightly. Before, she had thought that the thieves' family would break up during this mission, but now it seemed that their relationship had been strengthened by fighting side by side.

As for the snake dog, they already had some private interactions, but now they've just made it public. Although Black Wolf had a conflict with the snake dog before, Ying Ru knew very well that Black Wolf was the kind of person who clearly distinguished between love and hate. Now that Yellow Dog had helped her so much, even if they weren't indebted to each other in the future, she and Yellow Dog could never go back to their previous distant relationship. If they couldn't become friends, they could only become enemies.

That's wonderful, that's how one should think.

A group of people fight together for a common goal, forging camaraderie in battles of blood and fire. Their relationship gradually becomes closer and they become more familiar with each other. If Ying Rushi joined the Thieves' House purely for profit before, she now actually wants to continue with them... Perhaps one day she can become a friend that everyone can rely on.

Suddenly, a vicious laugh rang out behind her. She seemed to hear the Empress, seated on her throne, shaking a goblet of human heads, mocking her foolishness with every conceivable malice in the world. A chill ran down Ying Ru's spine, but she resisted the urge to turn around, pressing on with her head down. Her speed instantly increased, as if a demon were chasing her.

Snapped.

In a state of stress, Ying Rushi immediately raised her head, only to see that the storage ring on Yaoshi Yuan's right hand suddenly shattered, and a piece of ore nearly six feet long appeared in mid-air. The surface of the ore emitted a dazzling golden light, and eight chains shot out from the ore.

The whole process happened in the blink of an eye. The snake-dog running ahead had no idea what was happening and was still slowing down and looking back...

"careful!"

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Five hundred miles outside Chang'an City lies the secret realm of Medicine King Valley.

Unlike other secret realms, the entrance to Medicine King Valley is inside the Taoist temple. Therefore, in order to protect the secret realm, the Medicine Master family built a city around the mountain where the temple is located. The temple is brightly lit all day long, and ordinary people are not allowed to go up the mountain. Only loyal messengers of the Medicine Master family are qualified to guard it. There are four guards at the entrance of the secret realm alone, covering all blind spots.

call.

A gust of wind blew by, and a girl dressed in a long white silk robe emerged from the secret realm, with two blood-red antlers on her head. Before the guards could react, the antler-wearing girl had already run out of the Taoist temple.

Three full breaths passed before someone realized what had happened, but he immediately covered his own mouth and the mouth of the guard next to him to prevent anyone from shouting... Previously, the Dragon-Locking Bodhisattva had frowned because her casual stroll had caused a sensation throughout the city. From then on, unless the Dragon-Locking Bodhisattva was willing to meet mortals, only a very few people were qualified to know that she had left the secret realm.

The guards quickly divided the tasks: two went to inform the elders, and two went to follow the Bodhisattva to see what instructions she had. However, as soon as they stepped outside, they saw the antler-wearing girl standing on the viewing platform halfway up the mountain, gazing in the direction of Chang'an City. The night wind lifted her skirt, and no one dared to look closely at her long, fair legs that were faintly visible. Everyone bowed their heads and knelt behind her, awaiting the decree of the Dragon-Locking Bodhisattva.

"To actually enter the Frost Marrow Prison and break my chains, that's quite a feat." Yaoshi Yue murmured, "Yellow Dog, you really have guts. This is the first time in all these years that I've seen a mortal dare to oppose a Foundation Establishment Messenger."

"But your biggest mistake was taking the rare iron that your second uncle left behind." Golden halos appeared in Yaoshi Yue's eyes, and within them seemed to roar dragons. "You thieving brat, leave it here!"

(End of this chapter)