Scourge Messenger

Chapter 262 You, a born evil member of the Ying family
"Don't believe her! She is Ying Rushi, the magistrate of Lecheng County!"

Bu Liuguzhen reacted the most violently, brandishing his sword and pointing it at Ying Rushi, roaring, "She is the culprit who led the troops into the military town to massacre them! So what if she killed her own men? The Ying family has always been this heartless! ...I understand, she must be stalling for time, waiting for her men outside to come in and surround us!"

"Don't be impulsive!" Gai Louxian pulled Bu Liuguzhen back. "The county magistrate isn't the kind of person you think she is. If she hadn't shown mercy just now, we would be dead in the drill ground!"

He turned to Jiang Shi and said, "The reason you were able to purchase the rare items inside Baibao is because the county magistrate put in a good word for you. She opened the door for you in a big way! Please trust her this once; I believe she genuinely wants to help us!"

Despite saying that, Jianlou Xian didn't have much hope in his heart.

Even Bu Liuguzhen, a nobleman who had met Ying Rushi several times, didn't dare to trust her, let alone strangers like Ye Sijiangniang. In the end, Ying Rushi's stance was also untrustworthy. She was the commander of the Shanwen Camp's Hundred Guards and a member of the Ying family's clan. She had brought troops to exterminate the Bu Liugu and Gailou families. Anyone would inevitably have doubts. However, Ying Rushi had helped them twice, so Gailou Xian was willing to trust her this time.

To Gai Louxian's surprise, it was actually the bandaged monster who first showed goodwill. He sheathed Bingzi Jiaolin, a gesture that clearly indicated his attitude, even though he could draw it at any time.

“Let’s talk.” Yan Qing found a rock and sat down. “I still don’t know what happened.”

There aren't many people in this world who can give Yan Qing a good first impression. It's only as Yan Qing's alt account grew stronger that the people around him became more and more friendly. But Ying Ru is one of the few exceptions. When Yan Qing first met her, her alt account had just completed its first class change and was even falsely accused by the sect leader of stealing a secret realm treasure chest. It was as if the whole world was bullying her. Yan Qing could only experience this kind of treatment in reality and in adult games.

Just then, Ying Rushi appeared like lightning, tearing through the night, descending like a savior to clear Xiao Hao's name and arrange her whereabouts. Perhaps she had the intention of winning people over with a promise of gratitude, but actions speak louder than words. When Xiao Hao was most helpless, only Ying Rushi was willing to lend a helping hand... How could Yan Qing have a bad impression of her?
Even disregarding first impressions, based solely on her recent actions and the fact that building the tower clearly indicates she opened an internal shopping channel for Jiang Shi, Yan Qing wouldn't rashly engage in battle with her—because his hands weren't fully healed yet.

He also needs time to recover from his injuries.

“First of all, I want to apologize to Jiang Niang and you,” Ying said. “I deliberately sent the building supervisor here because only you could stop the Baibao guards of Shanwen Camp in this military town. I used your strength to kill them and prevent more massacres.”

"Why?" Bu Liuguzhen immediately questioned, "Aren't you their commander? Can't you order them to stop?!"

Ying shook his head: "Both the commander of Shanwen Camp and I are under His Majesty's direct command. I am only their commander in theory. If it is a trivial matter, they will obey my orders. But the extermination of Bu Liugu Clan and Gailou Clan is His Majesty's golden decree. They will carry it out to the end. If I stand in their way, they will not hesitate to raise their swords at me. Their hearts... are only for His Majesty's will."

Bu Liuguzhen and Gai Louxian turned pale.

Although they had a vague idea of ​​what was going on, hearing Ying Rushi say that the emperor wanted to exterminate their entire clan was still a further blow to their already fragile mental state.

Bu Liugu opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to ask why, but then felt there was no need to ask.

Many times, many things are like a speck of dust above and a mountain below.

Do ordinary people who are arbitrarily killed by the Baibao regime really ask so many questions? The arbitrariness of the strong is so domineering and unreasonable. The weak only have two choices: peace or dignity. The former means to die obediently, and the latter means to die miserably.

They had always been in positions of power and never imagined they would be in positions of power... and it was so cruel from the start. It wasn't a scheme orchestrated by a family or a powerful minister, but rather the whim of the Qi Emperor, the Foundation Establishment Messenger. They couldn't even muster the courage to resist, let alone have the ability to do so.

"Are there still these people outside?" Yan Qing pointed to the remains of the elite demons on the ground.

“There are still forty-three people, but I will take them with me when I go out later,” Ying said.

"Didn't you just say you couldn't command them?"

“If their commander were still alive, but he is now dead by your blade, I am now the sole commander of the Shanwen Camp. Even if I order them to return to the City That Never Sleeps, they will obey.” Ying said. “So I’m sorry I can’t explain too much. The sooner I go out and take over, the fewer people will die by their blades.”

"But before that, I need to give you some compensation." Ying Ru took out a token from her bosom and tossed it to Yan Qing from afar. Yan Qing caught it and saw that it was a token engraved with the words "Green Mountains See Me." "You will conceal your identities and travel north to Yanzi Military Town, where the Murong family is located. Then give this token to Murong Hui, the head of the Murong family, and she will take care of you. There is a second-stage secret realm in Yanzi Military Town, where Ye Sijiang and the others can continue their training." Ying Ru said, "Murong Hui can be trusted, but the Murong family may not be. If you choose this path, please be very careful."

"Ye Si, Jiang Niang, it's a pity we meet under these circumstances. I have a lot to say to you, but now is not the time to make friends. I just want you to know that I am very grateful to you. All the things I've done over the years may not be as impactful as the influence you've had in Pingcheng. I hope you can become stronger in the future, and the Murong family's secret realm should be suitable for you. If you don't trust me, you don't have to use my token. With your talents alone, Murong Hui will definitely be willing to accept you. If you are willing to use my token, please give her my regards and apologize, saying that I owe her something I can never repay."

What should have been a leisurely chat over a pot of wine turned into a flurry of words as Ying Rushi spoke more and more urgently and quickly. She really couldn't linger any longer. "I'm going out now to take away the 100 guards of Shanwen Camp. Please stay for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before you come out."

After that, she turned and left.

Bu Liugu really wanted to say something, but his arm was grabbed tightly. He turned to look at Gai Louxian, who shook his head vigorously.

"and many more."

Ying Ru sighed, stopped, and looked at Yan Qing.

Letting her go is risky. Just as the evil spirits said before they died, if she goes out, she can lead the evil spirits to block the entrance to the secret realm, and then they won't be able to escape.

For safety's sake, even if the yellow dog didn't kill her, he could keep her here until she recovered before going out together. Ying Rushi couldn't refuse this reasonable request, even if the price was that the evil spirit Baibao would roam outside a little longer.

“You just said you would take Shanwen Camp back to Nevernight City.”

"Yes."

"Won't the emperor blame you for going back without completing the mission?" Yan Qing asked.

Ying Ru was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Yan Qing to pay attention to this. She was silent for a moment, then said, "His Majesty won't kill me."

Yan Qing waved his hand: "Go ahead."

With Yan Qing's permission, Ying Rushi instantly transformed into a flying arrow, piercing through the front hall and reaching the entrance of the Zheng family manor in just six or seven breaths. For some reason, her mood, which had been suppressed for two days, suddenly became joyful, and even her steps became lighter. Was it because she had finally stopped a massacre? Or was it because she had met Jiang Shi, whom she had long admired? Speaking of which, Jiang Shi was indeed more beautiful in person than she had heard about; she was breathtakingly beautiful, but unfortunately, she hadn't had a chance to get a good look at her just now.

And the yellow dog, why...?

"We still can't let her leave!" Bu Liugu's voice rang out from behind: "She's Ying Le's lackey, how can we not avenge the murder of our fathers!"

"She's only saying these conciliatory words because she's afraid of your legendary artifact; we've all been deceived by her!" Gai Louxian's voice was filled with anger and terror: "Kill her quickly! Otherwise, she'll bring people to block the door!"

"You are indeed evil, a member of the Ying family, I will now..." The cold, ruthless voice of the yellow dog grew closer and closer.

Ying turned around abruptly, but there was nothing behind her; there was no one there.

She paused for a moment, a helpless, bitter smile appearing on her face:
"If that's what they think... then it's perfectly reasonable..."

(End of this chapter)