Scourge Messenger

Chapter 311 Fantasy
"So it was you, Yingru, who was the White Fox."

Ying Rushi suddenly woke up, instinctively gripped the sword hilt, and looked up, looking as terrified as a small animal whose tail had been stepped on.

The yellow dog with bandages wrapped around its face squatted on the ground and looked at her, chuckling softly, "No wonder you weren't very surprised to see Bingzi Jiaolin in Pingcheng, or even very curious about me. You were very direct in your conversation, as if we were old friends... I should have found it strange long ago."

The black wolf, with her wine-red ponytail tied in a ponytail, crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow, saying, "You're so badly injured, won't that interfere with your next mission?"

"Don't say that, White Fox had no choice," the adorable Red Serpent said. "The most important thing now is how to help White Fox."

Ying Ru felt like her brain had been turned into a lump of mud, and stammered, "You, how did you get in?"

"Your door wasn't closed properly. I peeked at it while I was training with them and came in to take a look. I didn't expect to find you sitting on the floor sleeping." The yellow dog sighed, "You don't even sleep in a bed."

When Ying Ru returned, she did open the door and peek outside. She couldn't remember if she had closed the door or not. However, she had just activated "Escape into Emptiness" so many times that she was dizzy and it was normal for her to forget to close the door. She just didn't expect that this would directly expose her identity.

Before she could say anything, Huang Quan asked, "I heard you betrayed Qi? And you've been hunting down Ying Le's most ruthless henchmen everywhere. You've accomplished so much in just a few days."

"……Yes."

Ying Rushi's heart suddenly pounded. She cautiously observed the yellow dog, her eyes filled with anticipation and trepidation, like a candidate waiting for the examiner's verdict.

The yellow dog sighed softly and placed a heavy hand on her shoulder.

"well done."

With just that simple sentence, Ying Ru felt all the fatigue and pain of the past few days vanish, and even the stinging in her hands disappeared. She suppressed the turmoil in her heart and replied as calmly as possible, "I'm too late."

"What's past can't be undone, but what's to come can serve as a lesson. As long as you don't regret it, it's never too late to start," Black Wolf said. "Among the thieves, you and Yellow Dog are barely qualified to stand shoulder to shoulder with me. Your attitude only makes me look down on you."

The red snake's eyes widened: "And what about me?"

"You are a pet that can cook."

"Then you're a lustful she-wolf!"

"How am I a lecher?"

"You're lecherous from head to toe!"

Ignoring their argument, Huang Quan asked, "What are you planning to do next? Are you going to return to Qi to continue this battle that is destined to be futile?"

Ying retorted, "Didn't you also fight a futile battle before? Besides, it wasn't futile. Someone will definitely benefit from it. Someone will definitely live a little longer because of me. Maybe it's just one person, ten people, a hundred people, a thousand people. Maybe it's just one day, a month, a year... In any case, I have a reason to continue fighting."

“But I won’t die,” Huang Quan said. “You saw it with your own eyes. I only sent a clone to provoke Ying Le. I was invincible from the very beginning. You don’t need to follow my example. The path I’m on is one that only I can walk. It’s not suitable for anyone else, including you.”

“Your previous choice was not wrong. You have done very well.” He said quietly, “I will not ask a little girl who has lived in Ying Le’s shadow since childhood to insist on justice. I am not a demon. You have watched your friends, your relatives, and everyone you have met being tortured and killed by Ying Le almost without reason since you were a child. You did not degenerate into Ying Le’s henchmen, nor did you become a prisoner of Ying Le out of fear. On the contrary, you have always wanted to resist Ying Le’s rule.”

"Twenty years of wind and rain have not diminished your flawless pearl. In terms of character, you are the most remarkable person I have ever met."

Black Wolf sighed, his expression softening: "Although I hate to admit it, if I were in your situation, I probably wouldn't be alive today."

"Yes, just hearing them talk about it makes me feel so depressed and terrified. I really don't know how you, White Fox, have persevered for so many years." Red Serpent clenched his fists and said, "But don't be afraid, you're not alone anymore! We'll help you!"

She should hold back, she thought to herself. But the composure she usually displayed in front of Ying Le was now as shallow as a little girl's; tears blurred her vision, and her breath became choked. Just then, someone pulled her into an embrace, and Black Wolf's voice rang in her ear, gentle as water: "Don't worry, this is a place where you can cry."

Ying Rushi finally lost control of her emotions and buried her face in Black Wolf's chest, wailing and crying her heart out, completely at a loss for what to do. Red Snake squatted beside her, gently stroking Ying Rushi's head and wiping away her tears and snot bubbles with a handkerchief.

She cried for an unknown amount of time, until she felt exhausted, before slowly stopping. Her nose was still twitching, but she kept her head buried in Black Wolf's soft, warm embrace, not daring to show it. She felt utterly humiliated, crying like a child. She was too ashamed to face her teammates from the Thieves' Den.

After a while, she took a deep breath, her voice thick with nasal congestion, and looked up at the yellow dog with a faint smile on its face. Her cheeks flushed slightly, but she still said firmly, "I will not leave Qi. I will continue to assassinate Ying Le's henchmen, even if it means my death, I will have no regrets!"

“I understand.” Huang Quan nodded. “Since we can’t persuade you to give up, then we can only play along to the end.”

"what?"

"You don't mind having another helper, do you?" Black Wolf gently stroked Ying Rushi's head. "Don't overthink it. I'm not doing this to help you. But my Dragon-Snake Seven Kills has long yearned to drink the blood of a third-level messenger, especially the blood of a Qi person. Just thinking about it makes my blood boil."

"I've heard that the scenery in the North is completely different from that in the South. I've long wanted to visit the State of Qi," Red Serpent chuckled. "Killing people along the way and seeing all the mountains and rivers sounds very interesting. So it's decided: you guys take care of killing, and I'll take care of having fun!"

“I’m not satisfied with just slapping Ying Le,” Huang Quan said. “Now that I think about it, the plan to destroy Qi was too crude and reckless. Now that we have you as an inside man, we can precisely destroy Ying Le’s ruling structure. Even if we can’t kill her, we can prevent her from spreading her cruelty through the court.”

Ying Rushi's lips trembled: "You..."

Yellow Dog spoke first: "Don't worry about our safety. Unlike you, who's so stubborn, we'll go back to the thieves' house if we encounter danger. At worst, we'll just pack up and go our separate ways. Our lives are very precious; we won't waste them in a place like Qi."

"But how did you get here? Could it be that..."

"That's right, you probably guessed it too, right? Besides the Return Order, we also have a teleportation method. We used this method to rescue the Rabbit Heroine from the dungeon back then. It can accurately teleport us to your side, and it can also teleport us back."

Black Wolf hugged Ying Rushi tightly. "The next mission is to deal with the fourth-rank demon, Golden Badge Divine Constable. You can't keep pushing yourself like this. Now that we're here, you can relax a bit and rely on us a little. But I won't hold back when killing the Qi people, so be prepared."

Red Serpent took Ying Rushi's hand and said, "Your hand is badly injured... I'll treat it for you later. Yellow Dog suffered a similar injury before, and it will heal quickly without any scars. I promise you'll soon be as fair and tender as before!"

Ying Rushi was overwhelmed by the series of surprises and couldn't help but pinch her cheek hard; it hurt.

Seeing this, the yellow dog laughed and said, "What's wrong? Do you think you're dreaming? Do you think we're all a bunch of bad apples and it's impossible for us to be this nice?"

"No, I didn't, I just..." Ying Rushi, who was usually eloquent, stammered, and finally buried her face in Black Wolf's arms in embarrassment. Everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter. Ying Rushi laughed too, but she couldn't stop the tears from flowing, as if she wanted to cry out all the bitterness and sorrow she had accumulated over the past ten years.

“It’s almost time for dinner,” Red Serpent said. “I’ll go back and prepare it.”

"My clothes are all wet from your water, I need to go back and change."

"Okay, White Fox, we'll be going now. You rest for a bit, then come out and have dinner with us later."

"Remember not to pretend. The Thieves' House only needs Yellow Dog and the bandaged weirdo. We already know who you are anyway."

Watching the three yellow dogs say goodbye and leave, Ying Ru wanted to stand up to see them off, but her legs were too weak to even stand up. She could only sit on the ground and wave goodbye. As soon as she relaxed, exhaustion overwhelmed her again, and she drifted off to sleep again.

　Both chapters will be updated together.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)