Scourge Messenger

Chapter 324 Or are you really determined to die?
"What? You all have legendary artifacts!"

"What? You're the members of the thieves' family who've been causing trouble lately, Yellow Dog and White Fox!"

"What?! He slapped Ying Le?!"

Murong Hui grabbed Yan Qing's hands, her eyes shining: "Which hand did you use? Did you wash your hands beforehand? Can I keep it as a souvenir?"

Yan Qing tugged, but couldn't pull it out. Murong Hui clung tightly to Yan Qing's hands like a baby holding a bottle. He directly rubbed Murong Hui's face with both hands. Murong Hui tried to struggle at first, but suddenly gave up for some reason, letting Yan Qing rub, pinch, and pull her without resisting at all. She was extremely obedient.

Once Yan Qing stopped, she let out a smug snort: "Hmph, I fell into the mud and didn't wash my face, now you've cleaned it for me!"

Looking at Murong Hui's flushed face, Yan Qing thought for a moment and asked, "How about I pat your bottom and clean it for you?"

"Good...good my ass!" Murong Hui put her hands on her hips: "I saw right through you. You're clearly trying to take advantage of me. You're so lecherous, oh dear~"

"But I'm so beautiful, so pretty, so cute, it's only natural that you'd have impure thoughts about me." She nudged Yan Qing with her elbow, giving him a smug look. "Considering we're best friends, if you sincerely beg me, I might not be unable to—"

"The cutest little sister in the world, Hui," Yan Qing cupped her waist in his hands, "Is that alright?"

Murong Hui tensed up instantly, her mischievous smile seemingly frozen. Even with the caramel color as a cover, her ears were still visibly red. Realizing that Yan Qing's hands seemed to be moving downwards, she decisively slapped them away and tightly covered her shapely buttocks.

She backed away from Yan Qing, as if revealing her back would give bad guys an opportunity to take advantage of her.

"I'll go upstairs and see what good food they have!"

As Murong Hui fled in a panic, two bursts of laughter echoed in the lobby of the convenience store. Yan Qing turned to look at Ying Rushi, who was resting in a corner. Ying Rushi ate spicy strips and laughed, "You know how to deal with Hui so quickly? I was annoyed by her for a long, long time before I figured out how to handle her."

Although they had only spent two days together, Yan Qing could tell that the more you yielded to Murong Hui, the more smug she became, and she would tease her however she pleased.

But if you poke her even slightly, she'll instantly become as docile and defensive as a pufferfish. In short... she's a dark-skinned little devil?

"Want some?" Ying Ru exhaled a fiery breath, her lips covered in chili oil, and her eyes seemed to be filled with hot tears. She held up the 'Weilong' spicy strips and asked, "This is so satisfying!"

Yan Qing opened the freezer and tossed a bottle of yogurt over, then drank a cola herself: "No."

Murong Hui also loves spicy snacks. It seems they came to the Demon Gathering Land just to eat them. Do the people of Qi have a special fondness for spicy food? Or is it that their secret realm doesn't produce chili peppers, so they have no resistance to this flavor?
After escaping the battlefield, they rode motorcycles for ten minutes and finally found a portal to the southwest of the Guiding Lands, which is basically at opposite ends of the Guiding Lands from the Centaurs. If they had run there on foot, it would have taken them four or five hours, so they had plenty of time to rest.

The only loophole was the teleportation portal, so Yan Qing and his group didn't dare to destroy the doorless and windowless house where the portal was located. Instead, they made a small hole in the ceiling, went inside, and then patched it up to minimize the risk of being discovered.

Yan Qing glanced at Ying Rushi's hands; the bandages on them were already soaked in blood.

He took off the Bingzi pepper grove and threw it over: "You know how to use it."

Ying Rushi took the Bingzi pepper grove and shook her head, saying, "I can recover by taking blood-nourishing pills."

Yan Qing leaned against the door frame of the convenience store and said, "The Blood-Replenishing Pill can only replenish blood, it can't repair your accumulated internal injuries. Anyway, there's no chance for Bingzi Jiaolin to appear today, so might as well use it."

Bingzi Jiaolin's [Overturning Heaven], Yitian Sword's [Overbearing], and Longshe Qisha's [Seven Killings Fate] are all the most powerful restorative abilities below the Foundation Establishment stage. However, as crucial trump cards, few people are willing to use them solely for healing, preferring to reserve them for unforeseen emergencies. This reflects the "hoarding rat" mentality; as long as there's a lower-level alternative, they'll never use their trump cards. Yan Qing is also this type; after all, if an unexpected event occurs and they find their trump cards are still on cooldown, that would be disastrous.

However, Yan Qing doesn't mind using Bingzi Jiaolin as a regular treatment, because he only has one chance to unleash his full power, [Overturning Heaven]. A complete [Overturning Heaven] requires eight weapon tokens, and he has more than twenty rings in total. Most of them need to be filled with spirit jade, blood-replenishing pills, repair tools, clothes, shoes, emergency rations, and water. Being able to spare eight rings to fill with tokens is already his limit.

His strongest puppet, the Ascended Dragon Servant, was completely annihilated, leaving not a trace. Once he was more than a hundred meters away from the Soul Dragon Servant, the Soul Dragon Servant automatically annihilated and withdrew from the battle. Now, even if they encountered the Hundred Guards, they would definitely choose to run away. There was no point in saving resources at Bingzi Jiaolin. Yan Qing would only be foolish enough to attack them if he were possessed by Murong Hui.

Ying Rushi understood this principle, but her long-standing habits made her hesitant to accept it: "I don't think it's necessary..."

"Fine." Yan Qing walked over expressionlessly. "Then give it back to me."

Yan Qing grabbed Bingzi Jiaolin and tugged at her, but Ying Rushi didn't let go.

"Are you angry?" Ying Rushi looked at him.

"When did you start to have the illusion that I forgave you?" Yan Qing raised an eyebrow.

Ying Rushi pursed her lips and hugged Bingzi Jiaolin tightly, saying, "Stay away from me."

After Yan Qing reached a safe distance and put away his Flame Pattern Seven Star Sword, Ying Rushi drew out Bingzi Jiaolin. The inscription on the blade emitted orange flames and activated Overturning Heaven without any sacrifice!

At this moment, Murong Hui jumped down from the second floor, holding a ten-inch cream cake in both hands, and said excitedly, "Look what I found! What a huge cake!"

boom!
A shockwave erupted from Ying Rushi, overturning all the shelves on the first floor of the convenience store, smearing Murong Hui against the wall, and smearing cake all over her. She looked at herself covered in cream cake, blinked, stuck out her tongue and licked the cream cake off her hands, while warily watching them as she did so: "This is all mine, you're not allowed to lick it."

……

...

After cleaning up in another small room, everyone sat down to organize the current intelligence and formulate the next plan.

"Does the Imperial Guard have any way to pinpoint your location?"

“No, but they must have reconnaissance tokens that can detect humanoid creatures over a wide area,” Ying said. “If we stay in the same place for a long time while we’re resting, there’s a high probability they’ll find us.”

“That’s not a big problem.” Yan Qing pointed to the Blue Flame Dragon motorcycle outside: “After midnight, I can control the three demons. With the three demons covering us, even if they see us, they will only think that we are also one of the demons. Even if they are still suspicious, they should send people to scout first, instead of forming an encirclement to blockade us directly.”

"Of course, we still need to keep watch. You and I can take turns keeping watch."

They all tacitly avoided mentioning Murong Hui, because given Murong Hui's personality, it was indeed very possible that she would fall into a deep sleep while keeping watch over him.

"I want to join the night watch too!" Murong Hui said earnestly. "For the sake of my two dearest friends, I will never fall asleep! Don't worry, I have a brilliant plan!"

"What's the trick?"

"Whenever I feel like giving up, my great-grandmother uses punishment to motivate me, and I always manage to try my best to avoid it. So if I can't do it, you can all suggest a punishment. As long as I'm scared enough, I definitely won't fall asleep!"

What a... what a sly cat!
“Okay,” Ying said calmly. “Then let’s proceed with the punishment from last time.”

Murong Hui's body trembled slightly, as if her body's memory had awakened. Her legs clamped together, her face flushed, and her hands gripped her pants tightly. After hesitating for a long time, she finally mustered the courage to nod and utter a very cowardly response: "Mm!"

Yan Qing sincerely hoped that Murong Hui would fall asleep tonight, not for any other reason than to see just how far they were going, since the mere mention of it was almost too much for the little rascal to handle.

"Then my punishment is—"

"You just mentioned a very excessive punishment, don't mention it again!" Murong Hui pointed at Yan Qing with a husky-like gesture, stopping him from ordering food at the self-service counter.

For some unknown reason, Murong Hui suddenly shrank to sit next to Ying Rushi, right in front of Yan Qing, not showing a single bit of her buttocks. But it didn't matter; the two pairs of long legs pressed together in front of her were a sight not to be missed.

"We still need to go out before midnight to trigger as many special facilities as possible and collect as many puppet cards as possible." Yan Qing asked, "White Fox, can you still hold on? We can rest now."

"No need, let's act immediately. The Hundred Guards have very little understanding of the Demon Gathering Land, and their search of us will definitely be cautious. This is the time for you to quickly train your flesh puppets. In another day or two, it will be difficult for us to avoid them." Ying Rushi shook her head decisively: "Futian has also finished healing my injuries, and I can join the battle at any time!"

Yan Qing could tell that Ying Ru was forcing herself, but as she said, this time could not be wasted, and the effectiveness of Fu Tian's treatment was obvious to all. He clapped his hands and said, "Okay, let's go. As for the rest, we can talk about it as we go."

"I'm going to take a dump!" Murong Hui rushed into the toilet, making Yan Qing, who was standing up, feel uneasy—he actually wanted to go too.

Ying Rushi took out the repair tools to maintain the Yitian Sword. Yan Qing glanced at them and saw that they were the same old tools from Cangjian Villa.

"What are your plans after five days?" Yan Qing asked, sitting cross-legged.

"Hide in the Thieves' House and wait until after the fourth mission," Ying said. "Don't worry, even if I have any ideas, I'll definitely say them after the fourth mission is completed."

“I told you, you can ask us for help,” Yan Qing said.

"Thank you, really. It's not that I don't trust you; Black Wolf, Red Serpent, and you will all definitely lend a hand." Ying Rushi gently flicked the blade of the Heaven-Slaying Sword. "But this is a matter for the Ying family, and it's a matter between Ying Le and me."

"Don't worry, I won't try to challenge Ying Le like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. I'm just going to assassinate someone I can handle. As long as I move fast enough, Ying Le and the Hundred Guards won't be able to catch me."

“You may not believe it,” Yan Qing said, “but I’m sure I can reach the Foundation Establishment stage after at most three missions.”

"I believe in you," Ying Rushi said with a smile. "And I look forward to the moment when you reach the fourth stage of Foundation Establishment."

"You've waited all these years, can't you just wait another month or two?"

"Of course I'll wait, but that doesn't conflict with my taking the initiative. I don't have your level of confidence, so I can only do what good I can—"

“It’s just my imagination,” Yan Qing suddenly said, “or are you really determined to die?”

(End of this chapter)