Scourge Messenger

Chapter 345 Get off him!

"Little fox—yellow dog—" Murong Hui's voice came from outside: "Where did you go?"

Ying Rushi quickly released Yan Qing and tidied her disheveled clothes, while Yan Qing also turned around and adjusted herself.

“That was just a special case,” Ying reminded him, “so please don’t do anything reckless in front of Hui.”

Yan Qing had excellent reading comprehension: "So, it's okay to do it in private?"

Ying Rushi immediately put her hands on her chest and retreated, her eyes showing a mixture of vigilance, indifference, shyness, and anger.

Yan Qing's lips twitched: "Let's not talk about that for now—"

"for the time being?"

"—Weren't you feeling much better just now? If you're angry, just let it out; if you're unhappy, just say it. There's no need to suppress your feelings." Yan Qing rubbed her neck. "You're not alone anymore. You don't need to hide your emotions."

Ying Rushi was taken aback: "Did you deliberately make me angry just now?"

“Yes!” Yan Qing immediately replied.

"Shall I let you touch me again?"

"Okay!"

"Good my foot!" Ying Rushi snorted, both proud and embarrassed. "No way!"

When Murong Hui saw Ying Ru coming out of the Dimensional Bookstore, she asked curiously, "Why do you look so happy? Aren't you going to share the delicious food inside with me?"

"No, I just saw a book that I really liked."

"What book? What's it about?"

"I wrote that the protagonist learned the Dog-Beating Stick Technique." Ying Rushi made up a story in a bad mood.

"Oh, I've read a lot of them too. I heard that there's an original version of this book in the Guiding Lands, but I've only read the sequels. I didn't expect you to like it too, little fox. I'll recommend some good ones to you later."

"what?"

……

...

They then spent a lot of time fighting monsters on the outskirts, and prevented "Qiongqi" from participating in the battle.

They easily dealt with the monsters on the periphery, and as long as "Qiongqi" didn't participate in the battle, transformation cards would drop in ordinary battles. Although transformation cards didn't add attributes, using them could trigger the "secret technique" characteristic, causing "Qiongqi" to absorb the puppet cards in his hand, although it would take a lot of time.

In this state, there was no hope of defeating the Eight Demons. Over the course of the night, Yan Qing and the others dealt with several waves of third-stage demon monsters one after another, and Qiongqi's size rapidly approached 20,000!
Along the way, Yan Qing also obtained a puppet card that perfectly suited his Devouring lineup:

"Third-stage Demon Dragon Clan - Bai Ze"

Initial attack power: 600

Initial HP: 800

"Special Feature: King's Illumination: At the end of each day, all change cards that increase attributes gain a 100/100 enhancement."

With "Bai Ze," Yan Qing can use [Blood Sacrifice] again tomorrow to increase the stats of his hand puppet by 200/200. If he uses ten [Blood Sacrifice] cards a day, that's a 2000/2000 stat increase for the puppet, and it will be absorbed by monsters at double the rate—the development speed almost doubles!
Around midnight, Yan Qing placed "Bai Ze" in the third puppet slot before going to fight another wave of third-tier demons. This time, they didn't protect the puppets from damage, and "Qiong Qi" and "Bai Ze" quickly perished. They could have skipped the fight, as there wouldn't have been much gain, but not using the puppet followers until they died felt like a waste, like paying employees to work only to find they weren't doing their job properly.

As soon as midnight passed, all the puppets revived, discarding all cards in their hands, and the number of puppet slots increased to four. Yan Qing and his group immediately went to kill two waves of small demon teams to replenish their hand cards, and then used the portal to travel to another area. For the next two hours, they focused on wandering in the northwest of the Demon Gathering Land, luring most of the Hundred Guards there, making it safer for them to teleport to another area to rest at night.

As soon as she entered the hot spring cabin, Murong Hui collapsed onto the sofa, lying motionless like a salted fish: "So tired, too lazy to take a shower..."

Yan Qing grabbed a drink from the freezer and took a big gulp to recover; he was quite exhausted.

Although blood-replenishing pills can restore stamina, several hours of continuous fighting and fleeing, along with actively shielding "Qiongqi" from damage, have taken a toll on both the body and mind. The damage from third-tier demons is very high, requiring constant caution, and there were indeed close calls; if everyone hadn't dodged in time, there might have been more injuries. However, tomorrow we can control four puppets simultaneously, which should significantly increase our safety.

"I'll cook, you guys go take a shower first," Ying said.

"Huh?" Murong Hui was a little embarrassed. "Isn't it inappropriate for a man and a woman to take a bath together alone..."

Ying Rushi glanced at Yan Qing subconsciously, but Yan Qing was drinking her beverage and her expression was not visible. She then said, "Of course you should wash separately!"

"I'm too lazy to wash myself...maybe I'll just skip it today?"

To be honest, it would be absurd to take a shower every day while out training. Anyway, it's only a few days, and we might have to leave before we've even had a chance to develop our skills. However, after saying that, Murong Hui dismissed the idea, saying, "No, sleeping clean and refreshed is my only thought every day, I can't give it up."

"Clearly, we only have one choice!" Murong Hui said, clenching her fist. "Let's shower together!"

……

...

Yan Qing covered her nose as she came out of the hot spring, her hands covered in blood.

Ying followed behind, her neck flushed with rage.

Murong Hui followed obediently at the back, but when Ying Rushi looked over, she immediately straightened her body and her face was full of flattery.

Yan Qing sat on the sofa and immediately looked up at the ceiling. Ying Rushi handed him a piece of cloth and a blood-replenishing pill, and said in a low voice, both amused and annoyed, "Serves you right, for staring at me like that."

Fortunately, he was wrapped in bandages, otherwise Yan Qing didn't know how embarrassed he would have looked. Just now, after Ying Rushi unexpectedly agreed to bathe with Murong Hui, Yan Qing naturally voted in favor. It wasn't that he was lewd, but he just followed the crowd and didn't want to say anything that would affect unity.

They were dressed in the hot springs, though their clothes were a bit thin. Murong Hui also brought in a lot of food and drinks. Everyone enjoyed soaking in the hot springs while eating, drinking, and chatting. Master Yan, who had been working hard all day, also relaxed.

Then, as usual, Murong Hui started fooling around with Ying Rushi. But whether it was because her endurance had reached its limit or because Murong Hui was too strong, Ying Rushi's top was torn, and she lost her balance and fell in front of Yan Qing.

Then Yan Qing felt his blood and qi burst his capillaries.

"There's no reason for this," Yan Qing thought. "It's not like I haven't seen it before. Why was nothing wrong last time? Could it be because I've accumulated too much negative energy these past two days and am now nearing my limit? Or are the ingredients here just too high-end and too nourishing?"
Even without identification, the ingredients in the Demon Gathering Land must all be of the third rank. The reason is that Yan Qing and his group only need to eat snacks to sustain a full day of high-intensity combat. Outside, they would need to eat at least six full meals to achieve the same result.

However, the hot spring was really big, and the fog was really white.

"Yellow dog, do you want something to eat?"

"eat."

"Come on, open your mouth." Murong Hui straddled Yan Qing's waist with a plate in hand and stuffed the beef ball into Yan Qing's mouth.

Yan Qing stared blankly as Murong Hui's body, still fragrant from her recent bath, pressed tightly against him, her full breasts pressing against the hilt of his sword. He felt a rush of blood to his head, and then blood gushed from his nose.

Murong Hui looked disgusted: "Ugh, I was trying to help you, and you've gotten me all covered in this."

"Get off him!" Ying Rushi said, both annoyed and anxious, as she pulled Murong Hui away.

(End of this chapter)