Scourge Messenger

Chapter 373 You don't want them to find out either, do you?
“Okay, I’ll bring it up at tomorrow’s meeting.” Yan Qing turned to leave. “Any conditions that I can’t meet will simply be ignored.”

"You!" Ying Rushi grabbed his sleeve: "At least... at least wait until I get closer to them, okay?"

"How intimate are you? What are the specific signs?" Yan Qing looked at her suspiciously: "I suspect you're just trying to stall for time."

Ying Rushi was practically a scumbag woman trying to renege on her promise when asked about the wedding date. She stammered, "I'll tell them when they're willing to discuss things with you. After all, it's too immoral to give them advice while also talking to you... that would be too much."

"But I wouldn't have known about your private relationship if you hadn't told me," Yan Qing said, still not entirely satisfied. "However... it's alright, I guess. Sigh, have you ever considered my feelings by being so secretive?"

"you!"

If it weren't for her upbringing which discouraged her from swearing, Ying Ru would have wanted to verbally abuse this lecherous dog to death. She didn't even bother to make him remove the barrier; she raised her fist and punched him directly: "If it weren't for the mission and for you, would I have to hide anything?! You're the one who provoked me, you're the one who's a womanizer, and now you expect me to cover for you… I'm only doing this because I'm considering your feelings! I don't want you to miss out on them because of me, I don't want to see you sad… I don't want to hide anything either. Being so far away from you while eating makes me a little unhappy too!"

As she spoke, Ying Rushi lost control of her emotions. Yan Qing grabbed both her hands, and she could only hide her head in his arms, not wanting him to see her resentment and bitterness.

"How am I supposed to know you're unhappy if you don't tell me?" Yan Qing said. "Although I can't listen to your complaints every day, I can do it once every ten days. I'll make sure to help you vent."

Ying Rushi nestled in his arms and swayed slightly. After a while, she raised her head, rubbed her reddened eyes, and still looked breathtakingly beautiful. She waved her hand and said calmly, "Alright, I've vented. You can go back now."

Yan Qing shook her head, touched her lips, and blinked: "White Fox, you don't want to be discovered by Black Wolf and Red Serpent, do you?"

Ying Ru glared at him, both annoyed and amused. Her face flushed red, and she tiptoed to lightly kiss his lips. A moment later, she suddenly pushed him away with both hands, clutching her buttocks and muttering, "Pervert!"

……

...

Yingru rested in the room for a while until her face wasn't so red before returning to the real world.

In the jungle, Murong Hui was gnawing on a grilled fish. Seeing Ying Rushi appear, she handed her a pre-prepared grilled fish, but the next second her nose twitched, and she looked at Ying Rushi with a resentful expression: "Did you eat your fill at the thieves' house?"

Ying Ru suddenly realized she had forgotten something and quickly took out the candy she had taken from the Demon Gathering Land to offer as a sacrifice. But Murong Hui still pouted: "You've eaten and drunk your fill and forgotten to bring me food? Did the yellow dog forget too?"

Ying gritted her teeth and said, "I'll go back now and have Huang Quan cook you two dishes!"

"No need, I just ate a few packets of spicy dried fish from the Demon Gathering Land, so I'm not hungry now." Murong Hui squatted on the ground and drew circles: "Anyway, I'm just a sister that nobody cares about... and a sister who grills fish for her younger sister and waits for her to come back..."

However, Murong Hui's emotions came and went quickly, and she soon recovered under Ying Rushi's gentle touch.

"Let's keep going and try to find an inn tomorrow!"

Ying Rushi felt a little awkward at this moment. "Hui, I have something to do. I have to go to Nevernight City."

"Ah!?" Murong Hui was stunned, lowering her head without speaking. Parting wouldn't have been a big deal, but Ying Rushi felt a little guilty for forgetting to bring Murong Hui food. "I'll come visit you in Yanzi Army Town sometime, okay?"

"It's a deal!" Murong Hui said immediately, "Then let's go to Nightless City!"

Ying Ru was stunned for a moment before she realized, "You're going too?"

"What else? It's safer for the two of us to go together than for you to go alone, right?" "But if I encounter danger, I can hide in a thief's den, you..."

"I can give you my name if I encounter danger." Murong Hui put her hands on her hips. "I don't mind you calling me Murong Hui in the Demon Gathering Land, but what should you call me outside? My ancestor was the Purple Tribulation True Man!"

"As for speed, do you think your Shadow Spider Boots can match mine? Don't worry, if we really encounter danger, I'll definitely escape faster than you. Come on, come on, aren't you in a hurry?"

Ying Ru felt Murong Hui's arms tightly wrapped around her, knowing that she was also worried about her. In the past, Ying Ru would most likely have refused; she was the kind of person who was used to carrying everything on her own. But after experiencing so much in the Demon Gathering Land, her heart stirred slightly.

"Then let's go together."

The two traveled at full speed, like two phantoms passing through the jungle. By evening, they reached the main road, encountered a caravan, bought two horses, and rode at full speed. They even gave the horses blood-replenishing pills to help them keep going. Finally, at noon, they arrived at the Never-Sleeping World.

From afar, they could hear the thunderous sound of horses' hooves. Ying Rushi and Murong Hui exchanged a glance and immediately abandoned their horses, hiding in the nearby woods. Soon, a squad of elite guards came galloping down the main road. Each of them wore armor stained with blood, exuded a strong aura of blood, and even had blood dripping from their spears.

This was a squad of twenty elite guards, whom Ying Ru had fought countless times. But for some reason, just looking at them from afar this time sent chills down her spine. Besides the [Heart of the Masses], Ying Ru also sensed an even more terrifying power within them. If she didn't use her [Eyes of the Mortal World], she probably wouldn't last a single round!

Once the guards were far away, Ying Rushi and Murong Hui continued onward. Soon, they smelled a strong, fishy stench in the night air, and the chirping of insects could be heard far, far away. As they flew by, people were running frantically through the forest.

Emerging from the jungle, not far away lies Wucheng County, the county seat attached to the Never-Sleeping City. It is said that Wucheng County also had a secret realm two hundred years ago. Although the secret realm is gone now, it has long been a large county with hundreds of thousands of people, and is one of the most prosperous places near the Never-Sleeping City.

However, what the two women saw was a dead city without any lights. Shadows loomed in the darkness, the occasional barking of wild dogs could be heard, and crows could be vaguely seen rising and falling.

As the dark clouds dispersed and the bright moon peeked out, they finally saw the devastation inside Wucheng County.

"This, this is too..." Murong Hui murmured, "The Zhou and Liang kingdoms have invaded?"

Corpses littered the ground, blood stained the blue bricks. Wild dogs devoured them, crows pecked at the carcasses.

No one dared to weep, no one dared to show themselves, no one dared to sleep, and no one knew their sins.

Faint streaks of blood rose from the town, drifting towards the direction of Never-Sleeping City, converging in mid-air to form a river of blood, burying all living beings and gods.

Ying Rushi remained silent and headed towards Wucheng County.

Just then, she vaguely heard a woman's cries for help. Her Shadow Spider Boots moved like lightning, and she quickly discovered two thugs trying to break into the house. She drew her sword and killed them instantly, then said to the person inside, "It's alright now."

There was no response from inside the door. Ying Rushi kicked the corpse away, and suddenly a woman's crying came from inside: "Master...Master went out and never came back."

Ying Ru fell silent, then took out a spirit jade and slipped it through the crack in the door. She continued deeper into the street, though she was near the Never-Night City, she had never been to Wucheng County before... and she would never see the Wucheng County of the past again.

"Ying Le..." Ying Rushi murmured, "Just how far do you intend to tarnish the glory of the Divine Martial Emperor?"

Murong Hui followed behind, not daring to speak.

Tonight, the Prince of Lanling exudes a ghostly aura.

(End of this chapter)