You've already caught the embroidered ball, and you still say it's not my husband?

The road ahead.

The young master of the Huang family sat on a rattan chair, carried by four servants.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch! It hurts so much!"

Lu Xuan crushed the bone in his left shoulder and slapped him dozens of times across the face, leaving him bruised and swollen beyond recognition. He wailed in pain the whole way.

"That damned bastard dared to meddle and hurt me like this... Waaah, I'm going to find my godfather and have him stand up for me!"

"I'll skin that bastard alive, tear him apart, break his bones, and suck his marrow... He regrets offending me!" He gritted his teeth in hatred for Lu Xuan, his lust undiminished. "And that little lady in white, she's so beautiful, and that haughty little look in her eyes... Hehe, I'll have my godfather catch her and defile her a hundred times over!"

……

Lu Xuan and Shen Jinglian rode together on a donkey, secretly following behind. These vicious words naturally reached their ears.

Lu Xuan remained calm.

After all, he still has that much tolerance.

But... Shen Jinglian couldn't tolerate even a little bit!

bang-

The sword was drawn instantly.

"Kill him right now!"

The white figure leaped forward, cutting through everything in the blink of an eye, and slit the throats of the Huang family's young master and four servants with a single sword strike.

Shen Jinglian glanced at the five corpses lying on the ground, their eyes wide open in death, and snorted, "If their mouths are so foul, they'll be killed to cleanse them!"

With a slight tremor of her hand, she wiped the blood off the sword and sheathed it with a clang.

How dashing!

"..."

Lu Xuan's expression froze.

He originally planned to follow the trail, sneak up Huangshi Mountain behind the young master of the Huang family, and then jump out to surround and wipe out the bandits of Huangfeng Village...

Shen Jinglian couldn't stand a single harsh word and immediately drew her sword and killed the man!

That was too reckless!

Lu Xuan was starting to regret bringing her along.

"What fierce swordsmanship! What a fierce woman!"

Bao Bulu couldn't help but gasp.

The opponent was a true Qi Refining Realm cultivator, decisive in his attacks, and with fierce swordsmanship... truly worthy of being a bandit leader!

Followed by.

Shen Jinglian used her sword sheath to cut open the clothes of the corpses and found two hundred taels of silver notes on the body of the Huang family's young master, which she pocketed.

The body search, the digging of the pit, the burial of the body... the entire sequence of actions was executed with fluid grace!

Why does he seem even more skilled than Lu Xuan?

This made Lu Xuan wonder if the other party frequently committed murder and robbery.

Are bandits really all ruthless and vicious, burning, killing, and looting?

But why didn't the system trigger any orders related to Shen Jinglian and Bai Lianfeng?

Does this mean that Shen Jinglian and the bandits of Bailian Peak still have some bottom line and can't be considered truly heinous criminals?

Lu Xuan was somewhat puzzled, so he asked, "Miss Shen, do you frequently commit murder and robbery?"

"Of course, I can kill whoever I want!" Shen Jinglian snorted and answered without thinking.

"So, you're no different from the bandits of Huangfeng Village?" Lu Xuan asked again.

Shen Jinglian paused for a moment, then quickly retorted, "That's different!"

"Huang Laosan and his gang from Huangfeng Village oppress the people, burning, killing, looting, and committing all sorts of evil deeds... Although we from Bailian Peak also kill and rob, there is a difference!"

"Oh? How do you distinguish them?" Lu Xuan asked curiously.

After burying the body, Shen Jinglian clapped her hands. She turned to look at Lu Xuan, her almond-shaped eyes filled with a hint of smugness. "Because we only do... double-crossing!"

As the saying goes, "A man cannot get rich without unexpected wealth, and a horse cannot get fat without night grazing."

"Good people in this world are all broke!"

"Only bad people! Corrupt officials, unscrupulous businessmen, village bullies, and bandits are rolling in money! Killing one of them is worth a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand poor people!"

"Tell me, why should I waste my time robbing those good, poor people?"

Huh?

That makes a lot of sense!

Double-crossing is a quick way to make money. As long as you don't have a "slave owner" or "feudal landlord" mentality, there's no need for you to exploit those poor people!

Furthermore, since the system did not trigger any orders related to Shen Jinglian, these statements are highly credible!

"Forehead."

Lu Xuan nodded slightly; it seemed to make sense.

Shen Jinglian kills and robs, but those she kills are people who deserve to die, and those she robs are ill-gotten gains. She can't be considered a truly bad person.

Lu Xuan himself had done his fair share of killing villains and looting their goods...

In that sense, the two do share some similarities?

you do not say!

In Shen Jinglian's eyes, Lu Xuan was very similar to her.

They are all equally domineering (Lu Xuan beats up the Huang family's scoundrel in the street), equally reckless (Lu Xuan wants to go to Huangshi Mountain alone), and equally murderous and thieving!

She already considers Lu Xuan a kindred spirit!

Shen Jinglian lightly touched her toes and leaped back onto the donkey's back.

"I've already killed him, so there's no need for you to go up Yellowstone Mountain anymore."

Since the young master of the Huang family is dead and cannot go up the mountain to inform on them, even if it is later found that Lu Xuan and Shen Jinglian were responsible, would Huang Laosan, the bandit leader of Huangfeng Village, take revenge on Lu Xuan or start a war against Bailian Peak for the sake of a "adopted son" who is not very important?

Most likely not.

Therefore, Shen Jinglian felt that Lu Xuan didn't need to risk going up Huangshi Mountain again.

"Why don't you... come visit my White Lotus Peak!"

The woman in white had bright, sparkling eyes and suggested that Lu Xuan go to her White Lotus Peak.

Is he trying to win Lu Xuan over to become sworn brothers, or is he trying to trick him into becoming his bandit chief?

"Cough cough cough."

Lu Xuan nearly choked, then quickly shook his head, his resolve even stronger. "No, no, no, I'm going to Huangshi Mountain to wipe out the bandits today!"

……

Walking another half mile will take you to Huangshi Mountain, so the absence of the Huang family's scoundrel leading the way won't have much of an impact.

Soon, Lu Xuan and Shen Jinglian arrived at the foot of Huangshi Mountain.

Looking up, you see a wide, high, and precipitous rocky mountain with exposed yellow-brown rocks and only a sparse amount of vegetation. The mountain walls are steep.

There were two bandits standing guard at the entrance to the mountain gate, but they were not dedicated at all and were dozing off.

Lu Xuan walked up to them without them noticing.

Now that we've arrived at the foot of the mountain, and there's a path to follow, and the bandits of Huangfeng Village are all stained with blood, let's just kill them if we encounter them!

Whizzing.

Lu Xuan flicked out two silver needles, which instantly pierced the foreheads of both bandits, killing them silently.

"You can even use hidden weapons?"

Shen Jinglian stared incredulously at the silver needle in Lu Xuan's hand.

She had intended to draw her sword and kill the two bandits with a single blow, but Lu Xuan preemptively used the "Nine-Turn Resurrection Needle" with lightning speed. This killing method was much faster and easier than her sword!

What's so surprising about that?

It would be unreasonable for Lu Xuan, a doctor, not to know how to use acupuncture needles!

Go upwards, climb the mountain!

The mountain road was rugged, steep, and had eighteen bends; the ride was extremely bumpy!

Lu Xuan had traveled through mountains and rivers, and was used to it.

But Shen Jinglian, who was behind him, suffered.

My stomach feels churning, and I feel like vomiting bitter water!

Several times I almost fell off the donkey's back.

"There isn't even a decent road. This Huangshi Mountain is far inferior to my Bailian Peak!" She couldn't help but curse again and again.

At this moment, a rock blocked the way.

Bao Bulu used all four limbs to propel himself forward and landed easily.

However, due to inertia, Shen Jinglian leaned forward and pressed herself entirely onto Lu Xuan's back.

A warm, soft touch immediately followed.

Lu Xuan: "..."

Afraid of falling off the donkey, Shen Jinglian instinctively opened her arms and hugged Lu Xuan tightly.

Lu Xuan's face immediately stiffened.

"Miss Shen... could you please let go?"

what?

Shen Jinglian was in a daze for a moment before realizing that she was holding Lu Xuan.

Her cheeks flushed slightly. This was the first time in so many years that she had been in close contact with a man, especially one she didn't dislike.

Lu Xuan's back was very sturdy, giving her a warm and reassuring feeling, and she instinctively didn't want to loosen her grip!

"No! I'm going to hold you tight, or I'll fall off the donkey!"

With this perfectly valid reason, she hugged him even tighter.

"Besides, I went up the mountain with you to protect you!" she said, sounding completely self-righteous. "I... I can do whatever I want!"

Lu Xuan: "..."

"Miss Shen, is your White Lotus Village entirely populated by women?"

"Huh? How did you know?"

"Because I can tell you seem to be suppressing something."

"???"