All Heavens: A Role-Playing System Starting from Tianlong

After "torturing" Mu Wanqing for a while longer, Zhang Cheng finally realized that he had really made the little girl cry, the kind that couldn't be comforted.

Therefore, Zhang Daxia, who had caused trouble, made a quick decision to "flee the scene of the accident".

He cautiously approached Mu Wanqing again.

"Let's make this clear first, okay? I'll release your pressure points in a bit, so behave yourself and don't go crazy again."

I'll take your black rose as a bargaining chip, consider it my yellow horse.

As for the other packhorses you shot dead in the inn, I will compensate the innkeeper myself; you don't need to worry about them.

Seeing that Mu Wanqing didn't express her opinion and just cried, Zhang Cheng had no choice but to keep a wary eye on her while reaching out to release the pressure points on her body.

As soon as the acupoints were released, Mu Wanqing clenched her teeth and tried to bite her tongue, but as soon as she bit down, she felt something soft in her mouth, as if a piece of cloth had been stuffed into it.

She glanced down and discovered that Zhang Cheng had somehow stuffed her footwear into his mouth from under her veil.

Humiliated in this way, Mu Wanqing should have been filled with shame and indignation. However, because she had sworn a terrible oath, "If any man sees my face, I will either kill him or marry him," her first reaction after spitting out the foreign object in her mouth was:

"You just saw my face?"

"No, it's just a simple matter of putting something in your mouth; I don't need to look at your face. I swear!"

Zhang Cheng also knew about Mu Wanqing's solemn oath, so he had been behaving himself and hadn't tried to remove her veil.

This interruption helped Mu Wanqing calm down.

She just has a bad temper, she's not stupid.

Just from the way Zhang Cheng covered her mouth just now, she could tell that she was now in a state of neither living nor dying, and her life and death were completely in the hands of her enemy.

When a person tries repeatedly but fails each time and feels completely powerless, they are prone to giving up.

This involves actively giving up trying in order to avoid the pain of failure and the devaluation of one's self-worth. In psychology, this is similar to "learned helplessness."

This is the situation Mu Wanqing is in right now. Since she has no way to deal with Zhang Cheng, she simply stretches out her neck, stands there, closes her eyes, and waits for death.

"Gu, just kill me."

"Huh!?" Zhang Cheng was tempted to give this little girl a good talking to. Back in Weizhou, whether she was faking madness or just playing dumb, he could cure her every time.

Mu Wanqing closed her eyes and waited for a while, but there was no movement. She then opened her eyes and said coldly, "Kill me or torture me, it's up to you. Why pretend to be merciful here?"

Zhang Cheng didn't want to argue with her, but Mu Wanqing just wouldn't let it go.

"I'm saying, you little brat, is there something wrong with your brain?"

In the end, the whole thing boils down to you ambushing me first at the inn, doesn't it?

I wasn't even prepared to fight back before you killed my horse.

"Nonsense! You were the one with ill intentions first; I struck first."

"What the hell? You should take a look in the mirror and see what you have that I'd want. Besides, with my skills, if I really wanted to fight, would I have let you run all the way here?"

I was already being quite polite to you just now. You were trying to kill me with every move, but I still didn't do anything too outrageous to you, did I?

Since you've chosen to venture into the world, don't expect others to treat you like a sheltered young lady, always deferring to you and adhering to your old etiquette.

Mu Wanqing was furious with Zhang Cheng, but she also felt that what he said made sense.

She bit her lip and pressed on, "You didn't come here for me, so how do you know my name?"

Zhang Cheng then remembered that he had indeed shouted Mu Wanqing's name when his beloved horse died, but this was easy to cover up.

"Girl, tell me honestly, what do you think of Uncle Zhang's skills?"

"Your martial arts skills surpass mine by more than tenfold, which is truly rare in my life."

Although she was fiery and strong-willed, she was also pure and simple, and even though she disliked Zhang Cheng, she would never lie.

"Right?" Zhang Cheng pressed his advantage, "Then do you think someone as skilled as me wouldn't have my own intelligence networks?"

He paused deliberately, then lowered his voice: "To be honest, I know not only your name, but also your parents' names."

"Who are my parents?" Mu Wanqing was indeed fooled. She had always thought that she was an abandoned child, so she was quite concerned about this matter.

Seeing that she had taken the bait, Zhang Cheng immediately turned the tables:

"Well... I'll keep that for later. Now, can you tell me why you shoot as soon as you see me?"

Mu Wanqing didn't catch the lurking meaning in Zhang Cheng's words, and only frowned and said:

"You're a strange person. You were the one who released murderous intent towards me the moment we met, so why are you blaming me?"

She looked up at Zhang Cheng, her voice laced with sarcasm:

"You wouldn't be thinking that with your level of cultivation, you can't control your killing intent, would you?"

If you just want to accuse me of offending you, you can say so directly. I'll take it all.

Zhang Cheng: ...

A certain scumbag who couldn't control his murderous intent started to feel guilty.

With a thought, he brought up the system panel and clicked on the dim spear.

[Military Might]:

Stern Military Posture (Private): When you wear a military uniform or maintain a serious military demeanor, your presence will exert an invisible pressure on ordinary civilians, thugs, and untrained recruits.

Bloodstained Aura (Fierce Soldier): Your "military might" has been elevated. Even in civilian clothes, seasoned warriors can feel the chill from your eyes and posture.

Eagle Soars, Tiger Gazes (Elite Troops): "Military Prestige" has gained a certain scope and coordination. It slightly boosts the morale of friendly forces; enemies whose strength and will are significantly inferior to yours will lose their fighting spirit.

"Little girl, did you start treating me like an enemy after you saw me at the inn? I mean, before I unleashed my killing intent on you."

"With your imposing presence, which young lady wouldn't be afraid to see you at night?" Mu Wanqing said sarcastically to Zhang Cheng.

Zhang Cheng rubbed his temples. "Alright, I know what happened. It's all a misunderstanding. Let's each take half the blame, how about we compromise?"

I originally planned to tie you up and parade you through the streets, but I'll abandon that plan now. However, you must compensate me for your black rose. I have urgent business here and need a horse.

As he spoke, he bent down, picked up Mu Wanqing's right boot, gently placed it beside her feet, and then mounted his horse, saying:

"Your mother's name is Qin Hongmian, but she has been using the alias Yougu Ke all these years."

Upon hearing this, Mu Wanqing's first reaction was that the other party was lying to her. But then she thought that she was already a prisoner, and the two sides were of vastly different strengths, so the other party had no reason to lie to her.

Recalling the way her master looked at her and how she treated her, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were mother and daughter. She was already seven or eight parts convinced.

Zhang Cheng ignored her reaction and continued speaking.

"She was abandoned by your father back then, and has been heartbroken ever since. She doesn't even want to acknowledge you, and only pretends to be your master, teaching you to become the grotesque person you are today."

As for your father's identity, you can ask her yourself; she can tell you if she's willing to…”

Zhang Cheng stopped abruptly before he could finish his sentence, "If you don't want to talk about it, I'm too lazy to bother with your family affairs."

He discovered that his progress bar for "The Wanderer" had suddenly increased by 10%.

"Your father is Duan Zhengchun!" [Lv1 Wanderer 14%→19%]

No, why should I?!

Zhang Cheng was a little confused. Telling her about his background would increase his acting progress by 15%.

Even if the progress bar for level one is short, it shouldn't increase this much, right?

He had already guessed that being a chivalrous hero in the martial arts world was more promising than being a soldier, and he could understand that "helping people find their relatives" was considered doing good deeds.

Even if you help an orphan who's been living on the streets find their parents, you can't earn that much.

Could it be because this guy is the main character?

Zhang Cheng looked down at Mu Wanqing, who was still standing there with a complicated expression, and suddenly grinned:

"Little girl, you're lucky. I've suddenly changed my mind. Do you have any wishes?"