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Chapter 172: Rescue
Chapter 172: Rescue
Lu Yu chuckled for a while before returning to normal. Ji Meiqing was helpless against such a shameless person and could only glare at him in the end.
"If you bleed to death, there's nothing I can do. Let me tell you, if you die, I'll remarry immediately! I'll find someone younger and richer than you!"
When she was angry, she would say anything. After she finished speaking, she saw Lu Yu staring at her intently. His wounds had been bandaged. Ji Meiqing took the blood that had been stained red outside and poured it out before returning.
It was such a cold day, and he had just had a major hemorrhage. I still felt sorry for him, so I carefully dressed him and gently laid him down.
"Who do you want to marry?"
Lu Yu suddenly asked her, his wrist being grabbed at the same time, "Who are you going to marry?"
Her words betrayed her nervousness, yet her grip was surprisingly strong. Lu Yu stared intently at her, not missing a single expression on her face.
"I...I...of course I'm rich and powerful, so I don't have to be busy all the time!"
She had an expression of complete entitlement, her chin held high.
"You like money?"
“Who doesn’t like money?” Ji Meiqing retorted. “Money gives me a sense of security. I can buy whatever I want without having to give up what I like because I’m short of money.”
Suddenly, his wrist loosened, and Lu Yu lowered his hand, his head bowed, seemingly lost in thought. Ji Meiqing, seeing him like this, was also somewhat flustered.
"I was just kidding, you didn't actually believe me, did you?" She squatted down to look him in the eye, her anxiety impossible to hide. "I was just saying it casually to annoy you, I don't want you to die."
He kept his head down, his face expressionless.
Ji Meiqing continued, "You see, if I disliked you, I wouldn't have married you... As for money, we can earn it. Anyway, the money is there, and it will be ours sooner or later."
Lu Yu finally raised his head, a smile playing on his lips, his eyes narrowed with obvious pleasure. She then realized, "You're kidding me! You did it on purpose!"
This time, Lu Yu took her hand and said ingratiatingly, "I never knew you were so deeply in love with me."
She was a little resentful and didn't give him a friendly look. Lu Yu rubbed his nose and said, "Don't be angry. I'll take you shopping."
"The money is all mine anyway." She hummed softly, then looked at him and told him to rest in bed.
Lu Yu slowly drifted off to sleep, and perhaps because Ji Meiqing was watching over him, he slept particularly soundly. She sat beside him, looking at his features, and suddenly thought of the scene from earlier.
She didn't know what Lu Yu's past was like, which made him look like a demon and extremely terrifying just now.
She stared at Lu Yu, momentarily lost in thought. When she came to her senses, her hand had unconsciously slid to his neck, startling her so much that she immediately withdrew it.
He had indeed been affected just now. Ji Meiqing looked at him in a daze, but then returned to her usual self.
She found a comfortable position next to him and then pretended to sleep.
The outer villages were almost completely destroyed. Fighting between bandits was common, but this time it was more serious.
Those villages that came to cause trouble were also severely injured by Lu Yu's attack. For a while, no one came to cause trouble, so Black Wind Village could take a break and recuperate.
The villagers dared not approach them. As soon as Ji Meiqing stepped out, the street outside was deserted for miles around. It might sound exaggerated, but it was convenient in a way; no one would disturb them, making it a good place to recuperate.
Having run out of herbs, Ji Meiqing went directly to the bandit leader to ask for some more. It would be rather awkward for a bandit leader to be sitting there without anything in his hands.
As soon as she arrived, she was treated as an honored guest and was treated to good food and drink. Before Ji Meiqing could even speak, the chief of Black Wind Village had already spoken.
“It was wrong of us to kidnap you. Now we've become like this too, this dilapidated place is probably making you uncomfortable, you see…”
"No, I feel very comfortable." She looked blank but then said happily, "The food and drinks are better than at home every day. We don't want to go back to such a nice place."
Upon hearing this, the chieftain cried out, "We were wrong, we were wrong, okay? You two have almost eaten us dry. The food we've worked so hard to save is almost gone."
"What does that have to do with me?" She crossed her legs and looked at the man with a smug look. "You didn't expect this to happen when you kidnapped me. Why are you backing out now and want us to leave quickly?"
The chieftain was speechless for a moment, unsure how to respond. Ji Meiqing persisted, determined to force him to back down on his own.
“How about this, let’s cooperate?” She stood up from her chair. “I sell wine, and I have a lot of goods to sell every day. But it’s quite a distance from here to the dock, and there are countless bandits and robbers on your side along the way. I don’t have any bodyguards to protect me.”
"So, you want us to escort you from here to the other side," he guessed, but quickly denied it. "Our village is small; what good are our girls? Escorting you would only result in them being eaten."
"Who said that? Unless you slack off, there's no way this cargo won't arrive safely. Besides, I'm not asking you to escort it across this mountain road, but rather that you participate in the entire journey from the moment I leave home to Jiangnan."
"Young lady, you must be joking."
“You robbers probably don’t have much money. You should think carefully about what I’m about to say.”
She looked around the cave, but there wasn't much of value in it. The only decent thing was the leather on the tiger-skin chair, and the fire pits burning around it provided just enough light.
Because it was invaded a few days ago and suffered heavy losses, now only some tables and chairs are barely holding on.
“You recruit your brothers, and I'll find instructors to oversee your training. In return, you can take on other jobs, but someone must be able to escort this batch of goods when the deadline arrives.”
"Why would they ask us for such a good opportunity? The local Tyrant Tiger is the boss here!"
"You're easy to control." She was getting impatient. "Give me the herbs, and figure out the rest yourselves. Come find me when you've made up your minds."
Blocked like this, the chieftain could only order the people next to him to call for the herbs to be delivered. Ji Meiqing took the herbs and left, leaving the chieftain looking conflicted.
Whether or not we cooperate, we don't know which way to go.