Chapter 25: Hand Up And Knife Down, Clean And Crisp

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Through her binoculars, Cheng Ling saw that at the end of the group of soldiers guarding the city gate, a few soldiers seemed to be looking around.

Suddenly, the person’s gaze at the end of the line was fixed in the west direction.

Through the telescope, Cheng Ling clearly saw that the man’s eyes suddenly lit up. In the direction he was looking, there was a person hiding on the other side of the wall, quietly sticking his head out.

The man in hiding waved his hand, and the soldier at the end of the line patted the shoulder of the man in front of him.

The soldier at the front winked at the soldier at the back. The soldier at the back laughed and bent over to walk towards the soldier who was waving at him.

In Cheng Ling’s eyes, the soldiers suddenly leaving the army was a blatant violation of military discipline.

However, he did it so easily and naturally. His companions saw this, but they didn’t stop him. They even cooperated with him and made a tacit expression.

It could be seen that this team was probably not elite.

Cheng Ling let out a sigh of relief. She stared at the soldier who had left the group and watched as his figure gradually disappeared to the west of the city wall. There was a corner there that blocked Cheng Ling’s line of sight.

Cheng Ling put the telescope into her space through her bag and walked west along the mountain road.

Mountains on both sides surrounded Lu County, so Cheng Ling could walk along the mountain road to where the soldier had disappeared.

After walking for a while, she followed the path at the foot of the mountain and reached the other side of the city wall. When she looked up, she saw two people side by side, talking together. They were actually walking towards the mountain.

These two people were naturally the two that Cheng Ling was about to follow.

This was interesting. Cheng Ling hurriedly dodged and squatted down, hiding behind an inconspicuous bush.

She could hear the conversation between the two, “Damn it! We’re the most pitiful. We were already the last group when we were just casually moving around the city. The b*stards in front of us are already covered in oil, but now it’s our turn… F*ck! Don’t even mention it.”

“What can we do? Those at the front are either related or good at pulling strings. Honest people like us didn’t know that there was such a big difference between the front and back.”

“Brother Guan, I’m fine with it. I’m a muddlehead with no skills, but you’re different. You’re skilled in martial arts, but you’ve been left behind to guard Lu County, a poor and run-down place. Ai! I really feel bad for you!”

“Who isn’t worth it? Brother Wang, we’ve pulled out our heads, bled, and put in the effort. But we didn’t follow Your Highness to the capital… When Your Highness’s great cause is successful in the future, will our names still be on the book of merits?”

The two of them praised each other and complained.

Your Highness!

Cheng Ling caught on to this keyword.

It was King Linhai. It was undoubtedly King Linhai.

As expected, King Linhai would lead his troops directly into the capital. The main force had already left, and those who remained in Lu County were either marginal figures in the army or… ugly people.

But now, these two ugly people had left the team. Other than flattering and complaining to each other, what else did they want to do?

Cheng Ling continued to hold her breath and hide.

The two soldiers were careless and didn’t even think about checking their surroundings. They continued to walk into the mountain while talking.

After they had walked for about ten meters, Cheng Ling got up and quietly followed them.

The two of them walked up the mountain for about ten meters, then stopped. Instead, they walked along a road on the east side, parallel to the road for a short distance.

As they walked, they continued to talk.

The slightly round Brother Guan said, “I heard that there are only two survivors. They’re both weak. Damn it! This is the last time we’re doing this. You don’t even give us a quick and easy time.”

Hearing this, Cheng Ling frowned.

She could hear a very bad meaning in his words.

The two people in front suddenly stopped. It turned out that there was a dent in the mountain wall, and a natural cave had appeared.

Just by standing not far from the cave, Cheng Ling could smell a very unpleasant smell when the mountain wind blew over.

She couldn’t tell if it was the smell of mold, blood, or some other strange rotting smell, but it was so bad that it made her dizzy.

Cheng Ling immediately took out a mask from her space and put it on. If she smelled this too much, she might be poisoned.

She covered her surgical mask with a black cloth mask before continuing to look.

She saw a head sticking out of the cave. It was a soldier yawning.

He glanced at Brother Guan and Brother Wang and mumbled, “You’re here. Come in. It’s only been a few times, and most of them have died.”

Brother Guan, however, fanned his nose and said, “What smell is it? Why don’t you clean it up? Hurry up! Pull him out, 100 wen each time. This is 200 wen, here! I’ll pay for my brother!”

After saying that, he threw a money bag over.

The yawning soldier lazily accepted it. Not disdaining the other party’s attitude, he turned around and entered the cave. Then, he dragged out two women covered in scars like he was dragging sacks.

Bang bang! The two women were thrown in front of Brother Guan and Brother Wang.

Cheng Ling’s hand instantly grabbed the military knife on her waist, and her knuckles turned white and blue.

Brother Wang’s eyes were wide open. He swallowed his saliva and pounced forward.

The woman on the ground stared numbly, not saying a word or moving.

Brother Wang hurriedly unbuckled his belt.

“I heard that the people here are all nobles of the official family. When those cowards fled from the city, they didn’t even forget to salute but pushed their wives down the carriage!”

“Hehe, let’s have a taste of these aristocratic girls…”

Before his voice had died away, a snow-white blade light, reflecting the setting sun, broke through the sky and came from behind.

The military saber was about a foot long, and it was sharpened. With a horizontal slash, Brother Wang’s dirty head was cut off.

Bang! Bang!

Brother Wang fell limply against the blade light.

Beside him, Brother Guan opened his eyes wide and said, “You…”

A long leg swept across like a whip and directly kicked the man’s head, knocking him down in an instant.

At the entrance of the cave, the small-eyed soldier who had just dragged the two women out was trembling as he stood there. He suddenly cried out, “Ah!”

He turned around and ran into the cave.

Cheng Ling’s military knife flew out of her hand. The knife light cut through the mountain wind and slit the man’s throat.

At this moment, Brother Guan, who had been kicked to the ground by her, had just woken up and was struggling to get up from the ground.

Cheng Ling immediately walked over and kicked him in the chin, making him faint again. Then, she raised her foot again and stomped heavily on his chest.

“Ah!” Brother Guan also cried out in pain and numbness, but he could not pass out at all. He could only open his eyes in pain and horror.

“I ask, you’ll answer,” Cheng Ling said. “If you answer well, I’ll spare your life!”