Grudges (High Energy Continues)

"You bitch, you don't believe I'll really chop you up?" The record player raised its longsword.

Hong Ying, gun barrel extended, remained motionless. "Let's do it, let's get it over with."

The record player roared, "You show absolutely no remorse?"

Hong Ying laughed and said, "There's nothing to regret. If I had to choose again, I'd still kill you!"

"You bitch!" The record player hit Hong Ying with the hilt of a sword, making her stumble.

Hong Ying steadied herself and slowly said, "I'm not a despicable person. The most despicable thing I've ever done in my life was believing you."

From the day we met, I've listened to everything you said. Even after I went to death row and faced certain death, and then went to the battlefield after I got out, I still listened to you.

Until you said you wanted to send troops to YanSha Plains, I knew I couldn't listen to you anymore. The grocer and the Crazy Artisan were there; you were just leading us to our deaths.

"I told you, I can win!"

Hong Ying laughed loudly, "So what if you win? Cong Shixiang has an Imperial Decree with clear details written on it."

"If you lose, Cong Shixiang will force us to die on the battlefield. Even if you win, he will immediately read out Imperial Decree to arrest us and bring us back to the Capital City, to be imprisoned, and await execution!"

"Who told you this?"

"This is a message from Prince Chun. He saw the Imperial Decree with his own eyes. We are going to die either way. Do you understand now?"

If you asked me to die, I wouldn't even blink. I couldn't die for them; I'm not that pathetic.

Zhao Xiaowan, I'm not a despicable person, the most despicable person is you! Even after walking out of death row, you show no remorse. I tried my best to persuade you, but you wouldn't turn back. A despicable person like you deserves to die!

The record player calmed down a bit and asked, "What were you planning to do? Kill me, and you wouldn't have to die?"

Hong Ying pointed at the tip of the gun. "Yes, after I kill you, I want to immediately surrender to that grocery seller. I won't have to die, and the soldiers won't have to die either!"

Unfortunately, you were too difficult to deal with. I lost my life trying to kill you, and I couldn't save them.

The record player scoffed, "How stupid of you! I'm a former actor; death would be the end of everything. If you kill me and then surrender, what will happen to your entire family in the Capital City?"

Hong Ying said bitterly, "Back then, things were already in such a state, do you think I could still care about them?"

The record player then asked, "You don't care about your own family, and you don't care about the families of your soldiers either?"

Hong Ying calmly replied, "I can't worry about that now. This is all I'm capable of."

"You're incompetent, yet you have such big ideas, you bitch!" The record player swung his longsword, using the hilt to strike Hong Ying, causing her to stumble.

"I'm sending troops to YanSha Plains because I've already gathered intelligence that the Peddler is leading his troops through TieMang Valley. Once we reach YanSha Plains, we won't encounter any enemy forces!"

Hong Ying was taken aback. "Impossible. That grocer has already decided to fight you in YanSha Plains. This is a message sent by a spy."

The record player said, "That was just a feint by the Peddler. His target is the Capital City; he doesn't want to waste time fighting us in YanSha Plains."

Although TieMang Valley treacherous, it's a shortcut, and he had already planned to take a detour, fearing we would ambush him there.

The Peddler spread false information, and the spy fell for it, but I saw through his scheme because I had a Peddler by his side.

The day you tried to kill me, the Peddler had already sent his troops to TieMang Valley. If you hadn't killed me, I would have led you to YanSha Plains, where we would have just missed you.

This was a mistake on my part. I will leave the army at YanSha Plains. No matter how many more Imperial Decree arrive, I can hold them off. If Cong Shixiang dares to touch me, I will kill him immediately.

Hong Ying asked in astonishment, "You knew Cong Shixiang was going to target you?"

The record player sneered, "Do you think I can't tell what kind of person this is? Yao Xin was instigated by him, do you think I don't know?"

We're really hoping that once we reach YanSha Plains, our battle will be over. The Peddler will cross TieMang Valley and head straight for the Capital City. Whether he can win depends on his abilities.

If he wins, you can surrender later; if he loses, the blame will fall on me. If the court punishes me, I can flee for my life, at least I can save you.

As a result, you despicable woman colluded with other officers to attack me first. You not only lost your own life, but also handed the entire army over to Cong Shixiang.

This blood debt should all be attributed to you. Aren't you a despicable person?

Hong Ying remained silent for a long time, then shook her head repeatedly, saying, "You're lying to me. You didn't mention it beforehand."

"The entire army is under Cong Shixiang's surveillance; your every move is being monitored. How can I bring this up with you? If the news leaks out beforehand, how can the plan possibly succeed?"

"I... I don't believe you..." Hong Ying's voice trembled slightly.

The record player retorted angrily, "It's fine if you don't believe me. Having been deaf and blind for so many years, you probably don't know anything. There are plenty of survivors; go ask them which way the Peddler ultimately took!"

"I... I can't get out, I can't ask..." Hong Ying was trembling all over.

"You don't need to go out. Just ask around our house which road the Peddler took."

The Portable Abode was completely silent.

After waiting for a long time, an old voice rang out. "I remember this, it was TieMang Valley."

With a thud, Hong Ying fell to the ground.

She tried to get up, but failed; every joint in her body was shaking.

"Kill me," she said, pointing the gun at the record player. "Just out of pity for me, kill me."

The record player scoffed, "You think cutting off a spearhead is enough to kill you?"

"You can eat souls, right? Eat my soul," Hong Ying fumbled for the record player, "Eat me, eat me now."

"Can't afford to live? You think you can just die because you can't afford to live?" The record player sneered. "It's not that easy. Put your hand out!"

Hong Ying didn't know what the record player was going to do, but she still reached out her hand.

It's just death, how she dies doesn't matter to her.

The record player used a stylus to prick Hong Ying's palm, collected some blood, and dripped it onto the seeds that Li Banfeng had just brought back.

In the desert, Li Banfeng looked at a lizard covered in wounds and chuckled, "Now are you willing to work for me?"

After catching his breath, the lizard said, "Hero, please tell me what you need to do first. Please stop hitting me like this."

Li Banfeng took out a contract and asked, "Do you know this person on the contract?"

"I know him. This is Diao Nengsou, a monkey. I know where he lives. I'll take you to him."

The lizard led Li Banfeng to a pond, where they found an old white-haired monkey living next to the pond.

Li Banfeng said, "You're the Diao Nengsou'? Do you recognize this thing?"

He waved the contract in front of Diao Nengsou; it was the contract he had signed with the Local Earth God, and Diaonengsou naturally recognized it.

The Diao Nengsou asked, "How did this thing end up in your hands?"

"Bei Wushuang sold you to Meng Yuchun, so you need to find a new place to live."

Diao Nengsou nodded and said, "Okay."

You agreed just like that?

Aren't you going to put up any resistance?

"Didn't you understand what I said? The Local Earth God sold you out; you need to sign another contract and find a new master."

"Where is the contract? I'll put my fingerprint on it right now." Diao Nengsou prepared to cut his palm.

Why is it so smooth?

Li Banfeng thought he was going to have a fight.

He took out a contract he had written himself and gave it to Diao Nengsou. The contract did not include the name of the Local Earth God. He thought Diao Nengsou would ask a few questions, but to his surprise, he did not say a word and pressed his fingerprint on the spot.

Li Banfeng then produced another contract left Bei Wushuang: "Do you know this person?"

Diao Nengsou nodded and said, "I know him. I'll take you to him."

"Is he willing to change masters?"

"He should be willing, I'll help you persuade him."

"Can he fight? If he doesn't agree, I might resort to violence."

"He's not very good at fighting, I'll beat him up for you."

That's way too proactive!

Does he have ulterior motives?

With no other intentions, Diao Nengsou helped Li Banfeng bring more than thirty Strange Monsters to his territory.

You can't pull too many at once, too many will be hard to explain. You can't possibly sell all the Strange Monsters under your command just because you 'Bei Wushuang.

But some smart people don't need much explanation. Diao Nengsou is a smart person. After a day of observation, Li Banfeng found that he was a practical and capable person.

Li Banfeng brought over two Mystic Scarlet Pills and handed them to Diao Nengsou: "I have quite a few contracts here, all of which were sold by Bei Wushuang to Miss Meng. I don't want to do this job anymore, so I'll leave it to you. Is that alright?"

"Don't worry, leave everything to me."

"Do a good job, and you'll be rewarded after you've succeeded!" Li Banfeng gave Diao Nengsou a hundred contracts to see how efficient he was.

Diao Nengsou took the contract and, as instructed by Li Banfeng, began sending the Strange Monsters creatures from Bei Wushuang's territory to Li Banfeng's territory one after another at a rate of twenty to thirty people per day.

With the matter settled, Li Banfeng prepared to return to the Qiu Luoye's Territory to repair the station.

He went home first to discuss the itinerary with his Wife and tell her to be prepared.

The Wife took out a seed. "My dear husband, plant this seed, and wait until it bears fruit before you leave."

Hong Ying, who was sitting in front of the mirror doing her makeup, dropped her comb on the floor.

Li Banfeng examined the seeds and asked, "Wife, what's so special about these seeds?"

The record player chuckled, "You'll know once you grow it; you'll be able to grow someone who's truly useful."

Li Banfeng shrugged, picked up a shovel, and went out to farm.

Hong Ying turned around and looked at the record player, saying, "Xiao Wan, what are you going to do..."

The record player scoffed, "I'm just testing the seed; don't get the wrong idea."

Li Banfeng sowed the seeds, applied the medicine, and watered them. Soon, the seeds sprouted and grew branches and leaves.

These seeds grow slower than cabbage. Zhang Wanlong added a shell to the seeds, making them look like black beans. Li Banfeng had no idea what kind of fruit they would produce.

After waiting for two hours, the fruit finally ripened; it was a white melon with a hint of green.

It smells so good, really so good.

The enticing aroma made Li Banfeng really want to go up and take a bite.

The melon grew whiter and whiter until it was fully ripe and burst open, from which emerged a woman dressed in White Clothes.

He pulled the Tang Blade out from his waist and examined it closely.

The projector popped out of his pocket and was focused.

The glove popped out of Li Banfeng's pocket, and the five fingers shook together.

"Honey, he's so handsome!"

PS: Although she is not as beautiful as my Wife, Hong Ying is still a first-rate beauty.