Douluo: Enough Pretending, Qian Renxue Is My Wife

"We've met by chance, so I promise I won't let your bodies rot in the wilderness."

Tch~

Everyone: "..."

Qin Qianyu rolled her eyes. "You really can't spit anything decent out of that filthy mouth, can you?"

Qian Ye suddenly remembered something. "I nearly forgot. Those wolf bandits kill and eat any men they capture."

"But they're lustful. You're women, and you're all so pretty, so they'll spare you for the time being. After they mate with you, they'll kill and eat you only after you get pregnant and give birth to little wolf bandits."

Rou Shui blushed.

Fu Fei and Wang Yue did not fare much better.

Tch~

The others were speechless.

"During that time, if I get the chance, I might even save you. So don't underestimate me. Maybe I'll end up being your lifesaver."

"So hurry up and come flatter me, then?"

Everyone: "..."

"I don't want you to save me." Qin Qianyu pouted and walked away.

Qian Ye gave a wicked grin. Trying to fight me? You'll have a hard time of it!

"Brother Ye, did you say there aren't just one or two wolf bandits, but a thousand of them? Is that true?" Rou Shui grabbed his hand. She was genuinely frightened.

Although she had never seen wolf bandits before, she had long heard of them. Their teacher had even given them a separate lecture about them. If there had only been a hundred, she would not have been too worried.

But now that there were a thousand, she feared that the ten of them were no match for the wolf bandits at all.

If they were captured, the consequences would be even more unimaginable.

Mm~

Qian Ye nodded. There was no point hiding it; the sooner they knew, the sooner they could prepare themselves mentally. "There are only more, not fewer!"

"What should we do?" Rou Shui began trembling all over.

She did not want to be violated by wolf bandits while she was still so young.

"It's fine, Rou Shui. As long as you don't stray too far from me, you'll be fine." Qian Ye spoke as if it were nothing.

But one thing was certain: if Rou Shui entered the wolf bandits' den without his protection, her chances of survival would be slim.

At present, aside from him, they had no chance whatsoever in this battle against the wolf bandits.

As long as Qin Qianyu and the others did not court death, Qian Ye felt that he could still lend them a hand.

But if they refused to listen to him, then they could not blame him.

"Everyone, come over here. There's something serious we need to discuss."

Qin Qianyu suddenly called out loudly to the group.

Qian Ye looked over at her voice, not knowing what this woman was up to again.

Rou Shui tugged at his clothes, and they went over together to line up.

Only after seeing that the team had formed up did Qin Qianyu speak. "There's no problem that can't be solved."

The others were completely baffled.

They looked at one another, not knowing what to say.

Only Qian Ye and Rou Shui knew what she was about to say.

"If you have something to say, just say it. Why be so mysterious? Anyone who didn't know better would think you were having a difficult birth." Da Jiang opened his big mouth and immediately mocked her.

His eyes were full of amusement.

"Exactly. Captain, you're always so long-winded. Why not just get to the point? What's the use of saying so much?" Fatty muttered carelessly.

"Damn it..."

Qin Qianyu was so angry that she kicked him. Fatty's entire hundred-and-sixty-plus-pound body flew from where he stood, landing more than ten meters away headfirst and plunging into the grass. "You talk too much nonsense."

Ugh~

Seeing Fatty's fate, Da Jiang hurriedly covered his mouth, not daring to say another word.

"What a fierce young beauty!" Wu Qi praised meaningfully.

Wang Yue rolled her eyes.

Fu Fei stood with her chest out, expressionless, utterly unaffected by the little incident before them.

Qian Ye remained calm. No matter how strong Qin Qianyu was, she was not stronger than him.

"Brother Ye, the captain is so scary!" Rou Shui whispered into Qian Ye's ear, somewhat afraid of this senior student.

Qin Qianyu seemed to have an especially good impression of Rou Shui. From beginning to end, she had never made things difficult for her or said a harsh word to her.

Perhaps Rou Shui had a good personality, or perhaps Qin Qianyu had simply felt an inexplicable fondness for her the moment she saw her.

Things were often just that strange.

By the time Fatty pulled his head out of the grass and returned to the line, he was covered in dirt and looked utterly disheveled.

"Damn, you've got a whole chicken coop on your head!" Da Jiang could not help bursting into loud laughter after saying that.

Suddenly, Da Jiang's laughter stopped short. Only then did he realize everyone was staring at him.

Then he saw the look Qin Qianyu gave him, as if flames could shoot from her eyes.

Da Jiang quickly shrank back. "What are you looking at? What are you looking at? Keep staring, and I'll dig out all your eyeballs, believe it or not?"

"Da Jiang, say one more word and I'll kick you straight down the mountain. Believe it?" Qin Qianyu said, pointing a finger at his forehead.

Her serious expression frightened Da Jiang badly.

"Captain, don't look at me like that. I don't have flowers growing on my face. If you keep looking, I'll get embarrassed."

"When the forest gets big, all kinds of birds show up!" Fatty rolled his eyes at Da Jiang, still bitter about Qin Qianyu's kick earlier.

Why had Qin Qianyu not kicked Da Jiang too? Jealousy surged in him, and he took out all his anger on Da Jiang.

"Shameless!" Qin Qianyu could not be bothered with Da Jiang anymore and turned her gaze to Qian Ye. "Come stand beside me."

"What do you mean?" Qian Ye looked confused, suspecting this girl had taken a fancy to his handsome face.

Otherwise, she would not have kept picking on him.

Left with no choice, Qian Ye stepped out of the line and walked over to stand close beside Qin Qianyu.

He lowered his head and looked...

Qin Qianyu was not angry at Qian Ye after all: "Chapter 53: She Doesn't Play by the Rules

"What did you see?"

"I don't know!"

"Is it the captain's...?"

"No way, right?"

"Hehehe..."

"Don't say it, it's possible!"

"What do you mean?"

"You know."

"Bullshit."

"You guys really are something."

"Not bad, not bad. This is getting interesting."

"Let's keep watching."

"That's all we can do!"

The group chattered away, discussing all sorts of things.

"Quiet, quiet !" Qin Qianyu sharply cut them off.

Only then did the others fall silent.

Rou Shui looked resentfully at Qian Ye. Seeing him stare at that spot on the captain, she thought, How am I any worse than her? Mine are only a tiny bit smaller!

Qian Ye stepped forward. Qin Qianyu should have been the one to explain this matter, but she had pushed him out instead. Clearly, she intended to use him as a shield!

Once this was over, he could make her pay him back with interest.

"Everyone must be curious about why I left you for a while just now and what I went to do."

"Since Senior Qin wants me to tell everyone, I'll tell you. On the other side of the mountain, I saw that group of wolf bandits. I originally thought there were only a little over a hundred of them, but that wasn't the case!"

"I circled around them and counted. There are at least around a thousand."

"Don't doubt it. This is right in front of us. If you don't believe me, you can come with me right now and see for yourselves."

Ah~

"A thousand?"

"Captain, didn't you say there were only a hundred?"

"How are the ten of us supposed to deal with a thousand?"

"What's going on? Isn't this a scam?"

"I... I'm so scared..."

At once, several team members lost their heads, panicking badly from fright.

Of the ten present, Qian Ye was the only one who remained calm. Even Qin Qianyu and Rou Shui wore grave expressions.

After all, this concerned everyone's lives and safety.

Besides, a thousand wolf bandits were truly not something they could handle.

And there were mutant wolf bandits and leader-level wolf bandits among them. Even if a Soul Emperor were present, they could not be certain of handling them.

At this critical moment, Qin Qianyu had no choice but to step forward. "Everyone, quiet down, quiet down, quiet down. Listen to me finish. Things have already come to this, and it's too late for regrets."

"We've already accepted the mission. We have to complete it before we can return. Otherwise, we'll be deserters, and I think everyone knows what awaits us."

"Either way, we die. Why not fight with everything we have? Maybe there's still a sliver of hope."

"This..."

After hearing Qin Qianyu's words, the group fell into deep thought.

Qian Ye also knew Spirit Hall's rules. Once a mission was accepted, unless the higher-ups canceled it on their own initiative—

Otherwise, if they failed to complete it or deserted, they would be punished upon returning.

In serious cases, they could be expelled from Spirit Hall Academy or even executed.

Spirit Hall had established such rules to prevent students from accepting missions but refusing to complete them, wasting time and opportunities.

Though somewhat compulsory, the rules did serve as a deterrent.

"Captain, it's not that we're cowards. It's just that a thousand wolf bandits really aren't something we can handle!" Wang Yue voiced everyone's thoughts.

Fatty immediately echoed her. "She's right. The strength of the ten of us is right here, while the wolf bandits are more than ten times stronger than us. How are we supposed to fight?"

"Oh, so if it's hard, we just won't fight? Do you think we came here for sightseeing?" Qin Qianyu snapped.

"If you're so capable, go fight them by yourself. I'm not joining you!" Wu Qi said unhappily.

He plopped down on the ground, clutching his head, caught between advancing and retreating.

Deserting was not an option, but refusing to desert meant death.