Volume 1: This Heart's Bent Chapter 38: One Stab, One Sure Hit

  This sudden move was enough to make Rong Chu so surprised that he was stunned on the spot!

  The iceberg has melted... The country is destroyed... Roosters will lay eggs... Hens can crow... Tai Shi Lan gave a kiss!

  In a shocking field of vision, not delicate but thin and soft, pale pink lips kept enlarging...

  His lips stopped abruptly 0.000001 cm away from hers and suddenly let out a stern cry, "Stab!"

  However, at that moment, Rong Chu woke up and his body leaned back, but Tai Shi Lan tightly hugged him. In fact, he could easily break free from her grasp, but for some reason, he didn't struggle free.

  At this moment of star fire, Jingtai blue, who had been waiting on one side, raised his arm and shouted, "Hey!"

  A silver dagger pierced into the buttocks of Cung Chou, who was half-kneeling.

  His body stiffened and his eyes slowly dimmed.

  Tai Shi Lan quickly stepped back and pushed with his palm, swiftly knocking the noble Duke to the ground.

  "Poisoned to death!" She hastily wiped her hands, neck and face with the outer cloak of Rong Chu, and then picked up Jing Tai Lan, "Let's go!"

  She walked out of the door with some worry, but there were no guards to stop her, and even Zhao Thirteen didn't appear. Tai Shi Lan was relieved at the same time, but also secretly shocked by the strict family rules that required Chu Lian to follow him wherever he went.

  The moonlight is clear and bright, the road stretches far away, a big and small figure walks into the distance, their conversation echoes through the empty streets.

  "Jingtai Blue, your last move was too heavy-handed. I suspect he's even forgotten who we are."

  "Great... great..." with a joyful tone.

  "It's just a scratch." No big deal.

  "You just give it to him." The tone was nonchalant.

  "See how you feel." The tone is light and airy.

  "Why... poke butt..." with a slightly puzzled tone.

  "What's owed to me will eventually be repaid." The tone was murderous.

  ……

  "Master..." In the inn, for quite a while, Zhao Thirteen stood at the door, looking at his master with a puzzled expression.

  Rong Chu's slightly dazed eyes slowly focused, and he said softly: "Just now... what happened?"

  Zhao Thirteen didn't dare speak up and thought to himself: I still don't know what's going on, how could you just let these two go like that? It can't be.

  But when the master gave orders, no one dared to disobey. Many brothers could only watch with their eyes wide open as the two of them left, and before leaving, the woman raised a finger, but it was unclear what she meant.

  Rong Chu stood silently in place, as if slowly sorting out his thoughts. His brow gradually furrowed, and then he touched his own... buttocks.

  A little sore, huh?

  Who farted?

  He closed his eyes, concentrated his mind, and a fleeting light flashed before him, fragments of thoughts gradually coalescing.

  A fleeting figure... a belt thrown over the door frame... shallow pink lips getting bigger and bigger...

  In his mind, only these three figures remained, yet they were clearer than ever. He stood still for a long time, then slowly, slowly, he touched his lips.

  "You owe me." He said slowly, "You'll have to pay me back eventually."

  Taishi Lan found the "Guangwu Camp 25th Division Recruitment Office".

  The flyer said there were still twelve hours to recruit students, and indeed there are people now. A messy chicken coop head is lying on the table, snoring loudly.

  It's strange that at this time, there are still many people coming to sign up, lining up in front of the table, although they're all a bit eccentric, but at least it creates a lively scene.

  Tai Shi Lan was still a well-behaved child who followed the rules (in fact, she just didn't like to squeeze and be afraid of body odor), she brought Jing Tai Blue to line up, but as soon as she stood at the back of the queue, the people in front suddenly parted like Moses parting the Red Sea, and quickly scattered.

  "You first! You first!"

  At the end of the table, the sleepy examiner raised his head, rubbed the sleep from his eyes, and saw Tai Shi Lan. His lazy expression was swept away, and a look of surprise burst out in his eyes.

  "This... " He studied for a while and finally confirmed that Tai Shi Lan was a girl, "Miss! Quick! Please!"

  Tai Shi Lan walked through the crowd, feeling eerie gazes falling on her body, and when she noticed them, they quickly slipped away.

  She walked over with big strides, slapped a flyer and asked: "Can females join?"

  "Okay, okay."

  "Can I bring my son?"

  "Okay, okay."

  "Is it possible without insurance, without guarantee, and without bringing a household registration?"

  "Alright!"

  "Living alone in a single house?"

  "It must be! It must be!"

  "Exempt from tuition fees, accommodation and all expenses?"

  "Of course!"

  Tai Shi Lan stared at that chicken head, the goods under her eyes shot honest light, nasal wings excitedly flapped, looking at her eyes like a dog who had been hungry for three days saw hoof prints.

  Tai Shi Lan turned around and asked the "candidates" who were staring at her with the same intensity.

  "Does this 25 Institute really exist?"

  "That's right."

  "Sir, your knowledge is profound, and your martial arts skills are matchless in this world?"

  "Of course!"

  "Is every courtesy extended and not a single word insincere?"

  "Right! Right!"

  A crowd of "candidates" nodded like chickens pecking at rice, and her eyes looked like a beggar meeting a savior.

  "Good!" Tai Shi Lan dragged over a form, scribbling down her own name, "I'm signing up!"

  "Savior......" The chicken coop head jumped up excitedly.

  "Hmm?" Tai Shi raised an eyebrow.

  "Oh no, I mean, Younger Martial Sister..." Ji Woh Tou drew out his voice and called out in a flattering tone, "Younger Martial Sister, shall we go?"

  "Aren't you going to continue recruiting?"

  "You're all I need!"

  A carriage came rumbling along, with a black lacquer body, golden wheels, and wide open windows.

  "Junior sister, please get on the carriage." Ji Wotou bowed his head in respect.

  "They aren't together, are they?" Tai Shi Lan turned her head to look at that group of "examinees."

  "They will be here soon."

  Tai Shi Lan carried the blue porcelain up to the carriage, she wasn't afraid of people making fun of her, a poor person with nothing valuable on her, what could be made fun of?

  "Drive!" The coachman slammed the door shut with a loud bang, jumped up onto the carriage and whipped the horses into a gallop.

  The crowd watched as the horse-drawn carriage drove out of sight, and then erupted into cheers. They immediately surged towards the remaining recruitment staff who were still moving tables.

  "Give me money!"

  "Cheering costs two silver coins, queuing up costs two silver coins, being a witness costs three silver coins, filling out the registration form costs three silver coins——I cheered ten times today, queued up seven times, was a witness three times, filled out the form six times, that's a total of 51 silver coins, here you are!"

  "It should be a price increase! If you don't recruit more than 500 people this year, the camp will be withdrawn. With one withdrawal, the big master's black hat is gone, and a group of people are unemployed. What a big deal is this? We might as well help you make up for it, raise prices!"

  A group of 50-cent party and water army were making a ruckus, a big man with a black mole on his face took out a purse, sweating profusely as he counted the money to distribute. He muttered to himself, "Damn it, cheating people into contributing is one thing, but they even want women to do it! That group of old fogies, their brains must be addled!"

  "Our 25th camp is always the worst in the local competition, and this time it's not only the last one to start but also the weakest. We've lost so many times that people around here know our reputation is stinky, nobody signs up, and we can't even meet the minimum requirement of the local Guangwu Camp. It's on the verge of being disbanded. What about the girl? At least she's a lifesaver now." A slender man with a willow-leaf face and a snake-like waist next to him persuaded him in a gentle tone.

  "What's the use of having a daughter? Can she really save our family's fate? In the end, aren't we still going to lose?" Black Face counted his money again and again, still seething with resentment.

  The Water Snake Waist also fell silent, seemingly worried about the uncertain future. After a while, he said: "Yes, even if we win locally, we can't beat the Li Jing General Camp, and the Li Jing General Camp can't beat the Dong Tang Tian Ji Fu. Every time we lose face badly. I heard that the Empress Dowager has spoken, if we lose to Dong Tang again, from top to bottom, the Guang Wu Camp will not exist. The Duke of Jin has already made a military order, saying that we must win this year. But we... " He sighed and said in a low voice: "So you don't have to be angry anymore. Not only can't we keep the 25th camp, but even if it's the Li Jing Guang Wu Camp, we may disappear after this year."

  "Disappear then disappear!" The big man thought for a moment, sighed, and leaned towards the water snake waist with deep feeling, "Dà Qiáng, if Guangwu Camp really disappears, I'll wander the world with you!

  "Xiao Jia, don't worry, I'll be good to you..." Shui She Yao's slender waist wrapped around Hei Mian Xiao Jia's broad chest...

  ……

  The horse carriage moved forward with a rumbling sound. Tai Shi Lan, who hadn't heard the conversation, was already asleep, hugging the blue porcelain vase.

  She felt like she had slept for a long time, because halfway through the journey, Jing Tai Lan woke up and cried out in hunger, almost attacking her chest again. She and Ji Wu Tou got some snacks to feed Jing Tai Lan and continued sleeping, all the way until their bones ached. As they weighed their options, weren't Mingjing River and Cuifeng Mountain just outside the city, only ten or so miles away? How did they run so far? Suddenly, she heard Ji Wu Tou say happily: "We're here!"

  Tai Shi Lan lifted the car curtain, and in an instant, her titanium alloy eyes were dazzled by the scene before her.