Chapter 7

  Cheng Dailai had never thought that Lin Shaoyu was so cute, even cuter than the invincible Xushenji, and even cuter than all the cute things.

  "This little brat is here again, I'll just kill him!" Xu Shenji suddenly became ruthless.

  "Bastard!" Cheng Da Lei shouted: "Lin Shao Xia is the benefactor of my Lobster Shack, a great benefactor. Whoever wants to kill him will have to get through me first."

  Xu Shenji was bewildered, how could this person be the benefactor of Hamao Village? What kindness had he shown us?

  "Lin Shaoshuai, are you hungry? Do you want to eat something first? The cooking skills in our mountain village are still pretty good." Cheng Dalai narrowed his eyes.

  "Villain, stop your nonsense! You big fellow, come quickly over here. This time you don't ride a horse, I won't ride a horse either. You don't use any weapons, and neither will I!" Lin Shaoyu thrust his iron spear into the ground.

  Cheng Da Lei rushed to Qin Man and said: "Qin big brother, absolutely cannot hurt Lin Shao Xia, be gentle, must be gentle."

  "Uh-huh."

  Qin Man let out a low hum, took big strides forward, Lin Shaoyu's fists had just been raised when his collar was already grasped by Qin Man and he was thrown down the mountain slope.

  "Wow, ah... wow..."

  "Lin Shaoye, are you okay? We're waiting for you, hurry up and come quickly..." Cheng Daire yelled down the mountain.

  Ding! Second mountain stronghold defense task completed, reward: a mouthful of mountain spring water.

  Ding, reward: 10 Hong Hua Dans (ordinary medicinal pellets that strengthen the body and cure general injuries)

  Dudu, Reward Mountain Stronghold Skill: Unity (Increases loyalty of mountain bandit members)

  ……

  ……

  Ding, reward 10 sickles

  Ding, reward wooden chest five pieces

  Dui, received mission for the third time, mountain stronghold defense

  The reward for the second time is obviously much more than the first time. The sickle was finally obtained, and new tasks don't even give difficulty hints. System, you're so sly!

  A lone figure, leaning on a wooden staff, climbed up from the foot of the mountain. His clothes were torn, his head was covered with withered grass, and his face was smeared with dust.

  "Lin Shaoye, is everything really all right?"

  "You won't let Miss Su go, I will never give up!" Lin Shaoyu said word by word.

  Cheng Dalai helplessly waved his hand: "Be gentle."

  Ding! Completed the third mountain stronghold defense mission, reward...

  Dui, received mission fourth time mountain stronghold defense

  Ding, completed... reward...

  Beep, received...

  Done...

  ……

  ……

  From dawn till dusk, Cheng Dairen brushed BUGs for a full ten times. In the end, Cheng Dairen was somewhat numb and didn't even bother to carefully look at the rewards. Of course, the rewards given by the system were also getting more and more worthless, with the tenth task simply giving a wooden chest.

  Cheng Dairen hasn't had time to find all the rewards yet, it's probably around 3 or 4 pm now. Cheng Dairen still wants to take advantage of the remaining daylight to complete a few more tasks. But Lin Shaoyu has not come up since being driven down the mountain for the tenth time. With his personality, he doesn't seem like someone who would give up easily.

  "Alright, let's go back, I'm starving." Xu Ling'er.

  "Wait, can't let Lin Shaoyou down."

  Cheng Dairei waited while rummaging through the system rewards in his mind, where one special prompt caught his attention.

  Dui, completed ten times of mountain stronghold defense without casualties, reward hidden attribute: a good person.

  Now, Cheng Dairen has also explored some information about the system. System tasks will only be triggered after certain conditions are met, and the triggering conditions for hidden tasks are even more stringent. For some tasks, the system will not release the task, but will only give a completion prompt after the completion conditions are met.

  In fact, this time was still exploited by Cheng Da Lei. If attacking the mountain stronghold, there would be at least a dozen people, and at most hundreds of people, how could there not be any casualties? Lin Shao Yu just came alone, and he came ten times, how could Cheng Da Lei bear to let him die, and he was treated like a treasure before he even had time to arrive.

  He just didn't know what use his hidden properties had, so Cheng Dalai looked at the prompt information.

  A good person

  Justice boy, in a chaotic world, upholding justice is so precious. Remember, people who uphold justice will not have bad luck, your justice will attract more like-minded boys.

  Once the system started being cute, Cheng Dali knew something was wrong. This attribute... is it a good person card designated by the system? Hey, discriminating against single dogs is a crime, isn't it? Now Cheng Dali has reason to suspect that this is the system intentionally making things difficult for him after he brushed off its bug.

  For system attributes, careful analysis is required to understand their functions. For example, this attracts more like-minded young people, which should be a certain charm value added for males, and for females... useless.

  Damn it, still a good person card!

  Cheng Dalai fiercely gave a middle finger, this must be the system intentionally disgusting itself.

  Deng Qiang regained his composure and found that Lin Shaoyu had not yet come up. Given Lin Shaoyu's temperament, he wouldn't give up so easily. Hadn't he encountered some bad people...

  "Hey, you guys wait here, I'll go down the mountain and take a look."

  Cheng Dali took a deep breath, shouldered his own axe, and roared: "Who dares to hurt Lin Shaoyou? I'll be sworn enemies with you for all eternity, from the heavens above to the earth below, and from the Three Rivers to the Four Seas!

  ……

  One man, one staff, one mountain ridge.

  Lin Shaoyu stood in front of the cliff, leaning on a wooden staff, his hair disheveled and scattered, his face bruised and swollen, and his white robe tattered like a beggar's clothes.

  Looking at the bottomless cliff, Lin Shaoyu let out a long sigh, and tears fell from his eyes.

  "I, Lin Shaoyu, have always considered myself a heroic outlaw, relying on my gun to make a name for myself. I had thought that with this one gun in hand, I could rid the world of its ills. But today, time and again, I've been humiliated by these mountain bandits. Now my horse is gone, my gun is gone... forget it, forget it, I'm done for. Twenty years from now, I'll be a great hero once more, and I'll make another name for myself in the martial world."

  As he spoke, his words were tinged with sorrow, and tears streamed down his face. He took a step forward towards the mountain cliff.

  "Cough cough."

  Two faint coughs sounded, Lin Shaoyu suddenly turned his head and saw Cheng Dalai standing behind him with his hands behind his back. Lin Shaoyu hastily wiped away his tears and coldly asked: "You scoundrel, have you come to mock me? Even if I'm not as skilled as others, I'd rather die than be humiliated by you."

  "I heard what you said earlier, it was well said." Cheng Dalai said: "There's a sentence that I think is very good, and I'd like to share it with you." Cheng Dalai looked into Lin Shaoyu's eyes and said: "A young man is willing to die for an ideal, but a real man is willing to live humbly for his ideals."

  A sentence exploded in Lin Shaoyu's mind like a deafening thunderclap, causing his heart to beat wildly and his face to turn deathly pale.

  "Do you think this is brave?!" Cheng Dairen suddenly shouted loudly: "No, this isn't bravery, it's weakness! You're a coward, a deserter. Look at yourself, what's left of that proud student, young heroic look?"

  These chicken soups hit Lin Shaoyu accurately, and although he didn't understand what a "three-good student" was, he still felt that every sentence of Cheng Dali struck his heart, it was like a lighthouse when lost, and the ultimate truth on the road to growth.

  But these words were spoken from the mouth of a mountain bandit.

  "Hum, what does a mountain bandit like you know!"

  "I know you look down on me as a mountain bandit, but if I had the choice, I'd also want to be a good person." Cheng Da Lei spread out his hands: "Actually, I was once a man with ideals too."

  "You still have ideals?"

  "Want to hear about my ideals?" Cheng Dairen smiled and suddenly thought that perhaps recruiting Lin Shaoyu into the mountain stronghold was not a bad choice.

  “…These hands of mine once held sacred books and grasped a sword, I also wanted to master the arts of literature and martial arts, and befriend emperors. I also said that men should take up arms and reclaim the 50 states from the passes and mountains. But as I traveled far and wide, I saw refugees like pigs and dogs, and the powerful like tigers and wolves. I was indignant at the sages, and only wanted to ask why the world is this way. At that time, I had an ideal: to save humanity from water and fire, to free the people from hanging upside down. I had an ideal: to break the old world and rebuild a new universe. I had an ideal: to let everyone have their own home, and farmers have their own land…”

  Lin Shaoyu was stunned, were these words really coming from Cheng Dairen's mouth? This should be engraved on stone and remembered for generations to come. In a daze, he saw Cheng Dairen stretch out his hand towards him, looking at him with deep affection in his eyes.

  "Now I just want these two hands of mine to hold onto a companion's hand. Lin Shaoyou, are you willing to help me fulfill this dream?"

  Intense emotions were brewing in Lin Shaoyu's chest, and in his eyes, Cheng Dairen's figure became incredibly tall. Dizzy, his body suddenly fell backwards, behind him was a hundred-meter cliff.

  Cheng Dalai quickly took a few steps forward and grabbed Lin Shaoyu, only to find that Lin Shaoyu had already fainted. His body was scorching hot, with countless wounds and bruises all over him, his skin a frightening red.

  This bastard, it turns out he was carrying such a severe injury.

  Having no other choice, Cheng Da Lei first carried Lin Shao Yu on his back, then grabbed his own large axe and walked step by step towards the mountain stronghold.

  Mom, it's so heavy.

  Cheng Dalai gritted his teeth, his back arched under the pressure, every step he took was extremely difficult.

  The good man card is in play now.