novelden Chapter 36 My name is "Zhu Lin"
Chapter 36 My name is "Zhu Lin"
She went to the kitchen first, where many servants were cooking. It seemed that they had been brought up the mountain by kidnappers. When no one was paying attention, she took out the apocalyptic special sleeping pills she had stored in her previous life from her spatial storage and flicked them into the wine vat and the last soup. Seeing that there were no problems, she left and made her way to the main hall of the bandits.
There was a long table in the main hall, and the wine and the last soup had just been served. Everyone sat in their seats to eat and drink. The person sitting at the head of the table was a short, gloomy woman, who, if I'm not mistaken, should be the leader. To her right was the skinny woman who had been called the second leader earlier. The two of them were chatting.
"I wonder why the third brother has been gone for so long? Could something have happened to him?" The leader of the gang said, taking a sip of wine.
The second-in-command also took a sip of wine and put down his bowl: "It shouldn't be. Within a hundred miles, who doesn't know the name of Black Wind Stronghold?"
“That’s true…” The leader was about to say something when he suddenly saw his men collapsing onto the table one after another. He was about to say that they had a low alcohol tolerance when he realized that he was also starting to feel dizzy. He stood up abruptly, but before he could say anything, he collapsed.
Seeing this, Lin Shu returned to the room where Xiao Yu was. Before she even entered, she heard crickets chirping inside.
"You stinky ice cube, leaving me all alone here. If you dare not come back, and I die, I'll become a ghost and follow you, scaring you to death every day."
"Really?" Since everyone in the stronghold was basically fast asleep, Lin Shu went straight in through the main gate.
Xiao Yu showed no embarrassment at being caught talking badly about others. Seeing Lin Shu return, she happily exclaimed, "Oh! You're back! I knew you would come back to save me!"
"Let's go."
After saying that, she walked forward. Xiao Yu followed closely behind her, and even after they left the mountain stronghold, he still found it somewhat unbelievable.
"We just got out like this?"
Lin Shu raised an eyebrow: "Otherwise?"
"Haha! That's great!" Xiao Yu spun around happily.
Lin Shu, having confirmed there was no danger, prepared to leave. Before departing, she recalled Xiao Yu's earlier words to her, and for some reason, she inexplicably took out an exquisite dagger from her spatial storage and handed it to the young man: "I'm leaving now, for self-defense."
Xiao Yu took a look and found that the material of this dagger was unprecedented. With the current forging technology, it would probably be difficult to make.
Looking up and seeing Lin Shu about to leave, he hurriedly ran in front of her to stop her. By the light of the fire emanating from the mountain stronghold, he could finally see clearly that the woman in front of him was more beautiful than anyone he had ever met. If he hadn't actually spent time with her, he would have almost thought she was a mountain spirit.
"You...you haven't told me your name yet." Xiao Yu rarely showed a hint of shyness.
Hearing the approaching sound of horses' hooves in the distance, Lin Shu knew she couldn't delay any longer, so she casually replied, "Zhu Lin."
Xiao Yu murmured it to herself, then said, "Zhu Lin, my aunt is coming soon. If she knew that you were the one who saved me, she would definitely repay you."
Upon hearing this, Lin Shu refused, saying, "Today's incident was solely due to you drugging the bandits; it has nothing to do with anyone else."
The implication was that she should not mention ever meeting her, otherwise, since she had single-handedly taken down the Black Wind Stronghold, which the imperial court had been unable to conquer for so long, it would surely arouse suspicion and trouble. She hated trouble, so she came here to kill the bandits to eliminate future threats; and knowing that someone was suppressing the bandits, she did not want to get involved.
Xiao Yu understood Lin Shu's meaning. After all, how innocent could someone who grew up in that place be?
Will we ever meet again?
"..." Lin Shu did not reply upon hearing this.
"I understand. Then don't forget me. My name is Xiao Yu." Xiao Yu lowered her head in disappointment.
Hearing the approaching sound of hooves, Lin Shu quickly disappeared into the darkness, leaving only the boy in the darkness and a single sentence.
"Farewell."
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When General Xiao Zhuqing arrived with her troops, she immediately spotted the disheveled young man with black ash on his face at the entrance of the stronghold. She first ordered her deputy to lead men into Black Wind Stronghold and capture them all before calling out, "Yu'er."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu quickly ran over and threw herself into Xiao Zhuqing's arms, saying coquettishly, "Auntie, if you had come any later, Yu'er would never have seen you again."
Xiao Zhuqing patted the back of the person in her arms and said, "Who told you to be disobedient and run around like that? Look at your face covered in dust, you look like a little beggar."
"What?" Xiao Yu exclaimed in surprise. So he was talking to 'Zhu Lin' with this face just now?
Xiao Zhuqing looked at his nephew's lifeless expression and wanted to laugh. Just as he was about to speak, his deputy interrupted him: "General, all eighty-seven people from Black Wind Stronghold have been captured. The remaining forty-odd people who were tied up on the mountain have also been rescued."
Xiao Zhuqing was taken aback. Wasn't it said that Black Wind Stronghold was difficult to conquer?
The lieutenant seemed to notice her confusion and explained, "When I led my men in, I found that the bandits were all unconscious for some reason, so we captured them without any effort."
Xiao Zhuqing thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out. Finally, she looked at her nephew, who had a mysterious expression on his face, and asked hesitantly, "Does Yu'er know why?"
Xiao Yu immediately straightened his head, patted his chest, and said, "That's because I drugged them all!"
"Really?" Xiao Zhuqing certainly didn't believe it.
"Then who else could it be?" Xiao Yu retorted, then embellished the story by recounting how she was wronged, how she rose to power, and how she finally exploded.
Seeing that Xiao Zhuqing had no choice but to believe him, Xiao Yu secretly chuckled to himself that he had gotten away with it. After all, who in this world would do good deeds without seeking fame or fortune?
And Lin Shu, who does good deeds anonymously: Achoo~
Xiao Zhuqing's expression remained unchanged as she gazed at Xiao Yu's expression. She roughly understood that the child was unwilling to talk about it, so she stopped asking and only said, "I will report this matter to His Majesty in the truth, and he will surely reward you handsomely."
Xiao Yu's eyes lit up instantly. He had to carefully consider what reward he should ask his mother for.
He then looked down at the dagger he was clutching tightly in his hand, silently chanting in his mind: Zhu Lin...
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