Their eyes met.
Xie Xiao's usually unruly eyes were now somewhat deep, like a whirlpool drawing her in.
Li Ruo's heart beat a little faster.
She wanted to say, "Spit it out!" but she held back.
"I……"
Xie Xiao looked at her intently. "When I was alive and well before, I only thought about leading a group of brothers to survive. As long as we had wine, meat, and friends, nothing else mattered. But today, I almost died here. Suddenly, I realized that some things are quite important. If we don't say some things, we may never have the chance to say them in this lifetime."
He paused for a moment, then asked, "Can you understand me?"
Li Ruo resisted the urge to punch him in the nose, "Speak like a human being!"
"I--"
"Beep—"
Time's up. Oops, that's a whistle coming from outside.
Both of them were startled at the same time. Li Ru shook off his hand, walked out quickly, and looked outside from the side.
A black head peeked inside.
Two pairs of eyes met.
The other person cried out "Oh my god!" and fell backwards flat on their back. After a moment, they exclaimed, "Sis, it really is you, sis! I thought it was the boss's whistle!"
“You’re right,” Li Ruo said. “Your boss is inside.”
Xie Xiao inside: ...
Sun Ergou should have died in that pile of beggars back then.
"Boss, boss, you're not dead, boss!" Sun Ergou cried and rushed over, wanting a loving hug.
Xie Xiao kicked him with his big foot, "Can't you see I'm covered in injuries?"
Soon, Xie, the chief, who was covered in wounds but had a good mouth, was carried out by his brothers, blanket and all, cursing all the way.
Li Ruo certainly hadn't forgotten the six wolf cubs; Li Yi would definitely like them very much.
"What an adorable little wolf cub, and it's even white! This is the first time I've ever seen one like it," said Sun Ergou.
"Much cuter than you, all talk and no action." Xie, the chief, glared at him from his cabin.
Er Gou: ...Suddenly, I had a feeling that I would soon be on par with the Fourth Master, and that the village's dung was beckoning to me.
Li Ruo asked Sun Ergou, "How did you find this place?"
“Isn’t it raining heavily and the road is so foggy? The brothers couldn’t see the road clearly either, and we’ve made our way here by winding our way around. But if it weren’t for that whistle hanging on the tree branch, we wouldn’t have found you either.”
Li Ruoxin thought to herself, "Fortune and misfortune are truly intertwined."
"Give me back my whistle!" Xie Xiao shouted angrily.
Sun Ergou looked ashamed and respectfully presented the whistle. "Boss must be upset that we were too slow. I'm sorry, boss! This won't happen again."
I don't want to be a manure collector.
The other brothers were also filled with remorse, and they all bowed deeply, saying, "We're sorry, Boss!"
Xie Xiao: I don't want to talk.
Everyone felt even more guilty and bowed twice, saying, "We're sorry, boss!"
Just as he was about to bow three times, Xie Xiao finally closed his eyes, waved his hand, and said, "Get out, I want some peace and quiet."
The brothers were all bewildered and asked in unison, "Boss, who is Jingjing? When did you get a Jingjing?"
Xie Xiao: ...
Li Ruo: Why do I suddenly feel itchy to punch someone again?
The group prepared to return to General Mountain.
Xie Xiao suddenly remembered something, "Before I passed out, I saw you riding some kind of boat. Where did you go?"
He thought she was riding on something strange, but he was so relieved when he saw her that he was half-dazed and didn't get a clear look.
"You're hallucinating, it's just an ordinary boat." Li Ruo said without changing her expression. "Look, it's right there."
Xie Xiao thought to himself, "Really? Could he have seen wrong?"
But he couldn't have been mistaken about how anxious she looked when she pulled him onto the boat. "Were you about to cry when you found me?"
Li Ruo glanced at him dismissively and said, "You've been eating too many radishes, haven't you? What kind of pipe dream are you having!"
Xie Xiao: ...
Sun Ergou, who was serving nearby, had never eaten pork, but had he never seen a pig run? He slowly figured something out...
Damn! So the boss likes the older sister—
He suddenly raised his hand, "Boss, when I heard you were injured and swept away by the water, I was so anxious that I was like an ant on a hot pot. I risked my life to go find you all by myself."
Li Ruo: ...
It turned out that the younger brother was mistaken.
Xie Xiao was taken aback, then his eyes lit up with an astonishing brightness, his face saying, "You still won't admit you care about me."
Li Ruo's face stiffened, and he looked outside. "Look, we've arrived at General Mountain."
Halfway up the mountain, Xiao Li and Ye Ling'er returned first. Not long after they arrived, they saw the large ship and ran over.
"Have you found the leader?" Ye Ling'er jumped onto the boat.
Xie Xiao had no choice but to refocus his attention and look at those useless and troublesome fellows.
"Alive."
The brothers breathed a sigh of relief when they saw their leader. Ye Ling'er came up to help Xie Xiao, but he dodged her and instead helped him up by Xiao Li and Sun Ergou.
Like an empress dowager.
The third leader also arrived, and said happily, "Thank you very much, Miss Li, for saving us again. We are deeply grateful and will not thank you enough. Please do not hesitate to ask if you need anything."
Saving Xie Xiao is equivalent to saving the entire Black Wind Stronghold.
The third leader was once again extremely grateful.
Li Ruo looked at him: "Don't forget the 20% of grain you promised Uncle Luo."
"What do you mean, 20%?" The man suddenly realized, his eyes narrowing. "Is this why you went to Qinghua Mountain to find me?"
He stared at her, looking disappointed. "I thought you came to see me because you were worried about me, but it turns out you were just being happy for nothing."
Li Ruo: Yes, there are.
But she just wanted to see him grit his teeth and break them, "Even brothers should keep clear accounts, right?"
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