Chapter 83 Fubo Village gently sniffed the fragrance on her neck to quench his thirst...
Lin Meiju had only said this one sentence when her heart felt as if it was being stabbed by thousands of needles. Her chest was heaving but she still felt suffocated. She unconsciously clenched the black arm restraints at her hand and began to cough violently.
Shen Changfeng saw her hand tugging at her collar, coughing so hard that her neck began to turn slightly red. He glanced at her flat chest and understood. His other hand slipped under her clothes, groping along her slender back twice. He quickly untied the bra straps, hooked his knuckles on the soft gauze and pulled it out.
Fresh air broke through the obstruction and rushed into Lin Meiju's lungs. The black fog in front of her eyes cleared up, and she collapsed in his taut arms. Her shoulders were still heaving violently. She was still taking in big gulps of air, her fingers still maintaining a grasping posture, tightly gripping his wrist.
It was obvious that she had dressed up deliberately. In order to hide her original figure, she not only wore a bra, but also wrapped two or three layers of cloth around her waist, wrapping herself up like a straight dumpling.
The weather was scorching hot, and a torrential downpour had arrived. Her clothes had soaked up moisture, becoming bulky and impermeable, and the tightness of her corset made it difficult to breathe. She must have been sweltering. As he untied her corset, he inadvertently brushed against her skin, revealing a thin sheen of sweat coating her delicate spine. Perhaps she had also developed a heat rash; she was terribly sensitive to the heat. In the past, when the summer heat was at its peak, she would quietly nap on the bamboo couch in just her belly-hugging underwear, a welcome relief for him.
Shen Changfeng looked at the person leaning on his arms, seemingly exhausted, his eyes darkened slightly, and he swallowed his Adam's apple.
Her hair was styled in a man's bun today, and her face was painted with dark yellow powder. The rain washed it away, revealing her naturally pure white complexion. The rain now dampened her hair, and a few strands of black hair tumbled down her cheeks, ending at her lips. Shen Changfeng's eyes naturally lingered on her lips. Her lower lip, bitten with pain, was unusually crimson, and now, wet by the rain, it looked as fresh and plump as a fruit waiting to be picked.
Then, as the mountain road became bumpy, he took advantage of the situation and moved closer to her hair, sniffing the delicate fragrance on her neck to quench his thirst. He was silently intoxicated by it, hoping that she would come closer and hold him tighter.
The sweet sweat of the soft silk fell into his palms along with the raindrops. A numbness that came from nowhere instantly spread to his forearms. He felt a strong urge to tear her clothes to shreds and bury himself in the place he had been thinking about day and night...
He closed his eyes tightly, bit his tongue with his teeth, and tensed his whole body to the extreme, forcing the surging evil thoughts back into his heart.
Whether intentionally or not, Lin Meiju felt the weight of the person behind her leaning towards her, but every time she was about to frown to remind him, he sat up straight again, as if he was just there because of the bumpy mountain road.
Hearing the sound of swords and knives fading away, Lin Meizhu clearly felt the scene around her change. Looking around, she saw trees reaching into the sky everywhere. She leaned her elbow back and said, "Let me down!"
Shen Changfeng gently pulled the reins, jumped off the horse, and reached out to her. Lin Meizhu ignored him, holding the horse's neck with one hand and carefully reaching her foot to the other side.
The horse suddenly snorted and shook its head. Lin Meiju lost her balance and screamed "Ahhh" as she retracted her feet, leaned over and hugged the horse's neck tightly. Her profile met Shen Changfeng's who was rushing forward. The two stared at each other. Shen Changfeng saw her fair neck instantly turn red, and then the redness rushed to her cheeks at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even her earlobes were soaked red.
Shen Changfeng hesitated to speak, the corners of his lips curled up, but he finally held back and called out, "A Chou!"
Ah Chou tilted its head and rubbed him, indicating that its neck was itchy. This woman had started it. Shen Changfeng patted its front legs. Ah Chou bent its front hooves and half-knelt on the ground. Lin Meizhu quickly sat up from the horse's back and jumped down.
Just as she stood firm, a black cloak was thrown over her head. Shen Changfeng tied the belt for her in a few seconds, picked up some moss and mud from the rock at hand, and smeared it on her face without saying a word.
"you……!"
"Don't move!"
Shen Changfeng held her face, looked straight into her eyes, and whispered, "Don't look at other men, understand?" Then he put on the wide hood for her.
Shen Changfeng rarely looked stern to her, let alone used such a stern admonishing tone. Lin Meiju disliked his cloak, which was wet, heavy, and smelled of his sweat, but she also knew that Shen Changfeng had become a bandit and must be surrounded by vicious people. She pushed his hand away and wiped the mud off herself. After she was done, she reached out and tightened the cloak.
The cloak was a little longer and wider on her, making her look even smaller.
Lin Meizhu lifted the hem of her cloak and glanced around, her brows etched with displeasure, but she couldn't react, so she pursed her lips tightly. The brim of her hat largely blocked her view, and Shen Changfeng watched her impunity from the side. The little clay figurine wiped its claws with its black robe, as if venting its anger, and then walked away with the mopping black robe in both hands, angrily.
After walking a few steps, he found that the person was not following him. He turned around and saw Shen Changfeng with his head down, an unconcealable curve at the corner of his mouth, and pointing his finger to the other end.
Lin Meiju cursed inwardly, then lifted her black skirt and changed direction.
After walking for a while, Lin Meizhu noticed the road gradually flattening, and the rustling sounds around her became more frequent. She pretended to concentrate on her pace, but in reality, her peripheral vision was constantly observing the movements around her. She could sense a large number of people—or, more precisely, many, many men. Climbing the rocks, beside the pits, nestling in the cliffs, behind the bushes... They were all dressed in dark clothes, and some, like Shen Changfeng, covered their faces with veils, revealing only their bloodshot eyes.
Shen Changfeng walked to the front and blocked many inquiring naked gazes for her, but she could smell the bloody smell in the dense forest gradually becoming stronger. There were so many people, but no noise was made. The only sound she could hear was the slightest movement of people stepping on broken leaves and dead branches.
She heard many people calling Shen Changfeng "boss" or "chief", and also saw the big words on a flag somewhere on the hill - Fubo Village.
Among the many voices, she recognized one that sounded familiar. Turning quietly, she saw a silent silhouette—it was Chen Yue! How had he fallen to this point?
Lin Meizhu had relied on Chen Yue to successfully deliver the letter to Li Jieyi while she was at the palace. Chen Yue had played a significant role in her ability to leave the palace. She was just thinking about whether to exchange a pleasantry when someone blocked her path. Without even looking, Lin Meizhu could sense the person in front of her suddenly turning cold.
Then Shen Changfeng walked faster, and Lin Meizhu almost had to jog to catch up with him. Fortunately, the road was not long. The two came to an open flat area where more than a dozen Huishengtang employees had gathered.
Those guys were driven here like ducks by the people of Fubo Village, and they thought their lives were over. But when they saw Lin Meizhu was there and saw her walking freely among the bandits, they thought that Lin Meizhu had negotiated the price with these people, and they felt relieved.
There were several donkey carts parked in twos and threes on the flat ground. Lin Meiju counted them and found that half of them were lost. This was much better than she expected. After waiting for a while, people from the other two drug dealers also arrived. The most serious casualties were undoubtedly the people from Huichuntang. Now that they had survived the disaster, the injured guys felt the pain and helped each other bandage their wounds.
While Lin Meizhu was applying medicine to the people at Huishengtang, a man wearing a veil passed by and asked if she could help with a bone setting. Lin Meizhu agreed, and then more and more people came to the flat ground and lined up one by one to wait for treatment.
Shen Changfeng had also arrived. His palm had been cut by a knife a few days ago and hadn't fully healed yet. Lin Meizhu was also angry. Without even looking at him, she threw him a bottle of leftover wound medicine.
He knew that she was still angry because he had broken his promise, and now was not the place to talk. He kept silent for a while with the bottle of medicine in his pocket, and then left.
Not long after, Qingsong, who had cleaned up the mess, came back, and with him came Jiang Jin, who had a complicated expression on his face.
This was the fifth time this month, and Jiang Jin had already gained experience. He brought several large sacks with him, collecting the heads of the bandits he had beheaded and handing them over to the authorities. Jiang Jin was puzzled by Shen Changfeng's motives. While other strongholds were desperately trying to make money, he gave the bounty to himself. But Shen Changfeng also had a request: he wanted the authorities to post a notice stating that it was the work of Fubo Village.
At first, the government thought that Fubo Village was provoking and showing off, but after a while, it seemed that Fubo Village was like an outlier. Not only did it not commit any crime, but it also took the initiative to reveal the movements of other mountains to Jiang Jin. Moreover, the people of Fubo Village successively occupied the other mountains, making those big and small gangs complain bitterly. As a result, the pressure on the government to hunt them down was also much less. In such a comparison, the people of Fubo Village became much more pleasing, and the government acquiesced in the existence of Fubo Village. It was just a piece of cake to post a few notices.
In the past two years, bandits have been rampant in Hubei and Henan. There are at least 20 to 30 gangs of varying sizes in Hubei alone, with the Golden Tiger Stronghold and the Black Wind Stronghold being the most prominent. The Golden Tiger Stronghold has the largest number of men, while the Black Wind Stronghold has the most sophisticated weapons, causing great distress to the people.
The imperial court had sent troops to suppress the bandits, but from reporting to the imperial edict, to the deployment of troops, it often took months or even half a year for the troops to arrive at the local area. Furthermore, the generals sent by the imperial court were arrogant and conceited, and the local soldiers were undisciplined. Not only did they fail to suppress the bandits, but the two gangs almost fought each other. Or, the generals who were sent to suppress the bandits were found to have embezzled military funds shortly after their arrival, forcing the imperial court to appoint new ones... This cycle repeated itself, and the banditry was not only not eradicated, but became even more serious. The people had also grown disheartened, and now, seeing that the suddenly rising Fubo Village was singling out the bad guys, they unconsciously felt a liking for them.
Jiang Jin eavesdropped on the conversation between Shen Changfeng and Qingsong, and learned that the Golden Tiger Village had suffered two losses in a row today. He was surprised and happy. He was surprised that Shen Changfeng had only a few hundred men under his command, but he dared to touch the tiger's head. He was happy that with the conflict between the snipe and the clam, the garrison could have some peace and quiet, and no longer have to worry all day long.
Jiang Jin noticed that Shen Changfeng frequently stretched his palms while speaking. He glanced sideways and found that his palms and fingertips were tied with blood-stained bandages, which must be due to knife wounds.
Qingsong also noticed it, stopped talking, and said, "No medicine? I'll go right away..."
"Just used it."
“I have it!”
Two voices sounded at the same time.
Jiang Jin threw the medicine bottle in his hand out, and Shen Changfeng stretched out his right hand to catch it, but he missed it. It was Qingsong who squatted down and caught it with great risk.
Jiang Jin laughed at Shen Changfeng's dim eyesight. Normally, he would have responded, but now he remained silent. Shen Changfeng clenched his fist, then unclenched it, examining the cloth strip on his palm, as if pondering something. He then turned his hand and saw a slight scratch on the back of his hand between his ring finger and pinky finger, resembling the scratches of a branch.
The rain gradually subsided, but it was still hot and humid. Raindrops fell, hitting Shen Changfeng's knuckles and falling to the ground, gradually forming turbid yellow water droplets. But his fingertips could not feel the warmth of the rain.
Jiang Jin was biting a melon on the side, crossing his legs and looking around. He said, "How did you choose this place? It's so hot and stuffy..." He sniffed and said, "There's also a strange sour smell." Looking again, Qingsong, who was helping Shen Changfeng untie the bandages, had a drastic change of expression and screamed, "Boss!"
When Jiang Jin saw the situation in Shen Changfeng's palm clearly, the melon fell to the ground.
The palm of his right hand was yellow, and the wounds on his fingertips were covered in blood red. The most terrifying thing was the last two fingers, which were swollen black and purple, and emitted a faint foul smell. They were obviously festered!
Qingsong and others all looked at the celadon bottle with the words "Hui Sheng Tang" on it. This medicine was given by Lin Meiju!
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