The bandits, with their deformed and grotesque faces, knelt down and groaned in despair.
"Princess Chang Le, we didn't mean to disturb your good time, but this leg is out of control!"
"Yes, Princess Chang Le, we are timid and value our lives very much. If we could control ourselves, we would never dare to come near you!"
"Princess Chang Le, please have mercy on us! We have elderly parents to support, young children to raise, and a whole mountain stronghold to care for. We cannot die!"
"Waaah, Princess Chang Le, although we are bandits, we only kill those who deserve to die. Please spare our lives!"
"..."
Sheng Lingwei gave a heavy, cold snort.
"Although I am not a good person, I do not believe I have ever harmed an innocent person. Why did you come here to ambush me? Do you think I deserve to die?"
Jing Qingyun reached out and took Sheng Lingwei's small hand, then swept her murderous gaze across the bandits, her tone chillingly cold.
"The princess is my life. Since you want to hurt her, I will kill you first."
The next second, Jing Qingyun waved his right hand, and countless cold and sharp ice pillars shot straight towards the bandits.
The bandits were terrified, watching helplessly as the ice pillar drew ever closer. They were filled with deep fear and had no time to react.
Only the one-eyed man, being the leader of Black Wind Stronghold, reacted quickly. Driven by his survival instinct, he immediately shouted:
"No, Princess Chang Le, please don't kill us!"
Sheng Lingwei sneered and squeezed Jing Qingyun's hand. "Little Yunzi, let's hear how they try to justify themselves."
Jing Qingyun nodded with a smile, "Okay."
All the icicles instantly stopped in front of each bandit, like a giant knife that could take their lives at any moment.
Jing Qingyun looked coldly at the one-eyed man.
"Speak! Tell me your story properly. If you can't satisfy the princess, I'll send you to meet the King of Hell first."
Upon hearing this, the one-eyed man felt both relieved and terrified. Having witnessed the terrifying nature of Sheng Lingwei and Jing Qingyun, he dared not try any tricks.
I only dared to tell you the whole story in detail.
"Princess Chang Le, young master, this is what happened."
Three days ago, two men wearing golden masks came to Black Wind Stronghold and first gave us a good beating.
Only then did they slowly reveal their purpose for coming: to hire someone to kill them, intending to use five thousand taels of silver to have the people of Black Wind Stronghold intercept and kill them here.
We disagree.
Furthermore, Black Wind Stronghold has its own set of rules in the martial arts world: it can only rob the rich to help the poor, but it cannot kill or plunder, kill innocent people, or harm innocent civilians.
But those two were utterly despicable, utterly devoid of any chivalrous code, even more thuggish than the bandits of our Black Wind Stronghold.
They used more than two hundred elderly people and children from the mountain stronghold to threaten us, saying that if we didn't do what they said, they would kill everyone in Black Wind Stronghold.
"There's no other way; for the sake of the elderly and children, we have to give it our all."
At this point, the one-eyed man kowtowed three times to Sheng Lingwei, his head instantly becoming a bloody mess.
“Princess Chang Le, we were too audacious to intercept you. You may kill or torture us as you please, but please do not harm the elderly and children of Black Wind Village.”
They are all innocent and pitiful people; they did nothing wrong. The ones who did wrong are us, their brothers, and we are willing to be punished.
Sheng Lingwei sneered, "Don't even think about playing the victim in front of me. Those two bastards said that your Black Wind Stronghold bandits are greedy for money."
"What utter bullshit!"
The one-eyed man became agitated and ripped off the eye patch covering his left eye, revealing his swollen and missing left eyeball.
She said angrily, "Princess Chang Le, it was clearly those two bastards who threatened us, and my left eye was gouged out because I resisted."
I am the leader of Black Wind Stronghold.
I'm considered the most skilled martial artist in Black Wind Stronghold. Those two bastards could easily gouge out my eyes, let alone the others.
no way.
For the safety of the entire village, I have no choice but to compromise. I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid that the people of Black Wind Village will be implicated.
Furthermore, that bullshit about being greedy for money is complete nonsense.
Those two bastards said they'd pay five thousand taels of silver to save your lives, but they didn't hand over a single coin.
They're trying to get something for nothing, and they have the nerve to call us greedy? They're clearly threatening our lives.
"I'm so angry! Damn it, he's shameless! I've never met such a shameless bastard in my life!"
After venting his anger, the one-eyed man realized he had used foul language and hurriedly apologized.
"Princess Chang Le, I am so sorry. I was just too angry and said some foul language without thinking. Please forgive me. I really didn't mean it."
Sheng Lingwei waved her hand.
"Fine, I'm magnanimous and will spare you, but you'll still be punished. If it weren't for my extraordinary abilities, this group would have surely fallen victim to your cruelty."
"Yes, yes, Your Highness is right."
The one-eyed man bowed and scraped, letting out a long sigh of relief. He hadn't expected that Princess Chang Le was different from the rumors.
Jing Qingyun was emanating a chill.
"Weiwei, those two beasts died too easily. If I had known this would happen, I should have punished them myself and made them taste what it's like to be worse than dead."
Sheng Lingwei smiled and tilted her head to look at Jing Qingyun, "Little Yunzi, are you perhaps still upset about those five thousand taels of silver?"
Jing Qingyun nodded, her expression extremely serious, and said, "Weiwei, you are priceless in my heart, those beasts deserve to die."
He cared most about Weiwei, and anyone who dared to look down on her was his enemy.
Zhang Chengzong, Yue Futing, just wait, he will kill them himself sooner or later.
Sheng Lingwei, as if she had eaten honey, reached out and pinched Jing Qingyun's cheek, and said with a smile, "Little Yunzi, you are also a priceless treasure in my heart."
The chill vanished instantly.
Jing Qingyun smiled radiantly, two blushes appearing on her cheeks.
It wasn't easy!
His beloved steel girl had unexpectedly learned to speak sweet words without any instruction, which truly surprised him.
Looking at the shy Jing Qingyun, Sheng Lingwei couldn't help but tease her, "Hehe, little Yunzi, you look so cute when you're shy. I'm finding myself liking you more and more, what should I do?"
Jing Qingyun's heart raced, and she dared not look Sheng Lingwei in the eye, turning her head away.
He was afraid that in a moment of impulse, he might lose control of his animalistic instincts and frighten Weiwei.
But he didn't know that.
His behavior made Sheng Lingwei find him even more adorable, and she couldn't help but burst into laughter. From then on, she was on a path of teasing him from now on.
The bandits: ...Goodness, these two are showering us with dog food one bag after another, completely ignoring our existence.
Protest! They are human beings, not air!
Just then, the temperature suddenly dropped, and a cold wind blew fiercely, causing everyone to shiver.
Then, before they could react, snowflakes began to fall from the sky.
Everyone's expression changed drastically.
Snow in May, what on earth is going on?
The one-eyed man hurriedly looked at Sheng Lingwei, his voice trembling with fear.
"Princess Chang Le, why is it snowing on such a hot day? Could it be that something terrible has happened to our Northern Qi?"
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