If he had a choice, Hubble would definitely like to stay in Lovington for a few more days.

But it wasn't possible, because at the dinner four days ago, Hodge smiled and said to him, Hubble, you can't hide in the fortress like a coward, you should bravely rush up and fight with Woolleglindo.

Hubble smiled awkwardly and nodded. He noticed that George was also nodding slightly. This seemed to indicate that Governor George wanted him to return to Salt Marsh Town to "fight"? Fight? Why me? Hubble thought angrily, sighed quietly, and returned obediently the next morning.

After opening his eyes, Hubble stretched in the carriage, then hugged the maid who was lying beside him and started to touch her all over. He was about to return to Salt Marsh Town, and if he didn't indulge himself, he might feel even worse.

As Hubble put his hand into the maid's robe, the coachman's scream came in, which scared the maid and Hubble who was in high spirits.

"Asshole! What are you doing?" Hubble shouted.

"Master... Hubble! You, you look... look to the right!" the coachman stuttered and stopped the carriage.

With a frown, Hubble suddenly pushed open the car window. The maid subconsciously glanced out the window, then fainted in the car with a "bang" after only half a scream.

Hubble did not move, for he was stunned—

Outside the car window, beside the horse path, a long row of wooden pillars two people high had been erected at some point. A quick glance revealed that there were probably forty or fifty of them, and on each of them, there was a corpse hanging. All of them were naked, like dried dead dogs...

Before this moment, Hubble had never seen so many corpses. Just a quick glance was enough to make his scalp tingle, his back shiver, and even the hairs on his body stand up.

"Hurry! Go! Go! Get out of here!" Hubble slammed the car window shut and urged in a trembling voice.

When the carriage started moving again, Hubble rubbed his face hard because he suddenly felt that the flesh on his face had become very stiff.

What on earth is going on? Hubble frowned and wondered.

…

While Hubble was still in panic in the carriage, a beautiful woman appeared on the side of the Saltmarsh Town Militia training ground. She looked to be in her early thirties at most. Her name was Nivea.

Nivea's casual standing at the side of the training ground distracted the dozens of soldiers who were training in the field. Her beauty and charm were so attractive, just like the light red robe she was wearing.

A small militia leader walked towards Nivea with a stern face, frowned, and strode forward.

The little leader quickly stood in front of Nivea. Just when Nivea thought he would scold her and drive her away, the little leader suddenly grinned and bowed: "Oh, beautiful lady, is there anything I can do for you?"

Nivea covered her mouth with her hands and smiled, pointed to the center of the field, and asked, "Can I get closer and take a look at those bandits who are on display? By the way, are you sure you have tied them up tightly?"

"Of course, you can get closer and take a look. If it's someone else, that's definitely not allowed, but you can, you definitely can." The little leader nodded and said, "Also, I'm sure they've been tied up tightly enough, don't worry, you're safe."

"Thank you so much. I'm very curious. This is my first time in Salt Marsh Town, so I find it quite new." Nivea said with a smile, her eyes quietly scanning the surroundings.

"Okay, I'll take you there to see it. By the way, I'll help you drive away those guys who like to chat you up. You don't know how disgusted they will be when they see a beauty like you. Really, I swear." The little leader waved his hand and took the lead.

Nivea smiled slightly and followed him. As they walked, she asked, "I heard that the new governor of your Salt Marsh Town is very young?"

"Yes, Master Wu Lai looks no more than 18 years old, but he is very capable." The little leader smiled with pride when talking about Wu Lai. "He won a great victory just a few days after he arrived, and killed a group of bandits. Everyone said that with such a new master, Salt Marsh Town might prosper again."

"Oh, after hearing what you said, I want to get to know him." Nivea nodded.

The little leader shrugged. "Oh, that's too easy. Lord Wu Lai meets many people in the official residence every morning, but only in the morning. If you want to see him, you have to wait until tomorrow..."

That night, Hubble hosted a banquet for Wu Lai and Guru in his mansion. He wanted to know more, such as why this canal was built, why the retaining wall was demolished, and how so many bandits were killed...

Woolley and Gulu attended the banquet. Although they were not of the same kind, there were certain rules that everyone had to abide by and maintain. Whether it was an open fight or a covert fight, it was all a matter of stance. According to the rules, as long as the other party was not a mortal enemy, they had to allow the other party to show goodwill - although they both knew that Hubble had no intention of showing goodwill in his heart, but since the other party had made this gesture, they had to continue.

Until the end of the banquet, Hubble did not get the answer he wanted, but he was drunk by Guru and said everything he should and should not say.

"Gulu, how come your alcohol tolerance suddenly improved?" Woolley asked with a smile after the carriage left Hubble's mansion.

"That's not important." Although Gulu's face was flushed, he was just a little tipsy. "According to Hubble, those guys will come to cause trouble in a few days. We have to be careful."

"Let's talk about it when we get back." Wu Lai nodded.

…

The next morning, Wu Lai walked into his office. He had set a rule a few days ago: every morning, officials would be arranged in the official residence to receive local residents and foreign merchants who had requests, and listen to and record the residents' suggestions and opinions on the construction of Salt Marsh Town.

In theory, all officials in the ruling palace must abide by this rule and must participate, but in recent days, apart from Woolley, who else has been in Salt Marsh Town? Hubble did come back yesterday, but he should still be hungover now.

Wu Lai had just sat down when Lauren knocked on the door and walked in. Now he was no longer an ordinary doorman. To be precise, he was only guarding the door for Wu Lai - guarding the door of Wu Lai's office, deciding who to let in and who not to let in. Lauren could make some decisions. Of course, he had to make the decision within the scope set by Wu Lai.

"Lord Wu Lai, a lady wants to see you. She says she knows some secrets of the bandits and wants to tell you." Lauren said.

"The bandits' secrets? Okay, let her in." Wu Lai nodded. In the past few days, he had been listening to trivial gossips, without any real suggestions or opinions. Now that someone came to reveal the bandits' intelligence, it was inevitable that he felt refreshed.

But after a moment, Nivea appeared outside the office door gracefully.

"Ma'am, Lord Wu Lai is inside." Laurent said and turned around and left quickly. He still had to wait in the yard. Several townspeople had arrived one after another and said they wanted to meet Wu Lai. According to the rules, Laurent had to go through them first. He couldn't let everyone in.

It can be seen that she dressed up seriously today. She changed the red dress that she loved almost obsessively into a thin robe and skirt with a white background embroidered with silver flowers. She looked gorgeous and seductive, with towering breasts and a pair of beautiful legs faintly visible under her skirt. As she walked along, many men stared at her with stars in their eyes.

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However, Nivea was not here to seduce Wu Lai. She did not think that she could be very attractive to Wu Lai, a teenage boy. But she believed that when she leaned closer, she would be able to distract Wu Lai for a moment.

This moment was enough. Nivea was fully confident that she could complete the rest of the operation - capturing Wu Lai alive.

Because Nivea is Bird's wife and the second-in-command of the Crow Gang. In terms of combat power, she can defeat Bird, and in terms of cruelty, no one in the entire Crow Gang can match her.

Nivea and Bird originally belonged to the same master, but Bird was a gladiator, while she was a maid who served the mistress. One night, Nivea, who had just become quite pretty, was dragged to bed by her master. This was a common occurrence in the Assyrian territory. Most maids would encounter such a thing at some point in time, as if it were fate. Many maids even looked forward to such an event, because it might bring them benefits, such as receiving a reward from their master.

But Nivea would obviously prefer that no one forced itself, but this is destined to be just a fantasy.

After a night of pain, humiliation and sleeplessness, Nivea cried quietly for a day, and then she vowed to kill her master and cut him into pieces. Perhaps the gods heard her oath, because on this night, when Nivea was about to suffer another night of humiliation and coercion, Bird rushed into the master's bedroom with a dagger in his hand.

The dagger pierced the unfortunate man's neck directly, and then with a stroke and a drag, his head fell to the side as if it was broken. When large amounts of steaming blood splashed on Nivea's body, she suddenly felt an incomparable pleasure.

Then, she became Bird's trophy - Bird kidnapped his mistress to serve as his wife, and Nivea was ordered to serve her.

So, Nivea also came to Crow Valley.

When she had nothing to do, Nivea liked to peek at Bird and others practicing fighting skills, and then sneak into a small woods to practice when it was late at night. She did this for three years before being discovered by Mai Sui, who then became her teacher.

One night six years ago, Bird was drinking and chatting with Mai Sui. Nivea, covered in blood, kicked open the door and walked up to Bird. He raised his hand and saw Bird's wife's head still dripping with blood.

"Why did you want to kill her?!" Bird slammed the table and stood up, furious. Although his wife was abducted, they had been together for so many years and they still had some feelings for each other.

"You are a hero, a warrior, she is not worthy of you." Nivea threw away the head, "I am worthy of her."

Bird frowned: "Just you?"

"Yes, I can defeat you, but I am willing to be your wife." Nivea said.

"Defeat me?" Bird smiled bitterly and shook his head, hooking his finger at Nivea, "Wheat Ear said that you were practicing fighting skills. Since you are so confident in yourself, come and fight with me. If you are not bad, I can consider not pursuing the murder charge."

Nivea raised a smile at the corner of her mouth and stepped forward. After a moment, Bird completely believed what Nivea said - she could indeed defeat him.

Then, Nivea became Bird's new wife and a core member of the Crow Bandit Gang. After perfectly completing several assassinations and ambush missions, Nivea became the real second in command in everyone's mind - the bandit gang is a place where strength speaks.

The reason why Nivea is so powerful is not because of her outstanding strength, but because of her extraordinary agility and speed. Nivea is even confident that no one in Assyria can surpass her in these two aspects.

By capturing Wu Lai alive, Bird could be rescued - Nivea believed that Wu Lai would be happy to use Bird in exchange for releasing the dagger, because she knew that no one would insist on imprisoning Bird when threatened with death.

Just before stepping into the door, Nivea quietly loosened the front of her robe a little bit...