"Who are you?" Alliance Leader Zhang asked, looking at the man in front of him who was covered in external wounds and bleeding profusely.
"I am from Zhanchenlou." Sixteen looked at the martial arts alliance leader in front of him who was teaching a child to wield a broadsword, and finally managed to utter this sentence after a long pause.
"A traitor?"
"hold head high."
Leader Zhang is adept at this. He takes in the traitors from Zhanchen Tower at Biluo Manor, and then Zhanchen Tower puts on a show outside for a few days. The martial arts world then comes over and praises his chivalry and righteousness. This is all part of what he agreed upon with Eleven and Liu Xiaohua back then.
"Then go to the villa yourself? I'm here teaching my disciples, I can't leave."
Beyond Zhang Mengzhu's towering figure, you can see a little potato wielding the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, just like him. The little potato looks like a doll from a New Year's painting.
"Sister Xiaohua told me to look for you, so I'm looking for you. I'll be wherever you are."
"Tsk." The people from Zhanchen Tower aren't exactly geniuses either, but Alliance Leader Zhang is used to it.
"Then wait a moment, I'll arrange a place for you."
Sixteen entered the brothel, and the courtyard full of women's clothes made the man's eyes not know where to look; he could only look up at the sky.
Leader Zhang went to arrange accommodations for him, and now only Huo Xiaolong and he were left staring at each other in the courtyard.
"You're from Zhanchen Tower?" Little Dumpling broke the awkward silence first.
"Huh? How would you know that at such a young age?"
"I've heard that they really kill people for money in that place?"
The man shook his head.
"No, we only answer calls from people we can't afford to offend."
"For example?"
The little girl's face was a bit red, probably from practicing with her sword. She put one hand on her hip, held the sword upright beside her, and spoke in a very sharp tone.
"That's not something I could possibly know about..."
"Too."
Ever since Leader Zhang told her about the matter of face and substance, Huo Xiaolong understood a little bit, even if it was only a little bit, it was still an understanding.
Often, a piece of paper that appears to be spotless may have a black back. Without that black backing, it wouldn't have the pristine purity that it presents to the world.
Why did you betray Zhanchenlou?
Sixteen scratched his head and said
"When I accepted the mission, I released two people, but they were discovered, so I escaped."
"Oh, the one with the surname Ye?"
The man stared wide-eyed in surprise and asked...
How did you know?
This little potato, so small, is like an information broker; it knows a little bit about everything.
"That lady you released just arrived at our brothel yesterday. Do you want to see her?"
Sixteen was surprised for a moment, then shook his head. They were gone in an instant; the people of Zhanchen Tower had spilled too much innocent blood. Even if they had no choice, even if they were forced by power, what could they do? What's done is done.
"No, I would never have been able to do that to her."
Huo Xiaolong pouted. Yes, he had killed too many people.
But sometimes, fate is just a coincidence. Ye Zheng was tricked by the guards into coming out to bask in the sun. When the young lady looked up, she saw the familiar eyes from that night's torrential rain.
When Shi Liu saw Ye Zheng, he jumped over the wall like a mouse seeing a cat.
"Sister Ye, is he the one who let you go?"
Ye Zheng nodded.
"Um."
He said he was sorry to your whole family.
"..."
A perfectly good sentence sounded like an insult coming from Huo Xiaolong's mouth. The young lady pondered it for a moment and realized something was amiss.
"Help! Help!"
A commotion broke out outside the door. A group of thugs who should have been working in the workshop rushed out and ran over when they heard their boss's anxious voice.
"Hey Scarface, what's up?"
"What happened?"
Scarface was soaked through. He sat on the doorstep, feeling utterly weak. His trembling hands tried to support him, but he couldn't.
My wife is about to give birth.
The reformed petty criminals were speechless. "Just give birth! The midwife and all that stuff were already prepared. If it still doesn't work, Dr. Gu can come over. Is it really necessary to go to such lengths?"
"ah--"
A scream came from inside the house, making the men tremble.
"Then hurry up and come inside to keep me company, brother."
"Yes, my sister-in-law is inside, it must be so...so painful."
Scarface said with red eyes
“My mother wouldn’t let me in, and my wife slapped me as soon as she saw me go in.”
"ah--"
The man, supported by his younger brother, stood up and shouted into the inner room.
"If my wife loves me, we won't have this baby. If we don't have it, why should we suffer like this?"
Scarface, a local thug who had been in Pingyang County for about ten years, had shed blood and suffered injuries for his brothers, always ready to go to great lengths for them. Now, he sat at the gate, wiping away tears in front of his underlings.
"Shut up, you bastard!"
"Is it possible to just stop having babies like this?!"
Scarface's mother wished she could come out and slap her son twice. It would have been better if he had just said he wouldn't have the baby.
“My son, save your energy. Don’t scold him yet. Wait until we’re done giving birth before you scold him, okay?”
Duckweed, pale and covered in sweat, clutched her mother-in-law's hand and said breathlessly.
"Mom, I feel like I can't give birth, it's too painful."
The woman felt as if she was being torn apart, experiencing excruciating pain. She felt as if she could drink a bowl of poison right now. She needed to be freed quickly, as it had only been less than half an hour.
“There aren’t twins here.” The midwife’s words left Scarface’s mother somewhat stunned.
"The other child is too young; his heart is probably too weak, and he's only just grown up. Your wife is pregnant with her third child. Go and fetch Doctor Gu right away."
It's already incredibly difficult for a woman to give birth to twins, and now another one has arrived. She quickly went out to ask her son to fetch Doctor Gu.
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