Chapter 218 Offering Everything
The burly man was completely baffled, but Lu Shaocheng vaguely understood what the other side meant from the literal meaning of their words: "How do we fight?"
"First, loosen the chains behind the monster. Then, each of you carry herbs and circle around it. You and I will attack its injured, unhealed claw." Mu Jianjian looked at the big man.
Although the burly man was grateful to the girl for saving Lu Shaocheng, he thought this was nonsense. "What if the monster kills us as soon as it loosens its chains?"
The wrath of a great demon is something these people cannot withstand.
“Even if you don’t untie the chains, it’s only a matter of time before it breaks free,” Mu Jianjian calmly pointed out. “Instead of waiting for it to break free and then get angry and kill us, we should attack its front paws the moment the chains are loosened, catch it off guard, and use that time to escape to the East District.”
Her eyes swept over the person behind the monster who was still struggling to pull on the iron chain. Listening to the faint sounds coming from afar, she could easily feel the iron chain swaying and becoming unstable.
"The most crucial thing about this plan is, are you confident?" Mu Jianjian looked at the burly man who had fallen silent. "Among these people, only the two of us can injure its claws from both sides. Are you confident you can do it?"
“If you’re not afraid of a little girl like you, how can I, a grown man, not have confidence?” The burly man waved his hand, silencing Lu Shaocheng’s unspoken words. “Do as she says.”
Even though Lu Shaocheng didn't want the two of them to take risks, he knew there was no way out. He shouted, and the other end of the iron chain in the distance began to make faint sounds.
Mu Jianjian watched the iron chain gradually tighten and counted aloud, "Five, four, three..."
"First, let's go."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Shaocheng realized that the two people beside him had disappeared and had appeared at the same time next to the monster's front paw!
He had no doubt about the boss's speed, but Miss Mu's speed was in no way inferior to the boss's!
Moreover, her expression was resolute and unwavering. How could Lu Shaocheng possibly believe that this was something a woman from the Red Mansion could do?
After landing beside her, Mu Jianjian felt the intense wind pressure emanating from the demonic beast. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, but she did not stop moving.
She took out the Rain Ruler from the system space and slashed at the right claw, but even with the force, she couldn't break the outer layer of skin and flesh.
Mu Jianjian bit her lip, momentarily stunned.
"You're no good, let me handle this." Upon seeing this, the burly man immediately rolled up his sleeves and tried to get to her side. He then used his inner energy to slash at her, only to hear her urgent shout.
"Get to the right first!"
Her voice was firm and urgent. The big man subconsciously listened to her and dodged to the right. The next moment, he found that dust was flying all around him. Upon closer inspection, he saw that his original position had been replaced by a giant claw.
The ground had sunk into a deep pit, a stark reminder that if the two were to slip and fall, they would be reduced to ashes.
The burly man was still shaken but also felt a sense of admiration for the girl in front of him. Just as he was about to express his gratitude, he noticed a giant claw slashing towards the girl's body. He tried to gather his inner energy to help, but the girl seemed to have anticipated this and dodged the attack.
"Don't worry about me, I'll give you instructions. You go and distract and attack it." Mu Jianjian raised her eyes.
"Okay." The big man nodded.
Lu Shaocheng was directing the others from the side, but he was still glancing at the two of them out of the corner of his eye. He was surprised to see that the two of them were working together so well, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
When he first met this girl, he felt that she was no ordinary person, and she indeed surprised him.
Maybe this time we can really work together to... bring down the East District.
——
That night.
"Master, are you going to take your medicine today?" A knock on the door sounded, and a clear, cold female voice broke the silence of the room.
Dan Chuxue noticed that the door was not closed, and a sliver of cold moonlight shone through, casting a low reflection on the ground, as if it were covered with white frost.
She was stunned for a while before she heard a "Come in" from inside.
Dan Chuxue slowly walked into the room, carrying a warm bowl of medicine, unsure whether to go in or back out.
"Master, the medicine has been prepared, but the strange behavior of the Demon Lord of Yingzhou at Duyunfang today is quite significant, and the banquet the night after tomorrow is not far away. It would be better not to drink such a harmful medicine."
She didn't dare to look up. After she finished speaking, she watched as the medicine rippled in the gentle breeze, and her heart was filled with emotion.
She thought that since her master had arranged everything, she could sit back and watch the power struggle between the two sides without any emotion, but she was wrong.
The Bone-Changing Technique is a unique secret technique passed down through the Shangguan family. After she was expelled from the Shangguan family, she was rescued by her master. When she saw that he wanted to use this technique to hide the external characteristics of a man, she tried her best to dissuade him, but he simply wouldn't listen to her.
Now that the situation is about to be settled, the medicine just won't stop, tormenting me for no reason.
"Give it to me." Yun Rong's black hair was casually draped over his shoulders. His face was handsome and ethereal, but his upturned eyes gave him a bewitching air. His ambiguous temperament was particularly striking under the moonlight.
He leaned back in the wooden recliner, taking the medicine but his eyes remained fixed on the moon. "Do you think... she'll forgive me after she knows everything?"
When Shan Chuxue first heard this, she thought she had misheard. Only after the man remained silent did she realize that it was not a hallucination, and that he was asking her a question.
How could the usually ruthless and heartless master be confused?
She lowered her eyes. "It's enough that Master doesn't let Miss know about these things."
As long as Miss Mu is unaware of what her master has been doing behind the scenes, their relationship can return to normal after everything is over—not just with her master, but with her as well.
"This kind of thing can't be cleaned up just because you want to." Yun Rong swallowed the bitter medicine in her throat, but felt that her heart was a thousand times more bitter than the medicine.
But isn't Jianjian's current state entirely his doing?
But it doesn't matter. Once this is over, he will make it up to her. After he takes that position, he will give her everything he has!
Yun Rong thought of the news reported by Baili Yicheng's spies recently, and concealed the gloom in her eyes.
"There's no need to contact her again after the banquet."
Dan Chuxue frowned slightly, momentarily unable to recall who the man was referring to, but after a moment's thought, she quickly said, "But what if Miss Shi Dong—"
“She won’t,” Yun Rong gently placed the cup aside, and when he looked up again, he found that the moonlight in the sky had already been covered by clouds and mist. His eyes narrowed, and a sharp look appeared in them, completely different from his previous demeanor. “There’s no need to keep disobedient people around any longer.”
"Yes." Shan Chuxue responded, then bent down to pick up the bowl of medicine beside her and took it away, a sigh escaping her lips.
——
"Xiao Cheng! Xiao Cheng, I've put him in according to the plan!" The young man walked out of the East District excitedly, but before he had taken more than a few steps, he saw a group of people coming in, bringing with them billowing dust...
And the enormous monster behind him.
youth:?
How did they get here already? So fast!
"Quick, quick! Don't block the way!" Overjoyed, Lu Shaocheng quickly pulled the young man aside and behind him, waving to the two people who were fighting the monster not far away, "It's done!"
He seemed to have thought of something and turned to ask again, "Nothing unexpected happened, right? Did any cultivators in the East District stop you? Did they notice anything unusual?"
"No, just like you said, Xiao Cheng, I put the egg in the outermost section of the steward's mansion. Sure enough, he was drunk and having fun with his concubines in the backyard. There were guards in the courtyard, but they didn't notice me." The young man's voice was still trembling slightly from excitement after completing his task.
"Good, good, good!" Lu Shaocheng said three times.
Seeing the commotion not far away, Mu Jianjian finally felt a great sense of relief.
This means they've succeeded halfway. Now that they're not far from the East District, they can take out the herbs they have and destroy them to keep the monsters away.
As she watched the burly man begin to direct the others to retreat, the outermost city of the eastern district, built of sand and stone, came into view. Looking at the terrified expressions on the faces of the sleeping guards on the city walls after they were awakened, her gloomy mood of the past few days vanished.
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