diskusbooks Chapter 164: Robbery
Chapter 164: Robbery
Chapter 164: Robbery
Even though there were many people below, Lu Yu ignored them and pressed himself down on top of her.
"How are you? Is anything bothering you? Did they hurt you?" She forcefully pushed him away from her embrace and carefully checked him over, afraid that he might be injured somewhere.
Lu Yu, his face pale, took her hand, his voice sounding as if he were extremely weak.
"I've recovered from internal injuries."
"Internal injuries?" She glanced at him again. No wonder there were no wounds on his body, but her heart clenched again in an instant.
"How do you treat internal injuries? Tell me."
"Kiss me, kiss me..." He spoke haltingly, as if he were about to die. Ji Meiqing didn't have time to think and kissed him.
Lu Yu smiled and said, "It's not that intimate."
Then he kissed her lips directly.
If the bandits below hadn't been unable to bear it any longer and shouted to interrupt them, it's unknown when Lu Yu would have stopped.
"Are you ever going to stop? There are so many of us watching!"
Ji Meiqing reacted quickly and pushed him. Lu Yu, caught off guard, fell down. Ji Meiqing stared at his figure, her mind suddenly going blank.
Fortunately, he wasn't dead, but he was half-dead. Ji Meiqing slid down from the tree and immediately ran over. This time, Lu Yu was truly suffering from internal injuries.
The bandit leader looked at the two of them with a rather unpleasant expression. "The chieftain has ordered that he wants to see you."
"Oh." She looked at Lu Yu, her expression not very good either.
He readily agreed, and then casually followed them into the village deep in the mountains, with Lu Yu being helped along behind them.
The bandit leader felt like something was pricking him, making him uncomfortable, but he couldn't figure out what it was.
The village was much like any other small village, with poultry and a market, except that the market mostly sold wild game. After crossing the street, they entered the innermost part of the village, where the more important people lived.
As soon as they entered, they attracted many covetous eyes.
"Don't look around, just keep walking forward." The leader's expression was also not good, and his tone sounded quite tense.
Lu Yu glanced at them, and made a point of giving Ji Meiqing special consideration to everyone who had looked at her.
Although he didn't make a living by killing, he still possessed a murderous aura. His martial arts skills also surpassed theirs, making it easy for him to deal with them.
With their own lives hanging by a thread, they were still looking at other girls. They shivered and began to fight off the cold.
Upon entering the building suspended in the air, a group of people stood inside. The people here probably wanted to emulate the elegance of those in the city, burning incense and offering fruit, except that animal furs were placed on the chairs to show off their power.
Without hesitation, Lu Yu pulled Ji Meiqing to sit down beside him.
Knowing he was a master, and with no one stopping him, they simply pretended not to see anything and waited for the chieftain to come out.
There was finally some movement at the door. An ordinary-looking young man emerged from behind the tiger-skin hat, showing no surprise at seeing Lu Yu. He ordered tea, water, and snacks to be served before telling the standing people to sit down.
"I wonder what brings the chieftain here?" Ji Meiqing spoke first, not wanting to be just a supporting character.
The chieftain looked at her and immediately guessed her identity. "Young lady, you have some courage. You dare to travel all over the country and conquer the world."
"You flatter us. Why did you invite us here? If not, we'll take our leave now."
"Just curiosity, nothing more." He laughed as soon as he finished speaking, completely oblivious to those around him. Ji Meiqing's expression was relatively calm; she didn't seem angry or impatient.
"If you're curious, then hurry up and take a look. If you delay our business time, then you're going against us."
"Young lady, with your sharp tongue and ruthless nature, be careful, or no man will want you later." The chieftain was determined to get rid of her.
Ji Meiqing looked at Lu Yu, her face immediately losing expression. "He said you're not a man."
“Whether I am a man or not, my wife should have known very well last night.” As Lu Yu said this, his eyes were on the chieftain, and then he sat up straight. “My wife is mine alone, but your wife is another matter entirely.”
"I don't have a wife." He spread his hands, feigning innocence.
"That's true." He glanced at him thoughtfully, then looked away.
Ji Meiqing sat down again and considered the matter in her mind. The later the delivery of the wine was postponed, the later it would actually be delivered.
"If you have nothing else, we'll be going now," she said one last time, preparing to leave with her entourage.
The chieftain suddenly called out to them.
"Stay, and we'll give you one hundred taels of silver for every stick of incense you burn. If you don't agree, we'll leave."
"You're really ripping me off."
Ji Meiqing looked at him and said, "If you don't want to, we're leaving."
"Stop them!" he ordered, and the men outside rushed in. Lu Yu immediately shielded Ji Meiqing, then looked at the chieftain.
"What, you think you can just come and go as you please after you've entered my place? Do you think this is a vegetable market where you can come and go as you please!"
They were just being friendly, and now they're drawing their swords against each other. Ji Meiqing looked at Lu Yu's pale face and became increasingly worried.
"Are you alright? You don't look well."
"It's alright, leaving here isn't difficult."
At this moment, Ji Meiqing felt somewhat annoyed that she didn't know martial arts and couldn't share any of Lu Yu's burden. Everyone's lives were on his shoulders, undoubtedly placing a heavy burden on him.
"What's wrong? You were all baring your teeth and brandishing your claws just now, why have you suddenly fallen silent?"
"I didn't expect you, the bandit king, to know some idioms. We underestimated you." Ji Meiqing said loudly, her face showing arrogance, but she was extremely anxious inside.
The chieftain, flattered by her, couldn't help but feel smug. "Idioms aren't exactly the domain of scholars. It wouldn't be a big problem for me to learn a little bit."
“That’s not a problem.” She looked around, paused, and didn’t say anything more. But this only caught his attention; he felt there was something else she was implying.
"How long do you need to recuperate?" Ji Meiqing led him to sit down again, her voice very low. To outsiders, their actions looked like flirting.
The chieftain naturally thought the same thing, "You two are so loving, still so affectionate even at this stage."
"It's none of your business," she retorted, then looked down at Lu Yu. Seeing that his lips were bloodless, she became even more worried.
"I'm fine, I just need a breath or two more," he said quietly.