The driver looked at the pile of âcorpsesâ with sympathy on his face. âIs this lady the type you can just harass?â
Since he often ventured out, heâd witnessed many things, so he didnât feel like Shi Sheng did anything wrong.
âIf this lady didnât have the strength, she wouldâve been sullied by these people.â
Shi Sheng squatted down to look at the two who were at the bottom of the pile. âStill like me?â
The two had terrified expressions as they shook their heads with all their might.
âMaâam, we had eyes but couldnât see Mt. Tai! Please be merciful and spare us!â
âMaâam, spare us!â
âSpare us!â
âJust where did this crazy bitch come from?!â
âHaâŠâ Shi Sheng got up to look down at them. âIf it was me begging you, would you lot let me off?â
From their angle, they could make out the coldness in the depths of her eyes. They were like the flames burning in hellâwithout warmth, yet capable of burning the soul.
âDo you know who we are?! You wonât get away if you dare touch us!â Since begging for mercy wouldnât do, they started trying to use their statuses.
âDonât know. Donât care.â Shi Sheng coolly replied.
But it seemed they hadnât heard her, for they shouted, âWe belong to the Blood Killers Gang! Youâll be offending the Blood Killers Gang if you dare to harm a hair on our heads!â
âBlood Killers Gang?â
âWhat? You scared already? If you let us go now, we can treat this like it never happened!â
Shi Sheng looked at him like she was looking at an idiot. âNever heard of it.â
A strange silence fell.
Never heard of itâŠ
âShe actually never heard of usâŠâ
âMiss, the Blood Killers Gang are a cruel lot, and protective of their ownâŠâ The driver softly warned her.
âEven more reason to kill them, then.â Shi Sheng nodded. âWhat else am I going to do otherwise? Let them go so they can call their buddies? Think Iâm(lz) an idiot?â
âDamn woman! You dare?!â
âWhy wouldnât I?â Shi Sheng stabbed the person on the very top of the pile.
âAh!â
Horrible shrieks continuously sounded through the dark, adding on to the suspense in the stillness of the night.
The driver restrained his fear and stood beside the carriage.
Right now, Shi Sheng appeared to be a killing god. Before, sheâd only beaten up bandits but hadnât taken their lives. Yet this time, she was really killing people.
Although he knew she was right, in that they would kill her if she didnât kill them, he was just a normal personâhow could he not be scared upon witnessing a scene like this?
Once Shi Sheng was sure they were all dead, she stacked them all up in a pile. The whole time, the driver merely quailed.
âAhââ Suddenly, a short, panicked yelp was heard, causing the driver to lose his footing as he turned and fall to the ground.
Shi Sheng turned to look at the source of the noise.
At the edge of the firelight stood two figures.
One of them was tall while the other one was short. The short one should be a woman, since the voice seemed to come from her. She was mostly hidden behind the person in front, only peeking her head out.
âW-whyâŠdid you kill them?â The woman questioned slightly cautiously.
âWho said I killed them?â Shi Sheng shot back.
ââŠWho else could it be? Thereâs no one else here!â
âSeeing that Iâm so beautiful, itâs entirely possible that they willingly committed suicide for me, no?â
âSuicide? I can see the blood on your sword! How come this personâs lying through her teethâŠ?â
Perhaps having been scared by Shi Sheng, the woman fell silent.
âCome on.â The manâs voice was slightly cool.
âFu-dageâŠare we not going to do anything?â âThat womanâs a murderer ah!â
âThose people are from the Blood Killers Gang.â
Shi Sheng gave them a doubtful look.
ââFu-dageâ⊠Fu Yiyun? Bai Luo?â
The Blood Killers Gang werenât good peopleâBai Luo had experienced it first-hand before. Noticing that the woman standing by the fireside was very pretty, Bai Luo knew sheâd gotten the wrong idea.
âSorry, Jiejie. It mustâve been those beasts from the Blood Killers Gang who started it! Sorry!â
Shi Sheng watched Bai Luo apologise with great interest.
âThis FL is quite the pure[1] one ah! And her imaginationâs not bad.â
Fu Yiyun didnât wish to linger, so he turned to leave.
âFu-dageâŠâ Bai Luo anxiously called him. âJiejie, itâs not safe at night, so be careful. Oh right, Jiejie is so powerful, you should be fine. Goodbye, Jiejie.â
Bai Luo had muttered that last part, but since there wasnât much noise, Shi Sheng easily heard her.
She watched as Bai Luo chased after Fu Yiyun.
Bai Luo sacrificed a lot for him, almost to the point of losing her life. Her character was a bit soft, but she didnât turn badâshe still remained as dumb and naĂŻve as she always was.
Yet a girl like that was going to be abused by a scumbag. ReallyâŠ
âŠâŠ
The next time she encountered Fu Yiyun and Bai Luo was at a little copse not far from Jadewater Village. The two were being attacked, and it seemed that Fu Yiyunâs arm was injured. Because he had to protect Bai Luo, he wasnât able to concentrate in dealing with the attackers.
âMissâŠwhat should we do?â Seeing the fighting going on ahead, the driver didnât know whether to continue or stop.
âWait.â âWhat else? Help them out?â
The fight didnât last long. Although the ML was injured, the whole âleads canât dieâ rule was still there, so the cannon-fodder could only log off to get lunch.
Bai Luo was so scared, all strength had left her limbs. She supported Fu Yiyun and helped him shuffle forward, sobbing all the while.
Shi Sheng hopped off the carriage and paid the driver. âYou can go back now.â
He didnât understand. âEh? Miss?â
âI can walk the rest of the way.â Shi Sheng waved as she followed Bai Luo.
Bai Luoâs speed was really slow as she made her way haltingly. By the time Shi Sheng followed her to Jadewater Village, night had already fallen.
âSir Fu? Miss? Youââ The people of Jadewater Village didnât recognise Bai Luo.
âSave himâŠâ Bai Luoâs face was covered in tear streaks. Seeing the people from Jadewater Village, the anxiety that kept her running finally drained away and she collapsed to the ground.
There was a brief commotion as everyone tried to sort things out. Shi Sheng appeared at this time.
âMiss, you are?â The steward got people to carry Bai Luo and Fu Yiyun inside, before his vaguely scrutinising gaze fell on Shi Sheng.
âWu Zheng.â
The stewardâs brows furrowed. âWhat fight[2]?â
But the next moment, a figure appeared in his mind, causing his expression to change slightly as he stared guardedly at Shi Sheng. âWhy has Ms Wu Zheng come to Jadewater Village?â
âWu Zheng⊠That poison expert who wields Frostmoon.
Who wouldâve expected that the rumoured vicious woman looked like this. Itâs a pity that no matter how good she looks, sheâs still scum.â
âTo watch Fu Yiyun and Jiang Zhan fight.â Shi Sheng rolled her eyes at him. âIsnât that, like, the only event happening right now?â
âEvent? Whatâs this woman talking about?â
âMs Wu Zheng, please leave. Jadewater Village doesnât welcome you.â Jadewater Village belonged to the orthodox faction, so naturally they wouldnât welcome a jianghu degenerate like Shi Sheng.
Her lips curved into a shallow smile as she spoke with a calm voice, âAnd if I insist on going in?â
âThen donât blame us for being rude.â
[1] Original is âć»çœçâ which translates literally to âdumb, white, sweetâ. So something like a naĂŻve dummy?
[2] Wu Zheng is âæ çâ which sounds like âæ äșâ/ âwu2zheng1â which means âto have no conflictâ. Hence, heâs being like, whatâs she on about talking about a fight when Iâm asking for her name?
[3] Thereâs a joke/meme about how Apple keeps changing (which uses the same word as âflippingâ) their new iPhone designs. At least thatâs what I got from my brief search.
Authorâs note
Little Fairy: The Host is being unreasonable again. Son, hurry up and bring your wifey back.
Feng Ci: I havenât even shown up yetâŠ
Little Fairy: âŠUseless! Canât you just flip over the wall?
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Feng Ci: Do you take me for a certain smartphone brand[3]?
Little Fairy: Trash.
Shi Sheng: *draws sword* Do you still want your votes?