Nine out of ten gamblers lose; I've run into a jerk!

Chapter 97 The Indestructible Cockroach

A woman wrapped in rags was pushed out, her eyes darting around and shrinking back, not daring to look directly at Shen Qing.

Shen Qing sighed inwardly. What could he possibly accuse these women, trapped in their predicament, of? That they didn't appreciate kindness? Or that they gullibly believed the promises of villains?

He can only blame himself for not being careful enough. He should learn from this and never make the same mistake again!

With a thousand thoughts swirling in her mind, she maintained an innocent and surprised expression as she looked at Zhang Tian and said helplessly, "Old Zhang, we do have some grudges in Long County. I accidentally ruined your livelihood, but you can't have someone frame me."

"Bullshit!" Zhang Tian spat out his words. "I'm seeking justice for the brothers in the village who died unjustly, it has nothing to do with our personal grudges!"

"Brother, you heard it all. He and I do have a personal grudge."

"You!" Zhang was furious; he had never seen such a eloquent and persuasive person!

Zhu Biao looked at the two men, each sticking to their own version of events, his eyes unfathomable, making it impossible to discern what he was thinking.

"Alright, alright, we're all brothers, let's not hurt our harmony. Sixth brother, to prove your innocence, let's put the Ye family girl in a different place for now, and return her to you in a while."

"This……"

"Is there a problem?" Zhu Biao narrowed his eyes, exuding an invisible sense of pressure.

"No, it's just..." Shen Qing said somewhat awkwardly, "She's not really able to see anyone right now...hehe~"

"That's alright, brothers, what haven't we seen? Someone come here..."

"Let me handle this!" Shen Qing hurriedly stopped him. "Brother Rong, go in first and tidy her up."

Seeing that Zhu Biao remained noncommittal, Shen Qing forced a dry laugh and retreated into the room, closing the door before her expression instantly changed.

It won't be long before Zhen E can't gather enough men in such a short time. Unless a miracle happens, the bandit suppression plan has already largely collapsed. All they can do is buy Ye Mingzhu more time to escape.

With that in mind, Shen Qing made some noise in the room and started performing a stand-up comedy routine.

Zhang Tian, ​​standing outside, twitched his lips. "Boss, Du Wei is treating us like fools! Ye Mingzhu has probably already run away!"

Zhu Biao smiled coldly, adopting a cat-and-mouse mentality to see what other tricks Shen Qing could pull. At the same time, he waved to signal a small team to go around the house and chase after Ye Mingzhu.

Upon hearing the sound of running footsteps, Shen Qing drew his knife with a backhand motion—he had revealed his hand!

"call out--"

The whistling arrow shot into the sky with a sharp sound, and everyone looked up. Zhu Biao's composed expression turned serious.

"Enemy attack!"

"The Cangzhou army is attacking the mountain!"

"Ready for battle!"

Zhu Biao couldn't care less about Shen Qing at this moment and turned around to go and direct the battle.

"boom--"

The door behind him burst open, and Shen Qing leaped out like a spinning top to Zhu Biao's back, piercing his heart with a single blow!

The incident happened so suddenly that the bandits were caught off guard. They watched as their leader was stabbed through the heart and didn't react for a moment.

Zhu Biao looked down in disbelief at the blade piercing his chest, blood gushing from his mouth. "You...killed..."

Shen Qing twisted the hilt of the knife and shattered Zhu Biao's heart. Then he withdrew the knife, and blood splattered everywhere. Zhu Biao fell straight down without even having time to say his last words.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye, and by the time everyone reacted, it was too late to stop it.

"The boss!"

"Brothers! Kill him!"

The archers quickly took their positions, drawing their bows and nocking arrows in unison. Shen Qing pulled Zhang Tian aside to shield him, holding a knife to his neck.

"If you come any closer, I'll kill him! Get out of the way!"

"Back off! Back off!" Zhang Tian waved his hands and straightened his neck, afraid of being accidentally wiped out.

The bandits were hesitant to act rashly, after all, he was a newly appointed strategist.

"What are you all standing there for!" Luo Fang, who rushed over after hearing the commotion, saw Zhu Biao lying dead on the ground, his eyes bloodshot, and shouted, "Kill him!"

As he spoke, he reached out and snatched a bow from one of the henchmen, nocked an arrow, and aimed at Zhang Tian, ​​intending to kill the hostage first.

"No, no, no..." Zhang Tian waved his hand frantically.

"call out--"

Zhang Tian froze, looked down at the arrow that had struck his chest, lowered his hands, and collapsed. The others, no longer hesitant, unleashed a volley of arrows.

Damn it! These bandits are inhuman! Shen Qing threw Zhang Tian aside and used his sword to parry the rain of arrows.

"Report—" A henchman ran up to Luo Fang, "Fourth Master, the Cangzhou army has broken through the defenses and is attacking the mountaintop!"

"what!"

This news threw the bandits present into chaos. The archers paused for a moment, and Shen Qing seized the opportunity to leap and retreat in the direction Ye Mingzhu had fled.

At this critical juncture of life and death, Luo Fang could no longer spare troops to pursue Shen Qing.

Luo Fang raised his knife high and shouted, "Brothers, follow me to meet the enemy!"

The bandits rushed after Luo Fang, leaving only the corpses of Zhu Biao and Zhang Tian on the ground.

"master!"

The young Taoist priest stumbled over and threw himself onto Zhang Tian's body, wailing and crying, "Master! How could you die like this? I didn't even have a chance to show my respect to you! If you know this in the afterlife, please tell me in a dream where you buried your coffin money!"

"Cough cough~" Zhang Tian coughed as the little Taoist boy punched him.

"A zombie has risen from the dead!" The young Taoist boy leaned back and fell to the ground.

"What are you yelling about? Your master isn't dead yet!"

"Master, you..."

Zhang Tian pulled out a Bagua mirror from his chest, looked at the cracks on it, and sighed, "Another tool I use for making a living has been lost."

Seeing Zhang Tian's greedy appearance, the young Taoist priest was certain that this was indeed his master, and comforted him, "Money is just an external thing, it's good that you're alright."

Zhang Tianpai patted the young Taoist boy on the head, "We can't stay in Tiger Head Mountain anymore, ugh! Those bandits are really scoundrels!"

"Then where do we go?"

"I asked them about it while we were drinking yesterday. They said that you can get to Kyunggook by following this path."

Why didn't the bandits run along this road? Because it was too steep and rugged. They could only climb slowly one by one. There was no way they could go in groups. They could be wiped out by pushing a stone from above.

However, at this time the bandits were fighting with the Cangzhou army, which gave Zhang Tian and the young Taoist boy enough time to escape.

Ye Mingzhu was running for her life, and the pursuers behind her were very close.

"You stinking woman~ Run~ Keep running!"

Ye Mingzhu was surrounded by the bandits who had caught up with her. She had run out of arrows with her crossbows, and there was really no way out.

The bandits approached Ye Mingzhu with a sinister laugh.

"Dewey, help me!"

"Scream all you want, no one will come to save you. He's already in dire straits."

"Ah—" Ye Mingzhu screamed, clutching her head.

The sudden, sharp scream was quite penetrating. The bandits were so shocked that they reflexively squinted and covered their ears. At that moment, a cold glint appeared.

Shen Qing descended from the sky and sent them to their deaths before they could react. Ye Mingzhu clutched her pounding heart as she watched Shen Qing swiftly and effortlessly dispatch the bandits.

So awesome!