Chapter 140
Chapter 140
After rescuing Xiaoyun’s father, Shengsheng Zhou brought him to a safe place.
Don’t ask where safety could be found. Ms. Shengsheng Zhou said it was safe, and I have no way to argue with her.
Before leaving, Shengsheng gave Xiaoyun’s father all the money she had, along with the only hairpin in her hair.
The hairpin was very plain, decorated with only a small flower.
Xiaoyun’s father refused it. “How could I take your hairpin, young lady?”
Shengsheng shook her head. “I don’t like this hairpin anymore. Consider it my contribution to Xiaoyun’s future bride price.”
After refusing repeatedly, Xiaoyun’s father finally accepted it.
But the moment Shengsheng took a step away, the little panda hidden in her hair suddenly jolted!
*Holy crap! Shengsheng! Good news!!*
Shengsheng’s expression barely changed. *If it isn’t a Philosopher’s Stone, it doesn’t count as good news.*
A-Pang: *…The compensation from up above finally arrived.*
Shengsheng arched a brow and replied without much interest, *Let’s hear it.*
A-Pang cleared his throat. *Early reincarnation.*
Picking a leaf from her shoe, Shengsheng replied coolly, *Oh.*
A-Pang: ?
*Wait. What did you say? Early reincarnation?!*
Shengsheng snapped in half the spear thrust at her and stared dumbfounded at the Yong Kingdom soldier on horseback.
Yong soldier: “…” Hey! Which one of us is supposed to be surprised here?
Shengsheng expertly knocked the man from his horse, then made an immediate decision and turned back to find Xiaoyun’s father.
*Are you certain it’s early reincarnation? What happens to the plot after I’ve made such a complete mess of it?*
A-Pang’s mouth twitched. *So you do know this is all because of you.*
*The explanation from above says they’ll send a veteran to take over, so you can retire. Wait, why are you going back?*
Shengsheng broke into a sprint. *To settle my affairs!!*
And so, Xiaoyun’s father once again saw Shengsheng racing back like a whirlwind, her hair in disarray and a strange smile on her face.
Xiaoyun’s father: “…” Just how many people did she kill to make herself this happy?
Shengsheng handed him the items and gave him a few careful instructions. A radiant smile spread across her dust-stained face, seeming to make the red mole on her left cheek even more vivid. “I’m counting on you. Thank you!”
She waved, then turned and left without the slightest reluctance, her back carrying an ease Xiaoyun’s father could not understand.
Compared with her rather practiced smiles before, this was the first time he had ever seen such genuine joy on the girl’s face.
Shengsheng strode out boldly. *All I have to do is die now, right?*
A-Pang nodded. *It’ll hurt a little. Bear with it.*
Shengsheng waved a dismissive hand. What a joke. Her pretty boys were still waiting for her. What was there to fear?
At the sound of hoofbeats, Shengsheng’s gaze snapped in that direction. She hurried over and waited to be trampled to death.
When a person abruptly rushed into his path, the cavalryman’s eyes hardened. Courting death!
“Get away from her! She’s that monster with the freakish strength!!” a companion behind him screamed at the top of his lungs.
The cavalryman immediately hauled back on the reins, stopping barely an inch from Shengsheng. Then he wheeled around and fled at full gallop, spraying dust all over her face.
Shengsheng: “…” I really ought to thank you for that.
Was it truly this hard to get oneself killed these days?
Seeing a discarded blade on the ground, Shengsheng bent down and picked it up.
Forget it. She would do it herself.
She had just raised it toward her neck when A-Pang suddenly cried out in a shrill voice, *Shengsheng, Shengsheng! Wait, wait, wait!*
Startled by his scream, Shengsheng Zhou nearly slipped and cut her own face. *What is it?*
A-Pang said urgently, *One final mission! The male lead, Siran Ming, is in mortal danger! Hurry and save him!*
Shengsheng froze. Xiaoming was here too?
*Give me his coordinates.* Shengsheng braced both hands against the ground, poised to launch herself forward.
A-Pang coughed. *Behind you.*
Shengsheng silently turned around.
…
“My lord, a letter from Heping City.” Standing at the highest point, Fusheng Duan looked down upon the blood-red sunset and the tragedy unfolding across the mortal realm.
At the mention of Heping City, Fusheng’s jaw tightened for an instant, and he quickly accepted the letter.
The subordinate behind him continued speaking, but Fusheng no longer heard a word.
“My lord, the Yong emperor came in person. You cannot show yourself directly, so this matter… My lord?!”
“Return to the capital.” Fusheng turned his head, black hair stirring in the wind and brows dark as ink. Shattered starlight seemed to pour into eyes that had been somber moments ago. His richly beautiful features, set against the vast, spreading sunset behind him, left even a subordinate long accustomed to his face staring in a daze.
By the time the man came back to himself, only Fusheng’s retreating figure remained.
He stood where Fusheng had been and glanced at the fading sunset, suddenly thinking that all the twilight’s splendor could not rival even one ten-thousandth of that man’s captivating beauty.
Shengsheng had awakened. Fusheng did not know whether she had remembered everything, but Li Su’s letter said she had named the capital and insisted on going there, and hope inevitably stirred in him.
Why would the barbarians’ Divine Maiden want to go to the capital?
Unless she had remembered.
As for the terminal illness, Shengsheng Zhou had always been good at making up stories. He knew that perfectly well.
Watching his lord “depart this mortal coil” without a backward glance, the man developed a headache. He could at least have taken these barbarians with him before leaving…
He glanced at the unconscious man sprawled on the ground, his face covered in bloody cuts, and the sobbing woman beside him. His headache worsened.
“Leave a few men to guard them. The rest of you, come with me!”
The Yong army was far too arrogant. It was time to teach them a lesson.
…
“Your Majesty, word has come from the city. They say a woman with strange demonic powers has appeared.”
A tall man sat astride a snorting black horse, its breath coming in constant bursts. Pitch-black armor encased his body. Beneath cold, ruthless eyes, his thin lips parted. “Go and take a look.”
Halfway there, Shengsheng suddenly stopped.
A-Pang flew into the air. *What’s wrong?*
Panting, Shengsheng replied, *I’m tired. Can Xiaoming wait a little?*
A-Pang: *Go ask the Black and White Impermanence that question.*
She was about to retort when thunderous hoofbeats erupted ahead. There sounded like a great many horses. She was nearly outside the city gate, and the open ground around her offered nowhere to hide.
As she watched, one set of rapid hoofbeats suddenly bore down on her. Before Shengsheng could react, a powerful arm hooked around her waist and swept her off the ground onto the back of the galloping horse.
The speed and fluidity of the motion left all the subordinates behind them dumbfounded.
“General Xiong, did His Majesty just abduct a common woman?” a young general asked blankly.
The man addressed as General Xiong rebuked him in a low voice. “Mind your eyes. It is not our place to comment on His Majesty’s actions.”
The young officer instantly fell silent.
How fierce. But General Xiong had followed His Majesty the longest and had always possessed considerable prestige in the army.