sbdcsierra Chapter 118 Self-blame and Guilt
Chapter 118 Self-blame and Guilt
The self-reproach and guilt in her eyes broke Li Shuchen's heart.
She's smart enough to figure it out; it's because I drugged her.
Only then will you lose your martial arts skills
But she didn't blame herself; she only blamed herself for not being able to protect herself.
Yu Ying was so tolerant and indulgent towards her.
He quickly hugged Liang Yuying and comforted her, "It's okay, Yuying, it'll be over soon, just five more seconds."
"Five, four, three, two, one"
After Li Shuchen finished counting
Liang Yuying realized she could actually move again, and immediately drew her sword and stood up.
Rushing out of the carriage
At that moment, Li Shuchen rushed out of the carriage and shouted, "Eighth and Ninth Brothers, capture Young Master Bai! We need to make some moves!"
Only after speaking did he realize that there were more than a dozen men in black around him.
The eighth and ninth brothers slipped away to capture Young Master Bai.
The men in black all rushed towards Liang Yuying, surrounding her.
Li Shuchen turned and went back into the carriage, taking out the exquisitely crafted wooden stick he had prepared beforehand—a stick that was incredibly useful.
They also joined the battle.
Create an opening for Liang Yuying from the outside.
With her current martial arts skills, she could easily hold her own against an enemy for more than ten moves.
Of course, this fight was entirely thanks to Liang Yuying's performance, which led to a smooth and spectacular victory.
The eighth and ninth brothers returned just then, dragging Young Master Bai back with them. Young Master Bai's white clothes were covered in crisscrossing bloodstains.
Li Shuchen first checked Lao Ba and Lao Jiu from head to toe to make sure they weren't injured.
He swaggered up to Young Master Bai, used a wooden stick to lift his chin, and forced him to tilt his head back.
He said arrogantly
"You think you're so great? Go ahead and be even more great then! What's with the attitude? Looking down on me? You're the one who should be looked down upon."
"Wow, wow, wow, that eye roll is practically flying to the heavens!"
With a "bang"
Li Shuchen slapped Young Master Bai with a stick.
"Try flipping it again, try flipping it again if you dare!"
Tch, with your mediocre skills, you probably paid your way into the finals, didn't you?
Someone like you thinks you can be a powerful general? Keep dreaming!
Bah, you're just a frog in a well with wild fantasies!
Li Shuchen swaggered up to Hei Yi, grabbed him by the collar, and, still badly injured by Yu Ying, looked like a kitten that could be strangled at any moment.
Li Shuchen was about to vent her anger.
"Hey Hei Yi, it's polite to respond when someone speaks to you."
After saying that, he struck Hei Yi on the back with a stick.
He added, "You look down on me, you despise me, so what? You think you're so great? Now you're in my hands too, tsk tsk tsk, what a waste."
After saying that, he struck Hei Yi with the stick again.
He then added, "As a person, you should do the right thing, otherwise you'll get your comeuppance sooner or later, just like now."
After you finish speaking, hit me with a stick again.
I felt much better after the fight; I finally let out all the anger from the past two days and stood back beside Liang Yuying.
Liang Yuying stared at Young Master Bai and Hei Yi, her eyes filled with murderous intent. If she didn't need to keep them alive for interrogation, she would have stabbed them to death with her sword.
While Li Shuchen was reprimanding them, he connected the dots of what had happened in the past two days and had come to understand most of the situation.
"Take him to Dali Temple"
The patrol team took the man in white, the man in black, and the several other survivors lying on the ground to the Dali Temple.
The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review stated that this case would definitely be thoroughly investigated.
After leaving Dali Temple, Li Shuchen checked Liang Yuying's appearance and found that she was in good condition and very clean.
Look at yourself too; there's a tiny bloodstain on the hem of your skirt, barely noticeable unless you look closely, it's not a big deal.
Li Shuchen, in a good mood, said, "Let's go, Yuying, to the recruitment office."
Liang Yuying: Okay
Arrived at the recruitment office
Li Shuchen alighted from the carriage and looked at the three lines of people queuing to register. There were men of all ages, and quite a few women mixed in. She recognized a few of them; they seemed to be participants from her previous competition.
They were all lined up in a long queue with no end in sight.
It seems quite a few people have signed up, which makes me a little more at ease.
Liang Yuying also got off the carriage.
Recruiting official: "Greetings, General Zhensi!"
The people queuing to register shouted in unison, "Greetings to the Great General of Intimidation!"
Liang Yuying returned the greeting: "Please rise, everyone."
You will all be brave warriors who shed blood on the battlefield to defend our land, and you are all worthy of our utmost respect. I, Liang Yuying, bow to you all here.
One of the people who signed up said, "General, what we're doing is what we should do. Without the dynasty, where would we be, where would our families be?"
"Yes, General, we are willing to follow you."
"We do, we do"
Liang Yuying bowed again: "Thank you all."
The two stayed at the recruitment office for a while before returning to the Happiness Inn.
I just sat down and took a sip of tea to moisten my throat.
Princess Changning and Gu Ziying rushed over.
Princess Changning frowned: "Why have we run into a black person again?"
Gu Ziying asked anxiously, "Are you alright? Are you hurt? Let us check quickly."
Li Shuchen and Liang Yuying were forced to stand up so that they could be examined.
Princess Changning inspects Liang Yuying
Liang Yuying was completely clean and had nothing on her body.
Gu Ziying examines Li Shuchen
There was a bloodstain on Li Shuchen's dress.
Gu Ziying saw it.
Gu Ziying frowned and asked, "Shu Chen, are you injured?"
"What! Let me see!"
Princess Changning quickly went to Li Shuchen's side.
After they finished speaking, the two men were about to lift Li Shuchen's clothes to check her wounds.
Li Shuchen lifted her skirt herself, revealing that her pants were completely bare.
"See? I'm not injured. It's someone else's blood. I'm really powerful now; I can fight others without getting hurt."
Gu Ziying and Princess Changning both breathed a sigh of relief and sat down at the table.
Princess Changning: "Thank goodness you're alright, we were terrified!"
Gu Ziying: "What happened today?"
Li Shuchen calmly took a sip of tea, preparing to speak.
"Here's what happened: On the sixteenth, a man in white shot an arrow into my house. The arrow had a note attached that instructed me to go alone to keep an appointment on the morning of the seventeenth."
So I went there, and when I got there I discovered that the man in white was actually Young Master Bai.
He bribed me, saying he'd give me 100,000 taels of silver to poison Yu Ying. The poison would render Yu Ying powerless, like a cripple.
Oh, and the money is here.
Li Shuchen took out his money pouch and poured the money onto the table, a pile of silver notes.
Princess Changning glanced at it and said, "This is more than 100,000 taels of silver, isn't it?"
Li Shuchen replied, "That's right. I thought 100,000 taels of silver was too little, so I asked for 100,000 taels of gold. I didn't expect Young Master Bai to agree without even thinking about it."
Gu Ziying asked, "Since Young Master Bai has already paid you, how did you manage to deceive him about poisoning Yu Ying?"
Li Shuchen chuckled.
"How could I possibly poison Yu Ying? Who knows what he put in the black porcelain bottle he gave me? What if it kills Yu Ying?"
I secretly tampered with the system, limiting the duration of this martial arts dissipation to only an hour and a half. Then I had Hei Yi, who was supervising me, check it. After he finished checking and confirmed that everything was correct, he gave me the remaining money.”
The powder that was added to the soup that day was actually a new powder that Li Shuchen had bought from Jixiang, a medicine called "No pain, no gain."
After taking it, the user's basic physical abilities will be elevated to a higher level, making them less prone to injury and allowing them to heal faster if they do get injured. It is entirely beneficial to the body.