I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 404 Sometimes she'd act all cute and clingy.

Just then, a dark figure silently drifted in; it was Xiao Shiyi.

He bowed and reported, "My lord, Yin Lanci is normal, but the soldiers guarding Huang Ting and Zheng Qianqian have been acupunctured and the two have disappeared."

Xiao Jingfan's gaze sharpened: "Where is Pingxuan?"

"I was just in Hirayu's tent."

Xiao Jingfan: "Bring both of them over."

Lü Fei accepted the order and left.

Before long, the two brothers were brought over. Before they could even see who was in the tent, Feng Jing and Chen Xing pinned them to the ground and started groping them.

Not long after, two human skin masks were torn off.

Beneath the masks were two familiar faces—the two soldiers assigned to serve Pingyu.

The two were bewitched by Ping Xuan using some method. Even after their masks were torn off, they still firmly believed that they were Ping Xuan and Ping Yu. While struggling, they stared at Xiao Jingfan and questioned him about why he didn't keep his promise.

Xiao Jingfan was disgusted by what he saw, so he had Lü Fei knock the man unconscious and hand him over to Feng Jing for treatment.

Feng Jing said, "It's just a little hallucinogenic drug. After taking the antidote and sleeping it off, I'll be fine."

He pried open their mouths and fed each of them an antidote.

The two were taken away by the guards.

The main tent fell silent again. Xiao Jingfan's face was ashen. He stared at the two human skin masks in front of him for a long time before stepping out of the tent.

He needs to get back at that fake!
As night falls, the shadows of the trees sway, and the aroma of barbecue fills the air.

The person in the coma trembled slightly and slowly opened their eyes.

As the starry sky came into view, a question mark slowly appeared above Chu Liuzheng's head.

[Where did you carry this from? Weren't we just in the woods?]

She sat up, rubbing her sore neck, and turned it from side to side to relieve the discomfort, while also observing her surroundings.

"No need to look anymore, just one more mile and we'll reach Thousand-Foot Cliff." By the campfire, Zheng Qianqian turned the roasted rabbit and glanced at her sideways.

Chu Liuzheng remembered, and after looking around, she asked, "Where is your master?"

Zheng Qianqian's face darkened, and he said coldly, "The more you know, the faster you'll die."

【I know far too much, yet I'm still living a perfectly good life, aren't I?】

Chu Liuzheng pursed his lips.

Zheng Qianqian didn't tell her; she could have looked it up herself.

Hopefully, Yin Lanci really believed her nonsense and genuinely thought she was Xiao Jingfan's new favorite, and that their private interactions involved kissing, hugging, and lifting each other up high, with her acting cute whenever she felt like it.

[Hmm... Yin Lanci, Yin Lanci, military camp...]

She quickly searched through the system.

When she saw the headlines, she inwardly chuckled, buried her head, and pinched her thigh hard to keep from laughing out loud.

【Ha ha ha ha!!!】

Hahahaha!!!

Yin Lanci actually believed it!

[He's even pulling on my sleeve and shaking it! The tyrant's expression must be like he's seen a ghost, hahaha!! I really want to see it live!]

Zheng Qianqian noticed that Chu Liuzheng's shoulders were trembling, and assumed that she was crying with her head down because she was scared by him. A malicious thought suddenly arose in his heart, and he deliberately described how terrifying Qianchi Cliff was to scare her.

Little did he know that Chu Liuzheng hadn't been listening to what he was saying at all, and was happily eating melon seeds while laughing inwardly.

Zheng Qianqian got more and more excited as he spoke, but suddenly felt something was wrong, so he picked up a small stone and threw it at them.

A sharp pain shot through his shoulder, and Chu Liuzheng looked up with teary, blurry eyes at him blankly.

[I was enjoying the gossip, what are you doing?]

Tears were shed while suppressing laughter, but Zheng Qianqian didn't know that.

Seeing that she was indeed crying, he immediately realized he had overthought things. But just in case, he still threatened her fiercely, "You better not be lying to me."

Chu Liuzheng was stunned for a moment before realizing what he was talking about. He immediately smiled sincerely and said, "My life is in your hands, how could I dare?"

“I personally heard Pingxuan tell the Emperor that the method to restore the Gu poison is hidden in the library at the top of Thousand-Foot Cliff, guarded by an old man surnamed Wei.” “When the time comes, I will use the method Pingxuan mentioned to stall that old man, and you go to find it. After it is done, you can let me leave.”

Zheng Qianqian sneered: "Tell me now, and I'll release you immediately."

"That won't do." Chu Liuzheng wiped away the tears of laughter and leaned closer, staring intently at the fragrant, juicy roasted rabbit. "We have a blood feud, what if you betray me after you've served your purpose?"

Zheng Qianqian: "Even if I reach the top of a thousand-foot cliff, I can still dismantle the bridge after crossing the river."

Chu Liuzheng didn't care at all: "Living a little longer is better than nothing."

Zheng Qianqian: "..."

He reached out and tore off a roasted rabbit leg, and under Chu Liuzheng's expectant gaze, he twisted his wrist and fed it to himself.

Chu Liuzheng: "..."

I despise you!

"I haven't eaten all day, and now I can barely breathe." She weakly clutched her chest, glancing at him sideways. "If I starve to death, who will help you hold off that old man surnamed Wei?"

Zheng Qianqian remained unmoved and deliberately waved the roasted rabbit in front of Chu Liuzheng.

Chu Liuzheng spat upwards with lightning speed.

"Bah bah bah!"

Zheng Qianqian never expected her to be so shameless. He couldn't dodge in time, and the rabbit meat he had painstakingly roasted was ruined.

Chu Liuzheng pointed to the spot covered in saliva and asked sincerely, "Want some more?"

Zheng Qianqian: "..."

He raised his hand and threw the roasted rabbit ten meters away, saying fiercely, "I'd rather throw it to the wolves than give it to you."

Chu Liuzheng clicked his tongue in regret.

[This method of harming the enemy a thousand while losing eight hundred of your own is truly a case of being close disciples of Pingxuan.]

Zheng Qianqian gritted his teeth in resentment, wanting to teach Chu Liuzheng a lesson, but he was worried that if he tortured him too much, it would ruin his own plans, so he had to give up.

Neither of them had any roasted rabbit to eat, so they had no choice but to continue their journey.

Zheng Qianqian is tall and has long legs, so he walks fast. Chu Liuzheng, on the other hand, drags his feet, stepping on ants, and grumbling about being hungry, having sore feet, legs, and arms.

Unable to bear it any longer, Zheng Qianqian turned around, knocked the man unconscious with a single slap, and carried him toward Thousand-Foot Cliff.

Chu Liuzheng, who no longer needed to waste his remaining energy on the journey: Success!
When I woke up, I was in a different place.

It still lies on the ground, still in the desolate wilderness.

[Sigh, why haven't we reached Thousand-Foot Cliff yet? I'm still waiting to rescue people and earn merit.]

Chu Liuzheng sighed inwardly, skillfully rubbed her neck and sat up. She looked at the sky; at most two hours had passed since she fainted.

Just as she was trying to find Zheng Qianqian, a faint smell of blood suddenly wafted to her nose.

She immediately frowned and looked over, and saw a young man with curly hair standing naked from the waist up next to a large rock not far away. On his strong muscles, two bloodstains as long as his forearms were gradually healing.

The young man bent down, picked up the clothes at his feet, and put them on.

The white clothes were torn in several places and stained with blood.

Chu Liuzheng was surprised: "You..."

Zheng Qianqian then realized she was awake and glared at her, saying, "Close your eyes!"

[Isn't it a bit late to only let us close our eyes after we've finished watching?]

Chu Liuzheng obediently closed his eyes, but couldn't help asking, "How did you get hurt?"

The key question is, why did Zheng Qianqian bleed while she had no injuries at all?
The second junior brother wanted to kill her, so it's impossible that he would be kind enough to protect her, right?

Zheng Qianqian snapped, "None of your business!"

Chu Liuzheng: "..."

Fine.

She translated it herself!

(End of this chapter)