Seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune: Starting with death row inmates

The welcoming banquet lasted until late into the night before it seemed to end. The group of drunken bandits left one after another, with Qin Pi and Shen Chen, the main figures of the banquet, being the last to leave, not departing until 7 p.m.

Qin Pi, who was drunk, walked unsteadily. Shen Chen tried to help him up a few times, but found that he was not strong enough to support Qin Pi, so he gave up and let Qin Pi sway back to his residence like a spinning top.

After confirming that Qin Pi had successfully entered his room, Shen Chen turned around and went back to his own room.

He was just about to lie down when he heard Qin Pi from next door shouting, "Brother Shen! Brother Shen!"

Didn't you just have a drunken rampage on the road? Dude, don't you have a bit too much energy?

Shen Chen sighed, sat up in bed again, opened the window, and called out to Qin Pi's room, "What is it?"

"Brother Shen, speaking of which, how old are you? Have you ever been with a woman?" Qin Pi shouted gruffly.

Shen Chen was exhausted and replied perfunctorily, "Twenty-one, never played it before, Brother Qin, I'm going to sleep now."

"Twenty-one and you've never slept with a woman? I'll send you one." Qin Pi's voice was full of mockery.

Shen Chen closed the window and ignored Qin Pi.

He was about to go to bed when he heard a knock on the door: "Knock knock knock."

Shen Chen reluctantly opened the door, and a petite girl stood in front of him. The girl was wearing a green dress and had delicate features. She said timidly, "Master Shen, Master Qin asked me to sleep in your room."

Shen Chen was momentarily stunned.

Realizing what had happened, he sighed, "Go back to his room, I'm not interested."

The girl panicked and hurriedly said, "I...I was just sent here by the chieftain today. I'm very clean. Please don't look down on me, Master Shen."

Her eyes welled up with tears, and her voice trembled with sobs: "Master Qin said... if you're not satisfied, he'll sell me to a pimp, I, I..."

She finally couldn't hold back anymore and burst into tears, each tear falling to the ground.

"Is Qin Pi out of his mind?" Shen Chen frowned, wondering why he would scare a girl like that for no reason.

[Faced with a girl who demands to serve you in the middle of the night, what would you choose?]

[Winning the lottery: Accept it gladly, draw]

[Winning the lottery: You resolutely refuse. The girl was later sold, but her fate has no impact on you. Draw]

Was Qin Pi telling the truth? He really did engage in human trafficking?

Shen Chen immediately realized something, and his gaze darkened slightly. No matter what, this place was a den of thieves, and Qin Pi was a bandit who killed and set fires. The values ​​from his previous life could not be applied here.

"Okay, you can come in now." Shen Chen opened the door and let the girl into the house.

"Thank you... thank you, Mr. Shen."

The girl thanked him while sobbing. As soon as she entered the house, she began to undress, exposing her fair skin to Shen Chen.

Shen Chen stopped her from taking off her clothes: "I'm tired today, let's do it another day."

The girl was somewhat surprised. She awkwardly placed her hands on her chest, unsure of what to do.

"What's your name?" Shen Chen asked.

Seeing that Shen Chen's eyes were clear and his body gradually relaxed, the girl straightened her disheveled clothes and replied softly, "Master Shen, just call me Cui'er."

Shen Chen was exhausted and couldn't accept the idea of ​​having a maidservant sleep with him. He gave Cui'er a blanket and made a makeshift bed on the floor: "Well, Cui'er, from now on you'll sleep on the floor. You don't need to get on my bed, understand?"

Cui'er nodded, somewhat bewildered. It was the first time she had ever seen such a polite bandit: "Understood, Master Qin."

After settling the girl whom Qin Pi had inexplicably given to him, Shen Chen closed his eyes, calmed himself, and fell asleep.

Half-asleep, Shen Chen saw a dark, reddish star hanging in the sky. At the same time, he heard a muffled voice: "Return my Dharma form..."

The deep voice grew clearer as it approached: "...Return my Dharma form, return my star palace, return my supernatural powers!"

The dim stars suddenly exploded, and dust-like smoke fell like a waterfall.

Warm sunlight streamed through the window and fell on the empty ground.

Shen Chen suddenly opened his eyes. His heart was pounding and his back was covered in cold sweat.

"A nightmare?" He savored the dream he had just had. Although there was nothing scary about it, it gave him the feeling of having escaped death.

Shen Chen breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly felt something warm and soft in his arms.

He lowered his head slightly and saw that Cui'er was dressed in thin clothes and lying in his arms.

Cui'er woke up at this moment. She looked up at Shen Chen, her face flushed, and said, "Master Shen, let me serve you..."

It was early morning, and coupled with the nightmare of the previous night, Shen Chen felt the girl's soft body and his own body reacted.

They've already gone this far, it would be unreasonable not to take advantage of it.

After drawing a fortune stick and confirming that everything was alright, Shen Chen hugged the girl in his arms.

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After a while, Shen Chen pushed open the door and met Qin Pi, who was sitting on the stone stool in front of the door.

After a brief moment of awkwardness, Qin Pi winked at Shen Chen with a playful smile: "Is it moisturizing?"

"It's very moist." Shen Chen answered honestly. Cui'er, inexperienced in such matters, had an awkward but trying-to-please expression that was extremely beautiful.

"Men should try out women early, the sooner the better," Qin Pi said in a condescending tone. "Otherwise, you'll have plenty of time to be kneaded like dough by women later on."

Shen Chen smiled and asked, "Brother Qin, have you ever suffered at the hands of women before?"

Qin Pi spat out a mouthful of saliva: "Of course, there's a long story behind this, hehe. If I hadn't suffered at the hands of a woman, I wouldn't be a bandit..."

Shen Chen was somewhat surprised that Qin Pi, who was doing so well in the mountain stronghold, actually revealed a sense of dissatisfaction with being a bandit in his words.

However, he also understood. Just like in his previous life, he often felt that he shouldn't even be an accountant. If he hadn't been an accountant, he might have become an excellent lawyer, doctor, or writer...

People are always dissatisfied with their current situation, and then they tend to romanticize the paths they never took.

Qin Pi chuckled and said, "This woman was originally a gift from the chieftain to welcome me, but when I heard you'd never been with a woman before, I immediately gave her to you. Pretty generous, right?"

Needless to say, Shen Chen had already decided that Qin Pi was his elder brother, and he immediately pledged his loyalty, saying, "Brother Qin, enough said, I will go through fire and water for you in the future!"

Qin Pi and Shen Chen walked and talked until they arrived at the gate of the mansion. As soon as they stepped out, they saw a somewhat familiar, graceful figure.

The woman had her hair tied in a high ponytail and was quite pretty. Shen Chen immediately recognized her as Fang Xue, whom he had met at the inn.

As soon as Fang Xue saw Qin Pi, she grabbed his hand, her face pleading, "Brother Qin, please help me!"