In a chaotic and famine-stricken era, I picked up an empress to be my wife.

"What? Five hundred taels, and they'll even remove me from the list of corpse carriers!"

Shen An's voice suddenly rose, filled with surprise and regret: "Chief Wang, what a pity, I didn't see him! If I had, I would have told you first!"

Dugu Meng, who was inside the room, was stunned.

Shen An actually said he had never seen him before? This was completely unexpected!

Wang Bantou stared at him for a couple of seconds.

Shen An hunched over, his hands, covered in corpse mud, rubbing them incessantly, looking utterly honest and simple.

"You've really never seen this before?"

"I've never seen anything like it! I deal with dead people every day. If there were a living woman hiding here, wouldn't I know?" Shen An stepped aside. "Why don't you come in and search?"

The foreman, Wang, smelled the stench of decay in the room and immediately lost interest: "I doubt you'd dare lie to me. If you see it, report it immediately."

"Yes, yes, don't worry!" Shen An nodded and bowed.

"Damn it, this place stinks! No wonder you corpse carriers die young living in this awful place!"

Wang, the foreman, walked away cursing.

Shen An stood at the door, watching his figure disappear into the night, before slowly straightening up, his eyes turning cold.

He turned and closed the door, then whispered to Shen Xiaoqi, "Remember, no matter who it is, say you've never seen that woman."

Shen Xiaoqi chuckled and whispered in Shen An's ear, "Brother, I understand. You want to have your sister-in-law all to yourself. Don't worry, I promise I won't tell!"

Shen An was already used to his younger brother's way of thinking, so he patted him on the shoulder and prepared to explain in detail later that evening.

Dugu Meng escaped a calamity, but was filled with doubts.

A lowly corpse carrier, faced with an opportunity to change his fate, actually turned it down?

What's in it for?

She remembered the phrase "while it's hot" from the mass grave, her heart tightened, and she gripped the dagger behind her back.

When Shen An came in, she asked, "Why didn't you hand me over?"

Before Shen An could speak, Shen Xiaoqi leaned in again, saying, "Sister-in-law, is there even a question? Of course, it's about showing mercy to a beautiful woman! My brother saved you, so why don't you hurry up and repay him with your body? Give my brother a big, healthy son!"

Dugu Meng's mind went blank for a moment.

Sure enough, that's what they were after.

Shen An once again sent Shen Xiaoqi out to practice her boxing, and the room became quiet.

He turned to look at Dugu Meng and said in a deep voice, "Want to know my purpose? First, tell me your true identity."

Unable to tell the truth, Dugu Meng fabricated a false identity: "My name is Dugu Yue. My father is a wealthy merchant from the capital. He came here to do business, but my enemies colluded with Li Huaiyi to hunt me down..."

Having served as a special forces soldier for over a decade in her previous life, Shen An had interrogated more people than she had ever met.

It was obvious she was lying.

But he didn't expose it.

The fact that she could alarm Li Huaiyi to personally order her arrest suggests that she not only had a grudge against Li Huaiyi, but must also be a very important person.

The enemy of the enemy is the friend.

Li Huaiyi was a high-ranking military governor, while he was just a lowly corpse carrier. If he wanted revenge, he had to join forces with someone like her.

Her appearance gave him an opportunity for revenge.

Even at the risk of his life, he would protect her!

Furthermore, Wang Bantou is insatiable. If we hand her over, that scoundrel will surely collude with the government officials to kill the two brothers in order to get a reward.

Handing it over would be a dead end.

"Oh, so she's the daughter of a tea merchant. No wonder she looks so elegant."

Shen An seemed to believe him: "But the outside world is fraught with danger right now, so you should stay here and lay low for a while."

"You still haven't told me why you kept me here?" Dugu Meng pressed.

Shen An couldn't let her know about his scheme; he had to make her grateful.

He sighed: "We corpse carriers don't live long. If we're discovered, it's just a matter of dying sooner or later."

We're both in the same boat, so I'll lend a hand if I can.

Dugu Mengdai frowned slightly, unsure whether to believe it or not.

She would surely die if she left this place, so it would be better to stay and wait for her men to arrive.

She feigned agreement: "Alright, I'll stay here for now."

Shen An breathed a slight sigh of relief. He walked to the stove and lifted the pot lid: "Are you hungry? There's still some meat left in the pot. Eat it and get some rest."

A delicious aroma of meat wafted out.

Dugu Meng found it hard to believe.

In today's world, ordinary families can't even afford to eat tree bark, yet a lowly corpse carrier has meat in his pot.

"Remember, Wang Bantou might come back! No matter what happens outside, you mustn't say a word. I'll handle it."

After giving his instructions, Shen An ate a few pieces of meat, served Shen Xiaoqi a bowl, and then turned and left.

They just left like that?

Dugu Meng was somewhat dazed.

At first, I thought he was a dissolute man, but now he not only doesn't harm her in the slightest, but also risks his life to find her a way to survive.

Could he be a good person?

No, a good person wouldn't say something like "while it's hot."

"Gurgle..."

She was so hungry that her stomach was practically sticking to her back, and she stopped thinking about Shen An's purpose. She picked up the bowl and finished eating in one go.

She never imagined that she would survive by working as a lowly corpse carrier.

This is all thanks to those traitors; they will surely be reduced to ashes in the future!

After the meal, she lay in bed waiting for her men to arrive.

child time.

"Knock knock knock!"

Suddenly there was a knock on the door.

Dugu Meng desperately wanted his subordinates to come, so he peeked out through the crack in the door.

They could only see two blurry figures, unable to determine their identities.

Fearing her subordinates wouldn't be able to find her, she disregarded Shen An's instructions and asked in a low voice, "Is it a shadow guard?"

"Damn it, Shen An really did lie to me!"

Wang Bantou's loud curses suddenly erupted.

Dugu Meng's heart sank; that Wang Ban Tou had returned!

"Bang!" The door was kicked open.

Wang Bantou barged in with his henchman Ma Tao.

By the moonlight streaming through the window, they could see clearly Dugu Meng's face, which was as beautiful as a fairy.

Their eyes lit up immediately, confirming that she was the woman who had been wanted.

"Boss, I saw Shen An carrying the corpse back to the village this evening, so I'm certain that woman is with him!"

Ma Tao exclaimed excitedly, "Am I right? Let's grab her now and claim the reward!"

Wang, the foreman, slapped Ma Tao on the head: "You idiot! This woman is as beautiful as a fairy, we've never seen such beauty in our lives, we definitely have to taste her before sending her over!"

"Hehe, you're right!" Ma Tao rubbed his hands together.

The two men leered at Dugu Meng.

Dugu Meng reacted quickly, breaking through the window with a knife and escaping.

However, she had an injury on her right shoulder, and the wound reopened when she ran vigorously. Before she could even get out of the yard, her body went limp and she staggered to the ground.

"Haha, you're injured? Looks like we're definitely going to have a blast today!"

As Wang Bantou spoke, he pounced over impatiently.

Dugu Mengxin sank to the bottom.

She regretted not listening to Shen An's advice.

If she had held back and let Shen An deal with them, perhaps she wouldn't have been discovered.

With a creak, the door to the side room opened, and Shen An and Shen Xiaoqi came out.

"Help me!" Dugu Meng cried out.

"Damn it, you two dare to come out again? Get back inside! I'll settle the score with you for cheating me after I'm done!"

Wang Bantou, used to bullying people, didn't take them seriously at all and immediately gave the order.

"Get out of here! If you look at me again, I'll cripple you!" Ma Tao said arrogantly.

Both of them thought Shen An would obediently listen, and pounced on Dugu Meng again.

Completely oblivious to the cold glint in Shen An's eyes, Dugu Meng disobeyed his instructions and was found by Wang Bantou. If the matter were reported to the authorities, he would be doomed!

He must kill them!

Seeing that they had their backs to him, Shen An did not miss the opportunity.

He suppressed his pounding heart, drew his knife, and silently moved behind Ma Tao, who was closest to him. With all his might, he plunged the knife into Ma Tao's back.

"what!"

Ma Tao turned his head in pain and found that it was Shen An, whom they had been ordering around, who had done the dirty work!

"You bastard, you're asking for trouble, daring to lay a hand on me!"

Just as Ma Tao was about to get angry, Shen An pulled out his knife and stabbed him in the back several times.

Ma Tao's eyes widened, and the anger on his face gradually turned into fear.

He tried to fight back, but spat out a mouthful of blood, collapsed limply, and died.

This lackey has a history of abusing his position to bully them.

Shen An felt a great sense of satisfaction after killing him!

But Wang Bantou is still alive, and that's far from enough!