Chapter 51 Fulfilling the Promise That's the right excuse. You have to promise benefits. Seeing that she had finally let go of something she had been reluctant to talk about, Shi Chun immediately perked up. She no longer cared about Wu Jinliang's doubts. She used her hands and feet to crawl a few steps to sit next to her, and asked with sparkling eyes, "Really?" Xiang Lan'er stared into his eyes, "If you say it's true, then I am also true." The remaining meaning is naturally that if you are fake, I am also fake. Shi Chun probably understood, but still confirmed: "What do you mean?" Xiang Lan'er: "If your purpose of going to Wukang Mountain is as simple as you said, then what I said is also true." Shi Chun's purpose of entering Wukang Mountain was to look for someone, which was definitely a lie, but Shi Chun would definitely not admit it. He assured her, "It couldn't be more true. If you don't believe me, I can't do anything about it." Xiang Lan'er: "Then what I said is true, let me go." "This..." Shi Chun still hesitated, "If I let you go like this, what if you break your promise and attack us?" Wu Jinliang nodded and said, "That's right, that's right."
Xiang Lan'er: "If you and I cooperate, we won't have to worry about Bian Weikang waking up. You can wake Bian Weikang first and let him remove the restrictions on me. With him watching over me, you can rest assured, right?" Shi Chun didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He had considered this method a long time ago and it was not reliable at all. "Why should we be assured? That guy wants to lick you. Once you escape, even if you kill us in front of him, you can say whatever you want afterwards, he will still believe you." Wu Jinliang nodded again, "That's right, that's right, but we need to be more cautious." Xiang Lan'er's mood is obviously much more stable now. She is not annoyed and said calmly: "You don't believe in the Three Veins Covenant, you don't believe in the indenture, and you still don't believe in waking up Bian Weikang. You are too suspicious. What do you believe in? Since you don't believe in either side, then why do you keep me around?" Shi Chun thought, do you think I want to keep you? Fengchi is gone, and you are the only one in the Demonic Path that I know. I can only rely on you for my cultivation. He said seriously, "I don't believe anything else. I only believe in your promise. As long as you promise to guarantee my safety and take me to Wukang Mountain, I will let you go. The rest, whether it is a blessing or a disaster, is all my own fault. I am willing to gamble my life on it." Wu Jinliang thought these words sounded familiar and turned his head to look at the sky. Anyway, he didn't believe that Chuntian would easily gamble his life for a stranger's promise. Xiang Lan'er stared at Shi Chun for a while, and finally said slowly: "I promise, as long as your purpose of going to Wukang Mountain is as simple as you said, after you remove the restrictions on me, I will not make things difficult for you, guarantee your safety, and take you into Wukang Mountain. After entering the mountain, as long as we don't disturb each other, we won't make things difficult for each other. How about it, are you satisfied?" "Good, straightforward!" Shi Chun clapped his hands in praise, with a big smile on his face. He took this girl with him to escape all the way just to wait for her to give him a promise. He had already planned the rest in his mind. He stood up without saying a word, took out the bank bill that he had just stuffed into his purse, walked to the side, and waved to Wu Jinliang. Wu Jinliang didn't know what he was going to do with the money, but he followed him anyway. The two men went to the side and hid behind a tree. After Shi Chun whispered something to Wu Jinliang, he handed the bank note worth 100,000 gold to Wu Jinliang. After receiving the money, Wu Jinliang walked out from behind the tree, glanced at Xiang Lan'er over there, then flew into the forest and rushed away again regardless of the hard work. Shi Chun slowly walked back to between Xiang Lan'er and Bian Weikang, then lay down comfortably. He picked up his knife and put it under his head, hugged his head, crossed his legs and swayed, humming a wild tune. After waiting for a while, Xiang Lan'er spoke again, "Why don't you let me go? Are you going to break your promise?" Shi Chun: "Don't worry, wait a little longer. Once my brother runs away, I will untie you." Xiang Lan'er understood as soon as she heard it. This was a way to send people away as a backup. If they broke their promise, someone would uncover the incident and expose Xiang Lan'er's identity as a demon, which would definitely ruin her plans at Wukang Mountain. This was much more restrictive than a contract of selling one's body, and it could be said to be a double insurance policy. She looked disdainful and said, "Is this what you call believing in my promises only?" The other party guessed correctly, but Shi Chun refused to admit it and said seriously: "Miss Xiang may have some misunderstanding. I can bet my life, but I can't let my brother bet his life. I just let him leave first." I added in my mind, it’s good that you know, I’m just afraid that you don’t know.
Well, that makes sense, so Lan'er shut up. Shi Chun didn't shut up, "Who is that dirty old man?" "do not know." "He said he saw you in Liyun Building." "I haven't seen him. Given his dignified appearance, he would certainly remember him if he had seen him." "Feng Chi might know. I don't know what her situation is now." Shi Chun sighed. With the old man's terrifying strength, the life of the brothel owner Feng Chi was probably in danger. A look of worry also appeared on Xiang Lan'er's face. After waiting for almost an hour, Shi Chun finally got up after watching the sky change, walked to Bian Weikang, and woke him up after a bit of searching. Advisor Bian Weikang, who had climbed up, asked, "Where is this?" Shi Chun shook his head, "I don't know. She was suddenly attacked and passed out. I just woke up, huh?" Seeing Xiang Lan'er, she jumped over as if she saw a monster, blocking Bian Weikang's sight with her back, and quickly removed the restraint on Xiang Lan'er, and turned around and said, "Miss Xiang is injured." Bian Weikang had already flashed over, and seeing the wound and blood on Lan'er's neck and chest, he was immediately horrified and said, "Lan'er..." He reached out to help her diagnose her injuries. Xiang Lan'er, who had regained his freedom, easily moved aside and stood up, shaking his head and saying, "It's just a minor injury, nothing serious." I'm glad you're okay. Bian Weikang breathed a sigh of relief, but still supported her arm and asked in surprise, "What happened? I was looking for wild fruits when someone suddenly attacked me and knocked me unconscious. I didn't even see who attacked me." Shi Chuncai didn't care what happened. He just passed the blame to Xiang Lan'er. He let Xiang Lan'er make up whatever she wanted. He was still worried about his own safety. He was afraid that Xiang Lan'er would go back on her word and take action, so he was secretly on high alert. In order to get what you want, you are taking a risk with your life. His body was also stained with Xiang Lan'er's blood. Xiang Lan'er was too lazy to explain anything more and shook her head, "I don't know. I just woke up too. I'll go take care of my wound." Before turning around and leaving, she glanced at Shi Chun who was pretending to be confused. Bian Weikang originally wanted to help treat the wound, but when he saw that Lan'er's injury was indeed not suitable for men to intervene, given their current relationship, he could only nod to show his concern. He turned around and whispered to Shi Chun what was going on and why Wu Jinliang was missing? Shi Chun was just being perfunctory. There was no point in discussing serious matters with such a person. After Xiang Lan'er treated the wound, she did not embarrass Shi Chun again after she appeared again. She didn't even bother to look at Shi Chun. In the boundless primitive forest, trying to find a person is like looking for a needle in a haystack. At the unanimous suggestion of Shi Chun and Xiang Lan'er, Bian Weikang gave up the search for Wu Jinliang. After the three of them identified the direction, they continued to rush to Wukang Mountain... Two days passed in a flash. Miao Yilan, who was writing at her desk, suddenly heard familiar footsteps. She turned around and saw that it was indeed her mother. She put down her pen with a smile on her face. Just as she was about to stand up, Lan Qiaoyan held her shoulder and stopped her. Lan Qiaoyan stared at what she wrote and nodded with a smile, "I can see that you are becoming more and more proficient. You should have the ability to read accounts." Knowing that her mother wouldn't come here on purpose to hang out, Miao Yilan was curious, "Mom, is there something wrong?" Lan Qiaoyan took the account book and flipped through it silently for a while before asking, "Has Shichun returned the 40,000 gold coins he borrowed from you?" Miao Yilan nodded, "I gave him an extra 10,000 yuan, saying it was interest, so I paid back a total of 50,000 yuan. Lao Dong delivered it to me that evening, so he fulfilled his promise." Lan Qiaoyan turned a page and said calmly, "I heard something. Cao Puqing's nephew Cen Futong died. On the day of the transaction, Cao Puqing realized that something might have happened, so he sent people to investigate. Later, several bodies were found somewhere in the mountains, most of which were eaten by wild beasts. The body of Cao Puqing's nephew was buried in the rocks and was relatively well preserved. There was another body buried with him. Cao Puqing just found out where the body came from today. It came from the land of exile. It was a guy called Skinny Monkey." Miao Yilan couldn't help but stood up and asked in surprise, "Did Shichun and the others do it? Aren't they going there to trade? Why did they kill people?"
Lan Qiaoyan shook her head: "From the traces at the scene, it was not Shi Chun and his men who did it. It was done by a master. Logically speaking, Shi Chun would not do such a thing. He should know that Cao Puqing knew the transaction partner, but Shi Chun paid back the money you paid, which is a bit strange. Cao Puqing is also looking for him now. Also, Liyunlou was suddenly sold at a low price and the owner Feng Chi ran away." Miao Yilan was stunned and said quickly, "I'll go call Lao Dong and Da Shitou to ask." Lan Qiaoyan looked at the account book in silence and acquiesced. It was obvious that she also wanted to get to the bottom of this matter. Miao Yilan was about to go out when someone greeted her from outside, "Is Captain Lan here?" Lan Qiaoyan tilted her head slightly and called out, "Come in." A man with a round face walked in quickly. He was the shopkeeper here. After bowing, he said, "Master Lan, Cao Puqing, the steward of Lu Taizhen, is here. He wants to see Lao Dong and Da Shitou. The owner said that you recommended these two people to come in, so he asked for your opinion first." (End of this chapter)