NOVEL NEXT Chapter 96 - 96: Helping You Bathe
Chapter 96: Helping You Bathe
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
As soon as Su Ying finished speaking, the restaurant tower behind her started to shake and rumble.
“Leader, the restaurant tower is going to collapse!”
Tiger Might and the others raised their heads in time to see the restaurant tower crumbling down.
Su Ying had already stood up and walked far away to avoid the falling debris.
The five-story stone tower was flattened to the ground in the blink of an eye.
Tiger Might stared at the ruins for a long time before he came back to his senses. He got off his horse, went up to Su Ying and asked, “You destroyed the Venom Cult’s stronghold all by yourself?”
Su Ying raised her eyebrows. “Is it very difficult?” To her, these people’s combat power was not as good as mutated zombies. Of course, the reason she was able to get rid of these scumbags so quickly was also those weapons she had.
Tiger Might was at a loss for words. He suspected that Su Ying was just showing off, but from her contemptuous eyes, it was obvious that she really thought it was easy.
“Did you see a tall and thin man in a blue robe inside?”
Su Ying dusted herself off and said without looking up, “No.”
Tiger Might’s thick eyebrows sank.
“No? Damn it. You guys continue to search the Tiger Base. 1 want to see him dead or alive.”
“Yes, Sir.”
Tiger Might glanced at Su Ying. “Miss, you’re not an ordinary person. If you have time, you can come to my territory for a drink.”
“Do you know what the cult leader of the Venom Cult looks like?” Su Ying asked.
Tiger Might frowned and shook his head. “No. I’ve only seen his four guardians. A charming lady in red, a scholar in white, a night shadow in black, and the Deaf Granny in gray. These four guardians are his left and right arms. You destroyed their stronghold today, so they will definitely not let you off easily.”
“The four great guardians you mentioned have already been sacrificed in that tower, but the leader has escaped.”
The word “shocked” could no longer be used to describe Tiger Might’s feelings. The way he looked at Su Ying had completely changed.
“You’re a ruthless woman, but the leader is a very vengeful character. You have to be careful.” After he finished speaking, he nudged the horse forward and left with his men.
After they had gone far away, one of Tiger Might’s subordinates said, “Leader, do you think that woman really killed the four guardians of the Venom Cult?”
Tiger Might’s expression was stony as he said, “Why would she lie to us?”
The subordinate still found it hard to believe. “But it was just her alone…”
Tiger Might’s eyes darkened. “She’s the first person in so many years to be able to build a house on that open space. This person is more powerful than we thought.”
“But the spies have found out that she is a Princess Consort. How can a woman who lives in the lap of luxury have such a great ability?”
“There are many things in this world that you can’t imagine. How can a person without some ability safely reach the northern wilderness and gain a foothold in the Tiger Base? Let’s find the person first. Well talk about this later.”
“Yes, Sir.”
“Leader, Leader, we’ve found him. We’ve found him.”
Tiger Might raised his head and saw a subordinate riding a horse toward him.
The subordinate quickly ran up to Tiger Might and reported, “Leader, we’ve found the Second Master. He has already returned to the base camp.”
Tiger Might’s face lit up with joy. “That kid actually managed to escape. Let’s go back and take a look.”
“Yes, Sir.”
Meanwhile, Su Ying returned to the open space.
As soon as she walked to the gate, she saw Xiao Jin sitting in front of the large courtyard gate from a distance. His pair of deep, dark eyes were looking in her direction.
The moment he saw her, Su Ying thought she saw his eyes light up like sparkling stars.
The corner of Su Ying’s lips curled into a faint smile, and the hostility in her whole body vanished in an instant.
Xiao Jin saw Su Ying the moment she appeared. He struggled to get up, but he heard Su Ying’s anxious voice from afar. “Don’t move. You can’t exert any force in your legs yet!”
Before she had finished speaking, she had already rushed up to him.
Su Ying was in a sorry state, and her whole body was covered in grime and dirt. Her hair was covered in dust, and her face was stained with dried blood. It was unclear if the blood was hers or someone else’s. Her dress was also torn in several places, and she looked even worse than when she was on the run during exile.
Xiao Jin’s slender eyes gradually turned reddish. He reached out and grabbed Su Ying’s hands very tightly, as if fearful that she would disappear if he let go.
He didn’t want to think back to how he felt the moment Su Ying left the courtyard, that feeling which had persisted until her return.
Xiao Jin’s grip made Su Ying frown but she did not struggle. Instead, she said, “I won’t die so easily.”
Xiao Jin’s hand tightened even more, but he secretly swore in his heart that after his leg healed, he would never let her face these dangers alone again.
A thousand words finally fizzled out into a line which he uttered in a deep voice. “You’re so dirty. Quickly go in and wash up.”
Su Ying saw the look of disdain on his face and chuckled. That was more like it. She wouldn’t be able to get used to it if he were to get too sentimental.
“You talk too much.” Su Ying pushed his hands away and walked into the courtyard.
“Mistress, you’re back.”
Bai Shuang almost cried when she saw Su Ying.
Although Xiao Jin had only said that Su Ying had gone hunting in the mountains, after Su Ying left, Xiao Jin brought a stool over and sat outside the courtyard gate, waiting for Su Ying to return. They knew then that Su Ying definitely didn’t go hunting in the mountains like she usually did.
As time passed and Su Ying didn’t return, they started to feel uneasy.
When she saw Su Ying in such a sorry state, Bai Shuang’s tears fell as soon as she finished speaking.
Su Ying didn’t know how to placate people. She only felt a headache when she saw Bai Shuang crying. “Go get me some water. I want to wash up.”
Bai Shuang nodded while sobbing. She wiped her tears and went to pour some water.
“Mistress, where… where did you go?” Aunt Zhao walked out of the house and almost fainted when she saw Su Ying in this state.
“Someone was looking for trouble, so 1 fought with them. This is all their blood,” Su Ying said with a smile.
“Oh my goodness! This is really…” Aunt Zhao pulled Su Ying into the house and insisted on checking her body for injuries.
Su Ying had used many weapons this time, so she didn’t really have many injuries.
After Aunt Zhao checked Su Ying once through and confirmed that she was fine, she was finally relieved.
“Mistress, you must be careful in the future.”
“Don’t worry, Aunt Zhao. I know.”
“Mother, Mother, hug.”
The older toddler Ji and the younger toddler Ling scampered over from the backyard when they heard the commotion over Su Ying’s return. Ling ran to her and asked for a hug the moment she saw her.
Su Ying wanted to hug Ling, but she smelled awful. Instead, she bent down and tapped Ling’s tiny forehead. “What did you play with Brother today?”
“I fed the chicks with Big Brother and Brother Lin Sheng,” Ling answered with a smile.
“Ling has been so good. Mother will go wash up first, and then play with you and your big brother later.”
Ling and Ji nodded obediently. “Okay.”
Su Ying got up and walked to the bathroom in the backyard. As soon as she entered, she saw Xiao Jin sitting inside, stirring the bathwater in her wooden basin.
“Xiao Jin, what are you doing here?”
“I’m helping you bathe,” Xiao Jin said without raising his head..