Chapter 48: Mountain Demon (2)

 

A few days later, inside the Red Flower Brothel.

 

“Have you done everything I asked?” Zou Jie disguised as chubby merchant is sitting and sipping some tea.

 

“Yes, sir Zou.” Madam Feng is rubbing their bodies together and acting lasciviously.

 

“It’s time for me to leave.”

 

“No, I want to follow.”

 

“No, wait for me here.” Zou Jie strokes her hair lovingly.

 

“Before you leave, please let me serve you.” Madam Feng takes off her clothes.

 

A few hours later, Zou Jie leaves the town. Madam Feng refuses to let him go until she faints from exhaustion and pleasure.

 

“Now is time to set up the trap.” Zou Jie smiles and heads to the mountain.

 

-

 

Bai Kingdom army camp.

 

“Where is that bastard?” The general smashes his fist on the table. The strategy of using a woman as a trap to lure the criminal failed, and there hasn’t even been any sign of the criminal for the past few days.

 

“Maybe the criminal had a different taste or already left the mountain.”

 

“Forget about it; have the scout returned?”

 

“Not yet.”

 

“General good news.” A soldier comes inside the tent in a hurry.

 

“What is it?”

 

“Martial alliances are sending their people here.”

 

“Why?”

 

The soldier explains what happened between the Azure Crane sect and the criminal.

 

“Great, when will they arrive?”

 

“We don’t know.”

 

“It's fine; for now, keep watch.”

 

-

 

Not far from the Bai Kingdom army camp, the martial artists decided to move together to protect themselves. Song He and his wife, Lai Ru, are also among them. However, one of the problems that they face is that there is not enough food. Fortunately, there are unknown benefactors who donate food and supplies to them.

 

“Husband, I think we should leave.” Lai Ru advised. With their strength, it was impossible to defeat the criminal.

 

Song He doesn’t say anything; he also knows it is useless to stay here. But this is his last hope to heal his damaged meridian.

 

“That is the Azure Crane Sect elder.”

 

Everyone gazes in a certain direction and can see a middle-aged man heading toward the Bai Kingdom army camp.

 

They already know what happened to Azure Crane sect disciples. It’s sad to lose so many disciples.

 

Song He suddenly remembers the Bai Kingdom army's plan to use women to trap the criminal. How about he uses his wife? After he had that thought, he began to change. As long as he can recover, he will make amends with his wife later.

 

Lai Ru didn’t notice any changes and treated her husband as usual.

 

-

 

At the border of the Qin Empire, there is a village, and most of them make a living by trading and hunting.

 

In one of the houses, there is a group of people lying on the ground. All of them had a fever and an itchy rash with small, fluid-filled blisters.

 

"Chief, what should we do now?”

 

“I don’t know.” The chief looked worriedly at the sick villagers. A few weeks ago, the villagers were affected by an unknown disease, causing them to have fever and blisters. They had called a few physicians, but they also had no cure for this disease.

 

According to the physician, nearby villages also suffer from the same disease.

 

They don’t realize the diseases have already appeared in many places in the empires and kingdoms.

 

-

 

Huangshan mountain range

 

Zou Jie is pushing a rock twice his size into a certain position. What he is trying to do now is set up a large illusion array formation to trap everyone from leaving the mountain. From the information he gathered about the martial alliance, one of the most powerful organizations in this world is sending its people to kill him.

 

Nevertheless, the mountain is vast; it takes time, and there is a limit to the size of the array formation that he can set. He is planning to lure the martial artists into the array formation before the martial alliance arrives.

 

While he is moving the rock, he smells something fragrant that causes his private part to become hard. Zou Jie frowns and using his qi and healing ability, he manages to calm down. “Who is stupid to burn aphrodisiac incense in the forest?"

 

In another area, Lai Ru's body feels hot because of the smell of aphrodisiac spreading through the air. More importantly, she feels betrayed to think her husband will use her as bait.

 

Far from Lai Ru, Song He, and others are waiting. Although he feels guilty, Elder Tao Jing from the Azure Crane Sect promises to help him cure his injury, even if they fail to capture the criminal.

 

Because of the wind, the aphrodisiac doesn’t spread in their direction. However, some people's faces are affected by the aphrodisiac smell. Fortunately, they had the antidote.

 

Elder Tao Jing from Azure Crane Sect is sitting cross-legged, waiting for the criminal. Although the martial alliance and the sect had sent reinforcement, he couldn’t wait any longer. Beside him is Huang Ning, a martial master from the Bai Kingdom army. The Bai Kingdom army is also preparing to take action. According to the scout report, they spotted the criminal not far from there.

 

Lai Ru's face is red, and she wants to touch her private part to relieve herself, but there are so many people watching. While she is trying to hold on, something fast is coming toward her. However, before she can scream, a hand covers her mouth and carries her away into the woods.

 

Lai Ru tries to struggle, but she can’t move her body.

 

The people who keep watch sound the alarm.

 

“Lai Ru!” He shouts.

 

Elder Tao Jing and Hua Ning, both martial masters, sprint toward the woods to chase after the criminal. While the others follow from behind.

 

However, a dense mist suddenly appears, and when it's gone, the criminal has already disappeared.

 

Song He sees his wife disappear when she is pale and flops to the ground.

 

-

 

Inside a courtyard house.

 

Zou Jie throws Lai Ru into the bed.

 

Lai Ru can finally move, but her mind is blurry because of the aphrodisiac. She begins to touch herself and play with her private part.

 

Zhou Jie takes a chair and watches.

 

After relieving herself, her mind became slightly clearer and she remembered what was going on.

 

“Is your mind clear now?” Zou Jie smirked.

 

“What do you want to do?” Lai Ru blushed, seeing her messy and wet clothes quickly cover her body with the blanket.

 

“Let’s have a discussion.”

 

“What if I refuse?”

 

“I will rape and kill you.” Zou Jie threatened.

 

Lai Ru, without a choice, agreed to cooperate with the criminal.

 

-

 

A few days later, Lai Ru is busy attaching the arrowhead to the shaft. She needs to help the criminal make hundreds of arrows. At first, she is wary, but the criminal has no intention to harm her. Because of that, she became less cautious, and most importantly, the criminal had excellent cooking skills.

 

For escape, she had tried several times; however, once she entered the mist, she ended up at the front gate of the courtyard again.

 

“Stop working; the food is ready!” Zou Jie comes out of the kitchen while bringing out a few hot dishes.

 

“Food.” Lai Ru's eyes sparkle, and she quickly goes to the table in the courtyard.

 

“Eat slowly; no one will steal your food.”

 

Lai Ru ignored him the last time she ate slowly. He eats all the food.

 

Zou Jie smiles. The trap is almost ready; now he just needs to finish the arrows to complete the plan.

 

-

 

Song He is sleeping at the martial artist camp. He had been searching for Lai Ru until he fainted. The reason he is still alive is thanks to other martial artists who help him.

 

“Lai Ru!” Song He woke up, and he had another nightmare about his wife being violated and killed.

 

“Do you have another nightmare? Eat first before you leave. You are lucky others find you.”

 

“I am not hungry.”

 

"Sigh, a young man doesn’t kill himself over a woman.”

 

"She is my wife.”

 

“There are many women in this kingdom; with your face, it's not hard to find a new one.”

 

“Song He, we found your wife. She manages to escape!”

 

Song He hears that and quickly runs out of the tent, and he finally sees his wife. According to her condition, she looks fine.

 

“Wife, how is your body? Did he touch you?”

 

“I am fine, but my body has been poisoned.”

 

“Why?”

 

“The criminal is planning to married me only after that he will give me the antidote.”

 

“What!”

 

While they are talking, a middle-aged man with a long black beard walks toward them. “Since you managed to escape, you should know about the criminal hideout.” Elder Tao Jing from the Azure Crane Sect spoke.

 

“Yes.”

 

“Good, we shall gather everyone and prevent the criminal from escaping. Song He: After everything is over, I shall bring you to the sect to cure you. Even if we can't, I shall get you a job inside the sect. For your wife don’t worry I will help remove the poison.”

 

“Thank you, elder.” Song He prostrate on the ground.

 

“Thank you, elder.” Lai Ru also prostrate, however no one noticing her face becomes tense.