Great Love for All Heavens Begins with Huang Yaoshi

Chapter 98 The world is like a prison, all living beings suffer

Half an hour later.

The combination of one master and two apprentices had an additional woman named Susu, who was the village girl before. She was originally the personal maid of Zhai Jiao, the only daughter of Zhai Rang, the leader of Wagangzhai.

Because he was separated from his young lady on the way, he stayed in the village for a while and didn't expect to encounter the unethical rebel army.

Kou Zhongbai said in a bored and scoundrelly manner:
"It's so strange. Li Jing, a man who looks so heroic, keeps saying he has important matters to attend to and doesn't want to go with us. But Sister Susu, a weak girl, has some courage in her heart and actually plans to follow us to find someone."

Xu Ziling shook his head and sighed:
"It seems the saying is true: you can paint the skin of a tiger but not its bones; you can know a person's face but not his heart."

"I can't be your sister, young man." Susu, who was riding a horse beside the two of them, said.

"Sister Susu, please don't be so polite. Ziling and I are not from aristocratic families." Kou Zhong said with a smile.

"You two young heroes are not yet adults, yet you possess such courage and skill, having driven off an entire cavalry unit. You will surely become extraordinary figures in the future. I, your humble servant, truly cannot bear the title of elder sister."

Kou Zhong and his companion had always been looked down upon and despised by others, and their lives had been very precarious recently, so if someone was a little bit nice to them, they would be touched.

Now that I have a pretty sister who sees me as a hero, I feel so happy.

"Sister Susu, you are a few years older than Xiaozhong and me, so why can't you be our sister? Don't be too modest." Xu Ziling smiled:

"Besides, we are able to have the martial arts we have today thanks to the cultivation of our mentor. It's still a long way to go before we can become extraordinary people!"

Kou Zhong looked at the back of the young man in blue shirt in front of him and shuddered:
"That's right. Without Master's consent, we wouldn't dare take you with us."

A strange look appeared on Susu's pretty face, and she whispered:

"Master Qingzhai looks lazy and casual, and he has a beautiful appearance. Why do I always feel that you respect and fear him?"

Kou and Xu were silent for a while, then replied in unison:

“Because we respect our teachers.”

"You will be in danger in a few days. Although the world is in chaos, with eighteen rebel kings and sixty-four rebel forces, Yang Guang still controls the capital Daxing, the eastern capital Luoyang, and the coastal Jiangdu."

The young man in blue shirt said leisurely:
"We are heading to the capital, but we won't be able to relax and chat with you as we do now. If you're not careful, you'll be ambushed and have to face countless powerful bows and crossbows."

"Master, Sister Susu is only going with us to look for someone. She shouldn't need to go to the capital with us, right?" Kou Zhong hurriedly rode his horse to catch up.

"That depends on her own wishes." The blue-shirted young man said indifferently:
"But in my opinion, whether she follows or not, her fate will be the same. If she doesn't follow, she will definitely be kidnapped on her way to find someone, and she might even become the wife of a mountain gang."

"Or you might meet someone with a beastly heart and die of depression and worry."

"Is it possible that she can't meet a good man?" Xu Ziling followed and asked.

"In this chaotic world where people's hearts are corrupted, meeting a so-called good person is as difficult as a stone dragon being able to comprehend the essence of the 'Eternal Life Secret'."

The words of the young man in blue shirt made Kou Zhong and the other two smile bitterly. In those days of war, bandits and rebellion, it was really difficult for a weak woman to meet a good man.

"If I follow you, I will die alongside you amidst the webs of swords, forests of spears, mountains of knives, and hail of arrows."

The blue-shirted boy spoke softly:

"Of course, there's also a strong possibility that you can lead her to fight your way out. Comparing the two, I always feel that it would be better if you keep up."

Kou Zhong said, "With Master's skills, protecting someone's life shouldn't be difficult." "Not to mention that I have no relationship with her, asking you to take action against the cavalry is not just one help. If you continue to help, it would be a bit excessive and beyond my understanding of justice."

The boy in blue shirt looked careless:

"The world is like hell, and all living beings suffer. If someone needs my help with everything, I will help them once and for all, send them to the grave, and let myself help this person endure the suffering in the world."

Kou and Xu were speechless, with only one thought in their minds:
"He is still himself, nothing has changed."

"Young men, don't worry about me." Su Su hurried forward and said:

"Master Qingzhai, you are right. In troubled times, people are worse than dogs, especially women like us. But I am not some powerless lady.

"My young lady treated me very well, and as a result I learned some horsemanship and archery, and was able to protect myself."

"Oh, really?" the blue-shirted youth said calmly.

"Since he had the power to protect himself, how come he was almost abducted and taken home by the cavalry commander?"

Su Su blushed and argued vigorously:

"In fact, at that time I had already planned to take advantage of his unpreparedness, bite him, steal a horse and escape."

"Whether you follow me or not, I don't care. There's no need to say so much. I just said all this to prepare you mentally." Zhuang Bu Ran said calmly:
"A lot of people will die along the way. Not only the so-called enemies, but there might be your bodies as well."

After saying that, he rushed out first.

"Sister Susu, now you understand why we respect and fear our teacher." Xu Ziling's mouth was bitter.

"I think you understand my mentor's personality," Kou Zhong said tactfully, "sometimes he can be quite unkind."

He paused, then continued:
"But then again, when weighing two benefits, choose the greater one; when weighing two harms, choose the lesser one. I think it's better for you, Sister Susu, to come with us."

"Why?" Su Su was puzzled: "Aren't you afraid that I will drag you down?"

Xu Ziling shook his head:
"What kind of burden are you? We have a burden a thousand times heavier than yours!"

Kou Zhong showed a hint of smile on his face:
"Yes, when I think of this burden, I suddenly feel that a beautiful girl like Sister Susu is not a burden at all. She is clearly a ray of light in our dark days and gives us stronger motivation."

"What are you two young masters talking about? I don't understand." Susu looked confused.

"Sister Susu, I've already told you there's no need to be so polite." Xu Ziling said with a smile:
"To be honest, we should thank you."

Kou Zhong nodded heavily:
"So, from now on, we can just call each other brother and sister. You can just call us Xiao Zhong and Xiao Ling."

Susu was moved. Although her young lady regarded her as a sister, she was still a servant after all. The so-called family affection was as vague as it could be.

Over the next month, since arriving in the territory controlled by Yang Guang, the group suffered many dangerous ambushes.

The death of Yu Wenzhi and the fact that the Song clan was afraid of offending a grand master-level figure and did not tell everyone about it led to a misunderstanding.

The Yuwen clan thought that the people who killed him were just a few low-class guys.

Now they are so bold as to march all the way to the capital. If these little thieves are not crushed to death, won't people all over the world dare to touch the tiger's whiskers of the Yuwen clan, leading to more and more crazy pursuit.

(End of this chapter)