After deceiving the villain, I was forced to love him.

"Help, help me..." An Luoshi's voice came out muffledly.

But there's no mouth on the back of its head!

"Ahhhhh!!!!"

"It's a fake corpse!"

"Run!"

"Monster! Monster!"

"Thump...thump...thump!"

Amidst screams, everyone scattered and fled. Baili Ce was dragged along by Li Simei, bumping his head three times and twisting his ankle five times.

"No, no..." Baili Ce simply hugged a tree in the dam and stopped running. If he twisted his leg any further, he would have to have it amputated.

"Ahhh..." Li Simei, who had lost her grip, unknowingly dragged the Third Master along as they ran.

After running a distance in a panic, the second-in-command looked back and saw Baili Ce covered in sweat, his face pale, and he was clinging to a tree, completely dumbfounded!

They were clearly so scared they didn't even know how to run away!

But An Luo had already walked up behind her with the back of his head facing forward!

That posture, that state, was no different from a skinned, eyeless earthworm!

"Run! Run!" the second-in-command stomped his feet in desperation.

The person, still feeling dizzy, didn't hear a thing.

The monster was about to encounter Baili Ce...

The situation looked absolutely terrifying and extremely critical!

"Sigh!" The second-in-command gritted his teeth and roared "Ah—" to bolster his courage.

As he picked up the stones and rushed towards Anluo!

Fear is nothing compared to his esteemed employer!

"Bang!" With the first stone hitting the ground, the second-in-command immediately felt more confident.

"Bang!" As the second stone fell, the second-in-command's mind flashed with his glorious future.

"Bang!" The third stone fell, and from this day forward he was Baili's great benefactor!

"Bang bang bang..."

After the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh stones were thrown down, the second-in-command heard his beautiful wife call him "husband," and his three daughters and two sons surrounded him, calling out "Father, Father, Father!"

Baili Ce also provided him with a lot of land, and he lived a life where he could eat three meals a day, and even have pig's trotters added...

"Stop...stop!"

After several more violent blows, Baili Ce suddenly lunged forward and grabbed the second-in-command.

"Huh?" The second-in-command stopped abruptly, still breathing heavily, clearly shaken.

"Yes, something's not right."

Baili Ce, whose head was throbbing and blood pressure was doubled, looked at An Luo, whose neck formed a chest below and the back of his head above, and the more he looked, the more he felt...

"He looked like he was wearing a human skin mask on his head."

I didn't notice it just now, and I didn't pay attention because I was too scared.

It's likely that because it was dark, everyone didn't look closely. They only recognized An Luo's appearance and clothes, and were so frightened by his 180-degree turn and the blood all over his body that they didn't realize it.

Now that we've gotten a closer look, the thing that the second-in-command had smashed loose by hitting it a dozen times does indeed look like a leather case...

"A human skin mask?!" The second-in-command's expression instantly changed from fear to astonishment.

It then turned into extreme heartache!

"You...you...you're saying they skinned our boss to make a mask?!"

"..." Bai Li Ce was stunned for a moment, his mind went blank.

Seeing that she had "acquiesced," the second-in-command burst into tears, crying, "Boss! You died such a terrible death!"

"damned!"

"I will avenge our leader!"

"..." Just as the second-in-command was howling at the sky, heartbroken and about to kill, Baili Ce stepped forward and removed the human skin mask that An Luo had put on backwards.

As it turned out, she was right.

Anluo was not skinned.

But the injury...

It is indeed quite heavy.

"Uh..." The second-in-command's wailing stopped abruptly.

The bandits hiding in various corners peeked out and looked at each other in bewilderment.

"..." Bai Li Ce quickly winked at the bewildered second-in-command.

"Waaah!" The second-in-command threw the stone and cried even louder.

Then he knelt down heavily, and with a hissing sound, he crawled up to pick up the dying Anluo, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Boss! You're in such a sorry state!"

"But you don't need to be afraid."

"You're home."

"Your best brother is here!"

......

"Woooooooo..."

In the Hall of Heroes, everyone was crying their hearts out, and even Baili Ce couldn't help but shed a few tears.

But it is precisely at times like these that we need someone like her—worldly-wise, highly educated, and courageous—to take charge. "Let's discuss the eldest master's funeral arrangements."

Li Simei, who had accidentally fallen into a ditch and taken a nasty fall, sobbed and asked, "No way, is the chief really beyond saving?"

The second-in-command, with his hands behind his back, shook his head and sighed with a mature and dignified air, his face full of regret.

"..." The third leader covered his face and wept, speechless with emotion.

Li Simei sniffed and said with red eyes, "Then I think the plot of land near the bamboo forest on the back mountain is more suitable."

"I think the mountaintop is more suitable."

"Who buries their grave on a mountaintop? Aren't they afraid of being struck by lightning?"

"What do you know? This is called climbing high to see far!"

After saying that, he immediately turned to Baili Ce and asked, "I didn't use this word incorrectly, did I?"

Before Baili Ce could answer, someone retorted, "Bullshit! The mountaintop is bare, there's nothing there, what's there to see?"

"Oh, then a place as low as a bamboo grove would be fine?"

"Are you deliberately burying the boss there so he can be trampled on every day?"

"What are you stepping on?"

"My name is Bamboo Beneath the Wind, its fragrance will last forever!"

"To be remembered for eternity? I think you just want to..."

......

Listening to them argue so much that they forgot their sadness, and even started rolling up their sleeves and shoving each other, Baili Ce shook his head and left the Hall of Heroes.

At this point, no one should be paying attention to what they're saying.

"You can go out now, I'll take care of things here."

"Then... I'll have to trouble you, young lady."

After sending away Liu Ya, who was taking care of An Luo, Bai Li Ce took out a packet of medicine powder from his pocket, put it into a bowl in front of him, and then picked up the bowl and shook it a couple of times.

Finding that it wasn't mixed evenly, I stirred it again with my fingers.

"This medicine can make your walking less painful, but it will also make it faster."

"However, they've already chosen an auspicious burial site for you, so would you like to drink?"

After Baili Ce finished speaking, he handed the medicine to An Luoshi's lips.

An Luo hesitated for a moment, then looked up and bit the edge of the medicine bowl. Bai Li Ce then fed him all the medicine.

After feeding him, I wiped his mouth. "The second-in-command is bold and pragmatic. I will arrange for him to be in charge of escorting Baili's goods."

"The third leader is a skilled farmer, and Li Simei is meticulous in her calculations. Once the situation in the three cities stabilizes, the fields here will all be handed over to them to manage."

"The fourth and fifth sons are slow-witted, but honest and reliable, making them the most suitable for guarding the river and pond."

"If it's not a drought year, even disregarding losses, with careful management, I can harvest at least 10,000 catties of fish a year. I've already secured sales channels. As long as I work diligently, supporting a dozen or so people won't be a problem."

"The price of silk has been quite good in recent years. A large area of ​​mulberry trees has been planted behind the mountain village. When the season comes, I will invite the best silkworm farmers from Jiangnan to come and teach them how to raise silkworms."

"The third leader also leveled the road on that mountain a few days ago. People who can't do heavy physical work can help pick some leaves, herd some cattle and sheep, and feed some chickens and ducks, which can help them maintain a basic living."

"I have already written the land acquisition document according to the regulations for the houses that the imperial court promised, but it will take one or two months for the government's approval to come through."

"Liu Ya is still young, so we can send her to school first."

"As for those latrine carriers, they have a lot of murder cases on their hands, and the Criminal Investigation Department will not let them go."

"Those thugs under the Seventh Master were local bullies before they came up the mountain; keeping them around will only harm good people..."

After Baili Ce explained everything, An Luoshi reached his most lucid moment on his deathbed.

Although there was some resentment in his eyes, he was far from being afraid.

Bai Lize looked at him calmly. "Now, it's your turn to answer my question."

......