The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#598 - Wild Dog

Ge Ping originally planned to send Yu Zhen to discuss the quarrying matter with Taoist Jin Guang.

However, seeing that Lu Jing intended to go himself, he also prepared to accompany Lu Jing.

After all, words are not enough, and someone needs to prove that Lu Jing is indeed from Qinglong Village.

But he didn't expect Lu Jing to choose Yu Zhen to lead the way in the end. It wasn't that Lu Jing was being discriminatory based on appearance, or that he suddenly had impure thoughts. He simply felt that leaving Ge Ping to guard the house was better than leaving Yu Zhen.

Anyway, Yu Zhen, as the second-in-command, could also handle matters such as proving his identity.

So, in the end, Lu Jing and Yu Zhen set off together.

After descending the mountain, they hadn't walked far when Lu Jing heard a sound of "Ouch!" from behind.

He turned around and saw Yu Zhen clutching her ankle, her brows slightly furrowed, looking somewhat painful. At the spot where she had been standing, there was a sharp pebble.

Yu Zhen looked at Lu Jing pitifully, only to see that he merely glanced at her before turning back and continuing on his way, and the speed of this bastard didn't slow down at all.

Yu Zhen cursed inwardly. She admitted that she was taking a gamble, but even if Lu Jing saw through her little trick, it would have been good if he had mocked her a few times, which would have given her a chance to talk to him.

As long as she could talk, Yu Zhen firmly believed that there was no man she couldn't win over.

And in order to make the act complete, she had also gone to great lengths. The sprain was real. Although she could use her internal energy to eliminate some of the bruising, it would still hurt a bit when walking.

But seeing that Lu Jing's figure was about to disappear, Yu Zhen could only grit her teeth and use her qinggong to chase after him.

Then, with a few leaps, she simply landed in front of Lu Jing.

Only then did she realize that although Lu Jing was hurrying on his way, he looked like he was in a daze.

In that case, the other party was indeed not deliberately ignoring her just now.

However, Yu Zhen couldn't figure out what Lu Jing was thinking so intently about, that he could ignore a delicate woman by his side.

"Something wrong?" Lu Jing raised his eyebrows. Although he was practicing swordsmanship, he still maintained the necessary vigilance.

Yu Zhen caught up from behind and jumped in front of him. It was impossible for Lu Jing not to notice such a big person, so he temporarily stopped practicing.

Yu Zhen bit her lip, "This servant seems to have not apologized to Daxia Lu yet. Before, in the village, this servant was blind and offended Daxia Lu…"

Lu Jing waved his hand, "You are a bandit, it's normal to offend people. I didn't do anything to you, did I? As long as you honestly farm and patrol, I won't bother you for no reason."

Yu Zhen asked tentatively, "Daxia Lu, you asked us to grow so much grain, what are you planning to do with it later?"

"Sell it for money," Lu Jing said bluntly.

"Ah?"

"What's wrong with making money by farming? Isn't that what everyone does?"

"That's what everyone did before," Yu Zhen said, "But now it's different from the past. A chaotic world is coming, and the situation is changing rapidly. Daxia Lu, you have amazing martial arts skills, don't you have any ideas?"

"I'm not Boss Jia. Even in a chaotic world, the money that needs to be repaid still needs to be repaid," Lu Jing said with emotion.

"What about after you pay it back?"

"Save money, because I'll have a lot to spend in the future."

"… … … …"

"Then I wonder if Daxia Lu has ever considered letting the people of the world farm for you together?" Yu Zhen said.

"What exactly is in Ju County that you want people to conquer it so much?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhen was startled and raised her head to see Lu Jing looking at her with a playful expression.

"You… how did you know that I wanted to persuade you to attack Ju County?"

"Ge Ping told me," Lu Jing said, "You two were husband and wife for a while, although you didn't have a wedding, you slept together at night. He heard you talking in your sleep, saying you wanted to conquer Ju County. That's also why you were so opposed to other people farming with me before, right?

"Oh, right, Ge Ping also said that you were afraid you wouldn't give up easily, and suggested that I send you directly to the government to be beheaded, which would eliminate the unstable factors in the village and also serve as a certificate of allegiance to the government."

"Then why didn't you listen to him?" Yu Zhen bit her lip and said.

"As you can see, I haven't had this land for long. Now is the time when everything is waiting to be rebuilt, and it needs manpower to build it. And you have good martial arts skills. I think it's still useful to keep you, because neither I nor my friend surnamed Chen can stay here all the time.

"In case bandits or something attack nearby, you can come in handy, right?"

This time it was Yu Zhen's turn to be silent. After a moment, she opened her mouth again and said, "The reason why I want to conquer Ju County is because…"

"Shh!" Lu Jing suddenly made a gesture to silence her, interrupting Yu Zhen's words, and then showed a posture of listening attentively.

So Yu Zhen also calmed down and listened carefully for a while, but she didn't hear anything.

Moreover, the two of them were still some distance away from the quarry, and Yu Zhen didn't know what Lu Jing was listening to.

After a while, Lu Jing spoke again, "Are there many wild wolves and wild dogs around here?"

"There are not many wolves, but there are quite a few wild dogs. After all, people can't even fill their stomachs now, let alone dogs," Yu Zhen said.

"Is that so?" Lu Jing nodded noncommittally and said, "Let's go, we'll talk about the gossip when we come back, let's get down to business first."

"Okay."

The quarry was not far from Qinglong Village, only a little more than twenty miles away. For martial artists like Lu Jing and Yu Zhen, it was nothing. If they hurried on their way seriously, it would only take an incense stick of time.

The two quickly arrived outside the valley where the quarry was located, but strangely, they didn't encounter any guards.

They were allowed to drive straight in and walked into the quarry all the way.

Near the center, many thatched huts were built. Some were used by the quarrymen to shelter from the wind and rain and sleep, and some were obviously built by the people behind them.

Inside were clothes and various daily necessities, and even unfinished food was discarded here.

Seeing this, Yu Zhen was also a little dazed, seemingly not understanding where Taoist Jin Guang and his followers had gone, and why they didn't take their clothes and food with them when they left.

It was impossible that they had achieved enlightenment and all ascended to heaven together.

Lu Jing didn't say anything, but walked around the quarry first, then walked into the thatched huts and carefully inspected them.

Only then did he say to Yu Zhen, "Let's go, let's go further inside."

After a pause, he added, "Be careful and pay attention to the surroundings."

"Pay attention to what?"

Seeing the strange scene in front of her, and hearing Lu Jing say this, Yu Zhen couldn't help but become nervous.

"I don't know, probably… something like wild dogs," Lu Jing said.