Simplicity is relative.

Zhao Changhe didn't think of himself as a simple child. He skipped class when he was punished in school and had a rebellious attitude. But looking back, the bookish Zhao Changhe from the campus can no longer be found. He has been replaced by a thick and vicious person who swears and beheads people with a knife.

Compared to now, wasn't he simple before?

When Yue Hongling asked this question, Zhao Changhe could roughly imagine why she still stayed in this remote place.

She was probably conflicted about whether she had saved a demon before, so she deliberately stayed here to observe.

The result of the observation...well, it was certainly not what she initially thought, but it was not a demon either. On the contrary, it could restrain the bandits and not harm the innocent. Yue Hongling didn't know how to evaluate it, but at least she should have breathed a sigh of relief.

So after being injured, she was worried about losing it and actually came here...

If it was really beyond help, would he take the opportunity to snatch her as his wife?

Forget it, he couldn't even snatch her. She could silently enter his room even when she was injured, and cutting off his head was a piece of cake. Did he really think he could do whatever he wanted with her?

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"I suggest you not trust me. Everyone in the banditry knows that we don't lack anything now, except for a bandit wife." Zhao Changhe casually placed the medicine and bandages on the desk by the window and looked down, "Can you do it yourself? Walking the rivers and lakes should be a small matter that doesn't require help. I'll go out and guard for you."

The two sentences before and after had completely opposite meanings. Yue Hongling was speechless and didn't know how to evaluate...if she knew the word "tsundere."

"I can do it myself, thanks." She ignored the bandit wife remark and took the medicine in her hand, looking at Zhao Changhe, meaning that she was going to start applying it.

Zhao Changhe then walked out in big strides, not even looking back, and went far away.

She could still hear his shouting outside, "Don't set up here, go dig further away. At the square over there, where we seem to be practicing our troops, no one would expect there to be traps. Let's finish this and have a feast tonight!"

Yue Hongling smiled slightly, then bit her lower lip and gently lifted the clothes on her lower abdomen.

There was a sword scar there that was shocking to the eye.

In fact, the wound had been treated simply, and the blood was not oozing out now, it was from before.

She had her own medicine with her, and it was probably better than what Zhao Changhe had here. She just needed to find a relatively safe place to start healing. After all, it was not just an external injury, but also the sword qi raging inside her body, which was not as easy as it looked on the surface.She was not guarding against her opponent in this battle. On the contrary, she had some admiration for her opponent... She was guarding against other outsiders who witnessed her battle. There might be some malicious people who would try to harm her. She was alone and vulnerable to ambush, so she needed someone she could trust to be by her side.

However, the kind of person she needed was not particularly strong, and Zhao Changhe's influence was more than enough to protect her.

She had truly come to seek refuge with Zhao Changhe. A few hours ago, she had never thought that things would turn out this way.

Now, Zhao Changhe's reaction proved that she had not misjudged him.

"Are you done?" Zhao Changhe's voice came from outside.

Yue Hongling carefully wrapped her bandages, put down her clothes, and thought about how this man was outside when she lifted her clothes, causing her face to blush unconsciously. She quickly calmed down and said, "Done."

Zhao Changhe stepped into the room and saw that she was still leaning lazily by the window, which was not like Yue Hongling. He couldn't help but frown and said, "I feel like your injury is not that simple. Do you have internal injuries?"

"Yes, at this level, there are rarely pure external injuries." Yue Hongling smiled. "But it's not a big problem. If I can rest peacefully for a few days, I'll be fine."

"This Beimang area, even I have defeated all opponents here. Who could have hurt you? It's unbelievable. Does that mean my stronghold could be destroyed in the blink of an eye?"

"Your stronghold can be destroyed in the blink of an eye by others even without me."

"...So who are you?"

"Third on the Qianlong List, Cui Yuanyong of the Qinghe Cui Family."

"The third on the Qianlong List, the one who was pushed down to third place by you?"

"Yes."

"So he came to find trouble with you because you took his position?"

"Yes."

Zhao Changhe looked up at the sky. "The Chaos Chronicles haven't changed... I feel like your kind of battles are different from mine. In the rankings, battles can really determine your position. If the rankings haven't changed, it means that although you were injured, he was injured more severely, right?"

"Yes." Yue Hongling said "yes" three times in a row, then suddenly laughed and said, "What are you doing? Trying to show that you're not a crude warrior?"

Zhao Changhe's face was expressionless. "I'm just wondering if I can take advantage of his illness to take his life and solve this problem."

"Although he is injured, he is not someone you can easily deal with. Besides, he has a sister by his side." Yue Hongling sighed. "I don't want to do this either. He challenged me in broad daylight on the street, and that's the way of the martial artist. How can we cause trouble later?"

"You came to me because you're worried he'll cause trouble?"

"I'm not worried about him. He is an upright person with his own dignity... What's with that expression on your face?"Zhao Changhe's expression was indeed a bit dark, his face was stiff. When she asked, he replied stiffly, "Nothing, the aristocratic young masters have their own demeanor, and the Qianlong style is mutually appreciative. Our bandits only take advantage of others' weaknesses."

The sourness was almost overflowing beyond the mountain. Yue Hongling looked at him strangely for a while and finally said, "But I sought refuge with you, not him."

Zhao Changhe's expression improved a bit, but he felt that he was being unreasonable. Yue Hongling was not someone he knew, and that kind of challenge between martial artists was not very martial arts-like? Wasn't it something he liked too?

So why be sour about it...

He felt a bit lost face and changed the subject awkwardly, "Have you eaten? Xuan Guan level eight, haven't you broken through yet?"

"No." Yue Hongling was not coy and smiled while clasping her fists. "I'm a bit hungry. I'm bothering Zhao Leader."

Zhao Changhe really appreciated her straightforwardness but for some reason, he said, "When we meet again in the martial world, you can call me Zhao Leader?"

"Is this the martial world? Isn't this your lair?" Yue Hongling seemed amused.

Zhao Changhe was stunned. He thought she would seriously ask what else to call him, but she actually used this kind of language to avoid the topic. It turned out that she was a bit cunning too...

That's right, she was just a girl younger than him after all, not a solid label like a heroic woman.

Zhao Changhe smiled helplessly and didn't argue with her. He walked out in big strides and said, "They just went to the city to purchase goods. The good stuff hasn't arrived yet. Let me see what's left for lunch and I'll bring you some. Don't run around. There are traps everywhere in the bandit stronghold. It's easy to fall if no one leads the way."

Seeing Zhao Changhe's departure, Yue Hongling sighed.

"Regardless of the will of heaven, I will act on my own!"

It seemed that her choice was indeed correct. This person had a sense of righteousness that was not comparable to ordinary bandits.

What to call you? How would I know.

She stood up with some effort, feeling the sword energy surging in her body. The situation seemed to be okay, so she carefully climbed out of the window and ran to the backyard.

Since she hadn't broken through yet, there must be something else... like a female martial artist also needing to relieve herself.

How could she have the nerve to look for a toilet in his room? Of course, she went to the mountains to solve it.

As soon as she ran out of the yard, Yue Hongling felt that the landing point under her feet was a bit wrong. She felt a pang in her heart and was about to use her energy to jump, but the sword energy in her abdomen caused her to writhe in pain, and she fell into a trap with a "plop".

Yue Hongling was both angry and anxious. Zhao Changhe, are you crazy? You even dug a trap next to your own wall. Aren't you afraid of accidentally triggering it while practicing?

But at this moment, she was really in pain and couldn't jump out!

"Someone!"

"Boss, go check behind the yard!"

"Damn, there are still people this blind, coming here to die!""Not right, I feel like it's coming from the boss's house..."

In just a moment, voices could be heard from all around as a group of people rushed over.

Soon, someone peeked their head out from above the trap, and Yue Hongling covered her face.

"Hm, looks like a woman... uh, coming from the boss's house..."

"Get out of the way!" Zhao Changhe rushed over and pulled the person peeking behind him, "What are you looking at? Is it strange for me to have a wife hidden in my house? Go away!"

Yue Hongling almost wanted to scratch her own face off.

The bandits were filled with grief and indignation.

They should've known that this bastard had a criminal record, with Luo Qi hidden in his house before, and now a woman.

Is it necessary? You're already so powerful, no one dares to compete with you, why hide anything!

Someone shouted into the pit, "Big sister-in-law, the boss is good in every way, but he loves to hide things. It's New Year's, come out and join us for the bonfire feast and have some fun together..."

What the hell, big sister-in-law! What kind of fun is this!

Yue Hongling almost wanted to die.

She was too famous, with some places even selling her portrait. Many people in the martial world could recognize her, just like the day when Wang Dashan saw her passing by and knew that Yue Hongling had come...

So, is this going to spread throughout the world tomorrow, that Yue Hongling is working as a wife in a bandit's den?