Chapter 1439 - 378: Lin Qing the Woman

Chapter 1439: Chapter 378: Lin Qing the Woman

After the time it takes for one stick of incense to burn, while the passing commoners were covering their mouths and fleeing in terror, the group of resistance fighters around Fang Rui had already left the scene.

Their informants would handle everything that followed very cleanly, so there was no need for them to deal with the aftermath. Right now, they had to leave this city.

Then head back to their main base and bring this good news straight to their brothers, sisters, relatives, and friends, and after that their people could come over and attack this city.

Now, in an inn, everyone’s faces were lit up with excitement. And when it came to this battle, the credit was mainly due to two people. One was their leader, the boss, who was still the same as before—utterly trustworthy, utterly reliable. And the other was Lin Qing!

One of the men stared at Lin Qing, thrilled: "We finally killed Fang Rui. This is practically a piece of heaven?sent news. All that prep work we did before and after wasn’t for nothing. Now we can finally free this whole city from Fang Rui’s clutches. The fifty thousand commoners in the city no longer have to worry about life?and?death crisis. They’re safe now!"

Another man even gave Lin Qing a thumbs?up gesture:

"Yeah, the fact that we could kill Fang Rui at this moment is all thanks to Lin Qing. If Lin Qing hadn’t pulled that move that looked super reckless at the critical moment, Fang Rui would definitely have already left the city by now. And once he got out, we’d have no way to find him again, and no way to save so many people."

"Lin Qing, you’re the one who rescued all these people. You’re the one who put a final seal on this whole affair."

"When you head back this time, you’re definitely going to get a ton of commendations!!!"

Lin Qing shyly reached up and scratched her head.

She didn’t really understand exactly how things had played out, but what woman would ever turn down her own charm?

It had to be that her charm stat was sky?high, that’s why she managed to bewitch Fang Rui standing right in front of her. Otherwise there’s just no way to explain Fang Rui saying those kinds of things to her.

So it looked like she really was a pretty damn decent woman if she could even captivate a Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Then she turned her gaze toward their leader, and said with a grin, "All I did was stall for time a bit. The main thing is still that our boss stepped up again at the crucial moment!"

"To be straight with you, when the boss was hesitating at the start about whether to kill Fang Rui, I was still wondering whether Xiong Yi was really killed by the boss, or if the boss was just bragging."

"But now that the boss could shoot clean through that guy’s brow from such a long distance, that just proves he really does have some seriously terrifying power. He truly deserves to be our boss—forever badass."

The others all nodded in agreement and voiced their praise.

"Yeah, that distance had to be at least a hundred zhang. One hundred zhang out and a single crossbow shot took Fang Rui’s head. The boss’s strength is beyond doubt!"

"Boss is awesome!"

"Boss is damn bull!"

The man at the head of the group just gave an awkward little laugh. He himself had no idea what had really happened. At that moment, he had clearly been scared out of his wits, but there was this instant where he suddenly stopped being afraid—his hand actually stopped shaking. Only then could he calmly take aim, and the whole thing felt like it had heaven’s help behind it.

Sure enough, he really was the Child of Destiny. Sure enough, he really was the one meant to save the world!!

"It was so?so, really, just a little display of my personal strength!"

"I didn’t even perform all that well this time. Next time, if I get another chance, I’ll make sure Fang Rui truly understands how terrifying I am!"

"Hahaha, then let’s head back now!"

...

The group went back in high spirits, and met no obstacles on the way. They split up, disguised themselves as random clueless commoners, paid their fees, and walked out.

The local guards definitely wanted to pursue and kill them, but once they left the city, their speed was insanely fast, leaving no opportunity for anyone to chase them down.

Their base was more than five hundred li from this city. Five hundred?plus li—neither too far nor too near. With the level of strength they had, they could reach their final destination in about a day.

And after these resistance fighters left, this tiny city fell into huge chaos. Because Fang Rui had been killed. When the news first came out, all the guards simply could not believe it. But only when they saw half of Fang Rui’s head with their own eyes did they realize this wasn’t some rumor—it was real!

"Aren’t they just screwing me over?"

"I only just got myself this identity as Guard Captain, and Fang Rui goes and gets killed on the spot!"

"So what am I supposed to do now? Those guys can’t really be from the resistance, can they? If that’s actually the case, then I better run for it fast. This place is not safe for long."

The Guard Captain of this small city was panicking hard right now. He had just gotten the captain’s position from Fang Rui, hadn’t even started to properly show off his new life, hadn’t even begun to enjoy the various perks that came with this identity, and then out of nowhere he hears that Fang Rui has been beheaded!