Chapter Nine

The mountain birds return home, flying over this area, chirping joyfully and peacefully

He shook his head to indicate that he was temporarily unable to understand such information

Chu Kuang was taken aback, somewhat dazed: "Eat... what?"

Scholars possess integrity, disliking forceful acquisition and also disapproving of her temperament

County Magistrate Liu frowned and said, "No, there isn't!"

For the people in the mountain village, meat is a luxury. They can only eat it once a month, and only on the day of the big market in the town of Zhi Liang can they buy enough pork from down the mountain to share with everyone. Thus, there is a naturally formed festival in the village. On the day of the big market in Zhi Liang every month, the villagers gather in the evening to share either the meat they have purchased or the meat they have stored at home with their neighbors. They take the opportunity to drink some wine and chat, enhancing their relationships. If there are any grievances, they also take this opportunity to discuss them, resolving conflicts with the help of delicious food. Therefore, this naturally formed festival occurs every month on the day of the big market in Zhi Liang, where villagers gather in the evening to share meat and strengthen their bonds.

Don't! Don't come over!

... ... '' Ren Jiu wiped his face, leaned in, and asked, `` So what do you think of me? Do you find me pleasing to the eye? ''

Ren Jiu gritted his teeth: "Just assume he has succeeded! Just assume your enemy is foolish! As long as you ask for it, he will give you non-toxic food! Will you go and ask for it?"

However

This ... ... this is indeed not ... ...

Creak creak... do you want to eat?

"No integrity!" Ren Jiu concluded, and then spoke to himself, "According to that previous answer, killing for goods is nothing but robbery. It seems you are also indifferent to such means."

So who can tell Ren Jiu that she still has any reason not to give this man a spring medicine

Cannot understand. A muffled sound came from behind.

After some contemplation, she felt a surge of emotion that she could hardly contain. Indeed, the man she was looking for was just like this: with a refined appearance and a strong inner character, someone who would not overly concern himself with principles, who would not suffer in silence for the sake of pride, who could accept her bold and assertive ways. Most importantly, he found her pleasing to the eye and would not demand that she deliberately transform into a gentle, virtuous, shy, and charming figure. Although she could pretend to be that way, living life required her true self, didn't it? Occasionally pretending could add some spice to their marital life, but doing so every day would mean there was a need for some serious reflection.

Chu Kuang scanned the surroundings of this stronghold, everyone was chewing with a sound of "ka cha lu zhi beng beng". When he turned his head, his gaze fell on Ren Jiu. Seizing the moment when he was lost in thought, she somehow produced two chicken feet, handing one to him while stuffing the other into her own mouth

Ren Jiu turned his head and saw Chu Kuang wearing an exaggerated helmet that covered his entire head. With an extremely serious expression, he said, "To raise non-human creatures while also consuming their corpses, the logic of the intelligent beings on this planet is truly incomprehensible"

Unprecedented, the superior officer Chu Kuang took a step back, his voice trembling. He raised his hand to prevent Ren Jiu from approaching him

This process is truly too intense

According to ancient texts, from the perspective of evolutionary theory, humanoid beings in the distant past would have consumed such substances. However, it stands to reason that in the current stage of evolution within the universe, the probability of the existence of highly intelligent beings that still consume deceased adipose tissue, muscle tissue, and some skeletal remains is nearly zero

County Magistrate Liu shook his head: "That group of bandits said that the divine artifact had created a hole in their back mountain, but they did not dare to investigate. When the officials dragged out the white stone divine artifact, it looked just like that. It seems there is no one inside."

In the town of Zhilang, within the county office, Hunshi Liu cried out in utter agony while the old doctor was applying medicine to him. The county magistrate, a corpulent man, trembled with anger as he paced back and forth in the room: "This group of unruly peasants! They are increasingly disregarding my authority!"

Unlike the room full of trembling individuals, a figure in black attire sat in the prominent position, casting a slightly disdainful glance at Liu, the troublemaker, and inquired: "Young master, did you happen to see what the person who harmed you looked like?"

Seeing Ren Jiu, the big white dog ran over after grabbing a piece of bone, its eyes shining with a ghostly green light as it looked at her, panting with its tongue out and wagging its tail, seemingly offering the bone by placing it on Ren Jiu's foot. Ren Jiu patted its head, feeling somewhat emotional: "Was it right or wrong to let Da Huang raise you... I won't eat this bone, you can have it, ah, it's all covered in saliva."

This man perfectly meets all her aesthetic preferences and requirements

The meaning of the words is unclear, please explain clearly

Chu Kuang looked at her in disbelief: "When encountering such a foolish enemy, shouldn't we kill him and then seize all his food?"

There is nothing displeasing

Ren Jiu took small steps forward: "Come eat meat, hurry up!"

"Corpse... Can you please refrain from using such eerie terminology?" Ren Jiu curled his lips and said, "Moreover, earning money is for spending, planting beans is for eating beans, and raising animals is naturally for consuming their meat. What is so strange about that... Also, where do you usually store that large helmet of yours..."

County Magistrate Liu knelt down on the ground, trembling. The man in black paused slightly and said, "Do not alarm the snake in the grass just yet; allow me to summon reinforcements from the capital..." County Magistrate Liu hurriedly replied, "I, your humble servant, am willing to relieve your worries, my lord. If there is anything you need, I will have someone take care of it; there is no need for you to summon troops from a thousand miles away..."

Chu Kuang was not a person with many emotions. As an active-duty officer, he did not require those convoluted feelings. However, at this moment, he felt a slight twinge of compassion, even though he perhaps did not truly understand that what he felt was called 'compassion'.

County Magistrate Liu responded submissively, "I understand, I understand." As Ren Jiu and Chu Kuang were about to return to the camp, Chu Kuang, from a distance of nearly half a mile, twitched his nose, suddenly furrowed his brow, and stopped Ren Jiu, saying with a hint of tension, "There is the scent of biological weapons."

Ren Jiu applied the medicine to the chicken feet! How could she leave so easily!

Upon hearing the character 'tu' (meaning butcher), County Magistrate Liu looked at the man in surprise. The man then said: "You only need to send someone to secretly escort the white stone artifact from the government office to the capital, without any mistakes. Do you understand?"

The man in black frowned: "Is there a way to search the counterfeit and confirm it?"

How can this be explained? "Ren Jiu pondered for a moment, 'Let me give you an analogy. For instance, if you are very hungry, almost starving, but the only person who has food is your despised enemy, would you go and ask him for it?"

That means pleasing to the eye

In the Senlong Star System, there are three types of food. The first is nutrient pellets made from high-concentration compression, which provide energy and a sense of fullness, primarily used for military purposes. The second is hard foam food, which focuses more on exercising and maintaining the jaw muscles and teeth rather than on nutrition. The third type is liquid food, which is used in daily life, varying in form, with different concentrations, and can be injected or consumed as a drink, offering various textures and flavors. In Chu Kuang's view, food should be like that.

Chu Kuang was unaware of what Ren Jiu was muttering, but he understood the literal meaning and nodded in acknowledgment: "In urgent and necessary situations, it is imperative to take corresponding violent measures"

He said this, and Ren Jiu stretched his neck to sniff left and right. Just then, a cool breeze blew down from the mountain, and Ren Jiu suddenly realized: "What a forgetful bear I am! I completely forgot that today is the day for eating meat! Your nose is really sharp; you smelled the meat before I did." Ren Jiu's eyes turned, "I will pick the biggest and best piece of meat for you later."

Ren Jiu felt that her life had indeed reached an urgent and necessary situation. She nodded and asked, "One last question, what kind of girl do you like? Gentle and virtuous? Passionate and exuberant? Or delicate and pitiable?"

She was too close, and the light of the setting sun made her face flush, which was quite adorable. However, in her pitch-black eyes shone an extraordinarily captivating light, reminiscent of the glow seen when gazing back at the Serpent Galaxy from the vastness of the universe. For a moment, Chu Kuang was somewhat lost in thought, suddenly recalling just a moment ago when she heard that scholar say he hoped she would be a bit more gentle, and the fleeting dimness that crossed her expression.

The big white dog, which had not shown up for two days due to being frightened by Chu Kuang, has now appeared, drooling and darting around the crowd. Occasionally, when it gets a leftover bone from someone, it joyfully howls and barks just like the big yellow dog.

The man in black seated at the top held a teacup, his gaze subdued. Suddenly, he set the teacup down: "When the White Stone Divine Artifact was brought back from that Liangshan stronghold, was it confirmed that no one was present from the very beginning?"

If it were an ideal situation

She ate the severed remains of the bird right in front of him

Ren Jiu felt somewhat powerless, "Can you be even more despicable..."

Come on, try a little; this claw won't come back to life and scratch you.

Ren Jiu secretly resolved that he must succeed tonight

Ren Jiuzhuan pondered for a moment and asked, "So do you find me pleasing to the eye or not?"

Chu Kuang looked at the big white dog at Ren Jiu's feet, which was still sticking out its tongue, and his eyes instantly filled with sympathy

Humph! The man in black threw the teacup to the ground, and the crisp sound of shattering startled everyone in the room into silence, even the raucous Liu forgot to wail. County Magistrate Liu was so frightened that cold sweat streamed down his face, "My lord... my lord, please do not be angry. This official... this official will send someone to confirm it again..."

Ren Jiu felt somewhat depressed

Confirm? The man in black slammed the table and said, "What have you been doing all this time? If there is any oversight in this matter, I will certainly take your head!"

As he walked silently for a while, Ren Jiu suddenly came to his senses: "Based on your earlier response, if such a situation were to arise, you would definitely go back to ask the other party for food, right"

What are you doing?" The person coldly smiled, "I fear your people may not be able to accomplish it. To slaughter that stronghold is likely not so easy now.

Chu Kuangxiang casually remarked: "There are two variables in this situation. First, will he give it to me if I ask? Second, if he gives it to me, will he poison the food? In total, there are three possible scenarios: he won't give it, he gives it but poisons it, and he gives it but does not poison it. The ideal scenario is the third one, but considering the prior premise of 'a detestable enemy', the probability of the third scenario existing is almost zero. Your assumption lacks a basis in reality and is therefore invalid."

As Ren Jiu and Chu Kuang returned to the mountain stronghold, the sun was setting in the west. She climbed up the narrow path while pondering, her mouth constantly murmuring. However, Chu Kuang, with his exceptional composure, acted as if he had heard nothing. In the end, it was Ren Jiu who could no longer hold back and cautiously asked, "Do you... value integrity?"

Isn't it even more terrifying to have to swallow it after it has died! How can this woman's logic always be so severely flawed! How distorted must her sense of right and wrong be!

Stepping into the village, a tall wooden structure has been erected in the central flat area, with a bright bonfire lit, illuminating the night. The men are gathered around the largest bonfire, engaging in loud conversations and drinking coarse wine. The women sit in small groups by some smaller fires, holding fragrant roasted meat, either feeding it to their children or savoring it delicately.

It is pleasing to the eye

Chu Kuang glanced at her, noticing that her expression held three parts hope, three parts curiosity, and a full measure of caution, as if one wrong answer from him would cause her to lose her confidence in continuing to live. After some consideration, Chu Kuang felt that he could not respond directly for the time being, so he spoke up:

Ah! The troublemaker Liu cried out in pain, and after thinking for a long time, he said, "That person was indeed handsome, wearing a hat, and tied it to his head with a rope. I... I vaguely saw that he seemed to have short hair! Father, is there some scoundrel that has escaped from our magistrate's prison?"

So far, Your Excellency has not taken any actions that I cannot tolerate

Chu Kuang was instantly stunned as if struck by lightning. Even the helmet made with the most advanced technology, designed to resist radiation, high temperatures, and high pressure, could not withstand the visual shock that confronted him—non-human entities being killed and dismembered without disinfection, then boiled and grilled, using the chewing muscles to move the jawbone, securing the corpse with the incisors, and grinding the flesh and bones with the molars before swallowing them

The寨主, Zhang Tao is a poor scholar, and apart from that, he has nothing left but his integrity. Therefore, he did not hate the寨主 initially, but rather despised the means of forceful plunder. Being married is a matter of fate; a husband should not be taken by force! I hope the寨主 will heed Zhang Tao's words. If the寨主 could show even a hint of gentleness, the situation might be different.

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