mtl008 Chapter 436 Taking Over the Sea Area
Chapter 436 Taking Over the Sea Area
Seeing that he would rather accept punishment than explain, Qingzhu sighed inwardly.
"Guards, take General Chen away and give him one hundred strokes of the military rod!"
Two soldiers stepped forward and led Chen Dazhuang away.
Outside, military batons were striking repeatedly, and those inside trembled at the sound.
One hundred lashes!
Those with poor physical condition would probably lose half their lives, but even someone as robust as General Chen would need at least ten days to half a month to recover.
Later, the military merits earned by capturing Liao Jiesheng were basically no longer his.
Half an hour later, the punishment outside finally ended.
The soldiers who were to carry out the punishment entered.
"Chief, the hundred lashes have been completed!"
Qingzhu frowned.
"How is he?"
"General Chen, he..."
"I, cough cough... Chief, don't worry, I'm not going to die anytime soon!"
Chen Dazhuang outside stubbornly replied.
Hearing that he still had the strength to reply, Qingzhu snorted coldly.
"You should send him back!"
After everyone left, Qingzhu looked at the generals.
"Okay, let's all disperse!"
Today could have been a day of celebration, but this incident has dampened Qingzhu's spirits.
"Yes, leader!"
After everyone had left, Qingzhu summoned Kuli.
"Tell me! What happened?"
He had just given Chen Dazhuang a chance to explain, but he preferred to be beaten rather than explain, which shows his stubbornness.
Kuli looked up and cautiously glanced at Qingzhu.
"Young Master, if you really want to know, just go to General Chen's camp now!"
Hearing Kuli's words, Qingzhu didn't say anything, but got up and walked outside.
Chen Dazhuang had just been carried back when Mulan Xue, who had heard he had been punished, was already waiting outside his tent.
"Brother Chen, I'm so sorry. It's all because of me that you were punished by the Green Bamboo Leader..."
Mulan Xue's eyes were red and swollen, and a series of apologies came out of her mouth.
"Who sent her?"
Upon hearing Mulan Xue's voice, Chen Dazhuang said angrily.
"Brother Chen, you don't want to see me? Don't worry, I'll leave after I've applied the medicine. I won't stay here and get in your way..."
When Mulan Xue insisted on applying medicine to Chen Dazhuang, the soldiers dared not push her away.
After all, General Chen did allow Liao Jiesheng to escape because he was protecting Mulan Xue. If he didn't like her, how could he have been willing to be punished by the leader without saying a word to explain?
"Mulan Xue, although my punishment is related to you, it was out of sympathy."
After all, even an ant has a life, no matter how small. I couldn't bear to watch you die at Liao Jiesheng's hands, that's all!
Upon hearing Chen Dazhuang's explanation, Mulan Xue's pretty face turned pale.
No, Chen Dazhuang has always been very attentive to me. Isn't that because he admires me?
"Go back! I don't want people to misunderstand!"
"No, Brother Chen, you're lying to me. If you didn't like me, why would you help me in every way?"
Since her brother was executed, her situation here has become increasingly difficult, and she has been harassed by others at every turn.
If it weren't for Chen Dazhuang, she probably wouldn't have been able to hold on any longer.
Chen Dazhuang did not refute Mulan Xue's statement that he liked her.
Yes, perhaps he had once liked her, but because of what her brother Mulan Suo had done to the Qingwu Alliance, Chen Dazhuang stopped himself from liking her.
After all, he was the boss's man.
He was promoted by Qingzhu, and he would never tolerate anyone who harmed the interests of his employer or the Qingwu Alliance.
"You're wrong. I helped you out of a past relationship, nothing more!"
After speaking, Chen Dazhuang glanced at the people around him.
"You still won't take action?"
The soldier, finally understanding what was going on, was about to step forward when Mulan Xue swept her sharp gaze across him and rebuked him:
"I don't need you, I can walk by myself..."
Before leaving, she gave Chen Dazhuang a deep look.
“Brother Chen, perhaps you are right. Xiaoxue is overthinking things. You have always only regarded Xiaoxue as a younger sister, and nothing more!”
Mulan Xue stood up and resolutely walked out.
Looking at Mulan Xue's resolute figure, a trace of loneliness appeared on Chen Dazhuang's face, but it was only for a moment.
Qingzhu, who had witnessed the entire scene from the outside, glanced at Kuli.
Does that mean you sent me here just to see this?
Kuli blushed instantly.
Qingzhu, however, would not let him off the hook just because he blushed.
"Rewrite the book of military strategy I gave you and hand it in later!"
"Yes, young master!"
Kuli replied weakly.
After Qingzhu left, he glanced resentfully at Chen Dazhuang, who was wailing and moaning not far away.
You, Chen Dazhuang, are even better at pretending than I am.
Everyone said that Liao Jiesheng was not captured alive this time because Chen Dazhuang was concerned about Mulan Xue's life and let him go after seeing her being threatened with a knife.
Who would have thought that this honest and kind man could actually act?
Moreover, he performed this specifically for them after bringing the young master with him.
I'm really having the worst luck.
While Qingzhu was busy with the handover affairs between tribes, Wu Weiwei's ship had already arrived at the Qingwu Alliance.
Looking at the lush, green islands stretching into the distance, Wu Weiwei felt a surge of emotion.
"Young lady, will this vast land be yours from now on?"
Lingfu, who was beside her, had never seen such a vast island before. It was peaceful and serene everywhere. Could this be where they would live from now on?
Wanqiu tapped Lingfu's forehead.
"That goes without saying. Since it was Steward Qing who conquered it, it naturally belongs to our master..."
As she spoke, Wanqiu looked at Wu Weiwei.
"Young lady, don't you agree?"
Hearing Wanqiu's words, Chunxiao and the others also got up.
"Yes, what's Qingzhu's is mine, and what's mine will always be mine!"
Although it was Qingzhu who built this empire, without her full support, Qingzhu might not have been able to take it over so quickly.
Besides, Qingzhu was her adopted lover.
So to paraphrase a saying, what belongs to your own man is yours, and what belongs to her is still hers.
Hearing Wu Weiwei's words, everyone chuckled.
"Yes, everything here will belong to our boss from now on!"
After being rejected and running away from the tribe, Mulan Xue saw a large ship heading towards their alliance.
Just as she was about to step forward to get a better look, she heard someone at the ferry shout, "It's the boss and his women! I think they're from the Jade Deer Trading Company in the capital!"
"Wu Weiwei?"
Upon hearing this, Mulan Xue knew that it really was Wu Weiwei who had arrived.
She was seen pinching her thigh tightly.
How could she come?
Could it be that Qingzhu has conquered the sea area, so she's here to take over this place?
Jealousy twisted Mulan Xue's gentle face.
Wu Weiwei, it's all her!
If it weren't for her, Brother Qingzhu would have accepted her, and her brother wouldn't have been executed by Qingzhu for such a small mistake.
And she would never have fallen to such a state.
Mulan Xue's face turned ashen.
Wu Weiwei, you've come at the perfect time!
Since none of these people can tolerate her, she no longer needs to consider feelings or loyalty!