C6 Run away

Lu Tineyuv narrowed his eyes, a tender face flashing through his mind. That woman... she was definitely different. Thinking about women was something that never happened in the life of the Cold Yama King. So, just for that, Jiang Jingxi was indeed unique.

In the small, dim room, Jiang Jingxi suddenly sneezed, rubbed her nose, and immediately thought of a certain someone, cursing, "That jerk must be bad-mouthing me!"

Meanwhile, Wei Xiu had just stepped out of the office for about ten seconds, not even reaching the stairs, when he heard a noise behind him. The Cold Yama King strode out, looking directly at him, and said, "The leaders from Z State are here. Meeting in five minutes."

Hearing this, Wei Xiu raised an eyebrow, a bit disdainful, "They really showed up?"

Both sides had just gone through a test a few days ago, and naturally, they had won. The people from Z State were envious and insisted on coming to hear about their strategic plans. Normally, the Cold Yama King would have refused outright. But this time, someone higher up had spoken, so they had to show some courtesy, right? Hence, the current situation.

Wei Xiu felt this was completely unnecessary, "Didn't they always say we're just a bunch of retired, old, weak, and disabled folks leading a group of kids messing around? Now they lost to those same kids and still have the nerve to come listen to our plans? Shameless!"

Lu Tineyuv knew what he was thinking and gave him a warning look, saying sternly, "Adjust your attitude!"

And just like that, a meeting that lasted a full five hours ensued. By the time they emerged from the conference room, it was already dark outside. Wei Xiu stretched, "I'm exhausted. This is more tiring than fighting a battle."

A familiar face suddenly came running over, stopping in front of Lu Tineyuv, looking anxious, "Boss, that... that girl you brought back, she... she..."

Lu Tineyuv's expression turned serious, "Stop stammering! What happened to her?"

“Someone escaped from the detention room,” Zhang Xingyang said, his face turning ashen.

Wei Xiu was taken aback and immediately looked at someone. Sure enough, that person's face was darker than the night itself, enough to scare anyone.

But...

Wei Xiu chuckled. It was the first time he’d heard of someone escaping from such a heavily guarded place. That girl was something else!

Wei Xiu glanced at Lu Tineyuv's stern expression, then turned to Zhang Xingyang with a smile. “How did they escape?”

Zhang Xingyang glanced nervously at Lu Tineyuv and stammered, “The... the details, I... I...”

Lu Tineyuv furrowed his brow, but then noticed a few shadowy figures hiding in the corner nearby. Instantly, he understood. These were the ones who made a mistake, pushing a timid one forward to take the fall.

His face turned cold, and he shouted, “Get over here!”

Wei Xiu also noticed the commotion and called out impatiently, “Hurry up and get over here!”

Soon, eight people rushed over.

Lu Tineyuv's face was stern, his gaze sharp and intimidating as he looked at them. “Weighted cross-country...”

“Hold on,” Wei Xiu interrupted, seeing that Lu Tineyuv was about to hand out punishment.

His curiosity was piqued, and he wanted to know what happened before letting them go.

Wei Xiu grinned and suggested, “Let’s not rush to punish them. How about we get the full story first?”

Lu Tineyuv guessed his intentions and remained silent.

Seeing Lu Tineyuv's silence, Wei Xiu understood and turned to the group, commanding seriously, “You all, tell me exactly what happened from start to finish. Whoever explains it well... gets five kilometers off their run!”

As soon as he said this, they all eagerly started talking at once.

Suddenly, the scene turned chaotic. Wei Xiu rubbed his temples in frustration and shouted, "Stop!"

Silence fell around him.

Wei Xiu opened his eyes, glanced at the group with resignation, and said, "One at a time!"

He pointed to Zhang Xingyang, who had been pushed forward first. "You start."

Zhang Xingyang, who had been eager to speak, froze when asked to go first. He glanced nervously at Lu Tineyuv.

Wei Xiu noticed and asked sternly, "What are you looking at?"

Zhang Xingyang flinched, looked at Wei Xiu, hesitated, and then said, "That girl claimed the boss touched her chest."

Wei Xiu was taken aback, speechless for a moment. The others all turned their gaze to Lu Tineyuv, and one brave soul tentatively asked, "Boss, did you really touch her?"

Lu Tineyuv's expression darkened further.

Wei Xiu cleared his throat, not wanting the group to continue with their wild speculations, and quickly shouted, "I asked for the story, not questions! Start over!"

"She said she needed to buy some medicine in advance."

"She claimed she was allergic to medication and had to test it herself."

"We were afraid the boss would miss a good match, so we let her out."

"Who knew, once she was out, she turned on us and knocked us out."

Wei Xiu looked at them in surprise and asked, "She knocked out all eight of you?"

"No, just those two," Zhang Xingyang pointed to the two standing to his right.

These two were the ones guarding the door.

Wei Xiu held back a laugh, keeping a straight face as he asked the others, "And what about the rest of you?"

Zhang Xingyang frowned, his head drooping instantly. Seeing no one else speaking up, he bit the bullet and said, feeling wronged, "She's got skills. We couldn't take her."

“Pfft...” Wei Xiu couldn't help but laugh.

Their team of eight elite members couldn't even handle one young girl!

If word got out...

Wouldn't they lose face?

Just as Wei Xiu felt his face burning with embarrassment, a voice full of gritted teeth suddenly came from beside him, “Very good.”

Wei Xiu turned his head to see a smirk on the face of a certain someone known as the Cold Yama King. His heart skipped a beat, and he stammered, “Are you... are you so mad you've lost it?”

Why was he smiling instead of getting angry?

Wei Xiu was shocked; it was the first time he'd seen the Cold Yama King smile like that. He was clearly smiling, but his eyes were icy cold, making the smile even more chilling than his usual expression.

“Yama King, don't scare me,” Wei Xiu said, feeling a chill down his spine. He swallowed hard as he watched Lu Tingyuv turn around and leave, exuding an aura of coldness.

Wei Xiu opened his mouth, “...”

Everyone watching was even more bewildered. They could only look at Wei Xiu and ask, “Captain Wei, the boss left, so do we still run?”

Wei Xiu snapped back to reality, meeting their expectant gazes. He frowned, paused, and then snorted, “Ten miles!”

With that, he quickly chased after the Cold Yama King.

Something was definitely off with Yama King today; he needed to find out what was going on!

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly heard a command from up ahead, “I want all her information before dawn!”

Wei Xiu stopped in his tracks.

Great!

No sleep tonight!

He suddenly remembered something and quickly shouted, “Should we send someone to follow her?”

Their location was deep in the woods, miles from any sign of civilization, surrounded by forest.

Even though there were no wild beasts these days, there could still be some small poisonous creatures.

Wei Xiu couldn't help but worry about Jiang Jingxi, a young girl, being out there alone.

Lu Tingyuv just snorted without replying, but in his mind, he thought: If she could slip away from this fortress, what are a few little critters in the woods?