Chapter 1469: After the Fear
Chapter 1469: Chapter 1469: After the Fear
Company Commander Jin was very clear that Qin San Lang was not joking, but looking at Yulan, who was crying pitifully and snuggling into his arms, he found himself unable to abandon this beauty for a moment.
Company Commander Cao and the other Company Commanders who wanted to keep the beauties from the village for themselves remained silent, only watching Company Commander Jin. If he dared to go against Qin San Lang, they naturally intended to follow suit.
"Old Jin, you bastard, are you so desperate for a woman to serve you? If you really want a woman, you can spend some Silver outside; using the women from this bandit village means you must have a death wish!" Niu Dabao couldn’t stand Company Commander Jin’s hesitation and pointed at him, saying, "Look at this Yulan; we just met her less than half an hour ago, and she’s already stirring up discord among us comrades. Do you really dare to keep such a scheming woman by your side?!"
Having heard this, Company Commander Jin thought over the events in the main hall, especially how Yulan had previously shown disdain toward him, only to throw herself into his arms when Qin San Lang threatened to kill her, and he felt extremely displeased in his heart.
"Sir, I beg you, please don’t abandon Yulan. Yulan knows her faults, but she is a pitiable soul who now has no one to rely on but you. Please save Yulan, don’t let Yulan die..." Yulan noticed Company Commander Jin’s displeasure and hurriedly cried and pleaded, leaning her soft body against him and skillfully caressing him, which made Company Commander Jin’s heart waver greatly, and he hugged her tightly.
Inside, Yulan sneered coldly. Ha, old beast, can’t resist me now, can you? Let’s see if you really dare to abandon me.
But Yulan underestimated Company Commander Jin. After enjoying the embrace for a moment, he pushed her to the ground and stepped aside. "San Lang, you’re right, this girl is indeed too cunning... it seems old Jin was mistaken."
Although Yulan was very beautiful and he did want her, Qin San Lang and Niu Dabao made sense; the women from this bandit village, especially those associated with the bandit leader, were better left alone to avoid losing his life.
Yulan was stunned, and while crying, she looked at Company Commander Jin. "Sir, you’re really not taking Yulan with you? Yulan truly wants to follow you. How can you... sob sob sob..."
Yulan cried wretchedly, and she cried in a way that was very touching, making her appear extremely pitiful, which moved Company Commander Jin a little.
However, You Ping already strode over and silently slashed at Yulan’s neck from behind her.
Crack!
The knife swung down and Yulan’s head was chopped off.
Company Commander Jin jumped back two steps in fright, looking at You Ping in disbelief. "You, you actually killed her? I already said I wouldn’t take her!"
"My master said this woman must die." You Ping finished speaking, wiped the blood from his blade, and turned to leave.
Company Commander Jin looked at Qin San Lang, speechless with shock, and so did Company Commander Cao and the others, thinking to themselves: King Yan, truly a King Yan. Even after Company Commander Jin abandoned Yulan, the Qin-Surnamed still ordered her to be beheaded without a shred of mercy!
They were wrong; such tender feelings depended on the person. Qin San Lang wasn’t some client who’d feel tender-hearted just from seeing a pretty face.
Qin San Lang gave his reason for killing Yulan: "This woman is very beautiful and also very cunning and resourceful, not a kind soul. If we don’t kill her, if we let her go, she could use her appearance and means to latch onto someone else with power and status. Once she turns things around, she could easily harm us, so rooting her out is the wisest choice."
Qin San Lang looked at them and said, "It’s very easy for a woman to get someone killed—all she needs is to whisper a few things on the pillow."
Xiao Yu told him that, and he agreed it made a lot of sense.
Company Commander Jin and the others had nothing to say after hearing this.
In the corner of the main hall, the remaining four girls trembled with fear, and any thoughts of trying to seduce this group of Military Officers due to their looks vanished... if even someone as beautiful as Xu Yulan couldn’t succeed, what chance did they have?
However, Qin San Lang didn’t kill them; he instructed Niu Dabao to go and question them about their circumstances.
"Speak, what do you do? Where are you from? What was your status before going up the mountain? Did you willingly follow Boss Bai, or were you forced? Speak honestly, if you dare hide anything, if you dare to lie, you’re done for!" Niu Dabao, not one to spare beautiful women, shouted holding his large sword.
The four girls, seeing Yulan’s beheaded body, were frightened into confessing everything.
Among them, there wasn’t a single girl from a Good Register Family; two were from a brothel, and Boss Bai took them after finding them attractive.
One was a concubine of a travelling merchant, and the remaining two were maidservants from the merchant family.
"Yulan used to be the concubine maid of the Eldest Young Master from a merchant family, but because she was too beautiful, Boss Bai took a liking to her and claimed her as a toll fee."
"Yulan was pragmatic; once at the village, she clung to Boss Bai and became his favorite, never enduring a day of hardship. Moreover, after she gained favor, she instigated Boss Bai to send people to the Xu Family to kidnap the Eldest Young Madam Xu, who, unable to bear the humiliation, took her own life."
"What!" Company Commander Jin was terrified after hearing this. Who would have thought Yulan was this vicious? Fortunately, San Lang ordered Yulan killed, or if she had risen again, none of them would have met a good end.
"Old Jin, you’ve heard it all; San Lang saved your life. You should remember his kindness, don’t act like you’ve never seen a woman before and bear a grudge against your comrades over a woman from a bandit village!" Niu Dabao chastised Old Jin to his face.
Company Commander Jin hurriedly thanked Qin San Lang, "San Lang, you saved this old brother’s life. Rest assured, your old brother won’t make such mistakes again."
Qin San Lang said no more, just nodded, and told Niu Dabao, "Uncle Niu, ask them where the bandits kept the captured girls with good status."
These four girls, having stayed by Boss Bai’s side for so long, were not foolish and spoke without needing Niu Dabao’s prompting: "Those good register girls are kept in batches; the beautiful ones are kept in the center of the village, near the courtyard where Boss Bai lives; the moderately pretty ones are kept on the right side of the village in a courtyard for the more capable bandits; the average-looking ones are kept in the back, where any bandit can enter and have his way."
These words showed the tremendous suffering endured by the captured girls!
Xie Cheng, who had daughters, couldn’t bear it after hearing this and asked Qin San Lang, "San Lang, what should be done with those good register girls?"
Qin San Lang said, "We need to rush to the Northwest and have no time to deal with this; just send someone down the mountain to the Hundred Wolves County Government to handle it."
The other Company Commanders, although feeling it was a pity, did not dare say they wanted those good register girls after what happened with Yulan.
"Everyone, search the village in groups, gather all the valuables from White Wolf Village, and transport them back for Vice General Fang to handle," Qin San Lang commanded. His arrangement for the phased search of White Wolf Village’s valuables made the Company Commanders and soldiers present beam with joy.
Qin San Lang had known from a young age the unwritten rules of the army—you had to give some benefits to the soldiers, for if they risked their lives and gained nothing, it wouldn’t be fair.