Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 1082: Paying Someone to Beat Yourself Up

Chapter 1082: Chapter 1082: Paying Someone to Beat Yourself Up

Zhong Yu even had the heart to kill Qin San Lang, but he didn’t dare to confront Qin San Lang directly at the moment. He could only hold the silver note with resentment and hand it to Qin San Lang.

Only then did Qin San Lang accept it, leaving him with a sentence: "Commanders must adhere strictly to discipline, the greatest taboo is capriciousness. Once capricious, countless people may die because of one person’s capriciousness. If you don’t understand this principle, I advise you to retire early to avoid causing harm to your comrades."

He continued, "These words are worth five hundred taels, plus the compensation for the alcohol, it makes exactly a thousand taels, we’re even now."

After speaking, he turned around decisively, walking back to the tree from before, continuing to eat the grilled fish Xiao Yu made him.

Spit!

Zhong Yu couldn’t hold it in anymore, angrily spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Originally, he gave Qin San Lang a thousand taels of silver notes, intending to shame him with money, but Qin San Lang’s words not only embarrassed him but also earned him the silver.

Zhong Yu felt like he... was paying to have Qin San Lang beat up himself.

Ah!

Zhong Yu was almost driven mad with anger, silently roaring, feeling so aggrieved that he almost wanted to hit a wall.

"Chief, Chief Commander~" Liu Tong fearfully called out to Zhong Yu, regretting deeply inside. If he had known this, he wouldn’t have given the alcohol to Zhong the Chief Commander. But things had already happened, and even if he regretted it, it was useless. He couldn’t run away now; if he ran after causing trouble, he’d only die more miserably later. He could only brace himself to say, "Your arm is still bleeding, let me bandage your wound."

Zhong Yu glared at him, almost wishing to chop him up.

But he wasn’t a fool; he knew he had to get along well with his subordinates. If he frequently took his anger out on his subordinates, he wouldn’t even know how he died when on the battlefield.

"Hurry up." Zhong Yu stretched out his arm again, fearfully instructing, "Just bandage it like this, don’t apply any medicine."

The medicine from Qin San Lang’s family is poisonous. It hurt so much the first time it was applied that he almost passed out. If it were applied again, he would surely die on the spot.

"Eh." Liu Tong was also scared and dared not apply medicine to Zhong Yu again. He swiftly bandaged the wound on Zhong Yu’s arm and then ran off immediately.

Zhong Yu endured the pain in his hand and, following Qin San Lang’s instructions, led his subordinates to clear out the mountain bandit village.

The other soldiers also followed Qin San Lang’s instructions, clearing the village, tidying up the "battlefield," and sealing up the valuables found in the village in boxes.

By the hour of shen in the afternoon, all the finishing work was completed.

Qin San Lang didn’t seem busy returning but instructed them to patrol around the village once more, ensuring there were no hidden threats. Only then, precisely at the time of shen, did he give the order to set out and return to camp.

But it was very far from here to the Prefecture garrison, and they certainly wouldn’t make it today. Qin San Lang sat on his horse, calling for Zhang Zhong: "Pass down the order to proceed to the Tianfu County Soldier Station for rest, and set out for the Prefecture garrison camp early tomorrow morning."

"Yes." Zhang Zhong, on horseback, raised the Order Flag and shouted, "Pass down the Vanguard Army order; rest tonight at the Tianfu County Soldier Station, and set out for camp in the morning!"

He shouted the message a few times, ran back and forth twice, and communicated Qin San Lang’s orders.

Zhong Yu frowned, confused. Given Qin San Lang’s inclination to drive his soldiers hard, how could he let them rest in Tianfu County? He should have them hurry through the night and reach the Prefecture garrison by tomorrow evening.

Zhong Yu felt like he had found something on Qin San Lang and rode over to ask him: "Why not travel overnight back to camp and rest in Tianfu County instead?"

Qin San Lang looked down at Zhong Yu from atop his horse, his expression indifferent, and said, "Are you a Vanguard Officer?"

That one sentence left Zhong Yu choked for words.

"Since you’re not, what qualifies you to ask me?" Qin San Lang stared at Zhong Yu and said, "Zhong Yu questioning the main general’s orders, penalized to abandon the horse and proceed on foot. If disobeyed, thirty lashes with the military rod!"

Zhong Yu’s face turned ashen. Did Qin San Lang want to beat him with thirty lashes so badly?

Yet now, Qin San Lang is the Anti-Bandit Vanguard. As long as he hasn’t returned to camp to report, he’s entitled to oversee him. Zhong Yu couldn’t do anything but abandon his horse and walk.

Si’an stifled his laughter, thinking Zhong Yu really brought this on himself, knowing he’s not the match for the leader but still wanting to challenge him. There’s not only no benefit but also punishment, so why bother? Why not just follow orders honestly?

Zhang Zhong and others silently prayed to God to protect Zhong Yu. If he couldn’t learn to obey orders, it’d only be worse for him later.

The insubordination issue was far from over; Company Commander Qin wouldn’t let him escape that easily, only exerting more effort to train him strictly until he complied.

Zhong Yu maintained a dark expression throughout, walking until nightfall to reach the Tianfu County Soldier Station. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Qin San Lang didn’t let him rest, assigning him a task: "Go guard the water dungeon, watch over Fan Tu, Xiao Youzi, and Chang Laoer. If they escape, you know the consequences."

Zhong Yu was a very competitive person; after Xiao Youzi escaped last night, he was exhausted now but still gathered his spirits, leading his subordinates to guard the water dungeon without relaxing at all.

After arranging everything else, Qin San Lang instructed You Ping: "Keep a close watch and don’t let any mistakes happen."

"Yes." You Ping responded, leading his men to ambush outside the water dungeon.

Qin San Lang, on the other hand, took Si’an with him and hurriedly returned to Da Feng Village overnight.

By the time he returned to the village, it was nearly dawn, and Gu Jinli was sleeping soundly.

Qin San Lang knew she was exhausted from making alcohol, so he didn’t have the heart to wake her up. He returned to the Qin family house first, took a bath and washed his hair. After estimating she would wake up soon, he sneaked over to see her.

So when Gu Jinli, lying in bed and stretching, suddenly heard a familiar bird call, she was stunned.

She quickly jumped out of bed, ran to the window, opened it, saw Qin San Lang, and smiled in surprise, then worried that Gu Jinxiu in the same courtyard would hear, she asked him in a lowered voice, "Why are you back? Aren’t you supposed to send the mountain bandits to the Prefecture?"

After eradicating the mountain bandits, he still had to send the bandit leaders to the Prefecture to report, and had been busy these past few days; families thought he wouldn’t be back.

Qin San Lang leaped in through the window, embraced her fully, inhaling the faint fragrance in her hair, and said, "I missed you."

Gu Jinli laughed, "Coincidentally, I missed you too."

Upon hearing this, Qin San Lang’s heart skipped a beat. Whenever she said such intimate words, his heart inevitably fluttered with a tingling sensation.

"You traveled back overnight, took a bath; your hair is still a bit wet," Gu Jinli said while holding his hand, "Come lie down for a while, I’ll watch over you."

"Okay." Qin San Lang allowed her to hold his hand, coming to her bed with a bit of nervousness, lying on it while holding her hand, closing his eyes, and said to her, "I’ll leave in the afternoon."

Gu Jinli was taken aback, asking, "Afternoon? Won’t it delay your matters?"

He surely escorted the mountain bandits passing through Tianfu County and seized the opportunity to return home. But since he returned, the Prefecture garrison soldiers wouldn’t wait for him. There was a military order, and they’d continue traveling as per the time.