Volume One, Chapter Seventeen “No? Brother! I’m already like this, and you still want to take it away?”

The tall, imposing man before him said, "Be my chief wife," and Xie Zheng was stunned for a few seconds.

Glancing back, it seemed Ning Ling’s charm was still overwhelming; even looking like a fright didn’t stop her from attracting attention.

Xie Zheng took a deep breath. It appeared that, according to the plan, Ning Ling was still going to be taken away. In that case, the only option was to keep her there and let her fight her way out!

But since he was playing Ning Ling’s husband, facing the chief of Liangshan Bandit Camp, he had to convincingly show resistance.

“Chief, I share life and death with my wife. If you take her, it’s like taking my life!”

“Brother, why don’t you kill me and let your wife go?” Xie Zheng put on his act again.

However, Ning Ling noticed that the bandit chief’s gaze wasn’t on her, but on the hideous creature he held in his arms—a man, no less.

Could it be that he fancied—

She looked at her lord, who still wore an expression of deep affection, then a mischievous smirk curled on her lips.

“No… the chief wants someone other than your woman!”

“Then who do you want?”

Only then did Xie Zheng realize; the Liangshan chief tossed the ugly wretch in his arms aside and licked his lips with eyes gleaming.

“I want you!”

“Me?”

Xie Zheng’s eyes widened. Realization dawned, and he completely broke down.

“Come on, brother. I’m already like this! You want to take me as your chief wife? What kind of taste do you have?”

At his words, the man clicked his tongue with a lecherous grin.

“Truly hideous to the extreme. I, Song Liangshan, just love girls like you—the rarest kind of ugly!”

“Damn you!”

Xie Zheng was dumbfounded. He was already this ugly, barely holding on, yet this bastard still preferred someone like him.

This world had truly fallen into decadence!

“Little lady, obey me, and you will be the chief wife of Liangshan Camp. You’ll live a life of luxury and pleasure. I won’t mistreat you!”

As he spoke, Song Liangshan reached out.

Xie Zheng couldn’t bear it. He could endure any other woman, but this man’s extraordinarily strange taste was intolerable!

“Ning Ling, act!”

But just as he expected her to strike, Ning Ling pretended to fall to the ground, looking weak and helpless.

“Oh my! My lord, Ling’er has no strength left.”

Xie Zheng watched her pitiful act and knew she simply wanted to enjoy the spectacle longer.

How grudging this girl was!

“Ning Ling, stop fooling around! If you don’t move soon, I’ll be powerless!”

“My lord, Ling’er truly has no strength. Why don’t you just accept it?”

Such recklessness! How did Xie Zheng end up with a woman like this?

“Well, if you won’t act, then I’ll have to take matters into my own hands.”

Xie Zheng absolutely could not let the man before him claim his body.

So when he unleashed his second-rank martial prowess, Song Liangshan wasn’t afraid. Instead, his eyes gleamed with even more delight.

“Oh, the little lady is a martial artist. Not bad! A body trained in martial arts must be resilient. I’m most afraid of hurting the little lady’s body, but now it seems no matter how hard I go, it’s no problem.”

“If the little lady wants to spar, then I shall play with you for a while!”

“And afterward, you’ll experience my skills in bed!”

When it came to disgust, Xie Zheng was finally truly grossed out.

Could this man just die right now?

“You bastard! I’ll kill you, you effeminate fool!”

He threw a fierce punch.

As a low-second-rank fighter, Xie Zheng’s combat power was respectable, but unfortunately, Song Liangshan caught his fist and wiped it off.

“You look so delicate but pack quite a punch. Still, you’re no match for me.”

“I, Song Liangshan, am a fourth-rank grandmaster!”

He grabbed Xie Zheng’s arm, trying to pull him close for some unspeakable intentions.

If not for Xie Zheng’s timely reflexes, he might have been defiled by this vile man.

Unexpectedly, this lecherous fellow was incredibly powerful.

“Master, lend me a hand!”

But the old man lying on the ground didn’t move. At this crucial moment, he was completely unreliable, refusing to intervene.

“Ning Ling, you’ve gone too far! If you don’t act now, don’t call me lord anymore.”

Joking had its limits. She couldn’t stand to see her lord bullied and finally sprang into action.

With a shift of her stance, a fierce fighting spirit radiated instantly.

Song Liangshan saw this and sneered, “I didn’t expect both of you to be fighters! But I, the great master, have never backed down from anyone!”

“Woman, take this punch!”

Song Liangshan dared to say this because he was confident in his power.

But the one who actually threw the punch was Ning Ling.

When a master says, “Come hit me,” and doesn’t defend, that’s a serious challenge.

“As you wish!”

Ning Ling’s punch seemed calm, but to Master Chen’s eyes, its power was many times greater than Xie Zheng’s earlier strike.

“The Nangong punch is truly formidable!”

Master Chen sat up and watched intently.

To Song Liangshan, the punch felt light as air, as if a hundred punches from her would only tickle him.

But then…

Disaster!

From the moment the punch landed, his entire body trembled. A spasm gripped his abdomen, causing excruciating pain, cold sweat beading his forehead. He collapsed to his knees, pale as death.

“Just a fourth-rank grandmaster!” Ning Ling retracted her fist.

She had knocked down the chief of her own bandit camp with one punch.

The bandits were instantly terrified, their courage evaporating. They dropped to their knees, kowtowing and begging for mercy.

“Fairy! We failed to recognize your greatness. Please forgive us!”

In their submission, they saw the fairy wipe off her makeup, revealing a stunning face capable of bringing ruin to a nation.

She was a true celestial being!

Ning Ling glanced at Xie Zheng, a playful tone in her voice.

“Lord, I told you, disguising yourself as ugly is useless!”

“Look, even when you’re this hideous, someone still fancies you. Isn’t that just going overboard?”

Embarrassed by her teasing, Xie Zheng’s face darkened.

He looked again at the kneeling Song Liangshan, feeling more disgusted by the second. He slapped him hard and beat him mercilessly.

“You effeminate fool!”

Only after venting did he feel relieved. Turning, he faced the remaining bandits.

“Today, Liangshan Camp disbands immediately. Otherwise, don’t blame me for slaughtering the whole camp!”

Xie Zheng threatened, and the bandits scattered in all directions.

As for the curled-up Song Liangshan, Xie Zheng wanted to leave this troublesome place as soon as possible. This disgusting man had truly sickened him.

After they left…

Song Liangshan recovered, bruised and bloody, wiping the blood away with a look of delight.

“What a fierce little lady! I love this kind of spirit! I will definitely win you over completely. Such a chief wife is truly my dream lover!”