Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

Chapter 339: Chapter 139 Wife: Husband, I Wait for Your Return (10,000 Words, Please Subscribe)_6

Su Yunjin said, ”Thank you, Sister Hua, for not sleeping, just stepping out for some air. By the way, how are Xiao Hu and the others?”

”Ah, one died, but the rest were saved. Xiao Hu is fine.”

Upon hearing this, Su Yunjin fell silent for a long time before speaking, ”Sister Hua, could I borrow one hundred silver taels from you?”

Third Miss Hua asked, ”What for?”

”You help me find that brother’s family and give them this silver. Then tell them that my Chen family owes them a favor, and in any future hardships, they may seek me out. I will do my utmost to repay them!”

Third Miss Hua said, ”Actually, you don’t need to.”

In Mianshui County, it was quite normal for someone to die in the guild fights. Usually, giving ten silver taels was considered enough compensation. Su Yunjin’s offer was already way above the norm.

Su Yunjin said, ”They were loyal to my husband. I want to let them know that as long as they are loyal to my husband, even if something happens, I will take care of their wives and families!”

Third Miss Hua looked at Su Yunjin and responded, ”I didn’t expect you had such a compassionate heart. Well, you don’t even have to borrow. Jiu Si gave me ten thousand silver taels, and I haven’t spent it all. Just take some.”

”Who’s there?”

While they were talking, Third Miss Hua suddenly became alert; there was a hidden weapon.

With a flick of her wrist, she caught a note wrapped around a stone.

Third Miss Hua and Su Yunjin exchanged glances. Su Yunjin immediately became tense and excited, ”Sister Hua!”

Third Miss Hua unfolded the note:

[Wife, Sister Hua, I’m on the rooftop opposite you.]

Hmm!

At that moment, both of them looked up together. Chen Jie drew the Autumn Cicada dagger from his waist, and under the moonlight, it glinted ever so slightly before he swiftly concealed it again.

[There are people outside trying to capture me; forgive me for not coming down.]

[For today’s events, which happened so suddenly, thank you Sister Hua for lending a hand; Jiu Si will never forget this gratitude, even in death.]

”That brat, always with sweet nothings, would do better to give me eighteen thousand silver taels to spend.”

Third Miss Hua complained, but she looked quite pleased.

[Wife, I’m sorry for frightening you. I saw the wound on your neck. Did you do something foolish again?]

Upon reading this, Su Yunjin hastily covered the wound on her neck. She didn’t want her husband to see it because she feared he would worry about her.

[You are always like this. Today’s matter is also my fault. But wife, you must not do anything foolish again. For the next few days, just stay with Sister Hua, have chat, and don’t listen to the rumors outside. I can handle these matters.]

[You don’t need to worry about me.]

[Additionally, I might have to leave Mianshui County for a few days, as short as three to five days, or as long as a month or two. You must not be anxious, and don’t believe the outside talk. Sister Hua, you know, if they want to catch me, Jin’er is my weakness. Please take extra care of her.]

Third Miss Hua, upon reading this, remarked, ”This brat really knows how to give orders.”

”Did you hear that, Yunjin? Now you listen to me.”

Su Yunjin didn’t speak but kept looking at the note.

At this point, Chen Jie wrote:

[Well, wife, I’m sorry for worrying and frightening you. Take good care of yourself, and wait for your husband to return!]

The message ended there.

Su Yunjin held the note, and her eyes were brimming with tears. Looking into the distance at the roof, she could barely make out a shadow.

And at that moment, Chen Jie was also watching her.

Their eyes met, and it was as if the rest of the world had ceased to exist.

Su Yunjin’s eyes were teary, and she desperately wanted to say to Chen Jie: Take care of yourself while you’re out there. Don’t catch a cold, don’t go hungry, I’m waiting for your return.

Though Chen Jie couldn’t hear Su Yunjin’s heartfelt cries, her look seemed to convey her wishes to him.

He murmured, ”Wife, wait for me!”

With that, he quickly fled, not lingering there any longer.

It was then that the watchman below furrowed his brows and said, ”Hey, I thought I saw a reflection over there.”

”Is someone there?”

As they spoke, with a whoosh, two figures leaped onto the rooftop. Both of them were quite skilled, two managers from Eagle Hall, having reached the Iron Bone Realm.

When they landed on the rooftop, they found no one.

But then turning their heads, they saw they were directly overlooking the Chen family’s courtyard.

And one of them said, ”Hey, look at these roof tiles; they seem to be newly broken.”

The two exchanged a look, ”Someone’s been here. Search.”

Whiz, whiz, whiz...

They split up immediately and started searching all around.

At this moment, Chen Jie had reached the city gates.

But the Fishing Guild’s people had taken over, and the gates were shut tight.

Chen Jie had no choice; some of the Fishing Guild’s men were holding portraits and posting them on the gate towers.

From a distance, Chen Jie glanced and saw: A Jianghu Kill Order!

[Chen Jie, eighteen years old, disciple of White Tiger Hall, accused of killing his godfather and corrupting moral standards, a criminal of the worst kind. A Jianghu Kill Order is issued for his capture dead or alive for ten thousand silver taels, with fifty to five hundred taels of reward silver for information.]

[A portrait!]

Chen Jie thought from afar, the Fishing Guild was quick to act, wondering how he would escape.

By now, all four city gates would have been sealed. It wouldn’t be easy to leave.

Snap!

Just as Chen Jie was slightly distracted, suddenly a hand landed on his shoulder. Chen Jie nearly reacted on reflex with a Stone Breaking Hand, but his opponent, unflustered, countered with a Bone Dislocation Hand.

With a smack, their hands met and then separated, neither gaining the upper hand.

”It’s me!”

”Brother Hong!”

”Shh! Follow me.”

Chen Jie turned to see it was Wu Hong, who gestured for him to follow into the depths of an alley, quickly leading him to a wall.

Wu Hong looked at Chen Jie and asked, ”Jiu Si, tell me the truth, did you kill Peng Shizhong?”

”No!”

Chen Jie spoke gravely, and Wu Hong said, ”Then it’s good.”

”Do you believe me, Brother Hong?”

”If you say no, I believe you. Alright, I’ll help you get out of the city!”

With that, Wu Hong pulled out a grappling hook from his Hundred Treasure Bag, swung it, and secured it to the city wall, saying, ”Recently, no one’s been guarding this stretch, fast, go.”

Chen Jie looked at the grappling hook and bowed to Wu Hong, ”Thanks, Brother Hong.”

Wu Hong said, ”Alright, lay low for a while. I’ll take care of Yunjin and the others, no worries.”

”Okay, then I’m off.”

After saying goodbye, Chen Jie took hold of the grappling hook and, using the Gecko Wall-Crawling Skill, quickly scaled the city wall and vanished in the blink of an eye...