Chapter 156: The Life of a Companion
Chen Tianhao was smiling strangely, and the appearance he presented was a little unsettling.
Zhao Yu clenched his heart, and the staff was also given by him to be safely corrected. He tried not to breathe, because the atmosphere was quiet. Except for the argument between Shen Mengting and Chen Tianhao, there is nothing else.
"Hey, what are you laughing at?" Shen Mengting twitched the corner of her mouth.
Chen Tianhao put on a look of contempt, "You said so much, what's the point? In short, you still have to do things for me!"
"You ......"
"And why do you think I'm going to push the hostages out of my hands? Wouldn't I have pulled this girl out of the way before the Shadow Demon struck? I'm an Assassin after all! ”
Shen Mengting straightened her lumbar spine, and she looked a little surprised.
"Okay, no! don't waste any more time here, okay? We've been here long enough, we need to hurry!"
Shen Mengting looked a little speechless, but she didn't seem to want to give up, because she had a long-standing dissatisfaction with this assassin, and she needed a way to vent it.
"What's the matter? Do you want to continue?" Chen Tianhao's face sank even more gloomy, "It's pointless to say anything here!"
"I'm not trying to mess around with anything, I'm just emphasizing something to you!" Shen Mengting stepped on a few more sides, "We're not enemies, even if we're not friends, we should be considered partners! You can even take advantage of us without thinking about us. But there is one thing you have to remember!" Shen Mengting stretched out a sky-high index finger as she spoke, "We are also alive, you can't trample on them at will! I and everyone here are alive, and I, Shen Mengting, will also promise to be responsible for them!"
"I can endure everything you have, including the despicable way that comes to blackmail us. But there is one thing I will never give into, and that is the life of my companion. In the future, if you disregard the lives of my companions, even if I fight for this life and chase you to the ends of the earth, I will not come to let you go, understand?"
Chen Tianhao seemed to be a little shocked, and his body was also a little petrified. Shen Mengting's words were very shocking, and they also drew a red line for what Chen Tianhao would do in the future.
Chen Tianhao also knew very well that if he crossed this red line, he would definitely suffer Shen Mengting's revenge. This woman is not a simple commodity, she must do what she says.
As a result, Chen Tianhao no longer released any words of defense, and he just looked at Shen Mengting in a daze.
And Shen Mengting's words not only made Chen Tianhao feel palpitations, but even the surrounding partners were all intoxicated by the emotions in it.
"Sister Mengting!" Jiang Jingwen's eyes showed a moving light, and she seemed to be about to cry.
Zhao Yu also held his lips tight, he slowly approached Shen Mengting, and looked at this woman with gratitude. You must know that Zhao Yu has never felt this kind of attention. It seems that the only person in the world who cares about his damaged life is his dead mother.
But now, what makes it clear to Zhao Yu is that there is also a female swordsman named Shen Mengting who cares about herself so much. If he encounters danger one day, this female swordsman will definitely help him avenge himself.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yu showed more and more gratitude.
Of course, there is Qian Hao, he smiled crookedly at Shen Mengting. Perhaps, this woman's feelings for her companions are beyond his imagination.
"Oops, yes!" Qian Hao paced briskly, and he walked to Shen Mengting's side, "Why are you talking so much to that kind of person, he won't listen!"
Chen Tianhao immediately glanced at Qian Hao, although the formation was not staring, but there was still hatred.
"Whether he listens or not, I have to explain it to him. Shen Mengting licked her lips slightly, "My red line is like this!"
After that, Shen Mengting asked loudly again: "Hey, did you hear it! I am not allowed to joke with my companion's life in the future, I will not compromise on this point!"
Chen Tianhao's expression changed a little, he changed from not caring at all at the beginning, to being heavy and serious, "Actually...... I've never cared less about your companion's life, and I want everyone here to be safe!"
"Now that it's over, you still have to quibble?"
"I don't quibble! Believe it or not, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for saving you. But now I have to get something done, so I've done a despicable act! Don't blame me, if I don't kidnap someone, you won't listen to me, will you?"
Shen Mengting and Qian Hao looked at each other when they heard this.
"And I know very well that we are not enemies. Although we are not friends, we are definitely not enemies. Also, I can understand your red lines. ”
Chen Tianhao didn't say anything against his will. Under the circumstances at that time, Chen Tianhao had absolutely no intention of pushing out the hostages in his hands. The reason why he didn't hide from the Shadow Demon was that he really didn't want to give up the hostage in his hands. But if the Shadow Demon had bitten at him, he would have dodged it quickly.
He was confident that he could dodge the monster's attacks, otherwise he wouldn't be an assassin.
"You're saying these pretty things now, but what about you before, did you think about how we felt?"
"I've made it very clear, you can't help me if you don't trust me! But you have to know one thing, I'm not an absolute bad person, that's it!"
Seeing Shen Mengting snorting casually, Chen Tianhao also sighed, "If you don't believe me, I can't help it." Really, I know that no matter what I say, you won't believe it anymore. But there is one thing I want to stress again, I need to get the job done. Okay, then, can you keep going? Things don't wait for anyone!"
Shen Mengting stared directly at Chen Tianhao for a long time, both of them were expressionless at the moment, but in each other's pupils, they revealed complex emotions.
"I want to get things done quickly, so I can be free!"
"Since that's the case, let's keep going!" Chen Tianhao said and pushed Jiang Jingwen. However, his push was clearly much gentler this time.
Shen Mengting saw this action in her eyes, and she immediately looked at Chen Tianhao is deep look.
"Alright then, let's keep on our way!" Qian Hao cried out weakly, his forehead still writhing lazily.
"Qian Hao, don't be oily anymore, it's important to do business!" Shen Mengting scolded.
Qian Hao exhaled, and his face was indeed much more serious.
Seeing this, Zhao Yu was also ready to start his journey, and after passing by the place just now, he didn't bother to continue to rest. The high tension of the nerves can make people forget tiredness.
He put away his staff and picked up his companion on the ground.
Not only Zhao Yu, but others at all levels are ready to move forward.
In the cave wall on one side, there was still the corpse of the Shadow Demon. It's so deep embedded in a sunken wall, and it's an exaggeration.
When walking past this corpse, Chen Tianhao did not forget to turn his head to look at it.
Suddenly, he was shocked by the power released by Shen Mengting.
Shadow Fiends are invertebrates, and their bodies have no supporting bones. In this case, it also indicates that it is not an ordinary attack, and it can be killed to death. But judging by the shadow demon's corpse, its whole body seemed to be shattered. This shows the power of the shock wave released by Shen Mengting.
Chen Tianhao rolled his eyes, this woman's strength is really not simple!
Suddenly, two inexplicable thoughts appeared in Chen Tianhao's heart: that is, if he and Shen Mengting come to a showdown one day, who will be the victorious side?
Or to put it simply, to put it bluntly, Chen Tianhao himself and Shen Mengting's strength, who is superior?
Chen Tianhao pursed his lips and smiled excitedly, if in time, he really has the opportunity to have a fight with this female swordsman, it is really a good decision!
Chen Tianhao's actions were captured by Jiang Jingwen, and Jiang Jingwen asked in surprise, "Ah! What are you laughing at?"
Chen Tianhao came back to his senses, quickly stopped the excitement in his heart, "It's nothing" He looked ahead solemnly.
Everyone began to walk towards the depths of the cave again, still the same as before, Shen Mengting and the three of them walked in the front, while Chen Tianhao followed firmly behind. He held Jiang Jingwen hostage in his hands, and he didn't relax at all.
They didn't say much along the way, they just walked forward looking around.
Qian Hao saw that the atmosphere was a little dignified, so he decided to start a chatterbox. He tried to look back at the back, and kept glaring at Shen Mengting.
Shen Mengting was aware of this, but she didn't want to deal with it.
"Qian Hao, what are you doing?" Shen Mengting moved her mouth, her voice was very low, and she could only be heard a meter or two closer to her, "Hell-headed?"
Qian Hao straightened the longbow he was carrying, "Don't you think it's too dull?"
"What are you going to do? You know, we're on a mission right now!"
"Wow! I'm just saying," Qian Hao shrugged his shoulders.
"What does that archer have to say! He seems to have the biggest opinion of me here!" Chen Tianhao from behind him spoke.
Zhao Yu couldn't help but look back at the assassin. Chen Tianhao put a weird smile in front of him, and the situation was not very friendly after all. And Qian Hao was not to be outdone, I saw him hook the corners of his mouth, and when he reached the maximum amplitude, he let out a provocative twitching sound.
Are these two people making an awkward noise? Zhao Yu blinked, and his mouth bulged into a balloon.
"Oh, how dare you, an assassin who sees our weaknesses to death, can I have any opinion?" Qian Hao said, turning his head straight ahead. His mouth seemed to be chewing, apparently emphasizing his indifferent posture.
"Qian Hao!" Shen Mengting next to her reminded him softly.
Qian Hao was not moved at all, and showed the appearance of a deputy whistling.
"You're serious, I'm not going to catch your weakness!"
"Didn't you take that girl hostage to seize our weakness?" Qian Hao casually swayed his shoulders, "She's our baby! Both of us men are still jealous of her!"
At first, Zhao Yu hadn't reacted yet, and he even nodded his head according to habit. But after the four words of jealousy were filtered through his mind, he seemed to think of something.
In an instant, Zhao Yu seemed to be choking on saliva, and he coughed straight ahead. Soon, he blushed and glared at Qian Hao, "You...... You...... Qian Hao......"
"Oh, I'm sorry to do it!" Qian Hao first glanced at Zhao Yu, and then turned his head completely and looked directly at Chen Tianhao behind him.
"Qian Hao, you better say a few words! No one here treats you as a dumb person. Shen Mengting lifted her shoulders slightly and shrugged back.
"What are you doing! Walking in this kind of place, if everyone is holding back, then don't go crazy! I see that you are all lying boringly, it is better to adjust the atmosphere!"
"Is it time to adjust the atmosphere?" Shen Mengting squinted her eyes.
"Hahahaha......" Chen Tianhao laughed at this moment, his laughter was slightly crisp, "This archer is also quite interesting." I'm getting more and more interested in you as a team now. I didn't bother to know about you a while ago, but now I want to know everything about you! Can you tell me, who are you, and what are your relationships?"
"Hey, you've crossed the line!" Shen Mengting raised her chin to the back, "You can't ask us about things!"
"But that's really tempting!" Chen Tianhao looked at everyone here.
The four of them all have their own characteristics, although they can't be said to be a perfect team, but when they gather together, they may be able to burst out with extremely powerful energy This is Chen Tianhao's comment on the team he saw.
"Don't you want to tell you about you and your companions?"
Regarding Chen Tianhao's question, Shen Mengting looked straight ahead, "There's nothing to say!"
"Okay! Okay! Since you don't want to say it, then I can't help it! But you still wanted to recruit me as an assassin before!
"You don't have to be disappointed. We'll put our business aside for the time being, can you tell us about you?" Qian Hao smiled at the thief behind him.
"My business?" Chen Tianhao looked a little puzzled, "Didn't I tell you a long time ago?"
"You're just talking about where you're from, but you don't tell us everything?" Qian Hao shook his head, "We don't know anything about you!"
This Qian Hao! I really can't control my mouth! Shen Mengting turned her eyes back and turned to Qian Hao next to her.
But Qian Hao pretended to be ignorant, and he was still aggressively pressing the assassin behind him, hoping to get the man to say something.
Chen Tianhao first glanced at Qian Hao, and then quickly lowered his gaze.
"What's wrong with you?
Qian Hao's questioning continued, and Chen Tianhao quickly raised his eyes again, "I don't have anything to say." ”
"I don't want to say it, I don't dare to say it! Alas! But this is normal, not just anyone dares to face their past. Most people will choose to run away, after all, people's past is a bit unbearable!"
"Could it be that casual crankiness is the characteristic of your team?" Chen Tianhao tried his best to maintain a happy smile, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that the smile was already slightly stiff.
"I'm not thinking nonsense!" Qian Hao pretended to be aggrieved. His mouth was raised high, and he looked like an angry little daughter-in-law to outsiders, "As you said yourself, the other two members of your team look down on you, I guess it's not just that simple! If you didn't do anything wrong, they will work together to kill you." What kind of hatred is that!"
"Don't speculate, they look down on the human race!"
"Heh! Everyone who is bullied will find some external factors. If you really behave well, you will be respected by others within the organization. Then no one else will bully you as a human being!"
"It seems that you don't understand the cruelty of the League of Assassins at all!"
"Yes, I don't know! But when a person is bullied, he actually blames the whole race, what do you say! They look down on human beings, so they will come to bully me, this excuse is really good!" Qian Hao stretched his arms forward, as if he was swimming.
"Qian Hao, just say a few words!" Shen Mengting cleared her throat. She also deliberately approached Qian Hao's body, and said in a very, very low voice, "Don't forget, Jingwen is still in his hands!"
But Qian Hao didn't mean to restrain himself in the slightest, he squinted his eyes behind him, and once again let out a big word, "I don't mean anything else! I just want to know something." Don't forget, if we really want to find that treasure when we enter the mines, we will inevitably encounter those two assassins. Knowing a little bit about the enemy will also help you in the battle!"
Shen Mengting also felt reasonable when she heard it, so far, she didn't know anything about those two potential enemies. If you really want to continue to complete the mission, then you will inevitably clash with them because of the treasure. If you know their shop, it might really help you with the outcome of the battle.
Of course, there is another important point. Shen Mengting knew the fact that she was very inexperienced in the duel with the Assassins. She had never come face to face with an Assassin before. The Kingdom of Saran is lacking in this profession.
As such, she could not guarantee that she would be able to defeat an Assassin. Although they currently have the advantage in numbers, it does not mean that they are sure to win. She still has a lot of lingering palpitations.
She was worried about the Assassin Chen Tianhao, who was also an enemy and friend behind her, and she was also uneasy about Jiang Jingwen, who fell into his hands. Of course, she was also worried about whether Zhao Yu, the crappy magician, would be able to protect herself if they fought together. And most importantly, can she and Qian Hao join forces to defeat the two assassins?
There are too many unknowns to consider, and Shen Mengting's heart is becoming more and more uneasy.
"That's right, so you should tell us about your two fellow assassins, that's the best policy!" Qian Hao's tone was rather yin and yang.
And when his words fell, Chen Tianhao didn't take it immediately, which was rare in the past.
Shen Mengting looked back, and she found that the current Chen Tianhao seemed to be in a state of contemplation, which was rare. What was this assassin thinking? Shen Mengting narrowed her eyes day by day.
Just as she was about to say something, a surprised voice came from beside her.
Shen Mengting hurriedly turned her head and looked at Zhao Yu, who was dewy. Zhao Yu's face was extremely surprised, and he also raised his hand and pointed forward with his arm.
"What's wrong?"
"Look!" it was Qian Hao who spoke. He also pointed ahead in surprise, "There's a light source ahead!"
"What?" Shen Mengting looked at Zhuo Ran in front of her.
Indeed, the cave seemed to have come to an end, and there was a light that was neither bright nor dark.
What is there? Shen Mengting quickened her pace, as if she wanted to know what was at the end of the cave.
And Chen Tianhao, who stayed at the back, was in a situation where everything was well understood. He hooked Jiang Jingwen's neck and followed.
The group continued to explore the depths of the cave, and what would be left for them?