Chapter 134: Deceived

“Hey—tell me, where did you little soldier come from? Judging by your outfit, you don’t look like you’re here to muster troops,” the youth said, crossing his arms as he stepped forward a few paces, suspicion flickering in his eyes. “You wouldn’t happen to be an enemy spy, would you? You’ve got some nerve! This is the vicinity of the capital of Tianqing Kingdom.”

Chu Junhan had been momentarily dazed by the youth’s striking face, but his voice snapped her back to reality. She couldn’t help but rub her forehead—such a handsome boy, yet his words were so irritatingly cheeky.

With that thought, Chu Junhan drew her sword and thrust it toward the youth. “Since you’ve seen me, you won’t be leaving.”

“Hey, hey, hey!” the youth cried out in alarm, retreating rapidly. “Officer, let’s talk this through. No need for knives or swords—I’m scared!”

“Good boy, don’t be afraid. It’ll be over soon; you won’t even feel the pain,” Chu Junhan said, advancing with her blade, a wicked smile curling at the corners of her mouth, her eyebrows arching slightly like a demon from hell—her smile unsettling and chilling.

The youth backed away step by step, panic-stricken. “Don’t come closer! I… I can pay you.”

“Money? What can money do?” The soldier’s face hardened like frost, eyes gleaming with bloodlust. It seemed as if she would not relent until she had slain the youth before her.

Bathed in moonlight, she truly resembled a reincarnated demon, a merciless killer with no trace of mercy or feeling.

The youth in white continued to retreat, nearly stumbling from fear. He swallowed hard and stammered, “One million silver coins!”

The soldier sneered coldly, unmoved.

“Two million!”

She gripped her sword’s hilt, ready to strike at the youth’s chest.

“Ten… ten million!” the youth exclaimed, his pupils contracting sharply, his voice trembling.

Chu Junhan scoffed, mockingly locking eyes with the white-clad youth, pointing her sword at his brow. “Deal. Hand over the money.”

“Huh?” The youth was momentarily stunned. This little soldier disregarded even the risk of being exposed and only cared about money?

“Hand it over quickly!” Chu Junhan snapped impatiently. Ten million was a hefty sum to her—enough to buy several valuable pieces of intelligence. If the youth dared to trick her, she would strike him down without hesitation.

The youth’s gaze went blank as he mechanically nodded and began searching his pockets. Moments later, he produced a stack of silver notes, extending his hand toward the soldier. “Here, ten million in silver. But let me be clear—once you take the money, you let me go.”

“Of course,” Chu Junhan said firmly. As the third deputy general of the Chu family’s army, she always kept her word.

Just as she relaxed and reached for the silver, she suddenly felt a powerful tug that threw her off balance, hurling her into the air.

“Not good!” Chu Junhan warned, kicking off a tree trunk to regain her footing and break free from the pull.

But her sword was flung aside, embedding itself straight into the earth.

“You dare deceive me?” she growled.

The youth chuckled slyly, lifting his nose arrogantly. His eyes gleamed with triumphant cunning as he looked down on the little soldier before him, arms crossed. “In this world, only I earn money from others. No one takes a single coin from me!”

“Fine!” Chu Junhan snorted furiously, aiming at her sword’s location, pushing off the tree trunk with both feet and launching herself toward her blade.

To dare deceive her? Apart from the debts owed by Qiu Canghai, no one else had ever gotten a good end, no matter how handsome they were!