Although she felt it was impolite to be tied up by a girl the whole time, for safety's sake, Luo Yaqin didn't say much.
Unexpectedly, at dinner that evening, Luo Yaqin casually made her a bowl of shredded pork noodles.
While eating the noodles, Number Four's eyes welled up with tears, saying she hadn't eaten such delicious food in a long time.
Luo Yaqin didn't mind and made her a lot of good food, which made Number Four extremely happy.
As they interacted more, the two became completely familiar with each other. Luo Yaqin then stopped tying her up.
At first, she was still a little cautious, but later found that the people living here seemed very easy to get along with.
Even the savages were all very polite and never difficult to deal with.
Under such circumstances, Number Four completely fell in love with this place.
Not only did she help with many tasks every day, but she also became good friends with the mercenaries and many of the savages.
Number Four had a cheerful personality, was a girl, and was very beautiful, easily making friends with the mercenaries.
Thus, Number Four lived happily in the camp.
This morning, there was a minor issue on the city wall that needed to be resolved, requiring a huge stone block to be transported up.
Just as the mercenaries on the city wall were assigning manpower, Number Four voluntarily stepped forward and, by herself, carried the huge stone block up.
Although she got covered in dust, Number Four didn't mind at all.
After finishing the task, she told the mercenaries on the city wall that she was going back to take a bath.
Just then, Luo Yaqin came out for a walk and, upon hearing about taking a bath, told Number Four to take a bath at her place.
And then came the scene I witnessed earlier...
At this moment, I suddenly understood why the mercenary at the door had that strange expression. A woman was taking a bath in my house, and I was rushing back...
It seemed a bit off no matter how you looked at it.
I quietly listened to Luo Yaqin's narration, feeling a chill of fear in my heart.
If her pleasant conversation and compliance were all an act, and Luo Yaqin had untied her, she might have been in danger.
To be honest, I couldn't bear to scold her. After all, Luo Yaqin had a sanctuary in her heart.
The unpleasant things, the cruel things, I would face them alone. Letting her live happily in a peaceful environment was enough.
By the time the events were recounted, nearly half an hour had passed.
I held Luo Yaqin, unwilling to let go.
At that moment, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Number Four walked out, looking at me with a wronged expression.
"I also just returned from outside and don't know what happened..." I said.
"What? You're spying on me taking a bath and you have a reason?" Number Four retorted sarcastically.
I sighed, too lazy to explain, "I've found Number One, Number Two, Number Three, and Number Five..."
Upon hearing this, Number Four's expression changed slightly. After a moment's hesitation, she finally asked, "Are they still alive?"
"They're alive and well. Number Three has been freeloading with me all this way..." I said.
Number Four's hesitation instantly turned into a smile, "Hahaha, I didn't expect you to be such a good person..."
I looked at her with some suspicion.
"Sister Yaqin said that all this time, whenever I talked to you, you mentioned me in almost every three sentences!" Number Four said with a huff.
Luo Yaqin blushed but didn't deny it.
"Alright, finish what you're doing quickly. I need to talk to you," I said sternly.
Number Four glanced at me, then nodded and returned to her room to handle her affairs.
Hearing that I was going to talk to Number Four, Luo Yaqin grabbed my hand, "Don't make things difficult for her..."
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing..." I reassured her with a smile.
Honestly, if there was a win-win solution, I would naturally want to believe in it.
But if Number Four still harbored hostility towards us, and even posed a threat of assassination,
I certainly couldn't accept such a situation.
My conversation with her was just to confirm what she intended to do at the moment.
I intended to bring Numbers One through Five under my wing, which would give me a group of powerful fighters.
But similarly, their original purpose for coming here was to kill me. I couldn't be sure if I could trust them.
I would rather not have such powerful helpers than allow a threat to be by my side.
If it were just me fighting alone, perhaps some things would be easier, but now I had too many things to consider.
For example, Luo Yaqin, for example, Lin Chun...
They were just ordinary people. Numbers One through Five would surely lose against any of them,
and might even lose their lives.
Although I was confident in avenging them, what was the use of revenge if their lives were gone?