Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!-Chapter 90: Mission, Ambush VIII

The furious Cheng Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but curse, "You heartless thing! I pulled you back from the gates of hell, and not only do you not repay me, you repay kindness with enmity. If I’d known earlier, I might as well have let Grandpa Xue cure you to death."

Rubbing her sore backside, she continued to curse, "Even if I saved a dog, it would know how to wag its tail in thanks, but you, you heartless dog... you’re worse than a dog."

"Truly, my luck’s been rotten for eight... lifetimes..." Cheng Xiaoxiao’s voice grew increasingly faint as she looked up to find so many people...

Inside the spacious cave, a circle of people stood around her, glaring down at her as she sat awkwardly on the ground, like a clown being watched.

System: "Host, you only just noticed? I thought you saw them the moment you came in!"

Cheng Xiaoxiao: "..."

What did she see? She didn’t see anything at all! Busy cursing, and now what’s this? They were all looking at her like criminals, what was happening? 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Dongfang Xu wasn’t bothered by the harsh words, but the meaning in her words seemed to have something to do with him, perhaps something he had missed.

The burly man in the lead, known as Niu Da, a confidant of Boss Zhao, questioned, "Are you the girl who escaped from the town?"

Cheng Xiaoxiao nodded.

"Do you know what’s going on inside the town?"

Cheng Xiaoxiao nodded again.

And the burly man who had earlier wanted to introduce his nephew to Cheng Xiaoxiao was Tan Hua, Boss Qian’s nephew-in-law.

Tan Hua, now looking stern and lacking any trace of his previous matchmaking enthusiasm, spoke coldly, "Eight out of ten of this woman’s words are lies. Her word is unreliable. I’ll take her down for severe interrogation, and there’ll be results."

Damn! Uncle, are you this ruthless? Does your nephew know? Be careful, he won’t be able to find a wife because of you.

Cheng Xiaoxiao suddenly felt she was too young. Who are these people? So scheming to lure underage girls!

System: "Host, you think you’re an eagle, but know not that you’re just a snake catching mice."

"Shut up!"

Cheng Xiaoxiao ignored the system’s teasing, put away her pitiful expression, and calmed her previously fiery demeanor.

Expressionless, she said, "I want to see Cang Er, he naturally knows my identity."

Saying this, she casually sat on the nearest chair, looking quite at ease, making everyone present gape in awe, as if she were the boss here.

Niu Da and Commander Xue were also slightly stunned, the aura of authority around the girl was fully revealed, contrasting starkly with her earlier shrewish behavior.

In her past life, Cheng Xiaoxiao was at least a director in charge of over a hundred people, so this kind of commotion, she didn’t panic!

Dongfang Xu was the most shocked; how could one person have so many faces, plaintive and delicate, unreasonable and bold, elegant and grand, all in this one girl without any sense of mismatch, as if she was a most vibrant sprite, able to change at will.

Tan Hua, noticing the weird atmosphere, prepared to step forward to apprehend her.

"Hold on, Brother Tan, there’s no need to rush. Let’s see what Brother Cang Er has to say first," Niu Da suggested.

If she really was one of theirs, hasty punishment would counteract their aims.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was also puzzled, she answered everything they asked, she was very accommodating!

Why would the uncle be so adamant about punishing her?

"Uncle, I have no grudges against you, why do you target me at every turn!" Cheng Xiaoxiao looked at Tan Hua with a face full of curiosity.

Tan Hua’s eyes turned crimson, angrily shouting, "It’s precisely because of traitors like you that stab us in the back and suck up to those in power that Boss Qian was captured, and Yanyan died so tragically. It’s all because of you... "

What’s going on?

What traitors, is this about Boss Qian’s people?

Niu Da saw Tan Hua losing control and immediately called for someone to take him away.

He apologetically said, "Sorry for troubling the lady, Tan Hua’s gotten emotional, unable to control his temper."

As Cheng Xiaoxiao was still bewildered, Cang Er arrived, "Who wants to see me?"

Looking ahead, it was actually Sister Cheng, excitedly running forward, "Sister Cheng, why are you here?"

"Of course to rescue people! But they don’t quite believe me and suspect I’m a spy," she said, glancing around at everyone.

"No way, Sister Cheng is a beautiful and kind-hearted good lady." Cang Er seemed to have found his team, becoming distant from the others; he wasn’t familiar with them, merely cooperating as his master instructed.

Sister Cheng was different, they knew each other, she treated him well, even brought him snacks last time.

Finally figuring out the key, Dongfang Xu pulled Cang Er away, grabbed Cheng Xiaoxiao’s arm, "You are Miss Cheng, your name is Cheng Xiaoxiao? Are you the one who saved me?"

Previously, the girl was shouting that he was ungrateful, which felt strange, and now thinking about it, if she really was his savior, it would make sense, but... it seems he did offend his benefactor.

"Finally remembered! You ungrateful wretch, I’m naturally beautiful, and you dared to hit me, you white-eyed wolf!" Cheng Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes, rarely bothering to argue with him.

Dongfang Xu didn’t mind Cheng Xiaoxiao’s sarcastic remarks, he was in a good mood, his Cloud Sword was likely in the girl’s hands as well.

After dispelling suspicion about Cheng Xiaoxiao’s identity, the atmosphere eased a lot.

Cheng Xiaoxiao took out a hand-drawn map, surprising those around her, all marveling at Miss Cheng’s grandeur, infiltrating the enemy’s lair, scouting out such vital information. With detailed personnel distribution and deployment, their plans would surely be doubly effective.

It was too late by then, so everyone decided to revise the rescue plan based on the map the next day and went to rest.

Cheng Xiaoxiao got an independent cave; after all the commotion, it was close to dawn.

Cheng Xiaoxiao secretly took out blankets, covered herself warmly, and fell asleep in minutes. Despite feeling scared to sleep the past two days, having been startled awake several times in the last two nights, the unforgettable sight of the mountain bandit’s unyielding stance haunted her.

Sometimes turning into a zombie biting her neck, sometimes into a hopping undead chasing her, sometimes directly into a ghost seeking revenge.

Tormented by nightmares, Cheng Xiaoxiao even feared sleeping but was too exhausted today.

Even when the system said Dongfang was squatting outside her cave, she didn’t bother to care.

Early in the morning, the noise outside the cave woke Cheng Xiaoxiao. Groggy, she rubbed her sleepy eyes and instinctively asked, "System, what’s going on?"

"Host, there’s one good news and one very bad news, which one would you like to hear?" Cheng Xiaoxiao was surprised, what did very bad news mean?

"Tell me the good news!"

"Good news is, Yanlan’s men arrived early, probably reached this morning, but unable to find you, went to explore in town. Due to our distance, we can only scan one-third of the town; previous location is out of scanning range."

"They arrived early, possibly due to Leng Qi sending the message ahead. I’ll think of a way to contact them."

While folding the blanket, she asked, "What’s the bad news?"