Indulging in Carnal Desire
chapter-277

Although the intimidatingly-masked lieutenant said this, he still gave in to his two subordinates’ whims, wanting to satisfy their cravings.

While he had only been in the barracks for more than a few months, he had already figured out how to get along with others. He had prestige emanating from him, yet he was not hostile. Though he wasn’t concerned about others’ opinions of him, he had already perfected the proper conduct his Master had taught him, quickly gaining the trust of his subordinates.

That’s right! This scarily-masked lieutenant was none other than Jing Chen.

He was originally appointed as the superintendent by the Emperor himself, but for the sake of training himself further, he voluntarily asked Marquis Weiyuan to conceal his identity and became just an ordinary soldier. And, due to his extraordinary performance in the previous battles, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. The mask that Chu Jiao had made specially for him was kept safely back at the palace, and the mask he wore today was an even more terrifying picture of a devil with a frightening blue face and harsh sharp fangs.

“Lieutenant, haven’t I mentioned that,” one of the subordinates then sighed with lament, “Your mask is really amazing. Did you see how those wicked barbarians on the battlefield looked so panic-stricken after seeing your face last time.”

“Yeah, that was awesome!” The other also praised excitedly, “Let’s all go to the market for a stroll and buy something while wearing one!”

“Our captain is quite handsome, so wearing the mask will surely frighten them,” another soldier chimed in and made fun of the two people, “You two don’t need to wear anything, even without a mask, your faces will still frighten the others!”

“Hey! You little brat, are you looking to die!””

“Yeah! Beat him up!”

Jing Chen shook his head towards his subordinates’ antics. Even though the swords on the battlefield had no eyes on them, the people’s hearts were filled with bloodlust and the desire to kill. Yet, after leaving the fierce battlefield, these men would become so sincere and honest that it made people’s impressions towards them change for the better.

In fact, the very moment Jing Chen entered the camp, he was already provoked by someone. He was constantly mocked for being too ugly and too weak, assuming it to be the reason why he wore such a terrifying mask to scare people in the first place.

At that time, the in-born injuries on his face had been completely healed by Imperial Tutor Jiang’s meticulous treatment, while his own martial arts skills were not inferior to any ordinary martial artist after several years of training, so he was naturally not affected by this person’s brash words.

After ruthlessly beating up the foolish provocative person under the countless eyes of hundreds of soldiers, Jing Chen proved his strength through his powerful fists. And during that time, the mask on his face was accidentally knocked off, allowing everyone to see his real appearance with their very own eyes.

Sword-like eyebrows and enchanting eyes, the aura around him was imposing and impressive!

What a good-looking person!

Since then, everyone found reasons out of their own initiatives as to why Jing Chen had to meet people with a intimidating mask on. He was just too good-looking. Besides, the people on the battlefield would take his pretty face as a joke, so their lieutenant used a terrifying mask to cover it up!

After leaving the capital, temporarily away from the internal battles of the palace, Jing Chen no longer felt the need to hide his true form. He already had a plan, a long time, and when he returned, he was certainly going to act differently from how he was in the past. This was his very first step to gaining hold of power. He needed military merit and also needed useful connections. As such, he was going to take advantage of the situation for his own benefit and allow everyone to misunderstand him.

Several men laughed loudly as they walked to the alley, and when they got there, a one-sided massacre had just concluded.

They merely saw a woman dressed in coarse clothing with her back turned to them. With a kitchen knife in her hand, she dangerously pointed it at the men who were lying on the ground at the side, one was even positioned under her foot.

“Now what? Do you still want to eat sesame seed cakes?” She ruthlessly pointed the knife, using the back of it to firmly knock at the man’s shoulder twice.

“No, I don’t want to eat it anymore!” The little ruffian, who she was stepping on, wanted to cry his heart out but simply lacked the tears to do so. How could he have known this girl would be so fierce!

“Ye-ye-yes, lady boss! We were blind to recognize your greatness, please be magnanimous, please be magnanimous!”

“Do you want to leave?” The girl’s voice was quiet but sweet, making it challenging for people to get angry at her, “Didn’t this granny already say that since you guys said you wanted to stay, you don’t have to leave!”

The little ruffian stared at the sharp kitchen knife in the woman’s hand, his heart clenching in fear.

N-No way, this girl wasn’t going to… ch-chop them into mincemeat, would she?

H-He heard that human meat was the most delicious delicacy of all.

W-was this shop of hers actually a black market?

“Hey, lieutenant, looks like this little lady is quite a fierce one!”

“She’s just like a tigress. Did you see how much she scared the others!”

“Who are you calling tigress?”

The woman immediately turned her head around when she heard this. Her slender brows were raised up, scaring the two soldiers to hurriedly cover their mouths and shake their heads.

But, the lieutenant beside them had already turned into stone on the spot, the sound of his heartbeat ringing loudly in his head.

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