Leap Forward Comics: Watch How I Become a Villainess

Chapter 150 White Feather and Black Bird

Bai Yu and his group encountered Blackbird, who had been waiting for them for a long time, dozens of miles outside the imperial city, in their military vehicles.

This person was arranged by Empress Bai Li to wait for him here. Bai Li had calculated that Lu He would definitely send troops to rescue Li Cen after learning that he had been conscripted, so she sent someone to wait here early on.

Blackbird wasn't surprised at all as he watched the rows of military vehicles filled with soldiers, because he was the one who had gone with Lu He to Hanshui Temple to rescue the Empress.

He was also the one who went to the cave to retrieve the off-road vehicle and headed to the Huwang Army camp to find Nie Zhiyuan. After doing all this and transmitting the information, he was the one who found Nie Zhiyuan.

He drove back to the Elite Weapon Hall again, so Bai Li knew that Lu He had such a fast mount, and she calculated the time based on the speed of this thing.

Blackbird stood in the middle of the road and made the salute gesture of the elite guards towards White Feather on the lead vehicle.

Bai Yu's pupils contracted sharply. He opened the car door, jumped out, and walked to Blackbird.

"You really are from the Elite Weapon Hall..." Blackbird said in a hoarse voice.

Bai Yu has not yet gone to the Elite Weapon Hall to reunite with the Bai family, so how could he recognize them unless they were old acquaintances?

"Ever since I heard you use the alias Bai Yu, I've had my suspicions." When Li Cen sent him to follow Lu He to Hanshui Temple, Lu He mentioned a friend named Bai Yu, saying that his fighting style was very similar to his own, which made him suspicious.

"You... are?" Bai Yu hesitated for a moment, observing the man's features. Upon closer inspection, he felt that the man looked somewhat familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

"So you are Xiaoyu, right?" Blackbird's eyes stung a little through the mask. Xiaoyu had grown up safely and healthily...

After he had his suspicions that day, he secretly investigated Bai Yu and almost abandoned the idea that Bai Yu was the boy from his childhood when he discovered that Bai Yu had a younger sister.

Later, he found an old servant in Bai Yu's household who said that he had come from his hometown to stay with Bai Yu and his sister after seeing that Bai Yu had become successful.

Blackbird had to use some tricks to learn from the old servant that Bai Yu and she were not biological siblings, and that he had rescued his sister from bandits.

That day, on his way to the capital, young Bai Yu encountered a family that had been attacked by bandits. Almost all eight members of the family had been slaughtered, leaving only a servant who desperately protected the young girl.

The bandit leader, seeing that the little girl was young and that he had no children of his own, had a thought: he wanted to take the child back and raise her.

It was at this moment that the young Bai Yu came to this mountain path and happened to see the bandits dragging a little girl and about to kill the servant with their swords. That's how he managed to save the servant and the girl.

The servant, holding the young and innocent child in his arms, kept thanking Bai Yu.

She then took the boy's hand and entrusted him with all the money the family had, as well as the little girl.

He then returned to his hometown with a small amount of travel money and his indenture.

Although the girl's family wasn't wealthy or powerful, they were still merchants and naturally had a lot of money, enough for Bai Yu to squander with the child for a while.

However, the servant concealed the family's assets stored in money shops and banks, as well as their family's real estate, farmland, shops, and so on.

Even now, Bai Yu is unaware of these things; it was Blackbird who used some tricks to get them out of him.

That day, the servant tossed the young lady and a cartload of silver to Bai Yu, seemingly leaving with only some loose change, but in reality, he secretly took all the shop deeds and other valuables with him.

Upon returning to his hometown, he not only seized the family's property but also became lazy, gambled, and drank heavily, squandering the family's fortune over several years.

Years later, Bai Yu followed Lu He, worked hard to build up his family's fortune, won an official position, and became a first-rank official in the imperial court.

Overnight, he became a rising star in the capital, gaining fame in martial arts competitions and becoming a promising young talent, highly sought after.

It was when this servant was destitute and penniless that he heard the news and traveled a great distance to seek refuge with Bai Yu, where he began to live a good life again.

Blackbird wanted to kill him as soon as he heard about it, but then he thought better of it and let it go. These grudges were none of his business.

Bai Yu bowed to him and returned the gesture from the Elite Weapon Hall: "Yes, I'm Xiao Yu..."

"Yes, I'm glad to know you're still alive." The black bird's voice was slightly choked.

Bai Yu stared quietly into the eyes behind the mask: "You... are Brother Xiao Zhuo?"

“Yes,” Blackbird nodded, “but Little Zhuo is no more in this world, only Blackbird remains…”

“I understand. You are now a member of the Dark Sentinel and can no longer have a name,” Bai Yu said, weeping with joy. He wiped away his tears, tears he hadn’t shed since the day he escaped from the Elite Soldier Hall.

I couldn't help but feel a little unaccustomed to this trembling feeling in your eyes: "I thought you were dead. Thank goodness you're not dead. I'm just glad to know you're alive, no matter who you are now..."

He was too ashamed to return to the elite soldiers' hall. He always felt that he was the only one who deserted that day, abandoning everyone and only caring about his own life.

Blackbird looked at him crying, and saw that he looked exactly like the boy from ten years ago, and couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions.

He went up to him and gave him a deep hug: "Xiaoyu, this hug is from Xiaozhuo. It's really good that you're alive and well. Your master would be so pleased if he knew this in the afterlife!"

"I killed the emperor, I did it myself..." Bai Yu hugged the black bird tightly and whispered the secret in his ear.

"Yes, well done." Although his expression was hidden behind the mask, his voice was full of satisfaction and pride.

Ten years ago, the emperor killed the master and uncle of the elite soldiers. Now, he is dying at the hands of his master and disciple. It is truly a case of karma coming full circle. Heaven has eyes.

He patted Bai Yu on the shoulder and released the hug: "Let's get down to business. Miss Bai Li asked me to wait here for the rescue army. She guessed it would be you."

"Oh? As expected of Miss Bai Li, she can calculate everything."

"The situation in the capital is currently unclear. Li Yun has been released from prison and has declared himself emperor in the capital. Miss Bai Li advises you to take a detour and not to disturb the capital, lest you alert him."

Blackbird explained the next plan to Baiyu: "You just need to detour and continue north to support the Princess and General Baijin. Our elite troops and General Baizheng's Thousand Machine Guards are here. We just hope that General Lu can hold off the King of the Swan for a few more days..."

"Then I guess you'll have to wait here some more." Bai Yu gave a wry smile: "Because we might not be able to hold off the Swan King any longer..."

"Huh? What happened?" Blackbird asked in surprise. So, it really was too difficult for them to fight against an army of 700,000?

"It was indeed somewhat unexpected," Bai Yu said, deliberately keeping everyone in suspense. "To be honest, I didn't expect this situation either, I've never even seen anything like it before... This battlefield is terrifying..."

"Then I must go and report back to Miss Bai Li immediately!" Blackbird said, about to leave, but Bai Yu grabbed him.

"Brother Xiao Zhuo, don't be in such a hurry, let me finish," Bai Yu laughed, revealing a rare mischievous smile.

Perhaps only when he's with his childhood brother can he act like a cheerful and sunny young man.

"When I left, General Lu had already set fire to Yu City and driven King Hu to Chu City, where he was hiding and dared not show his face. I suspect that two days have already passed, and King Hu may have been driven back to his hometown. In that case, we would have to return to the capital early. So I said it wouldn't be long... Oh dear."

Blackbird punched him hard; the kid was being naughty at times like this.

"Don't be angry, Brother Zhuo. I estimate that General Lu will return with his men in less than three days. You must intercept them here, otherwise, if we rush into the capital, we will really alert the enemy."

White Feather was being playful while simultaneously comforting Black Bird.