treave, where is Jing's morality at right now? At the moment he strikes me as the sort that is loyal to those close to him, but he's willing to be ruthless if there's a goal in mind (i.e. Shun's mission) and isn't at all averse to bloodshed thanks to his upbringing and Zhang's teachings.
Not that this is a major point for me, but where does your confidence come from? Yes, her story is legit, and she prefers betraying her father and his men to telling them the truth and hoping that they spare her friend. As long as it favors her, she is willing to play dirty.
Why do you think that she'll make an exception just for you, should, say, it come down to owning up to the plan? If both of you are discovered by your allies on the island, do you think she'll admit to what she had been doing?
Keep in mind that she doesn't see this as betraying her father, she sees it as looking out for her friend. Don't attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity. I also don't see how we'd be "discovered" on the island - the whole point of going there now is to arrive before the other pugilists do. We've put ourselves in a bit of an awkward position with the challenge, and going to the island first allows us to steal the initiative and really turn the situation in our favour.
The last thing I want is to worry about some wannabe action girl during a raid. Get her dad in the know so she can stay the fuck out of everybody's way, if we turn her down, she just might ask Songfeng just to try pissing us off. Bugger it all.
Plus if we kill her friend's husband, we'll just have to... comfort ... both of them.
She isn't going to ask the Songfeng disciples because she knows that we're her best hope. Everybody in that room knows that we're the most skilled fighter there, by far. She's far better off asking us for backup than she is six Songfeng disciples. As for her skills, keep in mind that the Zhou Clan is a martial arts establishment, so it's quite likely that she has some skills and isn't clueless. I'm not saying that she is an amazing fighter, but she's probably above average compared to most of the pugilists here. I'm basing that statement on her father being the head of this establishment.
Given that we accepted the challenge, I just don't like that C doesn't put us ahead of our competition when it comes to killing the bandit leader. Yes, A poses more risks, but we already signed up for risks by accepting this challenge in the first place, so taking the initiative here will allow us to accomplish the goal that we publicly set out to do. We're not helpless here; we have Qilin's poison, the Yuchang Sword, lethal techniques that are perfect for this situation, and Yu's knowledge of their language to give us options.
Sure, I guess we can still attempt to kill the pirate leader with C, but considering the tools we have at our disposal, I'd rather not give our competition the chance.
Besides, we're playing as Xu Jing the Harem King. From Yunzi onward, we have not ignored a damsel-in-distress over the course of this LP. Refusing this chance to include yet another sexy lady in our stable of women would be disgraceful. Our love must be all-encompassing.
Lastly, there's also a matter of knowledge to be gained. I find it very strange that these pirates are attacking again after sixty years of peace between the Tang and Nippon; this girl's friend might now the motivations behind it. I suspect that there might be a WiB hand in these attacks.