Chapter 82 Which cat can bear it?

Ning Mingmei said: "This is the Lian family's family affair, I don't need to go."

As he said this, he turned around and tried to slip away.

Qi Miancheng said: "Junior brother and I are as close as brothers, just like my family. Don't refuse."

Ning Mingmei: ...indifferent.

Qi Miancheng glanced at him and sighed: "The Lian family probably came to me because of my mother's relics and because they want to discuss a business deal with the Qingji Sect."

Talk about business.

Ning Mingmei: "Brother, why are you being so polite? Since you and I are brothers, we should go through thick and thin together and share weal and woe."

Qi Miancheng looked at Ning Mingmei again, and rarely, he felt a strange feeling in his heart.

Ning Mingmei is his cauldron and his junior fellow apprentice. He was so prestigious in the Qingji Sect and respected by everyone, and Ning Mingmei should have been the same.

Even if you do not respect him, you should regard him as the person who is most worthy of maintaining a relationship and has the highest value. Only in this way can she be worthy of Qi Miancheng.

There are several points that can be learned, but Ning Mingmei didn't do any of them.

No one knew that while Master Qi was proud of his reputation, he was also very competitive and had a strong sense of self-esteem.

And now, he actually has to rely on "business" to take Ning Mingmei away.

Even though he had caught Ning Mingmei's weakness, Qi Miancheng still seemed very unhappy.

Fortunately, the journey to Dezheng Hall is short.

There were many people in Dezheng Hall, each of them was an elder of the Lian family. The head of the Lian family invited the two to take seats of honor. After three rounds of tea, an elderly elder finally stated his purpose.

"In the blink of an eye, my eldest brother has passed away for more than 400 years, and Sister Tingyu has passed away for decades." The elder said, "When Sister was alive, she had a grudge against us and refused to come back no matter what. She died in an accident, and we are all very sad."

Qi Miancheng said, "That's not necessary. My mother was always seriously ill when she was alive."

The elder said: "Alas, of our generation of brothers and sisters, I am the only one left in the end. Looking back, we really had a lot of meaningless quarrels. Now the masts and oars have been reduced to ashes... I am also old. These years, I often dream about things in my youth, when Sister Tingyu and I were studying at home..."

He talked a lot, all of which were about reminiscing about his youth, and his voice was so emotional that several of the younger generation were moved and started to cry. Ning Mingmei held the teacup and glanced at Qi Miancheng.

Qi Miancheng actually looked very depressed, tapping the rim of the cup with his fingers: "Yes, it's really touching."

The head of the Lian family said, "No need to bother. I'll get straight to the point. We invited you here this time, in addition to the relics of the Third Aunt and Zhao'er, there is another reason. That is, the Third Aunt is a member of the Lian family after all. She has been wandering outside for many years, and she is also..."

His face was filled with sorrow, and Qi Miancheng comforted him: "Is this also the Lian family's fault?"

These words immediately stumped the head of the Lian family. He paused for a moment before continuing with the next sentence: "So, we want to set up a tablet for Third Aunt in the Lian Family Ancestral Hall."

The conditions proposed by the Lian family are really generous. The tablets on the table, the daily offerings, and the revision of the family tree can be regarded as posthumous honors. Only Ning Mingmei yawned when he heard it.

What a crap thing this is, so long and boring. It would be better to leave him in the room to read the documents.

Qi Miancheng said: "The head of the family is really kind, but I have a question. For my mother and her elder brother, whose tablet should be in front, who in the back, who on top, and who on the bottom?"

When these words were spoken, the entire Dezheng Hall became chilly.

Ning Mingmei was still yawning, unaware of the hidden truth. The head of the Lian family was shocked and asked, "Who, who...why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

Qi Miancheng smiled, his smile still gentle and steady: "I'm talking about Lian Zhufeng. He is the elder brother who was killed by my mother herself."

This sentence was so shocking that even Ning Mingmei couldn't yawn anymore.

...Isn’t Qi Miancheng a “gentleman”? Why did he speak so explosively?

After this was said, no one could talk anymore. Qi Miancheng promised to go see Lian Zhao, the genius of this generation of the Lian family, tomorrow. However, several people from the Lian family hesitated and said that Lian Zhao was not ready.

The meeting ended in unpleasantness. Ning Mingmei was still rubbing his eyes in the chair. He didn't know why, but he was just like that. He would feel sleepy when he got carsick.

In particular, he also listened to a collective staff meeting that had nothing to do with him.

There was a coat draped over his shoulders. When Ning Mingmei looked up, he saw Qi Miancheng.

"It's windy outside and very cold." Qi Miancheng said, "Junior brother, are you tired? Let's go back and rest."

Ning Mingmei: ...

Even the family members were watching. Ning Mingmei gave him a false smile: "Brother, please."

…

Ning Mingmei: "I understand now. They asked me to come over because they knew I was here. You wanted to save face and didn't dare to talk about family shame in front of me, so you had no choice but to agree."

Once Lian Tingyu's tablet was placed in the Lian family ancestral hall, the relationship between Qi Miancheng and the Lian family was truly connected. The Lian family can do anything conveniently with this "favor".

"I figured out that the Lian family wanted to negotiate business with me, but I didn't expect it to be such a lucrative business," Qi Miancheng said. "Decades ago, when my mother was dying, they wanted to come and see her for the last time. I didn't expect that decades later, they still had the same evil intentions."

Qi Miancheng said this very calmly, as if he was talking about someone else's business. Ning Mingmei looked at his profile under the gloomy sky and found that this might be the rare true face of the hypocrite.

Ning Mingmei: "So they didn't see it? Was it your father who refused?"

"No. My father agreed. It was me who changed the letter my father sent to them, making them think that my father refused." Qi Miancheng said again lightly.

Ning Mingmei: ...

There's no smell of alcohol in the air. What happened to Qi Miancheng? He suddenly started to self-destruct like a werewolf.

"Really?" Ning Mingmei yawned, wearing Qi Miancheng's outer robe and dragging beside him, "Is your father also considering the face of the Qi and Lian families?"

Qi Miancheng looked at him and thought that Ning Mingmei really didn't care at all about things that had nothing to do with him.

It really looks like Qi Miancheng himself.

"No." Qi Miancheng said, "My father agreed because of his love for my mother. He wanted my mother to have everything she could have before she died. And he also believed that my mother needed to reconcile with the Lian family. Only in this way can she feel happy and joyful."

Ning Mingmei:……?

"My father was a good man." Qi Miancheng continued, "He loved my mother very much. My mother's face was completely destroyed because of her martial arts, and it was like this since they first met. She didn't want to restore her appearance, and my father never cared about it. But unfortunately, until the end, the only thing they could talk about was love. Other than that, they never understood each other."

Ning Mingmei asked: "Why did your mother kill her eldest brother?"

Qi Miancheng looked towards the pavilions and towers of the Lian family. The night was dark, and his face was as emotionless as a wooden statue.

"It's a long story, because the Lian family's practice method is extremely special." Qi Miancheng said, "Junior brother, do you want to come with me to visit the Lian family at night?"

Ning Mingmei:?

"Brother, you are a distinguished guest of the Lian family, right?" Ning Mingmei said, "If you want to go anywhere, just tell the head of the Lian family. Why do you have to go there at night?"

Qi Miancheng said: "I don't know. I like the feeling of secretly drinking free tea."

...What is the logical relationship between the first and second sentences?

Qi Miancheng said: "What I mean is that we can sneak into the Lian family at night and secretly drink the free tea in the room of the Lian family master. Of course, the tea they use to treat us should be the best tea of ​​the Lian family. So this tea may not be better than what we actually drink. But there is a saying that it is better to steal than to have a concubine."

Qi Miancheng started saying weird things again.

Perhaps Ning Mingmei's silence was too obvious. Qi Miancheng said, "Brother, I'm sorry for showing you my vulnerable side again. I was born with a special physique, so I often have similar impulses, which make me do things that ordinary people can't understand. You are not afraid of me, right?"

“…”

What kind of physique? An artificial intelligence physique that has not been properly trained? Will Cyber ​​Qimiancheng pass the electronic Turing test?

The system couldn't help but ask, "Is your head brother like this? Why do I feel so stupid?"

Unfortunately, even it has no way to view the original text of this world on its own during the game without applying for permission from superiors.

Ning Mingmei said: "I don't know. But I know one thing very well, Qi Miancheng is definitely not a retard."

Qi Miancheng must have done it on purpose.

He was playing with him.

How do we play together? Is it a game of betting or a game of "do you dare".

System: “Ah???”

It was a little suspicious that something was wrong with itself or Ning Mingmei. Otherwise, how could Ning Mingmei recognize the strange waves in Qi Miancheng's rugged brain circuit and his words that were either nine true and one false or nine false and one true.

Ning Mingmei: “Tsk.”

He didn't say that there was a problem, nor did he say that there was nothing wrong, nor did he say who was more annoying, the current Qi Miancheng or the previous "hypocrite" Qi Miancheng.

It’s just that the invitation to fight is handed to my face.

System: "Forget it, I don't think you will pay attention to him. Let's go back to academics. I wonder if Lian Chengyue has woken up."

Try to persuade.

But Ning Mingmei didn't move... The system looked at him for a while and made a horrified discovery.

Ning Mingmei...seems like he's planning to accept the challenge?

It shouldn't be.

Why would Ning Mingmei accept the challenge?

But the system doesn't understand. For people like Ning Mingmei, being deliberately provoked by the Riddler who was able to match some of the signals, it would not be their style if they did not fight back.

It's like a cat lying peacefully on the balcony, but hears someone imitating a cat's meow in a strange way and dancing around it like a cannibal.

Which cat can resist the urge to beat someone up?

Ning Mingmei crossed his arms and looked at the riddler, and finally decided to defeat him with Qi Miancheng's logic: "Brother Qi, the Lian family is so big, do you know the way? I'm afraid you've lost your way before you even drink the free tea at the Lian family."

But speaking of it, it's really strange.

The Lian family is now just a second-rate immortal cultivation family, but the area of ​​the Lian Mansion is larger than the residences of four heroic kings who were once famous in the human world, and the interior decoration is so luxurious.

Is the class difference between cultivators and mortals so big?

Qi Miancheng said: "There is a reason why the Lian family is so great. Thousands of years ago, they were one of the great heroes who helped to destroy a cult at that time. However, there is no such thing as an evergreen tree in the world. Thousands of years later, the family gradually declined."

Ning Mingmei: "What cult?"

Qi Miancheng said: "Spark Island."

Wait a moment.

Spark Island? ?

Isn’t this the place founded by the girls’ high school who traveled through time earlier than him?

Qi Miancheng noticed a slight change in his expression. He asked, “Are you interested in this?”

Ning Mingmei said naturally: "Yeah."

"But that happened a thousand years ago, so I'm not very clear about it." Qi Miancheng said, "I asked Master once before, and Master just said that it happened a long time ago."

Spark Island, the girls' high school, the lotus lantern, the demon concubine, the Lian family's skills, Qi Miancheng's physique, and the reason why Master Wuwei brought Ning Mingmei back are all closely related. Moreover, Ning Mingmei was very suspicious that the origin of this body was also related to the demon concubine.

Ning Mingmei looked up and saw the moon was dim and the stars were sparse. He said, "Okay, let's go explore it at night."

So what if it’s against the rules? Let’s take a gamble.

Under the bright moon, Qi Miancheng, wearing a white robe, smiled at Ning Mingmei. Ning Mingmei asked: "Where do you plan to start?"

Qi Miancheng said: "First, I will take you to the Lian family's cemetery."

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Ning Mingmei's reason for accepting the challenge: INTJ's competitive spirit after facing Weird Wave

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