Chapter 416: Just Like a Dog
But the person in front of him was the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Gu Qing forced a smile and knelt down to pay his respects.
Xiao Jingfan didn't shout, but stared at him with his eyes downcast: "Have you ever heard of the Heavenly Lotus Fruit?"
"Ah?" Gu Qing looked bewildered. "What is that?"
Chen Xing looked at him: "You really don't know?"
Gu Qing shook his head, and his long white beard swayed like a white ribbon.
Chu Liuzheng tilted his head and stared.
[Tsk tsk, someone with an air of immortality isn't necessarily a deity; they could be a fraud. This old man is really good at playing dumb.]
If I had this old man's acting skills, I would be able to pretend to sleep without being discovered by the tyrant.
She stared at Gu Qing left and right, trying to learn.
Xiao Jingfan glanced at her secretly, thinking that he knew this woman was pretending to sleep not by looking at her face.
Gu Qing felt uneasy when Chu Liuzheng looked at him.
The girl's eyes were so clear and bright, as if they could see through all his secrets. He had never felt this way even when facing the emperor. His years of experience in the underworld told him that this girl must have some evil nature.
Such people are the ones you should not mess with.
So, he took the initiative to force a kind smile towards Chu Liuzheng, but unexpectedly, Chu Liuzheng asked curiously: "What did you take from the vegetable cellar?"
Gu Qing: “…”
It's indeed a bit evil.
"I don't understand what the girl said," he said. "What else could there be in the vegetable cellar besides vegetables? I can't cook. I went to the vegetable cellar to hide from my enemies, not to take anything."
"Really?" Chu Liuzheng decisively turned to Xiao Jingfan, "Your Majesty, I don't think he's an honest man. Why don't you search the things he brought with him?"
This old man was quite cunning. Worried that the money given by Yi Shusheng might be too expensive, he deliberately followed him. He happened to see Yi Shusheng carrying a bundle into the vegetable cellar and coming out empty-handed. He thought Yi Shusheng had hidden some treasure in the cellar, so he climbed over the wall and entered several times while the neighbors were away.
After several attempts, the old man finally found something and was about to take it to the black market to get an estimate of its value, but he was caught red-handed by Xiao Da as he was leaving the cellar.
The old man thought Xiao Da was here to steal the treasure from him, and refused to believe anything Xiao Da said. That's why Xiao Da used extraordinary means to get him back.
After hearing the inner thoughts, Xiao Jingfan looked at the fat old man meaningfully and told Xiao Da to search the tent where the old man lived.
As for Gu Qing himself, Chen Xing had already rolled up his sleeves and pounced on him.
Gu Qing had nowhere to hide, and he howled at the top of his lungs, "Don't take off my clothes!"
"Ehhhh! My pants!"
"Let go! You little girl, have you any shame?"
"ah!!"
The old man was chased all over the ground by Chen Xing, but Chen Xing was still smiling, his eyes shining, and laughing. He was not only abnormal but even more abnormal. For a moment, everyone turned their heads away and could not look at him.
Only Chu Liuzheng had bright eyes, eating the melon with great interest, and applauding Chen Xing in his heart.
[Yes, yes, strip his clothes, strip them hard!]
[This fat old man is incredibly evil. He teamed up with a scumbag to trick a girl into a bloody disaster, forcing her to walk home through the busy streets in her underwear.]
[The girl refused to take off her clothes, and under the pretext of being kind to her, he let the beggar strip her clothes. Fortunately, the police arrived quickly, otherwise the scumbag's evil plan would have succeeded.]
[Hehe, today I will let you experience for yourself what it feels like to be naked in public.]
Chu Liuzheng was rubbing his hands in anticipation, wishing he could do it himself.
Xiao Jingfan's eyelids jumped, and he quickly reached out and pulled the person to his side.
Chu Liuzheng:?
[Why are you pulling me? I'm not going to hit anyone.]
Xiao Jingfan grabbed the man and thought that stripping the old man's clothes would be worse than beating him.
His face turned cold: "Stay still."
"Oh." Chu Liuzheng secretly exerted force, trying to pull his arm back, but someone took advantage of the situation and loosened his arm and grabbed his hand instead.
Chu Liuzheng glared at the big hand that was getting more and more aggressive.
[Hey! Why didn't I realize before that the tyrant was so shameless and so good at taking advantage of others?]
The problem is that she didn’t give me a pole either!
Even though his eyes were about to pop out sparks, the big hand didn't let go.
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
[Forget it, forget it. Holding hands won't hurt a thing, so just hold hands. Just like holding a dog.]
Chu Liuzheng, who didn't dare to confront the emperor and could only talk nonsense in his heart, thought so.
Xiao Jingfan: ...Lead a dog?
He suddenly loosened his grip, and when Chu Liuzheng pulled his hand back, he took the opportunity to slip his fingers through the loosened fingers, palms against palms, and interlocked their fingers.
Well, I can’t get scolded for nothing.
Chu Liuzheng:?!
She pulled her hand back with force, but it didn't move at all.
Someone even shamelessly swayed along with the force, their arms touching, and the scent of sandalwood brushed past the tip of their noses, making them feel a little itchy.
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
She took a deep breath and turned to look at the young man beside her. Her clear eyes widened slightly, and her eyes were full of accusation: Aren’t you going too far?
Xiao Jingfan raised his eyebrows slightly, shook their holding hands, and felt that he had not gone too far.
Chu Liuzheng: Lecher!
Xiao Jingfan: Where?
Chu Liuzheng: Let go!
Xiao Jingfan: No!
The two of them exchanged glances as if no one was around, completely unaware that everyone's attention had shifted from Chen Xing chasing Gu Qing and stripping her clothes to them.
Everyone: This side looks better.
Chen Xing was multitasking, searching the body while looking over here, almost as if he had turned into someone with squinting eyes.
Feng Jing raised his hand and touched his chin, thinking that he could learn from Chu Liuzheng.
The emperor looked very difficult to deal with, much like his doctor Qin. He needed to learn from Chu Liuzheng how to win the other's heart.
After some eye contact, Xiao Jingfan finally compromised and changed the interlocking of fingers to simply holding hands.
With the comparison just now, Chu Liuzheng actually felt strangely that this was barely acceptable.
The main thing is that the temperature of the emperor's palm is neither too hot nor too cold. It is neither too hot nor too cold when held. The strength is also moderate. If you don't pay much attention to it, you can completely ignore it.
So, Chu Liuzheng, who was careless, ignored it. Mainly because someone was stubbornly refusing to let go, she had no choice but to ignore it. She focused on watching Chen Xing search her body.
The system says the Heavenly Lotus Fruit is on the old man. But the Heavenly Lotus Fruit must be stored in a Cold Jade Box. How is the old man supposed to carry such a large box?
The answer soon came.
Chen Xing found a small white bottle from the old man's belt. The material was like jade and porcelain, two fingers wide and half a palm long. It was cold to the touch and would not warm up even if held for a long time.
She presented the vial to the emperor for his inspection.
Chu Liuzheng tilted his head curiously to look.
[Isn't the Tianlian fruit as big as a fist? How can it fit in such a small bottle?]
Xiao Jingfan just took a quick look and naturally handed the bottle aside.
Chu Liuzheng reached out to take it and found that the bottle was cool, a bit like holding an ice cube through a towel, with a chill, which was definitely a great way to cool down during the dog days of summer.
"Tell me, what's in the bottle?" Chen Xing dragged back Gu Qing, who was trying to crawl away quietly. With a turn of his wrist, the blue blade of the plum blossom dart touched the old man's neck.
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