Although he had already explained it to Mu Qingren, Jing Zhe was still a little uneasy. He wasn't afraid when he accidentally entered the forbidden area before, but now that he and Mu Qingren were going in to steal things in broad daylight with a premeditated plan, he was always a little worried.
The night before leaving Jingzhou, he instructed Hanhan to make some more hand grenades, bringing a total of twenty with him. He had been carrying five with him, and the rest were in Hanhan's bundle.
No one would rummage through such a simple thing, so it's safest to leave it there. Besides, even if someone did steal it, they wouldn't know what it was for. And if someone actually tried to set it on fire, they'd be even more foolish than the creature itself.
The night before last, Jing Zhe had already used two grenades when dealing with the two monsters from Tongtian, and yesterday he brought two more on his person.
He touched it and prepared the tinderbox, which reassured him a lot. If the two monsters of Tongtian really refused to let them go as he imagined, he would throw out all five grenades at the same time!
Two grenades had already shocked them; if all five attacked at once, they would be lucky to escape with their lives!
Watching Jing Zhe fiddling with some bottles and jars, Mu Qingren assumed they must contain some silver and jewels, and thought that Jing Zhe was planning to give the Tongtian Twin Monsters a gift when he encountered difficulties!
He chuckled and said, "Um... those two are grandmasters!"
"Yes, I know."
Holding up a hand grenade, Jing Zhe said seriously, "In case... I mean, in case, if a fight really breaks out, I'll drop these things, and you just need to run. Don't look back!"
"..."
Mu Qingren opened her mouth, the words stuck in her throat, but she couldn't say them.
She was now absolutely certain that Jing Zhe had considered the worst-case scenario and was trying to buy her some time by giving gifts to the Twin Monsters of Tongtian, so that she could escape.
But... what about him?
Thinking of this, Mu Qingren's emotions fluctuated.
From childhood to adulthood, apart from her master's strict instruction in martial arts, she had never known what care was. Suddenly, Jing Zhe's seemingly unintentional act of care made her feel terrible.
She turned her body to the side and tilted her head back slightly to prevent the tears that had gotten into her eyes from falling.
Let's go!
Jing Zhe packed up his things and strode up the mountain. He knew nothing about Mu Qingren being moved. The reason he told Mu Qingren to run away without looking back was because he would definitely run faster after throwing the grenade and wouldn't care about anyone else.
...
The two walked and flew, and soon entered the forbidden area behind Changsheng Mountain, where they slowed down and took lighter steps.
In the forbidden area behind the mountain, the forest is dense, and even as winter approaches, the thick branches still completely block out the sky.
Even during the day, sunlight has difficulty penetrating through those small gaps, and the forest is extremely quiet, dark, and mysterious.
Following Mu Qingren westward, they finally discovered a gap in the forest that had been blocking out the sky, allowing sunlight to stream down through it.
Mu Qingren turned around and glanced at Jing Zhe, indicating that they had arrived.
Jing Zhe looked around but still couldn't see the Twin Monsters of Tongtian, which made him suspicious.
Although he and Mu Qingren walked very lightly, they were both Grandmasters! How could they not know that they had broken in?
Something unusual must be going on!
Jing Zhe was even more vigilant, patting Mu Qingren's slender waist from behind. Mu Qingren turned around abruptly and stared at him—aside from the time he accidentally hugged and hit her, when had she ever been so casually taken advantage of? Especially on her waist…
So she got a little agitated, and if the situation hadn't been special, she probably would have raised her hand and hit someone.
Jing Zhe didn't think too much about it and told her to hurry up.
Mu Qing glanced at him a couple of times and saw that his eyes were clear and more serious than usual, so she didn't think much of it.
I walked forward, but suddenly stopped after a few steps.
"..."
Jing Zhe was so focused on looking to the side that he didn't notice and bumped into Mu Qingren's back, causing Mu Qingren to fall forward.
Fortunately, Jing Zhe reacted quickly and caught Mu Qingren from behind—the reason for using the word "catch" is because he used a very primitive method, reaching forward with both hands as if catching a fish…
However, there was no river in front of us, so there were no fish.
He scooped it up, but didn't catch a single fish; instead, he picked up two steamed buns...
As a diligent, thrifty, and frugal young man, once he's taken the bait, there's no reason for him to put it down.
However, the steamed bun was quite heavy, so Jing Zhe increased the force in his hands and lifted the steamed bun along with Mu Qingren, keeping it pressed tightly against her back.
"This... was an accident..."
Because of the special circumstances, they dared not make a sound while walking, let alone speak loudly. But fearing that Mu Qingren might overthink things, Jing Zhe had no choice but to get close to her ear and whisper in her ear, "Sect Master Mu, this was all an accident!"
"..."
Mu Qingren remained silent.
Yesterday, he hugged and hit her, which she thought was already excessive, but today he went even further, even touching her... and pinching her. She didn't know if he did it on purpose...
She didn't turn around, because she seemed to have no strength or courage to turn around and speak, and her whole body was flushed.
That bastard!
She cursed him inwardly and secretly vowed that if he hadn't been thinking of her and risking his life to save her, she definitely wouldn't have let him off so easily!
However, given that he genuinely meant to help me, let's just assume it was unintentional...
Mu Qingren never expected that she was so easy to coax; he didn't even need to say a few words before she had won him over...
Seeing that Mu Qingren didn't speak, Jing Zhe thought she didn't believe him, so he pressed his lips to hers again: "Sect Leader Mu, what I said is true! Also, let's take care of important business first! We can talk about the rest when we get back, okay?"
It would have been better if she hadn't said anything, because this breath made Mu Qingren even weaker, and she couldn't help but turn around and glare at him.
Seeing Mu Qingren's flushed face, Jing Zhe couldn't help but swallow. This action, when seen by Mu Qingren, caused the shyness and anger that she had just suppressed to surge up again, making her want to bite Jing Zhe to death!
"Shut up!"
"oh."
But he hadn't closed his eyes for long before Jing Zhe urged curiously, "Sect Master Mu, can you hurry up? Since no one's around now, why don't you quickly pick the Breakthrough Flower and leave? Why are you just parking here like this? You even made me bump into it! If it were anyone else, they would have already demanded compensation from you!"
"..."
Mu Qingren stared wide-eyed at Jing Zhe in disbelief, never imagining that a man could be so shameless.
So... she has to apologize to him?
Once you get out of here, you just wait!
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