Chapter 425 Heartfelt Intentions
Lu Cheng's right eyelid kept twitching, which made his already depressed mood even more irritable.
Qin Jiu must have been bewitched by some pretty boy. Lately, she's been giving him the cold shoulder and acting all hostile. Lu Cheng felt incredibly jealous—why did that guy manage to surpass her?
Feeling distressed, he couldn't help but pull hard on his hands, plucking one of the lucky feathers out of the tree.
Zhao Cai was so angry that she slapped his face with her wing: "You actually plucked my feathers! Ahhh! You plucked my beautiful feathers! How am I supposed to chase after female birds now? I'm going to fight you!"
Lu Cheng was caught off guard and took two big hits from Zhao Cai. Seeing the furious Zhao Cai, he apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. How about I stick it back on for you?"
Zhao Cai got even angrier when it heard this, and started slapping Lu Cheng's face with its wings.
Lu Cheng could only try to evade, but Zhao Cai, having lost its feathers, fought even more fiercely, leaving Lu Cheng in a sorry state.
Left with no other choice, Lu Cheng could only slink away.
In the chaos, he didn't even know whose location he had sent the message to; he just rushed over in a panic.
You can tell from the vehicle that it's Qin Jiu's side.
When Lu Cheng saw the bloodstains splattered on the road and vehicles, his face turned pale instantly.
Whose blood is this?
He almost lost his balance, stumbling as he got into the car, his voice trembling: "Qin Jiu! Qin Jiu?"
However, there was no trace of Qin Jiu in the car.
Lu Cheng's legs went weak and he sat down on the ground. The despair of losing Xiao Xing swept over him once again. However, this time it felt as if his heart had been ripped out, and the pain was so intense that he could hardly breathe.
The next moment, he ran outside like a madman. No, he didn't believe Qin Jiu was dead. She must be nearby!
Lu Cheng had only run a dozen meters when he heard a questioning voice coming from behind him: "Lu Cheng?"
He slowly turned around, and Qin Jiu stood there unharmed.
At this moment, Lu Cheng felt his heart start beating again, like a drowning man grabbing onto a piece of driftwood that kept him alive. He rushed towards Qin Jiu without hesitation and hugged her tightly.
Qin Jiu was taken aback by Lu Cheng's sudden embrace. Her ears burned. "Lu Cheng, what's wrong with you? Let go of me first..."
Lu Cheng hugged her so tightly she could barely breathe.
Lu Cheng loosened his grip on her slightly, but still held her tightly, his voice somewhat incoherent: "Blood... I saw blood on your car, I thought you... I called you but no one answered..."
He thought he had lost Qin Jiu forever, but thankfully, it was just a false alarm.
Qin Jiu immediately understood what he meant, "What, you think that blood is mine?"
Lu Cheng rested his chin on Qin Jiu's shoulder and nodded sullenly.
Qin Jiu didn't know what to say to him.
She broke free from Lu Cheng's embrace, wanting to say that Lu Cheng also looked down on her, but her heart softened when she met Lu Cheng's red eyes.
But he changed his words as they came out: "I'm fine. Look, I'm standing right in front of you, aren't I alright?"
Lu Cheng's gaze lingered on her face; he was still shaken.
If we really lose Qinjiu...
He truly couldn't bear the thought of losing her.
Feeling hot under Lu Cheng's unwavering gaze, Qin Jiu changed the subject, saying, "By the way, how did you end up here? Is it because..."
"I like you."
Qin Jiu was taken aback. "What did you just say?"
Did she mishear?
"I'm telling you, Qin Jiu, I like you." After what just happened, Lu Cheng decided not to hide his feelings anymore. "If I don't express my feelings today, I'll definitely regret it later."
Lu Cheng's tone turned sour again as he spoke, "I know you have someone you like, but I want to say that I'm no worse than that person. Please... give me a chance, okay?"
Qin Jiu nodded, looking quite serious: "That's right, I do have someone I like."
Lu Cheng felt incredibly bitter. Did he have absolutely no chance?
He only regretted not realizing his own feelings sooner, letting another man get there first!
"Coincidentally, that person also has the surname Lu."
Lu Cheng felt as if his whole heart was soaking in a jar of vinegar, so sour it was bubbling up.
He heard his own insincere voice say, "...That is indeed a coincidence."
What a load of rubbish!
He wished he could change his surname right now—Qin, Zhao, whatever—just not Lu!
Suddenly, someone tapped him on the head.
Lu Cheng's inner monologue was interrupted. He looked at Qin Jiu, and the other person looked at him as well.
"I really want to see what's going on in your head!" Qin Jiu was almost driven crazy by his slowness.
"That's right, the person I like is named Lu Cheng, who is far away yet right in front of me!"
Lu Cheng was dumbfounded.
What? Qin Jiu's crush is actually him?
That time I changed my nickname...
Lu Cheng suddenly realized that the person Qin Jiu was secretly watching... was him?
Lu Cheng hugged Qin Jiu with ecstatic joy, "So I've been jealous of myself all along?"
Qin Jiu hugged him back, a smile on her face.
...
Thousand Hands looked at Hu Dongfeng with great dissatisfaction, not understanding why he didn't kill Meng Meng, who was ranked number one, but instead went to kill the fake European Emperor, whose fame and strength were far inferior to his.
Is he scared?
Thinking of this, Thousand Hands smiled contemptuously.
It's understandable that Hu Dongfeng was afraid, after all, the other party's ability was too useless and had no practical significance in combat - if he hadn't said that he could locate other players' positions, he wouldn't have cooperated with him.
Although Hu Dongfeng was unhappy that Qian Shou looked down on him, he knew that he had no chance of winning against the people on the power rankings on his own, and Qian Shou was his henchman.
He slowly explained, "The spirit orb I consumed is called 'Bear Nose,' which has an extremely sensitive sense of smell. Even if it's thousands of miles away, it can easily track the location of a player."
Senju made no attempt to hide his disdain, "Just as I suspected, your ability is utterly useless."
He changed the subject, "However, your combat strength is over five thousand, and I don't need to be afraid of Mengmeng at all. I still think Mengmeng is our primary target; she must have a lot of good stuff."
Hu Dongfeng: "Wait, I haven't finished speaking. There's a limitation to my ability; I can only sense the presence of people I've come into contact with. I haven't had any contact with Mengmeng, so I can't pinpoint her exact location. However, I have had contact with the fake Lucky Emperor before, and I can accurately locate his position."
He had seen Lu Cheng before when he was farming in the secret realm.
Upon hearing this, Qian Shou became even more disdainful. "Your abilities are utterly useless. Since that's the case, let Mengmeng remain number one for a while longer, and we'll deal with the fake lucky emperor first. After all, he's on the list, so he should have some good stuff."
The two hit it off immediately.
Hu Dongfeng closed his eyes and twitched his nose, concentrating on capturing Lu Cheng's aura.
Senju couldn't help but take a deep breath, but he couldn't smell anything.
"I've got it!" Hu Dongfeng suddenly opened his eyes. "I've found the location of the fake lucky winner!"
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