Chapter 25 Chapter 25 The top secret version of peerless brilliance...
Xu Zhaoyi had never seen such a dilemma on Qin Sheng's face. Whether pretending or really being so, this man was always at ease and calm in front of him, without any trace of the gloomy and silent madness from his previous life.
He even conceded that Qin Sheng, whom Jin Nianyue married in her previous life, had just this kind of personality, and it was Nianyue's death that became the last straw that caused Qin Sheng to collapse and go crazy.
If that was the case, based on his understanding of Nian Yue, she should have volunteered to help Qin Sheng at the beginning, just like he no longer wanted to help the other party solely because of the deal that Qin Sheng had forced upon him.
He had become a volunteer without realizing it.
"What's the matter?" Xu Zhaoyi deliberately lowered his voice.
Qin Sheng sighed and led him away from the jade disk. He didn't loosen his grip on Xu Zhaoyi's wrist, but instead tightened it. He ignored the sudden awkwardness on Xu Zhaoyi's face and said softly, "I'm not entirely sure either. You better stay calm after hearing this. Noodles just told me..."
He slowly recounted the current known situation without adding his own speculations, but this was obvious enough. How could Xu Zhaoyi not have thought of what he had thought of in an instant?
Qin Sheng just watched as Xu Zhaoyi's face changed from disbelief to astonishment and pain, turning pale little by little. His eyes were red, but there were no tears. Qin Sheng couldn't tell whether he was so angry that he wanted to cry but had no tears or if he was simply not expressing his emotions well. After all, it was just a guess and it hadn't been confirmed yet.
"Don't think too much about it. Maybe your companion jade disk is as upright, kind, and loving as you are to all living beings?" He could only pull the corner of his mouth and make a joke.
It's a pity that Xu Zhaoyi couldn't laugh. Even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance, he would still be worried. Qin Sheng could understand very well because it was the other person's parents who were suffering.
He held Xu Zhaoyi's wrist tightly and never let go. Xu Zhaoyi lowered his eyes and glanced at him with a complicated expression. For some reason, he didn't remind him to let go. His gaze only paused for a second or two before he turned his head and stared at Noodles, who was carefully digging the soil with a small shovel. It was very slow. He was anxious, but he couldn't help wanting to escape, so he stopped the urge to go forward to help.
Before long, Noodles threw away the small shovel and dug out a piece of emerald green jade from the pit in front of him with his two front paws. Yin energy and spiritual energy were entangled together, as if auspiciousness and darkness were fighting in it, making the originally good piece of spiritual jade exude a bit of weird aura.
Qin Sheng looked at it and suddenly thought that in the original plot line, Xu Zhaoyi's system did not recycle this jade disc. Could it be because it was contaminated and the system judged it useless and did not mention it?
But if the ghosts in here really are those of Xu Zhaoyi's parents, then his system would seem too unworldly. Or perhaps not everything will develop according to the original work?
Although this small world is formed based on the original work, it has a more complete world line in the process of real existence. Whether something too illogical can happen depends on the collision between the influence of the original work and the logical power of the small world.
The original work did not describe Xu Zhaoyi's parents in detail, but the real little world automatically filled this blank. Xu Zhaoyi is not the kind of heartless person who doesn't care about his parents. Will there really be no conflict?
He whispered this to Noodles, who thought for a moment and said, “If you hadn’t broken Xu Zhaoyi’s initial cognitive setting, he wouldn’t have thought of reinvestigating the cause of his parents’ death.
The tasks are purely algorithmically generated by weighing the pros and cons, but many things are interconnected, so it is better to be safe than sorry, and usually the existing plot of the original work will not be actively changed.
As for why our mission made a different choice from the original, there are two reasons. First, after the BUG, it doesn't make much sense to follow the original. The most important thing now is to achieve a win-win situation for the male protagonist and you.
Secondly, the algorithm determines that its ultimate service target is you, not Xu Zhaoyi. The premise for generating tasks is naturally to prioritize you. If you help Xu Zhaoyi discover the tortured ghosts of his parents, he will definitely completely put aside the grudges of his past life and become grateful and trust you.]
Putting aside emotional needs, just from the perspective of Xu Zhaoyi's interests, he realized that this matter really had no benefits at all.
Although the jade bi is a companion treasure, it has been contaminated. The souls of his parents have turned into evil spirits. It is irreversible unless they enter reincarnation. The only end that awaits them is death. The only thing Xu Zhaoyi can do is to help them get rid of it in advance.
With this calculation, not only will it increase sadness, but Xu Zhaoyi may also pay a price for completely useless efforts in an irrational manner, and this possibility is as high as 99.9%. In the end, he will owe Qin Sheng a huge favor. This is not only not worth the loss, but also a stupid loss.
Qin Sheng raised his eyebrows: [It is indeed only beneficial to me, although Xu Zhaoyi would not think so.]
If Xu Zhaoyi's system hadn't been accidentally ingested by noodles, he wouldn't be in such a complicated mood now.
Noodles shamelessly tried to dissuade him: "The algorithm's definition of profit can only be tangible. It can't be helped. Emotions can't be quantified into accurate data! But you humans aren't like that. Don't you often give up visible wealth for emotional gain?"
Qin Sheng was stunned when he heard this, but after thinking about it, he felt that there was some truth to it. Could emotional satisfaction not be considered a benefit? Don't treat bean buns as dry food.
It only took a moment to convince himself. In fact, his sense of morality was not that strong, and some of the shameful thoughts were almost digested before they could affect his mentality.
While they were sneaking back and forth, Noodles had already walked to Xu Zhaoyi's legs with the jade disk in his mouth.
Xu Zhaoyi pursed his lips, slowly squatted down, took it, and then was stunned, not knowing what to do.
Finally, Qin Sheng sighed and said, "Let's go back first. We have to think of a foolproof way to verify it. If it's not inside... then we can find a chance to come here next time and make up for it."
If the people inside were indeed Xu Zhaoyi's parents, they had been dead for so many years. Even if they had really turned into evil spirits, they should have disappeared into thin air normally.
The situation might not be so bad with the protection of the jade disk, but it would definitely be bad if we acted rashly.
"Also, living people have a lot of yang energy. Prolonged direct contact with them will make the soul inside the jade disk feel uncomfortable. It's best to keep the noodles for now."
Xu Zhaoyi was holding the jade disc at a loss at this time. He looked up at Qin Sheng after hearing this, nodded silently for a long time, and hung the jade disc back on Noodles' thick and round neck.
Just when Xu Zhaoyi took the jade disc in his hand, the system prompted that the reward for completing the task had been issued. Noodles took a look and saw that the name of the martial arts technique was "Starfire Technique". The name was not very domineering, but it was more suitable for Xu Zhaoyi than those wild and cool martial arts names in the original work that were full of the atmosphere of middle school syndrome.
The timing was not right, so it reminded its host as usual, but Qin Sheng just shook his head and told it not to rush to take it out.
When they returned to the manor villa, Qin Sheng had already discussed a preliminary solution with Noodles. Noodles consciously switched to the cub vest to prepare the materials, while he pulled Xu Zhaoyi, who had been dazed and silent, to the guest room at the end of the corridor on the second floor.
As soon as he entered the room, he turned on the lights, closed the curtains to block out the sunlight, turned on the air conditioner to the lowest setting, and then began to clean up the room that had not been occupied by anyone.
Xu Zhaoyi sat on the bed, staring blankly at his movements. Qin Sheng no longer tried to comfort him or give him chicken soup. At this time, saying a hundred words would not be as useful as doing one thing for him. Since the system had set up the stage for him, he knew what was right and wrong, so he naturally had to do his part to perfection.
Turning around, I saw Xu Zhaoyi's eyes, which were full of emotion mixed with a little confusion and helplessness.
The former was within expectations, but the latter was unexpected. Qin Sheng felt that he and he had broken through their previous superficial relationship of husband and wife, and that asking for his true feelings wouldn't be considered as a superficial exchange. So, he asked, "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Xu Zhaoyi didn't have as many complicated thoughts as he did. After hearing this, he hesitated awkwardly for a moment before saying softly, "You seem a little too nice to me... too much. Can I know why?"
Perhaps the word "excessive" should not be used to describe this kind of thing, but Xu Zhaoyi couldn't find a more appropriate word for the moment, and this was definitely not him taking advantage of others.
Although Qin Sheng had told him more than once that they were in a mutually beneficial relationship, he could accept everything Qin Sheng gave him with peace of mind.
But looking at Qin Sheng's back as he was busy working for him just now, and recalling everything that had happened during this period of time, Xu Zhaoyi felt that all this was not as natural as the other party said.
For many things, being attentive and not attentive can be completely different things. It’s just that the other party does it so naturally that he only notices something is wrong when it accumulates to a point where he can no longer ignore it.
"Is that good?" Qin Sheng's smile deepened as he said frankly, "I don't have any experience, but it seems I have a natural talent for this. I'm doing pretty well."
This was of course a lie. He knew very well that his kindness to Xu Zhaoyi was all done out of self-interest. This kind of kindness, mixed with a bit of sincerity, might seem very touching, but in fact, for him, it could be taken back at any time.
Xu Zhaoyi didn't expect the answer to be like this, and was speechless for a moment. It was only then that he remembered that the other party's experience was actually much more tragic than his. Qin Sheng probably never had any positive influence in getting along with his family, whether before or after knowing the truth.
With this realization, the sadness that lingered in his heart was diluted a little, because he finally realized that his overly obvious immersion in sadness might also hurt those who had never received true love from their parents.
Of course, he also felt a little ashamed, which made Xu Zhaoyi's face slightly hot. He really shouldn't have had such distracting thoughts and made such self-indulgent guesses because of the accident that happened on the day of the engagement.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, breaking the subtle discomfort in the air.
Noodles, carrying a basket of ingredients he had found in the warehouse, tiptoed in, opened the door, and said happily, "We have quite a complete range of things, thanks to the contribution of that frivolous little Qin Shi."
The Qin family gave all the one-year cultivation resources that Qin Shi was fined to Qin Sheng to deal with on his own. There were all kinds of things in the place. Originally, Qin Sheng and Noodles looked down on these insignificant things, but they didn't know that they would come in handy soon.
Xu Zhaoyi saw the little fat boy carrying a huge basket, so he quickly stood up and took it. The full basket was indeed very heavy. He didn't understand how the noodles looked so easy to carry. Normally, the weight would be enough to lift the little fat boy upside down if it was suspended in the air.
But at the moment, he was in no mood to satisfy his fleeting curiosity, so he just asked, "How do we do it?"
Qin Sheng said, "To verify who is inside the jade disc, and to prevent the situation from getting out of control, we need to set up a small trap before inviting them out."
He was trying his best to avoid words like "evil spirit" and "crazy", and even his wording was a little polite. Xu Zhaoyi sensed something, glanced at him and then lowered his eyes, his eyelashes trembling slightly.
It was a simple trapping array that did not require Qin Sheng's help. As long as all the materials were prepared, Xu Zhaoyi could do it by himself. He found crystal ornaments corresponding to the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth from the materials brought by Noodles, and then selected a few low-level yellow talisman papers, ground cinnabar and drew five god-binding talismans.
He already has basic spiritual power running in his body. If nothing else works, drawing a few basic talismans will be enough.
Soon a miniature Five Elements Soul Binding Formation was set up, and Noodles hurriedly took out the jade disc and placed it in the center of the formation.
On this side, Qin Sheng selected some spiritual herbs that were beneficial to the soul and body, ground a small piece of raw rhinoceros and mixed it into the underworld incense and lit it. After giving Xu Zhaoyi a wink, he turned off the lights in the room, and the room suddenly fell into darkness.
After a while, two figures, a man and a woman, appeared faintly above the jade disk. The appearance of a ghost after turning into an evil spirit will change. It is not so bad to describe it as having a green face and fangs, but it is certain that it is "pale as death".
Qin Sheng could only vaguely see that the facial features of the two figures did bear some slight resemblance to Xu Zhaoyi.
The two souls were still confused when they first came out of the jade disc, but soon their ferocity took over and they pounced towards the nearest living person, Xu Zhaoyi. However, their movement was blocked by the formation and bounced back.
They had been transformed into evil spirits for many years and had obviously lost their minds. It seemed that after losing their bodies for many years, they had also forgotten how to speak and could only make wailing sounds through their resentment.
Even when blocked, they would still try their best to crash into the barrier of the formation again and again in an attempt to break through the obstacles, howling that they would hurt their only child.
This scene made Qin Sheng and Noodles feel a little reluctant to look at Xu Zhaoyi's expression.
Surprisingly, Xu Zhaoyi was unusually calm at this moment, with no extra expression on his face. He seemed to have been separated from the entire situation in an instant, and he couldn't even feel his own emotional fluctuations.
"It's my parents." He said in a steady voice.
He calmly pondered what to do. He was well aware of the consequences of a person's soul remaining in the human world after death. At least as far as he knew, there was no magic trick that could reverse this process and lead the evil spirit back into reincarnation.
If it were just this, he wouldn't mind taking care of his parents until the last moment, even if they were unconscious. But he also knew that ghosts stranded in the human world were suffering torture and pain all the time.
Even the thought of procrastinating and looking for ways to recover seemed too selfish, because the hope was so slim that it was almost an excuse to deceive oneself.
Qin Sheng was still thinking about how to politely comfort his partner, but before he could open his mouth, he saw Xu Zhaoyi suddenly close his eyes, tears overflowing from his eyes and falling, while he muttered to himself.
"Five planets shine in all directions, illuminating the five directions. Mercury wards off disasters, Wood brings prosperity, and Mars dispels misfortunes..."*
After listening carefully for several sentences, Qin Sheng realized that Xu Zhaoyi was actually chanting an exorcism spell. This spell usually only has the effect of dispelling ordinary people, but at this time the ghosts of Xu Zhaoyi's parents were in the Five Elements Soul Binding Formation. The power of this spell was greatly increased when used in conjunction with the Five Elements Soul Binding Formation, and it could truly suppress evil spirits and exorcise them!
I have to say, he is worthy of being the male protagonist, and his character of thinking ten steps ahead is unshakable. I am afraid that this layer of consideration was hidden when he chose to use the Five Elements Soul Binding Formation as the trapping formation.
Qin Sheng reacted instantly and took a deep breath. Without thinking too much, he rushed forward, put one hand behind Xu Zhaoyi's head, and covered his mouth tightly with the other hand to interrupt the spell.
“…Hmm?”
Facing Xu Zhaoyi's eyes that suddenly widened and were full of bloodshot, Qin Sheng let go of his hand after their eyes met for a moment. Although they had slept in the same bed twice, they had never invaded each other's safe distance like this.
He shook his head, putting aside his slightly impetuous mood, and asked with a mixture of amusement and anger, "You want to send my father-in-law and mother-in-law away? Shouldn't you at least discuss this with me first?"
Xu Zhaoyi moved his lips, and after a while he said, "This is something I must face as a son."
It's his responsibility, not Qin Sheng's.
Qin Sheng was stunned at first, but he quickly understood what the other party meant: deciding whether two souls should completely perish was too heavy a task, and Xu Zhaoyi didn't want others to share the inner condemnation he had to bear for making this decision.
"Have you ever thought that maybe I have a way?" He sighed, raised his hand and pulled out a piece of jade from his neck, removed the chain, and stuffed it into Xu Zhaoyi's hand.
Xu Zhaoyi's breathing became a little rapid. The jade pendant felt cool in his palm, and he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. However, he couldn't take care of it for the time being. Thinking about what Qin Sheng had just said, he didn't dare to have too high expectations.
After all, in his opinion, this is a problem that no one has been able to solve from ancient times to the present. Can Qin Sheng really have a solution?
He pursed his lips, held the jade pendant and asked, "What is this?"
"The Soul-Restoring Jade, although it can't restore my father-in-law and mother-in-law's consciousness, it can put them into a deep sleep so that their souls are no longer tortured."
In this small world, it is a theorem similar to the law of cause and effect that evil spirits cannot be exorcised. No matter how high your cultivation level is, it will be useless. However, there are loopholes that can be exploited. For example, this soul-soothing jade was a reward for the task given to him by the system before. Strictly speaking, it is not a product of this small world and is not within this cause and effect.
And as the name suggests, it happens to have a powerful effect of soothing and nourishing the soul.
On the way back, he discussed it with Noodles. This piece of soul-soothing jade could be used as a new home for his father-in-law and mother-in-law. Noodles did a digital simulation and confirmed that this method was feasible.
Qin Sheng looked at Xu Zhaoyi's disbelief and chuckled, "You probably don't remember. I used it to coax you to sleep before."
No, Xu Zhaoyi thought with his eyes lowered, he had an impression. He remembered that night when he was burning hot and couldn't sleep, Qin Sheng did put something cold on his forehead.
As for coaxing him to sleep or something, Xu Zhaoyi temporarily cleared his mind of the fragmentary memories of the other party reciting the calming spell for him that night. He could feel that Qin Sheng deliberately said such fanciful words, probably just to make him relax a little, but now was really not the time for him to let his fantasies run wild.
He placed the Soul-Calming Jade in his hand carefully into the Soul-Binding Formation with some doubt. A layer of spiritual light could be seen flashing from the jade body with the naked eye. He waited anxiously for a moment, and was finally surprised to find that his parents really calmed down gradually under its influence.
Although he still looked dull and confused, he no longer looked as ferocious and bloodthirsty as before.
After a dark period, there is always light at the end of the tunnel. Xu Zhaoyi was in a trance, and felt that all his emotions had returned to normal, as if he had returned to the world again. Emotions such as palpitations, fear, joy, and gratitude instantly filled his heart. It took him a long time to find his voice.
"Qin Sheng..."
"Um?"
"Thank you very much."
He said these two words with extreme solemnity. It was conceivable how precious the Soul-Restoring Jade was. Under normal circumstances, Xu Zhaoyi would definitely not accept it, but now he really needed it. After thinking about it, he raised his hand and took off the necklace with the star stone hanging on it from his neck and handed it over.
"This necklace is a defensive magic weapon called the Zhoutian Star Shield, which can protect you." He said seriously.
Qin Sheng raised his eyebrows in surprise. He didn't expect Xu Zhaoyi to give this to him. Although both were products of the system, the levels of the Soul-Resting Jade and the Zhoutian Star Shield were incomparable. He didn't reach out for it, as he didn't intend to take advantage of it. Besides, the Star Shield would still be useful if it stayed with Xu Zhaoyi.
But Xu Zhaoyi seemed to guess that he wanted to refuse, and he blocked his words first, saying, "You were the one who said that we should each get what we need. I need the Soul-Soothing Jade, and you need help and protection. Isn't that perfect? If you refuse, I won't understand your purpose in being so kind to me."
[Ouch, if I don't accept it, will I be labeled as having a crush on him? Or is he taking advantage of someone's misfortune to force a marriage?] Noodles, chowing down on the side, commented: [But it would be weird if I accepted it, Host. It looks like you two are exchanging tokens of love.]
Qin Sheng had a very high level of psychological quality and remained unmoved. Not only did he not argue, he even nonchalantly echoed the sentiment: "The jade pendant seals our love. If you insist on saying so, you're not wrong."
He remained unmoved in his attitude towards Xu Zhaoyi. "Before I fell out with the Qin family, I didn't need any self-defense. The Qin family was my self-defense. As for you, I was wondering how I could hide your cultivation level after you started practicing. If I'm not mistaken, this necklace of yours can do that, right?"
"...Yeah." If Qin Sheng hadn't mentioned it, Xu Zhaoyi would have forgotten about it. It's just that he has nothing now and really has nothing else to give back to the other party.
No, it seems like he still has two blind boxes left to open?
Xu Zhaoyi's eyes lit up, and he breathed a sigh of relief at the thought. He took the necklace back and said, "Then remember this first. I'll give it to you when I get something suitable for you."
Qin Sheng smiled and nodded.
The two of them spent some time putting Xu Zhaoyi's parents into the soul-soothing jade. Just in case, the trapping formation was not removed at the same time. Since spiritual energy was of no use to ghosts, no arrangements were made. They wondered if they could find a way to get some high-purity Yin energy.
Qin Sheng waited until the incense burned out, then refilled it with a new burner of incense before leaving with the noodles. He only said one thing before leaving: "I know you must have a lot to say to your parents-in-law. Although you have the Soul-Soothing Jade to protect you, you have too much yang energy in you, so it's not good for you to stay here for too long. You have to come back every day to refill the incense. There is still a long way to go."
“…I understand.” Xu Zhaoyi hesitated for a moment as he hesitated to speak. The words father-in-law and mother-in-law came more and more easily to this person’s lips.
Qin Sheng went out with Noodles to prepare lunch. Noodles sat on the washbasin with his legs crossed, picking vegetables, and said leisurely, "What are you going to do with Xu Wenbo in the basement?"
Actually, Qin Sheng hadn't thought about this yet. It would be difficult to get the truth about the accident involving Xu Zhaoyi's parents by using the frivolous torture last night. When it comes to matters of life and death, even the most intolerant person would show a certain degree of endurance.
We can only find out the truth slowly.
He pondered for a moment and asked, "Are there any new tasks?"
Noodles glanced at the system panel and said, "No, I just gave you a practice method. It will take Dad some time to activate it."
At this time in the original novel, Xu Zhaoyi was also developing poorly, and due to limited conditions, his development was stunted. In the derivative storyline, his host also couldn't get rid of the sickly label left by the original owner, and he was a sickly pretty boy who couldn't do anything.
Now that a bug has appeared, the two are forced to join forces, and their situation is much better than their original destinies. This is an advantage, but the disadvantage is that the "script" they originally held has now been turned into a cloud by the butterfly. What should they do next? Even the system has to cross the river by feeling the stones.
"Then let's keep him for now." Qin Sheng seemed to be thinking about something. Although the plot was already messed up, as long as one's luck was not moving forward, one would either move forward or move backward. He and Xu Zhaoyi definitely had things they had to do.
In the original work, after Xu Zhaoyi gained a certain amount of strength, he established a small organization. Initially, it was for the grassroots practitioners to help and supervise each other, so that people in need like Jin Nianyue could seek help. Later, because Xu Zhaoyi's cultivation became stronger and stronger, the prestige of this organization became higher and higher, and it gradually became a beacon of order for the entire practice circle, and also established relations with the official.
As for his 'script', he himself had no authority to view it, and Noodles could do nothing about it, just like Xu Zhaoyi's system couldn't show the other party the original work. If he wanted to know the specific content, Xu Zhaoyi's system would probably have to wake up.
But it doesn’t really matter. It’s something that has to be done. When the time comes, the system will naturally give you the task.
Xu Zhaoyi really listened to the advice and came down from the room after not staying there for long. The three of them had lunch together. At Qin Sheng's signal, Noodles took out the book "Starfire Secret" and handed it to Xu Zhaoyi.
During the following days, Xu Zhaoyi immersed himself in cultivation, while Qin Sheng arranged for people to come in and renovate the idle garden and viewing attic on the other side of the manor.
The small organization in the original work was called Jueshailou. It was a place that Xu Zhaoyi randomly found to stay at that time. It was a small white three-story building located in a village in the city and was not very noticeable.
Now that this person has become his nominal wife no matter what, he certainly can't allow her to live in such a shabby and casual manner anymore. It just so happens that his manor is very empty and can be used after cleaning it up. In the future, Jueshailou will be changed to Jueshaizhuang.
But it's still too early to do this. He has to solve the problem of being controlled by the Qin family before he can do things freely.
The brothers that Xu Zhaoyi met in the original work and the beauties with great magical powers who could always help Xu Zhaoyi at the right time have not appeared yet.
Speaking of beauties, Qin Sheng suddenly remembered that he hadn't paid attention to his wife's childhood sweetheart for a long time, and he didn't know how the girl was doing after moving out of the house.
So he reached out and poked the fat boy next to him: "Go and see if Jin Nianyue is okay?"
Noodles made an OK gesture and went into Qin Sheng's phone.
Half an hour later, Noodles returned with both good news and bad news. "The good news is that Jin Nianyue has decisively distanced herself from her parents and is planning to open a pain therapy clinic. While her aptitude for cultivation isn't particularly strong, she possesses wood spiritual roots and knows some simple healing techniques. If no one bothers her anymore, she can be self-sufficient and live well."
Qin Sheng raised an eyebrow. "Obviously, what you said means that this 'if' is no longer true. So the bad news is that someone disturbed her? Who was it?"
Jin Nianyue's parents probably don't have the courage to accept his benefits and then go against his will. She herself is a Buddhist who is as kind as a Capybara. Such a person would never take the initiative to cause trouble.
"It's Qin Shi!" Noodles curled his lips in disdain. "He's a coward who only cares about the strong and the weak. He suffered a loss at the engagement party, but he didn't dare to bother us. Instead, he went crazy and ran to the Jin family to pursue Jin Nianyue. It's like he has some serious illness. I really can't figure out his motives, but he has no good intentions."
Although Jin Nianyue had already left home, how could Jin's father miss this opportunity? In his eyes, Qin Shi was much better than the sickly Qin Sheng. However, he did not dare to offend Qin Sheng, so he did not force it. He told Qin Shi that he agreed, as long as Qin Shi could get Jin Nianyue to agree.
Once Jin Nianyue agreed, it would rain and his wife's ex-fiancée would get married, and Qin Sheng would have nothing to say.
But how could Jin Nianyue possibly agree to this? Qin Shi came to harass her every day, and Jin Nianyue looked at him as if he were a pile of cow dung lying in the middle of the road.
Jin Nianyue probably thought that no matter how favored Qin Sheng was in the Qin family, his actual status could not compare to the talented Qin Shi. Even if they could help her, it would probably cost a considerable price, so she simply did not ask them for help.
This matter could not be ignored for both moral and logical reasons. Xu Zhaoyi was in seclusion, so Qin Sheng asked Mian Mian to stay at home to look after him while he went upstairs to change his clothes, intending to go there in person to deal with the matter.
But before he could change his clothes, a burning smell came over, and along with it, a message notification starting with [Congratulations, your Taoist partner Xu Zhaoyi has made a breakthrough...] suddenly flooded the system panel.
Qin Sheng made two swipes and found out that Xu Zhaoyi's cultivation, which had been inactive for the past few days, had suddenly exploded and he had advanced from the entry level of Qi Refining to the third level, reaching the third level of Qi Refining in an instant. Thanks to him, his own plug-in also reached the fourth level of Qi Refining.
For example, in the original work, Xu Zhaoyi's cultivation speed at the beginning of his second life was far beyond the reach of ordinary people. It doesn't make sense that with his all-round care, his progress would be worse than the original work.
He even suspected that it was indulgence that led to people's downfall, and that he had accidentally spoiled the male protagonist. Qin Sheng touched the tip of his nose, smiled, and finally felt relieved.
Wait...burnt smell?
Why does Breakthrough have a burnt smell?
[Noodles?] Qin Sheng walked to the door of Xu Zhaoyi's room and felt a wave of heat hitting him.
He was worried that Xu Zhaoyi had hit a roadblock in his cultivation, so he didn't dare to knock on the door rashly. He could only knock while asking in his mind: "Noodles, are you in there? What happened?"
[Wuwuwuwu! I think I'm in there, but I don't know what's going on, host!] Noodles cried in confusion: [I just got in when I realized something was wrong, and before I could see anything, I was immediately taken into the small dark room.]
QAQ terrible.
It was so dark in the small dark room that you couldn't see your hand in front of you, even though the fly vest it was wearing didn't have five fingers to begin with.
"Don't worry, I'll go in and take a look first." Qin Sheng didn't dare to hesitate any longer. He tried to mobilize his cultivation for the first time and kicked open the bedroom door.
What caught the eye was a blazing flame. Anything in the bedroom that could be set on fire was not spared. Fortunately, there was a formation that blocked it a little, preventing the flames that unconsciously ignited around Xu Zhaoyi, who was still in a state of meditation, from spreading out.
[I finally understand why you were locked up in the small dark room as soon as you came in.]
After Qin Sheng saw the scene in the room clearly, especially Xu Zhaoyi's condition, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. After a few seconds, he looked away a little uncomfortably.
Noodles was still in the dark room, asking loudly: [Why!]
Qin Sheng was silent for a moment, then couldn't help but chuckle: "You'd better not ask. The children who were locked up in the dark room for this reason shouldn't know."
Noodle:[……? ]
Qin Sheng silently turned around and went back to his own bedroom across the street. He found a whole set of clothes that he had never worn before, thinking in his heart that Noodles was really blessed.
The handsome man who he didn't see on the day of the engagement emerged from the bath in unparalleled splendor. After so many days of wandering around, he finally got to see it, and it was a top-secret version where he didn't even wear a bath towel.
After a while, the heat in the air subsided, and Qin Sheng knew that Xu Zhaoyi had probably woken up.
He took a bathrobe and walked to the other side. When he reached the door, he hesitated, stopped and did not go in. He turned sideways to indicate that he was not looking inside, and just stretched out one arm to hand the bathrobe in.
"Ahem...um, put it on first."
Although Qin Sheng politely didn't look again, he had seen it after all. When he thought of Xu Zhaoyi being naked at the moment, his mind couldn't help but associate those unspeakable scenes.
It was not until he felt his hand lighten and the bathrobe was silently taken away that Qin Sheng let out a long sigh without leaving a trace.
Noodles was finally released, and as soon as he came out, he screamed: "Oh my God, I'm finally released. What happened just now..."
He stopped talking mid-sentence, and Noodles flew around the room twice, stunned to find that there was a whole fire scene here, and even the bed was burned to ashes.
"Oh my God?" Noodles looked at the devastated room, then looked at Xu Zhaoyi, who was intact in the ruins, but wearing a bathrobe, with red ears but trying to remain calm.
Thinking about what Qin Sheng said and how he refused to tell him what happened in the room, it seemed to understand.
So the reason why it was caught off guard and dragged into the small dark room when it came in was because the clothes on its little father were also burned, and the scenes in the room were all over the place?
Then its host also came in, didn't it mean...
It made an exaggerated "whoa" sound and went on and on.
When Xu Zhaoyi heard the deadly noise, his expression, which had been trying to maintain its calm, became like a depth bomb was dropped on him. With a bang, all kinds of emotions exploded.
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