Chapter 50 Chapter 50 This hug is still not up to standard...
Qin Sheng is a very cautious person. He is used to being well prepared for everything he does and leaving a way out in advance. It would be too difficult for him to just rush in.
Even if he was 80% sure that Xu Zhaoyi would accept his hug for which he had no reason to give, and his heart was moved, when it came to actually taking action, he would not choose to gamble on the remaining 20% that might not happen unless it was absolutely necessary.
But after his Waterloo, he didn't hesitate to speculate about this strange task with the greatest malice. He suspected that the next time he pretended to be cold and took the initiative to hug Xu Zhaoyi, the system would determine that it was not a hug but an act of warming. It was troublesome that he didn't have the final right of interpretation.
He shared this speculation with Noodles, but Noodles couldn't give him any guarantees and could only offer earnest advice: "That's why I'm advising you not to try to cheat by changing concepts!"
[…Let me think about it.] Qin Sheng shook his head. He would rather take a few more detours and then talk about it later if he really can't get through.
Even if the mission cannot be completed, it doesn’t matter. If this weapon is gone, there will be another one.
He suddenly thought, this seemingly strange and actually not serious mission could be just a random excuse to give them equipment?
Unexpectedly, the questions they thought were easy to answer turned out to be more difficult for them than routine tasks like the transnational pursuit of Feng Lili.
As soon as the pot of medicinal-flavored four-square hot pot soup base arrived for dinner, Zhou Jianwei's new DNA started to move. He snorted a few times and asked, "Is this for improving body coldness?"
Xu Zhaoyi nodded. He was a little surprised that Zhou Jianwei could actually smell the effects of the medicine. What kind of Xiantian Palace Fighting Saint Body was this?
In fact, Zhou Jianwei didn't recognize several medicinal herbs at all. It was purely intuitive. One of the special abilities given to him by the chemical reaction between the fox fruit and the spiritual roots in his body.
"Is this for Mr. Qin?" Zhou Jianwei asked enthusiastically, "Would you like me to take a look? If it's just due to a weak constitution, I can cure it right away."
If it is a certain disease, it can be cured, but he is not sure whether his ability can cure it, so he did not make any boasts in advance. After all, even the Qin family, who is rich and powerful, is helpless.
He didn't know this before, but during the time when he was harassed by Qin Shi, he also inquired about the Qin family's affairs. He knew that Qin Sheng was in poor health and was the only one of the Qin family's generation who could not practice cultivation, but he was very favored. Qin Shi had always been concerned about him, so he didn't force himself on this little Karami from the beginning, and only dared to touch him.
This time, Qin Sheng returned home early because of the trouble he had caused, and also protected his family well. He felt very guilty about it and had been looking for an opportunity to bring up this matter.
But Qin Sheng had taken him home to have a physical examination by Xu Zhaoyi, his boyfriend who was so strong that he could strangle a cow to death with his bare hands, but he never asked him to take a look, so he didn't dare to ask easily.
However, the fact that he thought of him first when Xu Zhaoyi was unconscious showed that he trusted him and his new ability. Zhou Jianwei thought that even if it was difficult to say it, he should give it a try. What if he really could do it?
Hearing this, Xu Zhaoyi shook his head silently. After a long moment, he said, "His physical condition is very special. He can only be treated with warming nourishment. Your healing ability works too quickly, and he can't bear it."
Qin Sheng's body is like a leaky sieve. He should have been a healthy person. Not to mention his talent for cultivation, he should have at least lived to be a hundred years old. However, his karma was consuming his future vitality. This process was controlled by invisible laws, neither fast nor slow, neither light nor heavy. As long as he didn't commit suicide before the age of thirty and maintained this delicate balance, he would not die.
If the problem of the forbidden area is not solved, it will be useless no matter what Qin Sheng does. He actually knows that if he insists on feeding Qin Sheng medicinal food, the effect will not be great. At most, it can reduce the degree of Qin Sheng's discomfort from ten points to nine points. Qin Sheng lets him toss around just to indulge him and give himself peace of mind.
While eating, Xu Zhaoyi watched Qin Sheng, who looked helpless but still obediently put his food into the medicinal soup. Feelings of relief, sourness, satisfaction, and heartache filled his chest. In the end, he felt a mixture of various emotions and couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad.
After dinner, several people sat in the yard and chatted. Jin Nianyue suddenly mentioned that strange things had happened in the Xu family recently, an adult had disappeared, and two children had died. She asked Xu Zhaoyi if he knew about it.
The Xu family was not nice to Xu Zhaoyi, so Jin Nianyue didn't take this matter as a big deal and told him specifically. She didn't mention it when they met during the day to spoil the fun, but now she felt that the atmosphere was just right.
"Who died?" Xu Zhaoyi really didn't know. After killing Xu Wenbai, he temporarily put aside the revenge for the Xu family.
After returning from Nanyang, he devoted himself to cultivation, hoping to reach the ninth level of Qi training as soon as possible. If Qin Sheng had not seen that he had made no progress and did not want him to waste time, and pulled him out to relax, he would have turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside.
"Xu Zhaoxi and Xu Ming...ze." Jin Nianyue had to use up some brain cells to remember the latter's full name.
Xu Zhaoxi is Xu Wenbo's son, only six years old. Xu Mingze is even younger, the grandson of Xu Zhaoyi's second uncle, and he just turned four this year.
Qin Sheng and Xu Zhaoyi looked at each other when they heard the news. Was it a coincidence that this happened just after Xu Wenbo died?
Seeing that they truly didn't know, Jin Nianyue told them what she had heard: "It's said that your fifth uncle offended someone and has been missing for a long time. The Xu family never dared to make it public and searched for him secretly. Only recently did they confirm that your fifth uncle was dead, but they still couldn't find his body. They could only notify a few close relatives and friends to hold a simple funeral in a cenotaph. Unexpectedly, two more children died during this period. We all guess that the person who killed your fifth uncle wants to kill him completely..."
Xu Zhaoyi listened with a blank expression. The person who actually killed Xu Wenbai was sitting in front of Jin Nianyue. He and Qin Sheng had not yet started to attack other members of the Xu family.
[Could it be the Qin family who did it?] He turned to look at Qin Sheng.
Qin Sheng's eyes indicated impossibility. "The Xu family and Feng Lili are different. The former are your relatives after all, so they will definitely put my wishes first. No one would do such a thing on their own initiative, especially killing two ignorant youngsters. The possibility of you being soft-hearted is very high. Whoever does this will definitely become my punching bag, which is a thankless task."
Xu Zhaoyi thought about it and said, "This is just too coincidental. The Xu family has only been bullying themselves at home over the years, but they haven't offended anyone outside of the family."
He didn't feel anything, just had a hunch that something was wrong. Seeing that he didn't care and obviously had no feelings for the two kids, Qin Sheng felt relieved. Then he remembered that the ending of the Xu family in the original novel was also quite bizarre, with the whole family dying suddenly overnight.
Maybe there really is something strange about it. In the original work, Xu Zhaoyi was too lazy to care about it after hearing about it, so Qin Sheng has no idea what exactly happened.
Qin Sheng is not as careless as Xu Zhaoyi. If there is really someone secretly targeting the Xu family but does not find out the reason, who knows whether his wife is included in the other party's blacklist?
Although Xu Zhaoyi was not found in the original work, it is more likely because Xu Zhaoyi is very powerful. It would be quite disgusting to think that there is such a person secretly spying and waiting for an opportunity to act.
Not checking it out is like guarding against thieves for a thousand days. Given his caution, he must find out now that he knows about it.
[I'll have someone investigate.] He was debating whether to just leave it to the Qin family, or wait for Feng Lili and the others to arrive and then hand the matter over to them.
Xu Zhaoyi originally wanted to say no. Although he would not hate the two children under the age of seven, he would definitely not repay evil with kindness and seek justice for them.
But just as he was about to say it, he suddenly remembered that his surname was also Xu. After Qin Sheng married him, he would be considered half a member of the Xu family in the eyes of outsiders. It would be bad if the Xu family really had some hidden enemies that he didn't know about, which might endanger Qin Sheng. So he swallowed the words back.
He is not alone now and can no longer be indifferent like before. Qin Sheng has the protection of the Qin family, but the Qin family will be gone sooner or later. He should learn to take responsibility early.
In the end, Qin Sheng decided not to bother two people with the same matter. He would let the Qin family deal with the Xu family's affairs. If he really had a hidden enemy, they might take action against him because of Xu Zhaoyi. He didn't need to ask for it. The Qin family would definitely not tolerate the other party's existence. It would be even better if he could help him solve this hidden danger before his own destruction, which would be the best use of his resources.
When Jin Nianyue saw that the people on the opposite side became absent-minded after she told them the news, she guessed that there might be something else going on.
She didn't have much to offer, so she just asked, "Your fifth uncle's funeral is scheduled for the day after tomorrow. The two little ones will probably be there together. Do you want to go then?"
Xu Zhaoyi came back to his senses and looked at him and smiled: "I'm afraid they don't really want me to go."
Jin Nianyue didn't care what the Xu family thought. She just felt that if Xu Zhaoyi was curious about what happened to the Xu family, the funeral was the most legitimate opportunity to go and investigate.
"Can I go?" Xu Zhaoyi asked Qin Sheng with wide eyes.
Qin Sheng glanced at him and said in a long tone: "If you want to go, we will go."
Why are you acting so cute when you're such a grown-up?
"I can go by myself. It's not a good place there." Xu Zhaoyi opened his eyes reflexively and excluded Qin Sheng without hesitation. He didn't want to take Qin Sheng with him because his uncles were not only vicious, but also stupid, which made people very worried.
We are not afraid of them planning things deliberately, but we are afraid that they will have a sudden inspiration, just like the previous Gu Master incident, where they act on impulse and do whatever they want, and they are quite active.
"That's fine." Qin Sheng had no objection. If he was not allowed to go, he would follow secretly. With his current strength of the ninth level of Qi Refining, he didn't need the help of the bodyguards to enter and leave the manor alone.
Before the end of this team-building trip, Xu Zhaoyi poked Qin Sheng and winked at him. Qin Sheng understood and stood up and pulled Zhou Jianwei aside to talk to him about joining Southern Communication University.
He still skipped the point that unlocking the Fox Fruit required a Jindan stage cultivator, lest Zhou Jianwei feel hopeless and despair. He simply said, "You'd be safer if you joined the organization. You wouldn't have to stay in the safe house I gave you. Your family wouldn't have much freedom, and I think your family also needs you to have a stable job."
Zhou Jianwei pondered for a moment. In the first thirty years of his life, the five words "stable job" had nothing to do with joining a spiritual organization like Theravada Buddhism.
Qin Sheng is simply redefining the word stability.
But his life actually became a mess and out of control after he accidentally ate the fox fruit. His worldview has been torn down and rebuilt. If it were a few months ago, how could he have imagined that he, a middle-aged fat man, would be sexually harassed by a playboy like Qin Shi?
Zhou Jianwei also knew that he had to adapt slowly.
"I want to go back and discuss this with my wife."
"It's my duty." Qin Sheng nodded in understanding. "Don't feel pressured. I'm just making a suggestion. Feng Lili won't be returning home so soon. You still have time to think it over carefully."
If all else fails, we can wait until they've dealt with the Qin family before resuming normal life. It could be within a year at the shortest, or a few years at the most.
"Don't worry, Mr. Qin. I understand."
After the two finished their conversation, Zhou Jianwei first went to ask his former boss Jin Nianyue for some advice, while Qin Sheng returned to Xu Zhaoyi. He was still thinking about the task, and his hands were not very honest when he sat down. He stretched out his arms and placed them on the sofa cushions behind Xu Zhaoyi, forcing a posture that vaguely encircled the person in his arm span.
This posture certainly couldn't be defined as a hug even if he tried to deceive himself, but just like preparing to start a race, as long as he stretched out his hand, Xu Zhaoyi would be immediately encircled in his arms.
Qin Sheng lowered his eyes, his mind torn between his conscience and his desires, and he couldn't make up his mind.
At this time, Noodles approached stealthily, rolled his eyes, adjusted the angle, lowered his body, gathered strength with his hind legs, and then launched himself into Xu Zhaoyi's arms with a catapult.
Xu Zhaoyi subconsciously caught it and was pulled back by inertia. Because he was on the sofa, Xu Zhaoyi was not on guard and simply relaxed his body and leaned back, right into Qin Sheng's arms, with the back of his head resting on Qin Sheng's arm.
Qin Sheng also reflexively raised his hand slightly to hold his shoulder because he suddenly fell over, and it seemed that he was reluctantly taking the initiative to hug him.
A perfect hug was born.
"What's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly going crazy?" Xu Zhaoyi hissed. This brat Noodles was really heavy.
Noodles relied on the orange cat vest and couldn't speak in front of people, so he opened his eyes wide and meowed at Xu Zhaoyi, pretending to be stupid.
Xu Zhaoyi pinched its cheek in annoyance. Just when he was about to say that he was immune to this trick and asked it to tell the truth, he heard Qin Sheng chuckle beside him.
He immediately turned around and asked, "What are you laughing at..."
When their eyes met, he realized that they were extremely close. He didn't know how Qin Sheng suddenly embraced him in his arms. He quickly turned his head back, and then a look of sudden realization flashed across his face. He stretched out his finger and pointed meaningfully at the big cat's head of Noodles.
Qin Sheng did not let go of the hand on his shoulder. Xu Zhaoyi actually did not dodge as Noodles said, and let him hug him like a gangster, even though Qin Sheng could feel that the other party's body was somewhat stiff and difficult to control.
"Nothing, I just think the way it opens its eyes wide and pretends to be innocent is a bit like you." Qin Sheng honestly told the reason why he laughed. At a certain moment just now, he even felt that Xu Zhaoyi and the orange cat Noodles looked a bit like father and son.
However, as soon as these words were spoken, Xu Zhaoyi and Noodles looked at him with dissatisfaction at the same time.
Noodles: [What do you mean by playing innocent? Host, are you the kind of person who would burn bridges after crossing them?] Who did it work so hard for? It was all in vain!
Xu Zhaoyi looked uncomfortable: [When did I give you this illusion?]
He felt uncomfortable all over, as if someone had suddenly praised him with the word "cute", and the discomfort was doubly so when that person was Qin Sheng.
His sexual orientation is no longer straight, but his personality is still straight.
Qin Sheng also realized that straight men probably couldn't stand hearing such ambiguous statements, so he immediately reflected humbly: "I didn't mean to say you were like a cat. I just think that after spending so much time with you, Noodles can occasionally see some of your shadow in it."
"Really?" Xu Zhaoyi was skeptical.
Qin Sheng said sincerely: [Of course.]
Almost a minute had passed in the back and forth conversation. Qin Sheng and Xu Zhaoyi were chatting casually and had no time to be distracted, so they asked Noodles to check the progress of the task.
Noodles, with a fat orange face, opened the task panel with a grumble. When he saw that the progress bar on the panel was still zero, he didn't care that his plan had failed, and immediately let out a gloating sigh.
"Look at this retribution for crossing the river and destroying the bridge!" It loudly reported the result in Qin Sheng's mind, its voice as bright and cheerful as if announcing good news: "You can let go of little daddy now, this hug is still not up to standard!"
Qin Sheng raised his eyebrows and took back his arm around Xu Zhaoyi's shoulders while drinking tea, without missing Xu Zhaoyi's long sigh of relief.
This task is also difficult for his straight wife.
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