Chapter 78 Chapter 78 I suspect Xu Zhaoyi is panting deliberately for him to hear...
Qin Sheng looked motionless, seemingly calm and composed, but in fact his pupils were trembling and his vision was unfocused.
This really scared him a bit. He had remained calm many times when Xu Zhaoyi kissed him before. It turned out that he was just not sensitive enough to such simple intimate contact.
Xu Zhaoyi took advantage of his daze, quietly reached out and pinched his waist. An unexpected cry jumped out of Qin Sheng's throat. Hearing it, Xu Zhaoyi's whole body tensed up, and he also stopped Wu Yunlian who was about to knock on the door.
Swallowing his saliva in frustration, Xu Zhaoyi realized that he had overestimated his own willpower and shot himself in the foot.
The body's reaction was transmitted truthfully through the clothes of the two people.
Qin Sheng's expression changed several times before finally letting out a sigh. He looked at his wife, who was struggling to hide her embarrassment, and asked jokingly, "Um... do you want to hear the mantra?"
Xu Zhaoyi: [………]Listen to shit!
His face flushed and he pushed away Qin Sheng who was still pressing on him, then quickly went to the bathroom.
Soon the sound of water could be heard in the bathroom. Wu Yunlian, who was at the door, probably thought that they were having sex in broad daylight and that it was not enough that they went to the bathroom to play. She was annoyed that he was only concerned about his own absurd behavior when he was in big trouble at home. The guilt and sympathy that she had felt for Qin Sheng defending Qin Xing disappeared instantly.
But she didn't dare to disturb him.
Qin Sheng was lying on the bed and heard her slightly angry footsteps circling twice and then gradually moving away. He raised his eyebrows.
Noodles covered his eyes and ran away as soon as the two of them rolled together, fearing that he would be dragged into the small dark room if he was a step slower. Now that Qin Sheng was alone, he had the time to examine his active heartbeat which had not yet completely calmed down.
He seems a little abnormal.
The sound of water in the bathroom kept coming into his ears. Qin Sheng tried his best to control himself from carefully distinguishing the movements hidden by the sound of water, but this was a bit difficult. He didn't even need to use any external plug-ins, he could hear it clearly by himself.
He even suspected that his wife was panting deliberately for him to hear, but he had no evidence.
In fact, Xu Zhaoyi couldn't be so polite to him, but at this time, it was inevitable that his breathing became a little rapid. He had tried his best to suppress it, and it was not obvious at all. It was just that someone was listening attentively.
After Xu Zhaoyi came out of the shower, he returned to the bed with dampness all over his body. He felt a little uncomfortable and hesitated whether to apologize to Qin Sheng.
This was different from the situation in the Xu family yard. This time, he was the one who took a tentative step into the forbidden zone. Naturally, everything that happened afterwards was his primary responsibility, not to mention that he had just made Qin Sheng feel this offense directly.
However, Qin Sheng did not give him this opportunity. When he saw him come back, he reached out and pulled him back to the head of the bed, and continued to sit on the head of the bed with him side by side.
He didn't seem to mind at all, and didn't even subconsciously avoid the physical touch. Xu Zhaoyi breathed a sigh of relief, but was also really curious about what Qin Sheng was thinking.
Don’t refuse, don’t accept, and welcome everyone who comes.
To put it simply, Qin Sheng is a classic template of a modern scumbag, but Xu Zhaoyi doesn't feel that way. He doesn't feel that the other party is deliberately being distant in such a relationship, or that he is deliberately keeping him hanging.
Qin Sheng is a very special person. His special growing environment has shaped his special character. Xu Zhaoyi realized long ago after the fallacy that the person who is loved suffers more that Qin Sheng's emotional logic cannot be guessed by common sense.
The only thing he was sure of was that Qin Sheng's indulgence of his occasional intimacy attempts that crossed the line was probably based on the basic logic of doing good for him.
Because although Qin Sheng is cunning, his character is actually very simple. As long as he believes that you are one of his own, he will never hurt you and will subconsciously protect you.
This judgment may be a bit arbitrary. Xu Zhaoyi couldn't explain what attracted him to Qin Sheng at the beginning, but when he observed this person again now, he just felt that Qin Sheng was essentially a very good person.
The lenses of glasses with 800 degrees of myopia are not as thick as his filters, but he is still unaware of it.
[What are you thinking about?] Qin Sheng waited for a long time but Xu Zhaoyi didn't speak, so he had to break the silence between them himself.
Xu Zhaoyi hesitated for a moment, then said honestly: "I'm wondering what kind of mentality you have in allowing me to kiss you. Do you really not feel uncomfortable?"
If Qin Sheng showed any resistance or disgust even once, he would not continue and would definitely be careful to keep a safe distance from the other person.
[No.] Qin Sheng denied it. He was very frank about this. Of course, it was mainly because he was very confused at the moment, so he didn't hesitate to speak his true thoughts out of guilt.
He thought seriously for a moment before choosing his words carefully: "I'm not sure what I'm thinking. Perhaps my thoughts are constantly changing. As for why you're wondering why I indulge you so much, I can only say that I'm probably used to it..."
When he said he was used to it, he smiled helplessly, and then continued: "I just think you want it, I can accept it, I can give it to you, so why not give it to you?"
He hasn't figured out whether he has that kind of feeling towards Xu Zhaoyi, but after these few months of being together as one, Xu Zhaoyi is definitely a very important person to him.
Friendship, family, and even love, for someone like him, the boundaries are actually not that clear. Perhaps the other person's existence has already surpassed these three, which makes it almost impossible for him to refuse, or not necessarily.
He looked at Xu Zhaoyi and said frankly: "To be honest, if you force me to act like a normal person and accept if I want to be with you and reject if I don't, I will probably choose to accept at this stage."
But that is completely laying mines for the future.
If you could give me a little more time...
Xu Zhaoyi heard this and said hurriedly: [Of course.]
He had no intention of forcing Qin Sheng to give an answer before the Qin family's affairs were completely resolved. He had not forgotten that there was still a secret between them that had not been solved. He just needed to confirm that Qin Sheng was not always tolerating his inappropriate behavior.
After Xu Zhaoyi finished speaking, he moved closer to him and gave him a kiss. Qin Sheng lay motionless and let him kiss him. Finally, he raised his hand, placed his palm on his head, and rubbed it gently.
This is the scene that Noodles saw when he came back after wandering around outside.
[Oh my god, you guys aren't done yet?] It assumes that the relationship between the two has developed to the point of being unclear. After all, it doesn't allow anything 18+ to be seen, and the main focus is on making random guesses.
"It hasn't even started, what's the point of ending it?" Qin Sheng pulled it out of his mind, pinched its chubby cat face, and then asked: "Where did you go just now?"
"According to your previous arrangements, we're heading to the Frost Mist Forest!" Noodles reported: "The Frost Mist Forest's formation has been activated, and a large area of miasma is spreading. I can't see clearly what's going on inside."
[The Frost Mist Forest isn't important. They're probably worried there might be someone hiding there, so they're trying to force them out with the miasma. The most important thing right now is that the two Foundation Establishment cultivators have been alerted and could appear at any moment, waiting for an opportunity. We need to find a way to separate them and defeat them one by one.]
There's nothing I can do about this noodle.
Qin Sheng told Xu Zhaoyi about the situation. Xu Zhaoyi thought for a moment and said, "How about trying the two peaches to kill three warriors? The relationship between those two people might not be unbreakable."
"You mean the spirit stones?" Qin Sheng sighed. "The Qin family is currently facing a period of turmoil, and they are experienced and wise. They are not fools like Qin Kangnian. I'm afraid they won't be fooled so easily."
[The spirit stone probably doesn't have that effect.] Xu Zhaoyi shook his head: [Even if they could borrow the spiritual energy from the spirit stone to break through to the middle stage of foundation building, the golden elixir stage would still be out of reach. It's not worth turning against them.]
Qin Sheng followed his words and quickly understood the underlying meaning. He raised an eyebrow and said, "As long as they can't break through to the Golden Core stage, their lifespans won't change. Therefore, things that directly extend their lifespans are more appealing to them than spiritual energy. These two have lived for who knows how many years. Even if they're at the Foundation Establishment stage, their lifespans should be nearing their end. But the longer they live, the more afraid they must be of death."
"That's right." Xu Zhaoyi's only concern was: "Longevity treasures are hard to come by. If I get a fake one, even Qin Kangnian wouldn't be fooled."
When it comes to the foundation-building stage, the vitality needed to prolong life is extremely huge. The method of borrowing life can only be used by old men who have not yet broken through the foundation-building stage. Therefore, the method proposed by Xu Zhaoyi is feasible. The only trouble is that this thing is too rare and they themselves do not have it.
At this time, Qin Sheng had to rely on his villain thinking to solve the problem. He almost instantly thought of a new way to solve the problem.
[While a Foundation Establishment cultivator can't borrow lifespan from ordinary people, it should be okay to borrow lifespan from someone who's also in the Foundation Establishment stage, right?]
Qin Sheng had no intention of looking for rare treasures to prolong their lives.
He said: "We don't even need to offer any help. Just spread this message to them. Do you think they can sleep well at night if they stay together?"
Even though Xu Zhaoyi had an 800-meter filter for him, after hearing what he said, he had to admit: [You are still the more mean.]
This is simply an open conspiracy, and the bet is whether people's hearts can stand the test. Even if you think you will never do such a thing, can you believe that the other party will not do it either?
Even if they knew that someone was telling them such things, they had no choice but to be fooled because they were afraid to gamble.
So Xu Zhaoyi began to send text messages to ask Master Raphael, the encyclopedia of unconventional things, whether he had ever heard of any method to borrow lifespan during the foundation-building period.
Raphael really did have this situation. This kind of situation was rare in their native land, but in the chaotic South Seas, anything strange could happen.
A sorcerous sacrifice can solve the problem, of course there are side effects, and your cultivation will stop from then on, and there will be no chance of breaking through to the Golden Elixir again.
But in this day and age, breaking through the Golden Elixir stage is a hopeless path. At least this method can allow them to live a few hundred more years, so it doesn't seem like a difficult choice.
Qin Sheng did not hide this side effect. After all, if there was no price at all, it would seem like a scam, which would discourage people. Only by clearly marking the price could he gain people's trust.
He acted quickly and asked Feng Lili to arrange dozens of drones, which were controlled by Noodles. That night, they scattered small notes in the Hanyan Forest, almost covering the entire forest. It was guaranteed that it would take at least ten days or half a month to clean up. As long as they were not blind, the two Qing Dynasty people would definitely see them.
Noodles was frugal and didn't want to turn the drones into disposable props, so he remotely controlled them to move around in a coquettish manner. In the end, Qin Sheng asked him to cut off the contact quickly, and it finally stopped.
“They could have gotten away!” Noodles said regretfully.
Qin Sheng was both amused and angry: [They are not you, they don't have your independent consciousness, can you please not treat them as your own kind? It's creepy.]
He patted Noodles' little head and explained, "If you let them go, we can't retrieve them. Otherwise, they'll be tracked down, and Feng Lili and the others will be in danger."
[Huh?] Noodles didn't think much of it at first, but after hearing that, he realized he'd almost become a stupid teammate.
[Sorry, I was wrong!]QAQ
[It's not your fault.] Qin Sheng smiled and said softly: [I forgot to tell you in advance.]
He never had any expectations of Noodles' intelligence that exceeded the other party's actual ability. For him, Noodles was perfect as long as he was obedient, well-behaved and not rebellious.
It's much better than a system that gives the host electric shock therapy at every turn. He remembered Noodles saying that most of the pheasant systems they attack are of that type.
After that night, the atmosphere in the Qin family became more solemn. They all realized that the person who targeted the Qin family this time must have extraordinary abilities. Fortunately, Gu Qingyue stood in front of them. The old man now felt that it was too late to regret that he was careless and let the wolf into the house.
But the result has already happened, and he can only go to the two ancestors in Hanyan Forest to apologize.
The two of them didn't have time to scold him at the moment. After saying some polite words, each with their own thoughts, they sent him away.
The two old men who were in the foundation-building stage looked at each other. If it were normal times, they could have easily had one of them stay at the Qin family while the other left to travel around, and they could have agreed on a time to take turns guarding this place.
But now, if they really fall for this obvious trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain, they would be too gullible.
But the conspiracy was hard to unravel. They really couldn't stay together like before. They looked at each other with subconscious avoidance. No one dared to face their own heart and explore whether they were ready to use the evil sacrificial magic.
Then they could only settle for the next best thing. One of them would go into the forbidden area to guard it, while the other would stay outside, and they would agree on a time to take turns.
Doing so can make both of them feel at ease to the greatest extent. Firstly, because of the importance of the forbidden area, the two of them will never fight in the forbidden area, because once the formation in the forbidden area is destroyed, they will immediately suffer backlash, so the people staying in the forbidden area are absolutely safe.
As for those who stay outside, the one guarding the forbidden area will be a little weaker because he has to fight against the negative energy inside, and he is relatively safe.
It sounds good, but when they discussed who would go down to guard the forbidden area first, they had a disagreement, because sooner or later they would have to change shifts, and by then the people who stayed in the forbidden area would be too weak to be slaughtered.
None of them thinks that they would do such a thing, so they should stay out. In fact, they just don't trust each other.
Finally, one of them suggested that they should enter the forbidden area together. After all, they would definitely not attack each other in the forbidden area.
But this also has a big hidden danger, that is, their strength will be weakened over time, and it will be dangerous once they encounter a strong enemy.
In the end, we discussed it for a whole day but still came to no conclusion.
That night was exactly the time that Gu Mailan had arranged to meet Qin Sheng at midnight every two days. Gu Mailan easily avoided the detection of the two old men, contacted Fly Noodles who was guarding the lake, and was brought to Qin Sheng's room.
Qin Sheng and Gu Mailan informed him of their actions over the past two days. Gu Mailan took a pen and paper and wrote: As long as one of them enters the forbidden area, I will be able to kill him. Inside the forbidden area, I have more advantages as a ghost cultivator, and they are no match for me.
Xu Zhaoyi felt that this was not possible when he heard it. He might as well have been overthinking it. He had a feeling that if things really developed in this way, something unexpected would happen to Gu Mailan. He didn't want Qin Sheng to lose her again.
He quickly took out a piece of paper and wrote: It shouldn’t be the case. This method will involve too many sacrifices for the one who goes down to the forbidden area first.
After finishing writing, I was relieved to see that Gu Mailan did not insist on challenging the foundation-building challenge alone.
Only then did he take the time to look at the handwriting he had just written. It was a bit ugly, especially when placed next to his mother-in-law's smooth, beautiful and neat handwriting. His handwriting seemed like a show-off. So he quietly took out his own piece, crumpled it up, and threw it into the trash can.
Qin Sheng looked at him with amusement. Xu Zhaoyi noticed it and glared at him secretly, asking him to write one and see!
With a light chuckle, Qin Sheng casually picked up the pen and soon a line of clear and vigorous handwriting appeared on the paper, causing Xu Zhaoyi to open his eyes wide unconsciously.
Gu Mailan smiled and shook her head.
Peacock spreads its tail!
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The author has something to say: *The story of two peaches killing three men comes from the section "Liangqiu Ju asked Yan Zi" in "The Spring and Autumn Annals of Yan Zi·Inner Chapters, Remonstration, Part Two".
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