Chapter 79 Chapter 79 What about such a big colleague?
Qin Sheng's plan will generally go smoothly as long as there is no pig-like enemy like Gu Qingyue appearing in the middle.
As expected, the two people in the forest separated, one leaving and the other staying. Qin Sheng was about to go with Gu Mailan to deal with the one who left. Xu Zhaoyi was shocked: [You are not going to take me?!]
"Why bring you along?" Qin Sheng was also shocked, but he was pretending. He then began to reason: "Two against one is safe enough. You haven't established your foundation yet, so you'd be vulnerable against someone at the foundation-building stage. Before, you were the only one around who could help, but now..."
"You don't need me now, right?" Xu Zhaoyi said with a half-smile, unwilling to admit that he was indeed a little unhappy.
Qin Sheng tapped his forehead. "No, I don't need it. If it weren't for you, I'd probably still be stuck in the manor, exhausting myself trying to figure out how to escape."
This is true. Even though the reason why Xu Zhaoyi appeared in his bed at the beginning was very outrageous, the subsequent development was actually a blessing in disguise for him. The one who suffered was Xu Zhaoyi, whose system accidentally ate noodles. This was also the reason why he tried to be as attentive to Xu Zhaoyi as possible at the beginning.
"Alright, then you guys be careful." Xu Zhaoyi touched his forehead and rolled his eyes at him. It wasn't that he had to be tough, he just wasn't used to Qin Sheng suddenly not needing him as much.
Before this, their connection had always been very close, almost in a completely passive state of binding. He knew that this state would change as they each completed their respective tasks, but he didn't expect that when he actually started to untie them, he didn't feel any relaxation at all.
Qin Sheng was very good at observing people's expressions and almost immediately noticed that his wife was in a bad mood.
"Why are you so clingy?" He deliberately teased, "I'm going to do something serious. Please be fair. When you went out to challenge others in Nanyang, didn't you let me stay at home?"
[How can it be the same?] Xu Zhaoyi looked at him in disbelief. At first, he really thought Qin Sheng was a weak and sickly handsome man who couldn't take care of himself!
Qin Sheng sat aside, took a sip of the coffee on the table, and said calmly: "What's the difference? Did you trust me to go with you back then? I don't trust you now either. It's the same feeling."
Xu Zhaoyi couldn't stand seeing him showing off, so he narrowed his eyes and sneered: "I was worried about you because I liked you back then. Do you like me now?"
The main character is outspoken.
Anyway, everything is out in the open, they have kissed countless times, he can't be shy at all. He knows that Qin Sheng's obsessive-compulsive disorder makes it impossible for him to say the word "I like you" with certainty when everything is still uncertain.
Qin Sheng choked for a moment, and after a while he said, "I always value you. You are very important to me."
Even though he guessed he would make an excuse, Xu Zhaoyi was still both infuriated and amused by his remarks, and gave him a serious evaluation: [You really have the potential to be a scumbag.]
Qin Sheng nodded: [Thank you for the compliment.]
[…I’m not praising you!]
[Oh, okay.] His tone was a little disappointed.
Xu Zhaoyi was amazed and was sure that even if ten of him were to fight Qin Sheng, they would not be a match for him.
In the evening, Qin Sheng, who had originally said that he would not take him with him, still took him out. Qin Sheng drove the car himself, and naturally there was a group of people following behind him.
Inside the car, Xu Zhaoyi thought he had changed his mind and asked curiously, "Why are you willing to let me go again? Is there something you need me to do?"
"No." Qin Sheng answered him while driving: "I didn't plan to take you on any risks, but it's not safe for you to stay at the Qin family's either. I told them I was taking you to the hot springs. You can stay in the hot spring yard where we went last time tonight."
Xu Zhaoyi thought about it and felt that it was not appropriate: [As soon as we left the Qin family, the foundation-building ancestor died. Isn't this too deliberate? Will it arouse suspicion?]
Especially with so many things happening these days, I'm afraid any stray dog passing by the Qin family's gate would be suspected.
Hearing this, Qin Sheng chuckled nonchalantly and said, "As long as that Foundation Establishment cultivator outside dies, what's the point of their suspicions? By then, the Qin family will only have one Foundation Establishment cultivator and one half-step Foundation Establishment cultivator left. They won't have the guts to challenge me anymore."
However, Xu Zhaoyi's concerns were real, and Qin Sheng had already considered this, so he added, "I've had Husheng bring the Yin-Yang Ring, the Bright Light Drunk, and other items you might need from the manor to the room we stayed in before in the hot spring courtyard. If someone attacks you before I return, don't worry. You have the Blazing Gold Fan, the Yin-Yang Ring, and the Nine-Curved Corridor, plus your ninth-level Qi Refining cultivation. Even if you were to face the old man, you should be able to defend yourself."
As for the remaining foundation-building stage, at that critical moment, he absolutely did not dare to leave the Qin family for a single step.
This is why he had to take Xu Zhaoyi away from the Qin family. He was worried that someone would do something desperate.
At this time, the Qin family's various concerns about him have been greatly reduced. If he died before the age of 30, the Qin family would at most suffer some backlash and serious damage to their vitality, but if the formation was broken, the Qin family would be completely finished.
"I can't let the guardian stay here with you. It must stay in the manor. Your parents are there, and nothing can happen to it."
Xu Zhaoyi nodded: [I understand.]
[Not letting you return to the manor is also to divert their attention. There's no one in the manor. The Qin family can only send a few minions to check it out. Protecting life is enough to handle it.]
Qin Sheng explained his arrangements to Xu Zhaoyi one by one. Xu Zhaoyi listened carefully and occasionally offered some suggestions.
Soon, the two arrived at the gate of the hot spring courtyard where they stayed last time. When Qin Sheng got out of the car, he suddenly covered his body and swayed. Xu Zhaoyi's heart tightened and he quickly supported him.
[How...is it that...] Many speculations flashed through his mind at this moment. He felt that the most likely one was that Qin Kangnian did something evil and harmful to the world in order to make up for the funds that were completely emptied out in the account due to buying spirit stones, and the karma was fed back to Qin Sheng.
As a result, Qin Sheng quietly pinched his fingertips, and his anxiety instantly got stuck in his throat. He almost couldn't help but step on him. He pretended to be sick but didn't even say hello in advance. He was deliberately scaring him, right?
Qin Ning, who had just gotten off the car behind, saw this and hurried forward to ask what was going on. It was a turbulent time, and if this ancestor got into trouble under his nose, he would have no chance of living.
"Master, you..."
"Don't make a fuss. It's annoying just to see you. I just have a headache from driving for so long. Go get me some painkillers. I don't have any with me. Bring them over and call Zhao to get them. Remember my rules: outsiders are not allowed to enter my yard casually!"
"Oh, okay. Got it."
Qin Ning was busy making a phone call to confirm what kind of painkillers Qin Sheng usually took.
Qin Sheng asked Xu Zhaoyi to help him in. After they reached the room and closed the curtains, Qin Sheng was able to stand up from his sick state.
The things brought by the lifeguard were placed in a box on the coffee table. Xu Zhaoyi opened it, took a look, and put the Yin-Yang ring on his wrist.
Qin Sheng sat on the edge of the bed, looked at him and continued, "You stay here tonight and create the illusion that I'm not feeling well and am sleeping in my room. If you can hide it, then hide it. If you can't, then take action."
Xu Zhaoyi stared at the Yin-Yang Ring for a while, and always felt that it was a bit strange for him to wear the bracelet.
He thought to himself, "But if a fight breaks out, I definitely won't be able to stay here for long. Otherwise, I'll be affected. Then... I'll go back to the Xu family! If you don't see me when you come back here, go find me at the Xu family."
[Actually, we could just go back to Jueshi Garden.] Qin Sheng knew Xu Zhaoyi's first choice wasn't Jueshi Garden, as he didn't want to bring danger there. Although Feng Lili and the others were all very capable, their strength, with the exception of Raphael, was hard to describe.
Even Raphael would have a hard time facing a master of Qin Kangnian's level. In short, Xu Zhaoyi is facing one-on-many, while he is facing one-on-many with the aircraft carrier behind him. Perhaps the former is easier.
At most, there are more people on Jue Shi’s side, so there won’t be a sense of sadness of fighting alone.
Xu Zhaoyi felt that it was fine for him to be alone. Everyone has their own expertise. Feng Lili and the others just needed to do what they were good at. There was no need to bring them along for a fight. Qin Sheng saw that he had made up his mind and stopped trying to persuade him.
The painkillers were delivered soon. Qin Sheng even showed up and took them personally. He also told him to take a nap after taking the medicine and not to disturb him as long as knives did not rain from the sky.
When night fell, Qin Sheng found that Xu Zhaoyi was showing some signs of restlessness, but Gu Mailan would not come out until late at night, which was at least five hours away.
In order to relieve his psychological pressure, Qin Sheng took out a set of checkers and asked him if he wanted to play a game.
Xu Zhaoyi's mouth twitched as he looked at the game of checkers, which was full of childishness and even the chess pieces looked like cartoon marbles.
[It doesn't really fit your image. Even if you don't bring Go, at least bring a chess game.]
The cartoon checkers and Qin Sheng were placed in the same picture, just like an industry elite in a suit and tie holding a briefcase in one hand and licking a huge rainbow lollipop in the other.
Qin Sheng lowered his head and chuckled when he heard this.
As he set up the chess pieces, he reasoned, "Why should I pretend in front of you? Now is the time to conserve our energy, not for any brain-intensive activities. I'm just looking for something to distract myself. Checkers is just the right level of difficulty."
[Alright.] Xu Zhaoyi shrugged, his body already sitting across from him honestly: [You always have a lot of crooked ideas.]
Qin Sheng took out two kinds of chess pieces, one was the orange cat marble and the other was the shepherd's purse marble.
Xu Zhaoyi was holding the orange cat. Looking at the marbles in his hand, he suddenly remembered: "Oh, where are the noodles?"
Did they forget to take the cat with them?
Qin Sheng's hand holding the chess piece paused slightly. Xu Zhaoyi saw it and took the time to sigh that this guy looked so noble even though he was holding a piece of checkers full of childishness!
I left it at the Qin family's house so it could guide my mom tonight. I had indeed forgotten that it was a physical cat at the Qin family's house.
Qin Sheng rubbed his temples.
[But it doesn't matter. Even if someone noticed, they would just think my cat had run away.]
[Yeah.] Xu Zhaoyi just asked casually.
The two played several games of checkers. Xu Zhaoyi started out playing casually, then lost several games unbelievably, and finally he was concentrating on winning a game.
The amount of brain cells consumed is no less than playing Go.
[How could you be so perverted!] Xu Zhaoyi blurted out: [Even in checkers, you have to look ten steps ahead before you make the next move. Aren’t you tired?]
Qin Sheng felt that he was quite wronged.
[I really didn't mean to beat you.] His honesty was even more heartbreaking: [I couldn't control my mind and only thought about the current move. How did you do that?]
[………]Xu Zhaoyi felt a lump in his stomach, and he squinted his eyes, staring at him like a pair of dead fish eyes.
Qin Sheng couldn't help laughing at his gaze and said, "Why don't you just stop and do something else?"
[What else can I do? Take a hot spring bath?] Xu Zhaoyi looked around. It was late at night, and there was nothing else that could relax the body and mind.
[Then let's not do that.] Qin Sheng's eyebrows twitched. Given his wife's constitution, her body was too hot and she...had lost her Yang energy before the fight, and he was worried about the consequences.
Of course, he definitely couldn't say this, otherwise Xu Zhaoyi would be furious. But even if he didn't say it, Xu Zhaoyi, who knew him well enough, could understand it from his subtle expression.
Xu Zhaoyi's face flushed crimson: "Can you please empty the yellow waste in your head?!"
[…To be honest, I don't have any dirty laundry in my head about you.] Qin Sheng's reasoning wasn't entirely correct, but he was confident.
This really can't be blamed on him. It was Xu Zhaoyi who was young and hot-blooded and lacked self-control. Qin Sheng made a completely reasonable assumption and decided that it was not appropriate for the two of them to strip naked and soak in the same pool.
[Dump them!]
[It can't be poured out.]
[………]
Finally, the two of them remembered that they had not had dinner yet, and this dirty topic finally came to an end.
When Gu Mailan was brought here by Noodles, it was exactly five minutes past midnight.
After seeing her, Xu Zhaoyi realized that Qin Sheng was leaving, and his heart suddenly tightened, as if he could never calm down again.
In fact, he knew that Qin Sheng had been comforting him subtly throughout the whole day, but he was still very nervous when the time came.
[You really can't take me with you? I can stay away and not join the fight, just making sure you're safe.]
Qin Sheng shook his head: "If you leave here too, once the Qin family realizes I'm missing, things will get out of control."
He was halfway through his words when he saw Xu Zhaoyi lowering his head, unable to hide his anxiety. He didn't care that Gu Mailan was watching from the side, so he put his arms around him and gave him an idea:
[Okay, if you're really worried, why not connect your tablet to the noodles and let them live stream it to you?]
Xu Zhaoyi rested his chin on his shoulder and didn't even have the energy to complain about why he didn't tell him about this idea earlier. Isn't this more useful than making him lose dozens of checkers games in a row?
Because his mother-in-law was present, he couldn't ask for a kiss or anything, so he could only bury his head in Qin Sheng's neck and kiss him secretly.
Hearing the slightly faster beating frequency of Qin Sheng's left chest, which was pressed against him, he curled his lips slightly.
I wanted to say a few more words to ask them to come back safely, but I was afraid that good words would not work and bad things would come out, so I simply said nothing. I just hugged them back tightly and watched them disappear into the darkness, shrinking into an inch and disappearing silently into the night.
After Qin Sheng left the hot spring courtyard, a task to kill Qin Liang appeared on the task panel, and the reward was a purple talisman. It seemed that one of the only two remaining foundation-building ancestors of the Qin family was named Qin Liang.
After leaving the Qin family, Qin Liang, as Qin Sheng had expected, was indeed concerned about the matter of borrowing life. He planned to go to Southeast Asia. In addition to verifying this method of borrowing life, he also wanted to choose a foundation-building person in the local area to complete the borrowing of life.
He had thought it over carefully. If he did such a thing in his own country, he would definitely be unacceptable to the world once he was discovered.
Although choosing someone to borrow your life from is inevitable to be despised, there are really not many people in the spiritual practice circle who are willing to meddle in other people's affairs and cause and effect, provided that they themselves are not threatened.
When Qin Liang was found, he was sitting cross-legged in a room on the second floor of a villa, meditating and absorbing the spiritual energy from the spirit stone. This was the reason why he did not get on the plane to Nanyang immediately.
Qin Sheng asked Gu Mailan to hide first, so that the opponent wouldn't be scared away before the fight even started.
The houses in this villa area were not densely packed, so Qin Sheng had no worries. He simply smashed the entire first floor into pieces with one palm, and the second floor collapsed instantly. After a few breaths, an old man flew out from the ruins and rushed straight to Qin Sheng's face.
The palm wind came with a bang, but stopped abruptly when it was about to hit Qin Liang. Qin Liang widened his old, wrinkled eyes in horror.
Of course he had met Qin Sheng!
"Ancestor, are you surprised?"
Qin Sheng asked with a smile.
At the same time, Noodles was lying on a branch nearby, live streaming with Xu Zhaoyi.
There was just a little accident. The two sides had just connected online and the picture had not yet popped up completely when suddenly the screen went black with a click.
Noodles tried to connect again, but couldn't get through to Xu Zhaoyi's video call, as if someone had cut off the communication between it and its little father.
But this is unlikely. In this small world, it is an absolute dimensionality reduction crushing force. Who has the ability to perform such an operation on it?
It even gave itself a set of physical examination scans, and there was nothing wrong...
Ahhhhh where are its colleagues???
Noodles suddenly became as panicked as Ke Yun looking for her child.
There is such a big colleague in its hibernation chamber!!!
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