Chapter 0.30. Qilin Divine Constable
A mission with no time limit and no punishment?
Was even the system driven to despair?
“You, what do you want? If you dare to touch me…” As if startled by the imposing gaze suddenly revealed by Qin Gou, Li You’er’s pretty face turned deathly pale and she hastily retreated.
“Little girl, it seems your spiritual power has already been sealed by someone, right?”
As soon as the words fell, Qin Gou waved his hand, directly and temporarily sealing Li You’er’s voice, so as to spare this wench from making a fuss and chattering incessantly.
Li You’er opened her small mouth, but not a single sound could be made, and she became even more flustered.
Qin Gou continued his actions, using his spiritual power to lift Li You’er’s delicate body into the air, forcefully taking her into a bedroom and completely immobilizing her on the bed.
Li You’er was panicked beyond measure, struggling desperately, but she couldn’t exert even a tiny bit of spiritual power.
At this moment, Qin Gou leered and said meaningfully by her ear: “This Seat will go bathe and change first. If the little beauty is tired, then sleep. This Seat will come at any time, and will definitely come looking for you tonight! There will be plenty of ways to make you wake up then.”
After saying this, upon seeing the look of terror in the wide, beautiful eyes of the ungrateful Li You’er, Qin Gou’s frustration lessened slightly. After walking out of the bedroom, he deliberately set up a sound-recording formation outside the door.
This formation would faintly and intentionally emit the sound of footsteps, gradually approaching from a distance, at intervals.
Having done all this, Qin Gou went directly into his own room and fell asleep.
If Li You’er could fall asleep peacefully under such circumstances, then Qin Gou would respect her as a formidable person.
She was unreasonable and spewed venomous words. It was only fair that he scared her a little. Tomorrow morning, he would have the Twin Fangs Mountain Ruffians take away this ungrateful wretch, and he wouldn’t have to see her.
An hour later.
A system prompt suddenly sounded in Qin Gou’s mind: “Ding. ‘Repay resentment with kindness’ mission failed… no penalty.”
“She actually fell asleep?”
Qin Gou abruptly sat up from the bed, walked out of his room, and was determined to have a good look at this heroine.
However, when he reached Li You’er’s bedroom, he found that although she was indeed lying peacefully on the bed, her mouth was slightly agape, and her eyes were rolling back.
Li You’er was not deeply asleep, but had been scared stiff and fainted.
“My calculations were off.”
Although he didn’t earn these thousand merit points, Qin Gou didn’t feel too pained. It was only because, just now, he had heard a hint of ‘unwillingness’ in the system’s prompt that couldn’t be completely hidden. Given their habit of tricking each other, Qin Gou seriously suspected that there might be a hidden secret to this matter that he didn’t know.
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Early morning.
Li You’er woke up with a start and found that her clothes were completely untouched. All restraints had been lifted long ago. She got out of bed and cautiously walked outside, only to see Qin Gou also emerging from another room.
Li You’er was greatly shocked.
Qin Gou glanced at her indifferently, then brushed past her, paying her no more attention.
Li You’er stood rooted to the spot, then suddenly cried out: “Last night, did you only want to scare me? I could tell you were genuinely displeased at the time, yet you still didn’t truly hurt me. You wouldn’t… actually be a good person, would you?”
Qin Gou’s footsteps suddenly halted. He turned around in disbelief and glared fiercely at Li You’er, saying: “Little girl, are you not of sound mind? This Seat explained last night that I was not a villain, yet you insisted on being abusive. Now that you’ve been taught a lesson, you’ve had an epiphany?”
Li You’er patted her small head in bewilderment, saying: “Did that happen? Perhaps I was also angered by your words to deceive me at the time. I didn’t hear anything you said afterward.”
Qin Gou said confusedly: “What did I lie to you about?”
“You lied that… you are Qin Gou!” Li You’er furrowed her cute little brows, saying somewhat indignantly: “Knowing that someone dared to impersonate Ancestor Qin Gou was enough to make one angry, let alone in front of me?”
Qin Gou’s expression startled: “You called me a liar then because of this?”
“That’s right.” Li You’er nodded like a pecking hen: “I know you are currently a guest at Twin Fangs Mountain in your capacity as Ancestor Qin Gou. Although I don’t understand how you managed to make those Twin Fangs Mountain Ruffians believe it, you couldn’t fool me. You could never truly be the Master of Arc-Moon Mountain!”
Seeing this, Qin Gou couldn’t help but ask with a strange tone: “If I’m not Qin Gou, then who am I? Why are you so sure that I lied to you?”
“I don’t know who you are, but I can guarantee that no one at Twin Fangs Mountain knows Qin Gou of Arc-Moon Mountain better than I do!” Li You’er said, hands on her hips, very confidently: “And your biggest flaw is allowing those Twin Fangs Mountain Ruffians to call you ‘Demon Master Qin Gou’!”
“You should know that if the true Ancestor Qin Gou heard the title ‘Demon Master’, he would be furious. He is clearly a Generation’s Celestial Master of great virtue and profound insight, who blends with the world! The title ‘Demon Master’ is the biggest lie in the Cultivation World, it’s slander!”
For a moment, Qin Gou was completely stunned. The first time he heard the name Demon Master, he was indeed enraged and spitting fire. And Li You’er’s words struck a chord deep within him.
“It seems your expression has betrayed you. Then I might as well tell you another strange thing.” Li You’er blinked her proud beautiful eyes: “In fact, in the legendary Arc-Moon Mountain, there is no such thing as the Demon Seed Pavilion! The true name of that treasure land where Ancestor Qin Gou taught his disciples should be ‘Celestial Master Pavilion’!”
“How do you know these things?!” Qin Gou asked in astonishment.
“My brother told me.”
“Who is your brother?” Qin Gou became even more suspicious.
“I can’t say. If you reveal this to the Twin Fangs Mountain Ruffians, they will use me to threaten my brother.” Li You’er flatly refused.
“Then I will make a spirit oath.”
Not long after, the spirit oath was completed.
Qin Gou pressed: “Now?”
Li You’er said, utterly perplexed: “Why did you make a spirit oath in the name of Ancestor Qin Gou? And… indeed, the power of the Heavenly Dao passed by, indicating it was not false.”
“I was called Qin Gou all along.” Old Qin said, throwing his hands up in a wry smile.
“What a coincidence that such a thing exists in the world.” Li You’er exclaimed: “Alright then, as long as you can keep it a secret, I’ll tell you. And seeing as you don’t seem like an utterly wicked person, I’ll advise you something: absolutely do not try to impersonate Ancestor Qin Gou in front of my brother, or the consequences will be very severe!”
“Then who exactly is he?”
“My brother’s name is ‘Li Hen’, and he is a Qilin Divine Constable of the Wind Catching Association, listed on the Saint Immortal Ranking. He also has another identity… an Arc-Moon apostate.”
Li You’er said proudly, with a smug laugh: “Of course, the reason my brother left Arc-Moon Mountain was not because he made any mistakes, but because Ancestor Qin Gou said that for someone with my brother’s talent, to be content in one place would be a true waste of his potential!”
Qin Gou’s scalp suddenly tingled.
Saint Immortal Ranking? Righteous Divine Constable?
That meddlesome rascal, Li Hen!
