Chapter 10: Quality Answer
Upon hearing Deng Xiaolin’s question, Qin Liu stared intently at her.
Her clear and innocent eyes were full of question marks.
After chewing and swallowing, she began to ponder carefully.
If you ask how she got stronger… it’s like asking about your high school homework three years after you’ve entered society.
How would she know!
What’s more, her memory was fragmented. She knew the general process, but she didn’t know how it was implemented.
So, after a moment of stunned silence, she swallowed the grilled chicken in her mouth and gave the most quality answer.
“I don’t know.”
“Huh?”
Deng Xiaolin had expected Qin Liu to refuse, but to refuse with such a reason…
Was she not trying to trick her?
Thinking of this, Deng Xiaolin looked at Qin Liu.
Her clear and innocent eyes revealed a hint of simple-mindedness.
She didn’t look like she was trying to trick her…
“Then, sister-in-law, how did you become so strong? I heard Brother Hao say that you just stood there, and the hundred-year-old locust tree spirit was so scared that it ran away.”
“…”
Qin Liu recalled her memory.
“It seems like there was such a thing… but I really don’t know.”
Regarding the process of her becoming stronger, Qin Liu was genuinely confused.
It couldn’t be that she was a transmigator, so she had a powerful old grandfather or some invincible system secretly helping her, right?
But the problem was that she had been awake for so many years and hadn’t heard any strange sounds like “ding, you have obtained XX system.”
Could it be that the system crashed and exploded, or was scared away by her?
Thinking of this, Qin Liu imitatively recited a line from some online novels in her mind.
“Come out, my system!”
After waiting for a long time, the only response she got was the distant voice from the Red Gate.
“Are you out of your mind?”
“Cough cough cough!”
Qin Liu quickly coughed twice to relieve the damnable awkwardness.
“In short, I don’t know why I became so strong. Instead of asking me, you might as well ask your Brother Hao and see what methods he has.”
Deng Xiaolin muttered.
“Let’s forget about it…”
Deng Xiaolin also knew very well that Liu Haoyu had absolutely no talent for teaching others, and it was unlikely that he would teach her.
“If you want to learn, of course, I can teach you.”
While Deng Xiaolin was muttering, Liu Haoyu walked out of the bathroom.
The room was not large, and Liu Haoyu, who was in the bathroom, could hear their conversation clearly.
“Your current situation is special, so learning some skills for self-protection is a good thing.”
“Really?”
Deng Xiaolin’s tone became a little more excited.
“Of course, it’s true.”
Liu Haoyu admitted again.
“If you want to learn, come with me tomorrow. I just received a commission.”
Liu Haoyu took out his mobile phone, which displayed a series of messages.
“Brother Liu, long time no see, I miss you dearly.”
“I heard you were coming to Beiming City, and I happen to have a good commission. Would you like to try it?”
“This is about a supernatural event involving a Yin-Yang Master.”
“The specific details are inconvenient to discuss on the phone. Come to the law firm on Annan Street tomorrow, and we’ll discuss it in detail there…”
After reading these messages, Deng Xiaolin asked.
“This won’t delay going to Ye Shangfeng, will it?”
Liu Haoyu honestly answered Deng Xiaolin’s question.
“According to the Black Book, to go to Ye Shangfeng, one must go to find the mountain keeper during the latter half of the month after the full moon. There is still some time before the full moon, so it’s not a problem to take on a commission along the way. Moreover…”
After saying this, Liu Haoyu paused, and Deng Xiaolin looked at his expression with some confusion.
“Moreover, what?”
“Moreover, I only have the last two hundred yuan left. If I don’t earn some money, the three of us will have to sleep on the streets, so do you have any money?”
“…”
Upon hearing this, Deng Xiaolin gave an embarrassed laugh.
She also didn’t have much money on her. Almost all of her money was in her bank card, but the problem was that her bank card was still at the folk custom shop, so she was now penniless.
“No.”
Upon hearing this answer, Liu Haoyu covered his head painfully.
He felt that his financial pressure was somewhat high. When would he earn enough money for marriage?
“Forget it, let’s just go with the flow. Get some sleep early.”
“Okay.”
Deng Xiaolin covered herself with the quilt, and Liu Haoyu turned off the light in the room.
The room fell completely silent, with only the sound of the heavy rain outside.
Liu Haoyu looked at the young girl beside him and slowly closed his eyes.
After driving all day, he was also a bit tired.
When Liu Haoyu’s hand embraced Qin Liu, the young girl turned her head and found that Liu Haoyu’s breathing had become even, and it seemed he had fallen asleep.
Qin Liu leaned closer to him, then closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.
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When the sun rose the next day, Qin Liu nudged the quilt on Deng Xiaolin’s body.
“Get up.”
The girl in the quilt stirred, then became still again.
Seeing this, Qin Liu could only grab the quilt and pull it up.
“The sun is almost shining on your backside!”
Only then did Deng Xiaolin manage to open her eyes and yawn.
“Looking at you, did you not sleep well?”
“Ah… indeed.”
Deng Xiaolin nodded. Of course, she couldn’t admit that she had stayed up until two or three in the morning last night trying to eavesdrop for any suspicious movements from the next bed.
And she did have a tendency to have trouble sleeping in new beds.
“Hurry up and wash your face. That shrimp head bought us breakfast and is waiting for us in the car.”
“Okay…”
Deng Xiaolin quickly washed her face, then followed Qin Liu to take the elevator down.
In the elevator, Deng Xiaolin continuously observed Qin Liu.
“Is there something on my face?”
“No, nothing.”
Deng Xiaolin shook her head, and after Qin Liu gave her a bewildered look, she got out of the hotel and got into the car.
The outside world had cleared up, and the aftermath of the typhoon had completely dissipated, leaving only refreshing sunshine and a gentle, moist breeze.
Following the directions on the GPS, Liu Haoyu’s car soon arrived at Annan Street.
Although he hadn’t been here for nearly half a year, Liu Haoyu remembered the location of the law firm very clearly.
“It’s here.”
Following the direction Liu Haoyu pointed, what was said to be a law firm looked like a very luxurious small house.
Standing at the door was a man wearing sunglasses and a suit.
The moment he saw Liu Haoyu, he quickly walked over and threw an arm around his shoulder.
“Brother Liu, it’s really been a long time, but looking at your complexion… why do you seem so weak?”
