Chapter 0: 58. Sleep Well
“What kind of brain do you have to come up with such an idea?” Qin Gou gazed at the handsome young man in black in front of him with surprise.
A hint of astonishment and anticipation flashed in Kong Ling’s eyes. “You agree?”
“Cannot be,” Qin Gou said decisively.
Kong Ling showed no disappointment, merely nodding calmly. “I know, we’re not related, so it’s difficult to get you to agree to something like this.”
“That’s not it, you don’t understand what I mean at all.” Qin Gou’s eyes burned as he said loudly, “If doing this can truly bring Kong Ling happiness, I won’t say another word. But apart from temporarily saving her from marrying a stranger, how is her life any different from before?”
“Mo Yu, you’ve been with your sister for so long, don’t you see that the true root of her suffering is this Demon Emperor City, and the Demon Emperor himself? So I still have to intercept the wedding; I must take her away personally!”
Kong Ling’s eyelashes trembled slightly. She was so shocked that she couldn’t form a complete sentence for a long time. Was it a joke? Could there really be such a young man in the world who understood her so well? Even if he had pretended to be close to her and lingered by her side, how could he have seen through her so thoroughly, as if he had always lived in her heart, quietly listening to all her grievances.
“And after the interception? Even if your luck is through the roof and you successfully take my sister away, what will you do then? Are you planning to repay kindness with marriage and ask her to marry you?” Kong Ling couldn’t help but ask.
“Of course, it is to give her true freedom, allowing her finally have the time and ability to pursue whatever she likes.” Qin Gou said with a warm smile.
“I don’t believe it… this is of no benefit to Little Brother Qin at all, what is it that drives you to do this?” Kong Ling asked in disbelief.
Qin Gou smiled knowingly. “It’s love.”
Kong Ling froze, her heart trembling fiercely. She gritted her teeth and said, “I still don’t believe it… it’s impossible for someone in this world to be so good to another person for no reason, risking their life, and still be so unrequited? Who would be so selfless?”
“Believe it or not, it doesn’t really concern you, you brat,” Qin Gou glared at him with disgust. “The only thing I need your help with is finding a suitable time to meet your sister and I. I will explain everything to her myself and discuss the details of our escape. Oh, we’ve known each other for quite some time now, and you still don’t know my real name, right? When you introduce me to your sister, remember to tell her my name is ‘Qin Yuan’.”
“Qin Yuan…” Kong Ling took a deep breath, seriously examining Qin Gou. “This is not simple. You’ve come a little late. Now, due to the Demon Emperor’s orders, even I cannot guarantee seeing her one hundred percent.”
Qin Gou frowned slightly.
“However, I can think of another way. Until then, Little Brother Qin can temporarily stay here in the Abyss Palace,” Kong Ling said with an enthusiastic expression.
“Alright,” Qin Gou nodded. “Make proper arrangements for my dwelling. I don’t wish to have too much contact with unimportant people.”
“That’s easy. Little Brother Qin can stay with me. I’ll immediately order some extraneous people to leave,” Kong Ling said with a relaxed tone. His cultivation in the Li Jiu Realm posed no threat to her, and she was now filled with curiosity about this person, wanting to truly see everything about him.
Time will tell. Is this person heaven-sent to save her, someone she can entrust herself to, or a hypocrite with ulterior motives? One try will tell.
Hearing this, Qin Gou didn’t mind. Two grown men, there was nothing to worry about. Although Mo Yu was a bit foolish, his sexual orientation was quite normal, so he immediately agreed.
Then Qin Gou used Spirit Power Transmission to explain his current situation to Li Yuanzhen and the others, letting them know he was alright and not to worry.
…
That night, the two of them moved into the same room.
As the master of the room, Kong Ling naturally slept on the original bed. Qin Gou casually used the Myriad Seed to transform into a new bed, placing it not far from Kong Ling’s bed.
Qin Gou sat cross-legged on the bed, meditating and cultivating. He didn’t have the habit of falling asleep immediately.
Kong Ling lay on his side on the bed, quietly observing Qin Gou for a while. Feeling bored, he closed his eyes but didn’t fall asleep immediately. In fact, for someone who had been in a state of turmoil for years, sleeping well was a very difficult challenge, even with the best sleep-inducing incense.
As night fell, the Abyss Palace was silent. When the surroundings quieted down, the heart also calmed completely, becoming sensitive.
A delicate, subtle, and cold fragrance made Kong Ling unconsciously curl the corners of his mouth into a relaxed smile. He couldn’t help but open his eyes, wanting to find the source of this scent. After several investigations, his gaze was drawn to Qin Gou, who was meditating cross-legged beside him.
“Little Brother Qin,” Kong Ling called out suspiciously.
Qin Gou awoke from his cultivation, opened his eyes, and asked, “What’s wrong?”
“You seem to have a scent on you, not body odor, but a very sweet fragrance,” Kong Ling asked in confusion. “Did you sneak a petal bath before sleeping?”
Qin Gou chuckled and shook his head. “I’m not that bored. It’s just the effect of a Special Constitution.”
Normally, he wore the Desireless Bracelet, which could conceal his aura. Today, he had taken it off. The effect of the Enlightenment True Body exuding fragrance caused this misunderstanding.
“Is that so? However, this scent is somewhat familiar. It’s floral, very much like a tulip,” Kong Ling said with a light chuckle.
“That’s right, tulipt. It happens to be your sister’s favorite flower.”
“Hm… Hm?!”
“I guessed!”
The Next Morning.
After Kong Ling woke up, he couldn’t help but show a sweet smile. What was going on? Today, he actually slept until dawn, not tossing and turning, not waking up in the middle of the night from nightmares and being unable to fall back asleep. Instead, he felt an unusual sense of peace.
How long had it been since he had slept well? Sleeping so beautifully once like this would surely help suppress his bad temper to some extent, right?
It was just a simple matter of sleeping, yet Kong Ling felt it was the happiest thing he had encountered in this period.
However, he suddenly realized that he didn’t seem to have stayed in his own bed. At some point, he had rolled into Qin Gou’s bed, lying tightly beside him, while Qin Gou was looking at him with a very strange, even victimized, gaze.
Kong Ling gave a dry laugh and explained, “Our beds are too close, and I’m not a very good sleeper.”
One day passed.
Night fell again. Qin Gou deliberately kept his bed at least two meters away from Kong Ling’s.
The Next Morning.
Kong Ling woke up full of energy, beautifully. He was pleasantly surprised to find that yesterday was not a stroke of luck. He seemed to have finally regained the qualification to sleep well.
Immediately after, he suddenly realized that at some point, he had appeared in Qin Gou’s arms again, and Qin Gou’s face was ashen, his gaze extremely strange.
With a distance of two meters, this couldn’t possibly be a coincidence this time, right?
Qin Gou didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “You’re not just restless when you sleep, it’s practically somnambulism. Forget it, Brother Mo Yu, you should quickly arrange a safe place for me again.”
Unexpectedly, Kong Ling suddenly grabbed Qin Gou’s arm, as if afraid he would run away. He instinctively let out a cry, even with a hint of pleading, “No, don’t!”
