Chapter 0: 62. The Best Person
Qin Gou’s expression changed slightly. He asked with a dry laugh, “Xie Yu, why did you suddenly appear today?”
Shangguan Ju was confused by Qin Gou’s sudden silence and was about to ask, but Qin Yuan seemed to know something. He immediately pulled her hand and led her away.
“There are two reasons. First, I suddenly felt that the thing in Qin Gou’s hand had a certain influence or connection to me, attracting me to come out and investigate.” Xie Yu’s small face, resting on Qin Gou’s shoulder, was full of doubt. She reached out her small hand, intending to touch it directly.
“This little thing is like a… birdcage?!”
Upon hearing this, Qin Gou’s heart sank. He quickly dodged Xie Yu’s reaching hand and coughed heavily, saying, “Th-this thing is just a Natal Spirit Tool. Don’t make a fuss, my dear Xie Yu.”
“But why does it have ‘Xie Yu’ written on it? Could it be used to imprison Xie Yu… I’m not a bird!” As she spoke, Xie Yu’s little face was full of grievance. Several black phoenix tail feathers behind her flapped haphazardly on the ground, and the force with which she embraced Qin Gou also gradually increased.
Qin Gou knew she didn’t mean it, but it was definitely a precursor to this wench about to erupt completely.
“That’s right!”
At the critical moment, Qin Gou shouted loudly, “This Spirit Tool is a birdcage! Not only does it deliberately slander and humiliate Xie Yu, but it was also born to restrain and suppress you! Just like the attraction and connection you mentioned earlier, for Xie Yu, this thing is a nemesis, a thoroughly wicked one!”
Xie Yu’s delicate shoulders trembled, and her cerulean eyes began to blur slightly. Her soft voice trembled, “Then why does Qin Gou possess such a Spirit Tool? Could it be… I’m not a bird, so it’s not.”
For a moment, a gentle smile curved Qin Gou’s lips as he retorted, “Isn’t it precisely because of this that I must possess it?”
“Wh-what?” Xie Yu’s expression startled.
“Xie Yu should understand that before this, I had not yet derived this ‘Goose Return Cage’ Spirit Tool. But as your master, I have been painstakingly working all these years, trying every means, even risking my life, to finally obtain it! Only because I absolutely did not want this thing to fall into the hands of others and be used to suppress and coerce Xie Yu!” Qin Gou turned around, holding the Goose Return Cage, his eyes full of sincerity.
“So, Qin Gou is actually protecting Xie Yu?”
“Of course! Only in my hands can this item guarantee Xie Yu’s safety and ensure it will never be used to harm you! Now, my dear, do you understand?”
“I…”
Xie Yu’s eyes trembled, and she said timidly, “Qin Gou, is everything you said true?”
“What else could it be? When has Qin Gou ever lied to you? In this world, has Xie Yu ever met anyone better than me?”
“Xie Yu hasn’t really met many people anyway.”
Qin Gou immediately said as a matter of course, “Then I am the best person in the world!”
“Oh.” Xie Yu was completely confused and could only nod groggily.
“Now that the truth is revealed, Xie Yu isn’t angry anymore?” Qin Gou asked with a smile.
“I’m not talking to you.” To his surprise, Xie Yu suddenly turned her head away sulkily.
“Why?” Qin Gou was completely bewildered.
“I wasn’t angry at all just now. How could I be angry with you… I was just sad.”
But how could you, this little ancestor, even a hint of sadness would cause earth-shattering changes?
Qin Gou was instantly dumbfounded and said, “A slip of the tongue! Are you not sad now?”
“It’s my fault…” Nodding vigorously, Xie Yu cheerfully rushed into Qin Gou’s arms.
Her tender body, like warm jade and clouds, filled his embrace. Qin Gou couldn’t help but wonder if this wench Xie Yu couldn’t distinguish between a ‘Dharma Image’ and ‘clothes’ even now? Otherwise, why would she always cling to him whenever she appeared in this form?
“Earlier, didn’t Xie Yu say there were two reasons for this sudden appearance? What’s the second reason?” Qin Gou asked with a smile.
Xie Yu thought for a moment, then raised her bewitching little face, her eyes shining as she looked at Qin Gou. “Just now, did Qin Gou meet anyone special? That person might be Xie Yu’s hope for another promotion!”
“Is that true?” Qin Gou’s eyes lit up, and he asked excitedly. Didn’t he just see the soul body of the Falling Prison Stele?
Xie Yu nodded quickly like a pecking chick. “Definitely! This kind of strong sensing is a first, but it’s not that Xie Yu wants to devour it. It’s that it should possess something that can help Xie Yu!”
“Don’t worry, I will do my best to help you, and I will discuss it with her properly later!” Qin Gou said with great excitement.
Hearing this, Xie Yu suddenly stared intently at Qin Gou and fell silent.
“What’s wrong?” Qin Gou asked, puzzled.
“I don’t know if Qin Gou is truly the best person in the world, but you are definitely the best person to Xie Yu!” As she spoke, Xie Yu wore a genuine, innocent smile that was refreshing and heartwarming.
At the same time, Qin Gou clearly felt his Spiritual power, heavily consumed by activating the Goose Return Cage, and his depleted Dantian, rapidly filling up at this moment. He felt refreshed and revitalized!
Immediately, the radiance of the Goose Return Cage dispersed, and an accurate number, randomly generated within 120 days, appeared in Qin Gou’s mind.
Twenty-seven!
If the system hadn’t been talking nonsense earlier, the Falling Prison Stele’s true body would appear before him with 100% certainty on the twenty-seventh day from today.
…
“Brother Qin!”
On the way to find Qin Yuan and the others, Saint Spirit Chu Xian’s sound transmission echoed in Qin Gou’s mind again. After a brief exchange, she quickly appeared before him.
“Earlier, Brother Qin said he was very curious about the forces behind Yu Rong. After some interrogation, Yu Rong voluntarily confessed and offered to atone for her crimes by revealing the true mastermind behind the scenes,” Chu Xian said with a grave expression. “She said that she has been serving Lin Youqing of the Daojun Dynasty all these years!”
“What did you say?”
Qin Gou stared at Chu Xian, Dumbfounded. “Lin Youqing? You mean Lin Youqing, the Commandant of the Hidden Dragon Guard of the Daojun Dynasty, the Fearless Princess, who always wears men’s clothing and refers to herself as ‘Little Scholar’?”
“Yes?” Chu Xian asked incredulously, “Why does Brother Qin know her so well, as if reciting from memory? What is your relationship with that Lin Youqing?”
Qin Gou was exasperated and gritted his teeth. “This is what Yu Rong calls atoning for her crimes? She has been in the Daojun Dynasty all these years?”
“She said she has been hiding in the Daojun Dynasty all these years, completely loyal to the Fearless Princess Lin Youqing, always following her. And that the attempt to forcefully snatch the Hidden Immortal Map was also her order… And all these statements have passed the Lie Detector Spirit Arts test.”
Qin Gou’s mouth twitched. “Alright, Yu Rong really said that? She has been following Lin Youqing… inseparable?”
“Correct.” Chu Xian nodded solemnly.
“Then she’s finished!”
