Chapter 0, 70: The System’s Deception
Upon hearing this, Qin Gou was stunned and said with a wry smile, “The last time? Youqing, please don’t say things that can be misunderstood. Although Youqing and I had a heart-to-heart talk until the moon was bright and clear, and all was silent, we actually slept in the same hall, just not in the same room.”
“Yes, that’s right. And didn’t Little Scholar and Brother Qin also sleep together then?” Lin Youqing nodded like a pecking chick.
“So that’s how it is! But why didn’t Youqing explain clearly earlier?”
Ye Qishuang suddenly realized, then suspiciously looked at Lin Youqing and said, “This kind of statement is truly too easy to misunderstand. If it was intentional… you’re sus!”
“Palace Lord Ye is joking,” Lin Youqing said calmly, raising her small hand and chuckling, “Little Scholar doesn’t like men.”
“What?”
Ye Qishuang and Little Chair’s expressions changed slightly at the same time.
“Your Master… Qiu Qianyue?!”
“Cough,” Lin Youqing chuckled, “Don’t worry, Little Scholar doesn’t like women either.”
“Ah?”
Lin Youqing’s smile remained as usual, but if it were… that ‘sacred being who passed through her life,’ regardless of gender, or even if non-human, Little Scholar would admire them from the bottom of her heart.
Of course, Lin Youqing didn’t voice this last thought. Just as Qishuang was getting a headache from the girl’s rambling, Qin Gou got back to business and asked, “By the way, Youqing, are you here on Brother Lin’s orders?”
“Yes and no. I originally wanted to come myself, and Father Emperor happened to ask me to come and ask if Brother Qin needed any assistance. At the same time, Father Emperor has already had the Hidden Dragon Guard erase all information about Brother Qin and Palace Lord Ye’s whereabouts in the Daojun Dynasty this time.”
“Brother Lin is indeed thoughtful. When we meet again, I must thank him properly… Of course, there’s one more thing. Please, Youqing, and Brother Lin, don’t go so overboard on the so-called ‘Demon Saint Rankings’ anymore…” Qin Gou said with a bitter smile.
“Okay…” Lin Youqing also quickly nodded her little head with an embarrassed smile.
…
Lin Youqing stayed at Qin Gou and Ye Qishuang’s residence for a total of three days.
During these three days, Qishuang Wench gradually came to understand Lin Youqing better. In her eyes, Lin Youqing seemed quite similar to her Eldest Senior Brother, Zhao Xinting. Both had a peculiar sore spot that could be easily triggered, but Qin Gou said that Little Zhao’s stubborn temper had changed somewhat, which Qishuang couldn’t quite grasp.
Afterward, Lin Youqing officially set off to return to the Daojun Imperial City. Since Lin Boyuan had considered stepping down after Qin Gou resolved his cultivation flaws, Lin Youqing had a lot more to learn about governing the dynasty, and suddenly became much busier.
Five days later, Lu Ruchu, Qingyu, and others opened the secret realm entrance, and Little Chair also left the residence to return to the Demon Race Abyss. Qin Gou and Ye Qishuang, on their end, returned to their world of two.
In the following days, Qin and Ye would wake up very early each day, go out to do good deeds and give out porridge to help the poor and kind-hearted people. Occasionally, they would discipline a few local ruffians who bullied the innocent. After all, the difficulty of each cultivator advancing to the Realm Lord Realm was different, and the two sources of faith rewarded by the system might not guarantee 100% enough to shatter Ye Qishuang’s final barrier at the peak of the Dharma Aspect Realm.
And Palace Lord Ye’s method of disciplining hoodlums and bandits was also quite distinctive: regardless of the opponent’s gender, she would always kick them in the groin. Although not flashy, it was absolutely swift and decisive.
In her words, creating such a memorable and widely discussed signature move would more easily attract the attention of the entire city’s residents.
Just like a swordsman who only uses his left hand, a sword hero who is blind but has a clear heart, or a great monk who drinks and eats meat—these figures are more legendary in people’s minds. Her signature move, this graceful kick to the groin that made people bend their waists, indeed spread throughout the city at an extremely fast pace.
Over time, a peaceful scene gradually emerged in the small city, where doors were left unlocked at night and lost items were not picked up on the road.
…
Time quickly came to the thirtieth day, as agreed with the system.
Although these days had been devoid of surging tides, grievances, and emotional entanglements, in Ye Qishuang’s eyes, the first few days had been hundreds of times more dangerous and exciting than venturing into a dragon’s den alone.
Silently calculating the time, Qin Gou smiled and said to Ye Qishuang, “Soon, when noon arrives, it will be exactly thirty days, not a minute less. My transaction with a certain existence will be successfully completed, and Xiao Shuang’er will soon receive two sources of faith.”
“So soon?” Ye Qishuang’s expression was a little complicated. She bit her lip hesitantly and said, “Actually, even a few more days wouldn’t matter to Qishuang.”
“On matters like this, what room is there for bargaining?” Qin Gou chuckled, “Besides, both of us are bound by this invisible lock. Doesn’t Xiao Shuang’er feel inconvenienced and depressed by your actions at all?”
“No, Qishuang has adapted quite well. I’ve never felt disgusted by it from beginning to end. Anyway, as long as I’m with Qin Gou, Qishuang can’t be happier!” Ye Qishuang said, smiling beautifully.
Qin Gou shook his head and chuckled, “You always say the nicest things.”
“How could I? This invisible lock hasn’t disappeared. Can Qishuang lie now?” Ye Qishuang frowned, her bright eyes appearing quite wronged.
“Ding. Congratulations to the Host for successfully completing the mission ‘Inseparable,’ receiving two sources of faith as a reward and an upgrade to the System Lottery Wheel.”
Just then, the system prompt sounded in Qin Gou’s mind. The pure white circle on his wrist reappeared and then gradually dissipated, signifying the deactivation of the invisible lock between them.
Qin Gou’s eyes lit up, and he immediately moved his left arm, which had been immobile for a full thirty days. He reached for the Nas ring on his right hand, wanting to find the two sources of faith that the system had just rewarded.
But then he suddenly heard the system’s voice again: “Ding. Ye Qishuang, this system likes you!”
“Old pal, what did you say?” Qin Gou asked with disbelief. Although the system’s intelligence had been growing, saying something like this was completely out of character for it.
“Ding. In the ‘Inseparable’ mission that was just completed, there was a key point: for a full thirty days, this system successfully hid it from the Host!”
“What do you mean?” Qin Gou’s confusion deepened, “What did you do behind my back again?”
“Ding. From beginning to end, the binding and locking effect of the invisible lock only applied to the Host!”
“What?!”
“Ding. In other words, in reality, only the Host could absolutely not leave Ye Qishuang more than one meter away on their own initiative. However, Ye Qishuang herself could leave the Host at any time and any place! As long as she had the thought and took action… This is the real reason why this system had to verbally request the Host to approach Ye Qishuang to officially activate the invisible lock’s binding effect at the very beginning.”
“While the lie-detecting effect was still in place, Ye Qishuang was never truly forcibly bound to the Host’s side…”
“But what greatly surprised this system is that during such a long thirty-day period, under conditions such as being unable to keep secrets and having one arm immobilized—conditions that are inherently repulsive—Ye Qishuang never subconsciously had even the slightest thought of voluntarily moving away from the Host, not even for a moment or half a second.”
