Gentleman and Lady (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader Xiaoxiao)

It was a woman's voice... Qin Yi was certain he had never heard it before.

Of course, judging from the way she spoke, she was a local, so naturally she hadn't heard of it.

Hearing the sounds from inside, the group of fierce-looking, Pierced Chest Kingdom appeared somewhat frightened and retreated, making way for them.

Fear? Qin Yi was slightly taken aback.

It has to be said that the fierce and menacing people of the Pierced Chest Kingdom have their reasons. Qin Yi could see that each of them was a cultivator, with some even reaching the late stage of the Qin Xin realm... Although they were insignificant to him, compared to ordinary towns in Shenzhou, they were considered a high-dimensional race.

Such a powerful tribe was terrified of a woman.

Qin Yi withdrew his fist, which he had wanted to use to punch someone, shook his head, lifted the curtain of the tavern, and stepped inside.

There was only one woman drinking in the tavern, while the owner was hiding behind the counter, trembling with fear. He looked like he had just been beaten up and his face was bruised and swollen.

Qin Yi twitched his lips and looked at the woman.

The look of amazement flashed by in an instant.

Qin Yi had seen countless beauties in this world, and every woman around him was a national beauty. He thought he had become somewhat immune to beautiful women, and that he wouldn't find everyone he saw particularly pretty.

But the woman in front of me is truly beautiful. Her appearance aside, it's mainly because I rarely see such a temperament.

What's most special about her is her eyes. They seem to sparkle with stars, or gaze gently like the moon, mysterious and vast. One glance is enough to captivate anyone, drawing them in completely.

She drank with her eyes slightly closed, then put down the glass and opened her eyes slightly, as if the morning sun had risen and the sky had brightened.

Then she pursed her red lips slightly, as if savoring a glass of wine, with a hint of a smile, exuding a touch of playfulness amidst her leisure.

She didn't comb her hair, nor did she wear any ornaments. Her long hair flowed freely, simply cascading down like a waterfall, giving off a very carefree and relaxed vibe.

She appeared to be around twenty-five or twenty-six years old, and her proportions were... average. In fact, everything about her was average—neither fat nor thin, neither tall nor short—like a piece of jade meticulously sculpted by a skilled artisan, where adding or subtracting anything would just not make it right.

She lifted the wine pot to pour wine, her sleeve slightly pulled up, revealing her fair wrist, which looked like solidified snow.

No... Her clothes were not ordinary. Qin Yi couldn't tell whether she had a heart or not. Even to see her fair wrist, she had to lift it up herself.

Although he was inwardly amazed, Qin Yi did not show it on his face. He simply strode up to her, cupped his hands in a respectful bow, and said, "Thank you for helping me out, young lady."

The woman paused in pouring wine, seemingly amused. "You need me to get you out of this mess? I was the one saving them, wasn't I... Are the people of the Gentleman Country really this hypocritical?"

"If that's the case, why did you offer me a drink, young lady?"

The woman said lazily, "We're all from out of town, what's wrong with offering you a drink?"

Qin Yi's eyes still subconsciously glanced at her heart area.

She's from out of town; she's not heartless, is she?

The woman gave a half-smile, "Where are you looking? Ha, gentleman..."

Qin Yi hurriedly said, "In the Pierced Chest Kingdom, seeing into the heart is instinctive... Please forgive me for offending you."

The implication was that this person was tacitly identified as a "person from the Gentleman Country," since it would make things easier for them to travel.

The Liusu wanted to say, "Who told you this is from the Gentleman Country? This is from the Land of Peach Blossoms!" But it remained silent, silently assessing the woman's cultivation level.

She has used very sophisticated concealment Technique Method, or possesses powerful concealment Law Treasure, making it impossible to discern her cultivation level.

This is not surprising. When Qin Yi tries to conceal his cultivation, even a Qian Yuan cultivator might not be able to see through it. Liusu is not yet at the Formless stage, so it's not surprising that she can't see through it—but at least it proves that this woman is at least at the Huiyang level. If it were Teng Yun, there would be no way to hide it from Liusu.

This small place is full of hidden talents!

The woman glanced lazily at Liusu Su, then at the seemingly adorable Taotie squatting at Qin Yi's feet, and smiled, "Sit."

Qin Yi didn't stand on ceremony and sat down opposite her, asking, "May I ask where you are from, young lady?"

The woman casually replied, "I am from the Lady Country."

Qin Yi: "..."

Feeling inexplicably dismissive, Qin Yi pointed to the shopkeeper, whose face was bruised and swollen, and asked, "Is this the behavior of a lady?"

The woman smiled and said, "Gentlemen are already looking at people's chests, so why can't ladies hit people?"

Qin Yi choked for a moment, but didn't argue with her.

So be it, a lady is a lady. In typical stories, Gentleman Country may not necessarily have gentlemen, so it's not surprising that Lady Country may not necessarily have ladies.

Actually, you're closer to being a mature woman.

She has the same laid-back charm as her Senior Sister, but is even more carefree and unrestrained.

One is leisurely reading Daoist books, too lazy to rise; the other is living a life of ease amidst mist and rain.

"This is XingXing Wine." The woman poured Qin Yi a cup and said with a smile, "There's nothing else good here, but this wine still has some flavor."

XingXing Wine, an upgraded version of monkey wine... Qin Yi took a sip, and a surge of heat exploded through his body. "What a potent wine!"

The woman laughed and said, "It's strong, but lacks depth. It's a unique feature, though, so make do with it."

Qin Yi hesitated for a moment, then said, "This kind of wine can make most cultivators drunk. If you're traveling alone, even if you're a highly skilled cultivator, you should still be careful."

The woman looked him up and down with great curiosity for a while, then suddenly chuckled, "You really are a gentleman?"

Qin Yi said irritably, "You can also take this as a hypocrite pretending to be virtuous."

"Yes, after all, I don't even know your name."

"Qin Yi." Qin Yi raised his glass in a toast. "May I ask the young lady's name?"

"My surname is Yue." The woman raised her glass and clinked glasses with Yue.

Qin Yi stared at her blankly.

"What?"

"His surname is Yue, and then what?"

"Why don't you just call her Miss Yue? Is it polite to ask a woman's name?"

"Alright then," Qin Yi said helplessly, "Since Miss Yue is from the Lady Country, what brings her all this way to this Pierced Chest Kingdom?"

"I was just passing by," the woman said. "I saw them capturing pairs of creatures on the way... I got angry, fought my way in, and this is what happened. What are you doing here?"

"Similar to you... except I haven't had a chance to fight yet."

The woman chuckled, "Hey, are you trying to get close to me on purpose?"

Qin Yi pointed to the wine pot. "You're the one who invited me to drink, so it seems like you're trying to get close to me."

"Tch..." The woman glanced at him again, a strange look in her eyes, before looking at Liusu and Taotie again.

They seemed to find everything around Qin Yi interesting.

After a long pause, he said, "Their king has led his people out, so this place is not strong. He will surely capture you when he returns. Drink this cup, and then you can leave."

Qin Yi asked curiously, "Then why don't you leave?"

The woman smiled and said, "They hunt these paired creatures to extract their hearts for poison. The people are heartless and only know how to kill and offer indiscriminately. Of course, the king knows that it's more effective to capture them alive. I'll just wait here and release as many as he captures."

Qin Yi asked with interest, "Why just release it instead of cutting off the source?"

"Such a violent aura," the woman said. "You... kill people often?"

"Why keep such an evil god around?"

"First of all, don't you know his strength? Why are you acting so recklessly?"

Qin Yi shook his head and said, "I never said I was going to act recklessly. If I were planning to take action, I would naturally investigate your strength first. Right now, I'm just asking why you don't want to kill."

The woman asked with a hint of amusement, "If... he dies, what if thousands of people here, and even more you don't know about, die along with him?"

Qin Yi was taken aback. "Could these people have actually been dead to begin with?"

This is somewhat similar to when I first met that Daoist priest from the Humble Origins —I think his name was something like that. The people in his Daoist Temple had all turned themselves into living corpses, yet they were deceiving themselves. Is it the same concept?

The Liusu on her shoulders draped over her arms. "Pierced Chest Person is alive, but the current situation might be different."

The woman looked at the Liusu: "You know?"

"Because none of them seem to be born with it," Liusu said calmly. "I suspect there's only one true Pierced Chest Person, and that's what they call a god."

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Last night, a whistleblower joined the group and sent me screenshots of their reports, telling me they'd successfully reported three more chapters. I know you joined the group to annoy me, and it was quite successful. Many readers probably don't want to see trash in the book, so I apologize and ask for your understanding; I just couldn't resist. Honestly, I've never experienced what it's like to have your hard-earned work, which you stay up late every night, being reported chapter by chapter. It's hard for me to imagine how I feel; I felt like killing someone.

Many brothers also said that there wasn't enough romantic scenes in Chicken Cross, and that they couldn't let go of their inhibitions, etc. Why is that? You should ask those people above.