Have We Met Somewhere Before?

At that moment, Li Qing's feelings could be summed up by a line from a song...

It was only because I glanced at you once more in the crowd that I could never forget your face again.

She was simply...

Too beautiful!

Beautiful enough to take his breath away!

Within his sight stood a breathtaking woman in a pale yellow dress, independent and aloof, her eyes deep and cold.

Her skin was as white as snow, while her silky golden hair fluttered in the wind.

She was Xue Qinghe's maid, Xiao Xue.

All of a sudden, Li Qing thought of a phrase...

A pale yellow dress, flowing hair.

Then, in Li Qing's eyes, the stunning woman's face somehow transformed into...

Baoqiang Ge.

Li Qing immediately burst out laughing.

The woman instantly frowned.

Did I look that funny?

"Sorry, I really couldn't help it."

"Hmm?"

The woman's frown deepened.

Suddenly, Li Qing realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing. He hurriedly turned around and looked at the woman with sincere eyes, wanting to explain himself.

However...

As he studied the woman's face closely, he suddenly felt an odd sense of familiarity.

It was strange.

He definitely had never met her before!

Confused, Li Qing's apology turned into a question.

"Have I... met you somewhere before?"

The woman curled her lips. If she had been a transmigrator like Li Qing, she definitely would have said—

"Seriously? It's already 0202, and people are still using that line to hit on girls?"

But she was not a transmigrator.

The woman merely stood there silently, saying nothing. Every inch of her radiated a cold, distant aura.

Li Qing felt as though the woman before him was an iceberg that had not melted for ten thousand years. The chill she gave off came from her very bones.

Since the woman would not speak, Li Qing turned back around.

Whether she was pretty or not, Li Qing had no intention of pressing his warm face against someone else's cold backside.

Wait...

Didn't that mean he was taking advantage of her?

Li Qing hurriedly shook his head, driving that lewd thought from his mind.

Then, he looked at the line ahead and lowered his gaze to the history book in his hands again.

But in truth, he was still constantly trying to remember where exactly he had seen the girl behind him before.

At the same time, though Xiao Xue did not say a word, she was also somewhat confused.

She seemed to have seen this black-robed brat somewhere before.

But Li Qing's laughter just now had made her feel awful, so she did not want to talk to him either.

Three minutes passed, and Li Qing still could not remember where he had seen the golden-haired woman before. So, he simply stopped thinking about it.

If he could not remember, then their relationship must have been utterly insignificant, or perhaps they had merely brushed past each other a few times by chance.

Though Buddha said that five hundred glances back in a previous life were exchanged for a passing encounter in this life.

What did that have to do with Li Qing's current life?

Time trickled by. There were fewer and fewer people in front of Li Qing, and at last, it was his turn.

"Boss, give me five portions of Iron Plate Squid."

Holding the only remaining portion of Iron Plate Squid, the owner smiled awkwardly and said,

"Sorry, there's only one portion left now."

"Fine, then I'll take one."

Li Qing had only smelled the aroma and wanted to try it. One portion was enough for a taste.

Li Qing reached into his pocket, preparing to take out money and pay.

But suddenly, a slender jade-like hand reached out. Its target was clearly the last portion of squid in the owner's hand.

"Hmm?"

Li Qing's expression immediately changed. Fuck, in broad daylight, someone was actually trying to snatch it from him?

His free left hand shot out and directly grabbed that jade-like hand by the wrist.

At once, a smooth, soft sensation traveled through his fingertips.

At once, an image flashed through Li Qing's mind.

Why did this scene feel a little familiar?

"Let go!"

A cold voice came from behind Li Qing.

Li Qing could not help shuddering.

He finally remembered when he had met this golden-haired woman.

More precisely, he had once seen this woman dressed as a man.

That was right. It had been when he had just mastered the third gate of the Eight Inner Gates, at the stall selling incomplete maps in the Nuo Lan City night market.

She was the youth who had competed with Li Qing for the incomplete formation diagram!

Only, it seemed that she had been disguised as a boy back then.

Between the deliberate disguise and the fact that girls changed greatly as they grew, several years had passed and her appearance had also changed somewhat, so Li Qing had not recognized her right away.

"So it was you..."

Just as Li Qing was about to bring up their past encounter, an intense, scorching wave of Soul Power erupted violently from the woman's wrist.

"I told you to let go!"

Li Qing's hand was instantly knocked away by that powerful Soul Power.

Then, Xiao Xue glared furiously, and the Soul Power radiating from her body carried a trace of danger.

"Um... uh... actually, I'm—"

"I don't care who you are. This Iron Plate Squid is mine. If you dare stop me again, don't blame me..."

As she said this, Xiao Xue made a grasping motion with her right hand, and a stone from the nearby ground flew straight into her palm.

The poor stone was crushed into powder by Xiao Xue, trickling down between her fingers.

This girl...

Was so violent!

Li Qing grumbled inwardly.

But then, the corners of Li Qing's mouth lifted slightly. "Then today, I want to see just how you plan to take this Iron Plate Squid from my hands!"

Xiao Xue raised a brow. She had already revealed her identity as a Soul Master, yet Li Qing still dared to stand in her way. She had no idea where this Black-Robed Youth had gotten the courage to act so brazenly before her.

From Liang Jingru?

As for the owner before them, he silently set down the Iron Plate Squid in his hand and took several steps back.

He looked very calm, without the slightest trace of panic. He even...

Put on the expression of a spectator watching a juicy show as he looked at the two of them.

His actions seemed to say, go on, begin your performance!

Of course, he was not the only spectator. The ordinary people around them all wore the same eager, entertained expressions.

Li Qing was rather puzzled. Why was no one worried about getting caught in the crossfire?

"Hmph~"

Xiao Xue gave a cold snort, curling her right hand into a claw as she prepared to strike.

Now that Li Qing had recalled what had happened back then, his competitive spirit had been stirred as well.

His Soul Power had been inferior to this woman's back then. Could it still be inferior now?

Li Qing also formed his right hand into a claw. Without the slightest hesitation, he reached straight for the Iron Plate Squid.

Both of them moved at the same time.

However...

A streak of black light flashed before Li Qing's eyes, and the Iron Plate Squid that had been sitting there suddenly vanished!

Fuck!

How was she so fast?!

Li Qing was stunned.

He admitted that he had underestimated her just now, but...

Damn, how was she so fast?!

At that moment, Li Qing suddenly understood how The Flash felt. When you unleashed the Super Speed you were so proud of, only to see...

Superman's eyes shift slightly...

You're so fast—does your mother know?