Hometown Reunion

"Miss Li Qingyu, we finally meet!"

Gu Sheng released his right hand from her mouth and nose, holding the soft, fragrant beauty tightly in his arms. He felt as though he was a little too... full of vigor!

"Who are you?"

Li Qingyu struggled to move her stiffening little head. The tiger-head mask that filled her vision made her feel somewhat frightened.

"Who I am isn't important. What matters is that you're in my hands now!"

Gu Sheng supported the petite beauty and considerately adjusted her into a more comfortable position. She could become his long-term source of income in this world, and with some proper training, she might even become his helper in the modern world!

But how was he supposed to deceive this girl—no, no, no! Gu Sheng was a "good person." How could he deceive a young lady? He should say that he needed to gain her trust. That was no small problem. Just now, for the sake of safety, he had killed the chief guard of her household.

"Why did you kidnap me?"

Li Qingyu's mind was still a little muddled. This fellow didn't look particularly fierce or vicious. Was he really an assassin?

"My brothers are a little short on cash lately, so we wanted to borrow some silver from Lord Li to get by!"

Looking at Li Qingyu's adorably dazed expression, a sudden impulse arose in Gu Sheng's heart. His mischievous hand had already pinched her cute cheek. "But I was worried Lord Li wouldn't agree, so I decided to take Miss along with me!"

"You—you—you're a kidnapper! You want to kidnap me and threaten my father!"

Li Qingyu finally understood. She struggled to shake her little head and evade Gu Sheng's large hand "tormenting" her. Her tiny lips were pursed as she glared at Gu Sheng, her cheeks puffed out in anger. She looked incredibly cute.

"Don't put it so harshly! I'm merely inviting Miss to come over as a guest. That's all!"

Gu Sheng's smile widened when he saw that adorable little face. His mischievous hand chased after the little face that could not escape, constantly playing with Li Qingyu's flushed cheeks.

He felt that he had definitely "gone mad." He was normally a very calm person, so why was he teasing a girl he had barely met today—and in such a blatantly lecherous manner, too?

Could it be that his Internal Fist had advanced too quickly, leaving him with too much vigor and in need of some yin-yang harmony? Surely not! Teng Qingshan had practiced Internal Fist for longer than he had. Ever since his previous-life wife, Little Cat, had died, that fellow had remained single until now! If there was a problem, wouldn't his be even worse?

Or was he simply a lecher? Had he lost the ability to walk upon seeing such a fresh and beautiful woman? But on Blue Star, he had been perfectly normal and only cared about figures. He had seen plenty of girls who had not fully matured yet. Why had this problem never appeared before?

Gu Sheng racked his brains without finding an answer. As he pondered the matter, his hand grew increasingly improper. He was no longer satisfied with intimate contact with Li Qingyu's little face, and it showed signs of continuing downward. This frightened Li Qingyu half to death.

Isn't this fellow a kidnapper? What's going on now? Is he also a flower thief? Heavens! Could this young lady be about to lose her chastity?

Li Qingyu's mind began running wild. Gritting her teeth, she opened her mouth and prepared to call for help.

The reason she had not shouted at the top of her voice earlier was that she had fallen into his hands and feared that screaming would provoke his vicious nature. Now that Gu Sheng had begun "hurting" her, how could she tolerate him doing anything improper to her?

"Help... Mmph... Mmm..."

The moment Li Qingyu began to cry out, Gu Sheng reacted and quickly covered her mouth. Even so, a considerable sound still leaked through the gaps between his fingers.

"Miss! Is something wrong?"

Cuier's voice came from outside. "Are you hungry? Would you like a bowl of milk and snow clam soup again tonight?"

"Shh!"

Gu Sheng gestured for Li Qingyu to keep quiet, then whispered a warning into the little beauty's ear: "I'll let go of your mouth, and you'll send her away. Then we can have a proper talk. You'd better not try anything clever, or I can't guarantee your safety."

The guards outside were making their rounds, so this was not a good time to take her away. Gu Sheng still needed the little beauty before him to cooperate, so he had no intention of harming her.

Gu Sheng was actually a very pure "ordinary person." He believed in, "If others don't offend me, I won't offend them. If they offend me, I will strike back."

After crossing over for so long, today was the first time he had gone on a killing spree. Although he had not experienced the nausea that came with killing someone for the first time, he still did not feel particularly good about it.

It was not that he pitied those dead men. Every one of them had brought death upon himself. More than a hundred vicious bandits had lived by the blade and spilled who knew how much blood. They all deserved to die.

Lang Ge, Er Gouzi, and Qin San were even less deserving of sympathy. They had colluded with bandits to rob and murder people, and this was not the first time they had done such things. Not one of them was innocent.

What truly made him uncomfortable was the change taking place within himself. He could have simply killed Lang Ge and Qin San, but because he wanted the Internal Force manuals they possessed, he had not only tortured them for information but also broken his word afterward.

Although he did not regret doing so, he still felt somewhat unaccustomed to these changes in himself.

However, he knew that this change was actually a good thing. In a place like Lord God Space, it would allow him to live longer and better.

"Mmph! Mmm~"

Tears glistening on her little face, Li Qingyu sobbed and nodded. A person beneath another's roof had no choice but to bow their head. She was still in this great demon king's grasp. As long as he did not make any excessive demands, lowering her head was nothing.

Gu Sheng slowly removed his right hand from Li Qingyu's little mouth. He still kept one precaution in mind: he did not take his hand away, but kept it pressed against her cheek so he could cover the little girl's mouth again at any moment.

As his palm rubbed her warm, smooth cheek, Gu Sheng felt as though he was about to "commit a crime."

"Miss! Miss!"

The maid had received no response for a long time and had already walked to the door to check on her.

"Xiao Cui, what is it?"

Li Qingyu puffed out her cheeks and spoke slowly. Although she hated that lecherous hand constantly taking liberties with her little face, she could only lower her head for now. She had already secretly decided that once she found someone to capture this bastard, she would chop off his hand and then wash her face thoroughly.

"Miss! What would you like for a midnight snack tonight? Milk and snow clam soup again?"

A trace of confusion flashed through Xiao Cui's eyes. She always felt that her young miss's tone was rather strange.

"No need!"

Li Qingyu's eyes shifted as she called toward the outside, "Milk and snow clams are too rich. Don't serve them tonight—change it to something else! Bird's nest sounds good. Stew a bowl of red-date blood bird's nest!"

"Red dates! Blood bird's nest!"

A trace of astonishment flashed across Xiao Cui's face. Wasn't her young miss usually the one who disliked it most...? Her expression changed slightly, but she still respectfully lowered her head and replied, "Yes, this servant understands."