Qingshan Arrives

"So that was it!"

Gu Sheng released the young girl's cheeks. He had not expected such a minor detail to be the problem. It also served as a warning to him: from now on, he had to be extremely careful with similar messages.

"Good brother, I answered your question. Won't you answer one of mine?"

This 'White Rabbit' seemed to have taken some strange medicine. Her voice had become incredibly gentle, yet something about it sounded off to Gu Sheng. Could I have been exposed? The thought surfaced in his mind, and he began recalling any flaws he might have revealed.

"Are you from Hangcheng?"

The crisp question shocked Gu Sheng. His cold gaze shot straight at the pretty girl.

"You..."

Gu Sheng wanted to ask how she knew, but he was also considering how to phrase it.

"I knew it!"

Li Qingyu muttered to herself, then grew bolder. She extended a fair, delicate hand toward Gu Sheng. "Let's get acquainted! My name is Chu Xin!"

"You trust me that easily?"

Gu Sheng reached out and shook hands with the excited Chu Xin. He had to admit that a rich young lady who had never done hard labor was indeed different. Her little hand was soft and boneless, and compared with most women of this era, Chu Xin's skin was so tender it looked as though one could pinch water from it.

"Not exactly! It's just that you wouldn't hurt me, right?"

Chu Xin put on a delicate, coquettish expression and gazed at Gu Sheng with eyes full of spring. The two stared at each other for a long while. When Gu Sheng still showed no reaction, she sighed softly and said in a coy voice, "Fine! I'll tell you the truth. After I entered the Lord God Space, I gained a talent ability that lets me vaguely sense good and evil."

"Sensing good and evil! An ability!"

Gu Sheng's brows knitted tightly. Things seemed to have exceeded his expectations. He spoke without revealing anything, "Tell me about the Lord God Space. And..."

"Lord God Space!"

Chu Xin wrinkled her delicate nose. After thinking for a while, she began, "The Lord God Space appeared..."

From Chu Xin's account, Gu Sheng also verified some of his guesses. The Lord God Space had indeed appeared only recently—or, more precisely, very recently. It had existed for less than five days.

In the present-day Blue Star, an ancient legend claimed that the world would end when day and night changed several days ago. And on that day, something really did happen. The Lord God descended.

Chu Xin's entry into the Lord God Space had been a complete coincidence. This 'poor student' had been forced by her mother to study that day. Then, at midnight, just like the day Gu Sheng had encountered Werewolves and vampires, a notification had sounded.

Chu Xin could swear that if she had another chance, she would never choose 'yes' even if she were beaten to death. Because of one careless remark, she and ninety-nine other Reincarnators had been selected as the 'Initializers' and sent into ten reincarnation worlds.

The Nine Cauldrons World was Chu Xin's second reincarnation world. In her words, her decision to hide until the end of the first world without gaining anything had angered the Lord God. After giving her three days off, it had thrown her directly into such a dangerous world.

"Looks like this 'Lord God' has serious problems."

Ripples stirred in Gu Sheng's heart. He had learned a great deal from Chu Xin. The young girl did not take it seriously, but Gu Sheng had organized a great deal of information from what she had said.

First, this Lord God was in a damaged state, just like Gu Sheng's system. According to Chu Xin, everything available on the exchange list had been obtained by their batch of 'Initializers' in the first world.

Their group had gained quite a lot, but much of it had been confiscated because they lacked enough Lord God Points and medals. Those items had then appeared on the exchange list, prompting them to curse the unscrupulous merchant.

Moreover, aside from healing, the Lord God did have other functions, but they were unbelievably expensive. It felt as though it did not want people to use them at all, which was completely unlike the Lord God's 'money-grubbing' nature.

"Cousin!"

As Gu Sheng was thinking, a voice suddenly rang out.

Gu Sheng and Chu Xin both turned toward the source of the voice. A short night traveler wearing a wolf mask jumped down from the roof and landed before them.

"Qingshan, the outside is completely surrounded. How did you get in?"

Gu Sheng did not blame Teng Qingshan for ignoring his advice and rushing inside. The fact that he had come to assist him under such circumstances showed that he genuinely acknowledged Gu Sheng as his 'cousin' and was willing to risk himself for his safety.

"Their people were no match."

Teng Qingshan said blandly. As a top assassin in his previous life, he had every qualification to say that.

"Can you take her out with you?"

Gu Sheng pointed at the bewildered Chu Xin. This young lady was his 'spoils of war,' and he could not release her before reaching an understanding with her. Li Manor was her base. Negotiating with her here would be no different from offering himself up to be carved apart.

"You..."

Chu Xin had just begun to speak when Gu Sheng's palm pressed against the back of her neck. Once again, the young lady became a 'prisoner' who could neither speak nor move.

Teng Qingshan glanced at Chu Xin and shook his head. "The target is too obvious. Besides, she won't cooperate, so we can't hide her from all the experts outside."

Gu Sheng looked at him. "What if most of those experts leave?"

Teng Qingshan responded, "If most of them are lured elsewhere, it shouldn't be much of a problem. But Cousin, why must you take her with us? Qin San is already dead, isn't he?"

"Qin San is dead, but Qin Da discovered me just as I was about to leave. If we don't create an even greater disturbance to draw Li Manor's attention, they may trace it back to us."

That was Gu Sheng's true thought, and it was also why he had not immediately withdrawn after killing Qin San.

Qin San's death would inevitably alarm Qin Da and Qin Er. They would certainly investigate everyone who had recently clashed with Qin San. The people from Teng Village, who had just had a conflict with him that morning, would definitely not escape their notice.

If those people decided to kill anyone who might be guilty rather than let a culprit go, it would mean disaster for Teng Village.

Perhaps Qin Da would not believe they were capable of killing Qin San, but Gu Sheng did not dare to gamble. If Teng Village suffered a catastrophe because of him, he would never be able to forgive himself.

Thus, he had planned and carried out tonight's operation based on the contingency he had prepared. His original plan had been to kill Qin San and stage it as a suicide accompanied by a letter, using Qin San's death to expose a wave of dirty secrets among Li Manor's guards.

In his fury, Lord Li would certainly investigate the guard force. Qin Da and Qin Er would be too busy distancing themselves from the matter to care about the true cause of Qin San's death. After some time, the incident would most likely pass.

Unfortunately, even the most careful plan could have a flaw. Qin Da's unexpected visit had caused his plan to fail. To shift their attention, he could only alter the plan on the spot and create an even greater disturbance to draw Li Manor's attention.

And so, he decided to play a bigger game: abduct Chu Xin—Li Qingyu—his fellow countrywoman. Li Manor would inevitably descend into chaos. Compared with the young lady's safety, Qin San's death would become nothing more than a trivial matter.