Drunkenly Lying on a Beauty's Lap, Awaken to Grasp Worldly Power

"My dear, you..." Song Qingshu stared at Mu Wanqing in astonishment.

"Well done, Gou Dan'er, well done, master of the martial arts world!" Mu Wanqing pointed at him, trembling with anger. She thought about how he had tricked her for the past two days, taking advantage of her at every turn...

"Miss Mu, I am truly sorry." With things having come to this, there was no point in pretending any longer. Song Qingshu said with a wry smile.

"Is it fun for a master like you to toy with an ordinary person like me?" Mu Wanqing's voice grew colder.

"I think it's quite fun." Song Qingshu thought this to himself, but of course, he would never dare to say it out loud. "I saw that you were heartbroken and seemed to have thoughts of ending your life, so in a moment of desperation, I wanted to persuade you. But I was afraid you would reject a stranger from afar, so I resorted to this stratagem."

This touched upon Mu Wanqing's sorrowful past again. Her small mouth pouted, and a mist appeared in her beautiful eyes.

Although Mu Wanqing appeared cold and fierce on the surface, she was, after all, just a young girl. In his previous life, she would probably not have even gone to college at her age. These thoughts flashed through Song Qingshu's mind, but for a moment, he didn't know how to comfort her.

After a while, Mu Wanqing turned her head, secretly wiped her cheek with her fingertips, and asked in a deep voice, "What is your name?"

Noticing her jade-like fingers, Song Qingshu suddenly felt a dry mouth and a parched throat. He quickly replied, "Miss Mu, my name is Song Qingshu."

"Thank you, Great Hero Song, for saving me the other day. I shall take my leave now." Mu Wanqing said coldly and turned to leave. Although she was extremely angry, and according to her usual temper, she would have shot any man like this to death, she gave up the idea after witnessing his incredible martial arts firsthand.

"Leaving already." Song Qingshu muttered to himself, his reluctance evident. Having been seen through by the beauty, he didn't know how to speak to keep her, and by his nature, he couldn't do something as shameless as Duan Yu following her around.

Hearing Song Qingshu's mutterings, Mu Wanqing's ears turned red. She suddenly stopped and turned back to stare directly at Song Qingshu, "Go wash your face clean. I don't even know what my savior looks like."

"What is this all about?" Song Qingshu, knowing Mu Wanqing's exceptionally proud and tsundere nature, couldn't figure out her intentions for a moment. He had no choice but to run to a nearby stream to wash off the dirt on his face and tie up his disheveled hair with a headscarf.

Looking at the refreshed Song Qingshu, a faint blush appeared on Mu Wanqing's fair cheeks. "Alright, I've seen clearly." She said and turned to leave decisively.

Could she have been captivated by his "Jade-Faced Mengchang" handsomeness? Song Qingshu was surprised. The original Song Qingshu was already a famous handsome young chivalrous man in the martial arts world. Now that he had mastered his divine skills, that hidden mythical aura and his profound and steady temperament added several points of charm. Every morning when he looked in the mirror, the first thing he would say was, "Damn, I woke up looking handsome again..."

Watching Mu Wanqing walk further and further away, Song Qingshu shook his head and smiled wryly. "Mu Wanqing is famously devoted in the original work, deeply in love with her brother Duan Yu her entire life. How could she fall for any other man?"

However, looking at her graceful figure, Song Qingshu inexplicably called out, "I'm going back to Jiangnan next."

Seeing Mu Wanqing still walking away as usual, her figure not showing any fluctuation, Song Qingshu anxiously added, "Duan Yu has been captured by the Tibetan Imperial Advisor Jiumozhi, who said he would be cremated before the tomb of Gusu Murong Bo."

This time, Mu Wanqing's figure trembled, and she paused for a moment before continuing to walk, finally disappearing from Song Qingshu's sight.

"It seems my place in her heart still can't compare to that pretty boy Duan Yu!" Song Qingshu sighed with emotion, completely unaware that he himself was also a complete pretty boy.

However, he had already confirmed that Mu Wanqing would go to Jiangnan to rescue Duan Yu. Song Qingshu wasn't worried about her safety at all. Although Jiumozhi was sometimes despicable, he was generally a virtuous monk. He didn't have Yun Zhonghe's perversions and wouldn't kill a delicate girl like Mu Wanqing.

The reason he sent her to Jiangnan was actually because Song Qingshu himself had already planned to go to Jiangnan.

He had been planning his future during his free time these past two days. His previous idea of collecting all the martial arts treasures in the world now seemed unrealistic. However, his current martial arts skills were already sufficient, especially after his battle with Feng Qingyang today, which had boosted his confidence immensely. He knew that as long as he didn't court death by provoking the famous fierce individuals in the martial arts world, he should be more than capable of protecting himself.

Moreover, as his martial arts skills improved, Song Qingshu's ambitions grew. His rich experience from his previous life made him realize early on that in this chaotic world, even the highest martial arts skills would only make him a pawn for those in power, just like Guo Jing. In comparison, he admired the Ming Cult leader Zhang Wuji more. With hundreds of thousands of followers under his command, he was a feudal lord in his own right, with a strong army and the potential to unify the world.

However, thinking about Zhang Wuji's ambiguous relationship with his nominal wife made him feel disgusted. He didn't want to be a unlucky guy like Li Yu. If Zhang Wuji unified the world and then decided to summon Zhou Zhiruo to his harem on a whim, he would have no way to stop it.

Besides, Song Qingshu had created a business empire in his previous life and was accustomed to the feeling of being in a position of power, controlling the destinies of many. Now, he was just a small fry in the martial arts world, and he was very unaccustomed to this role reversal. Therefore, he had long harbored the idea of establishing his own power base.

The world was in great chaos now, which was a good time to achieve great things. Song Qingshu was not like the Murong father and son, who were ambitious but incompetent and used clumsy political opportunism. He had already planned his blueprint.

What was the essence of power? First, it was military power, second, personnel power, and the most important was financial power. When many people had to rely on you for their livelihood, you naturally gained immense power. Of course, if you lacked the strength to ensure that your property would not be forcibly seized, then power was just a laughable illusion.

Seeing that the path of martial arts manuals was hopeless, Song Qingshu decisively shifted his focus to finding treasures in the world.

Although the martial arts manuals hidden in the world were exclusively for the original protagonist, and he couldn't compete with the original protagonist for luck, the original novels had a common point: all the protagonists did not touch the treasures that appeared in the novels! It was highly likely that Mr. Jin wanted to show the protagonist's noble character of despising wealth. But this was a great benefit for Song Qingshu.

He didn't need to compete with the original protagonist for treasures, and Song Qingshu felt his thoughts become clear. Considering the treasures in the world today, the Gaochang Maze treasure was far in the Western Regions, which was Zhang Wuji's territory and not to be considered for now. The Chuang Wang treasure near Jade Brush Villa was too far away, and it was located in the heartland of the Manchu Qing, so even if he found it, he couldn't transport it. The treasure of the Forty-Two Chapters Scripture was even more difficult. Not to mention the difficulty of collecting all eight parts of the Forty-Two Chapters Scripture, Lu Ding Mountain was the imperial dragon脉 of the Manchu Qing. It was impossible to secretly retrieve the treasure without being noticed by the Manchu Qing.

The treasure in Tianning Temple in Jingzhou was originally easy to find, but it was Ling Tuis's territory and located in a war-controlled zone. Song Qingshu did not want to alert the enemy.

After much deliberation, Song Qingshu finally set his sights on the treasure in Dagong Workshop in Jinling City!