Qian Renxue's First Kiss, Qian Renxue: I'm very angry! The kind that can't be appeased!

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Lin Ye and Qian Renxue were both stunned.

Feeling the warmth of each other's lips, their minds went completely blank, and the noisy room suddenly became incredibly quiet.

It was so quiet that they could hear each other's breathing and the sound of their frantic heartbeats.

Qian Renxue was utterly dumbfounded; her heart felt like it was about to jump out of her chest, fluttering like a trapped fawn. She couldn't help but feel her heart racing, and a tingling sensation spread through her entire body, leaving her feeling weak and unable to muster any strength.

A seed of agitation began to take root and sprout within her heart.

But at this very moment, all Qian Renxue knew was that she had been forcibly kissed, and just like that, her first kiss had been stolen. Tears of grievance welled up in her eyes as she finally snapped back to reality.

She bit down hard on Lin Ye's lip.

"Ah!"

Lin Ye cried out in pain, snapping out of his daze, and immediately pulled away.

Qian Renxue said with a look of grievance, "Lin Ye! I'm really angry! That was my first kiss! You... you actually stole my first kiss!"

"I'm sorry, but I didn't mean to! Besides, that was my first kiss too!"

"Your first kiss is worth nothing!"

"Hey, I don't like the way you put that. Is a guy's first kiss not a first kiss? Is it not precious? You and I traded first kisses, so you aren't losing out either!"

"You!" She said, blushing with indignation, "I don't want to talk to you anymore. Get off me right now!"

"Then you have to promise not to lose your temper and hit me again!"

"I promise, okay? Just get off me!"

Seeing this, Lin Ye released Qian Renxue, but she took the opportunity to grab a pillow from the side and smashed it at him.

"Hey, why are you going back on your word, woman!"

"Hmph! You think it's just going to end like this after stealing this young lady's first kiss? See if I don't beat you to death!" Qian Renxue picked up the pillow again and rained blows down on Lin Ye.

However, it was clear that Qian Renxue wasn't actually trying to hurt him; if she were, she wouldn't be using such a soft, harmless pillow.

Seeing this, Lin Ye stopped resisting and let her vent for a while.

"Fine, fine, hit me then. I won't resist, okay?"

"Hmph! Even if you wanted to resist, it wouldn't matter!"

Qian Renxue hit Lin Ye over a dozen times with the pillow.

"You've hit me enough, surely you've calmed down now?"

"No! I'm going to keep hitting you! You aren't allowed to resist!" Qian Renxue stood with her hands on her hips, still looking indignant.

"Hey, that's enough, isn't it? Fine, I won't resist, but I can at least dodge, right?"

Lin Ye dodged the pillow Qian Renxue threw and laughed, "Oops! Missed!"

"You dare to dodge!"

Qian Renxue, furious, picked up the pillow and threw it at Lin Ye again. Lin Ye moved nimbly on the bed, avoiding the attack once more: "Missed again!"

"You! You aren't allowed to dodge!"

Qian Renxue threw the pillow at Lin Ye again, but he performed a serpentine maneuver and avoided it perfectly.

He then instantly caught the incoming pillow and threw it back, hitting Qian Renxue square in the face.

"Ahhh! Lin Ye!!" Qian Renxue stomped her feet in anger.

The atmosphere suddenly felt like two young lovers flirting in their room.

Just then, an angry voice from a burly man came from outside the room: "Hey! What are you two lovebirds arguing about so early in the morning! Are you going to let anyone sleep or not!!"

"Get lost! None of your business! Who's a lovebird with him!" Qian Renxue retorted angrily.

Her voice was far more imposing; the burly man outside shuddered, shook his head helplessly, and turned to leave: "Forget it, can't afford to mess with them, definitely can't."

"Alright, Miss, stop messing around. Let's just say it's my fault, okay? At worst, I'll take responsibility for you."

Qian Renxue rolled her eyes: "Who wants you to take responsibility!"

But she had calmed down.

"Then what else do you want?" Lin Ye asked, feeling very helpless.

"Hmph! Lin Ye, after we finish the Third Trial and go back, I want to duel you! A proper, fair fight! If you lose to me, you have to listen to me from then on. If I tell you to go west, you can't go east!"

"Do you dare to agree!" Qian Renxue said with great seriousness.

She had wanted to have a serious fight with Lin Ye for a long time. If she didn't beat him up now, it might be very difficult to handle him in the future.

She could feel that Lin Ye was growing too fast, and one day, he might truly catch up to her.

Lin Ye knew that the kind of fight Qian Renxue was talking about wasn't a sparring match, but a real duel—a fight where they would go all out to see who was stronger.

In truth, he also wanted to fight Qian Renxue. Lin Ye's expression turned serious: "Fine, I agree."

Qian Renxue crossed her arms, still carrying a hint of a pout: "I want to drink milk tea!"

Lin Ye shook his head with a smile: "Fine, I'll make it for you."

A moment later, Qian Renxue downed the milk tea in one gulp, and only then did her mood improve significantly.

"The milk tea is finished, so can we turn the page on what just happened?"

Qian Renxue wore a haughty expression: "No way! I'm very angry right now, the kind that can't be coaxed!"

Lin Ye: "..."

"Suit yourself, go change your clothes, we're heading out."

A short while later.

The two of them changed into casual clothes and continued on their way.

However, it was clear that Qian Renxue was still brooding over the loss of her first kiss; she held onto her little temper and barely spoke to Lin Ye for the next few days.

They stayed in Suotuo City for two days before departing, continuing north with the intention of crossing the Lima Plain.

The area around the Lima Plain belonged to the Bala Kingdom, one of the four vassal kingdoms under the Heaven Dou Empire.

Generally speaking, within the territories of powers like the Heaven Dou or Star Luo Empire, public security was relatively stable, but within these vassal kingdoms, law and order were significantly weaker.

Public security in the Bala Kingdom was poor, with far too many lawless zones—the Lima Plain being a prime example!

The Lima Plain was vast, occupying a large portion of the Bala Kingdom. Beyond the plain, the kingdom was filled with hills and mountain ranges, and many who had committed grave crimes would hide here in the Bala Kingdom.

Take Zhao Wuji, for instance.

Over the next half month, Lin Ye and Qian Renxue encountered many criminals, bandits, and robbers, but none of them were suitable candidates for the Sin of Betrayal.

A few days later.

They arrived at a small city closest to the uninhabited zone of the Lima Plain.

They planned to rest for a moment in this small town, have some coffee, and then continue on their journey.

"Let's sit here for a while."

"Mm."

The two sat at a table outside a shop by the roadside, and the waiter asked: "What would the two guests like to order?"

"Two coffees and two servings of pastries."

"Coming right up, please wait a moment."

While they waited, Lin Ye suddenly saw several people dressed in luxurious attire walking down the main road ahead; one look at their clothing revealed they were extremely wealthy.

There were four people in total: three middle-aged men and one little girl.

The little girl looked to be almost six years old.

The girl appeared incredibly spoiled and overbearing, walking arrogantly down the center of the street with a swagger, shouting dismissively at everyone: "The young miss has arrived, get out of the way, all of you!~"