Douluo: I'm Done Pretending, Qian Renxue Is My Wife

"Mm, I'll be careful."

For some reason, Qian Ye felt that something was off about her today.

Seven in the evening.

Rou Shui and the others gathered at the Spirit Hall Academy training grounds on time.

"Junior Rou Shui, the person you invited still hasn't arrived?" the tall girl in tight black clothes asked the woman in the blue short skirt before her.

"Please wait a little longer, Senior Qin. Brother Ye said he would come, so he definitely will." Rou Shui glanced toward the dormitories, but still did not see him.

Brother Ye never lied, and he certainly would not lie to me. He'll come. I believe in him.

Qin Qianyu's expression darkened as she said coldly, "I don't care who he is or what his status is. If he joins this team, he has to follow the rules!"

"Without rules, there can be no order. If we said we were leaving at seven, then we leave at seven. Yet some people are late for their very first mission. Whether someone like that can even fight on the battlefield is hard to say."

"If we weren't about to leave and unable to find a replacement at the last minute, I'd revoke his qualification to join the team."

Rou Shui looked embarrassed. Thinking of how Qian Ye had not arrived on time, she worried that he might have forgotten.

What if Brother Ye forgot? What should I do?

She was truly anxious. "Senior Qin, how about I go check Brother Ye's dormitory? Maybe he forgot the time. I'll go get him right away."

Qin Qianyu shook her head. "Forget it. Time is tight, and we can't delay any longer. I'll wait one more minute. If he still doesn't show up after that, I'll revoke his qualification."

"Alright!" Rou Shui looked aggrieved. If Brother Ye had truly forgotten, or if something else had delayed him, what was she supposed to do?

Without Brother Ye around, she felt terribly insecure.

After all, those were Wolf Bandits. They were terrifying!

If she had known Brother Ye would not be going, she would never have signed up for this.

It was already too late for regrets.

She could only hope Brother Ye would come soon. Hurry up and get here!

It was all money's fault. If she had not been greedy for this reward, she would not have taken such a dangerous mission.

Seeing that Qian Ye still had not arrived, Rou Shui was filled with regret.

As a newcomer on her first mission, it would have been strange not to feel nervous or afraid.

"Looks like some people have run out of patience."

Suddenly, a voice rang beside them.

They turned around and saw a masked youth standing before them.

Brother Ye was here!

The moment Rou Shui saw him, joy filled her heart. She immediately pulled his hand, avoiding the others as she led him aside and whispered, "Brother Ye, you're finally here! I thought you'd forgotten."

Qian Ye smiled. "How could I forget something I promised you? I just spent some extra time getting dressed up."

"Never mind that, Brother Ye. It's enough that you came!" Rou Shui let out a sigh of relief.

"What are you two doing over there? It's getting late. Come line up. We're leaving," Qin Qianyu called out to them.

"Rou Shui, who's that? Why is she so fierce?"

"Brother Ye, her name is Qin Qianyu. She's the team leader for this wolf-clearing mission."

"No wonder she's so fierce. She becomes a squad leader and thinks she's above everyone else?"

"Forget it, Brother Ye. You were late, and Senior Qin is angry right now. It's better not to provoke her any further," Rou Shui advised.

"A good man doesn't fight with women." Qian Ye shook his head and walked toward the others with Rou Shui.

Qian Ye swept his gaze over the team members before finally settling his eyes on Qin Qianyu.

She was around twenty, dressed in tight black clothes that perfectly accentuated her curves. Her skin was fair, and her features were exquisite.

She was beautiful, but a little too cold.

She was his type, but he was not in the mood.

Standing before the group, Qin Qianyu looked over the nine people in front of her before glaring fiercely at Qian Ye, her face filled with anger.

"What are you looking at? Never seen a handsome guy before?" Qian Ye refused to indulge her.

Qin Qianyu's expression turned even colder. "Qian Ye, step out!"

How helpless.

Qian Ye could only step forward. He wanted to see what she could possibly do to him.

"The rest of you, go out and board the carriage first. I'll be there shortly."

"Yes... Captain!"

The group answered and headed toward the academy gates together.

As Rou Shui walked toward the entrance, she kept looking back at Qian Ye, hoping Senior Qin would not make things difficult for Brother Ye.

Don't get angry and cancel Brother Ye's mission qualification. That would be so boring.

Ah... Rou Shui, Rou Shui, trust your instincts. Brother Ye will go. He definitely will!

"Explain yourself. Why were you late?" Qin Qianyu demanded.

Uh...

What was this supposed to be?

Qian Ye was speechless. "Come on, lady. It's just a wolf-clearing mission. What's the big deal?"

The Wolf Bandits might have been formidable, but in his eyes, they were not even as good as dogs.

Crushing them to death would have been easier than crushing an ant.

"Heh, those are Wolf Bandits, not dogs or ants. You make it sound so easy. How powerful do you think you are?"

Qin Qianyu felt that this junior before her was nothing but a braggart. "And there are over a hundred Wolf Bandits in that group. Do you know how strong they are?"

"How strong?" Qian Ye pretended not to know.

He knew Wolf Bandits better than anyone. Why did he need her to babble on about them?

Qin Qianyu curled her lip. "The strength of a hundred Wolf Bandits is equivalent to three thousand regular Imperial soldiers. Tell me, how strong do you think they are?"

"On top of that, they are bloodthirsty and brutal. Once they enter battle, they fight to the death. Every Wolf Bandit is also roughly equivalent to a Level 30 Soul Master."

"There are only ten of us this time. Although I'm a Soul King in my fifties, victory is not guaranteed. So we must stick together and obey orders. Understand?"

Qian Ye said, "...Come on, lady, don't make things up. When have I ever refused to cooperate?"

"You..." Qin Qianyu realized she could not do anything to him. "Believe it or not, I've said what I needed to say. If you refuse to listen later and suffer for it, don't say I never warned you!"

After saying that, she angrily turned and walked toward the entrance.

After taking a few steps, Qin Qianyu turned back and said, "Also, my name is Qin Qianyu, not 'lady.'"

Qian Ye shook his head. They simply could not see eye to eye. Only then did he board the carriage with her.

"Brother Ye, sit here!" Seeing Qian Ye get on, Rou Shui hurriedly called him over to the empty seat beside her.

Qian Ye nodded and quickly walked over, sitting down beside Rou Shui.

But the moment he sat down, he realized something was wrong. The person sitting opposite him was none other than Qin Qianyu, the team leader for this wolf-clearing mission.

Qin Qianyu's face was icy at the moment, and she did not give Qian Ye a friendly look.

Naturally, Qian Ye had no intention of flattering her. He turned his gaze aside and looked over the other eight people.

After observing them, he saw that the oldest were around eighteen or nineteen, while most of the younger ones were fifteen or sixteen.

It seemed this mission team had been cobbled together, and their strengths varied greatly.

Only Qin Qianyu was around twenty. Clearly, she was the eldest in the group.

Qin Qianyu looked Qian Ye up and down for a while before speaking.

"My name is Qin Qianyu. I'm twenty-one years old, a student of Spirit Hall's inner academy, a Level 55 Soul King with five rings, and my martial soul is the Ice Phoenix!"

Wow...

Everyone stared in amazement. They had not expected their young team leader to be so strong.

"My name is Fu Fei. I'm a seventeen-year-old inner academy student, a Level 36 Soul Elder with three rings, and my martial soul is the Flying Sword!"

"My name is Rou Shui. I'm an eleven-year-old outer academy student, a Level 22 Soul Grandmaster with two rings, and my martial soul is water."

"My name is Zhao Rongyao..."

After the nine of them finished introducing themselves, it was finally Qian Ye's turn. He looked around at everyone before saying, "My name is Brother Ye. I'm eleven years old, an outer academy student, a Level 33 Great Soul Grandmaster with three rings, and my martial soul is the Carrot Martial Soul."

Qian Ye wore a mask to conceal his identity, and he had not let Rou Shui reveal his strength either. Naturally, they did not know who he was.

Tsk...

When they heard his strength, they felt that his talent was exceptional, but upon hearing that his martial soul was a Carrot Martial Soul, they all looked disdainful.

Qin Qianyu bit her lip. If Rou Shui had not introduced him, she would never have accepted him.

"Everyone, don't underestimate Brother Ye. His carrot is a very powerful support-type martial soul."

Finally, something sensible.

Qian Ye muttered inwardly.

"With a support Soul Master, everyone will have a reliable foundation. Don't harbor any negative feelings, alright?"

Uh...

Hearing Qin Qianyu's words, Qian Ye could not tell whether she was mocking him or praising him.

Either way, her words did not sound particularly well-intentioned.

But it did not matter. He would let these people feel smug for now. They might end up needing him to save their lives later.

A true man could bend and stretch as needed. He would not argue with them for now.

How could Qin Qianyu and the others have known that the youth before them was Qian Ye? His true strength had already reached Level 70. He was far beyond anything they could provoke.

Rou Shui was holding back her laughter at the side. Among them all, she alone knew Qian Ye's strength. Even team leader Qin Qianyu was no match for him, so she was naturally full of confidence and did not care about the mocking looks from the others.

"Brother Ye, looks like they all underestimated you!" Rou Shui suddenly leaned close to his ear and whispered.

Qian Ye gave a wicked smile and leaned toward Rou Shui's ear as well. Catching the faint fragrance from her, his heart trembled. "I'm in a good mood today, so I won't lower myself to the level of those ragtag fools."

As he lowered his head, he accidentally caught sight of the pale softness beneath Rou Shui's clothes and froze.

Rou Shui noticed where his gaze had landed, and her face immediately reddened. But when she heard him call the others a ragtag bunch, she could not help giggling without reminding him.

"Brother Ye, you're so bad. But the captain is still quite strong."

"The others are also around Level 30 or 40. Compared to me, a mere Level 22 Soul Grandmaster, all of you are strong."

"Don't worry. You're only eleven this year. By the time you reach their age, I'm sure you won't be any worse than them," Qian Ye encouraged her.

"Mm-hm." Rou Shui was very happy and believed she could do it.

After that, the carriage fell quiet.

"Hyah, hyah, hyah!"

Only the sounds of the driver urging the horses forward could be heard.

The carriage was quite large. Otherwise, it would not have fit a team of ten.

At the entrance of the Elder Hall, a blond man sat on the threshold beneath the statue of the Six-winged Angel, watching the distinctive young woman walking toward him.

"Grandpa, you were looking for me?"