Douluo: No More Pretending, My Wife Is Qian Renxue

The group began arguing, each talking over the others.

Qian Ye spread his hands. He had no interest in joining them. He sat on a rock nearby, took out a carrot, and ate it bite by bite as he watched the show.

Rou Shui had nothing to talk about with them either. She came over and sat beside Qian Ye. Seeing the half-eaten carrot in his hand, she snatched it away and took huge bites, not caring in the slightest that he had already eaten from it.

Uh...

Qian Ye stared at her. His saliva was still on the half-eaten carrot. Did this count as an indirect kiss?

Qin Qianyu and the others argued for over an hour before finally quieting down.

In the end, they compromised and decided to fight to the death.

Clearly, it was their only option.

If they deserted, they would be blacklisted by Spirit Hall, forever despised and hunted down by Spirit Hall.

Their families would be implicated as well, and they would lose their identities.

Rather than that, they might as well fight to the death. At least Spirit Hall would honor them as heroes afterward.

Between the two choices, they naturally preferred to fight.

By nightfall, Qin Qianyu decided against acting at night so the team could rest and conserve their strength. They would set out the next morning instead.

That had its advantages too.

There were too many blind spots at night, while the wolf bandits' night vision was no worse than their daytime vision.

Fighting them at night would put them at too great a disadvantage, so choosing daytime was the right call.

After having a good meal, they built a fire and rested around it.

Midnight.

"Hey, hey..."

Qian Ye was sleeping soundly when someone suddenly called out to him. He opened his eyes and saw a stunning beauty in front of him.

He recognized her at once as Qin Qianyu. He had no idea what was wrong with her, waking him up in the middle of the night.

"What do you want?" Qian Ye demanded.

Shh~

Qin Qianyu made a quiet gesture, then leaned close to his ear. "Come with me for a moment?"

Qian Ye: "..."

Was she asking him on a private date?

Qin Qianyu glanced at the others. Seeing that they were sleeping soundly, she swayed her hips and headed down a small path nearby.

Qian Ye followed behind her, admiring her truly beautiful figure from the back.

After walking more than a hundred meters, Qin Qianyu finally stopped and waited for him to catch up.

Once he approached, Qin Qianyu asked, "Brother Ye, where did you find them during the day?"

Qian Ye glanced at the low hill ahead. "Up there."

She studied the hill for a while, deep in thought. "How do you think we should fight so we don't end up at a disadvantage?"

"After all, there are a thousand wolf bandits, not a hundred. If we don't make a battle plan beforehand, there aren't nearly enough of us for them to even get between their teeth."

It seemed she had quite a bit of confidence in him.

Qian Ye looked into her eyes. "Qin Qianyu, you're the captain. I'm just a rookie on his first mission. What experience do I have to discuss battle plans with you? You should find someone more capable."

With that, he turned and left.

He needed a good night's sleep so he would have the energy tomorrow.

He had no intention of staying up all night with her!

"Stop right there!" Qin Qianyu stepped forward, spread her arms, thrust out her chest, and blocked his path with her body.

Qian Ye was dumbfounded. Who had he offended now? "Captain, I'm going to sleep. Can't we talk about this tomorrow?"

Hm~

Qin Qianyu suddenly spread her arms and pulled him into an embrace. Qian Ye's head was buried directly against her chest, and he nearly suffocated.

"What are you doing?" Qian Ye struggled a few times, but could not break free.

If it weren't for everyone, you think I'd let you hug me? As if!

He gets the advantage and still acts innocent. Keep pretending.

Qin Qianyu laughed smugly. "You dared to take advantage of me. Believe it or not, if I shout right now, what do you think they'll think of you?"

So he had been set up!

Qian Ye was speechless. "Qin Qianyu, you win."

"Good that you know it." Only then did Qin Qianyu let him go, without the slightest trace of embarrassment on her face.

There was seriously something wrong with this beautiful girl!

Now that Qin Qianyu had something on him, Qian Ye could not exactly run away. He could only face her.

Thinking about how he had nearly suffocated just now, he finally took a few deep breaths of fresh air.

"Will you help or not?" Qin Qianyu pressed.

"How am I supposed to help?" Qian Ye was genuinely afraid of shameless women like her. He had no choice but to placate her for now, lest she do something even more unbelievable.

Chapter 54: Dream and Reality—This Was All a Misunderstanding

"Stop pretending. With your agility and speed, you're faster by who knows how much than me, a Level 55 Soul King. That alone proves you're not as simple as you look!"

Qin Qianyu suddenly launched into an endless stream of words. "I have a feeling that even if all nine of us joined forces, we still wouldn't be your match."

"Not to mention anything else, you wear a mask and call yourself Brother Ye. That alone is suspicious enough."

"If I'm wrong, take off your mask and let me see your face. Otherwise, I'll be right. How about it?"

Impressive, impressive!

Qian Ye praised her inwardly. This girl was indeed no pushover. "How strong I am is my business. What does it have to do with you?"

"Besides, fighting the wolf bandits concerns everyone, not just me. Why do you keep picking on me?"

"How am I picking on you? I'm simply making use of people according to their abilities. You can't possibly be that fast for no reason."

Still unwilling to give up, Qin Qianyu said, "I, Qin Qianyu, swear today that no matter which member of the team resolves this crisis, kills the wolf bandits, keeps everyone safe, and ensures that not a single team member is sacrificed, I'll give myself to him."

Oh~

Qian Ye never imagined that Qin Qianyu would get so desperate that she would even offer herself up.

But what if she was all talk? What if she refused to admit it afterward? Then it would all be nothing but empty words.

"Sorry, but I don't lack women, and I already have someone I like. I really can't help you!" Qian Ye could not be bothered to keep fooling around with this beautiful young captain, so he simply refused.

His figure flashed, and he vanished from the spot.

The next second, Qian Ye appeared by the fire and lay down beside Rou Shui to sleep.

Qin Qianyu had never expected him to reject her so decisively.

After all, she was a highly gifted inner academy student at Spirit Hall Academy, and she was beautiful too. Plenty of boys pursued her normally, yet she had never thought much of any of them.

But him? He rejected her so cleanly and decisively. Bastard, asshole, complete idiot!

I'm so mad!

Qin Qianyu gritted her teeth in anger. Could it be that aside from his speed, there was nothing else remarkable about him?

No, her instincts about people had never been wrong. Then why did he not like her?

Why?

Let me think!

"Right! He said just now that he already has someone he likes. That's the key. But who could it be?"

Qin Qianyu looked toward the campfire, and her gaze finally settled on Rou Shui. "Is it her?"

Not long after Qian Ye lay down, a fragrant scent drifted toward him. He frowned. He had smelled this fragrance before—it was hers!

When he opened his eyes, sure enough, Qin Qianyu was lying on her side in front of him.

Her large, watery eyes were fixed on him as though they could speak, and she wore a sweet smile.

Uh...

Qian Ye shuddered in fright. Her figure was great and she was beautiful, but in the middle of the night, instead of sleeping, she kept clinging to him. It just felt strange.

He turned over. Out of sight, out of mind.

Facing Rou Shui, Qian Ye saw that she possessed a different kind of beauty while asleep. He smiled faintly and went back to sleep.

Fine, you win!

Seeing him avoid her, Qin Qianyu was furious. Her slender jade-like hand reached out toward him.

Sigh~

Suddenly, Qian Ye's body tensed as a pair of arms wrapped around him from behind, startling him.

He did not need to look back to know who it was.

This woman really was like an adhesive plaster. Once she stuck to him, he could not tear her off.

Qian Ye decided to go all the way. He closed his eyes and kept pretending to sleep.

Before he knew it, he had truly fallen asleep.

Qian Ye had a dream. In it, he and Qian Renxue pressed their lips together and kissed...

In his daze, Qin Qianyu was stirred awake. Opening her eyes, her beautiful eyes suddenly widened as she discovered that not only were they embracing, they were kissing as well.

Looking closely, she realized that person was him.

Ah~

Like a bolt from the blue, Qian Ye jolted awake from his sweet dream.

Opening his eyes, he realized that something was blocking his mouth.

Looking closely, he found that they were mouth to mouth, and the person in front of him was Qin Qianyu. Only then did he understand.

In his dream, he had been kissing Qian Renxue, but in reality, he was kissing Qin Qianyu.

There was no way he could explain this now!

Seeing Qin Qianyu's wide eyes and resentful expression as she glared at him, he knew she had gotten the wrong idea.

"You filthy pervert! You kissed me! You stole a kiss while I was asleep!"

Just as expected, Qin Qianyu started shouting without distinguishing right from wrong.

Uh...

Qian Ye wanted to open his mouth and explain, only to discover several pairs of eyes locked onto him. He was left speechless.

Hmph~

Seeing the two of them still embracing, Rou Shui pouted and looked at him with a resentful expression.

"Let go of me!" Qin Qianyu broke free from his arms, looking as if she had suffered a huge loss.

In truth, Qian Ye had done nothing.

Last night, it had been Qin Qianyu who took the initiative to approach him, hug him from behind, and force him to come up with a way to kill the wolf bandits and save everyone.