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

Before they knew it, both of them had fallen asleep from exhaustion.

In his dream, Qian Ye turned over and ended up sleeping face-to-face with Qin Qianyu, who was right beside him.

Later, Qin Qianyu slept restlessly, forcefully draping one leg over Qian Ye's body.

Qian Ye happened to dream that he was kissing Qian Renxue, and in reality, his lips just happened to meet Qin Qianyu's lips right beside him. And so, they kissed.

However, the others present did not know what had happened. Naturally, they assumed that Qian Ye had taken the initiative to kiss Qin Qianyu. When they looked at him again, they had already branded him a "pervert."

Especially Fu Fei, Wang Yue, and the other girls. When they looked at Qian Ye again, they hurriedly moved far away, guarding against him as if he were a wolf.

Seeing their reactions, Qian Ye shook his head and did not want to explain, lest he make things even worse.

Better to let nature take its course. A straight body feared no crooked shadow. If he had not done it, then he had not done it. They could say whatever they wanted.

Qin Qianyu moved aside, and Fu Fei and Wang Yue quickly stepped forward to comfort her.

But had her first kiss really been stolen by him just like that?

The more Qin Qianyu thought about it, the more unwilling she became. She had not expected him to be this kind of person. On the surface, he pretended to be a gentleman and acted uninterested in her, only to secretly steal her first kiss after she had fallen asleep!

"Shameless. Disgusting."

Suddenly, someone tugged at Qian Ye's clothes several times. He turned around and saw Rou Shui staring at him pitifully.

"What is it, Rou Shui?"

Rou Shui looked aggrieved as she pulled him aside and asked, "Brother Ye, do you really like the captain?"

What was this?

Had she misunderstood too?

Speechless, Qian Ye flicked her forehead. "Shui Shui, there are some things you don't understand!"

"What don't I understand?" Rou Shui grew anxious at his words. "You kissed the captain. Didn't you kiss her because you like her?"

Oh...

Qian Ye had a hard time explaining himself. He could not exactly say that he had been kissing Qian Renxue in his dream and had not intentionally kissed Qin Qianyu in reality.

"Anyway, you don't understand. Go do whatever you should be doing and stop bothering me!"

"Hmph!"

Rou Shui stomped her foot, gritting her teeth in anger before turning around and squatting off to the side, hugging her head unhappily.

Seeing her little aggrieved appearance, as if she had suffered some great injustice, Qian Ye could not bear it either.

He shook his head and looked toward Qin Qianyu, only to find that she was looking at him too, her eyes sharp. He knew she still had not figured out what had happened.

Qian Ye could only look away. He found a rock to sit on, took out dry rations and water from his Ring Soul Tool, and decided to fill his stomach first.

Secret Weapon

Half an hour later, after everyone had finished eating and made their preparations, they headed toward the low hill where the Wolf Bandits were located.

Qian Ye led the way alone, with Rou Shui, Qin Qianyu, and the others following closely behind.

He had already scouted out the Wolf Bandits' hideout yesterday. Without taking any detours, he quickly led the team close to their den.

"Captain, this is the place!" Qian Ye stopped and pointed at the clearing ahead for Qin Qianyu to see.

Qin Qianyu immediately gestured to the team behind her, telling them to hide.

Before they figured out the enemy's situation, she did not want to alert them prematurely.

She then looked in the direction Qian Ye had pointed and indeed saw the Wolf Bandits moving about on the low hill.

Sure enough, there were more than a hundred of them.

As for whether there were truly a thousand, she could not count them all for the moment.

Among the Wolf Bandits were also the remains of human corpses. Several women sat among them, some already completely naked, yet still alive.

"Damn it!" Qin Qianyu clenched her fists. She truly could not stand the sight of such misery.

"There are so many Wolf Bandits. Even if there aren't a thousand, there must be seven or eight hundred. How are ten of us supposed to fight them?" the fat man complained softly.

"Even if we risk our lives, we can't beat them. We'll only die for nothing."

Da Jiang nodded. "Captain, why don't we retreat? As long as there are green hills, there'll be no shortage of firewood!"

Fu Fei shook her head. "If you want to retreat, then retreat. I refuse to become a deserter and disgrace my family."

"Stop arguing. We have no way back now. Focus on the enemy. Even if we die, we'll die with honor." Qin Qianyu had already made up her mind to fight to the death.

Seeing so many Wolf Bandits, Rou Shui was scared stiff. She clutched Qian Ye's clothes and trembled.

She had taken on this mission only to earn money. She had never intended to risk her life.

But reality was that she no longer had a choice.

Qian Ye sensed Rou Shui's fear and reached out to take her hand, putting her at ease.

"In my view, even a thousand Wolf Bandits aren't impossible to defeat. The question is whether everyone can follow my command."

"If you can, I can ensure everyone's safety while also killing the Wolf Bandits and completing the mission."

"If you can't, then pretend I said nothing. We'll each look after ourselves. I only need to protect Rou Shui."

After hearing Qian Ye's words, everyone turned their eyes toward him.

They did not quite believe him. They felt he was just bragging. He could barely protect himself, let alone others.

"Do you really have a way?" Qin Qianyu suddenly asked.

Qian Ye looked at her. "Do you believe me?"

"Tell us your plan first."

Qian Ye smiled. "Just now, I noticed a cave a hundred meters away, and it gave me an idea."

"We can retreat into the cave and use it as a defensive position. No matter how many Wolf Bandits there are, they can only attack from one direction. That prevents them from surrounding us on all sides. Then, we only need to resist the Wolf Bandits attacking from one side together."

"That is a good idea!" Da Jiang praised.

Wu Qi's expression darkened. "Good my ass! Have you considered that if we all hide in the cave and the Wolf Bandits break through our defenses, we'll have no way to retreat?"

"Wouldn't that be digging our own graves?"

Da Jiang scratched his head. "That's true, that's true!"

"Brother Ye, since you thought of this plan, you must have considered that too. Do you have a way to solve it?" Qin Qianyu asked.

Not dumb, huh!

"Of course!" Qian Ye smiled and continued, "I naturally thought of what you thought of. The difference is that I have a solution, while you don't."

They were unconvinced by his words, but they had no way to refute him.

Qian Ye added, "I don't mind telling you that I have a secret weapon. That is our chance of winning."

"A secret weapon?"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

"What secret weapon?" the fat man asked curiously.

Buzz—

A flash of golden light appeared around Qian Ye, and a Golden Bell Shield enveloped his body.

Huh?

The others immediately stepped forward to inspect it curiously.

Qin Qianyu supported her chin, deep in thought.

"Isn't that just a bell?" Wang Yue said.

"Yes, it's my defensive skill, Golden Bell Shield. With it protecting us, the Wolf Bandits won't be able to enter the cave, and we can clear them out without worry."

"But how long can your skill last?"

"As long as my Soul Power is sufficient, there is no time limit."

Fu Fei was still worried. "But can your defense withstand the Wolf Bandits' attacks without being breached?"

What nonsense. His Golden Bell Shield had already reached the ninth level. How could it be so easily broken? What a cosmic joke.

Qian Ye rolled his eyes at her. "Little Fu Fei, if you don't believe me, you can attack me with all your strength."

"What do you mean, little? I'm much older than you, okay? Call me big sister!" Fu Fei said angrily.

Qian Ye: "..."

"I'll try, then. Just don't blame me if you can't block it."

"Come at me!" Qian Ye was not worried that his Golden Bell Shield could be broken by a Level 36 Soul Master like her.

Even if Qin Qianyu attacked, she might not be able to break it.

Wang Yue and the others also wanted to see whether Qian Ye's Golden Bell Shield could withstand Fu Fei's attack.

Buzz—

Immediately, one, two, three Soul Rings rose beneath Fu Fei.

They were two yellow and one purple: two hundred-year Soul Rings and one Thousand-Year Soul Ring, a standard configuration.

A cyan longsword emerged behind her.

This was her martial soul, the Flying Sword.

Fu Fei's first Soul Ring lit up. "First Soul Skill: Break!"

Whoosh—

Her Flying Sword split into ten, each one shooting toward Qian Ye's body.

Qian Ye glanced at them. Nothing impressive. With his Golden Bell Shield, even using only the first level of its power was enough to block her first skill.

Soul Power surged from his body and flowed into the Golden Bell Shield, causing it to begin spinning.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

One Flying Sword after another struck the Golden Bell Shield with ringing sounds, and then something unexpected happened.

Not only did the Flying Swords fail to break the Golden Bell Shield, they were all sent flying back.

Fu Fei's first attack failed, and she immediately launched a second attack...

The result was still the same. She could not break through the defense.

Unwilling to accept it, she launched a third attack...

But the result was still another failure.

"This..." Seeing all three of her attacks end in failure, Fu Fei blushed with embarrassment.

She had used all three of her Soul Skills, yet she could not even break through a single defensive skill of his!

But his Soul Power was only Level 33, lower than hers, and his martial soul was a support-type carrot martial soul. He should not have been stronger than her.

Could it be that he was hiding his true strength???

Hmm, that really was possible. Otherwise, how could he face a thousand Wolf Bandits without changing expression? He was definitely not a simple person!

Thinking this, Fu Fei gained a few more degrees of respect for him. She felt that he was either exceptionally gifted or had some powerful background to possess such an incredible skill.

And a Soul Master with a skill beyond Soul Rings like this must have obtained it from a Soul Bone.

Wang Yue walked to Qin Qianyu's side and whispered, "Captain, what do you think?"

Qin Qianyu stroked her chin. "I knew Brother Ye wasn't ordinary. He even wears a mask and acts all mysterious. Either he has real strength, or he's some genius from the academy who's afraid we'll recognize him, so he wears a mask to disguise himself as a rookie."

Wang Yue nodded. "Yeah, it seems we were thinking the same thing!"

Qin Qianyu suddenly beamed and walked up to him, speaking sweetly. "Brother Ye, since you've passed Fu Fei's test, I think your plan can work."

"From now on, I'll temporarily hand over my duties as captain to you. Everyone, including me, will follow your arrangements!"

"But the condition is that your command must be correct and useful. Otherwise, I'll take back the authority I granted you at any time. Don't blame me for going back on my word then. What do you say?"