The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 673: Preparations Before Entering the Underground Palace (1)
Li Qing’s palm had just touched a bit of damp, sticky smoothness when Zi Ling very violently grabbed his hand.
The strength in this woman’s hand was simply no match for Li Qing; he couldn’t break free at all.
Having no other choice, Li Qing had to continue to be verbally persuasive.
Even though Zi Ling held his hand, she didn’t break away from his embrace, and their lips remained closely pressed together.
This was a good sign.
But in reality, Zi Ling had already sobered up from that floating, burning sensation throughout her body.
Her pants had just gotten wet again, and coupled with Li Qing touching her all over, she felt embarrassed and didn’t know what to do.
So she maintained the status quo for now, her thoughts racing like lightning as she tried to figure out how to escape this embarrassing predicament.
In the midst of their passionate kiss, Li Qing’s left hand started to wander restlessly once more.
Zi Ling panicked and pushed Li Qing away, "So... so, we’ve kissed now, right?"
Li Qing, feeling unfulfilled, nodded, "Although it still can’t be considered a perfect kiss, it’s passable."
"How can it still not be perfect? Don’t push your luck!" Zi Ling exclaimed in embarrassment and annoyance.
You’ve already touched her most private place; how much more do you want to kiss?
If they kept kissing, it might lead to... to that something.
Zi Ling seriously suspected that was exactly what Li Qing intended, his real goal being to trick her into bed.
The bottle of Demon Spirit Elixir she had was indeed valuable, but... it wasn’t to the point of selling herself for it.
These things, unless she was willing, not even a fortune would make her agree.
It’s said that even the most delightful things become unappealing once tainted by profit.
"How could I ever be satisfied with you!" Li Qing sighed deeply and turned, exiting the bathroom, "Right, remember to give me the Talisman."
Zi Ling stared blankly at the automatically closing bathroom door, her expression one of bewilderment.
What the hell had he just said?
That he could never be satisfied with her?
No way, does that mean he... likes her?
Impossible, absolutely impossible.
This philandering radish moves on wherever he goes; his liking her means nothing.
Zi Ling clenched her fists tightly, right, his feelings meant nothing.
Anyway, she didn’t like him.
After giving herself a mental pep talk, she looked down at her pants that had gotten wet again and felt gloomy.
With her body like this, she had to wash her pants again.
Sneaking around with a bath towel wrapped around her, Zi Ling tiptoed downstairs to her room.
Even though she didn’t look great like this, it was more embarrassing to ask Li Qing or Shisan to fetch her a pair of pants again.
I’d better go myself.
Fortunately, I didn’t encounter anyone on the way, so no one saw this bizarre outfit.
Around 2:30 am, Hong Fang Zhenren arrived at the hotel.
A few people met up in Li Qing’s office.
Li Qing himself didn’t want to trouble anyone and have someone wait on him, but this place was relatively spacious, good for discussing matters.
"Zhenren, long time no see," Li Qing said with a smile as he greeted Hong Fang Zhenren.
"Indeed, it’s been a while. Are my two unruly disciples doing okay? They haven’t caused you any trouble, have they?" Hong Fang Zhenren asked cheerfully.
Li Qing waved his hand, his gaze briefly sweeping over Zi Ling’s delicate and sweet face, and said, "Zhenren, with such an excellent teacher comes excellent students. It’s not that they are causing me trouble, but rather I’m the one troubling them. Compared to them, I’m just a newbie stepping out for the first time, and there’s a lot I need to learn from them."
Zi Ling mischievously raised her eyebrows; this bastard, it’s rare to hear a few pleasant words from him.
"I know exactly what my disciples are like, so you don’t need to gild them," Hong Fang Zhenren chuckled. "As the saying goes, ’There is sequence of hearing about the Way, there is specialization in technical fields.’ Although you are indeed a newcomer in terms of time spent in cultivation..."
"But the way of cultivation isn’t about how long you’ve been practicing, it’s about ability. With your exceptional talent, aren’t you far beyond my two unworthy disciples? Even I have to admit defeat to you when it comes to the Thunder Method," he said.
Li Qing almost floated away with all the praise.
However, he quickly came back to his senses and didn’t get lost in the flattery.
He just remembered the incident in the restroom that afternoon. If it had been another woman, once her arm was grabbed, as long as he tried to reach in again, the deed would likely have been done.
Even if it wasn’t possible to completely get his way, surely he would have had the chance for a thorough exploration.
But with his hand caught in Zi Ling’s grip, there was no chance of him breaking free.
And still talking about strength?
Strong, my ass!
"Zhenren, please, no flattery to death. I’m just at the Qi Cultivation Initial Stage, a bona fide rookie. I dare not speak of strength," Li Qing said humbly, waving his hand. The Thunder Method was like a spoon-fed meal from heaven, not really something to do with his own abilities.
"You are too modest, my friend. It’s destined that your sect will shine brightly in this era, something I truly envy," Hong Fang Zhenren sighed with a stroke of his beard. "Unlike our lineage which is waning!"
The two exchanged a round of mutual flattery before they finally got to the main topic.
Li Qing forcibly steered the conversation, or else based on Hong Fang Zhenren’s momentum, it would’ve gone from him to his sect, and there would be a lot more to say.
But then, Li Qing’s sect was already pretty strong, right? It genuinely didn’t have much to do with him.
"How much do you know about King Qi’s Underground Palace?" Li Qing directly asked. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦
Hong Fang Zhenren shook his head, "I am quite familiar with King Qi himself, but I don’t know much about his Underground Palace. The only documents I have are those that Division Nine sent me after they compiled them. I took a glance, and truthfully, not much of it is useful. It’s not very helpful for our venture into the Underground Palace."
"The important matters related to the Underground Palace are almost non-existent in the files from Division Nine. Only King Qi’s life achievements and preferences are there. If only we knew who was in charge of constructing the Underground Palace and had records of his daily life."
"If we’re clear on these two matters, our chances of success in the Underground Palace would be much higher, but now we can only try our luck."
Li Qing nodded. The older the ginger, the spicier it is.
"The archaeological team should have some documentation, right?" Li Qing pondered before asking.
Hong Fang Zhenren shook his head again, "What they’ve compiled so far might not be as comprehensive as Division Nine’s information."
"By the way, I need to remind you, it’s better not to talk too much with those old scholars from the archaeological team, especially about what we’re doing inside. Letting them casually hear something can cause us a whole heap of trouble; it’s very troublesome."
