Chapter 218: Scum Enough to Exploit the Rules

"I can't keep warm like this, and you can't possibly use your soul power all night long; are we going to sleep or not?"

Qin Jian was, of course, not satisfied; if he didn't take advantage of such a good opportunity, then he wouldn't be the Love Flower he was.

"Then what do you want?"

Huo Wu's expression was somewhat guarded.

After these few days of being together, she knew exactly how skilled Qin Jian was at seizing every opportunity.

"Of course, I want to..."

Before Qin Jian could finish, he saw Huo Wu's eyes roll, and she suddenly opened her arms to pull him over and hug him.

"Is it that you want me to hold you while you sleep?" she said with a smile.

After this period of time, she had naturally made some progress; without waiting for Qin Jian to say it, she had guessed he wanted to hold her while sleeping.

Since that was the case, she simply launched a counterattack.

Didn't he want to hold her while sleeping? Then she would hold him instead, and let's see where he would put his masculine pride!

But... Qin Jian didn't need to consider this at all, because Huo Wu's carefree mind hadn't thought it through carefully, and Qin Jian's pride was placed somewhere soft and comfortable...

"Alright, since you want it this way, then let's sleep like this..." Qin Jian kept his head down and profited in silence.

Feeling a bit of a tingly, itchy sensation on his chest, Huo Wu finally realized what the situation was, and a cloud of burning red immediately surged onto her face.

"Two little fire stoves, so warm..."

Qin Jian's contented voice made Huo Wu choke with anger.

"Qin Jian!"

Huo Wu gritted her teeth and said, "How did you become so shameless?"

Qin Jian didn't even lift his head as he said, "I was always like this; it's just that you hadn't realized what the real me was like yet."

"Are you still not getting up?!" Huo Wu gnashed her teeth.

"You were the one who hugged me first..."

Qin Jian muttered softly, but he still climbed up from her body, then turned around to hold her instead: "Look, I was originally only planning on doing this."

Huo Wu silently rolled her eyes; her first counterattack had failed completely.

"Qin Jian..."

Not knowing what she was thinking of, Huo Wu's expression became calm; this kind of look was rare on her face.

"Are you alone right now?"

Hearing this question, Qin Jian knew it was time for the background check phase before confirming a relationship; basically, every romance would start to advance rapidly from here.

Of course, it is not suitable to conduct a background check before mutual affection has developed, because without the support of mutual attraction, a complicated past could very likely destroy a budding relationship.

"I am," Qin Jian replied.

Huo Wu lifted her head slightly against his chest, looking at his chin from below: "You... you were close with Ning Rongrong a long time ago, then you were with Bing'er, and now you're coming to flirt with me..."

"They are all very good girls; why did you separate from them, and why did you take a fancy to me?"

This question from Huo Wu was clearly a death trap.

If following the scumbag playbook, one should appear heartbroken at this moment and attribute those past romances to meeting the wrong people.

It was a pity that not only could Qin Jian not bring himself to slander Ning Rongrong and Shui Bing'er, but even if he could, Huo Wu, who was familiar with Shui Bing'er, would never believe it.

Therefore, not making a move on the people around an ex-girlfriend is also a scumbag creed, but unfortunately, Qin Jian didn't have the right to choose...

"I have no choice, because I must break up with them..."

Qin Jian's method of handling this death trap was very unique; he neither changed the subject nor intended to fabricate a reason.

Because for every lie told, countless more are needed to cover it up, and what he wanted was not just the affection of the present moment, but eternity.

So he gently stroked Huo Wu's red hair and whispered: "If I don't break up with them, I cannot change... Pfft!"

Sure enough, his words were soon harmonized by an invisible force, and then a mouthful of blood was spat toward the bedside by Qin Jian in time.

"Qin Jian! What's wrong with you!" Huo Wu was shocked.

Qin Jian wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said very calmly: "It's nothing, I'm used to it; it's just that some things cannot be said or written and will be harmonized."

He was truly a scumbag now, even able to use the rules to his advantage...

"Huo Wu, I'm very sorry that I can't tell you everything..."

Qin Jian held Huo Wu's pretty face in his hands and said earnestly: "If I could, I would rather explain everything clearly and then leave the choice to you."

Although Huo Wu couldn't figure out exactly why, the moment the rules descended just now, she had also felt that irresistible force.

Her mind was a bit chaotic; with her head already full of mush, she simply couldn't handle this kind of situation.

"No matter what the reason is, I just want to know, are you sincere with me?" she asked directly.

Qin Jian nodded: "Of course."

"That's enough."

Huo Wu began to flip the table; this was her usual operation when she couldn't figure things out.

"Anyway, I can't make sense of those messy things; as long as you are sincere, I don't care about the rest!"

Qin Jian couldn't help but laugh.

This was the cute part of Huo Wu; with her straightforward personality, she always said what she wanted to say and did what she wanted to do, never agonizing over things.

Of course, after breaking up with her, she would likely not investigate the reasons, and an on-the-spot explosion would be the most probable outcome...

In the following months, Qin Jian stayed in the Fire Prison to accompany Huo Wu in her cultivation, and as the number of times they were bound together increased, Qin Jian gradually became unsatisfied with just hugging, and getting handsy became inevitable.

But what often surprised him was that at such times, Huo Wu's behavior was completely different from that of Ning Rongrong and the others; when moved by passion, she had no girlish reserve at all, following her inner reactions, and was so intense that even Qin Jian could hardly handle it...

Of course, the ambiguity and intensity involved are little secrets between lovers and cannot be described clearly, or they will be harmonized by the rules.

And as time went on, Qin Jian's active control over his soul skills was also steadily improving; although it was still too difficult to control his Fourth Soul Skill, according to his feeling, he was only one step away, and he might break through at any moment.

This day was one of the last few days of the half-year deadline.

The members of the four groups all have the strength to reach the magma at the very bottom of the Fire Prison, which is to say the time for the hunt and competition for the Flame Beast has arrived.

"This final stage will only open if all four groups arrive at the same time, so even if we had arrived a month early, it would have been useless..."

Huo Wu and Qin Jian stood side by side in front of the arched bridge passage; the two of them holding hands no longer felt like anything, as they were simply too familiar with each other.

"This time we are opponents, so you had better be careful," Huo Wushuang said, glancing over sideways.

After these six months, apart from Huo Wu, the other six people were extremely displeased with Qin Jian.

After all, everyone had come together to suffer; why was it that they were all bruised and battered, while Qin Jian alone had spent every day relaxed and carefree, flirting and being happy until now?

It was just like the roller coasters and pendulum rides Qin Jian played in his past life; if everyone was suffering together, that would be one thing, but if one person was so relaxed they were about to fall asleep, they would definitely become the target of public criticism...

Thanks to book friend 【Little Jia Wang】 for the tip for Huo Wu!

(End of this chapter)