Chapter 552: I Want You, To Be My Person

"Rongrong, you are truly amazing!"

Watching Xue Qinghe slink away with the carriage convoy, Xiao Wu excitedly picked up Ning Rongrong and spun her around, and around...

"I'm a bit dizzy, a bit dizzy, Xiao Wu, put me down!"

Ning Rongrong struggled in a flurry.

As a Support System, being cornered by an Assault System, she really couldn't break free.

Xiao Wu giggled and put her down, saying: "Rongrong, from now on you are the big sister of us three Shrek members, I acknowledge you!"

Ning Rongrong rolled her eyes prettily: "You all will be counting on me in the future."

"Hee hee, Rongrong is the best!"

Xiao Wu affectionately hugged Ning Rongrong's arm.

Seeing the two of them leave arm-in-arm like sisters, the envy the gate-guarding Spirit Masters felt for Qin Jian was like the surging river, endless and continuous.

Last time they saw Ning Rongrong with another girl who had an excellent figure, and this time she had changed to another one, it was truly detestable... ah... it was truly enviable...

"Jian Shu, I always feel this scene is a bit discordant..."

Just as Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu left, Ning Fengzhi and Jian Douluo appeared together on the city wall, watching the carriage convoy leave from afar.

"Knowing full well that Xue Qinghe is a person from the Spirit Hall, and also knowing that he is the greatest opponent in my next stage of plans, I have already raised my vigilance..."

A look of being unable to laugh or cry appeared on his face: "Such a serious political struggle opponent, yet all I see is him bickering with Rongrong and the others out of jealousy, it's too discordant..."

"Who could have imagined that a person who has been lurking for twenty years would actually develop such deep feelings for Jian'er..."

Ning Fengzhi shook his head and said: "I still can't understand to this day how he came to like Jian'er; it was only for half a year in the Imperial Palace nine years ago, yet it has made him unable to forget for so long..."

Jian Douluo held it in for a long time before saying: "I am someone who plays with swords, I really don't understand the twists and turns between them; perhaps it is because Jian'er's charm is too great..."

Ning Fengzhi laughed in spite of himself: "If you say these young girls like Rongrong are attracted to Jian'er, it's inseparable from his own excellence, but in Xue Qinghe's case, that's impossible..."

"Forget it, matters of the heart are inherently difficult to reason with; let's just assume it was love at first sight..."

He looked at the carriage convoy gradually disappearing into the distance and said: "This time, let me have a proper game of chess with my own disciple..."

"......"

"Little Brother Qin, did you tell Teacher in advance about being a staff member by my side?"

In the carriage, Qin Jian no longer had any intimate gestures with him, and Xue Qinghe had returned to his usual calm demeanor.

"Why do you say that?" Qin Jian turned his head to look at his smooth and delicate profile.

"Because if he hadn't known about this in advance, as my teacher, he wouldn't have gone so far as to not even show his face..."

Xue Qinghe grinned: "So, it must be because you told him, right? Who would be willing to see their son-in-law run off with a political opponent?"

"You seem very proud of yourself?"

Qin Jian glanced at him.

Xue Qinghe shook his head, his face seemingly covered in a layer of melancholy: "I just feel regret. Having been the teacher's disciple for over a dozen years, I originally thought Teacher would always support me, but I didn't expect that Teacher was only using me."

"Using? How do you say that?" Qin Jian asked again.

Xue Qinghe looked at him and said somewhat dejectedly: "Teacher wanted to infiltrate the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's influence into the Heaven Dou Empire, which is why he took me as a disciple. By using the status of Teacher of the Crown Prince, he could legitimately interfere in the empire's internal affairs..."

He reached out and rested his chin on his hand, saying: "Now that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has infiltrated enough, I, this disciple, have become unimportant, so he has begun to show his fangs. Elevating Rongrong to the status of a Foreign Surname Princess is likely just the first step..."

"Little Brother Qin..."

Xue Qinghe's eyes seemed to become moist: "I truly regarded him as my teacher. If he does not fail me, the future Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will surely receive the full support of the Heaven Dou Empire and develop and grow even more... what a pity..."

Good fellow, he's really acting now...

Qin Jian secretly curled his lip, but still asked calmly: "Why is His Highness the Crown Prince telling me these things?"

Xue Qinghe raised his eyes to look at him, his face calm, but those bright eyes appeared pitiful under the shimmering tears: "I... just hope Little Brother Qin will not be like Teacher in the future... stabbing me in the back at a critical moment..."

"Don't we have an agreement? Regarding the matter of the imperial succession, I will be your staff member..."

Qin Jian smiled and said: "If I were to sabotage your plans behind your back, that would be a breach of contract."

Xue Qinghe's eyes remained fixed on his face: "Actually, you and I both know that the threat used to coerce you into agreeing to this has already disappeared. Now, it is impossible for me to find another opportunity to force you into that situation again, so this agreement depends entirely on your character. Even if you don't fulfill it, I have no way to restrain you now..."

Qin Jian laughed: "Rest assured, since I accepted this condition, I will naturally..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Xue Qinghe shook his head and said: "To be honest, I have never had any trust in this kind of verbal promise. Even if you truly wouldn't do anything, perhaps a single hint at a critical moment would cause me to lose everything."

"Then what do you want?"

Qin Jian leaned against the seat and said amusingly: "If you don't trust me, then I have no way to prove that I won't cause trouble for you."

"I want..."

Xue Qinghe suddenly turned to face him, his gaze burning: "I want you to be my person."

Qin Jian: "......"

"I'm already your staff member now, so I can be considered your person, right?" He said with a dry laugh.

"You should understand, that is not what I mean..."

Xue Qinghe's body slowly leaned forward, both hands pressing on either side of Qin Jian, the face-to-face distance gradually shrinking to the length of a fist, his breath as fragrant as orchids: "I want you, to be my person."

"Oh?"

Originally, she thought Qin Jian would retreat, would resist, and would push her away in a very submissive manner, but he didn't.

Qin Jian just smiled softly, looked into her eyes, and said: "As long as you confess one thing, being your person is not out of the question."

Actually, it's you being my person...

"What thing?"

Xue Qinghe maintained the almost face-to-face distance, his breath spraying on Qin Jian's face like a spring breeze, a very fresh little ambiguity.

If her gender were certain, it would make Qin Jian's heart flutter...

"Are you a man or a woman?" Qin Jian asked bluntly.

Xue Qinghe's body stiffened for a moment, and a flash of surprise and astonishment crossed his eyes.

"Do you still doubt that I am not a man?"

She tilted her head, her eyes curving into crescents: "Do you really wish for me to be a woman?"

It was a pity that there was a prior agreement not to reveal her true gender; otherwise, she really would have liked to state it directly, as that would make snatching people away more convenient.

However, teasing him while using a man's identity... is also quite interesting...

(End of chapter)