Chapter 1643

So this deodorizing pill says it can eliminate body odor, and that's exactly what it does.

Zhao Chi sprawled on Gu Qing, sniffing all over, especially at every sensitive spot, where scent was more likely to appear.

Gu Qing bit her lower lip and let him sniff every sensitive place.

"Gu Qing, lift your leg."

"Oh…"

Gu Qing stood straight on one leg and lifted the other high, hugging it against her chest.

Like a golden rooster standing on one leg, she held a standing split.

This level of leg-lifting was effortless for a woman of Taoyuan.

However, once Zhao Chi's actions were added in, it no longer seemed quite so effortless.

"Sigh, my lord, couldn't we wait until tonight… with people coming and going like this… it's a bit awkward, isn't it?"

Gu Qing did enjoy this sort of thing.

But in broad daylight, in front of everyone, she was a little shy too.

"No problem, confirmed — no odor whatsoever, absolutely safe."

"Didn't you just finish confirming once already? And you still need to confirm it in this position?"

Zhao Chi said, "I'm not trying to do anything to you. After all, when we go out in the future we'll still need to use this prop, and I want to confirm every single detail thoroughly, to prepare for any situation that might come up."

Gu Qing looked at Zhao Chi sideways, a half-smiling, half-not expression on her face.

Clearly she didn't believe him.

Zhao Chi laughed and said, "Given the relationship between the two of us, if I wanted to do something to you, would I need to find an excuse?"

"It's different though, there are so many people here… it's so thrilling."

Zhao Chi: "Thrilling? That's you. I really don't have that many thoughts — I just want to confirm how well this prop works."

"Alright, alright, so what are we doing now? Heading out?"

"Right. Let's just bring some samples over first."

"Mm, I'll go get them ready."

"No need to pack the sleepwear, set it aside separately."

Gu Qing said in surprise, "Ah? Why? Because the sleepwear is a rare outfit — you don't want to flood the market with it?"

"That's not the reason…"

He had just gone to Yang Xiong's place to buy deodorizing pills, and ended up learning how Li Ruanyu handled the experience fruit. Zhao Chi rather agreed with her approach.

The sleepwear Zhao Chi wanted to sell was an older model, but it still came with impressive stat bonuses.

For other lords, it was absolutely a rare and extremely powerful outfit.

Rather than selling it to Shopkeeper Wanyan, it was better to sell it to Li Ruanyu — even if the price wasn't as high, it would be fine.

Letting Li Ruanyu's strength rise quickly would be good both for himself and for the World-Breaking Army.

His reason for selling outfits was simply to make money; other outfits could earn just as much, and quite a lot at that.

Moreover, after giving them to Li Ruanyu, she would probably take a portion of the sleepwear and distribute it to the other lords, letting them improve quickly too.

She would most likely do exactly that.

This way the strength of the entire Jade Squad could be raised.

After hearing Zhao Chi out, Gu Qing nodded: "Understood. It seems you really do agree with her. How fortunate — she's a woman whose values match yours. But… you still haven't told me what happened when you went over there earlier. You headed off first thing in the morning — what did the two of you do?"

Zhao Chi laughed and said, "Nothing much. She was just very surprised when she saw all these outfits."

Right after that, Zhao Chi told Gu Qing everything that had just happened.

And he handed her the newly made sleepwear.

Gu Qing nodded after seeing it.

"So Li Ruanyu was flirting with you just now?"

"Huh?" Zhao Chi thought he'd misheard.

Why would Gu Qing say that after seeing this new sleepwear?

Gu Qing explained with a smile: "Think about it — you could have teleported straight into her griffin tower's boudoir, but Li Ruanyu insisted on taking you on a griffin instead, and landing in front of you in an extremely dashing manner?"

Zhao Chi recalled what had just happened.

That massive griffin descending — the visual effect was truly extraordinary.

A magical beast larger than a lion landing right before you — it was no exaggeration to call it awe-inspiring.

Li Ruanyu sat sideways on the griffin; calling it dashing wasn't quite right — it was more about softness and beauty.

But she had ridden down on a griffin after all, so calling it dashing wasn't wrong either.

"Right, very dashing."

"Mm, and then she had the griffin fly up into the sky, and let you hold her by the waist?"

Zhao Chi had done more than just hold Li Ruanyu by the waist.

But with Gu Qing he could only say: "Mm, yeah."

"Yeah what? She actually let you hold her waist — that's her waist! What kind of person does a woman let hold her waist?"

"I understand what you mean, but we were on the griffin at the time, and holding onto her really was the most stable option."

"Hmph, there are a hundred ways to sit steady on a griffin, yet she specifically had you hold her — doesn't that say something?"

"She just wanted me to experience what it felt like to ride a griffin."

Gu Qing gave a soft laugh: "My lord, your thinking really is innocent. And then she took you to her boudoir? Just a lone man and a lone woman? And she let you change clothes right in front of her? And gave you two very thoughtful, expensive outfits?"

"…Mm."

"Hmph."

"Huh? Gu Qing, are you angry?"

"No, I'm all for that sort of thing, how could I possibly be angry? I just feel that my lord missed a good opportunity."

"Huh? What opportunity?"

Gu Qing shook her head and sighed: "Didn't all of that just now feel familiar to you?"

Zhao Chi was utterly baffled: "Not familiar at all. I've never ridden a griffin before, and I've never been that high up either."

Gu Qing said: "Think about it — back when you were in school, did you ever see people driving high-end spirit-energy cars, specifically picking up unfamiliar female students outside the academy?"

"How did you jump to that topic again?"

"Never mind that for now, just tell me — have you seen it or not?"

"There weren't many people like that, but they did exist. I've seen them too."

Gu Qing smiled: "Then what difference do you see between a griffin and a spirit-energy car? Isn't it the same routine?"

"Huh? This... huh??"

Zhao Chi instantly understood what Gu Qing was getting at.

Like those people driving luxury cars fishing for female students at the school gate?

See a pretty one, step out of the car in a very suave move, then say to the female student: Bro, let me take you for a spin?

Said to be a spin, but actually just to hook up?

At most grab a meal in between, or buy a bag, and then you can have a happy night??

So...

And Li Ruanyu taking Zhao Chi to ride a griffin was actually like taking him for a spin?

The two sets of quality fashion she gave him were equivalent to buying a bag?

And then, the happy stuff could begin?

Huh?

No way, right?

Is this Li Ruanyu's meaning of asking Zhao Chi out?

Is she trying to turn the tables?

But the situation at the time really was quite ambiguous.

Gu Qing smiled: "If you hadn't given her those new fashions at the time, something really might not have happened."

So, if Zhao Chi hadn't given her the fashion then, hadn't let her be stunned...

Perhaps...

Could it really be that he missed his chance?

Zhao Chi shook his head: "No way, Li Ruanyu shouldn't be like that."