Chapter 91: Seeing Jiang Qing'e Again

The team galloped over from afar, finally arriving swiftly at the base of this high slope.

Si Qiuying looked at the stunning beauty who had broken away from the team and ridden over on a horse-beast, then said to Li Luo, "Since you don't agree with my suggestion, then let's just pretend I never said anything."

Her gaze swept over Li Luo, and the implication in her words was clearly to tell Li Luo not to mention their conversation just now in front of Jiang Qing'e.

Li Luo smiled and ignored her, because his eyes were fixed on the beautiful figure approaching.

That beautiful figure rode her horse up, coming directly to the high slope. She sat on the horse's back, wearing a deep blue short cape, with a battle skirt on her lower body; the long legs beneath the battle skirt were fair and straight, full of a sense of suppleness, her figure so perfect it made one's heart race.

Her whole person appeared both stunningly beautiful and dashing.

Her pair of pure golden pupils first looked at Li Luo, then turned to Si Qiuying, and she smiled faintly: "Little Earthworm, are you so interested in my young manor lord? You even took the initiative to come and meet him?"

Si Qiuying gave a somewhat sheepish smile upon hearing this, then obediently said, "I just came to see the one who took first place in the Tianshu County grand examination."

Jiang Qing'e was noncommittal, then asked Li Luo, "Is that so?"

Si Qiuying hurriedly gave Li Luo a wink.

Seeing this, Li Luo said, "This Miss Si ran over to ask me to break off my engagement with you, and then wanted to set you up with her older brother for a marriage alliance."

Little girl, you are too naive; why don't you go to Nanfeng Academy and ask what I, Li Luo, am best at? It’s snitching!

The smile on Si Qiuying's small face instantly froze, and she stared at Li Luo with eyes spitting fire.

There were no ripples on Jiang Qing'e's beautiful face; she only said faintly, "Little Earthworm, your skills have grown, haven't they? You even dare to meddle in my affairs?"

Si Qiuying retreated step by step, whispering, "No, I didn't, Sister Qing'e, listen to my explanation."

After saying this, she turned and ran.

Jiang Qing'e flicked her finger, and light-type Qi formed several light orbs at her fingertip. The light orbs shot out, all of them striking Si Qiuying's shapely buttocks with a series of popping sounds.

Wuwu!

Si Qiuying's pretty face turned red, and she covered her buttocks, looking at Jiang Qing'e with watery eyes, begging for mercy repeatedly: "Sister Qing'e, I was wrong, stop hitting me!"

Jiang Qing'e dispersed the light-type Qi and said, "Don't let it happen again."

"Also, stop trying to play matchmaker for your brother in the future. Although he is quite outstanding, I still don't think much of him."

Hearing this, Si Qiuying felt a bit unconvinced and argued, "Sister Qing'e, my brother is really quite good. Even the instructors at the Saint Profound Star Academy said he has the potential to become a Marquis!"

"A Marquis?"

Jiang Qing'e smiled faintly and said, "Is that all the vision you have?"

Si Qiuying faltered. If someone else had said this, they would likely have been spat upon, but coming from Jiang Qing'e's mouth, why was it so hard to refute?

Si Qiuying pouted, glanced at Li Luo who was watching the show on the side, and huffed, "My brother might not be able to compare to you, Sister Qing'e, but he's still better than him, right?"

Jiang Qing'e smiled and said, "That is not necessarily true. Two months ago, Li Luo was still just an empty resonance, but now, he is the first place in Tianshu County. If he is given more time, he might just be the number one among the new students at the Saint Profound Star Academy."

Si Qiuying said incredulously, "Sister Qing'e, even if you're talking nonsense, there should be a limit, right?"

Although she had to admit that Li Luo achieving first place in Tianshu County in just two months was quite excellent, saying he could become the number one new student at the Saint Profound Star Academy was simply too exaggerated. Because that was the Saint Profound Star Academy, the place where countless genius youths from the entire Great Xia gathered; what did Li Luo have to rely on?

Jiang Qing'e, however, had no intention of saying more to Si Qiuying and just waved her hand, which was a dismissal.

Si Qiuying was helpless; she could only put on her boots, cast a hateful glare at Li Luo while gritting her teeth, and turn to leave.

Watching Si Qiuying leave with her people, Li Luo finally spoke: "You're too ruthless. You just arrived and already drew such a huge wave of hatred for me."

If Jiang Qing'e's words were to spread, Li Luo felt that the difficulty of his survival at the Saint Profound Star Academy would increase once again.

"I suspect you're setting me up, but I don't have any evidence."

Jiang Qing'e's golden pupils blinked gently, and she tilted her head slightly, appearing somewhat innocent.

The words Li Luo was about to use to reprimand her were stuck in his throat, because—damn it, she was too cute. Jiang Qing'e, being this beautiful and still acting cute, was simply foul play.

However, it was a pity that Jiang Qing'e quickly withdrew that expression, her beautiful face becoming calm again as she said, "Not bad. I originally thought it would be enough if you could just get an admission spot to the Saint Profound Star Academy; I didn't expect you to actually become first place in Tianshu County."

"Sigh, I was forced, it was all forced." Li Luo shook his head, looking like he had a past he couldn't bear to look back on and didn't want to talk about.

Jiang Qing'e gave a soft "oh" and didn't continue to ask.

Li Luo was stunned. No way, she really stopped asking? He finally had something he could brag about in front of Jiang Qing'e, and it was going to be stifled? How uncomfortable.

But no matter how uncomfortable, he could only endure it; he couldn't force himself to say it, that would be too awkward.

Thus, Li Luo could only suppress his discomfort.

"Let's go, let's go see Sister Cai Wei and Lingqing; it's been a while since I've seen them too," Jiang Qing'e said, leading the red horse-beast and moving her long legs as she headed down the hillside.

Seeing this, Li Luo could only follow along somewhat listlessly.

The two walked down the high slope, the evening light falling from the horizon, landing on them like a rosy cloak; seen from afar, it was as if the light enveloped them both, connecting them into one.

Cai Wei and Yan Lingqing stood outside the carriage, watching the two walking over from afar, and the former smiled: "Judging by their appearance, these two are really a perfect match."

Yan Lingqing nodded in agreement. Even though she had never really cared about appearance, she had to admit that among the men she had seen, in terms of looks alone, very few could compare to Li Luo.

Under their gaze, Jiang Qing'e and Li Luo arrived before them.

"Qing'e, I missed you so much!" Yan Lingqing happily rushed over and hugged Jiang Qing'e. The latter's beautiful and slightly sharp face also became much softer at this moment, and she gently patted Yan Lingqing's back.

Cai Wei's charming eyes were also filled with joy. She wasn't as excited as Yan Lingqing, but she also walked up and gave Jiang Qing'e a light hug.

Jiang Qing'e wrapped one arm around each of their waists and smiled: "Sister Cai Wei, Lingqing, you've worked hard."

Li Luo, standing behind them, watched the three women hugging together and suddenly felt a bit sorrowful, because he discovered that he seemed to be a bit redundant.

Everyone had been through so much in Nanfeng City that they could actually be considered comrades-in-arms; if possible, he wouldn't mind going up to celebrate with them.

"Li Luo, do you want to come up and celebrate?" Yan Lingqing's voice suddenly came.

Li Luo looked up, just about to answer, when he saw Jiang Qing'e also turn her head, staring at him with a half-smile. Thus, he waved his hand expressionlessly and said faintly, "I have no interest in the excitement between women."

These words directly drew low giggles.

Li Luo stood there watching the three women chat for quite a while, feeling his legs go a bit numb. Fortunately, they finally noticed, and only then did they stop their conversation, still feeling unfulfilled.

Yan Lingqing and Cai Wei mounted the red horse-beasts, while Jiang Qing'e boarded the carriage.

Li Luo was just about to mount a red horse-beast when he saw Jiang Qing'e looking over, a hint of a smile appearing in her golden eyes.

"Aren't you coming up? I still want to hear about your performance in the academy's grand examination."

Li Luo was startled, then coughed lightly: "Actually, there's nothing much to—"

"Then forget it." Jiang Qing'e waved her hand.

"Cough, but if you really want to hear it, I can still tell you about it." Li Luo hurriedly changed his tone and dashed onto the carriage like lightning, while internally weeping, *Jiang Qing'e, you little demon who loves to torment people.*

(End of chapter)