Chapter 125: Backstabbed by Qingqing, Who Was Raised Since Childhood

"The ancient Heavenly Humans told us that our world, besides the common physical rules and Spirit Power rules, also possesses more fundamental operating rules. These rules have a deeper, more direct influence and control over the operation of this world; they even determine what kind of reactions the world will make and what kind of changes it will produce when encountering certain situations or triggering certain conditions.

"This series of rules and reaction mechanisms is called the World Will by the ancient Heavenly Humans.

"All subsequent research, from the Buddhist Sect and Daoist sects to the Secret Sect that has deep contact with the fundamental operating rules of the world, has been confirming this viewpoint—

"Our world indeed possesses a will; it may have no emotions, but its complex reaction mechanisms are enough to deserve the term 'will.' This once made us feel like collapsing, as if the entire world were fake.

"It was not until later, when the old gentleman Ouyuan Gong proposed the Plane Theory and conducted in-depth observation and research based on it, that a basis was provided for us to speculate on the reasons behind it.

"..."

Two hours is actually not enough time to cover much.

The teacher condensed a lot of content; it was simple yet professional. Starting from the source, how to observe, how to prove, and how to utilize, everything was covered. This substantive knowledge, which was not mere conjecture, was very persuasive. Throughout the class, the classroom was mostly silent; the students were all undergoing a brainstorm, and the break time in the middle was skipped entirely, with no one going out to use the restroom or rest.

When Chen Shu walked out of the classroom, he looked up at the sky outside, feeling as if the world had changed.

Although he had some prior understanding of this and had his own conjectures, and could be said to have had a certain amount of mental preparation, he still suffered a huge impact and felt a strong sense of shock at having his worldview refreshed.

"Hiss... huff..."

A deep breath to calm his mood.

When Chen Shu reached the first floor, he nodded to the teacher in greeting and then walked into the research laboratory.

"Senior Brother Chen!!"

A familiar face pressed up against him.

"Emmm..."

This "Junior Brother" has been lurking in the laboratory to wait for him lately.

Chen Shu felt a bit of a headache.

Continue reverse-engineering the Sword Light Technique.

In the past few days, he had switched from the Sword Light Thunder to the Sword Light Shell. The specifications of the Sword Light Shell were higher; not only was more Spirit Power stored and the power much greater, but the Spirit Power also differed slightly from that in the Sword Light Thunder, which should mean the technology was more up-to-date.

Chen Shu was almost at a result.

When he arrived at Ning Qing's small courtyard again, it was already late February.

After the previous pruning and a short dormancy, once spring warmed up and water and fertilizer reached the critical value, the growth rate of the flowers and plants in the courtyard was frighteningly fast. In a few days, they could grow from bare to lush and green. Once the phosphorus and potassium Spirit Fertilizer was applied, flower buds soon emerged, and some had already bloomed.

The courtyard was now a scene of spring warmth and blooming flowers.

When Chen Shu pushed open the door, he was even taken by Surprise, then slowly walked in, stopping from time to time to admire them carefully.

Ning Qing walked out of the house holding a pair of scissors.

"Morning, Qingqing."

"Morning."

"Did you sleep here last night?"

"Mm."

"Did you sleep well?"

"It was alright."

"Aren't you going to ask about me?"

"..." Ning Qing was silent for a moment, a luster flickering in her eyes, "And you?"

"I'm not doing well."

"Oh."

"Aren't you going to ask me why?"

"Not asking."

"Ask me quickly!"

"Don't want to ask."

"Ask quickly, ask quickly!"

"Why?"

"Because I slept alone, and I wanted to sleep holding you!"

"..."

Ning Qing wore an expression of 'I knew it would be like this' and began to prune the roses in the courtyard again.

Some newly grown branches were messy and unscientific, so they had to be cut off. Some flowers that shouldn't have too many heads had grown dense flower buds, so some had to be pinched off. Some flower buds had emerged early, taking up nutrients and affecting the uniform blooming, so they also had to be pinched off.

"Don't you think it would be better to have a swing in your courtyard?"

"You buy it."

"Okay."

"Take it."

Ning Qing handed her Mobile Phone to him.

Chen Shu took it very naturally; he didn't go back into the house, but squatted down right there, unlocked it with his fingerprint, and opened the shopping app.

He clicked into the search box.

"Hmm?"

He saw Qingqing's search history—

Casual pants;

Jeans, tight-fitting, women's, extra-long;

Predatory mites;

Seven-spotted ladybugs;

Underwear that makes large breasts look small;

Scallion heads;

Cilantro seeds;

Log bookshelf;

……

How did some strange thing get mixed in?

So that's it!

Chen Shu's eyes widened!

So it's like this! To think such a thing even exists!

My understanding has been refreshed!

"Woof~"

A white cat ran over, tilted its head, and stared at him.

"Go!"

Chen Shu hurriedly waved his hand to make it leave, then began searching for "swing," and squatted on the spot to make a selection.

Ning Qing pruned patiently, cutting from left to right.

Taozi ran all over the courtyard.

Everything really is coming back to life; Chen Shu actually saw a butterfly, as big as a fingernail, dancing around the flowers. Taozi chased it all over the courtyard, jumping up from time to time to catch it and hold it in her paws, observing it for a while before letting it go, only to catch it again.

A mischievous cat.

It would be great if it could catch stink bugs and leafcutter bees.

"Alright."

Chen Shu stood up and said to Qingqing, "I've selected three and added them to the shopping cart; you just need to pick one out from these three. See which one better fits your overall plan for the courtyard's style; I think they all look quite good."

"Okay."

Ning Qing took the Mobile Phone.

Chen Shu's expression was a bit dull as he asked, "Why is there such a thing as 'makes large breasts look small'?"

Ning Qing pursed her lips, tucked the Mobile Phone back into her pocket, and looked very calm: "Large breasts don't fit my overall temperament and style; they detract from my cold and aloof image."

"Is it comfortable to wear?" Chen Shu was very pained.

"Comfortable."

"Really??" Chen Shu was surprised.

"..." Ning Qing glanced at this person, "The ones that make small breasts look large are the uncomfortable ones."

"So that's how it is!"

Chen Shu felt he had learned something new again. Very good, tomorrow he would take this piece of knowledge to the group chat to show off and pretend to be a woman.

Ning Qing continued to prune slowly.

Chen Shu followed her and chatted with her.

Sometimes it made his heart ache to watch her prune the flowers, because some flowers had just started to bloom, and since it was the only one on the whole plant, it counted as a premature baby. To avoid affecting the uniformity of later blooms and the stunning effect of a full burst of flowers, she would ruthlessly cut it off.

A heartless flower-destroying machine.

"This flower is pretty!"

Chen Shu saw her cut down a blue-purple flower.

It must be some variety of rose, right?

This flower had bloomed quite large, ten centimeters in diameter, a light blue-purple. Because of the season and the low temperature, it leaned more toward blue. There were many petals, layered one upon another, and each petal had a small point, possessing a very cold, exquisite, and elegant beauty.

Ning Qing just gave a hum as a response.

"Give that one to me."

So Ning Qing picked up the flower that had fallen to the ground and silently handed it to him.

Chen Shu held it to his nose and took a deep breath.

It was a fragrance similar to a mix of citrus and lemon, a very refreshing scent. Many blue-purple series roses had this smell, and one wouldn't get tired of it.

"This flower looks like a dragonfly."

"Mm."

"It just has a widow's peak."

"Mm."

"What is it called?"

"..."

"I'm asking you."

Chen Shu put down the flower and looked at Ning Qing, feeling a bit strange: "Don't you remember every kind of flower you plant?"

"Let me think..."

"Good! You think!"

Chen Shu picked up the flower again and brought it close to his nose, sniffing slowly: "I'll wait for you to think slowly!"

"..."

"You're a bit strange."

"..."

"Still haven't remembered?"

"I don't want to say."

"Why?"

"I told you, it's not good for you."

"What's wrong?" Chen Shu was stunned for a moment, then his curiosity was piqued, and he urged her repeatedly, "Tell me, tell me quickly!"

"..."

"Hurry up!"

Chen Shu watched her bending over and added, "If you don't tell me, I'm going to spank you!"

Ning Qing had her back to him and answered in a low voice:

"Zhaoyeqing."

"What?"

"It's not too late for you to pretend you didn't hear clearly."

"Zhao what?"

"Zhaoyeqing."

"??"

"..."

"What 'qing' was it?"

"Zhao, ye, qing."

Ning Qing didn't even turn her head; holding the shears, each snip made a crisp 'click' sound, and she said at the same time, "If you ask again, I'll keep answering..."

"..."

Chen Shu was completely dumbfounded.

A bolt from the blue!

In this warm mid-spring season, he suddenly felt a chill all over his body.

Ning Qing in front of him still had her back to him, bending down to pinch off half the flower buds on a thin branch, then immediately set her sights on another plant.

He couldn't see her expression.

How could this be?

Chen Shu pointed a finger at her, trembling:

"You..."

"You, you..."

"You are Zhaoyeqing?"

"..."

"Give me your Mobile Phone!"

"..."

Chen Shu stepped forward twice and fished the Mobile Phone out of her pocket.

He searched for a long time but didn't find any suspicious software.

So he tried them one by one.

Finally, when he opened "Fair Wind Express," a pop-up window appeared—

【Version too low, service disabled】

"Pfft!!"

Chen Shu felt terrible.

At this moment, Ning Qing had already finished tending to the last flower; she slowly straightened up, walked in front of the petrified Chen Shu, and took the Mobile Phone from his hand, but she didn't turn and leave immediately; instead, she stood where she was, looking at him calmly, her voice also calm and clear:

"You insisted on asking yourself."

"..."

"How does it feel?" Ning Qing leaned in a little closer, staring straight at him, and after a moment of thought, the corners of her mouth curved up, "Hello there, Senior, what level are you? I'm a 20th Level Junior Sister..."

"You..." Chen Shu was silent for a few seconds, "Why are you in the group?"

"Because the Secret Sect is also one of the sects behind Ling'an Academy, and I am the Saintess of this generation of the Secret Sect." Ning Qing looked at Chen Shu calmly, the smile she had just shown fading away, and she tilted her head and asked again, "By the way, where is that cold, unsociable, and boring boyfriend of yours?"

"..."

"How about you switch to one who isn't boring?"

"You..." Chen Shu's face flushed red, "Enough is enough!"

"?"

Ning Qing was expressionless, not afraid, and her voice had no tone; she was a emotionless imitation machine: "I'm a Junior Sister, oh..."

Chen Shu's hanging hands were already clenched into fists: "Don't go too far!"

"I am the most beautiful woman in the whole world..."

"No! Why are you in the group? No! What I mean is, with your personality, even if someone asked you to join a group, you wouldn't, right? Even if you joined, you wouldn't read the group messages, right?"

"My intuition told me there was something in the group that interested me." Ning Qing pursed her lips, "Sure enough, it was very interesting..."

"But you even spammed the group!!"

"Did I?"

"Yes!"

"I just saw someone who was truly interesting, so I couldn't help but pop out when he was talking to make my presence known, so that someone would know I'm watching his every move, helping him achieve social death more thoroughly."

"..."

Chen Shu felt terrible; his brain raced, trying to find a way to counter her, and having finally found one, he immediately accused her loudly:

"You even said your hands were pretty!"

"My hands were good-looking to begin with."

"You are shameless!"

"I don't tell lies."

"……"

Counter-attack failed.

Failed quite cleanly.

Chen Shu's face turned from green to white, his toes curled, his teeth clenched, and he finally gave up, resigned to his fate; he lowered his head and said only to Ning Qing: "You must not expose me in the group chat, otherwise I won't be done with you..."

At the same time, he lifted his eyelids to take a peek—

Ning Qing was looking at him, wearing a smile again.

"……"

Chen Shu felt a chill in his heart and, biting the bullet, laughed: "Hey, what am I worried about! How could you do such a boring thing..."

Ning Qing continued to smile.

Her smile was like a flower.

Like this Night-Shining Qing flower.

Blooming in early spring, pale blue-purple, with a faint citrus fragrance, delicate and beautiful.

"What do you want?"

Chen Shu grew solemn, feeling somewhat incredulous; how could Qingqing, whom he had raised since she was small, turn out like this? Clearly, he had been working hard to cultivate Qingqing in the direction of being gentle and virtuous, so why was the deviation so great:

"Do you really have the heart to do this?"

"Depends on you."

"So what do you want?"

"It's what *you* want." Ning Qing looked at him indifferently, "How do you intend to persuade me?"

"Persuade with sleep!"

Chen Shu looked at her with a firm tone: "With my body!"

"Very good."

Ning Qing's smile froze on her face: "You're done for."

After saying this, she took out her Mobile Phone.

"No, no, no!"

Chen Shu hurriedly stopped her: "Not allowed!"

"Can you stop me forever?"

"What do you want?"

"Please me."

"How do I please you?"

"I want to eat Sweet and Sour Chinese Cabbage."

"Okay!"

"Pickled fish fillets."

"I'll make it!"

"Pickled pepper chicken feet, boneless."

"I'll personally de-bone them for you!"

"I want someone to massage my legs for me."

"I'll do it!"

Chen Shu glanced at Qingqing's long legs.

There's such a good thing?

He pulled Qingqing to the stone bench nearby to sit down, let Qingqing sit sideways, sat down himself, lifted one of Qingqing's legs onto his own lap, and his two hands gripped Qingqing's thigh.

It felt so soft to the touch.

Through the thin fabric of her casual pants, he seemed to be able to feel the smoothness of the skin underneath.

"Is it comfortable?"

"It's alright." Qingqing said indifferently, then looked at him again, "And you?"

"I... I'm also alright."

"Pound it."

"Huh?"

"Pound my legs."

"Boss, take my advice, it's more comfortable when kneading."

"Pound it."

"Emmm..."

Chen Shu was forced to switch to pounding.

Who told her to be the boss.

Compared to the kneading that was akin to playing, pounding was quite boring, so Chen Shu asked: "Wasn't the Secret Sect besieged before? How is it now cooperating with the academies run by the national government?"

"There are no permanent enemies."

"Tell me about it."

"The Secret Sect is the most powerful system, Yiguo needs it very much, and modern people are also more civilized and follow the rules more than those in ancient times."

"Does the Secret Sect have a base? Are they closely connected?"

"No, and they rarely keep in touch."

"That's so casual."

"Mm."

"Then how did you become the Secret Sect Shengnyu?"

"The moment I was born, all the High-Tier Secret Sect Practitioners knew that the Saintess of this generation had been born," Ning Qing said like this, "but I haven't really seen them much, only my master."

"Oh..."

"Focus on massaging my legs, don't ask so many questions," Ning Qing said with a flat expression, "you are just a leg massager."

"!!"

Chen Shu gritted his teeth and massaged firmly twice: "You really get less obedient the older you grow."

"The same as you?"

"..."

"Who can you blame for that?"

"..."

Chen Shu just massaged her legs silently, and as he massaged, he changed to kneading.

Qingqing's legs are truly long.

They feel so soft and smooth to the touch.

After a long while, Ning Qing pushed Chen Shu's hands away and stood up: "Let's go out to buy groceries and cook."

"Okay."

"I don't want to walk."

"So..."

"You carry me."

Ning Qing went around to Chen Shu's back, braced herself on his shoulders, and gave a light jump, wrapping her arms around his neck; her entire weight pressed onto his back, and she poked her head out from Chen Shu's right shoulder, tilting her head to look at his side profile, which was right before her eyes:

"You have to carry me all the way to the mall."

"Okay!"

Chen Shu maintained his composure; is she giving me a treat?

For a moment, he only felt softness and elasticity, making his heart race.

His breath was filled with the fragrance on Qingqing's body, and because they were so close, Qingqing's hair even hung down between his neck and beside his face, tickling him. For a moment, he couldn't even tell who was the one being pampered.

"Need to go tell Xiaoxiao first."

"Mm."

Chen Shu then carried her to the window, only to see the little girl sitting cross-legged on the living room sofa, holding a strange-looking Rubik's cube and playing with it enthusiastically; he said to the little girl: "We're going out to buy groceries, we'll be back in a while."

"Okay."

The little girl didn't even lift her head, focusing on tinkering with the Rubik's cube.

Chen Shu shook his head and turned to leave.

Stepping out the front door, he gave Qingqing on his back a little jiggle; oh my, oh my, it felt truly wonderful, and it wasn't until he was slapped that Chen Shu behaved himself, his eyes darting around and no longer showing a strange expression, asking as he walked:

"Why do you think Xiaoxiao isn't as tall as you?"

"Eating potatoes every day, and eating so little."

"Worrying..."

"Am I heavy?"

"Not heavy."

Although Qingqing was tall, she was very slender; with her Night Person lineage, her body density was slightly higher than a Wise Human's, but she wasn't heavy, and with Chen Shu's physique, he wouldn't feel tired at all even if he carried her twenty-four hours a day.

Without fatigue, only enjoyment remained.

Enjoying the intimate physical contact, enjoying this sweet feeling.

So much so that by the time they reached the entrance of the mall, he still felt unsatisfied.

Buying groceries, cooking.

Pampering Qingqing.

He even wanted to give Qingqing a full-body massage, but unfortunately, he was rejected by the boss.

Honestly...

Doesn't know how to enjoy things!