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“Danheng said before that the relationship between Chiming and Dandingsi is very complicated. You must be having a hard time as the new Dandingsi. The previous Dandingsi had close ties with them and cooperated on many things.”

Qiong noticed that Ling Sha was ignoring her, so she decided to find a topic to talk about. There were some things she couldn't say before, but now that they were alone, they could say them.

"How did you know? Did Dragon Lord... Dan Heng tell you this?"

Ling Sha turned around and looked at Qiong curiously. He could keenly perceive her situation, which was indeed a powerful insight. Only she knew the pressure she was under. Not to mention whether she could achieve what Dan Heng said about being detached from the situation, just cutting off the tentacles that Chi Ming had extended into Dan Ding Si would be incredibly difficult.

"No, Dan Shu told me. I also have evidence of their cooperation."

Qiong shook his head, opened his own rift space and started taking things out. Ling Sha was now afraid of the way he took things out, fearing that he would scheme against her again. He had already deceived her, and there was probably nothing left to deceive her except her heart and feelings.

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Chapter 291 Who Will You Save?

Qiong handed Ling Sha a list of goods exchanged between the Dan Ding Division and the Chi Ming Clan. Ling Sha took it and glanced at it, and her whole body trembled. Not only were there rare materials produced by the Chi Ming Clan, but there were also the signatures and annotations of the previous Dan Ding Division. This thing was extremely effective as evidence.

Then there was Long Shi Taoran's handwritten letter, the evidence of which was too numerous to list. Ling Sha's scalp tingled just looking at it. But putting aside these shocks, she was even more surprised at where Qiong had obtained this evidence.

"Are you sure it was you who infiltrated the Medicine King's Secret Teachings, and not that you sent that leader to infiltrate the Pill Refining Division?"

Ling Sha realized that he didn't understand the relationship between Qiong and the Medicine King's Secret. If he weren't a member of the Starry Sky Train, Ling Sha would definitely have thought that he was the real mastermind behind the scenes.

"You have a rich imagination; you could set up a stall and perform illusion shows."

Qiong said with a smile, while Ling Sha glared at him. She knew that Qiong was helping her. With this evidence, he could have done more things, but he handed them all over to her. What other reason could there be but genuine love and care for her?

Ling Sha put down the evidence in her hand, came to Qiong's side and hugged him, nestling in his arms. Such a proactive behavior naturally made Qiong's heart flutter. He held Ling Sha's slender waist and carefully savored the scent on her body.

"Have you smelled this same fragrance on other people as well?"

Ling Sha suddenly asked a question, which made Qiong feel uneasy. He looked down at the beautiful woman in his arms.

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

"I'm referring, of course, to the former Director of the Cauldrons, Dan Shu."

Ling Sha frankly told Qiong what she was thinking. Although Qiong acted normally, she felt a little uneasy inside.

"What happened to Dan Shu?"

"I've thought about this for a long time. For Dan Shu to willingly give you all this evidence, along with the previous manuscripts, your relationship must be more than just enemies. Is it... friendship, or love?"

Ling Sha's guess was very accurate. She had already figured out the relationship between Qiong and Dan Shu. Although it was outrageous and hard to believe, he was indeed someone with such abilities.

“You don’t need to rush to deny it. I’ve figured out what I couldn’t understand before. Dan Shu is someone who has fallen into the path of abundance. In a sense, she is a non-bloodthirsty Bu Li person. And she is a Tianque person. If there is anyone she can love wholeheartedly, it must be someone who can heal her eyes.”

"I don't know why she never went to absorb the excellent genes to cure Tianque, but your appearance made me understand. She must have absorbed your genes, so her blindness was cured. You are her savior, so she willingly gave you all the things she didn't need, so that you could achieve your goals more easily on this immortal ship."

After Ling Sha finished explaining her guesses, she waited for Qiong's reply. This was a test; she wanted to hear what Qiong would say, as it would determine whether their relationship could develop smoothly in the future.

"As expected of someone who was appointed to serve as the Director of the Cauldrons, your insight is truly remarkable."

Qiong held Ling Sha's slender waist even tighter. He wasn't surprised at all by the clues she had analyzed. She seemed to be a very intelligent woman; otherwise, why would she come to this cannibalistic place?

“Praising me won’t help. If I report this to the Alliance, you’ll be in danger,” Ling Sha said with a smile.

"The Alliance wouldn't take action against the Star Train just for a fugitive. If we really wanted to break off relations, we'd have to dismantle at least half of the Immortal Ship. That's a paradox. We'd only dismantle the Immortal Ship if the Alliance took action, and the Alliance would only really want to take action if we dismantled the Immortal Ship. So that's impossible."

Qiong shook his head. Making a move against the Star Dome Train by Liu Qi of O6 would be a disgrace. Putting aside how corrupt the Immortal Boat Alliance was internally, they always promoted love and peace externally, so they would never touch the Star Dome Train for such a reason. Moreover, the current size of the train was not something they could move at will, unless the Star God himself took action.

"If this can't scare you, you're a cunning little devil."

Ling Sha was indeed joking with Qiong. She didn't expect the alliance to do anything under these circumstances; she was simply playing around with Qiong.

"Is the wife trying to scare her husband? Doesn't she know who's the head of the household?"

Qiong said smugly, her hand wandering down from Ling Sha's slender waist. When she touched her soft, perky parts, she let out an embarrassed groan, showing some resistance, but it wasn't obvious.

"What do I need to do if I want to see Dan Shu?"

Ling Sha forced herself to ignore the sensation on her buttocks. After speaking frankly, she was certain that Qiong knew where Dan Shu was hiding. Putting aside their positions, Dan Shu was truly a genius that the Immortal Ship had only seen once in ten thousand years. He had been running wildly down the crooked path, taking roads that no one had dared to tread before. Ling Sha admired him. If it weren't just the manuscript, but a face-to-face conversation with Dan Shu, she might be able to find a way to cure the Demon Yin Body.

"Well, you have to become my wife first, be completely devoted to me, and if someone asks you who you would save if I and Jingyuan fell into the water, you have to say me."

Qiong didn't say no to Lingsha, but instead discussed the terms with her. He wouldn't agree to anything unconditionally just because he liked her. He didn't care if it involved himself, but he would have to think more carefully if it involved his other wives.

“I would never have chosen General Jingyuan in the first place. He was the one who personally signed the agreement to exile my master back then.”

Ling Sha responded calmly. Qiong realized that she seemed to have stepped on a landmine. The dragon girl, who was good at hiding her emotions, clearly had dissatisfaction and complaints about Jing Yuan. This was understandable. Back then, she and her master were helpless and the only person they could ask for help was Jing Yuan. However, not only did he not help, he also kicked her master out of Luofu. Ling Sha, who was still young at the time, naturally harbored resentment.

"Don't blame him. Jingyuan is a good person. Let's switch to someone else. If Yunli and I fell into the water, would you save me?"

Qiong released the soft spot in his hand and instead stroked Ling Sha's long black hair, saying that he could somewhat understand the cruel struggle within the Pill Cauldron Division back then. If Jing Yuan really wanted to help Ling Sha and her master consolidate their positions, the consequence would not be leaving their hometown, but rather the two of them sinking into the sea together. So this should be a form of protection. The intelligent Ling Sha must be able to understand this point. It's just that he doesn't know why she still harbors resentment towards Jing Yuan.

"Help! Yun Li can swim."

Ling Sha smiled and said that it was quite interesting that Qiong was always agonizing over whether or not to save someone who had fallen into the water, and she stopped thinking about Jing Yuan's matter.

Chapter 292 Genius

"That's my good wife."

Qiong lowered his head and kissed Ling Sha on the forehead. Ling Sha silently endured his kisses and touches, beginning to accept the fact that she had a man to rely on.

“You know that we, the Vidyadharas, are infertile. It’s not impossible to use affectionate words to deceive you.”

Ling Sha shifted the topic to herself. Qiong had never really thought about this before. The people of the Vidyadhara race did not have the concept of having to marry within their own race. Since they could not reproduce, it was the same no matter which race they were with. Therefore, their views on sex might be different. Other races would link sex to offspring and might treat it more cautiously. The Vidyadharas were completely different. If you inquired about history carefully, you would find that before the Immortal Dragon fell, the Vidyadhara race did not have a good reputation.

"I don't believe you would do that. I have a good eye for people. My harem is full of girls I've chosen, all of them gentle and beautiful."

Qiong shook his head and said, "Chiming is Chiming, and Lingsha is Lingsha. The two are not equivalent. He will make his own judgment on when Lingsha will submit to him, and he is sure he will not be wrong."

"Ah."

Ling Sha responded faintly. Her opinion of Qiong changed quickly, from a strange man to a man she could entrust her life to. She didn't know if she was an easy woman to fool, but every step Qiong took touched her heart, making it really hard for her to refuse.

If her master, far away in Zhu Ming, knew that she had found a man not long after returning to Luofu, she wondered what his feelings would be. Ling Sha's lips curled up slightly. No matter what, it felt really good to have someone to rely on. In this Dan Ding Si, surrounded by wolves, she thought she would have to fight her way out on her own, but this unexpected joy came too suddenly, it was like a dream.

Ling Sha had said everything she wanted to say and didn't mention Dan Shu to Qiong again. She wasn't in a hurry about this matter, even if it took several decades. So she opened the door, saw Qiong out, and then continued her research.

Qiong and her friends reunited. March 7th, being the most curious, immediately grabbed his ear and began to interrogate him.

"They've only been in Luofu for a few days, and you've already ruined their lives. Tell me, how did you do it?"

Before March 7th, she was devastated to hear that Qiong had hooked up with Ling Sha. These past few days, she had been asking in the group where Qiong was, and she saw him always running to the Pill Cauldron Department. She originally thought he was there to see the sea, but it turned out he was doing this lousy thing.

"I catered to her interests. She likes alchemy, so I taught her alchemy, and even taught her new techniques. How could she not like me?"

Qiong honestly replied that although he wasn't the one who taught him, he brought the textbook, so he could be considered half a teacher.

"Are you kidding me? You can refine pills?"

March 7 looked at Qiong suspiciously and said, "I believe in taking pills, but alchemy is laughable. I don't believe in it at all."

"Why don't you think about where all the candies you eat every day come from?"

"Hmm, this...you didn't buy it?"

On March 7th, Qiong gave her a bottle of pills to eat like candy. These pills were quite delicious and gave her a lot of energy, so she liked them. When she asked Qiong where they came from, he only said that he bought them.

"I am, after all, a disciple of the Medicine King's secret lineage. If I can't refine pills, what kind of undercover agent am I?"

Qiong said arrogantly. San Yueqi patted her forehead. She had long forgotten what the job title in the Medicine King's Secret Manual was called. Qiong actually remembered it, which made her both laugh and cry.

"No way, were we all infiltrating together back then? Besides slapping them in the face with money, what else did you do?"

March 7th suspected that her memory was faulty. How could she remember Qiong torturing those unlucky guys who were practicing the secrets of the Medicine King in different ways every day, and then, because he was very rich, those people even supported him, and were happier the more they were tortured?

“You’re superficial, so you can only be a handyman, while I am the cultivator.”

"You're really infuriating. Yun Li is absolutely right."

Even though he's known Qiong for so long, San Yueqi sometimes breaks down because of what he says, which explains why Yun Li always says she wants to chop him up.

"Are you and this kid in cahoots?"

Qiong looked at Yun Li, who was standing silently to the side, and said, "This child is still here. He's probably looking for another chance to seek revenge. I won't give him that chance."

"What kid? Yun Liyi is so cute! We were just talking about having her teach me swordsmanship."

"You can also practice swordsmanship? Then I'll really look forward to it. Close combat March 7th, pfft."

Qiong looked at March 7 with a puzzled expression. It was a path she had never imagined for an archer to switch to melee combat. Qiong had taken several different paths, and her attack method was always melee. March 7, on the other hand, had always been a ranged character. Seeing that she seemed to be going to charge into melee combat with her, Qiong felt that she could look forward to it.

"Is your injury healed?"

Yun Li asked the question, which was the first thing she said after Qiong came out. Qiong didn't think she was being kind and concerned about her.

"No, why are you concerned about me?"

"Didn't you say you wanted to fight me before? We even made a bet. I'm going to beat you badly and settle all the old and new scores."

Yun Li stared at Qiong with a fierce expression. He still vividly remembered how Qiong had mocked her before. Even with her eyes closed, Yun Li could still see Qiong's twisted smile. Anyway, they had agreed to settle the score, so this was the perfect opportunity.

"Then let's just wait and see, things will get better sooner or later."

Qiong had no interest in disciplining Yun Li, that child. His mind should be on his wives, such as Fei Xiao and Ling Sha. Each of them needed time to develop a relationship. Yun Li was a pretty powerful swordswoman, but Qiong could defeat her with the power of his destiny, without even needing the power of his star core.

Yun Li left in a huff. After hearing what Qiong had said, she understood why Ling Sha had taken a liking to him. At least he had the skill of alchemy, so it wasn't an insult to Ling Sha.

Back at the inn where she was resting, Yun Li collapsed onto the sofa as if deflated, took out a skewer of bird roe and started eating it. Even though it was her favorite snack, it didn't taste good to her at this moment.

"Yun Li is back. Why are you so down? Who upset you this time?"

General Huaiyan walked in from outside. When he saw his granddaughter's appearance, he knew she was angry. Having raised her for so many years, he could naturally tell Yun Li's emotions at a glance.

"No, it's just that I ran into a scoundrel, he..."

When Yun Li mentioned Qiong, the audio and image of him lying on the ground at that time automatically played in her mind. Yun Li couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Haha, hahaha!"

With no outsiders around, Yun Li could finally have a good laugh. She had never seen such a funny scene in her life; she had only been unable to laugh before because she was the victim.

General Huaiyan touched the straw hat on his head and looked at Yun Li with a blank expression. The last time this child laughed like this was the last time. What kind of genius did she meet to make her so happy?

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Chapter 293 For You, I Will Become the Harem King

As the daytime of the Immortal Boat gradually disappeared and the sky turned into night, Qiong felt that so many things had happened today. Even at night, she was still somewhat unsettled. It had only been half a day, and she still had a whole night to think about how to spend it.

I'm working overtime tonight and will be sleeping in Sichen Palace. Feixiao isn't going back either. Go keep the others company. Love you.

Yu Kong sent Qiong this message. Qiong understood that she was busy with work. There was the attack by Bu Liren and the company's mecha going out of control. Yu Kong must be very busy now. Fortunately, Qiong had spent two days with her before. Now Yu Kong was full of energy and could handle those things.

Qiong rarely returned to stay at the inn. He thought that the possessive Liuying would cling to him and sleep with him, but Liuying said she wanted to have a pillow fight with Sanyueqi, leaving him alone in the room. This was obviously intentional, leaving Qiong to others. Liuying was not the only one who cared about Qiong, and she also knew that she couldn't be so selfish.

"I heard you were injured."

Huang Quan opened the door and walked into Qiong's room, speaking as if to say that even though they hadn't seen each other for several days, she didn't feel any sense of estrangement. For her, the passage of time was just so-so; she felt it, but not much.

"Yes, the injured area hurts a lot. Please rub it for me and blow on it."

Whenever Qiong sees Huang Quan, she always faces her with the best attitude, never putting any pressure on her. Even when she is injured, she doesn't show it as serious, but simply glosses over it with a joke.

"I'm relieved to see you looking so energetic."

Huang Quan could tell that Qiong's injury wasn't serious and that he should be almost fully recovered by now. However, he still did as Qiong had suggested and massaged his shoulders after Qiong lay down on the bed. The bandages were no longer needed, as the wounds had completely healed after the bandages were removed, although the skin color was slightly different from the surrounding area.

"Mei, where have you been these past few days?"

Qiong, enjoying Huang Quan's massage, asked in a very comfortable tone, "It is indeed a bit irresponsible of me not to stay by her side, but beautiful girls always seem to appear around me, which makes me feel helpless. I just can't control my little star core."

"I got lost and went to many places. The black swan showed me many interesting memories, but I can't remember them clearly."

Huang Quan told him the truth. Qiong wanted to laugh when he heard her description. She was still as dazed as before, which was incredibly cute in Qiong's eyes. So he gave up enjoying the massage and hugged Huang Quan in his arms. They lay on the bed together and talked about his own things.

"Mei, I want to build a huge harem, full of beautiful women. I can't say they're all good people, but they'll definitely love me sincerely. You'll be right beside me, and I'll make sure they all remember you, and you remember them too, so that your existence will be remembered by more people."

"As long as the harem is large enough, no matter where you go, people will greet you, like, 'Hey, isn't that Huang Quan? You're lost again? How's our husband doing lately?'"

Qiong spoke with anticipation about this future, which would be beneficial for both him and Huang Quan. He would gain countless beautiful wives, while Huang Quan would meet countless people who would remember her. Her personality made it difficult for her to become friends with others, but becoming family was very easy. This was the future Qiong envisioned.

"So you're saying you only started your harem for me?"

Huang Quan was amused by Qiong's words. It was originally his turn to benefit, but he insisted on splitting it 50/50 with her. However, she did not doubt the truth of his words and was willing to believe whatever Qiong said.

"Of course. I'm not a womanizer. I don't fall in love with every girl I meet. I just want to help those girls in the universe who have no one to take them, and incidentally build a big family so that everyone can be happy."

Qiong said in a serious tone, while Huang Quan just smiled and watched him speak with great enthusiasm. After he finished speaking, Huang Quan turned him over so that he was facing the ceiling.

"You're injured, let me take over."

As Huang Quan spoke, she leaned down and rested against Qiong. Qiong had long harbored such thoughts about her, and the two hit it off immediately. They cuddled intimately until dawn before finally falling asleep.

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