Chapter 368: Question: Why is everyone in this Chat Group female, and why are all the Spirit Beasts female?
Chapter 368: Question: Why is everyone in this Chat Group female, and why are all the Spirit Beasts female?
The air finally ceased to be so tense.
Once everyone laid their identities out in the open, there was an unexpected sense of relief.
Liu Erlong picked up her wine glass, swirled the amber liquid inside, and fixed her beautiful eyes on Lin Qingmo: "Since you, A-Qing, know our identities in the Chat Group, how do you plan to deal with us?"
This question was very direct.
Lin Qingmo waved his hand, picked up a skewer of grilled kidneys, took a bite, and said indistinctly: "Deal with you? I won’t do anything."
"Just like that?" Liu Erlong raised an eyebrow.
"What else?"
Lin Qingmo tossed the bamboo skewer onto the table.
"I think our relationship is quite good. Yanzi is my person, and Xiao Wu is also my person, so where does this talk of ’dealing with you’ come from?"
However, Zhu Zhuqing set down her teacup and said in a calm voice: "But A-Qing, we know many secrets. Your background, Tang San’s background, and also..."
Her gaze landed on Xiao Wu, and she stopped speaking.
The pavilion fell silent instantly.
Xiao Wu’s body trembled violently, and she subconsciously leaned closer to Lin Qingmo.
She lowered her head and gripped her skirt tightly with both hands.
A 100,000-Year Soul Beast that has Transformed.
Once this secret was leaked, the entire Spirit Master’s world would go crazy over it.
A 100,000-year spirit ring, a 100,000-year Spirit Bone; those were things all Spirit Masters dreamed of.
Lin Qingmo did not move, maintaining his posture as he leaned back in his chair.
But the look in his eyes as he gazed at Zhu Zhuqing changed.
No, to be precise, he was looking at everyone present—Zhu Zhuqing, Liu Erlong, and Ning Rongrong.
"Then."
His voice was very soft: "Do you intend to tell others these secrets?"
The air in the pavilion seemed to freeze at this moment.
Zhu Zhuqing’s hand gripping the teacup tightened slightly.
Liu Erlong’s motion of holding her wine glass stopped.
Ning Rongrong even held her breath directly.
It was so quiet around them that one could hear the sound of the candle flames flickering.
It was Zhu Zhuqing who broke the silence.
"I will not say anything."
Her voice was still as cold and clear as ever, yet it carried an unquestionable firmness.
Everyone looked at her.
Zhu Zhuqing raised her head, her ice-blue eyes looking straight at Lin Qingmo.
"Just as I said before, A-Qing, you are my benefactor, and I, Zhu Zhuqing, am not an ungrateful person."
She spoke as if it were a matter of course, as if this were the most natural thing in the World.
Lin Qingmo looked at her for two seconds, then smiled: "Thank you."
"You’re welcome."
Zhu Zhuqing picked up her teacup again, "I am just stating the facts."
Dugu Yan shrugged, leaning lazily against the back of her chair, one hand propping up her cheek as she looked at Lin Qingmo.
"Someone just said that I am his person, so naturally, I am on his side~"
She deliberately drew out the end of her sentence and winked at Lin Qingmo.
Lin Qingmo was speechless: "What you said is a bit ambiguous."
"Oh? Is it?"
Dugu Yan not only didn’t restrain herself, but instead smiled even more ambiguously.
"Be serious."
Lin Qingmo grabbed a skewer and shoved it into her hand, annoyed, "Eat."
Dugu Yan took the skewer, laughing until she was shaking.
Liu Erlong watched this scene, shook her head, but a smile played on her lips.
She set down her wine glass and spread her hands: "I will also keep the secret."
After speaking, her gaze landed on Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu felt a bit uneasy being looked at like that and asked softly: "Teacher Erlong, why are you looking at me like that?"
Liu Erlong smiled.
This woman, who looked heroic and spirited when she smiled, had eyes that were incredibly gentle at this moment.
"Xiao Wu, I really like you, child."
Liu Erlong propped up her chin, her tone filled with a bit of nostalgia, "Seeing you reminds me of my younger self."
Xiao Wu was stunned.
Then she heard Liu Erlong say: "Would you like to be my goddaughter?"
"Huh?"
Xiao Wu was completely bewildered.
What is going on?
They were just talking about secrets and how to deal with them, how did it suddenly turn into adopting a goddaughter?
Lin Qingmo was also stunned for a moment.
He remembered that in the original work, Liu Erlong did indeed adopt Xiao Wu as her goddaughter.
He didn’t expect it to align here as well.
What is this? The convergence force of the World?
Liu Erlong looked at the bewildered Xiao Wu and smiled even more happily: "No need to rush, you can take your time to consider."
Xiao Wu looked at Lin Qingmo with a conflicted expression.
Lin Qingmo nodded at her: "Just decide for yourself, no need to ask me."
"But..." Xiao Wu bit her lip.
Honestly, she was a bit tempted.
Liu Erlong gave her a very kind feeling, just like... just like the feeling of seeing her own mother.
Moreover, Liu Erlong had voluntarily stated that she would keep the secret, and that openness also made her feel favorably towards her.
"I..."
Xiao Wu opened her mouth, but didn’t know what to say.
Liu Erlong reached out and ruffled her hair: "I already said there’s no need to rush, tell me after you’ve thought it through."
"Mm."
Xiao Wu nodded, her nose feeling a bit sore.
The atmosphere softened instantly.
But Lin Qingmo noticed that Ning Rongrong hadn’t spoken at all.
This Young Miss of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was looking down, twisting the corner of her clothes with her fingers, like a child who had done something wrong.
"Rongrong?"
"Ah!"
Ning Rongrong was startled and nearly jumped out of her chair.
She raised her head, only to meet Xiao Wu’s big, bright eyes.
Ning Rongrong guiltily looked away, her voice as small as a mosquito buzzing: "I... I will also keep it a secret."
Lin Qingmo looked at her and suspiciously asked a question that almost made Ning Rongrong vomit blood: "Rongrong, what are you feeling guilty about?"
"I... I..."
Ning Rongrong’s face turned red instantly.
What was she feeling guilty about?
Naturally, she wasn’t feeling guilty about Xiao Wu’s identity.
She was feeling guilty because she actually—actually felt some anticipation for Lin Qingmo’s proposal suggestion!
What is this situation!
She was the Young Miss of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and the people who had pursued her from childhood to now could line up from Heaven Dou City to Spirit City.
How could she feel anticipation for this guy?!
But—
At the mere thought of the word "proposal" that Lin Qingmo had casually said, her heart raced and her cheeks burned.
"Rongrong, your face is so red." Dugu Yan said with a smile.
"I... I’m drunk!"
Ning Rongrong grabbed her wine glass and gulped it down, only to choke and cough continuously.
Her appearance was so funny that everyone at the table laughed.
Even the corners of Zhu Zhuqing’s mouth lifted slightly.
The atmosphere became lively again.
But after Liu Erlong set down her wine glass, her expression became serious again.
"A-Qing, I have one more thing I want to ask you."
"Go ahead."
"Can you confirm the identities of the others in the Chat Group?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone perked up their ears.
That’s right! There weren’t just the few of them in the Chat Group!
They could disguise their identities, so what about the others?
Liu Erlong frowned and continued: "If we can’t figure it out, we must be extra cautious with our future remarks in the Chat Group."
Xiao Wu and the others couldn’t help but look at Lin Qingmo.
They saw him reveal a calm smile.
"My guesses regarding you are quite accurate. As for the others, I have some targets in mind, but I cannot confirm them completely."
He put down his chopsticks and began to state his thoughts.
"Let’s start with the new members."
"High Priestess Bo Saixi—she is a level 99 super Douluo, the High Priest of Sea God Island, and her Titled Douluo name is Sea God."
"!!!"
Liu Erlong and the others widened their eyes.
This person was actually a level 99 super Douluo, how exaggerated!
"As for that ’Little White-Eyed Wolf’, she is the Spirit HallHoly Maiden, a member of the Golden Generation—Hu Liena."
"Hu Liena..."
Liu Erlong frowned.
She had heard of the Golden Generation’s reputation, but she had never met Hu Liena.
She was more worried about another matter: "There are people from Spirit Hall in the Chat Group, won’t that be very dangerous?"
Lin Qingmo shook his head, "I cannot be sure either; we can only take things as they come."
"What about Bingbing and the Snow Empress?"
Dugu Yan suddenly asked: "These two names don’t sound like normal people at all."
"These two."
Lin Qingmo’s expression became somewhat subtle.
"If I haven’t guessed wrong, they are the two great kings of the Extreme North."
"The Ice Empress, who ranks third among the ten great fierce beasts, and the Snow Empress, who ranks first."
"!!!"
Now the few of them couldn’t sit still.
"They are 100,000-Year Soul Beasts?!"
Ning Rongrong gasped in shock.
"To be precise, they are Vicious Beasts with 600,000 and over 300,000 years of cultivation."
Lin Qingmo added.
"..."
Everyone looked at each other.
In one Chat Group, there were humans, a 100,000-Year Soul Beast that had Transformed, and pure Vicious Beasts...
What kind of divine combination is this?
"As for the remaining ’Golden Angel’, ’The Pope Herself’..."
Lin Qingmo paused: "I have some guesses, but I’m not too sure."
"..."
The eyes of the women flickered.
Regarding the term "Pope", they all tacitly thought of the Spirit HallSupreme Pontiff.
"Then what about ’Grass Mother’?" Xiao Wu asked again.
Lin Qingmo spread his hands: "I really have no clue about this one."
"In short, everyone should try to be cautious when speaking in the Chat Group in the future."
Everyone nodded one after another.
...As they chatted, after three rounds of drinks and the meal was mostly eaten.
Everyone was more or less tipsy.
Ning Rongrong’s cheeks were flushed, and she was lying on the table, suddenly raising her hand to ask: "Um... A-Qing, I have a question..."
"Hm?"
"Why is everyone in the Chat Group a woman?"
Everyone was stunned.
Ning Rongrong counted on her fingers: "Look, Sister Yanzi, Teacher Erlong, Zhuqing, me, Xiao Wu, and also that Bo Saixi, Hu Liena, Imperial Sister, Grass Mother... all of them are female!"
She raised her head, looking at Lin Qingmo with drunken, hazy eyes: "Even those two Vicious Beasts are female! Why is this? It’s so strange."
"..."
The table suddenly went quiet.
Everyone subconsciously looked at Lin Qingmo.
Liu Erlong held her wine glass, the corners of her mouth curling into an ambiguous arc: "Perhaps this Chat Group is A-Qing’s harem group."
"Pfft—"
Lin Qingmo spat out a mouthful of wine.
Dugu Yan added with a smile: "Oh my, it seems like she hit the nail on the head~"
Xiao Wu blinked her cute, big eyes.
Zhu Zhuqing glanced at Lin Qingmo and then lowered her head, though the tips of her ears turned quietly red.
"You..."
A few black lines popped up on Lin Qingmo’s forehead.
"I think you’re all drunk."
He stood up, forcing himself to remain calm: "Today’s dinner ends here, everyone go back and rest!"
"Oh my, someone is angry out of shame~" Liu Erlong laughed, leaning back and forth.
Dugu Yan continued to add fuel to the fire: "A-Qing, don’t go, let’s chat a bit more~"
Lin Qingmo walked out without looking back.
Behind him came the laughter of a group of women.
Tonight’s confession session ended with Lin Qingmo fleeing in defeat.
But it must be said that after this heart-to-heart conversation, the relationship between everyone had become much closer.
Some things, once laid out in the open, were not as scary as they seemed.
(End of Chapter)
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