Chapter 52

However, compared to believing that Leng Yue didn't care about the upcoming new event, he actually preferred to believe that Leng Yue was just pretending to be calm, trying to show off. Unfortunately, how could someone as smart as him not see through it?

Xia Tianqi came up with a rather vulgar reason for Leng Yue's calmness, which made him feel much more relieved inside. ◎

But thinking is one thing; when it came to the actual event, he didn't want Leng Yue's calmness to be an act at all. He hoped that Leng Yue would exude a domineering aura and directly turn the tide, dealing with all the ghosts in the event.

"Is your injury really fine, or just pretending to be fine?"

Xia Tianqi had been in the ward for a while, but Leng Yue still hadn't gotten out of bed, which couldn't help but make him worry that Leng Yue's injuries hadn't recovered. After all, his injuries were quite severe, with both shoulders and his abdomen pierced by the ghosts. If he said he had recovered so quickly, Xia Tianqi really didn't believe it.

"Although I haven't fully recovered, my body can move without any problems."

"Then why are you still lying on the bed?"

"I'm not wearing... pants."

"Are you a pervert!"

Xia Tianqi was speechless with Leng Yue. He really doubted Leng Yue's gender. They were both men; even if he wasn't wearing pants, what difference would it make to get out of bed and put them on?

Moreover, why would he take off his pants in the hospital?

Thinking about this, Xia Tianqi's gaze toward Leng Yue became peculiar:

"Were you just reading porn and jerking off?"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Leng Yue's face showed a hint of anger after hearing this.

"You can mimic a woman's voice and act like a woman. Are you really a transvestite?"

After saying this, Xia Tianqi immediately changed his expression and ran to Leng Yue's side, saying with a smirk:

"Tell me quietly, I won't tell anyone."

"Get lost...!"

Leng Yue didn't want to deal with Xia Tianqi's lack of integrity, but he was ultimately provoked by Xia Tianqi. He pulled back the blanket covering his body, revealing two white, fleshy thighs.

Of course, he wasn't naked; he was wearing a pair of boxer shorts. However, the pattern on the boxer shorts was quite wild. Xia Tianqi almost went blind from the sight—it was a pair of leopard-print boxer shorts!

"I knew you had this kind of taste!"

Xia Tianqi thought that with Leng Yue's sleazy appearance, even if he was wearing boxer shorts, the pattern would be something cute like a schoolgirl or Hello Kitty. But he never expected Leng Yue to go for something so wild.

"I think you're the one with a bad taste. As a man, being very curious about whether another man is wearing underwear, do you think that's normal?"

Leng Yue's words made Xia Tianqi blush and speechless.

After all, what Leng Yue said wasn't without reason. Why was he so curious about whether Leng Yue was wearing underwear? They should be discussing the upcoming event, right?

It's all messed up, all messed up.

"Cough, cough..."

Xia Tianqi awkwardly coughed twice and then smiled at Leng Yue, saying:

"I was just joking with you. Who knew you'd take it seriously. Alright, let's not talk about these trivial things. We almost forgot the important matters."

He brushed off the previous farce and continued without caring whether Leng Yue was listening:

"You should have heard what Fu Haiyi said, right? One of the key criteria for determining the difficulty of an event is the number of people involved. Ignoring the major events that require a team, events like ours, involving two or more people, are the most difficult.

If there's a standard, it probably won't be lower than the previous Qihexian Women's College."

"Um, it shouldn't be too easy."

Leng Yue nodded, but he clearly had no intention of making any suggestions. In other words, the preparatory work for this event still had to be done by Xia Tianqi himself.

But he didn't mind, after all, his evil spirit constitution was still in the growth stage. Whether he admitted it or not, he needed Leng Yue's help to survive this event.

"I forgot to ask you, did you get any benefits after being promoted? I mean, in terms of magic."

"..."

Today was a very inauspicious day for Chen Lao Da, the village chief of Hushuilin HuLu Village.

Early this morning, a fisherman from the village came to his house, banging on the door, saying that he had found a female corpse in the HuLu River, and it looked very much like—his daughter-in-law.

Undoubtedly, this news shocked the entire HuLu Village.

Chen Lao Da, without caring about his dignity, quickly called a few people and followed the fisherman to the HuLu River. Due to the heavy rain last night, the path to the HuLu River was particularly muddy and difficult to walk on. Chen Lao Da stumbled several times before finally reaching the place where the corpse was found.

When Chen Lao Da arrived, the place was already crowded with people. They were discussing among themselves, their faces showing a mix of mockery and a hint of fear.

When the fisherman brought Chen Lao Da over, the surrounding villagers finally quieted down, clearly afraid that their words might be heard by Chen Lao Da and provoke his retaliation.

In fact, Chen Lao Da's mood was no better. Especially when he saw so many villagers gathered, his anger flared up. He said to the fisherman in front of him with a cold face:

"You really live up to your name, Zhao Kuai Zui. Does anything you know mean that the whole village knows?"

"Chief, don't say that. I didn't spread the news. On the contrary, I came to inform you first."

The fisherman named Zhao Kuai Zui quickly explained, showing that he was also afraid of Chen Lao Da.

"Alright, where is the corpse you found?"

Chen Lao Da didn't want to waste more words, waving to interrupt Zhao Kuai Zui's further explanation and gesturing for him to continue leading the way.

"Right here."

Zhao Kuai Zui took a few quick steps and came to a riverbank submerged by the water, stepping on the mud washed ashore:

"Chief, see there, the one standing up."

Following the direction pointed by Zhao Kuai Zui and the surrounding villagers, Chen Lao Da's heart sank. He finally saw the corpse that might be his daughter-in-law.

It was indeed a female corpse, but at first glance, it looked like someone was treading water in the river. The woman's body was floating straight in the middle of the river, like a floating bottle.

But upon closer inspection, it was not hard to see that the woman's eyes were wide open, with dark red blood around them. Her originally beautiful face was distorted, looking incredibly fierce and malicious.

Her eyes were fixed on the distance, but the distance was just a barren mountain, making her look utterly hopeless.

"Xiao Li! That's my daughter-in-law, Xiao Li. What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and save her!"

After staring at the female corpse in the river for a while, Chen Lao Da finally reacted, his voice trembling as he directed the surrounding villagers to rescue her.

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