Chapter 344 - 280: Village Defense Battle (16)
Shirel closed her eyes in resignation.
Gu Qing began her careful inspection.
She thoroughly patted down Shirel’s body, focusing on areas where items could easily be concealed.
She started with her hair.
Shirel’s golden hair was fine and soft.
It was freshly washed and still damp, but there was nothing inside.
Next, her ears.
"Ouch! Don’t pull my ears so hard. Do you have to be so thorough with your search?"
Then, her mouth.
"Ah, don’t grab my tongue! I’m not hiding anything. How could I possibly hide poison in my teeth? What’s going through your head?"
Then, her armpits.
"Hey, HAHAHA, stop tickling me, HAHAHA..."
Her chest.
"Hey, stop that! How could I hide anything in here? Ah! Don’t pinch it! Let go!"
Gu Qing frowned. "I don’t enjoy touching you, but for the Lord’s safety, you’d better behave and let me finish the search."
Shirel frowned too. "I’m starting to think your intentions aren’t so pure. But then again, you’re a woman... What a pain. Just get it over with!"
Her waist, her hips...
"Ah! What are you doing?! Get your hands off me!"
Shirel shoved Gu Qing’s hand away and sat up, her face a mixture of shame and fury.
"What do you think you’re doing?! Are you insane? I may be a captive, but you have no right to be so insolent! Commoners have such poor manners!"
Gu Qing didn’t retort.
She was still looking at Shirel in disbelief.
’She really hadn’t found anything.’
’Could she have been telling the truth?’
"So, you really have to use... that method to condense your Racial Bloodline?"
Shirel said bitterly, "What? You think I want this? I’m the great Saintess of the Maple Family. I wouldn’t be doing this if it weren’t my only option! Now, go get him!"
Gu Qing let out a soft sigh.
’It seems the Lord is in for a treat today.’
Gu Qing wiped her fingers clean. "There’s no need to keep repeating your title. I was just concerned for the Lord’s safety. If that’s how it is, I’ll go get him."
Shirel glared furiously at Gu Qing.
Gu Qing walked out quickly.
"Lord, what good fortune. You get to taste a Saintess today. Hurry and come in."
Zhao Chi was confused.
"What’s going on?"
"Shirel is waiting for you in bed."
Gu Qing then gave Zhao Chi a simple and clear explanation of the situation.
Zhao Chi was very surprised. "You didn’t force her, did you?"
Gu Qing retorted, "Of course not. How could I force another woman to do something like this? I’m not happy about it either."
"It really does seem like something you’d do. Since you’re not happy about it, then I won’t..."
"Don’t, Lord. Don’t mind me. The Racial Bloodline is what’s most important. I just despise that woman; it’s not that I mind you... having a new experience. Now, go on inside."
With that, Gu Qing pulled him into the bedroom.
The Female Soldiers inside saluted and departed.
Zhao Chi turned to Shirel and asked.
Shirel asked in return, "Human Lord, do you have a Tree of Life in your territory?"
Zhao Chi shook his head. "That’s something only an Elf Territory would have. How could my territory possibly have one?"
"Then are there any male High Elves in your territory? Or would a male Elf do in a pinch?"
"None of those either."
"Any Human Nobles?"
"How could there be? None!"
"I figured as much. You’re the only male in this territory, aren’t you?"
"That’s right."
"Then what are you asking for? It’ll have to be you and me to condense the Racial Bloodline, the Human way. Go take a bath, then get on the bed! You’re really getting off easy. I don’t know what you did to deserve such luck in a thousand lifetimes."
Shirel’s words were aggressive, but her face was flushed crimson as she spoke.
Zhao Chi was beginning to understand.
If a Tree of Life were available, she could use it to condense the bloodline.
If there were a male Elf, she could also condense it the Elven way.
But now, with only Zhao Chi, a Human male, present, the Human method was the only option.
’Actually... this isn’t so bad.’
However, Zhao Chi didn’t make a move.
Shirel was indeed very alluring.
Especially having just bathed, her skin was the color of cream from head to toe.
Though Zhao Chi preferred the tender, fair skin of Gu Qing and the others, which had a delicate pink hue.
Still, Shirel was certainly a novelty.
However, Zhao Chi wasn’t about to just pounce on her.
He had more important questions to ask.
"Shirel, when you talk about condensing the Racial Bloodline, do you mean it’s achieved through intimate contact between a man and a woman?"
"Obviously! I’ve already spelled it out for you, why are you asking again?"
Zhao Chi ignored her attitude. "Can sub-races condense it this way too?"
Shirel complained, blushing, "Isn’t that obvious? Of course! We High Elves are a sub-race of the Elves."
Zhao Chi looked at Gu Qing.
Gu Qing understood what he meant.
The Peach Blossom Human Race was also a sub-race of the Human Race. If it was possible to condense a bloodline this way, then Gu Qing and the others should be able to do it as well.
But Gu Qing shook her head.
She had no knowledge of such things.
If Gu Qing didn’t know, then Tang Ruan and Qi Yue would know even less.
And Zhao Chi himself wasn’t clear on who the Bloodline Master of the Peach Blossom Human Race was.
It definitely wasn’t him; he was just an Ordinary Human.
The most likely candidates were Gu Qing, and the 10 female villagers from the first batch to arrive.
But in the system, Zhao Chi hadn’t seen any Special information listed for them.
Zhao Chi asked, "What about Humans? Can they condense a bloodline this way?"
Shirel frowned. "I don’t know, but it should work. Why do you just keep standing there asking questions? Are you physically incapable?"
Gu Qing frowned. "The Lord is very strong. Watch what you say."
Zhao Chi said, "After I release you, will your group also need food and Medicine?"
"What?"
The change in topic was so abrupt, Shirel couldn’t immediately process it.
It took her two seconds to think before she nodded. "Right, yes..."