Chapter 383: Would You Mind One More Tonight?
8:00 PM.
In front of the Mu Family’s herb garden.
Yan Qingshan, the Butcher, and Lv Que had just finished dinner.
Leng Ning arrived carrying a tent, with Chuchu right behind her, holding a bag of small items.
"Chairman Yan, you all should go rest for the night. You don’t need to wait here. Divine Doctor Jiang said so," Chuchu said with a mysterious smile.
Leng Ning shyly lowered her head.
Yan Qingshan and the Butcher exchanged a knowing glance, then looked over at Jiang Xinghai, who was still cultivating. They smiled in understanding and left.
Lv Que, however, was a little reluctant. Although she had already guessed what was going on, she couldn’t help but ask, "Chuchu, Leng Ning, what exactly are you two up to?"
"It’s exactly what you think," Chuchu replied, not elaborating.
Lv Que was momentarily speechless, then chuckled.
That sentence said it all. She couldn’t help but look at Chuchu and Leng Ning with envy. "I don’t suppose you’d mind one more tonight?"
"..."
Chuchu and Leng Ning were instantly speechless.
No one would want a third person present for such a private matter.
Lv Que seemed to be remarkably open-minded.
"You’ve misunderstood. I’ll be leaving shortly," Chuchu said, shaking her head.
Lv Que was quite direct, reaching out to take Leng Ning’s hand. "Then can we serve Divine Doctor Jiang together?"
"Lv Que, I..." Leng Ning’s face flushed red as she hurriedly looked to Chuchu.
Chuchu explained, "Lv Que, you’ve misunderstood. This isn’t something the two of us can decide. We need Divine Doctor Jiang’s consent. So, you can stay and help me set up the tent, then leave with me. Leng Ning is the main event tonight."
"Oh, I see." Lv Que looked disappointed.
Leng Ning chuckled softly without a word, but inwardly, she was stunned by Jiang Xinghai’s allure.
’Why is a woman like Lv Que also so eager to be favored by Jiang Xinghai?’
’Could it be that her purpose is similar to mine? Does she have some unavoidable difficulty?’
"Leng Ning, can you do me a favor?" Lv Que asked, having apparently thought of something.
"If it’s within my power, of course," Leng Ning replied.
"It’s actually very simple. When you’re with Divine Doctor Jiang tonight, just mention my intentions," Lv Que said without the slightest blush. "Tell him I’m waiting for his call at any time. I don’t even mind running a red light, as long as he doesn’t find it distasteful."
"What’s ’running a red light’?" Leng Ning asked, looking at Chuchu in confusion.
Chuchu said thoughtfully, "Don’t tell me you’re on your period?"
Lv Que nodded with a smile, looking a bit self-reproachful. "By my calculations, my period should start tomorrow or the day after..."
"..."
Once again, Chuchu and Leng Ning were left speechless.
’Just how desperate is this Lv Que to be favored by Jiang Xinghai?’
’She’s so impatient she’d even run a red light?’
"Leng Ning, can you promise me?" Lv Que pleaded again.
"If everything goes smoothly, I’ll mention it," Leng Ning replied, her face flushing and her heart pounding.
’She would never normally be able to say such things.’
"Great, your word is enough."
After getting her answer, Lv Que was thrilled. "Then let’s hurry and set up your tent."
"Hold on!"
Chuchu suddenly held up a hand. "There’s a killing array here with a ten-meter red line. I need to communicate with Divine Doctor Jiang, or we’ll be dead or crippled if we go in."
Lv Que abruptly remembered this and pulled back the foot she had extended.
Unfortunately, Chuchu’s cultivation level was too low. She had no Divine Sense to speak of, so how was she supposed to communicate with Jiang Xinghai? It left her feeling quite lost.
When Leng Ning and Lv Que heard this, their expressions turned grim.
"If that’s the case, then we can only wait here quietly," Lv Que said with a frown.
Leng Ning, having thought of something, said, "Actually, it’s not that hard to get Divine Doctor Jiang’s attention."
Chuchu and Lv Que turned to look at her.
Among the three of them, Chuchu and Lv Que were both Fifth-Realm Venerables.
Leng Ning’s cultivation was the highest; she was at the peak of a Ninth-Grade Great Venerable, a Half-Step Creation Realm expert. Naturally, she would have the most solutions.
"Force our way into the killing array and wake Divine Doctor Jiang," Leng Ning said with a wry smile.
It was the only method she could think of.
Chuchu and Lv Que were astounded when they heard this.
Perhaps, aside from Jiang Xinghai actively communicating with them via his Divine Sense, this self-harm-like method was the only option.
"I’ll do it."
Lv Que suddenly made a decision. Before Leng Ning or Chuchu could say a word, she shot up from the ground.
"BOOM!"
At the red line ten meters from the herb garden, Lv Que’s body was sent flying by a blast of red light.
"PFFT..."
While flying backward through the air, Lv Que spat out a mouthful of blood.
Leng Ning rushed forward and caught Lv Que’s falling body. "Are you alright?"
Lv Que wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said with difficulty, "Divine Doctor Jiang is simply too heaven-defying. This is my first time encountering the Way of Arrays, and I never expected it to be so destructive..."
"Judging by your injuries, this was just the first warning strike. If you had continued to force your way into the killing array, I’m afraid even I would have lost half my life." Leng Ning’s pupils contracted, and her estimation of Jiang Xinghai rose another level.
"Chuchu seems to be..." Lv Que noticed that Chuchu had her eyes closed, completely absorbed, as if listening to something.
A flash of joy appeared in Leng Ning’s eyes. "Barging into the array really worked. Divine Doctor Jiang must be communicating with her."