The fairy always tries to corrupt my Dao heart.

Chapter 26 Why do I have to coax the person you like in the end?

Shen Qingyu was not happy last night.

She thought about it all night but couldn't figure out why Li Qing'an was so polite before they parted last night.

They were already friends, he had promised to treat her to dinner, and she had only asked him to talk about the 'breach of contract'...

He gave me spirit crystals and poultry, so I certainly won't ask him for a penalty for breach of contract...

Why did they suddenly become so polite?

"I'm not going to eat you..."

While eating breakfast, Shen Qingyu muttered angrily, "He never considered me a friend!"

“Miss, do you think there’s a possibility…” Wanqiu said while pouring her tea, “that Young Master Li is trying to avoid suspicion?”

"Avoid suspicion?" Shen Qingyu looked at Wanqiu with a puzzled expression. "Avoid what suspicion?"

Late Autumn smiled slightly: "In the dead of night, a lone man and a lone woman..."

"Aren't you all here too?"

"Young Master Li is in love with Saintess Su."

"..."

Shen Qingyu was silent for a moment, then showed a look of sudden realization: "So that's how it is! I've been thinking about such a simple thing all night and I still couldn't figure it out!"

Why couldn't I figure it out?

Shen Qingyu lightly bit her chopsticks, frowning in thought: "Is this still the smart me?"

A smile flashed in Wanqiu's eyes. Just as she was about to say a few words of comfort, she heard Shen Qingyu say, "Never mind, it's a small problem," and then refocus her attention on the breakfast on the table.

"Let's leave the black-boned chicken from last night for now, and cook it when Yinyin comes back!"

Before leaving home after finishing breakfast, Shen Qingyu said something to Wanqiu.

"Miss, where are you going?"

Wanqiu hurriedly asked, "Since Saintess Su is not in the Luoxia Sect now, Miss looks like she has eaten her fill. Do you still want to go out to find food?"

Or perhaps to check on Luo Qi's progress?
"I'm going to find my fellow villager's younger brother."

Shen Qingyu waved her hand and skipped out the door.

Wanqiu paused for a moment. She naturally knew who the fellow villager's younger brother the young lady was talking about was, after all, she had mentioned him last night.

But... Miss never used to look for him.

……

The entrance to the Li residence.

"Nobody home? Not at home?"

Shen Qingyu frowned slightly after taking pictures of the barrier for a while without receiving a response.

It's just that my fellow villager's younger brother, who is at the Transcendent Realm, hasn't reached the cultivation level required for seclusion, so he's really not at home?
"Why is he gone? He didn't leave early yesterday..."

Shen Qingyu muttered to herself as she took out her communication compass and sent a message to her best friend while munching on corn: Yinyin, where are you?

Where could my fellow villager's younger brother go so early in the morning?
Of course, I'll go find Yinyin!

Su Lingyin replied quickly: I'm outside, I won't be going back for the next couple of days.

Shen Qingyu stared at the message and blinked. Not here?

My fellow villager's brother... he definitely wouldn't know!

After replying "I understand," Shen Qingyu immediately prepared to head to the City Lord's Mansion, since her fellow villager's younger brother had lost his communication compass and was unaware of the matter.

What if he makes a wasted trip and deepens his misunderstanding of Yinyin because he knows nothing about her?
But just as she put away the communication compass—

Pfft!
Wow…

A corpse with its eyes wide open in death and a mountain of spirit crystals were thrown down the steps.

Watching the figure disappear into the distance in an instant, Shen Qingyu frowned slightly but did not chase after it.

Because they recognized the body on the ground as Dong Bin.

"Pay off the debt?"

Shen Qingyu stared thoughtfully at the 1.07 million low-grade spirit crystals. Although she was surprised by the Dong family's ruthlessness, she thought, "Is this the attitude one should have when paying off a debt?"

A body is dumped, spirit crystals are discarded, and not even an apology letter is offered. Is this what you call paying back a debt?
My fellow villager's younger brother isn't home. What would passersby think if they saw him?
This is clearly an attempt to put the fellow villager's younger brother in a very difficult position!

Who apologizes and pays off debts like that?

"A bunch of cowardly dogs..."

Just as Shen Qingyu was about to collect the spirit crystals with a low curse, a series of whooshing sounds rang out. In an instant, a large crowd had gathered around.

!

Shen Qingyu's expression changed slightly. This was definitely a message that the Dong family had spread in advance, just to disgust her fellow villager's younger brother!

Fortunately, I had already gathered evidence of the truth yesterday.

'Now my fellow villager owes me another favor...'

Shen Qingyu was smugly thinking this when—

"When I heard that a corpse appeared in front of Young Master Li's door, I thought someone dared to attack him. With a corpse and spirit crystals, it turns out it's an apology!"

"Nonsense, I saw him at the City Lord's Mansion earlier... Hey, isn't that Dong Bin from the Dong family? How do you think he offended Young Master Li?"

Amidst the cacophony of voices, a hint of confusion flickered in Shen Qingyu's captivating eyes.

It seems... I don't need to explain myself anymore.

Moreover, these people came because they were worried that the Li residence would be attacked.
No, is my fellow villager's brother really that well-regarded?

Shen Qingyu couldn't help but think of the kindness she felt yesterday afternoon when she accompanied Li Qingan to apologize.

It turns out that yesterday was just the tip of the iceberg.

But how much did he have to do to earn such a good reputation among the cultivators of Luoxia City?

Shen Qingyu didn't know, but...

I'm curious!

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Outside the City Lord's Mansion.

"My good disciple, everyone says the Holy Maiden hasn't returned today. What are you waiting for if you're not leaving?"

"Professional ethics".

Li Qingan replied calmly, "Su Lingyin may not be here, but that woman may be. My attitude will definitely reach Su Lingyin's ears."

"We're short on spirit crystals. Standing here for a while and projecting a deeply affectionate image will earn us ten million high-grade spirit crystals. Why not?"

After a few seconds of silence, Huang Yunzhao sighed, "You deserve to consume these ten million spirit crystals."

"This is just one of them."

"Hmm?" Huang Yunzhao became interested: "How so?"

Secondly...

"My fellow villager, you really are here..."

Hearing Shen Qingyu's voice coming from afar, Li Qingan chuckled to himself, "Look, it's my fellow villager sister."

Huang Yunzhao was taken aback: "What does this have to do with her?"

"Take advantage of the situation."

Li Qingan replied succinctly, "Master, please read carefully and learn well."

Although Huang Yunzhao didn't understand at first, she figured it out after hearing her good disciple's "taking advantage of the situation".

It wasn't the obedient disciple who took advantage of the situation, but rather...

Shen Qingyu!
And it was precisely because she had figured this out that Huang Yunzhao fell silent once again.

Is this considered... that high-level hunters often appear in the form of prey?
Can this be used in relationships as well?

Huang Yunzhao pondered for a moment, while Li Qing'an smiled at Shen Qingyu who was approaching and asked, "Do you know where Lingyin went?"

Then, he turned his gaze to the city lord's mansion.

Putting yesterday aside, all the times I've seen Su Lingyin before were inside this city lord's mansion.

Shen Qingyu paused, and looking at Li Qingan's profile, she couldn't help but feel a little angry.

I'm angry with my best friend!

Even if the communication compass couldn't reach Li Qing'an, couldn't they have sent a disciple of the Luoxia Sect to inform him beforehand?

Shen Qingyu took a deep breath: "You left so early today..."

I was just about to tell you about Yinyin being away these past few days.

Shen Qingyu was inwardly grumbling.

Why do I have to be the one to coax the person you like in the end?

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(End of this chapter)