People are in Star Iron; who says they're just NPCs?

If she had been unlucky and lost more, she would have stopped playing just when Fu Xuan had only one or two pieces of clothing left, thus preventing the Grand Diviner from being exposed.

She won't lose out no matter how she plays this way; at the very least, she can preserve the Grand Diviner's innocence.

Besides, this isn't the real Grand Diviner, just an NPC. The Grand Diviner won't know if she's used as a wager, so it's fine! Lin Li wasn't stupid either; as soon as she heard Qing Que's condition, she guessed what Qing Que was up to.

But it was just a game to build rapport, so it's okay for her to take advantage a little. Do you think I'd be the one to suffer if she saw it? "Okay, I agree to this condition. We'll do it your way!"

"Hehe, let's play a couple of rounds to warm up first. After all, I'm a newbie, that's not unreasonable, is it?"

"Whatever, come on!"

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Chapter 178 The Gamble Begins, Fu Xuan's Troubles

Lin Li first played a few rounds with Qing Que to warm up. Gomoku is simple and easy to learn with no learning curve, and Qing Que quickly figured out the rules.

"Almost there, looks easy enough, shall we begin?" The girl clapped her hands, her beautiful eyes sweeping over Lin Li's chest, looking eager to try.

Lin Li's lips twitched. It seemed that his information as a prophet was not necessarily entirely accurate. At least when he played the game before, the information did not say that Qing Que was a little pervert.

Actually, he misunderstood Qingque. Qingque had never been in a relationship. She devoted all her energy to slacking off and playing the Imperial Jade Card Game, so she had no time for romance.

This time, it was because Lin Li's appearance and temperament were too stunning, and she appeared when she was extremely frightened and scared, that she left a very deep impression on her.

It's kind of like love at first sight!

Love at first sight is always based on physical appearance. There's a saying that all love at first sight is lust at first sight, which makes some sense! Lin Li's looks are naturally top-notch, so it's not surprising that she achieved such an effect.

Although Qingque likes to slack off, she is actually quite opinionated. When she falls in love, she won't be shy like other girls and will boldly express her feelings.

For example, right now, she doesn't hide her feelings for Lin Li's chest and abs at all.

Of course, she is also rational and not the type to give away her life without thinking. Therefore, she does not gamble with her own clothes. Even if she gambles with the clothes of the NPC Fu Xuan, she has a way out.

To satisfy Qingque's mischievous achievements in Fu Xuan's office, the two laid out a chessboard on Fu Xuan's desk.

Qingque moved a chair and sat down next to the NPC Fu Xuan, while Lin Li sat opposite her. The two played rock-paper-scissors to decide who would go first and began the first round.

Snapped!Snapped!

The two players moved their pieces back and forth very quickly. Both were very focused on the game and did not chat or talk. The pieces landed on the table with a crisp tapping sound, creating an atmosphere of intense battle.

After more than twenty moves in a row, Lin Li's lips curled up. He had completed a decisive kill and won the game.

Gomoku (Five in a Row) actually has strategies, and there are even formulas that guarantee a win for the first player. However, Lin Li is just an enthusiast, not even an amateur player, so he doesn't know these fixed formulas.

The reason for choosing Gomoku is simply because it is easy to teach and easy to learn.

Another important reason is that he had previously played Go with Liu Ying and bet on clothes. He won by a landslide and eventually succeeded in catching Liu Ying with a light silk fan.

Gomoku (Five in a Row) can be considered his lucky game!

While Qingque is a genius, he has only recently begun playing chess and hasn't studied the strategies in depth, so he doesn't really understand them. If it were a top genius like Heita, a genius from across the universe, he certainly wouldn't dare to overestimate himself and play chess; he simply couldn't outwit the Intellectual Commander.

Therefore, it wasn't too difficult for Lin Li to win the first game, thanks to his experience advantage.

Having lost a round, Qingque naturally had to pay out her bet. She glanced at the NPC Fu Xuan beside her and began to mutter to herself.

"My apologies, Your Excellency, but in order for your employees to see some nice pectoral muscles, I'm afraid I'll have to make a sacrifice. Don't worry, I won't go too far."

You must bless me with a successful start and many victories, so you can suffer less, right?

After mentally preparing herself, Qingque carefully removed the ethereal ribbon from the NPC Fu Xuan and placed it aside. "That's it?" Lin Li asked dismissively.

"Yes, this ribbon is called a 'pibo,' and it's part of the traditional clothing of Xianzhou, so it's definitely considered a piece of clothing!"

Lin Li smiled and said, "You should talk to Liu Ying. She even counted the shoes back then, and she counted each shoe as a game!"

He didn't dwell on it. Anyway, he was just playing with Qingque today to get closer to her. He wasn't after Fu Xuan's clothes.

Lin Li had already seen it when he marked them yesterday, so he knew much more about the beautiful scenery under Fu Xuan's clothes than Qing Que did!

In the second game, the two exchanged moves quickly, but Lin Li keenly sensed something was amiss. It seemed that Qing Que had improved a little bit compared to before.

In short, this game lasted longer than the previous one, but Lin Li still won.

As usual, Qingque muttered something to herself in front of the NPC Fu Xuan, then took off her outer garment, revealing the inner lining underneath.

The NPC Fu Xuan's clothes are quite different from the Fu Xuan that Qing Que saw in the real world today. It is a set of ancient-style, ethereal dress.

Therefore, after taking off the outer garment, there is an inner lining, and inside the inner lining is a bellyband. It's just unknown whether there is another set of underwear inside the bellyband, but generally there isn't.

The bellyband is actually quite secure, covering the girl's private parts and ensuring they are not exposed. Therefore, Qingque's bottom line is that she cannot take off her bellyband. She will stop the game when she loses and only has her bellyband left.

That means she only has one chance left to lose!

But Qingque was not flustered at all, and even showed a confident demeanor.

Entering the third game, Lin Li felt the pressure increase again. After dozens of moves, he actually lost!

Qingque worked at the Taibu Si, a department that mainly dealt with deduction and calculation. Playing chess was a good fit for her, so when Qingque got serious, she improved very quickly.

After all, she just liked to slack off; her talent was actually quite outstanding! Lin Li, on the other hand, was quite decisive, taking off her coat and tossing it aside. Then, in the fourth round, Lin Li lost again!

Qingque looked at Lin Li with anticipation. He only had a shirt left, and his chest and abs would soon be visible!

Lin Li knew what she was expecting. He deliberately lingered his hand on the buttons on his chest for a moment, then suddenly bent down and took off his shoes.

"This works?!" Qingque was surprised that Lin Li was also playing dirty tricks.

"If the shawl is counted separately, then the shoes can naturally be counted separately too, right?"

Lin Li smiled smugly. She learned this trick from Liu Ying, who used to count each shoe as a round. Lin Li counted a whole pair of shoes, which was already quite generous.

"Alright, let's continue!" Qingque was very confident after winning two games in a row and didn't dwell on these small details.

While the two in the NPC world were having a great time, in the real world, Fu Xuan, the Luo Fu Tai Bu Si, rubbed his temples in his office, feeling a wave of fatigue.

Qingque was right this morning; she hadn't rested well these past two days.

The Grand Diviner is responsible for divination and divination, and can glimpse a corner of fate. All major and minor decisions of the Immortal Ship must refer to the Grand Diviner's divination results.

Fu Xuan has always been an outstanding diviner and has made great contributions to the development of Luofu Immortal Ship. However, just two days ago, for some unknown reason, the future she occupied turned into chaos. She could only see a blurry male figure, and nothing else could be seen!

This is no small matter. She has been working overtime for two days to find the cause and is quite exhausted.

"I can't take it anymore. Maybe I should listen to Qingque and rest for a while!"

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Chapter 179 Fu Xuan: Qing Que, what are you doing in my office?!

Peering into fate is inherently a very energy-consuming matter. Fu Xuan has been overwhelmed these past two days, having to work overtime to find the cause of the problems with the divination. The mental burden is immense, and he truly feels powerless.

Although she was a ambitious woman determined to seize the position of general in Luofu, she was also well aware that her health could not be compromised in this uncertain situation.

After finishing two urgent tasks, she decided to take a short break.

There was a small cubicle in her office, which was originally a rest room prepared specifically for her. Fu Xuan locked the office door and lay down on the small bed in the rest room.

She was so exhausted that she fell asleep almost the moment her head hit the pillow. In the NPC world, two more games of chess were played.

First, Qingque lost a round. She cleverly copied Lin Li's strategy and took off NPC Fu Xuan's shoes to get by.

Then Lin Li also lost a round. This time, he chose to take off his trousers, leaving only a pair of shorts. Qing Que gritted her teeth and shouted, "One more round!"

This should be the last round. If she loses, NPC Fu Xuan will have to take off his inner lining, leaving him only in his undergarment, at which point Qing Que will have to stop the match.

If Lin Li loses, he'll only be wearing pants and a shirt. He wouldn't be so shameless as to take off his pants first, would he? I just want to see his abs and pecs!

As the game began, Lin Li was already playing with considerable difficulty.

He was only a mediocre player to begin with. He could bully novices like Liu Ying, but he was indeed outmatched by Qing Que, a genius girl who was proficient in divination and fortune-telling.

Therefore, Lin Li's loss in this round was not surprising, and it was even a quick defeat.

"Haha, I won! Now it's your turn to fulfill the bet!" Qingque jumped up excitedly, her brown twin tails swaying back and forth.

Then she saw Lin Li put his hand on his waist. Wait, you're really planning to take off your shorts first?!

Qingque was surprised that Lin Li could actually do such a thing, and instinctively tried to cover her eyes. However, Lin Li was just making a feint. He raised his hands from his waist to his collar and unbuttoned his shirt.

The girl who had just raised her hand lowered it again, her big eyes pouting, full of anticipation.

Lin Li felt something was off. He was always the one admiring the girls' chests, but this time he was the one being turned upside down. However, he wasn't one to mince words, so he readily took off his shirt, revealing his well-proportioned upper body.

Lin Li's physique wasn't actually exaggerated; his lines were perfectly proportioned, and his strong chest and abdominal muscles made Qing Que subconsciously swallow. Although it was the first time she had ever seen a man's chest and abdominal muscles, Qing Que thought this must be the most perfect physique! "Hehe, want to touch them?" Lin Li raised an eyebrow.

"W-Can I?" Qingque's eyes lit up, and she rubbed her hands together, looking eager to try. "Of course, I won't lose out." Lin Li shrugged indifferently.

"Here I come!" Qingque has always been bold and showed no fear at all!

The girl stood up, placed one hand on Fu Xuan's desk, and extended her other hand, as delicate as a scallion, to gently caress Lin Li's firm chest muscles with a reverent air.

Wow! It feels so good, so comfortable!

Qingque squinted her eyes contentedly, a look of blissful enjoyment on her face.

Just then, a voice she had never expected rang out from behind her.

"Qingque! What are you doing in my office?!" The sinister voice seemed to emanate a chill from the deepest level of Youyin Prison, even making Lin Li shiver.

"Oh my god!! The Grand Tutor?!"

The bluebird jumped high in the air, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

She turned around and looked closely, only to see that the NPC Fu Xuan, who had been mechanically repeating the listening motion, had somehow stood up. His piercing eyes held a raging fire, like a volcano ready to erupt at any moment.

That vivid, almost predatory gaze—it's definitely not some NPC Lin Li mentioned, this is the real Grand Diviner!!! How did she suddenly end up in this NPC world too?!

Lin Li said that only people who are asleep in the real world can enter the NPC world. It's still working hours, so how can you be working, Lord Taibu?

Are you slacking off?!

However, Qingque only dared to mutter these words to herself, and on her face she was already wearing a smile that flattered her leader.

"Grand Diviner, please calm down and let me explain. This was an accident!" Fu Xuan was furious!

She never imagined that she would see such a horrific scene when she opened her eyes!

My subordinate, whom I've always admired and thought highly of, actually touched a man in my office, and this man was only wearing a pair of baggy shorts! Although he is indeed very handsome and has a great physique, that's no excuse for you to mess around in my office!

And who is this guy? Is there such a person as Tabushi? How did he get into my office and take off his clothes? Didn't I lock the door when I was resting?

Fu Xuan was already in poor condition, and the anger he felt upon opening his eyes clouded his judgment, causing him to miss many details. But now that Qing Que offered to explain, Fu Xuan forcibly suppressed his anger, wanting to see what kind of nonsense she could come up with!

"First of all, this is no longer the Luofu Immortal Ship of the real world." Qingque quickly recounted all the information about the NPC world that she had just heard from Lin Li.

I've stumbled into an NPC world that's exactly the same as the Luofu Immortal Ship?

Fu Xuan glanced at Lin Li with some skepticism, then looked at Qing Que. At this moment, she also noticed many details that corroborated what Qing Que had said.

For example, I was sleeping in the break room, but when I woke up I was sitting at my desk.

For example, I clearly locked the office before I went to sleep, so Qingque and this man, whom she said was named Lin Li, shouldn't have come in.

For example, I wear a dress before I go to sleep, but when I wake up I'm wearing a different dress I wore a few days ago... Wait a minute!

Where's my dress and outer garment? Why am I only left with the lining and undergarment?! Where are my shoes?!

Because of the overwhelming amount of information at once, and because she was in a fit of anger, she didn't immediately notice that her clothes were disheveled and her shoes were not on.

Now I finally realized what was happening! And then I got even angrier!

"Did you take off my clothes and shoes?!" Fu Xuan glared at Lin Li, his voice as cold as the howling wind of Yongdong Ridge.

It's perfectly reasonable to suspect the man present first when someone takes off your clothes, especially since the man himself was only wearing pants. Lin Li shook her head innocently and gestured towards Qing Que with her lips.

Although he had done similar things before, he truly denied that he had taken his clothes off today, a claim he could refute with a clear conscience. "Qingque, what do you say?"

"Well... um... I can explain this, but before you hear my explanation, shall I help you put your clothes on first?"

Qingque held the dress that she had taken off and draped it over Fu Xuan with a smile.

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Chapter 180 Lin Li: Time for punishment has come!

"Speak, I'm listening!" Fu Xuan's voice was cold as she snatched the coat from Qing Que's hand and put it on.

Although her outer clothes and shoes were removed, Hao Luo was not exposed, so even though she was angry, she did not immediately lash out, but gave Qing Que a chance to explain.

"This is what happened."

Qingque was just about to make up a lie to get by when Lin Li, who had been watching the show quietly and not saying much, suddenly intervened and completely betrayed her!

"When I play chess with Miss Qingque, I take off a piece of clothing for every game I lose. If Miss Qingque loses, she takes off your clothes too, so that's how it is!"