Asked About The World Of Mortals

Chapter 27: Friends

"Bang!" A much duller sound than the clash of spears just now rang out. Qin Yi once again held onto Li Qingjun's waist and floated back to the street corner.

Mang Zhan's spear was almost knocked out of his hand. He was shocked. This young man looked thin and weak, where did he get such strength?

He adjusted slightly and was about to attack with his spear again when another spear appeared beside him, blocking his spear.

This familiar spear had crossed paths with him on the battlefield at least a dozen times... Mang Zhan knew without looking that it was Li Qinglin.

He shouted loudly, "What do you mean by Nanli? There's an assassin trying to kill me, and you're helping her? Nanli claims to have a thousand years of civilization, is this how you treat an envoy?"

"I'm sorry." Li Qinglin's expressionless face replied, "When it comes to civilization, all I know is that compared to my sister, you, Mang Zhan, are nothing. If you keep babbling, I'll kill you right now. If you want to start a war with the Western Wilderness because of this, I'll accompany you to the end."

Sister? Mang Zhan was stunned for a moment, then his gaze towards Li Qingjun became strange, and then gradually turned eager.

Mang Zhan lost his composure. He had a follower with a goatee who sneered, "I'm afraid you, Prince Qinglin, don't have the qualifications to provoke a border conflict."

Li Qinglin sneered, "You can try if you want."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the Nanli army's bows and arrows immediately aimed at the Western Wilderness group. The goatee-faced man's face turned pale, and he dared not speak anymore.

Mang Zhan regained his senses and laughed, "So it's Princess Zhaoyang. It was just a misunderstanding, let it go. We came here to offer condolences, not to provoke."

Li Qinglin gestured for silence, and the army's bows and arrows were put away. He put on a look of anger and pointed at Li Qingjun, scolding, "How old are you? Do you not have a brain? You dare to act recklessly in any situation. Are you comfortable being shot by your own people?"

Li Qingjun stubbornly raised her neck and angrily said, "How much blood of Nanli people is on this murderer's spear? He just tried to assassinate my brother, and you want him to offer condolences?"

"That's not how you should handle it," Li Qinglin said meaningfully, then turned to Qin Yi and clasped his hands, "Thank you, Brother Qin."

Qin Yi waved his hand and stood silently on the side. He had been watching Mang Zhan's actions, fearing that he would suddenly attack. But when he saw Mang Zhan's eager and absent-minded expression after hearing the term "sister," he couldn't help but find it amusing.

Alright, so the barbarian likes impulsive and reckless girls, huh?

Mang Zhan's gaze also fell on Qin Yi, and then he saw him retract his hand that was holding onto Li Qingjun's waist. His bronze bell-like leopard eyes narrowed slightly, and he coldly asked, "And who is that person?"

Qin Yi discreetly withdrew his hand, ignoring the so-called Western Wilderness Prince, and pulled Li Qingjun to turn the corner. Li Qingjun seemed to realize that she had once again acted recklessly today and sighed, "It seems like I always mess things up."

"Because you're too straightforward," Qin Yi smiled, "Maybe your family's calmness is all in your brother."

"I just don't understand the logic behind this. Why is it that even though they are enemies as deep as the sea, under the guise of an envoy, they can't touch him and instead have to protect him?"

"I don't know either. I've always found this kind of etiquette strange, but it seems to exist everywhere... Maybe it's because there are no permanent enemies between nations, only interests. Who knows, in the blink of an eye, you might become allies?"

"Impossible!" Li Qingjun angrily said, "Just because he assassinated my brother, we will never become allies!"

Qin Yi couldn't answer that. The Western Wilderness had a grudge against them, but at least the blame for the assassination of her brother didn't lie with them.

"Still..." Li Qingjun hesitated for a moment, then finally said, "Thank you, anyway. Otherwise, that spear would have been troublesome."

"I don't need thanks. After all, we were comrades who fought side by side."

"Comrades?" Li Qingjun smiled faintly. "Indeed."

Qin Yi said, "I think your brother is quite reliable and has a good reputation."

"Hmph, that's only natural. Otherwise, how could he be worthy of being my brother?" Li Qingjun replied.

Qin Yi's mind quickly flashed back to when she heard Li Qinglin say, "He is my friend."

"A friend?" Qin Yi thought to herself.

Regardless of whether it was genuine or not, using such a term to refer to him, a "village commoner," was not easy for someone of royal status. Otherwise, he could have easily said "guest" or "honored guest," and Qin Yi wouldn't have found anything inappropriate about that. But he specifically used "friend."

The concept of this word was different and carried a lot of weight.

As she was contemplating this, her heart suddenly stirred, and she subconsciously looked towards the other side of the street.

Li Qingjun, who was still about to say something, saw Qin Yi suddenly turn her head. She followed Qin Yi's gaze and saw a stunning Taoist nun walking towards them.

It was as if the clouds had parted, and the empty street was filled with a soft radiance.

Seeing the enchanting beauty of the Taoist nun, Li Qingjun suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable. She instinctively straightened her posture, seemingly intending to display her own impressive figure.

Liu Su teased, "Stop trying so hard. The more you try, the more you lose."

"..." Qin Yi almost choked. Weren't you afraid of speaking recklessly in front of Ming He?

"Qin Gongzi, we meet again," Ming He approached slowly and bowed. "This humble Daoist has been waiting for you."

Qin Yi pretended not to understand. "Waiting for me? For what?"

Ming He sighed. "The wooden sword has changed hands inexplicably, and this humble Daoist naturally wants to know the reason. I was worried that you might have been harmed, but after divining, it turned out to be an auspicious hexagram..."

Qin Yi became interested. "What hexagram?"

Ming He glanced at Li Qingjun and said, "The auspiciousness of peace and boundless land."

After speaking, she turned and left, as if she had come specifically to tell Qin Yi about this hexagram.

It seemed as if she had already learned what she wanted to know from this hexagram, so there was no need for further words.

Li Qingjun watched her receding figure as if facing a formidable enemy. The last glance from Ming He made her feel a chilling sense of being seen through. But it wasn't until Ming He had gone far away that she remembered she had a spear. It was as if she couldn't even find the consciousness to fight when Ming He stood in front of her.

"The auspiciousness of peace and boundless land, what does it mean?" Li Qingjun asked Qin Yi.

Qin Yi also didn't know. When Ming He approached, Liu Su disappeared, and without her assistance, how could he answer such a profound question? He could only say, "Anyway, it's a good hexagram. Who cares about the details?"

"This Taoist nun came over for no reason, said a bunch of nonsense, and I feel like she's not a good person. Who knows if this hexagram is true or false!" Li Qingjun warned cautiously. "Don't get too close to this person who likes to play tricks. It wouldn't be good if you became the second Donghua Zi!"

Qin Yi laughed. "That's impossible."

"Why is it impossible? Isn't this Taoist nun very beautiful? I saw you couldn't take your eyes off her."

"She... even if she's beautiful, it's only as ethereal as the Milky Way in the sky. I have a beauty by my side that is no less than her, so why bother looking at her?"

Li Qingjun was stunned for a long time, and suddenly realized what he had said. Her pretty face turned bright red in an instant.

But Liu Su's voice suddenly appeared in Qin Yi's mind, breaking the slightly romantic atmosphere. "A gentleman walks the Dao, first losing the way, then following the constant. Gaining friends in the southwest, there will be similar paths; losing friends in the northeast, there will be ultimate joy. The auspiciousness of peace and boundless land."

Qin Yi originally wanted to ask if you had just come back from searching on Baidu. But as he listened, his expression became increasingly grim, and he no longer had the mood to joke around.

Someone came running and bowed, "Princess, the king has ordered the princess to attend the banquet." After a pause, he added, "The Crown Prince invites Mr. Qin to come as well."

(End of this chapter)