Senior brother, how can you fall for such a beautiful junior brother!

Now when he goes out and says that he has friends all over the world, it is not an exaggeration. He can find acquaintances anywhere and have a place to stay.

Recalling the publication of that thrilling article in Jianghu Anecdotes, which sparked discussion and led to his introduction to many people.

Lian Li finally realized that the person who posted the article was not just making a joke, but had a purpose.

This included the subsequent discussions and even the war of words that started in the newspapers, which was just like the hype in the modern entertainment industry.

There was someone pushing it behind the scenes, and even the people who wrote the initial verbal battles and the discussion drafts were hired to write them.

After the New Year, the first quarter of the beauty list was released. He was the most discussed person before the New Year, and the statistics were also done during that time. So, didn't many people mention him subconsciously?

Therefore, the data is generally true, but it is slightly inflated. This is because someone is pushing it behind the scenes, allowing him to take advantage of the loophole.

He stared at Jin Manjue, and suddenly remembered that the headquarters of Jianghu Anecdotes Newspaper seemed to be in Linjiu City, and Linjiu City was Jin Manjue's base.

The Jianghu Anecdotes Newspaper has such a great influence in the martial arts world. Will the Jin family really allow Linjiu City to have such a thing and not have it in their own hands?

Lian Li felt that he definitely wouldn't be able to do that.

Therefore, the people behind Jianghu Anecdotes Newspaper are most likely the Jin family.

The fact that Jin Manjue would use such an operation proves that he allowed such an operation. Since he allowed it, is there a possibility that someone in the top ten has used such an operation before?

Thinking of this, Lian Li asked, "Has anyone done this before?"

Jin Manjue didn't understand what Lian Li was asking and gave him a puzzled look.

Lian Li asked: "Has anyone done this before? It was like this at the end of the year."

Jin Manjue understood, he nodded and said, "Yes."

He paused and said, "Except for Lady Qu, all the previous top five have had it."

Jin Manjue was unwilling to falsify the beauty list, but it was still possible for him to manipulate the situation off the field to allow Lian Li to briefly reach the top during that period of time.

Then he wouldn't have any psychological burden if he learned from the methods used by some beauties on the beauty list to compete for rankings.

Anyway, he ranked the list according to the final statistical results, and he did not do anything to forcefully change the list.

After listening to Jin Manjue's words, Lian Li figured out the key points and closed the booklet, looking at Jin Manjue and Yun Huizhou.

"Is this your two little secret?"

Yun Huizhou touched his nose awkwardly, and Jin Manjue smiled awkwardly.

Lian Li snorted and threw the book back into Jin Manjue's arms. Then he took Yun Huizhou's hand and nodded to Jin Manjue in a pretentious manner: "Okay, I understand. We'll leave first."

Of course Jin Manjue couldn't keep them, so he quickly sent them away.

After leaving Jinzuilou, Lian Li said to Yun Huizhou, "So you and Jin Manjue planned so many things behind the scenes. When you went to Jianggao City with me before, you acted like you knew nothing. You are really good at pretending."

Yun Huizhou no longer hid the truth from Lian Li, but explained to him in detail: "When I first went to Jianggao City, I really didn't know anything. But later I had some guesses, so I wrote to Jin Manjue to ask. After I received his reply, I learned about Jin Manjue's plan, and that's when I joined."

Lian Li let go of Yun Huizhou, pretended to be angry, and walked forward with his arms folded.

Yun Huizhou knew of course that he was not angry, but he was happy to follow him and say nice things to coax Lian Li.

Lian Li deliberately made things difficult for him. During the three days he stayed in Linjiu City, Yun Huizhou behaved very humblely, just to make Lian Li "not be angry".

On the day of leaving Linjiu City, Lian Li finally calmed down. He flipped through the list of beauties and looked at his portrait over and over again.

After a long while, he said, "It seems that this painting is not from the same painter as the other nine portraits."

He handed the booklet to Yun Huizhou: "Help me check and see if I made a mistake."

Yun Huizhou answered with certainty: "They are not the same painter."

Lian Li: "How can you be so sure? What if the artist is so good at changing his style?"

Yun Huizhou looked at him and smiled: "Of course I am sure, because... I drew this, so of course I know who I drew and who I didn't draw."

Seeing Lian Li's eyes gradually widen, Yun Huizhou kissed him and continued, "Jin Manjue has never been to Zuimeng Island, so how could he paint the waterside pavilion next to our attic and the lake view? Moreover... I think Jin Manjue's painting of you... is not even one ten-thousandth of your real self. I can paint one-third of your spirit."

Lian Li looked at Yun Huizhou, so shocked that he couldn't speak. A blush slowly covered his entire face, even his ears and neck.

Yun Huizhou kissed her again.

After a long time, the two separated. Lian Li finally found his voice: "What do you mean I can only paint 30% of the charm? You are the beauty in the eyes of your lover. Your eyes have an 800-meter filter."

Yun Huizhou didn’t understand what the 800-meter filter was, but he knew what it meant that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

He chuckled softly: "But that's how you are in my eyes. Am I just mediocre and ordinary in your eyes, just like other people?"

Lian Li stammered: "No...no...I'm the same as you, but...I...I'm really bad at drawing..."

"I...can't draw it..." Lian Li said the last sentence in a low voice.

Yun Huizhou simply couldn't stand it anymore, so he grabbed the person again and kissed him hard.

After returning to Jianggao City, the time spent on the journey finally allowed Lian Li's brain, which had been interrupted by Yun Huizhou that day, to come back online.

He asked Yun Huizhou: "Do you know why Jin Manjue suddenly wanted to hype me up? Why did he do this suddenly?"

Yun Huizhou touched Lian Li's hand, laughed dryly and said, "Maybe... because... I asked you to do that."

Lian Li was puzzled: "Why are you..."

Halfway through his words, Lian Li closed his mouth again, feeling that what he was about to ask was a bit strange, as if he was questioning Yun Huizhou.

But Yun Huizhou obviously did nothing wrong.

Yun Huizhou knew what Lian Li wanted to ask, so he leaned over and hugged Lian Li and said, "Because I suddenly remembered that when I first met you, I seemed to have said that the two things I wanted to do were to become the best in the world and to marry the most beautiful woman in the world. Becoming the best in the world might take a few years, but I can wait for that. But as for getting married, I don't really want to wait, so I can only ask you to be the most beautiful woman in the world so that I can get married quickly."

As he spoke, his tone became a little coquettish.

A ferocious beast reveals its belly to you, shows weakness to you, acts coquettishly to you, and tells you how much it likes you and wants to be with you. Lian Li doesn't know whether others can withstand it.

Anyway, Lian Li can't stand it.

Lian Li, who originally had some disagreement with the word "marry" in Yun Huizhou's words "marry the most beautiful woman in the world", was suddenly coaxed by Yun Huizhou and was a little confused.

After being dizzy for a long time, he finally regained his thoughts and his voice. He spoke to Yun Huizhou with difficulty: "Not marry... but marry...you are going to marry the most beautiful woman in the world..."

Yun Huizhou said without any hesitation: "Well, I will marry you then."

Lian Li: ...

Ahhh! I can’t stand it! It’s so corny!

He yelled madly in his heart, but he hugged Yun Huizhou with his hands and said, "Yeah, okay."

When Lian Li returned to the island, he took the same boat that Yun Huizhou had used to bring him back, which was also the boat that Yun Huizhou had built with his own money.

It was the same ship, but they were on it at different times. They were the same three people, but their state of mind was completely different.

The man who was rowing the boat at the beginning, looking at Lian Li who was very comfortable on the boat, said: "You are not seasick now."

Lian Li: "If you want to see, I can pretend to be seasick."

The boatman smiled and asked Yun Huizhou, "What would you do if he really vomited on the boat?"

Yun Huizhou glanced at him and said, "You talk too much."

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