Second Week, I’m Really Not A Villain

Chapter 17: Crisis Arrives

Qin Luo: "......"

What does it feel like to have ten thousand grass mud horses running in your heart? He couldn't describe it.

Upon hearing this, the truth finally became clear. Qin Luo originally thought that Xiao Yan had deceived Liu Chengyin into kidnapping him, but he didn't expect that it was all Liu Chengyin's own decision.

Why not just change your name to Lao Liu Chengyin?

"No wonder Saintess Liu refused to hand me over to the Midnight Butcher and promised not to harm me. It turns out you were using me as a trump card to protect Sunset Cloud Valley," Qin Luo sighed.

Liu Chengyin, feeling ashamed, couldn't look at him and stammered, "I just wanted to protect the sect's heritage... I never had any intention of harming you. If Qin Wude releases us from Sunset Cloud Valley after three months, I will send you back..."

"This is not about whether you send me back or not," Qin Luo reasoned with her. "Saintess Liu, you come from a prestigious and righteous background. How could you act like a devil and kidnap someone's family?"

"If I have offended you in the past and you want to retaliate against me, I have nothing to say. But we have no grievances or enmity between us. How can you bear to harm me? Doesn't your conscience ache?"

When Qin Luo was performing artificial respiration earlier, he touched Liu Chengyin's conscience. He didn't know if it hurt or not, but it was definitely big.

Liu Chengyin blushed with embarrassment, her face turning hot. She wanted to find a hole to hide in.

"...I heard that you have been bullying and oppressing others in Fengtian City, doing all sorts of evil deeds. Taking you away was also for the greater good," her voice grew weaker as she spoke.

"To hell with your greater good!" Qin Luo lamented.

"I've said it before, others may slander me, but if I were really that bad, I would have taken advantage of you when you were unconscious. Did I bully you even once?"

Liu Chengyin wanted to nod and say yes, but in reality, she didn't seem to have been bullied. Instead, Qin Luo had saved her out of gratitude. So she didn't know if she had been bullied or not, and could only pout her lips in a grievous manner.

"In short, Saintess Liu, I hope you realize your mistake. No matter what reason you had for kidnapping me, it's unjust," Qin Luo tried to awaken her conscience. "After tonight's interaction, don't you think I am an upright gentleman?"

Liu Chengyin hesitated to speak.

Honestly, at this moment, she did think Qin Luo was quite upright.

At the very least, he spoke his mind directly and openly, even admitting his love at first sight without concealing it. He even fearlessly took her with him to escape danger. These were things that even her junior brother, who had been friends with her for over ten years, couldn't do.

If it were someone else, they would definitely not treat her like Qin Luo did.

"I-I'm sorry..." Liu Chengyin tightly closed her eyes, feeling embarrassed. "I didn't know before. Give me another chance, I won't kidnap you again..."

Qin Luo breathed a sigh of relief. This was exactly what he wanted to hear from Liu Chengyin.

The reason he saved Liu Chengyin tonight was solely because she was his paper wife, and he genuinely liked her as a person. If possible, he definitely didn't want to be enemies with her.

"Realizing your mistake is good enough."

Qin Luo had rested enough and, enduring the swelling sensation in his legs, stood up again to continue their journey.

"Saintess Liu, I have been sincere to you. If you still want to kidnap me, then you really have no conscience."

Liu Chengyin: "(＞_＜)"

Stop talking, stop talking! I already feel like I have no conscience!

Liu Chengyin felt ashamed and didn't know how to make it up to Qin Luo. At this moment, she happened to see a drop of sweat falling from Qin Luo's forehead. After hesitating for a moment, she bit her lip and cautiously reached out to wipe it away.

Qin Luo also felt the sweat on his forehead and furrowed his brows tightly to prevent it from flowing into his eyes. Unexpectedly, a fair and smooth beautiful hand appeared in his field of vision and lightly brushed over his brow.

"Hehe."

Qin Luo felt a warmth in his heart and gently patted Liu Chengyin's soft thigh, encouraging her, "Well done, Saintess Liu. I'll carry you while we escape, and you can wipe the sweat off my forehead. When men and women work together, it's not tiring."

Liu Chengyin blushed and replied in a soft voice, trying to reduce Qin Luo's burden. Instead of leaning back to maintain distance between them, she tried to lie flat on his back without any barriers, showing that she no longer had the initial guard against Qin Luo.

Does Liu Chengyin have two cats hidden on her?

Qin Luo immediately felt the change in sensation on his back and his thoughts were stirred.

The cutest animals in the world are cats, soft and motionless, obedient and gentle...

"Swoosh."

A faint sound suddenly entered Qin Luo's ears, and he didn't know what it was.

Although Liu Chengyin had lost her ability to move, she was still aware and keenly sensed a surge of spiritual power approaching them from the air. She quickly warned Qin Luo, "Someone is coming!"

Qin Luo was startled.

Is it the Midnight Butcher or my good sister?

He didn't have time to think too much and swiftly twisted his waist, immediately diving into the nearby bushes.

"Bang!"

Just as his front paws entered the bushes, a streak of light descended from the sky and crashed onto the ground, stirring up a large amount of dust.

"This is not good, it's this guy..."

Qin Luo's pupils slightly contracted, and through the gaps in the bushes, he clearly saw that the person who had arrived was the Midnight Butcher wearing a black robe, holding a curved knife and looking around.

Liu Chengyin was even more nervous than Qin Luo. Her full chest rose and fell, suppressing her breathing rhythm to the lowest.

She knew very well that the injuries she had inflicted on the Midnight Butcher were not fatal, at most weakening his strength by half. However, the poison injury caused by the Midnight Butcher had rendered her useless. Once he discovered her and Qin Luo, there was no possibility of escaping.

"Saintess Liu, I've already noticed you. Do you still want to hide?" The Midnight Butcher said with a sinister tone. "The silver needle that pierced you not only had poison on it, but also a spiritual power mark that I embedded. As long as the mark is still there, I can find you no matter where you hide."

Liu Chengyin's pretty face changed drastically upon hearing this, and she wanted to crawl out despite the danger.

"Don't move."

Qin Luo hugged her tightly, burying his head in her ear and whispered, "The Midnight Butcher is deceiving you."

The small bush where they were hiding was very narrow, causing them to be pressed tightly together. Qin Luo was practically lying on top of Liu Chengyin, and when he spoke, his warm breath blew into her ear, causing a tingling sensation. This made her already nervous heart beat even faster.

"Saintess Liu, I'll give you a chance to come out on your own. Do you really want me to take action and drag you out?" The Midnight Butcher sneered coldly, swinging his curved knife fiercely towards the bushes.

"Boom!"

The bushes exploded in response, shattered by the blade.

(End of this chapter)