Second Week, I’m Really Not A Villain

Chapter 18: 18: Qin Gongzi, I owe you too much

"You dog, I knew you were bluffing!"

Seeing Midnight Butcher cut through one clump of grass after another, Qin Luo cursed inwardly.

Of course, he wasn't purely relying on luck and gambling with his life. He had a basis for judging that Midnight Butcher was bluffing. Through the gaps in the grass, he could clearly see that after Midnight Butcher landed, his gaze kept darting around without a definite landing spot. If he really knew Liu Chengyin's location, he wouldn't be acting like this.

"Qin Gongzi guessed right."

At the same time, Liu Chengyin, who was pinned down by Qin Luo, felt a lingering fear.

In the moment when Midnight Butcher swung his knife, Liu Chengyin was extremely nervous, thinking that she and Qin Luo were about to meet their end. It wasn't until she saw the flash of the knife explode in another clump of grass that she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, her relief didn't last long.

"Not here, then it must be there!"

Midnight Butcher, having failed with his first strike, swung his knife towards a towering tree behind him.

"Boom."

The tree split into four, but there was still no sign of anyone.

"Something's not right!"

Midnight Butcher was suspicious and pondered to himself, "I clearly sensed that the spiritual imprint I injected into the poison needle was in this area. Liu Chengyin should be hiding nearby."

After a moment of contemplation, he suddenly spoke out, "Saintess Liu, I admit that it was wrong of me to use poison on you. At that time, I was desperate to take over Qin Luo and resorted to despicable means."

"You also understand how important Qin Luo is to the major sects. As long as you hand Qin Luo over to me, I will immediately give you the antidote and guarantee that you won't be troubled in the slightest."

"Ignore him, he's treating you like a three-year-old child." Qin Luo buried his head next to Liu Chengyin's ear and whispered.

The hot breath he exhaled made Liu Chengyin uncomfortable. She also leaned her lips closer to Qin Luo's ear and whispered, lowering her voice, "Hmm... I know..."

When she spoke, her impact was much stronger than Qin Luo's. Qin Luo felt a warm and fragrant breeze rush into his ear, brushing against his brainstem, causing his body to shudder as if electrified.

"If you fall into Midnight Butcher's hands, you will die..." Liu Chengyin didn't realize anything was wrong and continued to remind him, her lips still close to his ear.

"He will use you to negotiate with Qin Wude. Regardless of whether they can reach an agreement or not, he won't let you go... He even tried to kill me, he's extremely ruthless..."

Word by word, like a gentle exhalation, it directly blew onto Qin Luo's heart, making his scalp tingle and every hair on his body stand on end.

"...Saintess Liu, please stop talking, I can't take it anymore."

Liu Chengyin didn't understand, "What can't you take?"

Qin Luo couldn't answer, he slightly raised his body to disguise it, not daring to press down on Liu Chengyin anymore.

However, as soon as he raised his body, a violent explosion suddenly sounded in his ear.

"Boom!"

"Damn..."

How could Qin Luo withstand such a scare? He instinctively lay down at full speed, lightly bumping into Liu Chengyin, causing her to let out a soft groan.

Fortunately, the explosion was very loud, covering up their slight movements.

"Saintess Liu, you forced me!"

Midnight Butcher said fiercely, "Even if I have to dig three feet into the ground tonight, I will dig you and Qin Luo out!"

"Boom boom boom boom!"

He swung his knife wildly, continuously slashing in all directions. The knife light ravaged the surroundings, causing trees to fall like wheat, and flowers and grass to burst into pieces.

Under such a wide-range AOE attack, Qin Luo and Liu Chengyin's hiding place was actually struck by the Midnight Butcher. Fortunately, it was only the edge of the grass that was grazed by the knife light, and the splashing gravel cut a wound on Qin Luo's face, causing blood to trickle down.

"You bastard! You only dare to bully me because I haven't cultivated. If I had cultivation, I would definitely jump out and kill you!"

Qin Luo cursed angrily in his heart, tightly holding onto Liu Chengyin beneath him, hoping that her female protagonist halo would come into play and prevent him from being chopped to death by the AOE knife light.

"Are Qin Luo and I going to die..."

The continuous explosions made Liu Chengyin's ears ring, and she saw that Qin Luo was still protecting her tightly underneath him. If the knife light were to strike into the grass, it would definitely hit him first. She felt a sour and moved.

"Even the junior elders of the sect would not sacrifice themselves like Qin Luo..."

"I died at the hands of the Midnight Butcher, it was my own fault, so it doesn't matter. But Qin Luo is completely implicated because of me. If I hadn't believed those rumors slandering Qin Luo and brought him to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he wouldn't have encountered danger at all."

"Qin Luo, I have caused you too much harm. Unfortunately, I don't have a magic sword now. Otherwise, even if I sacrifice myself with one strike, I will also perish with the Midnight Butcher... Wait, it seems that Qin Luo has a magic sword on him."

Liu Chengyin felt that there was a weapon on Qin Luo's body, it was very hard in texture, and not very long, probably a self-defense dagger, which made her feel a bit sore.

"Although I'm not used to using a dagger, I can still use it reluctantly."

Liu Chengyin's beautiful eyes quickly turned cold, determined to make a life-or-death strike with the Midnight Butcher. Her jade hand reached towards Qin Luo's body, about to take out that dagger--

"Boom."

The final explosion suddenly dissipated.

"Is Liu Chengyin really not here?"

The Midnight Butcher gasped for breath, looking around.

Only to see this dense forest devastated by his slashes, with pits and debris of broken wood and grass all over the ground, but not a trace of a person.

"Indeed worthy of being the Sunset Cloud Valley Saintess, she really has means!"

The Midnight Butcher's face darkened, muttering to himself, "Even if my poison needle hits a Soul Formation Stage cultivator, they would die within an hour. But Liu Chengyin not only survived for an hour, she also transferred the spiritual power imprint I left on her to this place to mislead me."

"I want to see how far you can escape with the poison in your body!"

With that, the Midnight Butcher turned into a streak of light and flew towards another direction, full of killing intent.

"That bastard finally left."

Qin Luo felt like he had just escaped from the gates of hell. Before he could finish taking a long breath, his body suddenly stiffened, and he quickly reached out under him like lightning.

"Saintess Liu, what are you doing?"

His expression was strange as he held Liu Chengyin's delicate hand and pulled it out.

Liu Chengyin honestly said, "I wanted to take out the dagger."

"??"

Qin Luo had a puzzled expression.

What dagger? Do I have that thing on me?

"Oh! Qin Luo, you're injured!"

Liu Chengyin noticed the wound on Qin Luo's face that was scratched by the gravel, and quickly took out a handkerchief from her pocket to wipe the blood for him, her expression full of concern.

"Qin Luo, does it hurt a lot?"

Qin Luo's face was being touched by her, feeling very comfortable. Liu Chengyin's handkerchief not only had a soft touch, but also carried a refreshing fragrance, making him want to answer. Suddenly, he saw the other person's current appearance clearly, and his mind couldn't help but be stunned.

Perhaps it was because of the tension and excitement just now, Liu Chengyin had sweated a lot, and her face and neck were shining brightly, making her skin appear extremely delicate and alluring, tempting people to take a bite.

(End of this chapter)