Swing the sword at the future female devil

Chapter 271 This mission isn't even considered complete?

Duan Huaige was still reeling from the Prince Yan's antics... Honestly, he had only intended to flirt with Miss Qiu Xi and deflate her arrogant arrogance.

Now Qin Shuangjiang can't even lick the plate, let alone drink the soup!

Frostfall, a woman of unwavering strength throughout her life... what can I do for you?
Although the ending was somewhat unexpected, Duan Huaige thought that being able to complete the mission along the way was not a bad choice...

However, when he looked at the task interface, he was dumbfounded. The task of choosing to kiss Yan Qiuxi, which he had expected, was not completed. The task interface still showed two options...

Isn't this tantamount to killing me? I can't exactly shake Xiao Jiang awake and make her watch Qiu Qiu and me get into another fight, can I?

This task... seems more difficult than I imagined...

Unable to come up with a solution for the moment, Duan Huaige simply gave up thinking and focused on the situation before him: "Fellow Daoist Qiu Xi, I never expected you to have such worldly desires for me... Aren't we comrades-in-arms with a relationship as pure as a blank sheet of paper?"

"I considered you a good comrade-in-arms, and you actually tried to launch a night attack on me!"

"Who said I raided you at night!" Yan Qiuxi argued, her eyes wide. "Catching someone in the act... that doesn't count as a night raid! I did this to get revenge for what happened before!"

"Who would be so kind as to catch someone cheating in my bed? Yan Qiuxi, I'm too embarrassed to call you out on it!"

King Yan is King Yan after all. If it were Xiao Jiang, she would definitely fall into the trap of proving herself right now, arguing that she really came to catch him in the act of adultery, but due to a series of coincidences, she accidentally got lost in his bed...

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Yan Qiuxi immediately jumped out of the self-proof trap and took the lead in shifting the blame:
"Good comrade-in-arms! Fellow Daoist Huaige, this is not how you treat a good comrade-in-arms!"

"Don't accuse me wrongly. Didn't you kiss me first?"

"I wasn't talking about what just happened." Yan Qiuxi glanced at him sideways: "Do you often send wedding invitations to your comrades? I have a backup of them."

Upon hearing this, Duan Huaige immediately backed down. Not for any other reason than that if Qin Shuangjiang and Jiang Xiyu found out about his outrageous actions, they would probably break his legs.

"Ahem... Qiuqiu, really, don't you know me? Of course, there's a hidden meaning behind me sending you this."

"Hmph, of course I know you. You want to invite me to continue with our previous strategy, to punish Shuangjiang by pretending to be engaged, and to help me get revenge, right!"

"..."

"Almost, that's about right..." Duan Huaige glanced at Xiao Jiang next to him with a somewhat guilty look, thinking to himself that there seemed to be more than one fake girlfriend in this room.

Duan Huaige has a solid grasp of relativity: when everyone is a fake girlfriend, then it's equivalent to everyone being a real girlfriend!
"So, you're planning to help me get revenge on Qin Shuangjiang, how could I treat you unfairly?" Yan Qiuxi said with a disdainful look, "We江湖儿女 (people of the martial arts world) value loyalty above all else. You help me get revenge, and I'll help you practice your kissing skills in advance. Isn't that fair?"

Duan Huaige: Genius! Discharged from the hospital!
Dr. Yan's explanation of the law of equivalent exchange immediately filled Duan Huaige with respect. He said in a deep voice, "I didn't expect there to be such a connection... I was too young. Qiu Xi Sensei, please teach me the secret to becoming a kissing master? Do I have to kiss a hundred times first?"

"Wait, wait..." Yan Qiuxi quickly shrank back, her voice trembling slightly. A hundred kisses as part of a special training program? Are you sure Duan Huaige can handle it? I'm afraid my legs will go weak by the third kiss, and I'll just be waiting to be kicked!

"Well... this special training can't be rushed. I'll teach you slowly. First, make sure you fully understand what you've learned today..."

Fearing that Duan Huaige would lack martial ethics, Yan Qiuxi quickly changed the subject, saying, "Alright, alright, let's talk about something serious!"

"What serious business do you want to discuss?"

"Of course it's about your trip to Longhu Mountain," Yan Qiuxi blinked and said, "Tell me, what are you planning to do next? What happened to you on the mountain?"

Duan Huaige thought for a moment, then decided not to hide anything from Yan Qiuxi, and briefly recounted what he had seen and heard since entering Longhu Mountain. Miss Qiuxi listened thoughtfully and nodded, then asked:
"So the old Celestial Master was actually inclined to hand over the incomplete map, but there were opposing voices within Longhu Mountain, so he needed a legitimate reason to exchange it."

"And the Celestial Master's Ordination is the best reason."

“Yes,” Duan Huaige said, “but obtaining the Celestial Master’s Seal is very difficult, and our negotiations have reached a stalemate.”

Yan Qiuxi's eyes flickered slightly as she asked, "Do you think... it's possible that the Celestial Master's Degree isn't even his ultimate goal, and he just wants to get rid of the incomplete map legitimately?"

Duan Huaige was taken aback upon hearing this, suddenly recalling her conversation with the Old Celestial Master that evening…

The absence of the fragmented map of the land and its people is of utmost importance to them…

But besides the Celestial Master's Decree, what other reason could he possibly have to convince the dissenting voices within Longhu Mountain to reasonably exchange the items?
Duan Huaige shook his head, trying his best not to think too much, and said to Miss Qiu Xi, "Alright, alright, since we can't catch you cheating tonight, go find a room to stay in. I'm going to sleep."

Yan Qiuxi quickly grabbed the blanket, looking like she absolutely refused to let go, saying, "No, no! It's so cold outside, I don't want to go out and find a room to get back under the covers..."

"I think we should just make do for one night... The most important thing is for the three of us to get a good night's sleep."

Duan Huaige: ?

Is this how you use this phrase?

"Besides... who knows if Qin Shuangjiang and her two philandering cats will come in the middle of the night? As the initiator of the 'Wait for Duan to Wait for Qin' plan, of course I have to stand guard until the very end!" Yan Qiuxi said righteously, "Unless you want to send me away and then do something bad to my good friend Jiang Xiyu that no one can know about!"

"..."

After this smooth and skillful series of moves, if Duan Huaige were to ask her to leave again, he would be seen as a traitor with ulterior motives and an intention to defect to Qin Shuangjiang. Helpless, he could only accept the erotic scene of being surrounded by women on both sides.

Forget it, as Qiuqiu said, the most important thing is for the three of us to get a good night's sleep... As for whether he will die tomorrow morning, Duan Huaige said that tomorrow's suffering belongs to Duan Huaige tomorrow, and has nothing to do with Duan Huaige who is enjoying the happiness of sharing a bed with two beautiful young ladies now.

No problem, I'll just get up earlier! With my anti-gank awareness, Qin Shuangjiang definitely won't find out my little secret in bed tomorrow morning!
(End of this chapter)