Lu Li glanced at He Qing and saw that the corners of her mouth were twitching slightly. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly with amusement.
It was said that she was apologizing, but it was obvious that this was done intentionally to put He Qing in an embarrassing position. If someone who didn't know saw this scene, they would probably think that she was a person who would never let go even if she was right.
Going up high, right? Showing off one's power, right? Kidnapping, right? Wanting to roast her on the fire, right? He Qing complained in his heart, it seems that Qi Guanxiao is a little petty.
If anyone else had seen this, they would have rushed forward to help the man up, explained that the past was just a passing cloud, and shook hands to make peace. But He Qing was shameless.
After being speechless for a moment, she quickly regained her composure, put her hands in her pockets and accepted the two men's gift with an expression of emotion, looked down at them and sighed, "So you are the child of the Qi family. Monks are most afraid of being ostentatious. By doing this, aren't you disappointing your grandfather? After all, you and I have only met once. Instead of asking for my forgiveness, you might as well admit your mistake to the old man. If the old man says he forgives you, then I don't mind."
The ball was kicked back by He Qing, and he didn't ask anyone to stand up. The scene was a bit awkward for a moment. Fortunately, Qi Guanxiao was old and shrewd, so he took advantage of the situation and said, "Well, since Sect Leader He Qing doesn't care about you anymore, you two should stand up."
Then, Qi Guanxiao briefly explained He Qing's purpose of coming, and arranged for Qi Guanxiang to set off for the Genjing Mountains in two days to assist Xuan Qingzi in checking the seal.
The matter was settled, but Qi Guanxiao asked He Qing to stay for a few more days to take in the beautiful scenery of Liangzhou.
He Qing didn't want to delay any longer. This Qi Guanjia gave her a bad impression. She also had to be careful that Lu Li's identity would not be discovered. It was really troublesome.
But Qi Guanxiao mentioned that some demon cultivators had appeared in Liangzhou City recently, and Qi Guanxiang was originally going to investigate. Now Qi Guanxiang was going to the Genjing Mountains, so he could only hand it over to Qi Guanrui. However, Qi Guanxiao was worried about Qi Guanrui working alone, and wanted Heqing to give him some advice.
In this case, He Qing naturally had no reason to refuse. For both public and private reasons, she had to stay for a few days.
After coming out of Qi Guanxiao's room, Qi Guan Tianqi still looked at Le Qingru with indignation, but he did not say anything rude in front of He Qing and his father. Le Qingru was not willing to be outdone, she looked up and looked back at him, and the two of them stared at each other.
After Qi Guanxiang exchanged a few words with He Qing, he left with Qi Guan Tianqi, leaving Qi Guanrui to lead He Qing and others to the west wing.
Qi Guanrui said apologetically: "Grandpa, he is a little protective of his shortcomings."
He Qing nodded indifferently: "I understand, I also protect my shortcomings."
"This way, please." Qi Guanrui walked side by side with He Qing, saying, "Tian Qi has excellent talent and has always been highly regarded by Grandpa. Grandpa originally hoped that he could enter Tianshu Mountain to learn new sealing methods, but he didn't get his wish, which made me a little upset."
He Qing listened to his detailed explanation and couldn't help but comfort him: "Don't worry, I won't take it to heart. Since your nephew is so talented, he must have other luck if he didn't enter Tianshu Sect."
While He Qing was speaking, Qi Guanrui was looking at her face seriously. Listening to her speaking so freely and easily, his eyes revealed the words "You are such a good person".
He Qing asked again: "Are there many demon cultivators in Liangzhou City recently?"
Qi Guanrui pondered and said, "In fact, there are not many, only a few. However, demon cultivators rarely show up, and they have appeared so frequently recently, so we are naturally a little concerned." Then he said embarrassedly, "You know that my qualifications are poor, not as good as my elder brother. The relevant matters in Liangzhou have always been handled by my elder brother, and I am not very good at it."
When facing such a gentle and thoughtful person, He Qing always couldn't bear to make the other person feel too uncomfortable, so he couldn't help but comfort him: "It's okay, I will go with you to see the city in the next two days."
Qi Guanrui couldn't help showing some joy when he heard it: "Okay."
Seeing his delight, He Qing added guiltily, "It is my duty to investigate the matter of the demon cultivators."
Qi Guanrui heard the implication of the boundary between Chu and Han in these words, and his smile faded a little.
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I wonder if Qi Guanrui believed those rumors and thought that there was something going on between her and Gu Changnian——
The servants cleaned out four rooms, starting from the large guest room where He Qing was going to live. However, when arranging the rooms, Yue Qingru rushed to live next to He Qing. Qi Guanrui quickly asked someone to clean the room next to him on the other side, as if he had tacitly agreed that He Qing must live very close to Gu Changnian.
He Qing quickly told him not to bother, and directly let Gu Changnian live in the last room, which surprised Qi Guanrui.
But in fact, He Qing was also quite surprised by Qi Guanrui's reaction.
In theory, he liked the original owner, but after hearing these gossips, not only did his filter for the original owner not be shattered, but he tried his best to "fulfill" the original owner's wishes.
"What a good person..." Thinking of this, He Qing couldn't help but sigh.
Lu Li had been leaning on the bed and had been looking at He Qing for a while. Seeing that she was in a daze for a long time, she suddenly said with emotion, and said with a dark look in her eyes: "Oh, Master has taken a fancy to the second son of the Qi family? Do you want me to propose marriage for Master?"
He Qing came back to his senses and glanced at him: "Why are you being so weird for no reason?"
Lu Li chuckled and got off the bed. He walked to He Qing and hugged her from behind. He rested his head on her shoulder and said coquettishly, "Who asked Master to call me here so late at night? I finally get to be alone with Master, but you are thinking about other men, leaving me alone in an empty bed."
The ambiguous breath between words fell on He Qing's neck, causing waves of itchiness.
He Qing swallowed almost imperceptibly, shrugged, and said unhappily: "I'm worried that your identity will be exposed. That old man Qi Guan is not an ordinary person. The closer you are to me, the easier it is for my breath to cover up your breath."
He Qing's little move did not escape Lu Li's sight. With a smile in his eyes, he moved his face closer to He Qing's cheek and muttered, "In that case, shouldn't I thank Master for his thoughtfulness?"
In an instant, He Qing's skin was covered with goose bumps. Unable to bear it any longer, he pushed Lu Li away and pretended to fan himself with his hands: "Don't get too close to me. It's too hot."
"Oh?" Lu Li said with a deepening smile: "I remember Master said that you and I can't keep each other warm."
"..." He Qing vaguely felt that his knee was about to be broken by the boomerang he threw.
Lu Li looked at He Qing's rare embarrassment with deep eyes, and with his hands on the table, he asked with a smile: "Master, is my temperature still low?"