noffsinger Chapter 186 Offering oneself in return? Absolutely not.
Chapter 186 Offering oneself in return? Absolutely not.
Although she didn't understand why the other person had saved her, Tong Guang said gratefully, "Hello, my name is Tong Guang..."
"I know!" Li Qi waved his hand dismissively.
Tong Guang paused slightly, then pressed on, "You know?"
Suddenly realizing that he had almost given himself away with his loose tongue, Li Qi quickly adjusted his mindset and said without changing his expression, "Uh... I mean, that guy who was wielding the big axe mentioned your name earlier, so I knew about it, um... that's it."
Nodding slightly, Tong Guang had no doubts whatsoever, her clear and bright pink eyes looking directly at the person opposite her.
The young man before me had a pair of pale golden eyes beneath his sword-like eyebrows, as bright and dazzling as the stars twinkling in the night sky.
For some reason, those eyes seemed strangely familiar to Tong Guang. It was as if he'd seen them somewhere before!
But she really didn't recognize the person in front of her!
strange?
Where does that sense of familiarity come from...?
Li Qi's slightly teasing voice came: "Although I am indeed handsome, you don't need to stare at me like that. It's quite embarrassing."
Upon hearing this, Tong Guang immediately snapped out of his daze and quickly averted his gaze.
She then realized that her behavior was rather impolite, and her face flushed with embarrassment. "I'm sorry... and... thank you so much for your help just now."
Li Qi still wore that bright smile, appearing carefree and unpretentious. "Oh dear, all this apologizing and thanking you has made me dizzy! Aren't you tired?"
He casually placed his hands behind his head, exuding a relaxed and carefree demeanor.
"Actually, I can't stand people who bully the weak just because they have more people. So you don't need to take this to heart at all."
Despite saying that, Li Qi was secretly groaning inwardly. He was racking his brains trying to figure out what to say.
This way, his motives for helping would not appear so obvious or deliberate, thus avoiding arousing suspicion in the other party.
Seeing that the girl's expression seemed a little strange, Li Qi couldn't help but say again, "Well, actually, I'm the kind of person who likes to stand up for the weak and help those in need. It's one of my finest virtues, doing a good deed every day... um, that's it!"
He tried to make his tone sound more natural, but the more he explained, the more it sounded like he was trying to cover something up.
Li Qi couldn't help but grumble to himself. His master had sent him to secretly protect his little darling, and he couldn't even let the other party notice his presence.
Even if you discover something or need to take action, pretend you're a stranger.
God!
How could this be?
Knowing full well that he can't keep secrets, and knowing that he can't act at all, they still assigned him this task!
Isn't this deliberately making things difficult for people?
Just as he was feeling extremely distressed, the girl's clear and melodious voice suddenly rang out.
"Li Qi!"
"what?"
Startled by the other person's serious expression, Li Qi's heart skipped a beat, and his face instantly became somewhat unnatural. What was that expression? It was as if something serious had happened.
"Thank you for saving my life..."
"Stop! Stop!" Li Qi quickly waved his hand to interrupt. As if stung by a scorpion, he involuntarily took two steps back.
His face showed a look of utter panic.
"You...you're not thinking of repaying my life-saving grace by offering yourself to me, are you? I...I'm telling you, that's absolutely impossible! Although you're quite good-looking and happen to be my type, no matter what, I will never accept you!"
In the end, Li Qi couldn't help but curse under his breath. Damn it! Anyone who dares to have any improper thoughts about you is simply asking for trouble.
Li Qi unleashed a barrage of attacks, causing Tong Guang's temples to throb repeatedly.
If it weren't for the fact that he had just saved her, she would have loved to punch him. This guy was so narcissistic! It was unbearable.
"Who told you I was going to repay you with my body!" she said through gritted teeth, each word seemingly laced with fire.
"Huh? You didn't intend to offer yourself in return!"
"What do you think..." Tong Guang rolled his eyes. This guy's thinking is really too good to be true.
"Oh, that's good." Li Qi patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief, his expression as if it were true.
Tong Guang sighed and rubbed his forehead. This guy had way too much internal monologue.
With Ah Ye by her side, no one else can enter her heart.
She coughed lightly and said in a serious tone, "Anyway, you saved my life. I hate owing favors. If you ever need my help in the future, just let me know."
As he spoke, Tong Guang handed over his contact information.
Li Qi's eyes lit up immediately when he saw her. It would be wonderful if he could become friends with her.
In this way, he could protect her as a friend, without being discovered by her, while still completing the task assigned by his master.
That's fantastic! Absolutely fantastic!
The two exchanged contact information.
Li Qi cleared his throat. "Since you've put it that way, then we can be considered friends."
Tong Guang: "..." That didn't seem to be what she meant just now.
His tone was unusually serious and sincere. As he spoke, he took out a white jade bottle from his storage container.
"Let me treat the injury on your arm!"
The black-robed man's short blade was a high-level magical weapon; wounds inflicted by it were difficult to heal.
Although Tong Guang used his demonic power to stop the bleeding, the gruesome wound showed no sign of healing.
A faint medicinal fragrance wafted over, and Li Qi carefully applied the medicinal liquid from the jade bottle to his wound. The burning and stinging wound suddenly felt a cool sensation.
Tong Guang did not refuse; if the other party had wanted to harm her, they wouldn't have saved her in the first place.
Li Qi's heart skipped a beat.
Oh no! If the owner sees such a big wound, he'll be furious! He might even break his own arm in a fit of rage.
Thinking of this, Li Qi couldn't help but shudder, and he lost control of the strength in his hands.
Tong Guang couldn't help but take a slight breath.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to," Li Qi quickly explained.
He softened his movements.
The girl was injured, and it was indeed because he failed to fulfill his responsibility to protect her.
But who told the owner to impose such harsh conditions?
Seeing the girl surrounded by several people, he was anxious and was wondering how to make a natural and unpretentious entrance.
The opponent was evenly matched with the one wielding the big axe!
Suddenly, he became interested and wanted to see just how far the girl, whom her master cherished, could go.
Who knew that when he was distracted for a moment, he was suddenly ambushed by that stinky rat.
Li Qi looked up at her and saw that her delicate eyebrows were slightly furrowed and her tightly pressed lips were pale.
Despite the intense pain, she didn't utter a sound.
Slightly surprised, Li Qi knew very well how painful it was to be injured by a high-level magic weapon.
I never expected her to be so resilient; she's such a strong girl.