#140 - Don’t you like Senior Sister Qin?

Standing on the mountaintop, Xu Ming looked down from the summit. To the south of Baiwa City, in the direction of the temple, a blaze of fire had erupted.

Immediately following, the lights of households in the southern part of Baiwa City began to flicker on.

It seemed those people or demons had officially begun their assault on the Toad Temple. Hearing the commotion, other residents hurriedly crawled out of their rooms to join the excitement.

Just as Xu Ming was protecting them while gazing at the southern part of Baiwa City, Qin Qingwan coughed up a mouthful of blood, splattering it on the ground.

"Are you alright?"

Xu Ming was startled and wanted to step forward, but he didn't dare enter the formation, fearing it would affect them.

Qin Qingwan shook her head: "I'm fine. I just felt a little uncomfortable from the impact of the formation."

"Brother Xu, the position where Miss He is located is the core of the entire formation. We will continue to construct the formation, and Miss He's divine soul will be impacted. Please, Brother Xu, find a way to divert her attention."

Yuwen Xi said to Xu Ming.

At this moment, Yuwen Xi was also covered in sweat, indicating that constructing this formation was placing a heavy burden on his divine soul and spiritual power.

"Divert her attention?"

Xu Ming was puzzled.

Didn't constructing a formation require complete concentration? He was supposed to divert her attention? Was that really okay?

Miao Feng, aware of Xu Ming's confusion, added: "Yuwen Xi is right. We have already completed the initial construction of the formation. Next, Miss He will serve as a core point, using herself as a medium to connect spiritual power with the formation of this world, completely finalizing the formation.

What I'm about to say might seem contradictory, but currently, Miss He needs to maintain focus on the formation's construction while also slightly diverting some of her attention to reduce the impact of the Dao rhythm on her."

"I understand."

Xu Ming didn't quite understand the principles they were talking about.

But if he just followed their instructions, it should be fine.

"You can use this to distract me; you don't need to talk to me." Qin Qingwan, in the center of the formation, picked up the jade pendant in her hand and waved it at Xu Ming.

Xu Ming nodded and also took out his jade pendant, sending a message to Qin Qingwan: "How are you feeling?"

Qin Qingwan smiled slightly: "Is that how you're diverting my attention? Do you always ask a girl how she's feeling when you start a conversation?"

Xu Ming: "."

"Actually, it's alright." Qin Qingwan glanced at Xu Ming with a smile, replying as if sharing a secret: "My head is a little dizzy, and my heart is a little chaotic, but other than that, there are no other strange feelings."

Xu Ming: "What does it feel like to be impacted by the Dao rhythm?"

Qin Qingwan thought for a moment: "It's hard to say. It's like suddenly having a lot of thoughts pop up in your mind that you can't control."

Xu Ming: "Oh."

"Xu-gege, what's with the 'oh'?" Qin Qingwan pouted her small mouth. "Is that how you're helping me divert my attention?"

"." Xu Ming replied, "Then what do you want to talk about?"

Qin Qingwan thought for a moment: "Let's talk about your childhood stories?"

Xu Ming: "Childhood?"

Qin Qingwan: "Yes, yes, childhood. Did you have any close friends when you were young?"

Xu Ming: "Yes, there were a few people."

Qin Qingwan: "Who was your best friend?"

Xu Ming smiled inwardly and replied: "One was the young lady of the Qin Manor, your Senior Sister Qin, and another was my older sister, and the other was my third brother."

Qin Qingwan's eyes rolled around, looking adorably like a fish that had finally taken the bait: "I know your older sister. Your sister should be Xu Xuenuo, the current pride of the Myriad Sword Sect, right? I heard her talent in swordsmanship is rare in the world."

Xu Ming: "Yes."

Qin Qingwan: "Do you think Qin Qingwan is prettier, or your older sister is prettier?"

Xu Ming wasn't a fool. Faced with this easy question, if he didn't score, it would be an insult to the question setter: "I think Qingwan is prettier."

"Eh?" Looking at Xu Ming's answer, Qin Qingwan was slightly surprised, and a blush flew across her cheeks.

Qin Qingwan: "I haven't met Xu Xuenuo, but tell me, where is Senior Sister Qin prettier than Xu Xuenuo?"

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This stumped him.

For Xu Ming, the two people's appearances were actually about the same, just with different styles.

Xu Xuenuo was aloof in her childhood, while Qin Qingwan was sweet. The two were different.

Xu Ming thought about it seriously: "I think Qin Qingwan is prettier than Xu Xuenuo in every way."

Qin Qingwan pouted her small mouth: "Are you just trying to coax me? Are you afraid I'll go back and tell Senior Sister Qin? Are you worried Senior Sister Qin will settle accounts with you?"

Xu Ming: "No, and why would I coax you? I'm just telling you what I really think."

"Hmph, forget it, I'll spare you." Qin Qingwan said, "Then tell me ten good qualities of Qin Qingwan."

Xu Ming: "Why are you always bringing up Qingwan?"

Qin Qingwan: "Why? I'm just trying to divert my attention. Besides, why don't you want to mention Senior Sister Qin? Don't you like Senior Sister Qin?"

Xu Ming smiled: "Of course I like her. After all, she's one of the top ten on the Beauty Ranking. How could I not like her?"

Qin Qingwan's chest heaved with anger: "Do you only like people because of their appearance?"

Xu Ming deliberately teased: "Maybe?"

Qin Qingwan: "Lecher!"

Xu Ming: "Please say I'm honest, thank you."

Qin Qingwan's eyes curved: "An honest lecher."

Xu Ming: "."

Qin Qingwan: "Xu Ming."

Xu Ming: "Hmm?"

Qin Qingwan: "If you met Senior Sister Qin, what would be the first thing you would say to her?"

Xu Ming: "I would say—"

"Boom!"

Before Xu Ming could send the sentence, a loud noise came from the Toad Temple in Baiwa City.

A red beam of light soared into the sky, breaking through the clouds of the night.

Xu Ming, the other three, and the goose simultaneously raised their heads.

The red light transformed into a giant dragon, circled once in the air, and then flew towards the direction where Xu Ming and the others were.

"Damn it! What exactly happened in Baiwa City?" Yuwen Xi was covered in sweat, feeling a great sense of foreboding.

"Not good! This formation is resonating with that red light!" Looking at the approaching red light, Miao Feng looked anxious. "We can't do it anymore. We have to leave!"

"Go!" Yuwen Xi and Miao Feng left the formation.

But Qin Qingwan, who was sitting, didn't move at all.

"Miss He, leave quickly!" Xu Ming shouted.

Qin Qingwan turned her head, her peach blossom eyes trembling slightly.

At Qin Qingwan's feet, two blood-red chains stretched out from the formation, tightly locking her in place, like a sacrifice.