Darkness enveloped everything, and the stars lit up the night sky. The myriad lights of homes echoed the stars, making the darkness less pure, adding a touch of light and vitality.
"Stop!"
Ye Lengleng grabbed Li Qing's hands: "I'm on my period."
Li Qing was momentarily stunned because the timing was off, but he didn't think much of it. A few days early or late was normal. He continued, "
Aren't there two more doors?"
"No."
Ye Lengleng stopped him again, softly saying, "Go find Rongrong and the others."
"Huh?"
After two and a half seconds of stunned, Li Qing instantly understood. It wasn't that she was on her period; she wanted her little sisters to also experience growing up.
Li Qing tentatively asked, "Isn't that inappropriate?"
Ye Lengleng gave him an annoyed glare: "Don't think I don't know you're already overjoyed inside. Less talk, we've already agreed, but you decide who to go to specifically."
"Uh..."
Li Qing was speechless. This was a dilemma; it seemed inappropriate to choose anyone.
Only children make choices.
Li Qing said, "Go, call them all over. It's a good chance for you to be a teacher."
"Hiss!"
Ye Lengleng pinched Li Qing hard: "Can't you be serious? It's their first time."
Li Qing was speechless: "Then how do you suggest I choose?"
Ye Lengleng turned her head: "That's your problem, don't ask me. I've helped you enough."
Li Qing: "Tell me, you guys, since you can discuss such matters, why can't you discuss them thoroughly? Why make it difficult for me to choose?"
"Hmph!"
Ye Lengleng gave an arrogant snort, saying nothing.
Li Qing glared at her fiercely, then got up and walked out of the room. But when he stood at the door, he didn't know whether to go left or right.
Ning Rongrong's room was to the left, while Dugu Yan's was to the right.
After thinking for a moment, Li Qing made a decision. He walked left to Dugu Yan's door, didn't knock, and pushed the door open directly. Dugu Yan, who had been waiting for a long time, felt a surge of joy in her heart when she saw him.
However, in the next second, her nerves tightened, and she gradually became nervous.
Li Qing: "Come out."
"Huh?"
Dugu Yan looked confused, but she still instinctively got up and came before Li Qing.
Li Qing led her to Ning Rongrong's room, also pushing the door open directly. He looked at Ning Rongrong, who was constantly fiddling with her skirt and looking at him with a joyful expression.
"Come out."
"Huh?"
Ning Rongrong was also a bit confused.
Choosing anyone would cause some emotional harm to the other. Since that was the case, Li Qing simply didn't bother to choose, regardless of whether it was their first time.
Sleeping together was the best choice.
"You—"
Seeing Li Qing return with Dugu Yan and the other girl, Ye Lengleng's eyes widened.
Li Qing couldn't care less.
Afterward.
"You really are—"
Ye Lengleng, having recovered, couldn't help but pinch Li Qing. Li Qing didn't feel anything, but Ning Rongrong and the other girl were terribly embarrassed.
Absurd, it was truly too absurd.
Li Qing rolled his eyes: "Who told you not to discuss it properly? You're all my darlings, and choosing one isn't fair to the others, so I can only choose all of you together."
"Hmph!"
Ye Lengleng snorted coldly, saying no more.
Li Qing took the opportunity to set a rule: "From now on, Leng Leng first, Yan Yan second, Rongrong third. We'll take turns, and after a full round, we'll have a grand reunion."
He definitely couldn't handle a grand reunion every day, so he had to set the rules first to avoid encountering the same situation next time.
The next day, early morning.
Li Qing's family was having breakfast when Meng Shenji, the Dean of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, suddenly arrived, saying that Qin Ming had gone missing, neither alive nor dead.
"Qin Teacher is missing? How is that possible?" Dugu Yan's face was filled with shock.
Ye Lengleng said, "Yesterday at noon, Qin Teacher said he saw an old acquaintance and then left. I saw him approach someone near Dai Mubai and the others."
"Those people seemed to be Dai Mubai and their former teachers, those teachers from Shrek Academy."
"Since they were acquaintances, there's no reason for him to be in danger. Could it be that they haven't seen each other for a long time and he stayed overnight? Did Dean Meng Shenji ask Dai Mubai and the others?"
Meng Shenji said, "I asked, but Flender said they separated after eating."
Li Qing had not spoken from beginning to end, as if he was deep in thought.
How could Qin Ming, already a Spirit Emperor, disappear without a trace? Disappearance likely meant he was already gone, and he had no known enemies.
Who would inexplicably attack him?
Li Qing looked at Meng Shenji: "Qin Teacher is already a Spirit Emperor. Even a Spirit Douluo couldn't kill him without a sound."
Not to mention a Spirit Douluo, with the rule of needing to release one's Spirit before battle, even a Titled Douluo would have to make some noise to kill a Spirit Emperor.
Meng Shenji said, "We've sent people to investigate, but so far there are no findings."
Li Qing nodded: "If no clues are found, then there are only two possibilities. One is a self-created Spirit Ability, and the other is that Qin Teacher never expected the other party to attack him."
"Which means the killer was someone he trusted greatly, who suddenly killed Qin Teacher using ordinary means."
"If that's the case, then Flender and the others are highly suspicious, because Qin Ming Teacher graduated from Shrek Academy back then, and he had enough trust in Flender and the others."
Meng Shenji frowned: "What's the motive?"
"You also said he graduated from Shrek. With that teacher-student bond, why would Flender and the others attack him? There's no logic."
Li Qing smiled: "What if Qin Teacher had already threatened them?"
Meng Shenji: "What do you mean?"
Li Qing said, "Yu Xiaogang was Flender's good brother, and Liu Erlong was the woman he loved. Both died because of me.
Do you think he wouldn't dare to seek revenge even if it meant death?"
Meng Shenji's eyes lit up: "You mean, he wanted to ask Qin Ming for help, but Qin Ming refused, so—"
Li Qing said, "Firstly, I've never heard of Qin Teacher having any enemies. Even if he did, given his status, ordinary people wouldn't dare to seek revenge."
"Besides this possibility, I really can't think of anything else."
"Of course, this is just my unilateral speculation. Whether it's true or not, we'll know by bringing Flender and the others back for interrogation.
At least it's a line of thought, isn't it?"
Evidence?
Hehe.
If he had the power to act but still needed evidence, why would he bother so much? The moment suspicion arose, the evidence was already established.
Did they really think it was some melodramatic female drama?
"I'll be right back."
Dugu Bo saw Li Qing still talking about those little scums, so he immediately got up, said a sentence, and left. Dugu Bo never bothered with evidence when he did things.
"Was it you guys?"
Tang Xiao stared intently at Flender and the others. Qin Ming was no ordinary person; while Heaven Dou Royal Academy might be manageable, the key was that he was Li Qing's teacher.
If they were responsible for this, and Li Qing intended to pursue it, then the trouble would be immense.
Zhao Wuji frowned: "Sky Roar Douluo, your words are a bit too much. I admit I'm not a good person, but I wouldn't do something like this."
"Qin Ming graduated from our Shrek Academy; he's the pride of our academy. How could we possibly kill him?"
Tang Xiao looked at Flender and said, "Don't treat everyone in the world as fools. Two of the Golden Triangle died because of Li Qing.
Didn't you ever think of avenging them?"
"If you weren't trying to ask Qin Ming for help, why would you send Dai Mubai and the others away?
If you really did it, you'd best confess honestly. I might still be able to think of a way to help you through this tribulation.
Otherwise, don't blame me for not warning you when trouble comes."
Ma Hongjun looked at Tang Xiao: "Sky Roar Douluo, are you mistaken?"
Tang Xiao ignored him, his gaze still fixed on Flender. If he hadn't intended to recruit Ma Hongjun and the other two, he wouldn't have bothered with Flender's mess.
"Yes."
Flender finally couldn't withstand the pressure and admitted it.
Ma Hongjun and the other two were instantly dumbfounded.
"Sigh!"
Tang Xiao sighed helplessly, asking with a tone of disappointment, "You few are merely Spirit Emperors and Spirit Saints. Where did you get the courage to seek revenge against someone even Spirit Hall couldn't deal with?"
"Insufficient strength, and no self-awareness. Do you really not know how to write the word 'death'?"
"Do you believe that once Li Qing receives the news, regardless of whether you did it or not, he won't let you go?
Do you think that Li Qing can be a good person?"
"Sky Roar Douluo—"
Ma Hongjun and Oscar immediately became anxious upon hearing this, wanting him to help Flender and the others, but the words got stuck in their throats, as Li Qing's side was not so easy to deal with.
Tang Xiao got up: "Let's go. I'll see you out of the city. If you stay in Heaven Dou City, no one can save you."
"Sigh!"
Flender sighed and stood up. He hadn't expected that because of just one Qin Ming, their plan would be ruined before it even began.
Zhao Wuji and the others successively got up and followed Tang Xiao out.
"Gentlemen, where are you going?"
Just as Tang Xiao and the others stepped out, they were blocked by Dugu Bo, who had arrived. His appearance made Flender and the others' hearts skip a beat.
It seemed Tang Xiao was right; they had indeed underestimated Li Qing and the others too much.
Tang Xiao's expression didn't change. He smiled and looked at Dugu Bo, saying, "We were just about to go eat. Are you looking for me? How about joining us? We can talk while we eat?"
Dugu Bo looked at Flender and the others: "I'm looking for them. Gentlemen, please come with me."
Tang Xiao frowned slightly: "Although I don't know what happened, if they offended you without foresight, would you be able to give this old man some face and spare them this once?"