Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

#425 - Chapter 424: Brother Xiang

"Where did you go?"

Xiang Nanzhi raised a single eyebrow, crossed her arms, leaned back in her chair, and said with a smug smile, "Do you want to know?"

Li Chenqiu said speechlessly, "No, I don't."

"You're such a liar."

Xiang Nanzhi waved her hand, and the curtains of the private room were drawn shut with a "whoosh," and everything became dark in an instant.

"Can you be normal? Who pulls the curtains in the middle of the day?"

"Heh heh heh." Xiang Nanzhi leaned forward slightly, propped her chin with her fingers interlaced, and said with feigned helplessness, "Since you want to know what I've been up to so badly, then I'll mercifully tell you!"

"I'm really not curious at all," Li Chenqiu said sincerely.

A sharp glint flashed in Xiang Nanzhi's eyes: "Have you forgotten that my code name is Thousand Faces? Do you think I can't see through your clumsy acting skills? You're clearly dying of curiosity, but you're deliberately pretending to be calm. Li Chenqiu, you're really interesting!"

Caw, caw, caw—

Six crows flew over Li Chenqiu's head. He nodded and replied, "You... you're right, I am curious."

"As expected." Xiang Nanzhi smiled faintly and continued, "I've been staying in the Emperor's other dimension all this time. Because I'm too excellent and completed my missions outstandingly, I received some rewards."

"What rewards?" Li Chenqiu asked cooperatively.

He pushed up his glasses and looked up slightly: "A few Ten-Forbidden Destiny Holders, nothing worth mentioning."

Li Chenqiu's eyes lit up slightly: "Could it be..."

"That's right." Xiang Nanzhi grinned, tugging at her non-existent tie with one hand: "Now I am an Eleven-Forbidden Awakener. The gap between you and me is getting bigger and bigger."

"Really? Are you kidding me!" Li Chenqiu looked at Xiang Nanzhi expectantly.

Xiang Nanzhi asked rhetorically, "Do you think I would joke about something like this?"

Clap!

Li Chenqiu slammed his chopsticks on the table, his face filled with undisguised joy: "That's great!"

He was originally worried about how to kill Duan Xian, but now that Xiang Nanzhi has broken through to the Eleven-Forbidden level, everything is simple. He just needs to find an alibi!

Seeing Li Chenqiu's expression, Xiang Nanzhi nodded with great satisfaction and said slowly:

"To have a dignified Eleven-Forbidden Awakener like me as your protector, you little brat should be laughing in your sleep. This kind of treatment is something that very few people in the entire Federation can enjoy."

Li Chenqiu's eyebrows curved like crescent moons as he smiled and said, "To have you personally protect me is truly a blessing I've cultivated for eight lifetimes. I'm so honored!"

"I'm very satisfied with your ideological awareness. Keep maintai—"

Halfway through her words, Xiang Nanzhi's voice suddenly stopped, and a trace of vigilance flashed between her brows.

This feeling of flattery... it seems a little familiar!

The next moment, a long-lost title popped out of Li Chenqiu's mouth.

"Brother Xiang, I've been so troubled by something recently that I can't sleep or eat. Can you help me just a little bit?"

As he spoke, Li Chenqiu quickly got up, stood next to Xiang Nanzhi, and thoughtfully added some watermelon juice to her glass.

Xiang Nanzhi's face darkened, and she said with a speechless smile, "Li Chenqiu, I've discovered that you're incredibly pragmatic. When you don't need me, you'll slap me in the face without hesitation. When you need me, you bend over faster than anyone else!"

"I was young and ignorant before, please don't take it to heart. Let the past be the past, isn't it good that I'm sensible now?"

Li Chenqiu used clean chopsticks to put a few pieces of meat into Xiang Nanzhi's bowl: "Order whatever you want to eat, it's on me, don't save me money."

Xiang Nanzhi raised her arm and gestured at her sleeve with her eyes.

Li Chenqiu understood and immediately rolled up the other party's sleeve.

"Go back and sit down, and tell me about your matter," Xiang Nanzhi said casually.

"You... you agreed?" Li Chenqiu looked a little surprised.

"Yeah." Xiang Nanzhi nodded and explained, "Your efforts contributed to my breakthrough to the Eleven-Forbidden level, so I'll consider this as repaying that debt."

"Thank you, Brother Xiang!" Li Chenqiu smiled and returned to his seat, saying, "It's like this, previously in the Southern Federation..."

In the time that followed, he briefly talked about what had happened between him and Duan Xian, and also expressed his desire to turn Duan Xian into his Soul Soldier.

"After hearing what you said, this guy really deserves to die," Xiang Nanzhi echoed.

Li Chenqiu said with a serious expression, "It probably won't be possible to kill him openly. First, his identity is sensitive, and second, there's no way to explain it.

So I plan to contact Ji Ran, the Ten-Forbidden Awakener in the prison, and have him create some trouble in City 200 to lure Duan Xian out of the Zhaixing Academy, and then I'll go..."

"No need for such trouble," Xiang Nanzhi raised her hand and interrupted directly.

Li Chenqiu was slightly stunned: "What do you mean?"

"We'll just go to Duan Xian's residence in the middle of the night and kill him."

"Ah?" Li Chenqiu's mouth opened slightly, his face showing embarrassment: "This... this is a bit too reckless, isn't it? If I act in the Zhaixing Academy, I'm afraid I'll be highly suspected!"

Xiang Nanzhi smiled mysteriously: "You don't have to worry about that. I have my own ways."

...

One o'clock in the morning, the night is slightly cool.

Duan Xian's residence is also in Zhaixing Residence, close to a rockery. Due to the lack of light, he is the only one living here, and the villas nearby are all empty.

"Damn it!"

In the spacious and bright bedroom, Duan Xian sat alone on the bed, sliding his phone with a gloomy expression.

Ever since Li Chenqiu threatened Duan Xian last time, his heart had never been at peace, and he had been living in fear every moment.

He was worried about being poisoned when eating, worried about someone behind him when washing his hair, worried about being followed on the road, worried about someone peeping in the dark when he returned home, and even worried about something suddenly crawling out of the pit when he went to the toilet.

He was not afraid of Li Chenqiu, but he was afraid of the Underworld behind Li Chenqiu. Who knows what this group of Awakeners would do!

In order to end this life of fear, Duan Xian contacted his superior, Takahashi Mei, wanting to get assistance, kill Li Chenqiu first, and then evacuate the Northern Federation.

But his idea was not approved by Takahashi Mei.

...

"We'll talk about these things later. Your current task is to stay in Zhaixing Academy and keep an eye on Li Chenqiu for me."

"But..."

"No buts. Yun Cang's condition is getting more and more serious. Only Li Chenqiu can cure him. You can't attack Li Chenqiu before Yun Cang has completely recovered. This is an order!"

"...Okay."

...

As a result, Duan Xian could only continue to live such a life like a turtle with its head in its shell, spending every minute and every second in fear.