Chapter 36: Lei Qing’s True Killer Move

Lei Qing only needed to see her cold eyes to know that her consciousness, which had been controlled by the drug, had cleared up. From the chilling killing intent within them, Lei Qing knew she was already thinking about killing him. It made sense when he thought about it; who was she? She was the Palace Master of the Moon Cold Palace, a grand Fighting Qi Holy Land. She was the famous Ice Sword Saint, someone whose stomp could shake the earth three times.

And he was just a trivial, insignificant nobody. After such an embarrassing incident, her first reaction would likely be to kill him. As long as she killed him, everything could be treated as if it had never happened.

However, even though Lei Qing considered himself a nobody, he was a nobody with a strong desire to survive. Even if a god in the sky wanted to kill him, he would certainly fight back with his life. Lei Qing’s desire to live was no less than anyone else’s. Firstly, he was young, with many days ahead of him. Secondly, there were many things in his life he could not let go of… the Lei Family affairs, and his parents whose whereabouts were still unknown.

If begging Fairy Leng, Leng Yuewu, for mercy now could save his life, Lei Qing would not have hesitated. But as a wealthy young master who had started wandering among flowers in his teens, this was his strongest aspect. A woman’s heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea. Although no one in this world dared to say they completely understood a woman’s heart, Lei Qing had a pretty good grasp of it.

He knew very well that if he acted cowardly and begged in a wretched manner now, it would only have the opposite effect. It might even provoke her disgust and make her kill him directly.

Seeing that she did not kill him immediately, Lei Qing knew he still had a slim chance of survival. What he needed to do now was seize this chance.

“I know I deserve to die ten thousand times for doing such a thing while you were poisoned.” Lei Qing knew deeply that women always hated men who shirked responsibility, even if the responsibility clearly lay with the woman. Thus, he slowly closed his eyes, sighed softly, and said in a low, melancholy voice, “Yuewu, don’t let an insignificant nobody like me ruin your reputation. Kill me.”

Placing oneself in a desperate situation to find a way out. Although saying this, it was very likely Leng Yuewu would go along with the flow and really kill Lei Qing with one sword strike. However, based on his limited understanding of Leng Yuewu, relying purely on intuition, taking the blame upon himself and showing a willingness to die to protect her reputation would actually touch her heart and dispel some of her killing intent.

Sure enough, the stiff, delicate body on top of Lei Qing trembled slightly, as if relaxing a little.

Lei Qing knew he had gambled correctly and secretly let out a sigh of relief. He could sense that Leng Yuewu was not truly a domineering, unreasonable, and selfish person. As long as that was true, Lei Qing had hope of living.

“However, before I die, considering I once helped you and saved you, can you grant me three requests?” Lei Qing said in a hoarse, low mumble, “I just don’t want my life to have too many regrets.” However, he still kept his eyes tightly shut, not looking at Leng Yuewu’s face or expression. He knew that if he opened his eyes and looked at her, it might make her feel extremely ashamed, causing her emotions to collapse. She might do something crazy in a fit of rage. After all, for anyone, suffering such a sudden drastic change, their mental state would certainly not be stable. Provoking her could easily lead to a loss of control and a murder. Even if she regretted it afterward, it would be too late. Lei Qing did not want to joke with his precious life; he only had one life, and once it was gone, there was nothing left.

Lei Qing said this to distract her and remind her that he had helped her. In fact, he had saved her.

After a moment of silence, Leng Yuewu finally spoke two words after regaining clarity, “Speak.” Her voice was somewhat hoarse. It was indeed to be expected; she had been moaning for quite a while.

“The first thing is about that little girl with me, Zuo Qianqian. She once saved my life. I also promised her late grandfather that I would send her to the Wan Family Fort in the Free Alliance,” Lei Qing said in a very calm and gentle voice, “I hope you can fulfill this wish for me.”

Another moment of silence passed before Leng Yuewu hoarsely spoke three words, “Why?”

Lei Qing closed his eyes and gave a bitter smile, “I don’t want to be a person who breaks his word. Besides, she saved my life. Leaving such a little girl in the Heavenly Ridge Mountain Range, filled with Demonic Beasts, would be murder. Don’t worry, she is still unconscious…”

Lei Qing’s proposal of this condition was quite calculated. Firstly, it hinted to Leng Yuewu that one should be grateful for favors and never repay kindness with malice. Secondly, if he really couldn’t eliminate Leng Yuewu’s killing intent, he hoped she would help send Zuo Qianqian away. Of course, it also allowed Lei Qing to show off his character a bit, increasing Leng Yuewu’s good impression of him.

Sure enough, after a short silence, Leng Yuewu said, “Alright, the next condition.”

Lei Qing felt a bitter taste in his heart; this still couldn’t dispel her killing intent? However, Lei Qing somewhat understood women’s minds. He hoped that Leng Yuewu was somewhat curious about his next two conditions to judge his character, increasing the weight of the chips for not killing him, rather than truly being hard-hearted and preparing to fulfill three wishes after his death.

Suppressing the anxiety in his heart, Lei Qing put on a sorrowful expression and proposed the second condition, “There is a Jade Pendant on my chest, left to me by my father when I was still an infant. I have never seen my father since I was young, nor do I know who my mother is; I was raised by my uncle. I came out this time, firstly to hide from enemies, and secondly, to look for my parents. I really want to know what kind of person my father was, and what my mother looked like. Another clue is that the leader of the Iron Cavalry Regiment in the Free Alliance was a good friend of my father when he was young. I’m not asking you to definitely find them for me, but I hope if it’s convenient for you, you can burn portraits of my parents at my grave. And tell them that I miss them very much.” By the end, Lei Qing looked very dejected and choked up a little. Although proposing this condition had the purpose of winning Leng Yuewu’s sympathy, that dejection was half true.

Lei Qing knew deeply that no matter how strong a woman was, there would always be soft places deep in her heart. Unless this Leng Yuewu had no human emotions, otherwise, as a strong woman, even if she had only a little kindness, she would have some sympathy for a person with a tragic background, especially one who had a close relationship with her.

Although Lei Qing’s actions had the suspicion of using his background, when his life was at stake, where did he have the time to worry about so much?

Sure enough, Leng Yuewu’s delicate body on top of Lei Qing softened a little more. Under Lei Qing’s perception, that killing intent had become faint. Presumably, the balance between killing and not killing had completely tilted in Lei Qing’s favor after his efforts.

However, Leng Yuewu was thinking about something and still hadn’t gotten off Lei Qing. After a while, her voice was still hoarse and cold, “The third request.”

Lei Qing was a bit dumbfounded; his heart, which had just settled down, started beating nervously again. What did Leng Yuewu mean? Could it be that she really wanted to help him fulfill three conditions and then kill him? Although Lei Qing thought he was familiar with women’s hearts, he knew a saying even better: a woman’s heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea; never claim to understand a woman’s heart and play with them in the palm of your hand. Otherwise, one would die a miserable death.

However, things had come to this point, so Lei Qing had to brace himself and pretend to be at ease, starting to talk about the third condition. Fortunately, the first two conditions were just Lei Qing’s setup; the third condition was his true killer move.

At this time, Lei Qing estimated that after his words, Leng Yuewu’s psychology had buffered and stabilized a lot, and the probability of her killing him in a moment of awkward passion was greatly reduced. So he slowly opened his eyes and stared unreservedly into Leng Yuewu’s eyes.

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