"Hey, come on. How can this be my fault?" Zou Lvrui was extremely depressed. "If they don't have a tragic fate, readers won't like it!"
Lin Qiao tilted her head up at a 45 - degree angle, looking extremely sad. "It's so heart - wrenching! It's really hard to let go. Can't you make their story less tragic?"
The Cultivation Conference was in full swing. Lin Qiao and Zou Lvrui were watching with great enthusiasm in the audience. Just as Li Gusong was having a fight with another person, Lin Qiao couldn't help but recall the long, complicated and tangled misunderstandings in Li Gusong's love line in the original novel.
So she started arguing with Zou Lvrui.
Zou Lvrui was munching on sunflower seeds. "What else can I write? Of course, I write what the market likes. This kind of dog - blood plot is the most popular among the public."
Lin Qiao scoffed. "Oh, then why don't you make Li Gusong the male lead?"
Zou Lvrui smiled sheepishly. "It's a feel - good novel. Of course, a satisfying plot is more important than dog - blood..."
Suddenly, Lin Qiao leaned closer to Zou Lvrui. "Come here. Do you think it would work if I go to the Valley Master of the Hundred - Flower Valley and ask her to explain things to Qu Yinghan?"
"......It might work."
"Then what's with that expression?"
"The problem is, I didn't set where the Hundred - Flower Valley is..."
"......"
What an irresponsible author! She's really unreliable.
Lin Qiao was speechless for a moment and then continued to munch on sunflower seeds.
Just then, Luo Nanchen came back from the stage. Lin Qiao grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and gave them to him. "This Boss Xie is really good at doing business. He even provides free food and drinks."
Luo Nanchen took them, pried them open one by one with his fingers, and took out the kernels, putting them in front of Lin Qiao. "Yes, but the cultivators he invited are really not that good."
"Don't do that. I gave them to you to eat, not for you to peel for me," Lin Qiao whispered slyly as she got closer to Luo Nanchen. "I just remembered something."
Luo Nanchen was still carefully peeling the sunflower seeds one by one. "Yes, go ahead."
"Does what we're doing... count as incest?"
Luo Nanchen's hand trembled slightly.
"We're not related. How can it be considered incest?"
Lin Qiao always felt a knot in her heart, which made her uncomfortable. "I still feel something's off. But nominally... Could it be that it has become a step - mom novel?"
Oh my god! In the book... those who lusted after Luo Nanchen's body, tried to stop Luo Nanchen from meeting Li Yingmeng, and deliberately appeared in Luo Nanchen's love life... wouldn't all those things come true by accident?
What about the subsequent torture and drowning? Would they...
Lin Qiao's face turned a bit pale.
Luo Nanchen took Lin Qiao's hand. "Don't worry. I've said that you just need to be with me. You don't need to worry about anything else."
Although Luo Nanchen was extremely manly and always kept his promises, the cloud in Lin Qiao's heart still hung heavy and didn't dissipate at all.
In the past few days, the Cultivation Conference was almost over, but Xie Kuihai never showed up once.
The rankings had already been determined.
Zou Lvrui and Dong Peirong didn't make it into the top 30. Luo Nanchen and Li Gusong, in order to keep a low profile, both took the last - place rankings.
Mo Xiujie was ranked 13th. A mediocre ranking was not very eye - catching.
As for Lin Qiao, before she went on stage, Luo Nanchen secretly passed a lot of spiritual power to her, and she easily took the third place.
From the stage came Xie Haoqiang's scolding. "Hey, Chen Nanluo, are you a man or not? Come up and have a match quickly!"
Lin Qiao whispered to Luo Nanchen, "This is the Xie Haoqiang I told you about, the one who wants to compete with you."
Although Lin Qiao had mentioned to Luo Nanchen that Xie Haoqiang wanted to compete with him when they got back that day, neither of them took it seriously.
They just thought that this Xie Haoqiang was being unreasonable and probably wanted to take revenge for what happened in the market.
But looking at the way Xie Haoqiang was acting, it seemed that he was really looking for trouble.
At this time, the Cultivation Conference was almost over, and those who didn't make it into the top 30 were about to get up and leave.
But Xie Haoqiang's shout called everyone back.
They all sat back in their original places, waiting to watch the show.
Seeing that Luo Nanchen didn't move, Xie Haoqiang jumped off the high platform, looking menacing. Everyone thought that Xie Haoqiang was going to pick a fight with Luo Nanchen.
But unexpectedly, when he reached their seats, Xie Haoqiang suddenly changed his attitude and spoke softly to Lin Qiao. "Xiao Qiao, you promised me."
Lin Qiao: "?!"
Xiao Qiao? What the hell? Is she Zhou Yu next?
Promise him? What did she promise?
This sudden change in his attitude caught Lin Qiao off guard. "Wait, wait..."
To be fair, Xie Haoqiang took after Xie Kuihai in appearance. They both had a delicate and elegant look.
When he suddenly softened his attitude, he was actually a bit...
He was no longer ferocious or terrifying, but Lin Qiao felt creeped out from the bottom of her heart.
She quickly grabbed Luo Nanchen's hand. "You have to believe me. I didn't promise him anything."
Luo Nanchen nodded but didn't say a word.
Xie Haoqiang added fuel to the fire. "Xiao Qiao, how could you do this? Have you forgotten? That day we..."
Damn it! Where did Xie Haoqiang learn this green - tea act?
He was being so vague and ambiguous. In fact, nothing had happened, but others would definitely misunderstand.
Lin Qiao glared angrily at Zou Lvrui. Zou Lvrui quickly shook her head, indicating that it wasn't her fault.
Xie Haoqiang didn't stop. "Xiao Qiao, after what happened that day, why are you still with him? What on earth do I have to do to get a proper status with you..."
Lin Qiao was a bit desperate. Is Xie Haoqiang on a chewing - gum high?
Luo Nanchen didn't say a word. He just held Lin Qiao's hand tightly and didn't let go.
Seeing that Luo Nanchen remained calm, Lin Qiao quickly explained. "You have to have confidence in your looks and figure, okay? I have nothing to do with him!!!"
Finally, Luo Nanchen couldn't hold back his laughter. He stroked Lin Qiao's head. "Xiaolin, is that all the trust you have in me? Do you think I'll lose to someone like this?"
Lin Qiao finally let go of the heavy burden in her heart. "I thought you believed his provocation."
Now, Lin Qiao finally understood that when two people really like each other, a green - tea person can never come between them.
No matter who the green - tea person is targeting.
Seeing that he couldn't get anywhere with Lin Qiao, Xie Haoqiang turned to Luo Nanchen. "Do you have the guts to have a match with me?!"
Luo Nanchen curled his lips into a mischievous smile. "No guts. I won't compete."
As he said that, he pulled Lin Qiao into his arms tightly.
It was like he was showing off.
Xie Haoqiang was so angry that smoke was coming out of his seven orifices. "You, you... You soft - rice eater! You're really ungrateful!!"
Lin Qiao found it funny. Soft - rice eater?
Who? Luo Nanchen?
This was really a huge joke.
From the book until now, Luo Nanchen had always made a living on his own.
Xie Haoqiang probably said this because of the rankings in this Cultivation Conference. Luo Nanchen was ranked very low, while Lin Qiao was third.
But she only got the third place with the help of Luo Nanchen's spiritual power!
"You can't talk like that..."
Before Lin Qiao could finish her retort, Luo Nanchen's words interrupted her. "Soft - rice eater? So what if I'm a soft - rice eater?"
Lin Qiao: "......"
......Why did Luo Nanchen admit it so readily?
Xie Haoqiang was also stunned for a moment. He probably didn't expect Luo Nanchen to be so shameless.
Luo Nanchen said slowly and calmly, "I eat soft rice because it tastes good."
Xie Haoqiang was speechless again.
Luo Nanchen even kissed Lin Qiao's forehead, showing off. "But no matter how good soft rice tastes, can you eat it?"
Xie Haoqiang: "......"
Mo Xiujie clapped his hands and laughed loudly from behind. "Damn it, Young Master's move is so brilliant! Hahaha..."
Zou Lvrui watched with great interest. "A dimensionality - reduction strike, precise and deadly.不愧是我的男主角, awesome."
Xie Haoqiang was menacing. He originally thought there would be a direct fight, but in the end, he just left with a threat. "You wait!"
The onlookers who had stayed to watch the big fight saw nothing and heard nothing. In the end, they left empty - handed and had to pack up their things and go home honestly.
Seeing Xie Haoqiang leave, Luo Nanchen still wasn't satisfied. He kissed Lin Qiao's forehead again. "Soft rice really does taste good. Those who can't get it always say it's sour."
Lin Qiao: "......"
Can someone please tell her why the once - cool and powerful Emperor Nanchen in her imagination had turned into this big, clingy dog - like person?
However, it still felt quite nice...
Lin Qiao felt sweet in her heart. It was filled with Luo Nanchen's favoritism.
She even forgot all about whether the things in the book would come true.