If she could, Kui Qingqing really wanted to punch the living daylights out of the jerk standing before her. But for the sake of her own life, she restrained herself. Kui Qingqing wrapped her hands around Tao Ran's neck and clung to him. Thank goodness for her strong physical stamina, otherwise, she wouldn't know if she could hold on.
Kui Qingqing viciously said, "You bastard."
Tao Ran blinked innocently with an expression that would make anyone think he was just an innocent youth. He smirked, and said in a low deep voice, "Sister, you're holding onto me so tightly."
"If I don't hold onto you, I'll fall and become fish food. Can't you understand that?" Kui Qingqing's body was pressed tightly against Tao Ran's. She said, "Put me down quickly, or I'll roast you."
"But if you roast me, sister, you'll also fall," Tao Ran suddenly smiled, "Is it possible that you want to die in love with me?"
Kui Qingqing almost vomited blood. Who wants to die together with you? Besides, if the two of us fall like this, at most we will die together. It can't be considered dying for love, okay? Kui Qingqing hated this ambiguous feeling of neither here nor there. She said, "What exactly do you want?"
Tao Ran asked, "Why are you angry, sister?"
Kui Qingqing replied, "Who said I'm angry?"
Tao Ran said, "Why did you leave in a huff then?"
Kui Qingqing suppressed her explosive temper and said, "I'm not angry."
"You are," Tao Ran reached out and embraced her waist, "Don't lie to me anymore. Tell me why you're angry, okay? I don't like seeing you in an angry state."
In reality, Kui Qingqing couldn't quite figure out the specific reason for her anger. But that didn't stop her from making up a reason to deceive him. Kui Qingqing said, "Didn't you see Qin Ke and Zhen Ling being all lovey-dovey over there? Acting so brazenly in front of me, how can I not be angry?"
"Alright then," Tao Ran said, "I believe you."
Kui Qingqing thought, Do I still need your trust? But at this moment, her life was in his hands. Even if she didn't want to back down, she had to. So she said, "Okay, can you put me down now?"
"No, I can't." Tao Ran shook his head.
Kui Qingqing's explosive temper instantly flared up. "Why?!"
"You're being mean to me again," Tao Ran pouted, looking at her with teary eyes.
"..." Kui Qingqing felt a mouthful of blood stuck in her throat. She clenched her fists, and the bones cracked with a crisp sound. "Why can't you?!"
"I like you so much, sister, but you always bully me and you even said that you wanted to roast me. I feel so uncomfortable."
Kui Qingqing had already resigned herself. She closed her eyes and asked, "Then what will it take for you to forgive me?"
"Hmm..." Tao Ran pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "If sister gives me a kiss, I'll let sister go after getting a kiss."
"What the hell, you...!" Kui Qingqing cursed halfway through her sentence, but then suddenly realized if she didn't go along with him at this moment, it was unknown how long she would remain suspended in the air.
So, she discarded her years of principles and helplessly said, "Fine, fine, fine, let's kiss. It's okay to just kiss the cheek, right?"
"I don't." Tao Ran pouted his moist lips and said, "Kiss here."
"..." Kui Qingqing looked at Tao Ran's mouth with terrifying eyes, and said, "Actually, you are an old driver, right?"
Tao Ran: "Kiss, kiss, hurry up and kiss me. I have never kissed anyone since I grew up."
Resisting the urge to vomit blood, Kui Qingqing tangled and kissed up, their lips gently pressed together. At that time, Kui Qingqing suddenly thought, they are so soft and tender, a bit like a Q bomb, it seems quite fun.
Afterward, she opened her eyes and saw Tao Ran staring at her with widened eyes, a lovely blush adorning his face. For some reason, she suddenly felt a bit like the strange aunt who lured children into committing crimes. Kui Qingqing coughed in embarrassment, and said, "I kissed you, can you let me go down now?"
Tao Ran didn't say anything this time. He obediently held Kui Qingqing and landed on the ground. Kui Qingqing separated from him immediately, the two of them didn't speak. In order to ease the embarrassment, Kui Qingqing wanted to change the subject so she said, "That you..."
"Woo..." The boy in front of her suddenly covered his face, "Holy shit, sister you just took my first kiss away!" After speaking, he covered his face and ran away quickly.
Kui Qingqing stretched out her hand, her heart filled with turbulent emotions. She seemed to feel a surge of blood rising from her chest. "You come back ah! Come back and clarify it! Who took your first kiss, ah?" It was clearly you who forced it upon me......
After Kui Qingqing left, an awkward atmosphere permeated the hospital room. Zhen Ling was the most uncomfortable one, and as she was embarrassed it also made Qin Ke feel awkward as well. With the two of them feeling awkward, somehow even Old Zhang also felt a bit awkward… The three of them remained in this awkward state for a while until Qin Ke spoke up, "I don't think the illness is serious, so can we go back?"
Lao Zhang replied, "Boss, your bones haven't fully healed yet."
Qin Ke said, "I know that, but I'm talking about you. Are you really this weak after just getting soaked?"
Lao Zhang's face turned pale, and he suddenly said, "When I was pulled out, I removed my powers, and a fish gnawed on my butts."
Qin Ke: "..."
Just as the three of them were about to continue their awkwardness, Luo Shuang walked in and said, "Boss, someone wants to see you."
Qin Ke asked, "Who wants to see me?"
"It's someone from the north, claiming to have an important matter that must be discussed face-to-face with you."
Qin Ke raised an eyebrow in confusion. His bones were still fractured and even shattered in some places, and he still needed Qian Lingling to continue the treatment. However, in this situation, he couldn't afford not to go. Qin Ke thought for a moment and said, "Go find Kui Qingqing and ask her to accompany me."
The forces of the superhumans in the area all knew about Qin Ke, the thunder and lightning superhuman with extraordinary power, and Kui Qingqing, the female Shura with formidable fire-based abilities. The two of them had always acted together, and as long as they joined forces, they had never been defeated.
Kui Qingqing was stopped by Luo Shuang on the way back chasing Tao Ran. Although she was still angry with Qin Ke, she would not show her temper in such a matter, so she followed Luo Shuang.
Tao Ran always felt that Kui Qingqing was chasing him, but before he reached home, Kui Qingqing stopped pursuing him. He stood on the spot and turned around to look, but there was no sign of Kui Qingqing.
Kui Qingqing and Qin Ke went to meet the superhumans from the north. Although these superhumans usually kept to themselves and were quite scattered, they would come together if there was a major life-or-death event. Ten years ago, it was the collective effort of all superhumans that shattered the government's plan to eliminate them, providing a brief respite.
Qin Ke came to see them, thinking that the government was about to make another move.
But after listening, he realized that something was amiss. It wasn't the government taking action, but rather they intended to unite and launch a preemptive strike to overthrow the government regime. Qin Ke asked, "What will happen after it's destroyed?"
The other party said, "Of course we, the supernatural beings, will form our own regime."
Qin Ke pondered for a moment and asked, "And then? Superhumans cannot reproduce, and when we grow old and die, there won't be new superhumans to take over the government. What will happen after that?"
"There will be a way." The other said, "Science is developing, we will definitely find a way before we die."
Of course, Qin Ke wasn't fond of the idea. He didn't hold any animosity towards ordinary people. The person he liked was still an ordinary person. He always hoped for a peaceful coexistence. If a solution could be found, that would be great. If not, he was fine with being a leader here for the rest of his life. He didn't have much ambition himself.
Seeing that Qin Ke seemed unwilling, they turned to persuade Kui Qingqing, "Miss Kui, what are your plans?"
Kui Qingqing did harbor resentment towards ordinary people, but that did not mean she was a fool who was brainwashed by hatred. These people spoke so unreliably that she didn't even bother to pay attention to them, so she replied, "I'll listen to Qin Ke."
Although Qin Ke lacked emotional intelligence, he rarely made mistakes when it came to significant matters. He said, "This is not a trivial matter. Give me some time to think."
And so, those outsiders with superhuman abilities settled in the small town, while Qin Ke walked back with a heavy heart.
Kui Qingqing walked alongside him and said, "If you don't want to do it, then don't. We can just drive them away."
Qin Ke shook his head and replied, "It's not that simple. Although our forces are not weak, they are not the strongest either. So, they wouldn't have approached us in the first place. We still don't know the stance of the other powers. Let's wait and understand the situation before making a decision."
Kui Qingqing grew somewhat impatient. She lowered her head and kicked a small stone from under her foot. The stone happened to fly towards Qin Ke's feet, and he accidentally stepped on it, causing his ankle to twist. "Ouch!"
Kui Qingqing: "?"
Qin Ke reached out his hand and said, "Quick, come and support me."
Kui Qingqing walked over and supported him, asking, "What happened?"
Qin Ke grimaced in pain and said, "My bones haven't fully healed, and I just got barred by a stone, breaking my lower calf again."
Kui Qingqing: "..."
When Qin Ke was taken to Qian Lingling's house, both of his legs were already broken. Because one leg was broken, he could only hop with the support of Kui Qingqing. But the other leg hadn't fully healed either, so it broke with just a few hops. This was the pitiful state he was in when they arrived at Qian Lingling's house. Qian Lingling said, "But I've used my ability too many times today and haven't recovered yet. So I won't be able to treat the boss until at least tomorrow morning."
Kui Qingqing said: "Is that so? But didn't you used to heal more than a dozen people a day?"
Qian Lingling wore a pained expression and replied, "Those were only for treating severe and critical injuries. But today, Chao Ge insisted that I completely heal you. Healing you alone has pushed me to my limits. And with treating our leader's injuries later and Old Zhang as well, I really can't do it now."
Qin Ke forced a bitter smile and said, "Your cousin seems to have a knack for targeting me."
Kui Qingqing thought, Not only does he have a knack to target you but he even managed to target this grandma.
Qian Lingling looked at Qin Ke and said, "Boss, now you can only endure this night and wait for me to treat you tomorrow morning."
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