194: Chapter 194 Baili Qing, the Socially Anxious One

A massive wave of shame and instinctive panic instantly overwhelmed Xia Ran.

Her cheeks were burning hot, and her neck and collarbones were stained with an alluring pink.

Daring not to look into Qi Yun's eyes anymore, she frantically turned her blushing face away, her long eyelashes trembling violently as she squeezed her eyes shut.

Her body, however, remained stiff and motionless, as if waiting for something that was about to happen.

Qi Yun looked down from above, taking in the exquisite sight beneath him.

A few strands of pink hair were stuck to her sweaty forehead, adding a touch of fragile charm to her appearance.

Her slightly parted red lips, shimmering with a moist luster, seemed to be an invitation.

Bright, gorgeous, and alluring to the extreme.

Qi Yun unconsciously swallowed his saliva.

But before setting off...

"Don't worry, I can hold back."

Hold back...

I said... I can hold back...

He took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled. With a clean and decisive roll, he landed heavily back in his original position, his back turned to her.

A few seconds of dead silence followed.

Trembling, Xia Ran very slowly opened her tightly closed, moist eyes.

She blinked blankly and then looked to her side.

She saw that Qi Yun had already turned his back to her and was lying back in his original spot.

He stopped?

He just went back like that?

She bit her tender pink lower lip and whispered a curse at his back:

"Coward..."

Coward?

Qi Yun's body suddenly stiffened! The flames that had just been forcibly suppressed instantly surged into the sky!

You asked for this!

He suddenly turned around, like a leopard pouncing on its prey, and once again pressed Xia Ran firmly and tightly beneath him!

"Mph—!"

Xia Ran only had time to let out a short, muffled groan before her lips were fiercely sealed!

"Nn... Qi, Qi Yun... wait..."

Xia Ran struggled to squeeze out a few words amidst the intense kissing, her pink eyes shimmering with watery light.

In the darkness, Xia Ran clung tightly to Qi Yun's shoulders and back:

"Qi Yun... me, and Li... who is better...?"

"Each has her own merits..."

"Quick... say... I am better."

"Yes, you are better."

...

At midnight.

At the main entrance of the Longquan Hotel, a figure walked over silently.

It was a person with messy long hair that almost covered half their face, wearing an oversized, worn-out shirt.

She walked with a slight slouch and a shuffling gait, looking like a homeless person who had wandered in by mistake.

A rookie on patrol at the entrance turned to look.

Seeing such a person walk in, his brow immediately furrowed, and a flash of alertness and impatience crossed his eyes.

The Longquan Hotel wasn't a place just anyone could enter!

He immediately took a step forward, his right hand gripping empty air, and an Energy Sword flickering with cold light instantly materialized in his hand.

He slowly walked towards the vagrant, about to drive her away.

*Thump!*

Suddenly, without any warning, he took a heavy kick right to his back!

The force of this kick was immense; he didn't even have time to react before he was sent flying forward with a scream, landing heavily in a textbook "faceplant."

"Ouch! Who?! Who the hell dares to sneak attack me?!"

The rookie was both shocked and enraged. Enduring the pain, he scrambled to get up, wanting to see which blind fool it was.

But when he turned his head and saw the person standing behind him, he was instantly stunned.

The person who kicked him was none other than his own squad leader!

The leader didn't say a word, just unexpectedly delivered more punches and kicks.

It wasn't until the vagrant had walked into the hotel that the leader finally explained:

"I just saved your life! You idiot!"

"Sa—saved me?" The young security guard was dazed.

"That was Baili Qing just now! The strongest Bounty Killer, Baili Qing!"

"Bai—Baili Qing?!" The young security guard's pupils shrank, and he gasped!

In the mercenary circles of the Land of Beginning, this name was practically a synonym for the God of Death!

There were countless terrifying legends about her!

That was... the strongest Bounty Killer, Baili Qing?

She looks... no different from a vagrant...

Baili Qing seemed completely oblivious to the minor incident behind her.

She took a Silver Identification Card from her pocket and walked toward the exclusive elevator leading to the hotel's top floor.

From the moment she entered the hotel to when she walked to the elevator, everyone in the lobby seemed to have gone collectively blind, ignoring her presence.

This was the highest directive regarding this special "client" issued by the Longyun Chamber of Commerce long ago:

When Baili Qing appears, all personnel must "not see," "not hear," and "not disturb."

Because she seemed to extremely dislike being noticed.

Baili Qing was very satisfied with this "invisible" state. She walked to the elevator and lightly swiped the silver card over the sensor.

*Ding.*

The elevator doors slid open silently.

She stepped inside and pressed the button for the top floor.

However, just a moment before the doors completely closed—

"Wait!"

A male voice came from outside.

Then, a figure stepped inside, carrying the fresh scent of someone who had just bathed.

It was Qi Yun.

After a session of intense "exercise," Qi Yun's mind was exceptionally clear.

He had gone downstairs to get some night air.

Now, he was preparing to return to his suite on the top floor and happened to catch this elevator.

The elevator doors closed behind Qi Yun, and it began to rise smoothly.

In the quiet, enclosed space of the elevator, there were only the two of them.

After walking in, Qi Yun naturally stood on the other side of the elevator.

However, Baili Qing, standing in the corner of the elevator, was currently experiencing a storm in her heart!

Why is there still someone at this time?!

I specifically chose to check in at midnight when there are the fewest people, just to avoid the crowds!

Where did this guy come from?!

Ahhh! So awkward! What should I do?!

Should I... kill him?

No! The hotel has rules; you can't kill people inside the hotel.

If I kill someone, those guys from the Longyun Chamber of Commerce will definitely come and bother me... So annoying!

Fine, I'll endure it for now.

That's right, the fearsome strongest Bounty Killer Baili Qing was, at her core, a shut-in girl with severe social anxiety.

The reason she had slaughtered everyone in her Tribe on the first night was largely because of her extreme social anxiety, and the people in the Tribe were always making her work and giving her orders.

So, she chose the most permanent solution—making everyone shut up forever.

Out of a trace of curiosity, Qi Yun slightly opened his eyes and casually glanced at the figure in the corner with messy hair and vagrant-like clothes.

However, that casual glance was like a searchlight to Baili Qing's extremely sensitive, socially anxious heart!

He looked at me!

He really looked at me!

What did that glance mean just now? Sizing me up? Scrutinizing? Disgust?

He must be thinking: "Where did this beggar/vagrant/ugly freak come from?"

He must be laughing at me! Cursing me in his heart! Thinking I'm disgusting!

A surge of anger mixed with shame, low self-esteem, and being "offended" instantly shattered the "patience" defense Baili Qing had just built.

Just as Qi Yun withdrew his gaze, preparing to continue resting with his eyes closed—

A low female voice sounded in the quiet elevator:

"I'll kill you."

Qi Yun: "???"

He snapped his eyes open, looking at the source of the voice in some bewilderment.

Did he just hallucinate? This person said they were going to kill him?

"What did you say?" Qi Yun asked uncertainly.

Baili Qing didn't look up, her messy long hair still covering her face:

"In your heart, weren't you thinking things like, 'This person is an ugly freak,' 'slob,' 'how did they get in here'... or something like that?"

If this guy dares to say yes, or shows even a hint of a mocking expression, I'll kill him immediately!