Chapter 2264 - 2267: A Shy Beauty Is Always the Spark

Throughout the night, because Shen Qiang and the cultivation world were sleepless, it passed quickly to the early morning of the next day when Shen Qiang opened his eyes to see the infinitely satisfied, shyly happy mermaid princess Jinli Qianning gazing at him.

Shen Qiang smiled, and Jinli Qianning's pretty face blushed suddenly.

Then, infinitely bashful, she turned away, daring not to look at Shen Qiang with her beautiful eyes.

Seeing her suddenly tense expression, Shen Qiang smiled and stretched out his arm, pulling her fragrant shoulder close, saying: "This boat's gentle rocking is making me a bit dizzy."

"Is it serious? I have medicine," Jinli Qianning asked urgently.

Shen Qiang chuckled and said, "It's not serious enough to warrant taking medication yet."

Qianning responded with an "Oh."

Thereafter she remained silent, yet obediently nestled in Shen Qiang's embrace, her cascade of hair sleek like satin.

"There's something I want to discuss with you," Shen Qiang said softly.

Responding with a gentle "Hmm," Qianning seemed to enjoy resting her head on Shen Qiang's shoulder.

"If everything goes smoothly this time, I hope you can move your studio and bar to Jin City."

Qianning was taken aback, lifting her head to look at Shen Qiang in surprise, and after a few seconds of stunned silence, she smiled softly, saying, "Whatever you decide."

Shen Qiang laughed and said, "I thought you'd ask why."

Qianning was silent for a moment, then said, "At home, the men make the decisions, so naturally whatever you say goes, hence I don't question it."

Shen Qiang laughed again, then said, "You're really well-behaved and sensible. It's strange I didn't notice this earlier, but as long as you're okay with it, that's all that matters."

Saying this, Shen Qiang took out a set of keys from his storage ring and handed them to her, saying:

"This is for you—a house, not too luxurious, but it's in Jin City, the location is convenient, and the surroundings are quite peaceful. I hope you like it."

Qianning giggled softly, "Are you going to support me?"

Shen Qiang smiled and said, "You could interpret it that way, but the real reason is that it's close to the sea, and I feel more at ease with you living there."

Qianning trembled slightly and said, "Um..."

"Don't worry too much, the Sea Emperor's son no longer dares to come, and you don't have to worry about being found by him anymore. It's close to the Sea Border Department of the Dragon Group and near the sea. You know there are many enemies of mine in the cultivation world, and I can't be sure who might plot against me secretly."

"And you would be very strong in the sea, but not necessarily on land, so with you living there, I'd be more at ease about your safety, and there are many old artists living nearby, you'd enjoy it."

Listening to Shen Qiang's words, Qianning, with her head on Shen Qiang's shoulder, flashed a beautiful, happy smile, but unlike others, she only softly replied okay and then went silent again.

This made Shen Qiang feel a bit helpless, yet he was left with no choice.

After all, her personality was like this—

Proud, cold, saying little.

But that doesn't mean she doesn't have her own thoughts.

"Do you want to talk to me about anything? Like about fetching the Divine Corpse," Shen Qiang asked.

Qianning's body trembled, hesitated for a moment, then said, "The odds are low, but if you want to go, I'll accompany you."

Hearing this, Shen Qiang laughed and asked, "Then tell me, how sure are you about success?"

Jinli Qianning was silent for a good five seconds before saying, "If my father and uncle act, along with us, we have about a fifty percent chance."

Shen Qiang hesitated before asking, "Can't we discreetly steal it away?"

The stunning Qianning hesitated for a moment before saying, "No, they don't rely on sight to determine object's location, but on sound and water flow, so any technique is ineffective. As soon as anyone touches it, the water flow will inevitably change, and even if technique is used to block or change its direction, it would immediately attract attention, so the only way is to sneak in and forcefully take it."

Hearing this, Shen Qiang fell silent for a moment and said, "If a fight is necessary, many Sea Demons will die."

"Yes." Qianning's answers are always so concise.

Shen Qiang frowned, at a loss for a solution.

Because the situation was very clear now.

The Sea Demon King Yu Jiang knows where the Divine Corpse is, and who is there.

Qianning's ability is summoning giant sea creatures in the deep sea to serve her, which is undoubtedly very powerful combat strength, and the Sea Demon King Yu Jiang said that it wouldn't work without Qianning probably for this reason.

Of course, after careful thought, it's possible that this Sea Demon King Yu Jiang intends for Shen Qiang and Qianning to be together.

After all, he's not a good guy. If it weren't for Uncle Gui and because of Nalan Tianyu, Shen Qiang might have been trapped by his reasoning.

And their so-called alliance, though a trade-off of interests, isn't deeply rooted.

But things are different now since Qianning has become Shen Qiang's woman. If later a child is born, Shen Qiang and the Sea Demon King Yu Jiang would become relatives, and very close ones at that.

If that happens, other Sea Demons even if they don't agree with the Sea Demon King Yu Jiang's ideas wouldn't be able to voice out, and other Sea Demons would also more easily accept Shen Qiang.

Of course, this is all Shen Qiang's speculation since he hasn't seen Yu Jiang.

"You better consider how to deal with challenges from other Sea Demons."

Qianning, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up, interrupting Shen Qiang's thoughts.

"Challenges? What do you mean?"

Jinli Qianning smiled calmly said, "Only the strongest man can have the most beautiful woman, it's the Sea Clan's rule, winner takes all, otherwise, why do you think I had to avoid the Sea Emperor's son?"

Shen Qiang laughed, then said helplessly, "Qianning, I love you, but I'm tired of these pointless fights."

Qianning paused for a moment, then said, "Fights are meant to accompany a man's life, aren't they? Especially for humans, you fight with classmates in school to excel, get into better schools, that's a fight, find a better job, earn more money, have bigger houses, prettier women, better children, how is that different?"

Shen Qiang paused, then said, "Do you think that's meaningful?"

"Of course it is. For a woman, if she doesn't even have a man willing to fight for her, it means she's a failure."

Turning her head to look at Shen Qiang, Qianning said seriously, "Because that means she's a failed person, akin to a dirty, tiring, and unprofitable job that no one likes."

Shen Qiang smiled and reflective said, "That seems to make some sense, good things are always fought over, while bad things are shunned, elixir pills are like that, magical treasures, jobs, beauties, they should naturally be so. Rest assured, I won't let you lose face."

Qianning gave a beautiful smile and said, "Then you must be careful, everyone who dares to pursue me is a strong one."