Chapter 2156: 2159: The Aloof, Stunning Mermaid with Two-Meter Legs (Fifth Update)

Seeing Wenren Meiqiao looking at him in surprise, the handsome Shen Qiang also turned his head to look at her. The beautiful mermaid Jinli Qianning's pretty face blushed instantly, and she quickly shifted her gaze guiltily, completely avoiding looking at Wenren Meiqiao and Shen Qiang. Her guilty demeanor could not fool the renowned second in command of the Dragon Group, the charming Wenren Meiqiao raised her eyebrows and said, "Qianning, is there something going on? Could it be that you find my man attractive and have taken a liking to him?"

The suddenly flustered Jinli Qianning stammered for a moment, and then with a blush, she pretended to be haughty, saying, "Shen Qiang saved me at the bar, so I'm helping him out, let's call it even."

Upon hearing this, the charming Wenren Meiqiao displayed a look of disbelief, then sneered sarcastically, "Oh, that sounds very fair indeed. But there are many people who say one thing and think another, so you know whether or not that's really the case."

Instantly, Jinli Qianning turned her head and fell silent.

Seeing Jinli Qianning's awkwardness, Shen Qiang hurriedly tugged at Wenren Meiqiao, signaling her to stop talking.

The charming Wenren Meiqiao glared fiercely at Shen Qiang and said, "Ha, you're so empathetic."

Shen Qiang was momentarily speechless.

Usually, Wenren Meiqiao wasn't like this.

Previously, she exhibited this almost unreasonable emotion during a conflict with Qian Shanxue. Since then, her emotions had been quite stable, but now, faced with the stunning beauty of long-legged Jinli Qianning, she seemed on the brink of a bizarre outburst.

"Report to the General! Within a three-kilometer radius of this center point, no traces of other Blood Clan members have been found."

At this moment, two squads of Dragon Group officers approached.

One of them reported.

"Disband." Wenren Meiqiao said coldly.

"Yes!"

Many members of the Dragon Group were about to leave, but at this moment, Wenren Meiqiao's female aide mouthed something to her, evidently transmitting a message.

Wenren Meiqiao's expression froze for a moment, then she glanced helplessly at Shen Qiang and said, "There are some issues with the Blood Clan affairs that need to be handled. As an involved party, it wouldn't be convenient for you to be involved, so you should leave first."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiang smiled slightly and nodded.

Then, he focused his attention on the beautiful mermaid Jinli Qianning beside him.

At this moment, she stood silently with a flushed face, avoiding eye contact with Shen Qiang.

Her long, slender legs, although not as tall as Shen Qiang's, strangely gave the illusion of being two meters long.

Moreover, recalling the words of Sea Demon King Yu Jiang at the Elixir Pills Conference, Shen Qiang couldn't help but smile immediately and said, "Miss Qianning, thank you for coming to help, I'll take you back."

Upon hearing this, Wenren Meiqiao gave Shen Qiang a glare and remained silent.

The mermaid Jinli Qianning, doing her best to conceal her inner joy, hesitated slightly before speaking in a somewhat peculiar tone, "I can go back by myself."

"Come on, I just want to go to your place and have a drink to calm down." Shen Qiang smiled.

Upon hearing this, Qianning stopped being stubborn.

However, she said nothing.

Her body language and expression, however, seemed to tacitly agree with Shen Qiang's suggestion.

Shen Qiang wished to walk side by side with her.

Though oddly enough.

After the two turned to leave the abandoned factory, Qianning instinctively fell one step behind Shen Qiang, following him from his side.

This amused Shen Qiang.

Because this was an attitude of following; in the past, the person in that position was Ke Bizhu.

In the gentle drizzle, after leaving the street where the abandoned factory was located, under the dim streetlights, Jinli Qianning's pretty face was white as jade, her beautiful eyes like stars. Her small cherry lips, neither too thick nor too thin, paired with her long legs and quiet demeanor, indeed made her a quiet beauty.

And almost at that moment, Shen Qiang suddenly noticed that although he hadn't used True Yuan to disperse the fine raindrops, not a single drop landed on him or Qianning.

This made Shen Qiang recall the first time he heard Qianning's name.

At that time, Qian Shanxue was still by Shen Qiang's side. Amid the Doushi Temple incident, Beautiful Demon Fox Chu Qing's elder, now an elder at Heshenghe, Fu Bo, noticed Shen Qiang's greatly enhanced speed and power in the rain. Before Shen Qiang arrived in Beijing, Fu Bo had mentioned Tingtao Bar and Qianning.

But Shen Qiang didn't take it to heart.

Later, due to the Great Sea Demon incident, Shen Qiang went to find her.

Of course, the interaction wasn't very pleasant.

Although Shen Qiang threatened Jinli Qianning, he didn't draw his sword, so this couldn't be considered making enemies.

Well, that's how Shen Qiang saw it.

When at the Elixir Pills Conference, he finally reached an agreement with the Great Sea Demon to help retrieve the Divine Corpse, the Great Sea Demon mentioned Qianning again.

So upon returning to Beijing, Shen Qiang already intended to meet Qianning and discuss the matter of retrieving the Divine Corpse.

But he hadn't figured out how to approach the topic.

Unexpectedly, Wenren Meiqiao's plea for help and the involvement of Zhai Zhijie and Liam made his situation with her a bit tricky.

Moreover, it all seemed to have started with Shen Qiang's heroic rescue.

However, at this time, Shen Qiang couldn't mention the events at the bar, as it would seem like he was demanding compensation for his good deeds.

Furthermore, due to Qianning's quiet demeanor, Shen Qiang was momentarily at a loss for words. So at this point, his instinctive wisdom prompted Shen Qiang to make small talk.

"The weather is nice today." Shen Qiang said.

Jinli Qianning remained expressionless.

"Especially the rain, falling so beautifully." Shen Qiang observed.

Jinli Qianning continued to remain expressionless.

Seeing that after uttering such drivel twice, Qianning was still in a Bluetooth-off, uncommunicative state, Shen Qiang inwardly sighed, realizing it was time to make a move.

"You know... Baldie, no, Sea Demon Yu Jiang, your father, are you aware of his annoying personality?"

Carefully observing Jinli Qianning, Shen Qiang immediately noticed that Qianning, who had been pretending to be aloof, with an absolutely proud fairy demeanor, was caught off guard. Her beautiful eyes looked at him curiously for a moment.

This reaction made Shen Qiang inwardly chuckle.

Because Qianning was running a bar in Beijing to make a living, not returning to the Sea Clan, not seeing Yu Jiang, it was evident that she didn't have a good relationship with Yu Jiang.

Otherwise, why would Yu Jiang send Shen Qiang to look for her?

He could have simply called or sent a message saying to help Shen Qiang get the Divine Corpse, couldn't he?

And, the reason for their poor relationship besides what else?

Yu Jiang has many women; back when fighting Shen Qiang for Nalan Tianyu, with Shen Qiang's information, Jinli Qianning and her siblings were all half-siblings.

So praising Yu Jiang would surely annoy her, but saying Yu Jiang was annoying would be instinctively agreeable to her.

Seeing Qianning's curiosity, Shen Qiang instinctively continued, "He has too many women; he can't resist when he sees a beautiful woman."

"As a king, shouldn't outstanding women all belong to him?"

Qianning looked at Shen Qiang in surprise, her gaze naturally certain, leaving Shen Qiang momentarily speechless.