"You scoundrel, you made me swallow a big mouthful of water."
An Qian playfully hit Qin Shilei's chest, blaming him.
"Haha, An Qian, this fear of water of yours really needs to be cured. Today, let me teach you how to swim."
Qin Shilei, holding both women, plunged into the water.
When they surfaced again, Zhang Xiaoli also chided, "Let us go quickly, let us change into our swimsuits first, then we'll come and swim with you."
Qin Shilei grinned wickedly, "What swimsuits? There's no one else here. You can just take them off."
"Hmph!" An Qian pouted charmingly, "Big pervert, let us go quickly, or we won't swim with you."
"You two really have no romantic sense!" Qin Shilei carried both women back into the house.
After changing into their swimsuits, the three of them returned to the small lake and played to their hearts' content. An Qian also learned to swim during this time.
An hour later, beautiful and melodious panting sounds echoed from the bamboo forest.
Of course, the two women were still too shy to be completely naked together at the same time.
The next day, Qin Shilei, feeling refreshed, carried the two women out of the small space.
After returning to eat breakfast with everyone, Qin Shilei went outside the city to meet Hou Chengzhu, the leader of the Yellow Dragon Sect.
"Hello, City Lord Qin. I am Hou Chengzhu, the leader of the Flying Dragon Sect."
Hou Chengzhu introduced himself with a smile. They had already learned yesterday that the city lord of Hope City was a person named Qin Shilei, so he had temporarily changed the name of his sect. He also had Liu Ying hiding in the shadows.
"Hello, Sect Leader Hou. I am Qin Shilei, the City Lord of Hope City." Qin Shilei nodded in response.
"Are you satisfied with the terms of the transaction, City Lord Qin?" Hou Chengzhu asked.
"How far is this cornfield from Hope City? When did you harvest the corn there? What is the yield of the corn?"
Qin Shilei did not answer the other person's question, but instead asked about the specifics of the corn.
"I can only tell you that the cornfield is no more than five hundred kilometers from here. We passed by it more than ten days ago, and the corn should be ripe in a few more days. Each stalk can produce five to six ears of corn."
The cornfield was only more than two hundred kilometers away, but Hou Chengzhu, fearing that the other party would find the location himself, exaggerated the distance.
"This cornfield is too far from here. The risk of going to pick it is too high, and it might have already been ruined by mutated beasts. Ten thousand crystal cores are too expensive." Qin Shilei said with a frown.
"With your strength, City Lord Qin, picking corn is an easy task. Over a hundred mu of mutated corn are worth a lot, let alone transplanting and cultivating it." Hou Chengzhu said with a smile.
"How about this: you give me fifty thousand crystal cores, and tell me the location of the corn, and I will let all of you move into Hope City."
Picking the corn might not be that easy, otherwise, why wouldn't the other party send people to get it directly? Therefore, regarding the location of the corn, Qin Shilei could only offer fifty thousand crystal cores.
"It seems City Lord Qin doesn't trust me. How about I send someone to accompany you to pick the corn? I only want ten percent, and the rest will be a price reduction of fifty thousand crystal cores." Hou Chengzhu suggested.
"No need. I can let you move into Hope City first. If the cornfield is not as large as you say, you will have to pay an additional fifty thousand crystal cores." Qin Shilei pondered for a moment and decided that it would be better for him to have this kind of corn all to himself.
"I definitely won't disappoint you." Hou Chengzhu took out a map and drew a small circle on it, "It's about ten kilometers north of Qingshui Town."
Qin Shilei took the map and warned, "I hope you will behave yourselves after entering the city. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."
After he left, Liu Ying immediately came out from the shadows, "He is indeed the person we met in Xinluo City. I never expected him to become a city lord, and even the number one person on Blue Star."
Hearing this, Hou Chengzhu frowned, "Tell people to spread the word, from now on we will be called the Flying Dragon Sect. And you, get a disguise, and try not to appear before them."
Deng Kun said, "Is this Qin Shilei as powerful as the rumors say? Why don't we just keep moving forward and find another place to settle?"
Hou Chengzhu glared at him, "Shut up, you cowardly wretch. In this doomsday, where can there be a pure land? We finally encountered a place protected by such high walls. If we miss it easily, we will be struck by divine retribution."
He paused and said, "We don't necessarily have to oppose him. Let's act according to the circumstances. If we can't succeed, we'll lie low."
Liu Ying also added, "Perhaps this Qin will never return after this trip."
Thinking of the terrifying bugs, all three of them felt that this was a very likely possibility.
...
After Qin Shilei returned to Hope City, he told Zhang Cheng to open the city gates and let the people of the Flying Dragon Sect enter the city.
"Send people to keep an eye on them. Make sure they don't cause trouble in the city."
Then he summoned Kong Zhendong and others for a simple meeting.
Qin Shilei sat in the main seat in the middle and said, "I plan to go out for a few days to bring back the mutated corn."
"To better transplant the mutated corn, Xiaoli will go out with me this time. An Qian will stay behind to guard Hope City." After speaking, he looked at An Qian.
"You go. I will definitely guard Hope City well." Although An Qian also very much wanted to go out with Qin Shilei, as a top master of the Silver realm, she had to stay and guard Hope City after Qin Shilei and Zhang Xiaoli left.
Qin Shilei looked at An Qian with a hint of apology, then continued, "After I leave, An Qian will be in charge of everything in Hope City. An Qian, when encountering matters, you should consult more with Uncle Kong and Zhang Qiang."
"I entrust the affairs of Hope City to all of you. Please take good care of it."
Then he briefly mentioned a few points about the construction of Hope City.
After everyone left, Qin Shilei took out the Thunder Spirit Stone and handed it to An Qian, "Take this with you for now. If you encounter an emergency, take everyone into the small space. Your safety is the top priority."
An Qian stepped forward and hugged Qin Shilei tightly, saying affectionately, "You must come back safely, or I won't let you off."
Qin Shilei gently patted An Qian's back, "Don't worry, we'll be back soon."
An Qian lightly kissed Qin Shilei's lips, then let go of him and hugged Zhang Xiaoli, who was beside her, "Xiaoli, you be careful too."
Zhang Xiaoli returned the hug, "An Qian, you too."
After bidding farewell to An Qian, Qin Shilei and Zhang Xiaoli rode on Xiao Qiang towards the cornfield.
Both Zhang Xiaoli and An Qian's pets had grown a lot and could barely carry them. However, Zhang Xiaoli, being able to have some alone time with her lover, naturally chose not to release her pet Xiao Fei.
Half an hour later.
Qin Shilei and his group had already traveled more than a hundred kilometers from Hope City.
During this time, they encountered three flocks of birds, but they were all scared away by Xiao Qiang's powerful aura.
The two sat on Xiao Qiang's back, chatting intimately.
Just as Qin Shilei thought they would reach the mutated cornfield smoothly like this, a large swarm of bats suddenly flew towards them from the front.