People are in Star Iron; who says they're just NPCs?

"Qingque!!!" Fu Xuan's eyebrows shot up, and she raised her hand. "Help! The Grand Diviner is going to kill someone!"

The moment Lin Li spoke, alarm bells went off in Qing Que's mind. As soon as Fu Xuan raised his hand, she slipped away and quickly disappeared behind Lin Li.

"Heh, you two dare to offend me, neither of you will escape!" Fu Xuan had been in a high position for a long time, and although he was small in stature, his power was still quite astonishing when he was truly enraged!

The pink-haired girl flicked her finger, and a stream of light shot out, heading straight for Lin Li.

It was obvious she had no intention of letting Lin Li off the hook. While Qing Que's use of her as a wager was despicable, what good could the person who proposed the bet be?!

However, Fu Xuan had no intention of killing anyone. Her attack was intended to subdue this guy named Lin Li first, and then slowly punish him.

But Lin Li is no longer the same as before. This level of attack poses no threat to him. He reached out and caught the light.

This was a pure energy attack, not very strong, and to Lin Li it was no different from a tickle.

Seeing that her attack had failed, Fu Xuan did not complain. Her attack was only a probe, and she had naturally prepared a backup plan.

She made a hand seal and was about to silently recite a spell when she suddenly heard a "snap" of her fingers, and then she found herself unable to move!

what happened? !

Fu Xuan was greatly alarmed, but she couldn't even make a sound, as if she had been frozen in place. She tried to mobilize the power within her body, but found it was completely futile!

"Hey? Why isn't the Grand Diviner moving?" Qingque, who was hiding behind Lin Li, waited for a while and then noticed that Fu Xuan had suddenly stopped moving. She curiously peeked her little head out from behind Lin Li.

The girl who was slacking off was initially a little unsure, thinking that Fu Xuan was trying to lure her out by setting a trap.

But after watching Fu Xuan for a while, she noticed that Fu Xuan remained motionless, like a statue, while she was making hand seals, and her courage grew.

"I froze her; you can think of it as a freezing spell," Lin Li said with a smile. "Ah? You're that powerful?" Qing Que exclaimed in surprise.

"If you don't believe me, try pinching her cheek. She definitely won't fight back!"

"No, no, she's my boss, and I've always respected my boss!" Que shook her head repeatedly, her twin ponytails swinging back and forth like a rattle. For a seasoned office worker who slacks off, not irritating her boss is a basic skill, and Qing Que has always tried to be a nobody.

Little did she know that Fu Xuan had already taken a liking to her and even intended for her to be his successor; otherwise, he wouldn't have seized every opportunity to give her more work.

"Really? When you used her clothes as a wager, why didn't you think about respecting your superior?" Lin Li directly stirred things up. Qing Que glared at Lin Li, thinking to herself, "If you hadn't betrayed me just now, maybe I could have made up a lie and gotten away with it!" But she only dared to say this to herself now.

"Well... you didn't say that the Grand Diviner himself would suddenly appear here! I still have great respect for the Grand Diviner!"

My lord, you must believe me. I knew my limits; I wasn't planning to continue after taking my clothes down to the inner lining. Besides, you've won this game, while Lin Li has lost everything except for his trousers and blanket! Right?

Even though Fu Xuan was immobilized by Lin Li, Qing Que didn't dare to be too arrogant. After all, they would eventually return to the real world, and they would still be in a superior-subordinate relationship there!

Fu Xuan remained motionless. In fact, she hadn't heard what Qing Que was saying at all; her attention was entirely focused on Lin Li.

When he realized he couldn't move, Fu Xuan tried various methods to break free of the control, but all to no avail. After several failures, Fu Xuan calmed down and began to analyze the situation, trying to find a way out.

Chapter 180 Lin Li: Time for punishment has come!

"Speak, I'm listening!" Fu Xuan's voice was cold as she snatched the coat from Qing Que's hand and put it on herself.

Although her outer clothes and shoes were removed, Hao Luo was not exposed, so even though she was angry, she did not immediately lash out, but gave Qing Que a chance to explain.

"This is what happened."

Qingque was just about to make up a lie to get by when Lin Li, who had been watching the show quietly and not saying much, suddenly intervened and completely betrayed her!

"When I play chess with Miss Qingque, I take off a piece of clothing for every game I lose. If Miss Qingque loses, she takes off your clothes too, so that's how it is!"

"Qingque!!!" Fu Xuan's eyebrows shot up, and she raised her hand. "Help! The Grand Diviner is going to kill someone!"

The moment Lin Li spoke, alarm bells went off in Qing Que's mind. As soon as Fu Xuan raised his hand, she slipped away and quickly disappeared behind Lin Li.

"Heh, you two dare to offend me, neither of you will escape!" Fu Xuan had been in a high position for a long time, and although he was small in stature, his power was still quite astonishing when he was truly enraged!

The pink-haired girl flicked her finger, and a stream of light shot out, heading straight for Lin Li.

It was obvious she had no intention of letting Lin Li off the hook. While Qing Que's use of her as a wager was despicable, what good could the person who proposed the bet be?!

However, Fu Xuan did not intend to kill anyone. Her attack was intended to subdue this guy named Lin Li first, and then slowly punish him.

But Lin Li is no longer the same as before. This level of attack poses no threat to him. He reached out and caught the light.

This was a pure energy attack, not very strong, and to Lin Li it was no different from a tickle.

Seeing that her attack had failed, Fu Xuan did not complain. Her attack was only a probe, and she had naturally prepared a backup plan.

She made a hand seal and was about to silently recite a spell when she suddenly heard a "snap" of her fingers, and then she found herself unable to move!

what happened? !

Fu Xuan was greatly alarmed, but she couldn't even make a sound, as if she had been frozen in place. She tried to mobilize the power within her body, but found it was completely futile!

"Hey? Why isn't the Grand Diviner moving?" Qingque, who was hiding behind Lin Li, waited for a while and then noticed that Fu Xuan had suddenly stopped moving. She curiously peeked her little head out from behind Lin Li.

The girl who was slacking off was initially a little unsure, thinking that Fu Xuan was trying to lure her out by setting a trap.

But after watching Fu Xuan for a while, she noticed that Fu Xuan remained motionless, like a statue, while she was making hand seals, and her courage grew.

"I froze her; you can think of it as a freezing spell," Lin Li said with a smile. "Ah? You're that powerful?" Qing Que exclaimed in surprise.

"If you don't believe me, try pinching her cheek. She definitely won't fight back!"

"No, no, she's my boss, and I've always respected my boss!" Que shook her head repeatedly, her twin ponytails swinging back and forth like a rattle. For a seasoned office worker who slacks off, not irritating her boss is a basic skill, and Qing Que has always tried to be a nobody.

Little did she know that Fu Xuan had already taken a liking to her and even intended for her to be his successor; otherwise, he wouldn't have seized every opportunity to give her more work.

"Really? When you used her clothes as a wager, why didn't you think about respecting your superior?" Lin Li directly stirred things up. Qing Que glared at Lin Li, thinking to herself, "If you hadn't betrayed me just now, maybe I could have made up a lie and gotten away with it!" But she only dared to say this to herself now.

"Well... you didn't say that the Grand Diviner himself would suddenly appear here! I still have great respect for the Grand Diviner!"

My lord, you must believe me. I knew my limits; I wasn't planning to continue after taking my clothes down to the inner lining. Besides, you've won this game, while Lin Li has lost everything except for his trousers and blanket! Right?

Even though Fu Xuan was immobilized by Lin Li, Qing Que didn't dare to be too arrogant. After all, they would eventually return to the real world, and they would still be in a superior-subordinate relationship there!

Fu Xuan remained motionless. In fact, she hadn't heard what Qing Que was saying at all; her attention was entirely focused on Lin Li.

When he realized he couldn't move, Fu Xuan tried various methods to break free of the control, but all to no avail. After several failures, Fu Xuan calmed down and began to analyze the situation, trying to find a way out.

Intelligence gathering and analysis are her areas of expertise.

It was only then that she focused her attention on Lin Li—the man who had frozen her in place with mysterious power. Then, a chill ran down her spine!

Wait a minute! This guy looks strangely familiar!

That's not right. According to Qingque, he's not from the Immortal Ship, so I shouldn't have ever met him!

When Fu Xuan was frozen in place, he was looking directly at Lin Li, which made it easier for her to carefully examine this mysterious man.

Previously, due to various changes, she hadn't focused most of her attention on Lin Li, so she didn't have this feeling at first.

As Fu Xuan focused on him, the sense of familiarity grew stronger with each glance, but he couldn't quite place where he had seen him before.

Could it really be that I'm hallucinating because I haven't been resting well lately? Wait a minute?! I haven't been resting well!!!

A flash of inspiration struck Fu Xuan, which she accurately captured—she remembered!

Isn't this man named Lin Li the blurry figure she saw after her divination was interfered with?!

As mentioned earlier, when Fu Xuan was divining the future two days ago, there was a serious interference. The future became a complete mess, and the only thing he could see was the blurry figure of a man.

And now, the blurry figure in my memory and the man named Lin Li in front of me are gradually merging together!

Perfectly fitted! That's the one!

Fu Xuan was utterly shocked. What kind of being could be capable of interfering with future destiny?

Lin Li had never encountered someone like this in this so-called NPC world. What was the origin of this NPC world?! Lin Li had no idea that he had unintentionally confused someone who was observing future fates.

While Fu Xuan's mind was racing, he walked step by step to her side, pulled over her chair and sat down, then reached out and put his arm around the pink-haired girl's slender waist.

Fu Xuan was standing, but Lin Li pulled him into her arms and made him sit on his lap.

"Wait a minute! Lin Li, what... what are you doing!" Qing Que didn't expect Lin Li to suddenly start hitting her when she was perfectly fine just now.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, in this NPC world, I have the highest authority, so you must show me enough respect, or you will be punished!"

The Grand Diviner's attack on me just now was already quite disrespectful, so now it's...

Punishment time!

My head hurts a bit, I can't hold on any longer, so I'll just post a short update today!

Chapter 181 Qingque: Your tactics are truly disgusting.

"Wait, wait, wait! Can't you make an exception? We didn't know the rules at first. If we had known, we definitely wouldn't have done this. Mr. Lin Li is a very kind person, please, give us a chance!"

Qingque, as expected of a seasoned veteran in the workplace, has an exceptionally thick skin. She used her charm and cuteness to give Lin Li a full package of treatments!

Although Qingque, who was a lazy bum, was annoyed by Fu Xuan's constant assignment of various tasks, she also knew that this diviner took good care of her when it came to important matters.

Therefore, under no circumstances should the Grand Diviner be allowed to actually accept the so-called "punishment." He was already holding the Grand Diviner in his arms; how could this punishment be serious?

However, Qingque was also very self-aware. Even the Grand Diviner couldn't resist Lin Li's methods, let alone a mere fortune teller like her. So she could only try to get by by being cute.

If a cute girl in a blue dress suddenly starts acting cute and charming towards you, most people might not be able to resist.

Even Lin Li, surrounded by beauties, couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat. "Giving her a chance isn't impossible, but you have to agree to one condition." "Wh...what condition?" Qing Que's heart skipped a beat.

She wouldn't have known before, but now that she's witnessed Lin Li's unpredictable methods, she's still a little scared.

Qingque knew very well that Lin Li could completely ignore her at this moment, or even control her and do whatever he wanted. She couldn't resist at all.

"Come here, we need to talk about this privately." Lin Li rolled his eyes, put Fu Xuan down from his arms, and pulled Qing Que into the small lounge attached to the office.

"What...what do you want me to do?" Qingque gasped inwardly.

"Hmm... let's make a bet. Didn't you say that Fu Xuan offended me because he didn't know the rules at first? I don't believe that."

So we'll bet on whether she'll attack me again after we let her go, okay? "What's the stake?"

"If I lose, I won't punish you anymore, and I'll never mention punishment again. But if I win, not only will Fu Xuan be punished, but you'll also become my woman!"

Lin Li smiled; he wouldn't be fooled by a momentary act of coquetry and cuteness. He wanted much more! For Qing Que, this was a difficult decision, a gamble on whether Fu Xuan would recognize the situation in time. The Grand Diviner and the Scholar were masters of divination; surely they would understand reality and seek good fortune while avoiding misfortune?

Qingque hesitated for half a minute, then finally nodded: "Okay! I'll take this bet with you, but please keep your promise!"

She ultimately chose to trust Fu Xuan's decision, which was unavoidable; being outmaneuvered by circumstances was a helpless situation. If she wanted to save Fu Xuan, she had no choice but to seize the opportunity Lin Li offered. As for the possibility of losing…

She glanced at Lin Li's sharply defined profile, her gaze settling on his chest and abdominal muscles, and sighed inwardly.

"Oh, losing to such a handsome guy isn't such a loss, right? After all, I'm a big fan of his looks!" "Then it's settled!"

Fu Xuan watched as Lin Li and Qing Que entered the lounge together, and he was just as anxious as Chu.

After all, Lin Li's words just now could easily lead people to misunderstand. What if he was using her to threaten Qing Que into submission and taking advantage of her?

Although it has been confirmed that Lin Li is the figure she spotted in the battle, it is uncertain what this figure means or whether it is friend or foe to the Immortal Boat.

What if he's a heartless and wicked person?

Fortunately, Qingque and Lin Li came out of the lounge soon after. Judging from Qingque's neat appearance, she shouldn't have suffered any losses. They came out so quickly; did the negotiations break down?

Seeing that Qingque was alright, Fu Xuan began to worry about herself again. She had been trying to break free from this control, but all the methods she could think of were in vain.

She could only watch as Lin Li walked over step by step and picked her up again.

This was the first time she had been so intimate with a man. Lin Li's firm and warm embrace was actually very comfortable, but Fu Xuan had no mind to feel it at the moment.

It seems the negotiations have broken down, and I can't escape this punishment!

Fu Xuan felt a deep sense of powerlessness, but could only passively accept the worst outcome. If she could close her eyes, she would have already resigned herself to her fate by now.

Lin Li's hand caressed Fu Xuan's exquisite and beautiful face, feeling the girl's skin as smooth as cream. The delicate and smooth touch was simply wonderful!

The only flaw was that Qingque had painted Fu Xuan's face like a big tabby cat, which looked a bit comical.

However, Lin Li did not intend to use [Clean] to clean her up. After stroking her for a while, he quietly released the control under Qing Que's expectant gaze.

Ok? !

Fu Xuan, who had been in despair, suddenly found that he could move again! Lin Li, however, seemed oblivious and continued to take liberties with him.

Fu Xuan merely twitched her fingers slightly to confirm that she had regained her mobility. She remained calm and refrained from rash actions, instead secretly gathering her strength and waiting for the right opportunity.

Because Lin Li continued to stroke her cheek, Fu Xuan believed that Lin Li's control methods had failed for some unknown reason, and Lin Li herself was unaware of it.

this is a good chance!

Qingque didn't urge them either. From her perspective, it was already quite difficult for Lin Li to give them a chance. Compared to the worst outcome, what was touching their faces before the control was lifted?

Letting him gain a little advantage is no big deal. After the problem is solved, I'll just say a few nice words to persuade the Grand Diviner! The Grand Diviner surely understands the principle that discretion is the better part of valor!

Who would have thought Lin Lixin was so cunning, using this trick of pretending to create an opening to lure Fu Xuan into making a move?

Fu Xuan couldn't possibly let this opportunity pass her by. Even if she knew it might be a trap, she wouldn't let it go.