Original God, if I am beaten by them, I will become stronger

"Ms. M, you said there was ice element in the stream, I believed it, but what about the beautiful girl? How come I didn't know that you, an old man, also have the ability to detect girls?"

Kamisato Ayaka stopped dancing, closed her paper fan, and looked towards the source of the sound. The next moment, she met Lin Qiu's eyes as he emerged from the bushes, and they both froze in place.

(Look, look, there’s a beautiful girl! Hehe, don’t underestimate my perception!)

……

Kamisato Ayaka was sitting by the stream, her face slightly red, as she carefully wiped her feet with a handkerchief, then slowly put on her neatly arranged shoes and socks.

Out of courtesy, Lin Qiu kept his back to Linghua and did not do anything out of line during this time.

After all, according to his plan, he wanted to try to communicate with her to get her to hand over the "task item" voluntarily. If he tried to snatch it by force, he would be no different from a pervert.

As for the reason why he turned his back to Linghua, it was not because Lin Qiu was so innocent, but he always felt that if he didn't turn around and see this subtle scene, the blood flow would become a little bad. What's more, he had just got up not long ago and his body was not yet completely under his control.

If that happened, the situation would be very embarrassing, and at least the plan for peaceful exchange would be ruined.

Finally, Linghua put on her shoes and socks successfully and came to a position three steps behind Lin Qiu.

"The gun wrapped in purple cloth... I think Zaoyou mentioned it to me when she was reporting yesterday." Kamisato Ayaka stared at the weapon on Hayashi's back and asked, "You are the famous ronin Hayashi, right?"

"It's me." Lin Qiu turned to face the eldest lady and admitted without hesitation.

He knew very well that he and Linghua-chan just met by chance, and there was no such thing as the young lady slamming her fan as a signal and a bunch of big men rushing out to arrest him after he introduced himself.

Since Linghua was interested in me, what she wanted to do was definitely not to arrest me, and of course, it was impossible for her to recruit me as a son-in-law or something like that.

"From Zaoyou's report, she has already told you almost everything I told you about my investigation of you. But it's fate that I meet you here." Linghua bowed her head slightly to express her apology. "Before we talk about business, I want to apologize to Mr. Lin for sending a ninja to follow me without permission..."

Lin Qiu thought: It can’t be said that we are destined to meet, I just came here specifically to find you.

"No need to apologize. I also scared Zaoyou, so we are even." Lin Qiu directly brought the topic back to the right track. "Let's be frank. Miss, why did you send a ninja to investigate me? Is there something important?"

The silver-haired girl was silent for a few seconds, then raised her head and looked directly at Lin Qiu, explaining with a serious face:

"The thing is, for some reason, the company wants to find a 'partner' with strong combat power and flexible mind to deal with some special problems."

Having said that, Lin Qiu, as a time traveler, could basically guess the cause of the incident.

In the current Inazuma, the shogunate is extremely corrupt. The Tenryo Bugyo and Kanjo Bugyo are more or less in collusion with the Fathomless, while the Sha Bugyo keeps to itself and will sooner or later be attacked by the other two Bugyo, or even gradually eroded and swallowed up.

It was not a blatant annexation, but a slow infiltration with the help of the power of the Fatui, and eventually completely undermined the Kamizato family and secretly controlled the society.

Therefore, social practice needs help.

Ninjas whose main function is espionage are definitely not enough. They must be more powerful, preferably unrelated to the shogunate, the so-called third-party forces.

According to the normal plot development, the third-party force that Linghua is looking for should be a certain yellow-haired traveler aunt.

However, before that, she noticed a man who was flamboyant, powerful, and a little handsome - that was herself, Ronin Lin Qiu.

Thus, the plot direction changed.

What really made her determined to recruit her was probably what happened the day before yesterday, that is, asking the children to give the recording stone to the community official. In fact, he did similar things many times. Every now and then, he would bring scandals of other nobles to the community official to exchange for Mora.

And through what happened the day before yesterday, Linghua was convinced that Ronin Lin Qiu was a kind person. In addition, Lin Qiu was relatively friendly to the society, making him the best choice for a partner.

Kamisato Ayaka then suggested: "Mr. Lin, if you are willing to agree, I can rely on the power of the Society's magistrate to help eliminate the wanted notice about you."

It seems that Miss Kamisato doesn't know that Lin Qiu's stealing of the imperial meal is a very disrespectful act.

He was wanted by the shogunate for making trouble for others in order to get raw stones. These things were not a big deal, but stealing the imperial meal was not so easy to get away with.

Of course, this matter is not easy to resolve for the company, but it is simple for Lin Qiu. He can get it done quickly by asking his fox friend for help and using the power of the palace officials.

The question now is whether to agree to Linghua.

Becoming a partner of the company is not a bad thing, and it does not prevent you from continuing to go around and collect raw stones.

It is not a big deal to help the Kamisato family deal with some troubles. Lin Qiu knows the character of the Kamisato siblings well and they will not use him as a consumable.

Lin Qiu made up his mind and said with a smile, "I promise you, Miss Shenli."

Linghua was very happy.

"But I don't need to rely on the Society Magistrate to eliminate the wanted list. What I want is..." Lin Qiu looked down at the girl's clogs, his smile suddenly twisted, and he said resolutely with a crooked mouth, "Ahem, what I want is the tabi on the right foot of Miss Kamisato Ayaka!"

Linghua was stunned.

She had anticipated many kinds of prices, but she never expected Lin Qiu to make such a request.

Princess Egret was worthy of being Princess Egret. After a moment of silence, that relaxed smile returned to her bright face. The girl slowly bent down and took off the white sock on her right foot.

No shyness, no anger, just a faint blush on the cheeks.

By consuming a piece of ordinary cloth and getting a powerful general for the society, Linghua felt that the gain was far greater than the cost.

What's more, Lin Qiu has a close relationship with Yaeguchi, and with his support, "communication" with Narugami Taisha Shrine will be more convenient.

As for what he did with her socks, Linghua guessed: Since Mr. Lin knows Yin-Yang magic, perhaps the materials for some of the magic require the eldest lady's socks.

The girl looked directly into Lin Qiu's eyes and slowly handed the clean, white socks that smelled of snow camellia flowers to him.

She tilted her head slightly, smiled beautifully, and said gently:

"Here, socks."

Lin Qiu was about to take the still warm socks, but Linghua suddenly turned her back to Lin Qiu.

The shy emotion that she had tried so hard to suppress finally burst out. In short, Miss Kamisato couldn't hold it back anymore.

Her previous composure was all forced upon her, but now, the shy Linghua could hardly hold on.

As she turned around, the blush on her cheeks spread instantly, quickly occupying her entire face, even her ears turned red.

Chapter 8: The Great Villain Lin Qiu

Because Miss Kamisato was too shy, Lin Qiu did not get the mission props.

Since he agreed to become a collaborator of the shrine's magistrate, he moved into the side room of Kamizato's house and stayed on Kamizato's land for three full days.

During this period, Kamisato Ayaka tried five times to hand over the "reward" to Lin Qiu in person, but before the handover was completed, the young lady would run away with a red face.

Five times, all like this! (Sad)

At dusk on the third day, the sun was setting.

Lin Qiu, with a spear beside him, sat cross-legged by the stream where he and Linghua-chan had first met, holding a simple fishing rod made from a bamboo pole, trying to catch a few fish for dinner.

It’s not that the Kamisato family is stingy and doesn’t give him food, but he feels that it’s not good to eat and drink for free. After all, he is a man who even pays for the imperial meals.

However, Lin Qiu's luck was far worse than he had imagined.

After a few hours, I caught everything except fish, just like the guys in the fishing bar.

Just when Lin Qiu was about to give up, Miss Kamisato came slowly behind him with a notebook in hand. She moved very carefully, for fear of scaring away the fish in the water.

Linghua lowered her voice and said, "Mr. Lin, can I take a moment to ask you a few questions?"

This is the method that Miss Kamisato figured out: Maybe if she knew Ronin Lin Qiu well enough, she wouldn't be shy when handing the socks to him.

Linghua Qingqi thought that she was so nervous and hesitant because she was not familiar with Lin Qiu.

In fact, according to Linghua's personality, she will not become relaxed even when facing acquaintances, at least when it comes to giving socks.

But now, Linghua is trying hard.

She sat on a rock by the stream, ready to interview Lin Qiu.

Lin Qiu cooperated very well with Linghua's research. He threw the fishing rod aside without thinking - he couldn't catch any fish anyway - and concentrated on dealing with the situation at hand.

"Come on, young lady, I'll try my best to answer as long as it doesn't involve anything too private."

(Damn it, why is he so close to the girl from Kamisato's family? Da-ma-ma-ma! Da-ma-ma!)

Miss M woke up very early today.

Lin Qiu asked her through his mind: What’s wrong? Are you jealous of Linghua?

(Again, am I the type of person who gets jealous? I only eat the sweets between you and Kamiko, but you didn’t go to the shrine these days, but stayed at Kamisato’s house instead!)

Lin Qiu: Taking everything will only harm you!

Miss M stopped talking and probably went back to sleep for a nap. After all, dusk was not her active time. She would not officially wake up until around 10: pm.

On the other side, Linghua held a brush in one hand and a notebook in the other, and asked seriously: "So, Mr. Lin, what do you like most in your daily life? There is no limit to the answer. It can be an object, a person or an animal, or a certain activity."

"I like beautiful girls." Lin Qiu answered immediately.

He is a user of 2D mobile games. If you ask him this question before traveling through time, he will answer without hesitation: Of course it’s the paper girl!

And now that he has traveled to the continent of Teyvat, the answer is obvious.

Linghua did not write it down in the notebook, but quickly covered her face with the notebook and almost laughed out loud.

She grew up in an atmosphere full of "etiquette", with very few vulgar people around her. Even the servants did not dare to speak vulgarly in front of the young lady.

So Lin Qiu's straightforward speech was very novel to her, and it made her laugh for no apparent reason.

"What's wrong?" Lin Qiu asked.

"No, it's okay. I've just never heard of such an answer." The eldest lady still covered her face with the book. "Mr. Lin, you are such a direct person."

Clearing her throat to calm herself down, Linghua began to ask the second question: "What about the things you hate?"

"As for the annoying things..." Lin Qiu thought for a moment and answered, "This can be divided into two aspects: the annoying things in daily life, and the annoying things in serious occasions."

"Let's talk about daily life first." Linghua said.

"I don't like children," he said honestly.

"Huh?" Linghua was a little surprised, "But, those children in Konda Village..."

Lin Qiu explained helplessly, "Those kids are annoying. When I first met them, I was spearing fish at the stream near the village, and those kids came to watch. I scared them away, but they came back again not long after. It was really annoying."

"What happened next?" Linghua asked curiously.

"What happened next? That's how it was." Lin Qiu looked at the water in front of him reflecting the setting sun and recalled, "We had a good harvest that day. They and I grilled fish by the stream."

Linghua silently wrote down the information in the notebook. She was sure that Mr. Lin was a person who loved life and could treat even the most annoying children in a friendly way.

Fortunately, the eldest lady had never seen it. Before she traveled through time, when the relative's child was playing with Lin Qiu's figurine, he had an expression like a devil.

"What about serious occasions?" Linghua asked.

Lin Qiu answered without hesitation: "I hate people who disregard human life, and I will not respect their lives. At first, a group of Fatui soldiers came to the village to help their executive doctor capture children as experimental subjects. Later, I dealt with that group of soldiers..."

It was far from being as easy as it sounded. The team that collected the experimental samples were all elite. Fortunately, Lin Qiu's gun had not been sealed at that time, so the battle was not very difficult.

"Sorry, I said something that spoiled the mood. The environment by the stream is so beautiful." Lin Qiu looked at the stream again and changed the subject. "I am quite confident in my fish-roasting skills. If Miss Kamisato is free one day, I will use this spear to stab fish for you. What do you think?"

Before Linghua could agree or refuse, a blond young man ran over anxiously.

He is the Kamisato family's housekeeper, Thomas, who occasionally does tasks outside of housework.

Thomas reported nervously, "The situation is not good, Ms. Kamisato. I got the news from the Tenryo Bugyo that in the past three days, there have been many cases of 'Ronin Hayashi' in Inazuma Castle, and they are all vicious cases, including burning, killing, looting and everything else!"

Lin Qiu and Ling Hua looked at each other. They knew in their hearts that there must be something fishy about these cases.

First of all, Lin Qiu would at most provoke trouble and harass others, but would not commit such a heinous act.

Secondly, he lived a life like an old-age citizen in Kamisato's house for the past three days and did not even leave the Kamisato family's territory.

In this way, the truth of the matter is very clear. There is an imposter who used Lin Qiu's name to do petty thefts and put all the blame on Lin Qiu.

Thomas also knew this, so he reported the matter to the young lady in front of Lin Qiu.

"Fortunately, outsiders don't know that Mr. Lin Qiu is cooperating with us." Thomas asked, "What should we do next, Miss Shenli, Mr. Lin Qiu?

Lin Qiu, who was sitting cross-legged by the stream, stood up and said, "I'll go to Inazuma Castle to take a look, and by the way, catch that impostor and make him pay the price."

Thomas shook his head and continued, "Let's not talk about the search by the Tenryo Magistrate. Because the impostor did something too dirty, your reputation in Inazuma City is no different from that of a great villain. There are even civilians who have formed a crusade to attack you."

"Let's let the ninjas from the shrine investigate the counterfeit first." Linghua suggested, "If Mr. Lin rashly enters the city and encounters the shogunate or civilian expeditionary forces, he will be attacked by them and unable to fight back. That will be very troublesome."

"Indeed." Lin Qiu sat back.

"Speaking of which, there is another piece of unimportant news." Thomas scratched the back of his head and said, "The members of the civilian punitive team are all women..."

Lin Qiu stood up in a snap! So fast!

Chapter 9 They are going to attack me