Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

Just as he was worrying, he suddenly heard a slight sound behind him.

Because it was Liang Xun's residence, Lao Li wasn't too wary and turned his head to look in the direction from which the sound came.

He then stood there dumbfounded.

A strange-looking beast, resembling a dog but with a single horn and sharp teeth, tumbled out of the shadows.

On the back of this small animal, a yellow cup or saucer is being carried.

Before the old carp could react to the little guy who had tormented him all the way, he saw another creature that had been tormenting him for a long time appear and pounced on the little beast.

"Swire, what are you doing?!"

From the shadows, Du Yaoye's low voice could still be heard: "You've exposed your whereabouts!"

"What the heck? Swire?!"

Looking at Qi Yan pounce on the little beast, Old Carp almost wondered if he had been running all day and was now hallucinating from exhaustion.

(I'll eat later)

Chapter 842 Old Carp's Terrifying Night

Du Yaoye ran out of the shadows and watched Qi Yan wrestling with the unknown little beast. She was at a loss.

But the one who was most at a loss was Old Carp.

As someone personally praised by Master Shen as a shrewd individual, after his initial confusion, he decisively chose to speak less and observe more.

"You two are just going to stand there and watch?"

Qi Yan was knocked to the ground by the little beast, which raised its two front paws and frantically slapped his head.

Faced with the little beast's attack, Qi Yan fully demonstrated his indomitable spirit, using his head to withstand the claws and his hands to reach behind the little beast to pry open the cup and saucer.

Du Yaoye was taken aback for a moment, then quickly responded and stepped forward to pick up the little beast with one hand.

Her expression was somewhat strange.

The little beast struggled quite a bit in her hands, but not to the point of being able to overpower a person with all four limbs intact.

Seeing how hard Qi Yan and the little beast were fighting, she thought the little beast was quite skilled.

Qi Yan got up, covered in dust and dirt, rolled up his sleeves, and gritted his teeth, determined to teach this little beast a lesson.

Realizing that all was lost, the little beast thrashed about with its legs, letting out low growls.

"Go ahead and scream! The more you scream, the more excited I get!"

Qi Yan grinned, showing his large teeth, and stepped forward to make a move.

The little beast trembled, and its body disintegrated in Du Yaoye's hand, turning into a large number of independent wooden seals that floated in the air and scattered in all directions.

"What the hell is this?!" Du Yaoye was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she hurriedly shook her head and jumped far away.

Qi Yan rushed forward, grabbed a seal, and tried to smash it.

But after trying for a while, he found that the thing was quite hard and difficult to destroy with his strength, let alone leave behind the other seals that scattered and fled.

With a light click of his tongue, Qi Yan abandoned his plan to eliminate the problem completely and tossed the seal away.

After watching all the seals flee, Qi Yan turned to look at Lao Li, who was obediently staying in place, not daring to sneak away or make a sound.

"What? Are you so shocked to see me, Beatrice Schwyane, return unharmed?" Qi Yan asked, raising an eyebrow.

Old Carp didn't dare to delve deeper and readily agreed:

"I was just afraid of disturbing Young Master Qi's refined enjoyment."

Qi Yan straightened her messy hair, her tone somewhat unfriendly:

"I came to save your life, and you're still making fun of my weakness like this?"

Even Lao Li, who considered himself quite eloquent, was at a loss for words.

If you only answer the first half of the sentence and ignore the second half, wouldn't that be equivalent to admitting it?

But the second half of the question is clearly a death sentence; if you dare to say it, you dare to die.

"You're weak, so you can't even say anything?" Du Yaoye stepped forward irritably and pushed Qi Yan aside. "Hey, you don't need to worry about Shi Huaiya, he's mentally ill."

A cold sweat broke out on Lao Li's back. He could only stand there, forcing a dry laugh, not daring to utter a single word.

Are you mute?

Du Yaoye frowned in displeasure: "You're in great danger right now, do you know that? Swire told me that an evil spirit resides in that wine cup."

I advise you to hand it over, or you'll be possessed by an evil spirit sooner or later!

Old Li covered the box, his gaze passing over Du Yaoye and landing on Qi Yan:

“Young Master Qi, I will keep this wine cup with your own consent.”

"I remember you weren't very resistant to coming before?" Qi Yan asked.

"Because I didn't know the significance of this wine cup to Liang Xun before." Old Li didn't intend to hide anything. "Now I don't want to give the wine cup to anyone."

"How can you not know right from wrong?" Du Yaoye said angrily from the side.

"Miss Du, why aren't you going back yet?"

Old Li finally turned his gaze to Du Yaoye: "I don't believe you were unaware of what happened this evening. Your father suffered such a fate because of your reckless actions. Are you still going to continue being willful?"

Du Yaoye's eyes dimmed for a moment, but he still insisted:

“Once this matter is over, I will apologize to my father properly, but Swire has already assured me that he can step in to exempt my father from punishment.”

In exchange, I must obey his commands.

"So, as a follower, shouldn't you step aside and wait patiently for me and Young Master Qi to talk?"

Old Li's words made Du Yaoye's face turn red.

Seeing that the tiger girl was starting to blush, Qi Yan quickly stepped forward, pressed her head down, and pushed her aside.

“Old Li, this wine cup is really dangerous,” he explained. “I asked you to hold it before because I was going to follow the storyline with you, but now I’m going to start my own business with Du Yaoye.”

I can't guarantee what the second-oldest in the wine cup might do while I'm wandering around elsewhere.

"You saw that little beast just now; that was one of Sui Lao Er's methods. As he continues to awaken, more strange phenomena will appear."

Old Li felt somewhat heavy-hearted.

He didn't think Qi Yan would make up stories to deceive him out of boredom.

"Will I die?" the old carp asked.

"I can protect you," Qi Yan assured him.

"So, the price is that from now on, I'll join your ranks just like all the others you've gathered before, is that right?"

"No, whatever you want."

Qi Yan's answer stunned Lao Li.

Under the cover of night, he saw the boy in front of him with a bright smile, so bright that his two wolf ears on his head were slightly pulled down.

"I went too far with some of my previous actions," Qi Yan said sincerely. "Fortunately, I have gradually realized my mistakes. You are all living, breathing people and should not be forced to change anything by me."

Old Li blinked. With his experience, he could clearly tell that Qi Yan's words came from the bottom of his heart.

He suddenly realized that Qi Yan might not be the cold, aloof god as rumored, but rather an ordinary person like him, with flesh and blood, constantly growing and changing.

Just as Lao Li's opinion of Qi Yan was beginning to change, Qi Yan suddenly leaned in and put his arm around his shoulder, grinning slyly:

"Of course, my not forcing any changes doesn't mean I'll let you off easily."

"Join now and immediately enjoy the benefits of being a Sui Beast Agent, plus a professional team to help you generate revenue."

Qi Yan patted Lao Li on the shoulder: "Are you still worried about not having enough funding for missions? Are you still troubled by not having a strong enough backer? Are you still annoyed by not being able to work overtime all night... cough cough, I mean are you still annoyed by working overtime?"

Join us now, and we guarantee you'll become a CEO in three years, marry a beautiful and wealthy woman in six years, and reach the pinnacle of life in nine years!

Old Li was stunned and speechless, and subconsciously blurted out his true thoughts:

"Has anyone ever told you that your ability to memorize lines is terrible?"

Qi Yan's smile remained unchanged: "Some people laughed at me when I was a child, but that stopped after that."

"Because you've made great progress?"

"No, because those who laughed at me are no longer in the same world as me."

Old Carp: "..."

He swallowed hard.

If you're no longer in this world, where can you go?

Buried in the ground, it's off to report to the world below!

Old Li didn't think he had misunderstood, and he could clearly tell that Qi Yan's words were not false at all and were spoken with utmost sincerity.

"Just kidding, don't overthink it." Qi Yan patted Lao Li on the shoulder again.

Old Carp chuckled dryly and nodded repeatedly.

Then Qi Yan released his shoulder, returned to Du Yaoye's side, and waved:

"Since Old Carp has made up his mind, let's go back first."

Du Yaoye frowned and asked worriedly, "Are you really going to let this guy surnamed Li take such a risk?"

"makes sense."

Qi Yan turned to Lao Li and advised, "Here's some advice: since you're going to keep the wine cup, then you should sleep less and go up the mountain more often during this period. The mountain is the key to breaking the deadlock."

Chapter 843 Qi Xiaobai: Let's do something big!

Qi Yan was lifted by Du Yaoye with one hand and easily jumped out from a corner of the Liang residence, landing steadily on the ground.

Du Yaoye glanced around warily, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he made sure that the two of them had not been discovered.

Compared to her wariness, Qi Yan calmly straightened his clothes and said smugly:

"This Liang residence is no good either. I, Shi Huaiya, can enter it as if it were my own backyard."

"Don't make me beat you up."

Du Yaoye rolled her eyes: "With your meager skills, you'd have trouble even climbing over a wall... But Lord Liang's residence is indeed somewhat lax in its security."

He was so frugal that his residence had only a few essential servants, let alone any guards to protect him from villains.

"Your father has been arrested by him, and you're still here speaking well of him?" Qi Yan said with amusement.

Du Yaoye's face flushed again, and she said angrily:

“My father was implicated because of me. Lord Liang did nothing wrong. I already know I was wrong. Can’t you stop bringing this up?”

Seeing that the tiger girl was about to suddenly attack, Qi Yan waved his hands repeatedly and dodged to the side.

Du Yaoye took a deep breath, controlled her temper, and chose to steer the conversation back on track:

"Were you serious about your warning to that guy surnamed Li?"

"Why would I lie to him?" Qi Yan shrugged. "That wine cup is really dangerous. If you carry it for a long time, it will be contaminated with the scent. Old Li might fall asleep and then he won't be himself anymore."

Therefore, some things cannot be delayed; it's best to resolve them quickly to avoid future troubles.

"Then what should we do?" Du Yaoye fully demonstrated his excellent quality of asking questions when he didn't understand.

"Call all your friends, let's do something big!"

"Is this the mountain you just mentioned? Shall we go hiking now?"

"Are you crazy? Why would you climb a mountain so late at night?"

Qi Yan looked at him like he was an idiot: "It's pitch black here, aren't you afraid you'll slip and fall into a ravine to feed the monkeys?"

Du Yaoye, feeling annoyed after being rebuffed, muttered:

"You didn't explain it clearly, and now you're blaming me."

"Alright, then let me be clearer," Qi Yan said with a smile. "We'll take your men now and rescue your father... We're going to break him out of prison!"