Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

She sensed a similar aura to Nian and Xi from this woman, and with a little more initiative, she immediately realized that this was Qi Yan's target for this trip.

As Qi Lin sized up Ling, Ling stopped and turned to look at Qi Lin, as if he had noticed something.

"Huh? You're... the wolf returning home?"

This awakened a long-buried memory, reminding her of the information her second brother had revealed when he approached her.

Qi Lin didn't reply, lost in thought.

Faced with her silence, Rang Nan took a very proactive approach, abandoning his plan to buy wine and instead circling around Qi Lin, scrutinizing her closely.

Seeing this, the Grand Tutor was about to step forward and reveal Qi Lin's identity to prevent her from saying anything offensive.

But Ling shook his head first, clicking his tongue in amazement:

"No, it wasn't you. It's just that the aura you carry is the same as that wolf's. May I ask your name, young lady?"

"Miss Qi Lin, did you come here looking for me?" Ling asked.

"It was my brother who wanted to find you."

"Oh, so it was your brother who woke me up just now." Ling smiled. "Where is he now?"

Qi Lin turned her head to look at the distant mountains.

After carefully discerning the details for a moment, Qi Lin said with certainty:

“I just heard his and your sister’s screams mingling together. If I’m not mistaken, he was pulled off the cliff by your sister.”

make:"……"

How can you deduce that the two fell off the cliff together when their screams were intertwined?

This girl's thought process seems a bit peculiar.

Chapter 859 The Second Oldest's Biggest Mistake

This made Qi Lin skeptical of her speculation.

She could sense the presence of her two younger sisters and her second brother, all of whom were active in the mountains.

But given Xi's personality, she was destined never to play such a silly trick as jumping off a cliff. Although Nian was more lively, jumping off a cliff with a man was no longer a question of whether she was lively or not.

Shaking his head to suppress his inner speculation, he casually said:

Want to travel together?

“I’m going to find my brother,” Qi Lin replied.

“Your brother is looking for me too, isn’t this perfect?” Ling casually put his arm around Qi Lin’s shoulder and led her toward the tavern. “First, get me a pot of wine, then we’ll go and bring my second brother back. It’s too dangerous for him to stay with a young girl.”

Qi Lin was led along by Ling, and she turned her head to carefully examine Ling.

She clearly misunderstood the meaning of Ling's words, subconsciously projecting it onto herself, and taking the danger Ling mentioned as her second brother being alone with the little girl, which would put her second brother in danger.

Thinking of this, Qi Lin, with the feeling of finding a kindred spirit, kindly reminded her:

"Since you sensed your brother was in danger, why did you still buy wine? Shouldn't you have rushed over to save him immediately?"

No, this girl's thought process is really quite unique!

She turned to look for help from the Grand Tutor and the White-Haired Master.

The Grand Tutor dared not comment on Qi Lin further, instead looking down at a stone and staring intently at it, completely ignoring the order's gaze.

Given the way these siblings think, he couldn't be sure he might say something wrong.

During the day, following the teacher's advice, he found the stone he had been staring at and began to think about whether he should take it with him and examine it every day, since he felt so connected to it.

Having failed to get help, Ling chuckled twice and asked:

"Are you serious? You think my second brother would be in danger if he were alone with a young girl?"

"Then let him go through the danger, as long as no one dies."

Ling vaguely skipped over the topic, then quickly led Qi Lin to the front of the tavern and announced loudly:

"Boss, bring me a pot of Immortal's Intoxication."

"Sir, you arrived just in time!"

When the owner saw a customer arrive, he immediately greeted him with a big smile, took the wine pot, and filled it with wine.

The Grand Tutor stepped forward and paid for the wine for the lord.

Ling didn't take it to heart, shook the wine pot, tilted his head back, and took a big gulp.

"Ah, that feels good. Miss Qi Lin, would you like a bite?"

Ling handed the wine pot to Qi Lin.

Qi Lin stared at the clear, suspicious liquid at the spout of the kettle and decisively shook her head in refusal.

Seeing this, Ling didn't insist. He continued drinking his wine and walked out of the tavern with Qi Lin, their arms around each other's shoulders.

The Grand Tutor followed and finally couldn't help but speak:

“Ling, don’t corrupt Miss Qi Lin. Her brother is very…powerful, and we are only in the initial stages of contact.”

“I know that. If this young lady’s brother wasn’t powerful, why would my second brother value her so much?” Ling said with a light laugh.

The Grand Tutor's gaze sharpened as he caught the key information in the words:

"What is Wang's attitude towards Qi Yan?"

“Don’t rush, I don’t yet know if the wolf that Second Brother mentioned is Qi Lin’s brother,” Ling explained. “The aura I sensed from Qi Lin is that of one of our own kind.”

If that were truly the case, my second brother wouldn't have said something like he was destined to lose. You should know my second brother's character.

"What did he say to you?" the Grand Tutor pressed.

"When you play chess, do you boast to others about your moves?" Ling countered.

The Grand Tutor fell silent.

But the silence did not last long, and the Grand Tutor spoke again:

"So, what attitude and position do you intend to take in this situation?"

"What do you do, what does it matter to me? And what do I do, what does it matter to you?"

"You are in this game."

"Does being in the game mean you have to scheme within the game?"

Ling shook the wine jug, laughing indifferently: "Your wins and losses are none of my business, your grudges are none of my business. In my eyes, what difference is there between you and a grand dream?"

There's no need to question me. Rather than waste my energy fighting with you, I'd rather take advantage of the early hour, sleep in, and drink some more wine. Perhaps I'll even be able to write a poem in my dreams.

The Grand Tutor nodded and truly stopped questioning Ling's attitude.

Ling also withdrew his gaze and looked back at Qi Lin's delicate little face. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but suddenly turned his head to look into the mountains.

A hint of surprise appeared in her eyes.

Qi Lin also looked over and said seriously:

"It has nothing to do with my brother."

"It's related to my brother."

Ling Lianlian smiled wryly: "Second brother, you're getting worse and worse. Why are you getting angry with a human girl?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Tianshi's body trembled violently, and he strode forward nervously, saying:

"A human girl? Could it be Midnight? What did Nozomi do to Midnight?!"

“I just let that little girl take a nap,” Ling explained. “However… after she wakes up, we have no way of knowing whether she will still be herself.”

Bai Tianshi's expression changed drastically. Without even consulting the Grand Tutor, he transformed into a bolt of blue lightning and soared into the sky.

The Grand Tutor watched the lightning disappear into the distance, his face grave, and said:

"Wang is getting anxious."

“He doesn’t want to meet with me alone,” Ling replied.

"Because his tricks can't fool me."

He put the wine pot on its lid, released his hand from Qi Lin's, and gestured towards the sky.

The cane with the lantern hanging from it descended from the clouds and landed steadily in Ling's hand.

"Everyone, the people on the mountaintop have all gathered; we are the only ones missing."

With a shout, he lightly tapped his cane on the ground.

A hollow echo erupted, and Qi Lin and the Grand Tutor felt a blur before their eyes. The next second, they found themselves on a towering mountain peak.

Then he bent down to look, and was immediately stunned by the scene below.

Qi Lin and the Grand Tutor both looked down and discovered that there was actually a mountaintop beneath the clouds.

Meanwhile, Qi Yan and the others were on the mountaintop, and... Qi Yan was pinning a girl to the ground and slapping her forehead repeatedly with his crimson gold.

Qi Lin and Ling both saw through the hidden true form within the girl's body.

Ling glanced at Qi Lin, whose face was expressionless, and the corner of her mouth twitched involuntarily.

"Second brother is actually in danger..."

Qi Yan lay on Taihe's back, watching the mountaintop scenery slowly appear before him, and couldn't help but let out a long breath.

"Phew, after all the hard work and dangers, we have finally reached the highest point of Shangshu. Let's take a look at the snow scene in the distance, my family."

Qi Yan sighed deeply as he rode on Taihe's back.

Taihe's expression was somewhat strange, and she couldn't help but ask, "Lord Qi Yan, you climbed onto my back from halfway up the mountain, how are you tired?"

And weren't all those so-called hardships and dangers caused by you and Miss Nian?

"I'm just saying this on your behalf, you don't appreciate kindness."

Qi Yan jumped off Taihe's back as if it were the most natural thing in the world, circled the flat mountaintop, found a rock, and sat down.

Seeing this, Liang Xun couldn't help but ask curiously:

"You've led us all to the mountaintop; shouldn't we now proceed with the next steps?"

"My plan ends here," Qi Yan said calmly. "Now we just have to wait for Nian Hexi's good sister to wake up and come out to see us."

"And what about the wine cup?" Liang Xun asked again.

"The second oldest will come over by himself," Qi Yan said half-jokingly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Nian and Xi simultaneously sensed something and turned to look down the mountain.

"Qi Yan, are you really plotting to conquer the world like the rumors say?" Nian asked in surprise. "My second brother really came, and... in women's clothing?!"

He leaped from another direction onto the mountaintop at midnight: ? ? ?

Liang Xun and the others stared in astonishment at 'Midnight'. From Nian Gang's words, they could guess that the girl in front of them was the agent residing in the wine cup.

"Isn't Wang a man?" Zuo Le asked blankly.

"Is this the agent you were talking about?" Wu You frowned.

"...This feeling...it seems familiar..."

Chen seemed to be deep in thought, then suddenly looked at Qi Yan: "Talulah and Koschke?"

Her doubts remained unanswered, and she didn't even have time to see Qi Yan clearly.

Everyone only felt a blur before their eyes, and Qi Yan, whose hair had turned from white to black, moved like an arrow and arrived in front of 'Midnight' in an instant.

Without giving 'Midnight' a chance to speak, the black-haired man slammed down a piece of crimson gold with his backhand:

"Get out of my house, Midnight!"

Chapter 860 Second Brother: I Fucked and Cracked On the Spot

When 'Yeban' watched Qi Yan jump over, she wasn't too nervous.

He was confident that Qi Yan would not kill under such circumstances.