The corners of Li Haisheng’s mouth twitched slightly as he opened his Light Brain and transferred three million to Qian Qi.
He thought to himself, it’s not that he’s being scammed by Qian Qi; he’s just using money to buy his life, forced by the situation.
The system flew next to Li Haisheng, and without revealing what operations it performed, it suddenly alerted him:
[Qian Qi, this person is likely sent by Chen Tong to kill you. His last contact on Light Brain was Chen Tong, who just transferred 10.2 million to him an hour ago.]
Qian Qi yelled, and just when the system thought she was shocked that Chen Tong sent someone to kill her, she cursed, "10.2 million! Oh, nice! This scoundrel just tricked me into thinking there was only three million!"
Although it reminded her for free, knowing her personality would definitely want to extort more money, seeing Qian Qi’s money-grubbing appearance still made it feel utter disdain.
Qian Qi had initially planned to leave Li Haisheng to his fate, but upon hearing he still had savings, she immediately changed her mind.
"This instance is fraught with danger; you better stick close to me, and I’ll protect you," Qian Qi said anxiously, "Two people acting together also have a better chance of survival!"
These words from Qian Qi really hit a soft spot in Li Haisheng’s heart.
His mission this time was to figure out what Qian Qi was up to and then kill her, but now that they’re in the hellish instance, there’s a new task, which is to kill the instance boss to open the instance exit.
If he can land the final blow on the instance boss before Qian Qi does, he can not only get the instance rewards but also kill the exhausted Qian Qi.
In any way he looked at it, it was a very profitable deal.
"Okay!" Li Haisheng nodded in agreement immediately.
"That’s great!" Seeing Li Haisheng take the bait, Qian Qi turned around energetically, "No time to waste, let’s hurry up and find the instance boss before dark!"
They walked toward the depths of the canyon forest, with the towering canyon blocking the sunlight, leaving the canyon floor in deep darkness. Fortunately, Qian Qi had brought a flashlight, making the road ahead not too difficult to navigate.
Li Haisheng followed behind Qian Qi, scrutinizing her slim little arms and legs, and tentatively asked, "Little girl, are you an Awakener of the Flying System?"
Qian Qi squinted, a smile lifting in the dark, "Yes, why? Envious?"
Li Haisheng’s mouth twitched slightly, "Not really, just curious as to why you entered this instance. It’s just so coincidental that this instance requires flight to ensure safety. Do you know something?"
"Ah, it’s a long story."
Qian Qi sighed deeply; her heavy sorrowful tone seemed to promise a long heart-wrenching tale. She stared into the black crevices of the canyon ahead, her expression somber, "Twenty years ago, my elderly grandfather, who never liked bathing, specifically told me before he died, if anyone ever asks me this question, I should never answer it."
Li Haisheng gritted his teeth slightly, "Don’t be so stingy now, you and I are partners, and knowing more about this instance increases our odds of survival!"
Qian Qi seemed swayed by his words; she turned her head, her gaze inadvertently glancing at Li Haisheng’s Light Brain, "My old grandpa also said, if the other person insists on knowing, fine, 200,000."
Li Haisheng finally realized Qian Qi was asking for money.
...It seemed Chen Tong was right; this Qian Qi indeed has a strong obsession with money, wanting money for doing anything.
Slightly despising Qian Qi, Li Haisheng certainly did not plan to give any money. After all, he’s been in the adult world for decades now and wasn’t going to be duped out of money by this girl who’s barely stepped into society.
Entering this instance must have been a coincidence.
Convinced of this, Li Haisheng decided to change the topic, "So what are you planning to do in this instance?"
"Looking for windfall, then killing the boss," Qian Qi replied sincerely.
"Oh? This instance appears to only have a barren canyon, and we’ve walked for so long without encountering any Magic Plants or Magic Beasts. How are you going to find a windfall?"
Li Haisheng’s eyes flashed; he believed the ’windfall’ Qian Qi mentioned was what Chen Tong referred to, that Qian Qi might have found something valuable.
Qian Qi casually glanced at Li Haisheng’s Light Brain, "Nothing special, just waiting for the windfall to fall into my lap."
Li Haisheng felt like there was some deeper meaning in her words.
"So do you know where the instance boss is?" Li Haisheng decided to ask something practical.
"Of course not, it’s my first time here too." Qian Qi suddenly stopped, staring into the dark canyon as Magic Beasts emerged slowly from both sides. She quickly hid behind Li Haisheng, "So if we encounter Magic Beasts, remember to protect me!!!"
Weren’t you supposed to protect me?
This thought barely crossed Li Haisheng’s mind when he saw ahead, a Magic Beast resembling a giant wolf with a height of two meters, its eerie green eyes staring at the pair with a greedy look in the darkness.
"Go biggie go! Big brother, you can do it! Go brother go~ kill all the Magic Beasts!"
Qian Qi shouted at the top of her voice, with a kind of crazed disregard for human life.
"Shut up!" Li Haisheng’s face turned directly green because he realized that behind the wolf-like Magic Beast, there were more than a dozen fellow beasts!
"Damn it, let’s hope it’s just them!" Such a pack creature, acting like wolves usually, could operate in groups, maybe split up and act separately or come to aid when hearing calls for help. Li Haisheng could only pray they had no other companions; otherwise, dealing with other Magic Beasts would be tough once he was exhausted.
"You go and lure a few away, then I’ll..." Li Haisheng turned to instruct Qian Qi, only to find no one behind him.
"Go biggie go~ I’ll be waiting for you up here~" Qian Qi lay on the system panel, cheering loudly at Li Haisheng from above.
Li Haisheng: #￥%...*@#￥%...!
Your mother! Damn! This idiot’s brain must have been caught in a door! Since she can fly, why not just take him and fly away!
Li Haisheng practically cursed every profanity he knew in his life while watching Qian Qi fly to a distant safe spot, waving her arms energetically cheering for him. Meanwhile, he could only look at the dozen or so giant Magic Beasts ahead and swallow hard.
He swore! After killing the instance boss, he would make Qian Qi suffer horribly!!!
With a fierce gleam in his eyes, Li Haisheng pulled out a retractable D-level Long Blade from his Defense Armor pocket, charging towards the wolf-like Magic Beasts.
Seeing that the prey proactively attacked, the lead wolf Magic Beast immediately raised its head and let out a howl, prompting the dozen or so Frost Wolves behind it to leap forward, leaping over the leading wolf and charging toward Li Haisheng!