Chapter 344 - Confusion
Chapter 344: Confusion
“Are you trying to show off?” Qin Keqing thought.
She immediately rejected this possibility.
The reason was simple: If the other party used this method to show off to her, then it was considered showing off to the royal family.
A smart person wouldn’t do such a thing!
Therefore, Qin Keqing raised her head and asked carefully, “Young Master Ling, your tea is really special!”
In response, the person chuckled. “It’s delicious, right?”
“This is a gift from a… Um… friend of mine!”
“She said that it’s a local specialty of her family. Whenever she sees that I like it, she would bring me some from time to time…”
Qin Keqing’s eyes widened when she heard that.
“A friend… Do I have friends too? Was that some sort of threat? No!”
Qin Keqing shook her head!
This wasn’t a threat!
Because the tone of a threat wasn’t like this.
If you wanted to threaten someone, you had to at least be sarcastic.
But the other party was hugging her pet and sitting across from her, casually saying these words.
So…
A word popped up in Qin Keqing’s mind, “Show off!”
Without a doubt, this was showing off!
Clear, clear, and unmistakable showing off.
The subtext was probably: Did you see this cup of tea? Did you think it was very precious? But it was only given to me by a friend of mine… I still have countless friends like this!
It was even showing off his ability and wealth.
Such top-grade spirit tea was worth tens of thousands of spirit tea.
To me, it was just an ordinary thing, not worth mentioning!
Why?
Because I had the confidence and ability.
This made Qin Keqing’s heart tremble slightly.
She would rather the other party was showing off to her, than the truth was showing off.
Because that meant that through this cup of tea, the other party easily canceled out the draft that she had prepared last night.
Preferential treatment?
Policies?
Resources?
Promotion?
Benefits?
Although Qin Keqing wasn’t a transcendent being, she still knew some things about transcendent being.
Among transcendent being, strength was always the priority.
Who was strong would always be right!
The Blackguard was the best evidence!
Because the Blackguard was the strongest, everything that he did was rationalized.
They had to control the sky, the earth, and the air.
They even had to control their cultivation!
Even Mountain Spirits and wild monsters had to cultivate legally. They had to be in a designated area, at a designated time, and on a designated occasion.
Otherwise, it would be illegal!
Secondly, what the transcendent being paid the most attention to and chased after was always top-grade cultivation resources.
These things were more attractive to them than anything else.
The wealth of mortals was no different from a fleeting cloud to most transcendent being.
And now…
The other party took out a cup of spirit tea, a cup of top-grade spirit tea.
Although Qin Keqing didn’t know the details, she had more or less drunk other spirit tea with the eldest princess, so she knew that if this cup of spirit tea were to leak out, there would be powerful transcendent being willing to pay a sky-high price to buy it!
And those wealthy people who fantasized about prolonging their lives were even more willing to chase after those top-grade spirit items at all costs.
Upon thinking of this, Qin Keqing took another sip of tea.
The sweet and scalding tea lingered in her taste buds, thereby stimulating her nerves and brain.
Qin Keqing had never felt as clear-headed and wise as she was now.
“It actually has the effect of raising one’s consciousness!”
The feeling made her even more certain of the status of this cup of tea.
It was at least a top-grade spirit tea!
In the market, there weren’t any top-grade spirit tea that couldn’t even be smelled by a few hundred million!
Just like that mother tea in Wuyi Mountain.
It produced 100 grams a year!
The imperial family took 50 grams, while the Blackguard took 50 grams.
Those that fell into the market couldn’t even be seen as tea dregs!
Thanks to this sip of tea, Qin Keqing immediately thought of another direction to break through.
She then picked up her briefcase and took out documents from it.
As she took out a notebook symbolically, she asked, “Young Master Ling, you are already 24 years old and eight months old this year, right?”
The man nodded.
“So far, you haven’t reported any romantic experience?”
The man nodded again, but his expression was a little strange.
Qin Keqing smiled instead.
After she grasped the opening, she smiled and turned the tip of the brush in her hand. “Young master… You Can’t do this…”
“There is a saying… There are three unfilial, no offspring is the greatest…”
The other party’s expression instantly became very interesting.
This made Qin Keqing very happy.
“So…”she thought, “So what if this man is strong?”
“He’s still raised by his parents…”
“He’s still just a 24-year-old young man…”
And transcendents were also humans.
Humans had seven emotions and six desires. They would be bound by family and emotions.
Therefore, even experts as strong as generals had their weaknesses.
In terms of human nature and emotions.
Just as Qin Keqing was about to pursue her victory, she heard the other party say, “Secretary Qin…”
“How can we force this emotional matter?”
“It’s already 2840 years… can we use our open vigor to look at the problem from a broader perspective?”
The eyes under his eyes suddenly lit up.
They were like stars, like diamonds.
“What did you just say?” Qin Keqing thought about his words. “Macro perspective?”
She didn’t quite understand what this person was talking about?
She heard him say, “I’ve been to the Fellowship Party before…”
“But…”
He seemed to think about it and recalled for a moment. “There really isn’t a suitable one. I Can’t force it!”
“There’s no suitable one? You Can’t force it?” Qin keqing thought, “Does that mean that if there’s a suitable one, there’s no need to force it?”
“Is this considered giving advice?” she thought.
Thinking of this, Qin Keqing couldn’t help but associate his current words with his previous words.
What kind of vigor was open?
Macro perspective?
Which angle was macro?
What exactly was he talking about?
While Qin Keqing examined this young man, her beautiful eyes looked at him without moving.
Undoubtedly, he was a very young man.
The file said that he was 24 years old, but he looked like he was only 20 years old.
He looked ordinary, and there wasn’t even anything special about him.
His appearance seemed to have a dejected and lazy expression.
If she didn’t already know his background and understood his importance, Qin Keqing might have thought that the person sitting in front of her was just a loafer who just wanted to muddle along.
But the truth was that he wasn’t
Not only was he not.
He was also actively using his ability to influence the surroundings and benefit the villagers.
This year, the college entrance examination results in the nearby streets and alleys were the same as cheating.
The legend of Wenqu Star blessed land spread like wildfire, causing the prices of the surrounding real estate to skyrocket.
What did this mean?
He was a person who valued relationships and had a sense of responsibility.
Moreover, he was the kind of person who was very, very caring!
If not for this, why would he do such a thing?
Qin Keqing knew that in the past, no matter how strong a transcendent being was, no one had ever done such a thing with him.
She had also read some internal information and knew that if a transcendent being intended to exert influence on their surroundings, they would need to expend a huge amount of dharmic powers!
Especially when such a thing required extremely high control skills and extremely powerful Dharmic powers!
In addition, before she came, Qin Keqing had used her connections to find out about this person’s records of regular donations.
Although the amount of donations was not much, the amount was no longer important.
One couldn’t judge a book by its cover.
Therefore, he deliberately made himself look like this, what was he trying to express? What did he mean by that?
What was the true intention of his words?
What was appropriate?
What was ‘not forcing’?
Thinking of this, Qin Keqing already knew what she should say.
She smiled and wrote down the notes, then said, “Young Master Ling, please don’t misunderstand…”
“Hmm?”
“Please don’t think of the imperial capital, a fellowship hosted by the Royal Family, as a fellowship hosted by a local committee in the Guangnan region…”
Qin Keqing puffed out her chest and said with extreme pride and seriousness, “To be honest, this fellowship is a grand gathering personally organized by her royal highness, first eldest Princess Rou’an…”
“This time, we will invite all the high-quality guests from all over the country…”
“I believe that you will definitely find someone you like at this fellowship party…”
…
Ling Ping’an listened to the royal commissioner in front of him speak with confidence and assurance.
He was dumbfounded.
He felt as if he was talking to a chicken with a duck.
The other party didn’t understand what he meant at all.
“Hey, Hey, Hey… I didn’t say anything about there being a problem with Guangnan’s fellowship, did I? Nor did I say that I rejected the fellowship and blind date because of something as baffling as my looks! Everyone, whether beautiful or ugly, is the same in my eyes! Some people, I would find a little cute… Some people, I wouldn’t find very cute… But.. He looked at her, but he couldn’t find any words to refute her. Tell her that he had face blindness? Would she believe it?”
Ling Ping’an shook his head.
Before him, there was only one confirmed case of face blindness in the world, and he had planted it on himself.
Only a fool would believe it!
He would only understand it as an excuse!
Shaking his head, he sighed as if he had accepted his fate. He asked, “May I ask, is the date of the Fellowship Party?”
The other party immediately smiled like a little person who had succeeded in his plan. “Young Master, it should be scheduled for the middle of next month…”
Ling Ping’an sighed, but he was still unwilling to give up. He said carefully, “Then I’ll consider it…”
However, in Qin Keqing’s eyes, this was irrefutable evidence.
“As expected…”
“He’s making demands!”
What demands?
Of course, it was a beautiful woman!
Whether it was her character, looks, or personality, she was someone he was satisfied with!
This was not a problem for the royal family at all!
Therefore, Qin Keqing stood up with a smile. “Then I’ll wait for Your Good News!”
“Once you’ve made your decision, please call the Jiangcheng City office immediately…”
Ling Pingan was dumbfounded.
“Secretary Qin, will you stay here forever?”
Qin Keqing nodded and said very politely and sincerely, “Of course, since you didn’t agree, how could I dare to leave?”
To Qin Keqing, this was the basic operation of the royal family.
It was a sign of the importance they attached to it.
After all, to be courteous and virtuous was to be willing to spend time!
Back then, in order to recruit Grand Secretary Newton, Emperor Taizong’s working group worked at Cambridge University for two years.
They refused to leave!
They greeted, communicated, and paid their respects every day.
In the end, they moved Grand Secretary Newton and agreed to come to the east to participate in the scientific work of the Federal Empire.
For this, Emperor Taizong even authorized the embassy in Butania to make concessions to Butania on some issues in exchange for Butania’s agreement.
However, it was like a bolt from the Blue to Ling pingan!
There was nothing he could do!
He could only say, “Alright, Secretary Qin, I Promise You…”
“When the time comes, I will go to the imperial capital…”
…
Qin Keqing walked out of the bookstore.
She held the briefcase in her hand and the cup of tea in her hand.
The cup of tea was half-drunk.
She deliberately drank only half of it.
She had no choice as she was only a small secretary.
Since it was such a top-grade spirit tea, of course she had to think of a way to squeeze out all the oil and water!
How could she only drink it once?
Take it back and brew it three times, five times, ten times.
There would definitely be benefits!
She thus held the Teacup, opened the car door, and sat inside.
The car immediately started and slowly drove out of the streets and alleys, entering the main road.
Qin Keqing hummed a little tune as she slowly organized the documents and records.
At the same time, she held a pen and recorded what she had noticed and heard just now, as well as the various thoughts and conjectures in her heart.
These were all materials that he wanted to give to Crown Princess Rou’an.
Nonetheless, the car stopped beside a road junction.
“Secretary Qin…” A voice came from the driver’s seat.
Qin Keqing raised her head and saw the official of the Blackguard who had come to Jiangcheng city that day.
Qin Keqing immediately became nervous. “Why are you here?”
Song Shihui chuckled and said, “This matter is of great importance, I have no choice but to come…”
Qin Keqing was dumbfounded.
Originally, she had imagined that the meritorious descendant would be a powerful transcendent being that even the royal family needed to rope in and contact.
However, she had never imagined that even the general of the Blackguard would say that this matter was of great importance!
“He…”
Qin Keqing could not help but ask, “Who exactly is he?”
“Secretary Qin…” Song Shihui smiled. “Look at the tea in your hand!”
Qin Keqing turned her head away.
She saw the Teacup in her hand.
In the Light Paper Cup, golden liquid was bubbling.
It was like a heat wave or a solar flare.
Upon seeing that, she cried out in surprise.
How was this top-grade spirit tea?
This was immortal tea!
This was divine tea!
Therefore, Qin Keqing immediately knew that all her guesses and speculations about that person needed to be re-established.
…
Ling Ping’an collapsed in his chair. He felt that he had nothing left to live for.
“The imperial city…”
He flipped through his phone, feeling frustrated.
But there was nothing he could do!
After all, this wasn’t something he could go back on.
Moreover, he had agreed to it.
As a man, he was a man of his word.
“Sigh…”
He sighed and observed the pictures of the high-rise buildings, cars, and flowers on the screen.
Many people, many cars, many buildings..
Many money, many officials, many rich people..
This was the first impression that the people of the federation had of the Imperial City.
There was a joke on the internet that if you threw a brick down from the imperial city’s viaduct, it would hit either a billionaire or a high-ranking official.
As for Ling Ping’an, this meant that he would have to waste a lot of time dealing with those boring things.
The only good news was that Ling Ping’an took the invitation letter left by the Secretary.
With this, he could reimburse all expenses.
This was what the invitation letter said.
Finally, he didn’t have to pay for it himself!