Chapter 2579: Seems Like a Loss! Actually a Real Loss
Qing Ke thoroughly washed herself!
She washed from front to back, inside and out, not missing any nook or cranny. She even shed several layers of skin, almost to the point of creating sparks from the friction!
She had even made the Harvest Lake stink, and she also ate the Durian Pulp!
After sniffing herself many times, confirming that there was no strange smell on her body and that it even exuded a maiden's fragrance,
only then did she return to Qingyu Terrace.
However, the reality was far from what Qing Ke had imagined.
Looking at the long table, Qing Nong, Qing Tian, and Qing Cong had pale faces, sitting a full hundred meters away from Qing Ke.
With two green onions stuck in their noses, they looked at Qing Ke with terrified expressions.
(͡⚆﹏͡⚆(͡⚆益͡⚆ᥬ(͡⚆▿͡⚆)᭄
Qing Ke scratched her head: ୧(ོ•̌～•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "Grandpa Qing Nong~ what... what are you all doing? I've washed clean, there's no smell anymore, why are you still..."
Qing Tian: !!!
(͡⚆ㅂ͡⚆‧̣̥̇) "You you you... don't come over, just sit over there, aha~ hahaha..."
No smell? Like hell!
At this moment, Qing Ke's body still emitted an unbearable stinky odor!
Even her originally green hair had turned light yellow, and her fair skin was slightly yellowish.
Jiangnan opened two Space Wormholes in his nostrils, resting his chin in contemplation: (͡°ก͡°) "So after marinating for so long, it can really soak in the flavor? Not bad, not bad~"
Even eating the Durian Pulp couldn't completely remove the smell?
Tears welled up in Qing Ke's eyes, and she looked at Jiangnan with a grievance-filled expression.
Who do you think is responsible for this?
Jiangnan glared. "Yo? Still dare to look at me?"
Seeing Jiangnan raise his hand slightly, Qing Ke quickly covered her head, knelt down, and prostrated on the ground, trembling...
୧(ོᵒ̴̶̷̥́﹏ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀)୨ "Don't hit me! Qing Ke was wrong! Wrong, wu~ wuwu~"
Qing Nong and the others frequently glanced sideways. "Good heavens, has it become an instinctive reaction?"
Seeing Jiangnan stand up and stretch: "The alliance is formed, the promise is made, the Holy Maiden is returned, matters here are concluded. I should take my leave as well."
"Later, you can coordinate with Brother Jian and Freya. Since you've joined the Carbon-Based Alliance, we're all allies now. As allies, it's right to help each other, isn't it?"
"During the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle, the Star Farming Clan supplying provisions to the various members of the Carbon-Based Alliance isn't asking too much, right?"
Qing Nong's mouth twitched: (⌒_⌒;) "You... you are right. This is what our Star Farming Clan should do. Small matter~ all small matters!"
Jiangnan grinned: (͡°͜ʖ͡°)✧ "Just so happens, the over ten thousand base planets issued by the Sacred Law Council have arrived, placed in the Sea of Star Embers."
"The Star Farming Clan can also help the human base planets with some construction, landscaping, and such. That's not too much, right?"
Qing Nong almost choked to death on the spot. "Construction of over ten thousand planets? That's called 'by the way'?"
But he still said: (◦ཀㅂཀ) "Ahaha~ of course, of course! Allies should help each other! Our Star Farming Clan will do our best!"
Jiangnan smiled and nodded: "Then..."
Qing Nong: !!!
(ಥㅂಥ‧̣̥̇) "Ahem~ well, Lord Nan Shen, it's getting late. Didn't you say you had urgent business in the Minghe Star Domain? I won't keep you here for a meal, to avoid delaying important matters. Safe travels!"
"If we don't get him to leave soon, who knows what else we'll lose!"
Jiangnan waved his hand: (︶～︶〃)ﾉ "Alright, alright~ I'm leaving now. Oh, right, the journey ahead is far, and I, Jiangnan, am surrounded by enemies everywhere. Who knows what dangers might arise on the road!"
"If I happen to encounter danger and die, what then? That way, the promise to Qing Er cannot be fulfilled."
"So I think it's necessary to invite Jin Ke to accompany me. Under the blessing of the Child of Destiny, the journey should be smoother. You don't mind, do you?"
After saying that, Jiangnan looked at Qing Nong with a smiling face.
Qing Nong froze directly, not because of Jiangnan's proposal, but because the moment he heard it, he actually wanted to throw Qing Ke to Jiangnan!
That way, he wouldn't have to endure her influence!
Qing Ke was completely dumbfounded, pointing at her own nose?
ᕦ(°口°ོ) "Me? Jin Ke is calling me? My surname is Qing, hey! Don't just casually change someone's surname!"
Qing Nong looked troubled: (︶√︶˵) "This... this mainly depends on Qing Ke's own willingness. She..."
Qing Ke: !!!
(۶இ口இ)۶ "Aaaah! No! I won't go! I want to go home! I want to farm! I never want to see Jiang the Devil again in this life!"
Having finally escaped and returned to her race, Qing Ke had wanted to retire to the countryside and never be bothered by worldly disputes again!
Who knew that before her butt had even warmed up, she would have to return to that devil's hands!
Seeing Qing Ke turn around to run.
But Qing Tian hugged Qing Ke around the waist: (｡･ˇ༥ˇ･｡:) "Don't panic, don't panic! We are now allies with humans, and Lord Nan Shen won't harm you anymore. It's just a journey together! Be good, Qing Ke, think about it! Ugh~ ugh-wah~"
Qing Nong said seriously: (˵ಠཀಠ˵) "For the race! Ugh~"
Qing Ke struggled wildly, running in place: ﾚ(ཀ益ཀོ)ﾍ=З=З=З "I don't care, no no, wuwuwu~ Even if I die, I won't go! Kill me! I don't want to live anymore!"
Seeing Qing Ke's intense reaction, Qing Tian and Qing Nong both looked awkward.
What exactly did she experience at Jiangnan's hands? To leave such severe psychological shadows and mental trauma?
Was it that brutal?
But at that moment, Qing Er spoke: (ོ¯͒◠¯ོ͒)☛ "He... can't die! He dies... Qing Er dies... Ke obedient... protect him... he... protect me!"
Qing Ke was startled, then plopped down on the ground, wailing loudly, her eyes full of despair, tears shooting out two or three meters like a water gun!
˚‧º·(˚˃̣̣̥᷄口˂̣̣̥᷅)‧º·˚ "Waaah~ I'll go! I'll go, alright~ wu..."
Heh~ Is my life over now?
Jiangnan grinned: "If you'd said so earlier, it would be settled~"
"Then I'm off~ Bye, see you later!"
As he spoke, he whipped out a Void Chain and directly wrapped it around Qing Ke's waist.
Tearing open space, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he dragged the despair-filled Qing Ke into the Dimensional Gap.
Qing Er was still vigorously waving goodbye to Jiangnan: (ོớ◠ờ)۶ "Become stronger... protect Qing Er!"
Without looking back, Jiangnan made an O98k gesture as he left.
Qing Tian and Qing Nong also let out a long sigh of relief. Finally gone, they dared to breathe!
Qing Tian sighed emotionally: "Not for nothing. We finally redeemed the Holy Maiden! Goal achieved! Not a loss!"
But Qing Nong darkened his face: (̿▀̿̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿̿)̄ "Not a loss? And where is the Holy Maiden?"
Qing Tian tilted his head: "She left with Jiangnan? Aren't they going to the Minghe Star Domain together? Qing Ke..."
As he spoke, Qing Tian's face also darkened. (̿▀̿﹏▀̿̿٥)̄...
Qing Nong ground his teeth: "Not a loss my ass! The Holy Maiden is still in Jiangnan's hands! He's just taking her in a different form!"
"And we joined the Carbon-Based Alliance, openly siding with humans, and have to help with provisions, building base planets. Lord Saint Vine even gave the Life Heritage Seed to Jiangnan and elevated him four levels!"
"We also gave 20 food planets! That's empty-handed, damn it! Jiangnan is simply amazing, getting something for nothing!"
Originally, Qing Tian felt quite satisfied, at least having achieved the goal.
But after Qing Nong's nagging, Qing Tian suddenly felt they had lost to the point of bankruptcy.
"Then... if we've lost so badly, why make an alliance at all? We..."
Qing Nong took a deep breath: "This is a long-term investment. On the surface, it seems like a huge loss with great risk, but the returns are terrifyingly generous!"
"Because of Lord Saint Vine's prophecy, we have no choice! We can only board this human ship and walk this dangerous path!"
"The Carbon-Based Alliance might indeed not be empty talk. Once formed, it will be a terrifying alliance capable of opposing the rules of the era!"
"I can see that Jiangnan's ambition is huge. He is destined not to be an obscure person. His outcome can only be one of two: either he reaches the pinnacle, suppresses the stars, and leaves a lasting legacy; or he dies a glorious death on the path to the top, spilling blood across the stars, leaving an indelible mark in the era..."
"Either way, it is beyond our reach. What we can do is just follow behind Jiangnan. The height he ultimately reaches determines our height! It all depends on how far Jiangnan can go."
He hoped that joining the Carbon-Based Alliance this time was not a wrong choice.
Qing Tian's scalp tingled, full of emotion. The very center stirring the storm of the stars?
And at that moment, space suddenly split open with a crack.
Jiangnan's head suddenly poked out: (°～°〃/) "Oh, right, don't forget to give those trillion Star Source Points. Just send them to the Human Spirit Martial Alliance."
"Hmm? Why are your faces so pale? You're not talking behind my back, are you?"
Qing Nong shuddered: (⌒﹏⌒;) "Send! We'll send it right away! How could we delay your matters? Go ahead and take care of business! Safe travels~"
Jiangnan's head then disappeared...
Qing Nong's face darkened even more. "You don't even let this go? You're so good at scraping?"
Seems like a loss! Actually, it's a real loss!
......
In the Dimensional Gap, Jiangnan wrapped everyone in a Warp Bubble and sped through the dimensional wind tunnel.
Jiangnan was handing out his grass seeds to everyone one by one, as a small insurance on the road.
But Qing Ke stood far away, secretly looking at Jiangnan's group, not daring to make a sound, all alone. (ོ′◔‸◔`)...
She didn't dare stand too close, afraid of infecting Jiangnan and the others, and also afraid of some accident that would bring bad luck to Jiangnan's teammates, which would mean she'd be punished again.
Not being in the sack all of a sudden, she was a bit unaccustomed and felt very insecure.
Seeing Jiangnan directly approach and reach his hand toward Qing Ke.
Qing Ke shuddered, quickly closed her eyes, covered her head, and squatted on the ground: ୧(ོ≥﹏≤)୨ "Don't hit me, I didn't do anything, I was just standing. I'll kneel down later, I'm sorry! Or maybe you should just put me back in the sack, and return me after you're done..."
Jiangnan rolled his eyes: (꒪ั～꒪ั*) "Here~ my grass seeds, keep a few as insurance. What sack? Don't you have legs? Walk on your own!"
"How old are you? Still need to be carried?"
Qing Ke weakly said "oh", silently took the grass seeds, then raised her hand: (′◔﹏◔`)۶ "Question!"
"Speak!"
"You... what are you taking me for? I... I'm not much use! With your strength, even a Star Devourer siege can't do anything to you, let alone encountering fatal danger..."
"Or... what do you want me to do? I'll do as you say, otherwise... I'm afraid of doing wrong and getting hit. Sometimes I can't control myself, and I easily accidentally harm others..."
After saying that, she weakly glanced at Zhong Yingxue, Mila, and the others. Even Qing Cong, who was very close to Qing Ke, usually didn't dare to mess with Qing Ke.
Because under the blessing of fortune, no matter who you are, if you are unfavorable to Qing Ke, you will basically have bad luck!
Even Qing Ke's parents are no exception! Only Jiangnan has her completely under control.
Jiangnan tossed his head: "You don't need to do anything. Just follow us and don't leave more than 300 meters from me. If you do, I'll hit you, oh!"
(′◔‸◔`) "Oh~ okay... fine."