Rebirth of the Supreme Immortal Emperor
Chapter 190 - 190 189 Encounter with Qin Qingwu

190: Chapter 189: Encounter with Qin Qingwu 190: Chapter 189: Encounter with Qin Qingwu Leaving the Qin Family Mansion, Li Chen didn’t rush back to the hotel but rather began to wander aimlessly through the streets.

Coming to the edge of Yandang Lake, he stood with his hands clasped behind his back, gazing at the distant mountains enveloped in layers and mist.

There lay Yandang Mountain, surrounded by a cloud of mist, possessing a hazy beauty as if it was “coyly hiding behind a lute.”

Just then, on the lake ahead, a small boat drifted towards him.

There were two girls on the boat, neither very old—around eighteen or nineteen.

The girl in yellow on the left had delicate features and an ethereal beauty, a rarity to encounter.

However, compared to the girl in white on the right, she paled in comparison.

The girl in white had skin fairer than snow and features like that of a painting.

With a face as smooth as an egg, delicate and lustrous.

Wearing a white pleated skirt and with her hair flowing in the breeze, she exuded a fairy-like essence, free from the mortal smoke of the Human World.

Sitting there, she was dignified and noble, quiet and elegant.

Pure and tender, like a budding lotus emerging from the water, untouched by a speck of dust.

The girl in yellow gently nudged the one in white and said with a beaming smile, “Qingwu, look, there’s a handsome guy on shore staring straight at you!”

The girl in white followed her friend’s pointing finger and her gaze met Li Chen’s mid-air.

In that instant, her heartbeat suddenly quickened.

Her face blushed with shyness, and she quickly turned away, avoiding Li Chen’s gaze.

Seeing this, Li Chen murmured to himself in a low voice, “Huh, this girl looks somewhat familiar; where have I seen her before?”

Right at that moment, the small boat suddenly jerked as if it had collided with an unidentified object and violently capsized.

Immediately after, there was a splash, and both girls fell into the water.

“Ah, help, help!”

Seeing this, Li Chen didn’t hesitate and dived straight into the waters.

The girl in yellow was closer, so Li Chen first dragged her to shore.

“Go save Qingwu, she can’t swim!”

The girl in yellow coughed violently twice and shouted at Li Chen.

“Qingwu?”

At this time, Li Chen finally remembered where he had seen the girl in white.

She was Qin Feng’s sister, Qin Qingwu!

“What are you waiting for?

Go save Qingwu!” The girl in yellow, seeing Li Chen standing still, started to cry out.

Li Chen glanced at Qin Qingwu, bobbing in the water, and leapt into the lake.

Qin Qingwu, pushed up and down on the lake’s surface, had swallowed several mouthfuls of water, choking in discomfort.

Her heart felt as if it was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand, nearly suffocating, leaving her gasping for air.

Her only clear thought was to leave this place as soon as possible.

However, her body was like a rootless duckweed, entirely out of her control, plunging her into endless despair.

Was she really going to die right then and there?

As Qin Qingwu was about to lose consciousness, she felt in a daze that someone had embraced her.

The broad and sturdy chest and strong heartbeat provided her with an unprecedented sense of security.

It felt as reassuring as when she was a child, sleeping in her father’s arms.

Li Chen dragged Qin Qingwu to the shore, but by now she had already lost consciousness.

The girl in yellow, scared pale, asked anxiously in a panic, “What’s wrong with Qingwu?”

Li Chen checked Qin Qingwu’s breathing, “She’s choked on water in her airway, we need to do CPR immediately!”

The girl in yellow hesitated for a moment and said, “I’ll do it!”

Li Chen shrugged and stepped aside to give her space.

But after the girl in yellow performed several rounds of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, Qin Qingwu still showed no signs of waking up.

She burst into tears, looking at Li Chen in a panic.

“I did CPR on Qingwu, why isn’t she waking up?”

Li Chen paused for a moment, saying, “Your lung capacity isn’t enough, let me do it.”

The girl in yellow looked uncertain, stammering, “But you are a man, and Qingwu she…”

Li Chen looked at the girl in yellow, “Lives are at stake, why are you still thinking about that?”

The girl in yellow turned beet-red under Li Chen’s clear and deep eyes.

Her ashamed expression resembled that of a primary school student who had just been caught doing something wrong.

After a moment, she hastily said, “Then you quickly do the CPR for Qingwu!”

Li Chen nodded and walked over to Qin Qingwu.

Qin Qingwu’s beauty was unparalleled, her dress, soaked by the waters of the lake, displayed her fair skin like jade, both concealing and revealing.

Li Chen glanced at her cherry lips, dripping as though with dew, took a deep breath, and leaned down to kiss her.

After about half a minute, Qin Qingwu slowly opened her eyes.

When she saw a strange man kissing her, her mind buzzed, and she was momentarily blank.

Qin Qingwu was born into a distinguished aristocratic family, possessing both beauty and intelligence, truly a favored child of God.

Thus, her pride reached the skies, and even those suitors of illustrious background could not catch the eye of Miss Qin.

She had not even let a man hold her hand before and now found, to her astonishment, that her first kiss was gone.

Moreover, her first kiss had been taken by a strange man whose name she didn’t even know.

After her brain short-circuited for three seconds, Qin Qingwu let out a high-pitched, octave-spanning scream.

“Ahhh!”

The girl in yellow breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Qin Qingwu waking up, her heart that was in her throat finally settled down.

“Qingwu, you’re awake, you really scared me to death!”

Qin Qingwu, seeing the girl in yellow, urgently called out, “Qingwen, what happened?”

The girl in yellow pointed at Li Chen and said, “Qingwu, just now this handsome guy saved us!”

Only then did Qin Qingwu remember that she seemed to have fallen into the water and been rescued.

Thinking of this, the embarrassing image of Li Chen kissing her came to mind, and she couldn’t help but blush.

Li Chen glanced at them and said, “I have things to do, I need to leave now!”

Seeing Li Chen about to leave, Qin Qingwu quickly got up and blocked his way.

Li Chen raised his eyebrows and asked, “What’s up?”

Qin Qingwu’s face turned red, and she stammered, “You saved me, I haven’t thanked you yet!”

Li Chen waved his hand and said, “No need for thanks, it was just a helping hand!”

Qin Qingwu shook her head and insisted, “No, I, Qin Qingwu, always make a clear distinction between gratitude and grudges!”

Li Chen looked at this somewhat stubborn girl and felt amused, asking, “So what do you have in mind?”

Qin Qingwu replied, “I don’t have anything valuable on me right now, so how about this: my home is nearby.

Why don’t you come to my place?

I’ll have my father thank you properly!”

After hearing Qin Qingwu’s invitation to her home, Li Chen muttered to himself in a low voice.

“Your father probably wants to kill me right now, how could he possibly thank me?”

Qin Qingwu didn’t hear clearly and blinked, asking curiously, “What did you just say?

I didn’t catch it, can you repeat?”

Li Chen shrugged and said, “I didn’t say anything.

I really have something urgent, so I have to go!”

After saying that, he brushed past Qin Qingwu’s arm and started walking toward the distant street.

Qin Qingwu watched Li Chen’s retreating figure and muttered quietly, “Geez, what’s with the arrogance?”

This was the first time she had invited a man to her home, and to her surprise, she was rejected.

This made Miss Qin feel somewhat disappointed.

“Qingwu, stop looking, he’s already far away!” the girl in yellow, Qingwen, approached and told Qin Qingwu.

Qin Qingwu, feeling a bit downhearted, oh’d and turned around.

In a mysterious tone, Qingwen asked, “Qingwu, what do you think of him?”

Qin Qingwu was taken aback and asked, “Who?”

Qingwen, with a you-know-who-I-mean look, answered, “Who else but the handsome guy from before, is he to your liking?”

Qin Qingwu retorted, “You silly girl, what are you talking about?

How could I possibly like him?”

Qingwen, with a teasing smile, said, “If you’re not interested in him, then why are you blushing?”

Hearing this, Qin Qingwu, startled, quickly covered her cheeks with her hands.

“When did I blush?”

Amidst the laughter, they arrived at the doorway of the Qin Family Mansion.

However, the Qin Family home seemed somewhat different than usual, and there was even a faint smell of blood in the air.

Qin Qingwu felt a surge of panic and grabbed a security guard at the gate, asking what had happened to her family?

The guard told her all that he knew, suggesting that she should see the master or madam for more detailed information.

When Qin Qingwu learned that her brother, Qin Feng, had been publicly disarmed by a rascal named Li Chen, her vision darkened, and she almost fainted.