The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 439: Just Three Minutes, You Call Yourself a Man?

Chapter 439: Chapter 439: Just Three Minutes, You Call Yourself a Man?

Bai Ke’er’s pretty face flushed with heat. How could Bai Muqing just blab about everything? It was so annoying.

Bai Muqing was domineering. She didn’t care whether Xu Qianli was willing or not, she forcibly made him drink the second bottle of Jiulong Water, which was also ten times the medicinal strength.

How much he could absorb was up to his skill.

After drinking the Jiulong Water, Xu Qianli felt as if a raging inferno had burst forth, engulfing his entire being, burning him with a wild, intense fire. The pain was indescribable.

Having just absorbed medicinal power that was tenfold, and now facing another tenfold, the pain was extreme. Xu Qianli gritted his teeth and endured.

As he absorbed the medicinal power, Xu Qianli’s physique grew increasingly stronger. The side effects also intensified, not only did his body feel scorched by the flames, but bursts of errant ’fire’ also ran wild within him.

It was fortunate that he had vented all his energy the previous night with Li Xiuhong and Li Xiuli, as he was now just barely able to bear it.

He had no idea how much time had passed when Xu Qianli had reluctantly absorbed most of the medicinal power, but the remnants were still overpowering.

Seeing his condition, Bai Muqing gave Bai Ke’er a slight nod. Bai Ke’er, who had been waiting for a while, quickly stepped forward to support Xu Qianli to the bedroom, using her soft body to help him resolve the remaining medicinal strength.

And so, Xu Qianli stayed in Yunding Villa for three consecutive days.

During those three days, he busied himself with absorbing the medicinal power of Jiulong Water to refine his body and enhance his physique and became quite intimate with Bai Ke’er.

Over the span of three days, Xu Qianli’s strength had grown significantly. He could now withstand Bai Muqing for three minutes without defeat.

Bai Muqing, who had practiced martial arts since childhood and had undergone twenty years of grueling training, was considered the number one talent of her generation in the Bai Family. For Xu Qianli, someone who had entered the martial path just a couple of months ago, to withstand her for three minutes without defeat was already exceptionally impressive.

Bai Muqing observed Xu Qianli’s progress and admired it greatly; however, she was unforgiving with her words, often mocking him, "Men are just three minutes, huh? You call yourself a man?"

To be labeled as a ’three-minute man’ was humiliating. Xu Qianli was incredibly irritated, but for the moment, he really had no way to deal with Bai Muqing, as she was genuinely powerful.

Unable to get back at Bai Muqing, Xu Qianli had made it up by taming Bai Ke’er quite a bit over these days, to the point where she wobbled as she walked and avoided him from afar.

As the three days passed, Bai Muqing claimed the cultivation was nearly complete. Recently, taking more Jiulong Water had shown little effect. She told him to return after some time.

His martial training had come to a pause for now. Xu Qianli didn’t leave Yunding Villa immediately and took the time to visit Yu Xiaoqiao and Yu Xiaomeng, the top-tier adorable twin sisters.

They had been at Yunding Villa for a while, and during that time, they had eaten well and put on some weight. Their already slender figures had filled out a little more, making them even more irresistibly cute and pretty.

During this time, not only had they nourished themselves into a plump and lovable state, but they had also been diligently studying for their university courses.

When they saw Xu Qianli arrive, they insisted on pulling him into teaching them.

Xu Qianli was their senior, alright, but having graduated so many years ago, he had let go of much of that knowledge. Now having to pick it back up and even teach others, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and deal with it.

While he was tutoring the two top-tier adorable sisters, his phone began to ring. The County Committee Office informed him that there was a special meeting at the County Committee that morning which he must attend.

With Ge Changhong being placed under investigation, the County Committee was like a dragon without a head. News from the County Committee Office about a meeting at such a critical moment, insisting on his attendance, made Xu Qianli sense something out of the ordinary.

He could not stick around with Yu Xiaoqiao and Yu Xiaomeng to study. Xu Qianli hurriedly made his way to the County Committee Office.

Upon entering the County Committee, Xu Qianli immediately felt an extraordinary tension in the air.

When Ge Changhong was still around, whenever he came to the County Committee, everyone would greet him with a smiling face, and many would even go out of their way to ingratiate themselves.

Today, smiles were nowhere to be found. Those who saw him deliberately avoided him as if steering clear of a plague.

Xu Qianli was well acquainted with such situations, having encountered many lately.

These people were simply distancing themselves from him, seeing Ge Changhong’s downfall and realizing they no longer had a backer.

Xu Qianli couldn’t have cared less about their attitude as he made his way to the County Committee Conference Hall, seeking his own place.

Arriving at what should have been the seat reserved for the Party Secretary of Qingshan Town, Xu Qianli sensed something was amiss—the nameplate belonged to someone else.

After scouring the conference hall, Xu Qianli couldn’t find his nameplate anywhere.

The County Committee had summoned him to the meeting but hadn’t provided a seat for him—how interesting.

Many people had already arrived in the conference hall, and quite a few noticed Xu Qianli’s lack of a seat, snickering to themselves.

"Xu Qianli, you used to be so prominent, causing quite a stir in Qingshan Town."

"Now look at you—attending the expanded County Committee meeting without even a place to sit. How will you strut about now?"

A number of observers watched coldly, waiting to see Xu Qianli embarrass himself.

In the bureaucratic world of Jiang City, there was no shortage of mundane and idle officials, merely fumbling through their days.

Compared to them, Xu Qianli, who had made achievements in Qingshan Town and quickly rose to fame, becoming a provincial and even internet celebrity, and receiving provincial recognition, had soon been promoted to Deputy Division Director and was poised to study at the Party School in Beijing, throwing others into the shadows of his more apparent dullness and mediocrity, drawing envy from many.

Now, seeing him brought low, there were plenty of people secretly delighting in Schadenfreude.

Finding no seat of his own, Xu Qianli simply sat down in the Deputy County Magistrate’s spot.

No seat for the Party Secretary of Qingshan Town? Then I’ll take the Deputy County Magistrate’s seat—closer to the front!

This move made many furrow their brows; this young man was too audacious. His promotion to Deputy County Magistrate was approved, but the public announcement period hadn’t ended—strictly speaking, he wasn’t officially a Deputy County Magistrate yet.

Plus, with his backer Ge Changhong just being placed under investigation, he should be keeping a low profile. How could he brazenly take a Deputy County Magistrate’s seat?

It wasn’t long before several heavyweights from the county administration arrived in the conference hall.

County Magistrate Lan Qianrong, Deputy Secretary of the County Party Committee Ma Kaige, and Deputy County Magistrate Sun Yan among others made their appearances.

Then, a figure of even greater significance appeared—Zou Ming, Secretary of the Municipal Committee of Zhongzhou City, showed up in the Jiang City County Committee Conference Hall.

Upon seeing him, Xu Qianli suddenly had an ominous premonition.

As the City Secretary arriving unexpectedly in Jiang City without prior notice to chair an expanded meeting of the Jiang City County Committee, there must be some significant news he was about to drop.

The scheduled time for the meeting soon arrived. The meeting began, and Zou Ming, wasting no words, dove straight into the main topic by first announcing the dismissal of Ge Changhong.

Next, he dropped an even more astonishing piece of news.

After Ge Changhong’s investigation, the now-vacant position of Jiang City County Secretary had a successor, who was arriving in Jiang City today to assume office.

As Zou Ming’s words fell, a person entered the hall—he was the new Jiang City County Secretary.

Seeing the newcomer, Xu Qianli couldn’t help but frown.

How could it be him?