The light shirt rose to the top, then floated down slowly, landing right on the clothes rack.
"Hoo! —Hoo! —Hoo! —"
Qi Ji stared at the misty ceiling, knowing that the next step was the most critical and difficult one!
"Second level... take off, take off... your pants..."
He grabbed the waistband of his trousers and squatted down quickly. His trousers were pulled to his knees and a slight chill crept up his thighs.
She still kept her head up. However, a very bewitching voice was whispering in her heart:
"…lower your head…take a look…just a look…just a look…"
"——I, I'll just take a look!"
Her neck seemed to be rusted, and she lowered her head one by one. Her slightly raised chest and flat belly came into view, and then further down, her white and smooth...
"puff!"
Her blood suddenly rushed to her head, her face turned red, and she almost fainted from the rush of blood!
If she had not lost the precious tool used to commit the crime, she would definitely be holding her head high and feeling proud at this moment.
At this moment, Qi Ji realized a fact.
she……
The challenge failed.
Because of her special physique, the so-called "bath" for her only requires soaking in water for a few minutes to rinse off the dust on the body surface. She doesn't even need to rub it, let alone use soap or shampoo.
According to common sense, she should come out soon.
However, the rippling sound of water lasted for a long time...
Half an hour later, Qi Ji walked out of the bathroom barefoot, in pajamas and with a slightly red face.
The pajamas are from Lunxi, not the ones she wore when she was a child, but the ones she wore now, so of course the size is a bit larger.
But... pajamas don't have to be fitted, looser ones are more comfortable.
The lace-edged satin pajamas were loosely worn on her petite body, with a thin mist lingering around her, creating a unique aura of a woman holding a lute and half-covering her face, which was captivating.
The warm water bath makes the originally fair and clear skin appear healthy and attractive with a rosy glow, just like a ripe apple, enough to arouse anyone's desire to pick it.
"I'm done," she rolled up her long sleeves to her elbows and said to Lunxi expressionlessly, "Do you want to wash too?"
Fortunately, my hair is like my skin, so it doesn't get stuck on anything. I just shook the water off it a few times and it was almost dry.
Otherwise, she, a straight man who has been single for thirty years, would not take care of her wet, waist-length hair.
"Wow! Xiao Qiji, you are so cute like this!" Lunxi's eyes were full of stars, as if he saw a cute little animal. He stared at himself in a very ungraceful way, "Hehe, I really want to pinch and hug you...Shashasha..."
"Hey, hey, hey, your saliva is about to flow out."
"Um...oh, I haven't washed yet, wait for me." Lunxi took off her high-heeled sandals and walked into the bathroom that was still steaming out. "If you are tired, you can lie on my bed. It's okay."
Qi Ji didn't hesitate and sat down on the edge of Lunxi's bed. For some reason, her legs felt weak and she didn't want to stand.
The bathroom door closed gently, and the sound of running water could be heard faintly. Qi Ji's slender and smooth legs swayed, and he stared blankly at the wall, and suddenly laughed:
"This atmosphere is so ambiguous..."
If in her previous life she told others: I am sitting on the bed in a girl's bedroom in my pajamas, and the girl is taking a bath in the bathroom - what will happen next?
The answer you will get is definitely an indecent laugh, perhaps accompanied by the resentful howl of a single dog.
Shaking her head and throwing away these messy thoughts, she focused on the business.
She was kicked out by old Edward and came back, not to take advantage of London by taking a shower, nor just to stay for one night.
…Although it’s nice to have this benefit…
"Cough cough!"
Anyway, she came here for something important!
After sneaking into the Iris Mansion, evading the surveillance of the guards and the church, the first place she went to was not Lancy's room.
It was a warehouse located in the corner of the manor.
There, she found something...interesting.
Qi Ji stood up, walked to the coat rack, reached into the pocket of the coat he was wearing, and took out a shiny round object.
This is a metal badge, copper-yellow in color, and about half the size of a palm.
There are engravings on both sides of the badge: one side is more complex, showing an open book with a huge golden ship sailing through the waves.
The reverse side is relatively simple, with only one line of phrases in bold and unrestrained fonts:
Society of St. Hydra.
After she discovered that there was spirituality in the tea, she let go of her inspiration and scanned the entire manor, and immediately found a scent with the same characteristics in the warehouse in the corner.
It was extremely faint, even weaker than the one in tea, but it still couldn't escape her powerful inspiration.
After what happened at the North District Clinic, she also knew that this spirit represented the antidote for the fever. However, when she went to the warehouse to investigate, she found that the weak spirit was not the antidote solution, or the antidote container with a trace amount of residue.
But it is this badge. The faint spirituality is hidden in this badge.
And after Qi Ji's careful investigation, she was sure that the spirituality was not inherent in the material of the badge itself, but was acquired later.
This means that the badge was once placed together with the antidote for a long time, so that it was firmly attached to its unique spiritual aura.
What can this show?
"There isn't enough clues and evidence to form a complete logical chain... It's not clear yet." She clutched the badge in her hand and returned to the bed.
This time she climbed onto the bed and tried to do a duck sit.
There was no difficulty at all, I pressed it down easily without any discomfort. It seems that this body is quite flexible.
"No rush. Tomorrow that guy... yes, Ins, he will go to report to the contact person. Then I just need to follow him and I will definitely be able to dig out more clues..."
It’s quite comfortable to sit like this, so I just keep it.
"Puzzle games are interesting only when the truth is revealed bit by bit..."
“Squeak!——”
The bathroom door was pushed open, and Lunxi, wearing a bath towel and a long bathrobe, walked out with brisk steps. Her graceful bare feet pattered on the marble floor, and crystal water droplets hung on her white skin, which was pleasing to the eye.
"Hehe, Xiao~~Qi~~Ji~~"
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Originally this chapter had more words than it does now, but due to some mysterious power from the upper narrative, it was edited a little before uploading...QAQ
Chapter 46: Communication before bed
Qi Ji shuddered at the soft and sweet voice, and then he saw Lunxi with an ulterior motive smile on his face, scratching the air with his little hands, approaching him.
"Calm down!"
She was so scared that she supported herself on the bed and moved backwards like a frightened kitten.
what's up?
She was a beautiful girl this morning, shy and graceful, but now she has turned into a perverted maniac! ?
Did this little girl suffer some kind of blow and become mentally ill? !
Seeing that Lunxi was about to climb onto the bed, he was afraid that he would have to endure some extraordinary hardships. In order to maintain his last integrity, Qi Ji hurriedly shouted:
"Wait! I'm here to do serious business! Please calm down!"
"Uh?"
Lunxi had one knee pressed against the edge of the bed. He was startled when he heard this, and put his hand down, his expression becoming a little more serious:
"Did Xiao Qiji make any new discoveries?"
"Take a look at this," Qi Ji spread out his hand and showed the badge on his palm, "Do you recognize it?"
Lunxi picked up the badge with two fingers and looked at it in front of his eyes:
"This style... should be the logo of a certain business group."
"Business group?"
"It is a group of merchants and factory owners with a certain amount of armed forces. They mainly seek profits through business. They are more common in the inland areas. There are often passing caravans or itinerant merchants in Stio and surrounding areas. They all belong to a certain merchant group."
She turned the badge over to the side with the scroll ship engraved on it, pointed at it, and analyzed:
"Look, this is the holy emblem of the 'Enterprise Chamber of Commerce'. Almost all merchant groups will put it on the back of their logos. Since it is on this badge, it is most likely the logo of the merchant group."
"What is the Enterprise Chamber of Commerce?"
Qi Ji felt that he urgently needed to find a library to catch up on all the knowledge and information in this world, otherwise it would be too passive to know nothing.
Sure enough, when he heard this question, Lunxi immediately showed a very confused and strange look, as if Qi Ji had asked some very stupid question.
This seems like common sense information...
However, Lun Xi seemed to be somewhat accustomed to Qi Ji's occasional incomprehensible ignorance. He did not ask further questions, but patiently explained:
"The Enterprise Chamber of Commerce is one of the nine major churches, with its headquarters located on Jielian Island. Its main deity is the 'God of Ocean and Kindness' - Dika. Because this god is in charge of 'waters', 'business', 'contracts', 'kindness', 'wealth' and 'wisdom', most of the believers are businessmen or factory owners."
"Wait a minute," seeing that Qi Ji still had a puzzled look on his face, Lun Xi's eyes widened, "You don't know where Jie Lian Island is, do you?"
Qi Ji blinked and agreed without saying a word.
"I'm really defeated by you...Are you really from this world?"
Lunxi rubbed his forehead and continued to explain:
"It is a small island located in the South China Sea. It is an important supply station on the route to the Giant Island in the southern continent. Its commerce and shipping industries are very developed. It is an independent city-state."
In fact, there are still many terms that Qi Ji doesn’t understand, such as “Nine Major Churches” and “Giant Island”.
But it seemed meaningless to delve into them at the moment, and in order to prevent the conversation from being too lengthy and affecting the main storyline, she decided to put these issues aside for now.
She put on an "I totally get it" expression, changed the subject and moved on:
"What's the 'Order of Saint Hydra' written on the other side? Is it the name of the merchant group?"
Lunxi nodded:
"That should be correct. But I haven't heard of it... There are tens of thousands of merchant groups in the human world, and I can't possibly recognize them all."
"What's wrong?" She returned the badge to Qi Ji. "Is there anything unusual about this merchant group?"
"I want to ask you something." Qi Ji's inspiration swept over Lun Xi's body and instantly found traces of the antidote for the fever, indicating that she had also taken the complete version of the antidote. "How much do you know about the fever?"
"It's a fever..." She tapped her chin with her index finger and looked at the ceiling sideways, her expression gradually becoming solemn. "It's a very serious plague, and... it's very cruel - although it's an incurable disease and the symptoms are extremely painful, it's not life-threatening."
She straightened her head:
"It destroys the pillars of the family, but also gives people a last glimmer of hope. If a poor family is infected, it will be a terrible disaster for the family, because for them, this hope will often be shattered in the end."
Fever usually heals itself within a few weeks, but this is only possible if the patient has adequate diet, proper care, and a comfortable environment.
For the common people and the poor, it was common to have no food to eat, and their houses were not protected from the cold. Under such conditions, it was almost impossible to cure the fever with time.
Often, patients who are the breadwinners of their families will inevitably die of hunger, weakness or other diseases after suffering extreme pain for months.
"Incurable disease?" Hearing this word, Qi Ji laughed softly, "Don't you know... there is an antidote?"
"Antidote!?" Lunxi was shocked when he heard this. "How is this possible?!"
Seeing her surprised expression, Qi Ji guessed that the antidote for the fever must have been leaked recently, otherwise there would be no reason why Lunxi, an amateur adventurer who often travels around the market, would not know about it.
Qi Ji told her what he had seen at the North District Clinic and briefly explained the origin of the badge.
The more Lunxi listened, the more shocked he became. He seemed to have remembered something incomprehensible, and muttered incoherently:
"How could this be... If, if there is an antidote to the fever, then why... This doesn't make sense..."
"One last question," Qi Ji suddenly looked in one direction, "Your dad...he had the fever, right?"
"Yes..." Lun Xi gave an affirmative answer with a serious face, "But he recovered by himself... This doesn't make sense. If there is an antidote... Why didn't he drink it? He gave it to me to drink, it's impossible that he didn't know there was an antidote..."
Lunxi had already taken the antidote but she didn't know it, which means she drank it without knowing it.
Old Edward must have known that the antidote was available on the market, because under the surveillance of the church, only he, the head of the family and father, could secretly mix the antidote into Lunxi's food and tea.
