Qin Siyang scratched his head.
Then scratched his arm.
For some reason, he felt itchy all over.
If he didn't scratch, he didn't know how to ease this awkwardness inside.
Qin Siyang was not someone who ignored advice.
He had completely taken in Li Tianming's warning.
Without a doubt.
According to Li Tianming, Wen Shu was the most suitable partner for him.
Qin Siyang thought for a moment.
'Hmm… If I am to be with Wen Shu, it doesn't seem unacceptable.'
'Just so happens, she likes him too.'
After being reborn, he didn't have to be a simp anymore.
Might as well go with the flow.
"You brat, what are you grinning about over there?"
Li Tianming interrupted Qin Siyang's thoughts.
"Grinning? Am I?"
"Your gums are showing. What do you think?"
"Uh, nothing."
"Hey, looks like you didn't really listen to what I said. Forget it, people are like that. No matter how much you talk, they won't get it. Only after experiencing it will they understand."
"I listened!"
"Old Li, don't worry, I'll definitely find a wife who understands me, knows what I'm doing, and can share my secrets."
Li Tianming gave Qin Siyang a weird look, "Why are you so excited?"
"No, I'm not excited at all!"
Li Tianming couldn't be bothered to dig deeper.
Qin Siyang wasn't his son, after all. He had no say in his marriage.
He had already given as much advice as he could. What Qin Siyang did with it was up to him.
"Little Qin, what's your next plan?"
"Oh, I'm going outside the safe zone—"
"Wait a minute!"
Li Tianming's eyes widened.
"You just got back a few days ago, and you're going out again? Can't you take a break?"
Qin Siyang looked helpless, "Old Li, I don't want to be running around all the time, risking my life every day either. But I have to find sacrifices to upgrade my Sequence level."
"My god," Li Tianming clutched his head in pain, "This is so frustrating."
"Little Qin, let me be clear, I'm being watched by various forces now. I definitely can't leave the safe zone. If anything happens to you again, I won't be able to go out and save you."
"Old Li, don't worry. This time, I'll be completely safe."
"That's what you said last time too."
"This time is different. My plan this time is to hunt the disc-armor sacrifices of small gods."
"I don't believe a damn word."
"Trust me. Besides, if I don't take risks, how am I supposed to get you those rare materials?"
Li Tianming sighed, "The materials I need for my research are too difficult to obtain. I'm already preparing to use lower-grade alternatives."
"No! Don't downgrade them!"
Qin Siyang immediately stopped him, "Why downgrade? If the materials drop in quality, so will the results. A discounted research outcome, how are we supposed to compete with Guo Jiuxiao with that? Old Li, you gotta toughen up!"
"Toughen up, my ass! I can't leave the safe zone, and Old Zhang and the others have their own important things to do. Who has time to search for materials?"
"Isn't there still me?"
"You? I'd be grateful if you don't make things worse."
Li Tianming let out another heavy sigh, "Little Qin, you've already helped me a lot recently. I don't expect you to contribute any more. As long as you stay safe, I'll be satisfied."
"Old Li, with that kind of encouragement, even if I have to climb mountains of knives or wade through seas of fire, I'll get you those materials."
Seeing that he couldn't dissuade him, Li Tianming stopped trying.
Anyway, that kind of rare god, Corrosive Black Centipede, wasn't something you could just run into.
Qin Siyang would learn his lesson after suffering a bit.
Li Tianming then asked: "By the way, let me ask you something."
"What?"
"Have you ever drunk a Sequence Potion before?"
"No."
"In that case, don't ever drink one."
"What do you mean?"
"I'm thinking, if your Sequence can increase without relying on Sequence potions, then it's not an ordinary Sequence. Drinking a Sequence potion might cause side effects."
Qin Siyang wasn't planning to drink Sequence potions anyway.
But hearing Li Tianming's reasoning, he found it made sense and became even more certain of his decision.
"Makes sense. Then I won't drink it."
"Good. Then I'll just take a few more bottles of your Sequence potion."
"…"
"I'm just letting you know, so you don't accuse me of stealing later."
"Old Li, when a kid says they need to poop, it usually means they've already done it in their pants. You get what I'm saying?"
"Come on, don't say stuff like that."
Qin Siyang didn't bother arguing with Li Tianming over such small matters.
He asked, "Old Li, what are your next plans? More research?"
Hearing Qin Siyang's words, Li Tianming fell silent.
His eyes clouded with worry.
Only then did Qin Siyang remember, Li Tianming was sitting here alone smoking at night. He must have had something on his mind.
"Old Li, what happened?"
"I got news this afternoon. My ex-wife… she's stirring up trouble again."
"What did she do?"
"She contacted some people. She's trying to sell the research notes I left at home."
"What? Didn't you say she doesn't even know what you were working on?"
"She probably got a tip-off from Guo Jiuxiao."
"She trusts Guo Jiuxiao over you? Old Li, you're a genius, how did you end up with such a dumb wife?"
"Don't be throwing stones when you live in a glass house. Anyone can make bad choices in relationships. Are you telling me your past crush, Li Jingwen, was smart?"
"I've already corrected my mistake. Li Jingwen is dead."
"Then I need to correct my mistake too."
Qin Siyang immediately sat up straight, "You're going to kill Ye Hongqing?"
"Yes. If I don't, she'll just keep being used as a weapon against me."
Li Tianming flicked the ashes off his cigarette, his gaze deep, "In my memory, I never brought my critical research notes home. Even if I did, I shredded them immediately."
"But I can't guarantee she doesn't know something important. And of course, it's also possible that the 'notes' she has are actually just research results Guo Jiuxiao gathered about my project over the years. He might be using her to harm me."
"No matter what, Ye Hongqing has to die," Li Tianming always acted with precision.
Qin Siyang figured that so-called research notes were probably Guo Jiuxiao's doing.
Guo Jiuxiao didn't dare go after Li Tianming directly, probably because he was still wary of what Zhao Longfei had said last time.
So, he was still manipulating Ye Hongqing into doing his dirty work.
Qin Siyang didn't waste words.
With the kind of life-or-death bond he shared with Li Tianming, there was no way he'd just stand by.
"How can I help?"
"No need. I'm a grown man. I should take responsibility for my own actions, not have you clean up after me."
"But you just said you wanted my help killing her."
"I hesitated before. Not anymore."
"Is Director Zhang helping you?"
"I'm doing this alone. Dragging Old Zhang and the others into this wouldn't sit right with me."
"No outside help at all?"
"I'm connected to the Crimson Crystal. Guo Jiuxiao won't dare do anything to me. Don't worry."
Since Qin Siyang couldn't change his mind, he stopped trying.
"By the way, Little Qin, I'm telling you this because I mentioned it to you before. Don't tell anyone. I'll handle it myself."
"Got it."
Li Tianming smiled at Qin Siyang, "Don't worry. It's nothing."
"When are you leaving?"
"Tomorrow."
"That soon?"
"The sooner, the better. No time for complications."
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