Chapter 52: I’m a Dog
From Lu Qianqian’s house to Kongyuan Mountain, driving at normal speed would take about an hour.
Of course, that’s referring to normal driving speed.
One minute later, a motorcycle appeared on this road that completely disregarded traffic laws, ignoring red and green lights entirely, with the throttle twisted to the max until only a black streak remained visible.
The moment passersby caught sight of it, the vehicle had already vanished from view like black lightning.
Sixteen minutes later, Gu Qing arrived at the foot of Kongyuan Mountain.
From a distance, he could see Ji Yueling’s silver sports car parked there, along with another car painted in crimson red. At this moment, Ji Yueling was leaning against her car, lazily waiting for him.
Today she wore a black hoodie with loose, comfortable athletic pants underneath, her hair tied back in a simple, neat ponytail. She spotted the distant black dot from far away, but in just a few breaths, that dot had stopped beside her car, allowing her to clearly see the suddenly appeared Gu Qing.
Gu Qing removed his black helmet and instinctively looked toward the red sports car nearby. A woman was also standing beside that car—wearing a sexy white tank top and figure-hugging denim shorts. Her build was similar to Ji Yueling’s, but her chest seemed more ample. Her features had a hint of youthful charm, unlike Ji Yueling’s cool demeanor.
And she had long, wavy pink hair.
“You’re that fast?” Ji Yueling’s eyes showed some surprise.
“Of course.” Gu Qing looked at Ji Yueling in front of him, then turned to the woman beside them, saying, “So, mind introducing me to this lady?”
“An Qing.” The pink-haired, curly-haired older sister turned to look at him once, speaking for herself. She held a women’s cigarette in her hand. The moment she saw Gu Qing’s eyes shamelessly roaming over her neckline and long legs, she instinctively felt resistant, crossing her arms over her chest and giving Ji Yueling a sideways glance.
“Are you and her friends?” Gu Qing asked Ji Yueling.
Ji Yueling answered softly, “She’s my teammate. We occasionally run a few laps here and bet some small money.”
“Oh… so who won today?”
“She did,” Ji Yueling replied flatly.
“Alright, then we won’t play with her. How about you teach me to drive?” Gu Qing looked at Ji Yueling with anticipation.
This statement left both Ji Yueling and An Qing slightly stunned. Then Ji Yueling showed a trace of helplessness, though she didn’t scold him. She opened the car door and tilted her head toward Gu Qing, “Get in.”
Ji Yueling started the sports car and drove off toward the mountaintop.
Gu Qing began seriously observing Ji Yueling’s actions from the side, watching when she turned the steering wheel, when she pressed the gas pedal, and for once actively asking Ji Yueling how to drive and drift.
“You really don’t know how?” Ji Yueling was somewhat surprised.
“Not knowing is perfectly normal, okay?” Gu Qing spread his hands helplessly. “But if you just tell me once, let me watch for a while, and explain the principles, I should get it.”
So Ji Yueling drove Gu Qing from the foot of the mountain to the peak, then looked at him. “Got it?”
Gu Qing’s eyes were eager to try.
So the two got out and switched places, with Gu Qing sitting in the driver’s seat and Ji Yueling in the passenger seat. Gu Qing ignited the engine, and as the engine’s roar sounded, Ji Yueling looked at him with interest.
She rarely saw anything Gu Qing wasn’t good at, because Gu Qing’s movements at this moment looked truly clumsy and flustered. If she hadn’t spoken up to remind him, she even suspected Gu Qing would drive the car straight off the cliff with her.
But gradually, Gu Qing’s movements began to become skillful, and his speed also began to increase. Ji Yueling’s face turned slightly pale. “If you go any faster and crash, I can’t guarantee whether my abilities can actually save you.”
“Wouldn’t that be more interesting?” Gu Qing’s eyes lit up.
Ji Yueling pursed her lips, suddenly remembering that this guy didn’t care about that in the first place. But she was genuinely curious whether Gu Qing truly wasn’t afraid of death, or if he clearly knew he wouldn’t die.
Soon Gu Qing successfully drove the car down the mountain. Having gradually grasped the essentials, he looked very excited now, like a child playing with a beloved toy. He began driving up the mountain again, but his speed was already considerably faster than Ji Yueling’s earlier pace. Ji Yueling watched the retreating scenery around them, watching Gu Qing control the steel beast beneath them, with each drifting turn making her heart feel like it would leap out of her chest. Only when they reached the mountaintop could she finally breathe somewhat steadily.
She had watched Gu Qing go from clumsy to skillful with her own eyes.
“Is there anything you can’t do?” she finally couldn’t help murmuring.
“Plenty, but I can learn most things just by watching once.” Gu Qing answered honestly.
Ji Yueling’s eyes seemed to become somewhat envious, but soon Gu Qing smiled helplessly. “Many things are interesting precisely because of the process of learning and mastering them. If you mastered everything instantly, there would be no sense of achievement, and the fun would be greatly reduced.”
As he spoke, Gu Qing had already driven the car down the mountain again. The red sports car was still parked there, with An Qing now lazily leaning against the car seat, smoking alone while looking at the sky, lost in thought.
Gu Qing suddenly honked the horn, then stuck his head out the window and shouted, “Pink-hair sis, want to run a lap?”
He was truly familiar to the extreme.
An Qing, sitting in the car, was first stunned, then tilted her head, started the engine, and drove to a position parallel with his.
Ji Yueling beside them suddenly found it very interesting. She leaned close to Gu Qing, looked at the open window, and spoke to An Qing, “I guarantee he just learned to drive. Do you dare bet something with him?”
“Bet what?” An Qing spoke flatly.
“Same as usual?”
An Qing nodded lightly, indicating agreement.
Instantly, the sound of roaring engines filled the air. Ji Yueling quietly watched Gu Qing’s profile. At this moment, Gu Qing still had some excitement on his face, trying various possible cornering methods, so that his speed reached an especially terrifying level. Ji Yueling’s body was forced to press tightly against the seat. She finally couldn’t help reminding him, “You can’t accelerate anymore…”
But Gu Qing seemed to have only heard the word “accelerate” because of the engine’s roar, and the car speed got faster and faster. Ji Yueling stared wide-eyed, but at this moment she didn’t dare disturb Gu Qing in the slightest, afraid that the smallest movement would distract him and send them crashing through the guardrail.
Gu Qing had long since left An Qing’s red sports car far, far behind. If it weren’t for Gu Qing taking the wheel, even Ji Yueling herself wouldn’t have known her car’s performance could reach this level.
At this moment, Gu Qing was laughing wildly and recklessly, as if extremely satisfied, until the very moment before the car completely crashed into the mountain and tumbled through the air—he was laughing happily throughout.
The moment the car body hit the mountain.
Everything in front of Ji Yueling began to slow down.
She reached out her hand, and dense spider silk instantly wrapped around Gu Qing. She herself was also tightly bound by spider silk. After tumbling several times in mid-air, her car crashed heavily to the ground.
Ji Yueling struggled out through the car door, opened the door on Gu Qing’s side, dragged out the currently cocooned Gu Qing, and ran more than ten meters away before her car burst into flames.
The spider silk cocoon around Gu Qing was quickly dissolved by her, but now Gu Qing’s legs were completely deformed, a bloody mess like a mixture of bones and flesh. Ji Yueling reached out and patted Gu Qing’s face, watching him slowly open his eyes.
She took a deep breath and slowly spoke, “Still alive?”
“It hurts.” Tears were streaming down Gu Qing’s face.
“Good that you know it hurts.”
Ji Yueling angrily wanted to lift her leg and give him a hard kick, but seeing his bloody lower body, she ultimately couldn’t bring herself to do it. She reached out her hand, milky white light appeared, and Gu Qing’s injuries began to gradually heal.
Ji Yueling didn’t dare slack off in the slightest, but when she saw Gu Qing crying from pain yet suddenly laughing out loud, she became furious again. All the energy she had absorbed in her body these days was completely used to treat Gu Qing’s injuries, while also totally destroying a car equipped with partial alchemical technology.
Gu Qing’s injuries were finally completely healed. An Qing, who had been chasing behind, had heard that deafening crash from far away, so she had slowed down early and stopped to the side. She got out of her car and looked at Ji Yueling and Gu Qing with concern.
“It’s fine.” Ji Yueling answered flatly, then unceremoniously lifted her leg and kicked Gu Qing in the waist, saying flatly, “Get up.”
“Let me lie down for a while…” Gu Qing answered weakly.
The warm spring sun was now falling on his face. Although Ji Yueling had healed his injuries, the previous pain had been very real. It took him quite a while to finally recover. After standing up, his legs were still somewhat weak, so he supported himself on Ji Yueling’s shoulder.
In the distance, Ji Yueling’s sports car was now almost burned down to just the alchemical metals.
“You owe me a car.” Ji Yueling said flatly.
“How much?” Gu Qing now knew he was in the wrong, shrinking his head and answering timidly.
“With a discount based on our relationship, I’ll charge you five million.”
“Don’t be like that, aren’t we the most intimate lovers in the world?”
“It’s master and dog.”
“I’m a dog! Woof woof woof!”
“Five million.” Ji Yueling wouldn’t joke around with him, extending her hand toward him. Immediately Gu Qing’s face fell—forget five million, he couldn’t even pull out five thousand from his entire body.
The next instant, Ji Yueling grabbed his ear and twisted it hard. “Now you’re scared? Now you regret it? Telling you to slow down and you couldn’t hear, right?!”
“There’s something wrong with your broken car. It was fine before, so how did it suddenly lose control? I rode my motorcycle here at 200 km/h the whole way and nothing happened…” Gu Qing’s tone now lacked confidence and strength, no longer showing his previous arrogance in front of Ji Yueling, like a child being scolded by a parent.
“You’re still arguing with me?” Ji Yueling gritted her teeth angrily. Gu Qing immediately shrank his head. “I never said I wouldn’t pay…”
“Do you have money to pay?”
“How about… I sell myself to you?” Gu Qing looked at her timidly.
Ji Yueling was actually amused by his anger. She let go, crossed her arms, and glanced at him sideways. “How much per time?”
Gu Qing held up five fingers. “Five hundred thousand?”
“Are you made of diamonds?” Ji Yueling sneered. “Five million, with ten thousand daily interest. Go raise the money, bastard.”