Li Se walked down the street, with a stunning beauty by his side. Naturally, the attention they drew was immense. Many people would cast a glance, then shake their heads and sigh, as if a prize pig had defiled a perfect cabbage.
"That..." Qiao Weiwei's voice finally sounded in his ear. "You mean, if I stop training like that, I'll be fine?"
"What you're saying, I'm not quite clear on your meaning," Li Se feigned ignorance.
Qiao Weiwei gritted her teeth. "It's because of this bodyguard-like training that my… that aspect has become rather dull. Is it enough if I just stop training?"
"Which aspect are you referring to?" Li Se continued to play dumb.
Qiao Weiwei felt a strong urge to stab him. A blush spread across her delicate face as she said, "Lack of sexual desire!"
"Oh, you mean that." Li Se suddenly seemed to understand, and stopped teasing the girl. He nodded and said, "Yes, as long as you give up the training, you'll gradually recover. And for a while, don't use any other methods to train. Let your body recover first."
"Oh, I see," Qiao Weiwei clearly still cared a lot about this. After all, as a woman, she couldn't really become frigid in that area, or marriage would be out of the question in the future.
After a pause, she asked curiously, "You're so young, how did you become such a skilled doctor? Who did you learn from? Don't tell me you learned from imperial physicians?"
Li Se shook his head. "It's passed down from my ancestors. I started learning from a young age. However, traditional Chinese medicine is vast and profound; I've only learned a superficial amount."
"This is far from superficial. You even managed to cure my grandfather's lung cancer. You know Western medicine is almost helpless against cancer," Qiao Weiwei thought Li Se was a bit of a rogue, but she couldn't deny his medical skills were truly exceptional.
Li Se smiled. This was all thanks to the Heavenly Physician's Nine Needles. However, the ancestral acupuncture techniques were not limited to just those. But his Qi cultivation was still in its nascent stages, making the Heavenly Physician's Nine Needles the most suitable.
As they walked, a man with a rather lecherous appearance approached them. He leered at Qiao Weiwei and said, "Beautiful lady, care to get acquainted?"
"Scram!" Qiao Weiwei replied coldly.
The man was a bit taken aback, and several people behind him burst into laughter. Clearly, they were his friends, and if he went back defeated, it would be too embarrassing. He hardened his resolve and said, "Beautiful lady, let's really get acquainted. Pick any high-class establishment in Qingyun City, and you can spend as much as you want!"
"Scram!" Qiao Weiwei repeated the same word.
The man frowned, sizing up Li Se beside her, and sneered, "Beautiful lady, your taste is truly awful. You like poor scholars? That's not good. Being with him is worse than being with me. Whatever you want, I'll give it to you. Otherwise, it’s a waste of such a beautiful face and this… body…"
"Oww!" The man screamed, clutching his crotch and curling up like a shrimp.
Li Se couldn't help but gasp. That kick might have rendered him infertile.
Seeing that things had gone south, his friends immediately rushed forward. One of them angrily yelled at Qiao Weiwei, "Hey beautiful lady, even if you didn't want to, you shouldn't hit people!"
"He deserved it!" Qiao Weiwei snorted.
The men exchanged glances, revealing sinister smiles, and simultaneously advanced towards Qiao Weiwei.
"We're here to avenge our friend."
"Beautiful lady, be good and surrender."
"..."
These men clearly had no intention of letting Qiao Weiwei off easily. The main reason was her extreme beauty, which directly fueled their criminal impulses.
Although Qiao Weiwei had trained with bodyguards, she could handle one-on-one situations. However, facing several opponents at once was not something she could manage. So, she retreated behind Li Se and shouted, "This is my boyfriend. If you want to touch me, you'll have to step over his dead body."
Li Se raised an eyebrow. Step over his dead body, what did that even mean?
"Kid, you'd better get out of the way!" one of them said fiercely.
Li Se rubbed his nose and said, "Otherwise, we can just let this matter go. You take your friend and leave, and my girlfriend and I will leave. How about that?"
"Not good!" the men immediately lunged forward.
Bang, bang, bang...
"Ah..."
But in the next moment, screams erupted. These men, just like the man who had hit on her earlier, all fell to the ground, curled up like shrimp, moaning in agony.
"Wow, quite capable," Qiao Weiwei patted Li Se's shoulder and winked.
"Let's go," Li Se took her hand and quickly led her away from the place of trouble. It wasn't that he was afraid, but it was becoming too troublesome.
Qiao Weiwei's face flushed, and she tried to pull her hand away, but ultimately didn't. She let Li Se lead her, acting like a shy young wife.
When they reached a certain place, Li Se suddenly remembered he was still holding Qiao Weiwei's hand. He quickly let go, apologizing slightly, "I was a bit rushed just now, please don't mind."
"I think you did it on purpose," Qiao Weiwei said, blushing and chiding him.
*Vroom!*
Just as Li Se was about to say something, a black sedan suddenly stopped in front of him. A man in a suit got out of the car. He looked at Li Se, frowned, and asked, "Are you Li Se?"
"I am. Who might you be?" Li Se replied calmly.
"The Hong family, Hong Tai!" the man said, a hint of coldness in his tone.
"Oh, it's you," Li Se said with some surprise. "What, are you ready to prepare the hundred million for me?"
"Yes," Hong Tai looked at Li Se with disdain. "If you have no objections, get in the car. A hundred million is just a small matter to me, as long as you can cure my son."
"Alright." Li Se was not afraid of any schemes Hong Tai might have. After thinking for a moment, he looked at Qiao Weiwei and said, "Weiwei, you go back first. I'll come over later."
"No, I want to go with you." Qiao Weiwei was the first to get into the car.
Li Se was somewhat speechless. My dear lady, this was a dragon's den! The reason he was going wasn't entirely due to his great skill and courage, but because if he refused, Hong Tai would surely scheme against him in secret. However, with Qiao Weiwei accompanying him, Hong Tai would have some reservations.
"Then we'll go together," Hong Tai said, his eyes flashing with brilliance as he looked at Qiao Weiwei's beautiful face. "Li Se, you're truly lucky to have found such a beautiful girlfriend."
Li Se ignored him and had no choice but to get in.
Hong Tai let out a barely audible snort, got into the passenger seat, and then told the driver to start the car.