Qin Heng glanced up.

He saw a girl in a white short-sleeved shirt with black checks and a pale pleated miniskirt standing beside him.

She had delicate features, looked to be in her twenties, sported shoulder-length hair, and had a tall figure, over 1.7 meters. She wasn't wearing stockings; her long legs were fair and flawlessly shaped, accented by white canvas shoes. She was youthful and beautiful—an absolutely stunning beauty.

"Mhm." Qin Heng nodded, then turned aside to let her in.

"Thank you," she said with a nod and a smile, then sidled past the front seats, her back to Qin Heng, heading for the window seat.

The space between the seats on the high-speed train wasn't spacious, so the girl walked slowly to keep her balance.

Her skirt was rather breezy—the type that's very popular among young girls, known as JK uniforms. It's especially good at highlighting long legs, and on her figure, it looked great, turning many heads. However, it required care when walking.

After all, as nice as it looked, it really was quite short.

Of course, Qin Heng wasn't interested in this; his mind was still occupied with thoughts, far from keen on ogling a pretty girl. Besides, he had seen others of similar caliber, so his gaze remained elsewhere.

The girl also realized her skirt was somewhat short, her cheeks blushing slightly as she thought to herself, If I'd known it'd be like this, I wouldn't have worn such a short skirt just to stay cool!

However, Qin Heng wasn't interested in any of this.

His eyes nearly closed, he quietly rested, oblivious to the beautiful scene before him, not bothering to glance even once.

After all, whether it was Song Ningran or Chen Qingzhu, they were on a similar level of beauty as this girl. Others like Qu Linglong, Wei Anqi, Chu Qixi, Su Xiao, and so forth, were also not lacking in looks or figure.

Any of them, if Qin Heng was so inclined, would not require much effort on his part.

It's just that he didn't have such intentions for the time being.

As for this pretty girl before him, he simply appreciated in his mind that she was indeed good-looking, and that was it.

WHOOSH!

However, just then, the carriage suddenly shook slightly.

The girl instantly lost her balance, faltered, and fell backward, sitting down on Qin Heng's lap.

"Ah!" she exclaimed softly, her cheeks blushing crimson, her elegant neck also turning red. Frozen, she momentarily forgot even to leave Qin Heng's embrace.

"Planning to sit for much longer?" Qin Heng asked calmly, his expression as tranquil as a still pond.

"Ah? Oh, I'm sorry," the girl apologized instinctively, quickly stood up, moved aside, and sat in her own seat, then turned her head, pretending to look at the scenery outside the window.

Then, she suddenly realized something. Wait, why did I apologize? He's the one who got the advantage here; I sat on him, on his legs, no less! I've never been so close to a man before!

With this thought, she felt indignant and turned back to look at Qin Heng, sizing him up. Then, the blush that hadn't yet faded from her pretty face deepened. I never expected him to be a cutie. He's quite handsome, she thought, her eyes brightening, and her annoyance easing somewhat.

Just as men like to look at beautiful women, women also enjoy looking at handsome men, albeit with a tad more restraint and less obvious display.

"My name is Nie Xiaoxian. What's yours?" the girl took the initiative to ask.

"Nie Xiaoqian?" Qin Heng was taken aback at the words, opened his eyes, shook his head slightly, and said indifferently, "Sorry, my name is not Ning Caichen."

"..." Nie Xiaoxian fell into a brief silence but was not surprised. It seemed Qin Heng's reaction was within her expectations. She said, "I am Nie Xiaoxian. The 'Xiao' in my name is from the word for 'dawn,' not the one for 'small.' My Nie Xiaoxian is not the famous Nie Xiaoqian!"

Each time she introduced herself, Nie Xiaoxian felt the urge to go home, pull out her household registration book, and change her name. There was no helping it; Nie Xiaoqian was much more famous than her, Nie Xiaoxian.

"Hmm, hello, my name is Qin Heng." Qin Heng nodded and then stopped paying attention to her, continuing to close his eyes and rest.

"..." Now Nie Xiaoxian was truly flabbergasted, her mind filling with wonder.

She even began to doubt her own charm. After all, I'm the campus belle of the Archaeology Department at Sichuan and Shu University, with no less than a hundred admirers from my own and other colleges! And now, I'm being ignored by this boy!? Moreover, I just accidentally sat in his lap, and he ignored me just like that!? A boy of eighteen or nineteen! Shouldn't he be the type to stop in his tracks at the sight of a beautiful girl?

"Where are you heading?" Nie Xiaoxian, a bit indignant, asked Qin Heng. "I'm going to Sichuan and Shu."

"I'm going to Mount QianFo in Sichuan and Shu," Qin Heng replied blandly. In his mind, however, he was pondering how to eliminate the Golden Buddha Temple more efficiently.

He already knew the location of the Golden Buddha Temple. If I want to destroy it, I can just go straight to Mount QianFo and break in. However, if I do that, the world will probably only think that some mysterious expert destroyed the Golden Buddha Temple. That wouldn't serve as a warning to others.

It would be best to eradicate the Golden Buddha Temple in front of the Sichuan and Shu martial artists' circle. That way, it would truly 'kill one as a warning to a hundred,' serving as a deterrent, so that no one else would foolishly come looking for trouble, Qin Heng thought to himself, completely ignoring Nie Xiaoxian next to him, not noticing that she was pouting in annoyance.

Time passed.

The high-speed train stopped at another station, and new passengers boarded. Among them, a tall, burly man with a robust physique walked in.

Behind him followed two brawny sidekicks.

The burly man, obviously without a seat ticket, stood at the connecting area of the train for a while, then led his two sidekicks into the carriage, hoping to find an available seat.

While the burly man was searching for a seat, he saw Nie Xiaoxian sulking, and his eyes immediately lit up. He approached her seat.

Nie Xiaoxian glanced at the burly man and, catching his ill-intended gaze, subconsciously shrank back into her seat with a hint of panic in her expression.

A young and pretty girl naturally feels scared when encountering such a person.

"HEH HEH, pretty girl, don't run!" The burly man chuckled, then tapped Qin Heng's shoulder, squinting as he spoke, "Hey, buddy, where are you getting off? Give up your seat to me first, let me rest for a bit!"

Without waiting for Qin Heng to respond, he grabbed Qin Heng's clothes, intending to haul him up.

However, Qin Heng was as immovable as Mount Tai and did not budge an inch.

He slowly opened his eyes, glanced indifferently at the burly man, then at the hand grasping his clothes, and said, "Sever your own arm and get off the train. Then I will spare your life!"

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