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“Cough, cough, cough… System, are you sure we’ll run into Qin Huairu if we keep waiting here?”
Wang Lin’s face was deathly pale. Even just breathing sent pain rippling through his chest.
Though it was still the height of summer, his body emanated an icy chill.
“System, if Qin Huairu doesn’t show up soon, I really will be off to the Western Paradise.”
“Don’t worry, Host. Look over there—see for yourself, Qin Huairu is coming!”
Wang Lin looked into the distance and indeed saw a figure walking towards him, step by step. There was no mistaking it—this was none other than Qin Huairu, who had just turned eighteen.
The moment he saw her, Wang Lin’s expression brightened. He hurried up to greet her, taking three steps at a time.
“Hello, comrade. Do you happen to know the way to Qin Family Village?”
Qin Huairu gave Wang Lin a scrutinizing look and found herself momentarily dazed.
Even with his sickly pallor, his handsome features were impossible to miss. Yet it was his unmistakable air of authority—he had the bearing of a leader—that truly captivated her.
“So handsome… If only he were from the city and willing to marry me…”
Wang Lin had no inkling of her thoughts. In his previous life, he’d been a bachelor well into his thirties; in this life, all his time had been devoted either to cultivation or defending his country from invaders.
“Comrade, is something wrong?”
Seeing Qin Huairu staring off into space, Wang Lin waved a hand in front of her and asked again.
“Ah… I—I’m actually from Qin Family Village. Why are