Due to the explosion just now, besides the windows, the entire vehicle seems to have been affected. After traveling around 10 km, it trembled violently then gave rise to smoke. Long Yingqing had tried to turn on the ignition several times but it was of no use. She shook her head helplessly towards Jiang Xiu. "The vehicle's not starting up."
She pushed open the door, gracefully skipped out of the car then opened the car's hood. In fact, she didn't understand much about cars, but she didn't want to put up a disappointing display. She was a very strong-minded girl.
Her pretty face got clouded over by worry.
She wore a red top today, which was paired with black jeans which perfectly outlined her butt and waist as well as her graceful legs. As Gaulle was comparatively cold, she had worn a white high-neck woolen garment inside. The bright red and black constrasted with the white underneath, vividly expressing her peerless glamor.
She closed down the hood in anger, "The engine's dead!"
This time, Long Yingqing was able to deceive him properly. Jiang Xiu was a poor person in his previous life and then landed in the Immortal Martial Continent, so he had a lot of blind spots in life. For example, he didn't know anything about repairing cars.
There were few people in Gaulle and they were far from the city. They were stranded in the middle of nowhere with no vehicles passing by. It was a little troublesome.
"My bad!" Jiang Xiu said.
To save strength, he didn't resist the force which had resulted due to the missile's explosion and let the car endure it. He regretted it very much He merely stopped it from being flown up but didn't expect to have goofed up so badly.
Long Yingqing was baffled after hearing this. She furrowed her brows. "What do you mean by that?"
"Am I not in the wrong for making such a pretty girl stand on the roadside and endure the chilly wind as well as the sunshine, making her go through such inhuman treatment? It's a grave blunder."
Long Yingqing couldn't help but laugh. She really wasn't expecting the ice-cold natured Jiang Luoxia to tease her like this. Her heart was filled with sweetness in a moment. "You baddie!"
Long Yingqing looked inside the car's trunk and found mineral water bottles in mint condition inside them. She took one out and handed it over to Jiang Xiu. The relationship between the two had eased considerably this time. "Don't worry too much. The Holy Land is located nearby to Gaulle's Labelle Grass Mountain, which is a famous tourist spot. Although it's a bit remote, it gets a lot of visitors."
"No one is going to come anytime soon."
Jiang Xiu's eyesight as well as hearing as on another level. There weren't any cars coming this way.
"Nothing can be done except waiting then!"
Naturally, it was also possible to call someone to drive over, but they had already traveled for 4-5 hours. It'd take the same amount of time for someone to come over.
Jiang Xiu gazed at her, discovering that this girl indeed looked pretty when she didn't have an arrogant expression on her face. Especially that tint of bashfulness as well as her pale, tender skin.
Long Yingqing became a little nervous as he gazed at her. She curled her hair behind her ears. There was no one here, only she and him. This guy teased me before, maybe he's… Her face blushed when she thought of this, causing her chest to tighten up.
"I remember you had the strength of a Tae Kwon Do black-belt expert?"
Long Yingqing replied timidly, "With my black-belt strength, I am nothing but a child in your eyes." She was worried right now. What to do? What if he uses force? I'm not even close to his match regarding strength. Will I have my purity destroyed in his hands?
She pinched the bottle nervously, resulting in it being deformed.
"Your strength ought to be enough. Push the car while I turn on the ignition…"
Long Yingqing's beautiful eyes almost popped out. Are you even a man?! You really have the nerve to sit inside the car while making a sweet, little girl like me push the car. I really can't believe this. I'd rather be happy if you had done that instead to me.
No wonder you were acting so good to me and even took the initiative to tease me. The trap was waiting for me here. You bastard. I should've already realized your character, you single-attributed scum.
But after recalling he is Jiang Luoxia, she could only say yes to him. "Okay."
Young Lady Long's Tae Kwon Do black-belt strength was an integral estimate of her skill and power, not just brute force. Jiang Xiu tried to start the car again. Although he wasn't familiar with cars, he wasn't completely clueless about them. As shown on TV dramas, each try showed a little different result when the ignition was attempted.
Long Yingqing came over, "Jiang Xiu, why don't you push the car, I'll try here!"
Jiang Xiu actually promised her, "Alright, you ride, and I'll push!"
Long Yingqing felt like this guy's words had another meaning to them, causing her face to flush up. She cursed at him inwardly. Rogue. After throwing him a shy yet angry glance, she thought maybe it was her thought process which was skewed. As some brainless expert had once said, girls are different from boys. If a girl is with a boy, and she finds her thoughts drifting towards that direction, it means she likes him.
Ah, Long Yingqing, you haven't fallen in love with him, right?
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
He's so annoying and tyrannical. He even threatened the Long family. How can I like him? Actually, girls like her who were extremely arrogant all thirsted to be conquered deep in their hearts. She just hadn't realized that both her mind and soul were already conquered by Jiang Xiu and within her deepest subconscious, she wished for her body to be conquered as well.
Jiang Xiu pushed the car while Long Yingqing tried to turn it on several times, but it was of no use. It was possible the engine really had a problem.
They could only wait for a car to pass by!
"Do you have money?" Long Yingqing asked him.
"Do you think I need to carry money while going out?" Jiang Xiu countered.
Long Yingqing was downcast. She could only lift up a thumb to get a free ride. However, a vehicle heartlessly speeded by them right after it.
As an indulged princess of the family, she too didn't have the habit of carrying money.
They spent 30 mins trying to hitch-hike. Over 10 cars passed by in the meantime but not even a single one pulled up. Jiang Xiu's brows furrowed. If the next car didn't stop, he planned to use force to take over it.
The next vehicle was an off-road Benz of a rather huge size. The other side had already come over towards their direction before they could lift the thumb. After the window was lowered, a pretty Chinese girl's face came into view. "Hey, you Chinese?"
"Yes!" Long Yingqing said, "Our vehicle died. Can you give us a lift?"
"Of course." The girl replied.
Long Yingqing became exalted and even showed off a little to Jiang Xiu. Look, I was able to stop a car. After that, she pulled the back door open and entered inside.
The car's interior was pretty spacious, and it seemed to be a new one too. There were only two people inside, the other being a spectacled boy wearing sportswear. He gave off the impression like that of office staff and had a lax expression on his face.
The girl looked around 20 years old and was quite pretty, with the face of an international make. Her sight fell on Jiang Xiu. "Handsome guy, are you also going to Labelle Grass Mountain to have fun?"
"To have fun? Yes, I am!" Jiang Xiu replied.
The girl asked, "Do you come to Gaulle occasionally or live here all year round?" She seemed to be very interested in Jiang Xiu.
The boy's face became sour, "Little Ying, why are you asking so many questions?"
The girl called Little Ying replied, "I just want to!"
"You should focus on driving. Handsome guy, ignore him. What's the answer then?"
"I come to Gaulle occasionally…"
Little Ying chatted with Jiang Xiu enthusiastically. This girl was definitely a woman with pretty looks among ordinary people, but she lacked a bit in comparison with all the girls Jiang Xiu was acquainted with.
Her sight fell on Long Yingqing and discovered that this girl was so pretty, enough to astonish all men in the world. "Wow. Such a pretty girl. Jiang Xiu, is she your girlfriend?"
Jiang Xiu said, "No! We are just… ordinary classmates!"
Long Yingqing didn't comment on it. She looked on as Little Ying did her best to tease Jiang Xiu. Little Ying said, "Do you have a girlfriend then?"
Jiang Xiu said, "I don't have a girlfriend!"
Long Yingqing sneered. You are so intimate with Cheng Lingran, what is she if not your girlfriend? Really, even a powerful man is, in the end, a man. One look at a pretty girl and you've shown your real character.
Little Ying asked, "Don't joke around. How come you don't have a girlfriend when you're so handsome?"
Jiang Xiu just replied with a smile.
One thing to note was that his current appearance was in the deified state. He was a God right now, and the most natural state for him was the deified one. Besides his normal eyes, he was similar to an ancient god and too handsome to have friends.
It was also possible that Long Yingqing got teased because of his ethereal face.
After a 3-hour long ride, the vehicle finally reached Labelle Grass Mountain. As Jiang Xiu and Long Yingqing prepared to get down, Little Ying asked them, "Shall we go together? It's fun with more people…"
Jiang Xiu shook his head, "Sorry but we have other business to attend to. Thank you for your help. Let me give you a piece of advice. This place isn't safe. Best leave as far away as possible from here lest you lose your life."