CHAPTER 688: CHAPTER 688: FEELINGS CAN’T BE FORCED

After a few rounds of drinks, the dishes came in five flavors.

Qin Yi kept praising the Village Chief’s osmanthus wine, raising his glass repeatedly.

In the end, unconsciously, both jars of wine were finished.

Qin Yi himself was slightly tipsy, but Mo Wuji and Bai Jingqing’s eyes were bright, showing no signs of intoxication.

Qin Yi picked up the wine jar, poured wine for everyone, his fingertip flashed with a purple glow, and a purple light merged into the wine.

"Come on, cheers! Let’s celebrate Mo Shao embracing the beauty."

Bai Jingqing, though seething with anger, found herself helpless in front of a rogue like Qin Yi. She could only continue drinking.

Thud, thud.

After drinking this bowl of wine, both Bai Jingqing and Mo Wuji collapsed on the table, knocking over the bowls and chopsticks in front of them.

The Village Chief, along with three disciples of Baihua Pavilion beside him, were all stunned. Even a fool could see that the drunkenness of these two was not normal, and they all looked towards Qin Yi.

Qin Yi squinted slightly and smiled, "Their tolerance for alcohol is really poor, quickly help them go rest."

"Village Chief, don’t just stand there, hurry and prepare a room."

The Village Chief was completely bewildered.

"Hurry up," Qin Yi urged.

The Village Chief regained his senses, gave Qin Yi a strange look, then pointed to a room, "Those are guest rooms, and the bedding inside is all clean."

Qin Yi stood up, helped Mo Wuji, and then looked at the three female disciples of Baihua Pavilion, "Help your junior sister Bai to follow me."

The three looked at Qin Yi with bewilderment.

"What? Do you want me to marry you off to the single men here?"

The three women were so frightened they almost jumped up, hastily helping Bai Jingqing to catch up with Qin Yi.

Qin Yi first let the three women support Bai Jingqing to wait at the door, then helped Mo Wuji into the room, threw him onto the bed, stripped him bare, squinted and muttered, "The size is quite lacking."

Afterward, he covered Mo Wuji with a blanket, came out and said to the three women, "Help your junior sister Bai in and lay her on the bed, remember to take off her clothes, it’s quite uncomfortable to sleep in them."

The three women were dumbfounded, one of them tremblingly said, "Junior sister Bai will kill us if she finds out."

"Do you want me to kill you now, or wait until your junior sister Bai kills you tomorrow?"

The three women exchanged glances, what’s the difference?

"Go ahead, just say I threatened you."

"Really?"

The three were surprised, they didn’t expect Qin Yi to take the blame for them. But on second thought, they were indeed being threatened.

"Hurry up, a moment of spring night is worth a thousand gold, delaying it would be punished by heaven."

Helpless, the three women had no choice but to help Bai Jingqing inside.

Qin Yi returned, holding the wine cup and sipping contentedly.

"Why did you do this? I’ve seen many people who want to embrace beauties, yet you send such a beautiful woman to another man’s bed. I’ve never seen anything like it in my life."

Qin Yi laughed, "I have a wife."

"Isn’t it normal for a man to have multiple wives? Who would dislike beauties?" The old Village Chief didn’t understand.

Qin Yi smirked, "It seems the Village Chief was quite the ladies’ man in his youth?"

"When young, who didn’t have a few romantic escapades? But I’ve never seen anyone act like you. You aren’t..." The Village Chief said, his old eyes glancing towards Qin Yi’s legs.

"What are you looking at?" Qin Yi nearly smashed the wine cup on the old man’s head, enraged at this great insult to a man, "I have a wife, and we’re expecting twins."

The Village Chief said slowly, "From what I see, you’re not someone who follows the rules."

Qin Yi smiled bitterly, "It’s because I’m not someone who follows the rules that it caused someone important to me to still lie in an ice coffin."

"I know, many people spend their lives chasing after money, power, and beauty. But to me, all these are fleeting clouds. Having them is enough for my life."

The Village Chief didn’t know who Qin Yi was referring to, but he could imagine these people were very important to him.

"Mo Wuji and Bai Jingqing are very important to me, the other members of the Five Great Families are unreliable. Only Mo Wuji is somewhat righteous. He likes Bai Jingqing, and since a gentleman fulfills the beauty of others, I’ll help them. If they don’t have this relationship, I can’t trust Bai Jingqing."

"The situation outside is much more complicated than it is here. The Five Great Families have hidden for a long time, their roots are deep, and they have been manipulating events from the shadows. If we want to pacify the world and protect the people, we must eliminate them."

"But their forces are too strong. If I fight head-on, I’d certainly suffer heavy losses. My subordinates are all brave men, and dying at the hands of the Five Great Families would be a disgrace to them. So, to dismantle the Five Great Families, we have to strike from within."

"And this time entering the Secret Realm is a rare opportunity for me. Mo Wuji and Bai Jingqing are crucial to my future plan. Besides, if I succeed, no one will disturb your life here anymore."

The Village Chief understood only partially. He wasn’t good at strategy and couldn’t fathom Qin Yi’s plans, but he understood one thing: if Qin Yi succeeded this time, no Raiders would set foot in their lands again.

"Qin Yi, thank you! I wish you great success." The Village Chief raised his cup, full of gratitude.

Qin Yi smiled, "Don’t be so grateful, I actually have a selfish motive. Baihua Pavilion is full of beauties, and my subordinates are all Arhats, basically single men. Their future marriages will depend on Baihua Pavilion."

The three female disciples who emerged from the room just happened to overhear Qin Yi’s words and were dumbstruck.

Qin Yi gestured for the three women to come over.

"All arranged?"

They nodded.

"Sit," Qin Yi pointed at the stone bench.

The three women cautiously sat down, barely letting their butts touch the seat.

Qin Yi squinted slightly, looking at them.

The three women showed terrified expressions. Wasn’t Qin Yi eyeing them with lust and intending to do something?

"What are you thinking?" Qin Yi, perceptive as ever, immediately guessed their thoughts. "Rest assured, when I met two of your Baihua Pavilion disciples before, they wanted a friendly match in the wild, and I refused. You’re safe."

The three women forced a smile that was worse than crying, thinking to themselves that they probably didn’t know you were Qin Yi, otherwise, they’d have fled long ago.

"Are you three unmarried yet?"

Facing Qin Yi, they dared not ignore him. Having witnessed Qin Yi kill, they knew how terrifying he was.

All three nodded simultaneously.

"Did you hear what I said earlier?"

They nodded again.

"Although you’re among Baihua Pavilion’s finest disciples, my Peace Army is not lacking, each one is a dragon among men. When we organize a social event, you might find your true love."

"Don’t worry, it’s absolutely not forced. Love is not something to force; take to them if you do, let it go if you don’t."

The three women smiled awkwardly, inwardly cursing—_force it not?_ Were junior sister Bai and Mo Shao willing? Only a fool would believe you.