Chapter 209 Burn the Bridge After Crossing

Words : 1357 Updated : Sep 23rd, 2025

Next to the swiftly flowing river, Xia Liu quickly stripped off his clothes and leisurely walked into the water. "This jerk!" Li Qianqian, hiding behind a large rock and watching Xia Liu enter the water, couldn't help but start complaining. She didn't even know how to describe her feelings anymore. Xia Liu was too fast; she had thought he was just coming to wash his hands. But in the blink of an eye, he had removed all his clothes. And because of that, Li Qianqian ended up seeing things she shouldn't have. Even when she hid, every time she closed her eyes, the image of Xia Liu's solid chest appeared in her mind. Along with that frighteningly impressive "little buddy." "Tell me, Officer Li, you've followed me for so long and now you're spying on me bathing, what exactly are you trying to do?" Just as Li Qianqian was shyly fantasizing, Xia Liu's voice suddenly reached her ears. "Uh, was I discovered?" Li Qianqian felt bitter. She was certain she had been very careful with every step, yet she was still discovered. "You can do it, Li Qianqian!" She cheered herself on and came out from behind the rock. Seeing Xia Liu poking his head out of the deep water and grinning, Li Qianqian suddenly regretted it. She shouldn't have come out. He must have known she was following him and then shamelessly stripped and entered the water right in front of her! "Officer Li, sneaking up on me late at night, if this gets out, my reputation will be completely destroyed." "Joke! Do you even have a reputation to ruin? Everyone knows you're a ladies' man. Just be careful not to become decrepit as you age," Li Qianqian angrily said. "Thanks for the concern, Officer Li. Even in a hundred years, I will still be undefeated! Of course, I'm talking about within the 'curtains.' "Can't you have some shame?" "Of course, what did Officer Li come to see me for?" Xia Liu nodded, barely holding back a smile as he asked. After a moment of silence, Li Qianqian took a deep breath and said, "I want to learn your martial arts!" "Uh, that might not be possible," Xia Liu hesitated, his face showing a bitter smile. "Why not, does your master forbid outsiders from learning it?" Li Qianqian had watched many martial arts dramas, and it always went like this. Could it be the same with Xia Liu? "It's not that, but my martial arts can only be taught to my wife, so I'm sorry, Officer Li." "You…" Li Qianqian pointed at Xia Liu, her mouth slightly open, but she couldn't utter a single word. "I'll trade you the information about Sister Fang." "The information on Sister Fang has already been exchanged. No can do," Xia Liu waved his hand dismissively. This girl really knew how to count every favor; she had already traded that case, yet she wanted to use it as a bargaining chip again. "Just undo the previous deal, and I won't interfere with the case." "Officer Li, you can't do this, it's like crossing the river and demolishing the bridge." Xia Liu gained some new insights into the extent of women's pettiness. This girl was just too adorable, locking onto a suspect and then kicking herself out of the picture; really slick. "That's settled then, now you have to teach me martial arts!" Li Qianqian excitedly said. Ever since she saw Xia Liu sweep away a hundred disciples with a single palm strike, she knew she was hooked. If she could possess that kind of power, she wouldn't have to fear danger in future cases. "That's not possible. If you really want to do this, I'll talk to Sect Master Tianqian and have him keep you here for a few months." "You jerk!" Li Qianqian gritted her teeth in anger. She had almost forgotten that the entire Taiji Sect was at Xia Liu's command now. Fighting with him here was absolutely suicidal. "Haha, once we get back and file away the suspect, you'll have to tell me all about Sister Fang," Xia Liu laughed, continuously scooping up water and splashing it towards the shore. "Ahhhh! You jerk! Jerk!" Li Qianqian screamed as she ran away. "Damn it! Leave my clothes behind!!!" "Run back naked!" ... After Li Qianqian disappeared, Xia Liu smiled bitterly. Indeed, in such situations, one shouldn't joke with women, or else they just have to resign themselves to bad luck. In the end, Xia Liu could only use the cover of night, employing his ultimate speed to return to the room Tianqian had arranged for him. The two disciples guarding the door saw a dark red shadow flash by and couldn't help but tremble. They were martial artists with good vision, after trembling, they couldn't help but chuckle. It turned out that when speed was pushed to the limit, even clothes and pants couldn't withstand it. Haha! If Xia Liu knew what they were thinking, he would definitely laugh until his stomach hurt. This was absolutely streaking, what did speed have to do with this? To avoid embarrassment tomorrow, Xia Liu asked the two disciples to find him a set of clothes. In the Taiji Sect, only the elders' clothes were suitable for him to wear. The next morning, Xia Liu already wanted to get his own clothes back, as these Taiji Sect clothes were just ridiculous. A long robe in cyan and white, with a jade piece hanging at the waist, damn the ancient style. However, what calmed Xia Liu's mood was that wearing this outfit, he actually looked uniquely handsome. "Elder Xia, are you leaving today?" Xia Liu was saying his goodbyes to Tianqian when the old man almost burst into tears. Taiyi Sect ah, it had been decades since they last contacted the scattered Taiji Sect members across Huaxia, how could Tianqian not weep bitterly? "Sect Master Tianqian, let me be clear, I'm not an elder from the Taiyi Sect." "Elder Xia, don't say such things, you are indeed an elder of the Taiyi Sect, otherwise how would the mechanisms in the forest not have been activated? You must have stopped them." Recalling how that disciple had instructed, Xia Liu and his friend had passed through the primitive forest unharmed, this could explain that Xia Liu was intimately familiar with those mechanisms. "Ah! There were mechanisms in that forest?" Li Qianqian asked in surprise. Not only her but Chang Wusheng and others were also shocked. If it was as Tianqian said, the mechanisms set up in that forest must be terrifying. "You mean those bows and swords? I discovered them unintentionally and then destroyed them all," Xia Liu said with a wry smile. "Uh uh uh..." Tianqian stared blankly at Xia Liu, those mechanisms were set in very hidden places, how could Xia Liu have discovered them unintentionally? However, no matter how Xia Liu explained, Tianqian was convinced he was an elder of the Taiyi Sect. At the farewell, Tianqian's tears flowed freely, it had been decades since someone from the Taiyi Sect had visited again. "Xia Liu, are you really not an elder of the Taiyi Sect?" On the way back, Li Qianqian asked doubtfully. Honestly, Chang Wusheng and the others also had such doubts. Because they had only recently come into contact with the martial artist level. Tianqian was quite old, to show such respect to Xia Liu, if he didn't have that status, it would definitely be impossible. "I really am not, also give me back my clothes," Xia Liu said earnestly. "Officer Li, Elder Xia, you guys talk, my brothers and I will clear the road ahead." Hearing Xia Liu ask Li Qianqian for his clothes, Chang Wusheng understood and immediately led his teammates away. Xia Liu was indeed a martial arts master, life definitely easy-going, if he wanted at such a time, could Li Qianqian really refuse...

Chapter 209 Burn the Bridge After Crossing

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