Chapter 158: Driving Without a License

He decided to approach her immediately.

As a man bearing the surname Hua, Hua Tianjiao was naturally an old hand among women. In the past, whenever he fancied a young woman while Li Shihao was still alive, he would simply resort to drugging her before sending her over to Li Shihao to be ravished.

Following Li Shihao’s death, although Hua Tianjiao had fewer ways to make money, his ability to pick up women had become even more enjoyable. Now, he could court women and sleep with them entirely on his own terms.

Having nothing to do this evening, he happened to spot a stunning beauty like Liu Qianqian on the street, and his thoughts immediately became active.

He guessed that although the car he was driving was hardly a luxury vehicle, it must undoubtedly look quite impressive to a beauty eating steamed buns by the roadside. With his seduction skills, wouldn’t she be easy to win over?

Just as he was chatting animatedly with Liu Qianqian, a man’s voice suddenly rang out: "I'm sorry, this beauty is not going anywhere. She is coming home with me..."

Initially, his heart sank, and he thought his plan to pick up the beauty was about to hit a snag. However, upon seeing the man step out of a battered, run-down taxi, he could not help but find it amusing.

Was this guy trying to compete with him for a woman? Because his view was blocked by the Audi, Hua Tianjiao had no idea that the man stepping out of the taxi was Qin Xuan.

Seeing the beauty let out a huff and angrily climb into the driver's seat of his car, Hua Tianjiao’s heart felt as though it was about to leap out of his chest: It's in the bag! It's in the bag!

Up close, he could see Liu Qianqian’s pretty face even more clearly. Although it vaguely bore traces of tears, there was no doubt that this beauty was of a much higher caliber than any woman he had ever played with before.

In fact, Hua Tianjiao immediately thought of the goddess in his heart: Su Muqing!

Even compared to Su Muqing, the beauty before him was a match. Although slightly younger and not quite as curvaceous as Su Muqing, her figure was still attractively proportioned, and she possessed a cute, playful charm that Su Muqing lacked.

"Well, well, I've hit the jackpot this time. I have no idea why the idiot outside made such a beauty sad, but now she's a free prize for young master Hua, hehe..."

The more Hua Tianjiao thought about it, the happier he became. He stepped hard on the gas pedal, and the Audi shot forward with a whoosh.

Watching Liu Qianqian board the Audi without the slightest hesitation and seeing the car dash away instantly, Qin Xuan was left dumbfounded on the spot.

He hadn't expected Liu Qianqian to be so furious with him. Yet seeing that she appeared to have been crying, could it be that he really was too harsh? Or had this girl realized her own mistake and wept tears of remorse?

Glancing sideways, he suddenly discovered that the driver of the Audi was none of than Hua Tianjiao.

This made Qin Xuan couldn't help but be amused. Wasn't this fellow one of Li Shihao's lackeys? To think he would be out picking up girls this late at night. However, "picking up" Liu Qianqian was definitely not going to end well for him.

Qin Xuan got into the taxi, stepped on the gas, spun the steering wheel, and gave direct chase.

Although this Volkswagen taxi was not in the same league as the Audi, its speed was not far behind, and he quickly caught up closely.

Hua Tianjiao glanced contemptuously in the rearview mirror. Seeing that the dilapidated taxi had actually followed them, he stepped firmly on the accelerator without hesitation, shooting the Audi's speed straight up to seventy miles per hour.

Qin Xuan refused to be outdone. He handled the taxi like a master, instantly shifting into fifth gear at seventy miles per hour, giving hot pursuit.

Hua Tianjiao gritted his teeth and continued to accelerate. They were currently on the outskirts of Jinling's urban area, where traffic on the road was sparse, making acceleration easy. The speed quickly climbed to eighty miles per hour.

He turned his head to look at the beauty in the passenger seat, expecting her to be screaming with excitement—such a speed of eighty was something ordinary people rarely experienced.

Yet when he looked over, he saw that Liu Qianqian was paying no attention to this at all. She was simply staring angrily into the rearview mirror, as if she held a deep, unresolvable grudge against the battered taxi behind them.

As a swordsman, if Liu Qianqian were to use her true qi to run at full strength, her speed could easily exceed eighty; this kind of speed meant nothing to her at all. Hua Tianjiao's clever scheme to startle her and win her profound admiration had completely failed.

Seeing him accelerate, Qin Xuan naturally followed right behind, feeling a sense of emotion in his heart: These worldly things are sometimes quite useful after all. To reach such a speed on his own, he would have to use true qi, and even then, he could certainly not maintain it for long.

Of course, if he could reach the realm of Sword Heart and the Unity of Heaven and Man, achieving the level of flying on a sword, this kind of speed would be entirely child's play. Unfortunately, he was still a long way from that level.

The two cars sped along the highway, gradually nearing the urban area.

Surrounding traffic gradually increased, and drivers were frightened into braking continuously by the two speeding vehicles. Suddenly, a cluster of traffic police appeared at the intersection ahead to set up a roadblock for inspection, giving Hua Tianjiao a start as he hurriedly slammed on the brakes.

When the Audi came to a stop in front of the traffic police, a group of officers swarmed around it.

"Young man, are you rushing off to be reincarnated? Driving so fast, are you trying to kill someone? Hand over your driver's license." The leading traffic officer said unceremoniously.

The group of officers caught sight of Liu Qianqian in the passenger seat and took multiple extra glances. There was no helping it; Liu Qianqian's looks were truly extraordinary, on par with Su Muqing even in Hua Tianjiao's eyes.

"My father is the chairman of Huayuan Real Estate, and he's an old friend of Bureau Chief Ji from the Chengnan Branch."

Hua Tianjiao said as he fished out his driver's license.

"Whoever your father is won't make a difference. Let me see your license." Although secretly startled, the lead officer still put on a professional demeanor, though his tone became much more polite.

"Alright, the license is fine. Go on, and remember to drive slower. If you cause harm to this beauty, you'll incur divine retribution."

The lead officer handed the license back and waved him off to leave. Clearly, the name of the father Hua Tianjiao dropped carried a lot of weight; otherwise, speeding would have definitely resulted in fines, deducted points, or something even worse.

"Thanks, buddy. I'll treat you to a meal sometime."

Hua Tianjiao put away his driver's license, and the Audi drove into the city at a normal speed.

Qin Xuan's dilapidated taxi had long since pulled up behind the Audi to wait for inspection. But when the traffic police let Hua Tianjiao's Audi go and ran over to check this taxi, they discovered the driver's seat was completely empty.

The officers looked at one another in blank dismay, ultimately having no choice but to call someone to tow the vehicle away while checking the license plate, which quickly led them to trace the taxi driver...

Qin Xuan had no choice but to abandon the vehicle and run when the police arrived.

He wasn't afraid of speeding, but the main issue was that he was driving without a license, and it was a taxi at that. Silently apologizing to the unscrupulous taxi driver in his heart, Qin Xuan bolted out of the car and chased after the Audi on foot.

If he were detained by the traffic police, it would undoubtedly cause a lot of trouble. While he could rely on connections to smooth things over just like Hua Tianjiao... for one thing, Qin Xuan didn't want to rely on connections for everything, and for another, it would undoubtedly waste a vast amount of time.

Right now, his only goal was to catch up with Liu Qianqian.

Although the girl was also a swordsman, Hua Tianjiao was extremely sinister, and Qin Xuan remained worried that Liu Qianqian might get the short end of the stick in his hands. Fortunately, after entering the city, the Audi maintained a normal speed, and coupled with the continuous string of traffic lights along the way, Qin Xuan was easily able to keep pace.

At this moment, Hua Tianjiao was feeling extremely smug. In his view, the driver of that taxi had no background and must have been pulled over by the traffic police for speeding. As expected, his old man was truly awesome! Later on, while hanging out, he could show off about this to the beauty beside him, and he believed she would soon surrender her heart to him...