Jiang Zuo felt like he’d just shot himself in the foot. He’d actually taken the initiative to ask Su Qi to come back.
But now that Su Qi had said as much, he couldn’t exactly object.
So all he could do was hope that Sister Jingyue would keep Su Qi for a while longer.
Then, Su Qi added, "Sister Jingyue is calling for me. This time, you have to message me when you get home, or else I’ll worry."
Jiang Zuo said, "Okay."
"If you still don’t tell me, I’ll get really mad."
"Understood."
"If I don’t see your message tonight, I’m not going to wear my hairband."
"I guarantee the mission will be accomplished," Jiang Zuo said immediately.
After that, Su Qi hung up.
Jiang Zuo sighed, took out his phone to set an alarm, and added a note to remind himself to text Su Qi when he got home.
Otherwise, he’d just ignore it, and it wouldn’t be good if Su Qi got genuinely angry and took off her hairband.
The possibility was slim, but Jiang Zuo had no intention of actually making Su Qi angry.
Then, Jiang Zuo headed home as fast as he could.
The alarm went off just as he reached his front door.
Jiang Zuo took the opportunity to send a message to Su Qi, telling her he was home.
Su Qi replied in a second with a happy smile emoji: Sleep well, don’t be so late next time, and remember to miss me.
Jiang Zuo shook his head. ’Childish.’
Still, he replied to her message—with a simple "Okay," of course.
Afterward, Jiang Zuo opened the door and walked in. And... yep, no surprises here. The house was a complete mess again. Sweet Potato was running around, smashing things with the Sure-Hit Egg.
Meanwhile, Shi Qi and Shiba were helping Sweet Potato analyze the Sure-Hit Egg.
As for the vase, it was, unsurprisingly, broken again. What was even more outrageous was that the TV had been blown up.
Jiang Zuo took out Duan Qiao and then started looking for something.
Duan Qiao stared, stunned by the scene. ’This is practically demolition!’
’Before, they just dragged things around and broke a vase or two, but this is on a whole new level.’
At that moment, Jiang Zuo walked out onto the balcony. He tossed a piece of Spiritual Jade into the water basin and began carving an array onto the balcony floor.
Soon, a complex array appeared on the balcony, and Jiang Zuo used another array to seal off the surrounding area.
Then, Jiang Zuo retrieved several Magical Treasures from his Storage Space. These treasures were all either Fire Attribute or Thunder Attribute.
He arranged these Magical Treasures around the array, then stood a tall one to the side. After a brief search, he took out a rope-like Magical Treasure and fastened one end to the tall one.
Then he grabbed Sweet Potato and the other three troublemakers.
Jiang Zuo bound the four of them with the rope Magical Treasure and then tossed them inside, leaving them hanging in the air.
Finally, he used another Magical Treasure to seal the top opening.
And with that, the preparations were complete.
Without another word, Jiang Zuo activated the array.
The next moment, Duan Qiao, who was off to the side, heard bloodcurdling screams.
But these sounds couldn’t actually be heard aloud; they were screams from the soul.
And yet, Duan Qiao heard them.
It stood obediently to the side, not daring to say a word, terrified that if it did, it would be thrown in there too.
Afterward, with a deadpan expression, Jiang Zuo began to clean the room.
Once he finished cleaning, he looked at the TV with a sense of helplessness. He and Su Qi had bought this TV, spending a long time picking it out together.
Unfortunately, those wasteful little monsters had destroyed it.
He would have to go buy a new one tomorrow. He could probably still find the exact same model.
He just hoped he could get away with it without Su Qi noticing.
It wouldn’t be good to make Su Qi unhappy.
After that, Jiang Zuo went straight to bed.
When he got up the next day, Jiang Zuo planned to go buy a new TV.
This couldn’t be delayed. As for the vase, he’d just wait for Su Qi to buy a new one herself. After all, it had been broken so many times that she was probably used to it by now.
After washing up, Jiang Zuo left the apartment.
Duan Qiao looked at the area enclosed by the pile of Magical Treasures and couldn’t help but sigh.
’From now on, I might be the only one left on the balcony.’
’Without me to watch over them, these guys really would bring about a world-ending disaster.’
Duan Qiao had no idea what those guys were thinking. ’Don’t they know how terrifying the Great Demon is?’
* * *
To buy a TV, Jiang Zuo naturally had to go to an electronics store.
This time, he planned to go back to the same place where they had bought the original TV.
But before he went, he figured he should get some breakfast. He hadn’t eaten in a long time and was actually quite hungry.
Jiang Zuo ordered something at a breakfast shop and sat down to eat.
Before long, however, another person joined him at his table.
"Excuse me, friend. There aren’t many seats. Mind if this humble Daoist shares your table?"
Jiang Zuo looked up at him. If it had been a stranger’s voice, Jiang Zuo naturally wouldn’t have bothered looking up, as there would have been no need.
But this voice was very familiar.
Jiang Zuo looked at him, and the Daoist naturally looked back at Jiang Zuo.
Both were rather surprised.
Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but ask, "So you eat breakfast too?"
This was the very same Daoist who often set up a stall. His cultivation level was very high, so it was indeed a rare sight to see him eating breakfast.
The corner of the Daoist’s mouth twitched. He smiled and said, "My young friend, the same goes for you."
Then, neither of them said another word and just quietly ate their own breakfast.
Just as they were about to finish, the Daoist suddenly asked Jiang Zuo, "My young friend, any travel plans lately?"
Jiang Zuo looked at the Daoist curiously.
The Daoist wore a gentle smile.
However, his inner thought was, ’Wherever this jinx is going, that’s where I’m not going.’
Finally, Jiang Zuo said, "Nowhere."
The Daoist smiled. "This humble one plans to take a trip to the Spiritual Control Sect. If you happen to go, Fellow Daoist, remember to give this humble one some business."
’There’s no way I’m going to the Spiritual Control Sect,’ the Daoist thought. ’I’m just saying that to mislead him.’
Jiang Zuo nodded. If he really did run into him, he would certainly give him some business.
After that, they both finished eating, and the Daoist walked straight out.
Jiang Zuo, on the other hand, went to pay the bill.
"That’ll be fifteen yuan in total for the two of you."
Jiang Zuo: "..."
’My meal didn’t even add up to five yuan, did it?’
’Besides, that Daoist is at least at the Entering Dao realm, and he dines and dashes? Shameless.’
Of course, Jiang Zuo could still afford a dozen or so yuan.
After leaving the breakfast shop, Jiang Zuo shook his head and sighed. "He’s going to the Spiritual Control Sect? Looks like the Spiritual Control Sect is in for some bad luck. Except for Jiang City, wherever that guy shows up, trouble is sure to follow."
* * *
「Holy Land」
"We received a message. It seems the Sword Cultivation Lineage is about to start a brawl—I mean, a martial competition. They’ve invited the Holy Land to boost their attendance—as guests of honor, of course," Jingyue said with a sense of resignation. "Those old coots want me to take some people. Who wants to go?"
Just as Xueyu and Yiruo were about to raise their hands, Jingyue added, "Don’t bother if you’re below Tier Three."
Xueyu and Yiruo: "..."
They felt like their Holy Sister was just messing with them.
Su Qi, however, said with dissatisfaction, "Can I not go? I want to go home."
She was the only one there who met the requirement.
Jingyue shook her head. "No. But we still have time, so we can study for a few more days. I refuse to believe I can’t figure out how to make small talk."
Su Qi was exasperated. "Then when can I come back for advanced training?"
Jingyue said, "I already asked them. They said the Holy Land is too busy recently and they can’t make arrangements. Wait for half a year."
"Isn’t that too long?"
"It’s not so bad. You two have been together for ten years already. Half a year is nothing; it’ll pass before you know it. Once you have kids, you won’t have the freedom you have now. You should cherish it.
Alright, let’s speed up our research. Then we can go check out the Sword Cultivation Lineage."