Jiang Zuo was rather frustrated. He had thought Su Qi would be the one to open the door this time and had even prepared a smile, but it wasn’t her.
This time, he didn’t smile. If it still wasn’t Su Qi, he’d just break down the door.
He just wanted to give Su Qi a surprise, but these Candidacy Saintesses were so disappointing.
After Jiang Zuo knocked a few more times, the door opened once again.
Fortunately, this time, Jiang Zuo saw Su Qi.
The moment Su Qi saw Jiang Zuo, she froze.
She could hardly believe her eyes, thinking it had to be an illusion.
Jiang Zuo chuckled. "What’s the matter? Think you’re dreaming? Weren’t you the one who said you could always tell whether it was the real me or a fake?
So, guess now. Am I the real me?"
Snapping back to her senses, Su Qi said nothing and threw her arms around Jiang Zuo.
She nuzzled her head against his chest before saying, "Fake. You’re fake. Definitely fake."
"If I’m fake, why are you still hugging me? I might get angry," Jiang Zuo said.
At that, Su Qi just hugged him tighter.
Finally, she asked softly, "What are you doing here?"
Jiang Zuo said softly, "You said you missed me and wanted to hug me, so I came."
Su Qi looked up at Jiang Zuo and asked curiously, "But how did you get here? And how did you know I was here? And... I’m so happy!"
Jiang Zuo smiled and stroked Su Qi’s head. "I called Jian Shisan. He sent me here with his sword."
Su Qi said with a pout, "How can you just call my martial uncle by his name? Even if you don’t call him Martial Uncle, you should at least call him Senior. In the future, you’ll have to call him Uncle-in-law. And if Master is happy, you might even have to..."
Jiang Zuo clapped a hand over Su Qi’s mouth. ’Can’t let her say any more. If she keeps going, I’m going to want to kill Jian Shisan.’
Su Qi bit his hand and then hugged him again.
’This feeling was the best. With Jiang Zuo around, her heart felt steady and full, completely at ease.’
"Can you two show a little restraint? You’re in public," Jingyue’s voice suddenly cut in.
Su Qi practically jumped. She’d forgotten—forgotten that so many people were watching.
"Senior Sister..."
Jingyue said, "I don’t have a problem with you two, but honestly, little miss mopey, do you have any idea how your IQ drops whenever your husband is around?"
Su Qi: "..."
Jiang Zuo was also at a loss for words.
Once they were inside, Jingyue asked Jiang Zuo, "So, how did you convince our martial uncle to help? Did you call our master?"
Jiang Zuo said bluntly, "I just told him I’d teach him how to pursue your aunt. I have experience, after all."
Jingyue: "..."
Su Qi: "..."
Everyone else: "..."
Su Qi sat beside Jiang Zuo. ’It seems this is all because of me,’ she thought. ’After all, I’m the only Candidacy Saintess who has ever been courted.’
And married, no less. She had practically disgraced the title of Saintess.
But she couldn’t care less about disgracing the title of Saintess.
She was just a little embarrassed.
Jingyue didn’t press the matter. It was pointless.
Then she said, "Well, what’s done is done. But no one else knows you came, right? Has our martial uncle left?"
"He sent me here with a single slash," Jiang Zuo said, his face expressionless.
Then Jiang Zuo added, "Don’t go to any trouble. I just came to see Su Qi. I’ll have Jian Shi—er, Senior Jian send me back later."
He had wanted to say Jian Shisan, but Su Qi shot him a look, so Jiang Zuo had no choice but to correct himself.
’This is one thing I need to be firm about,’ Jiang Zuo thought. ’I can’t just give in to Su Qi.’
Just then, Jingyue said, "You can’t leave. You have to stay for at least one night."
Jiang Zuo: "????"
He didn’t quite understand. ’My presence definitely affects Su Qi’s performance.’
A young woman in love (or a young wife, for that matter) often has issues with her IQ.
Jingyue said, "Your wife is having an episode. Oh, not lovesickness or anything. It’s the Misfortune Coin. For her safety, you need to top up her luck tonight."
Jiang Zuo: "..."
Su Qi: "..."
’Alright, it’s just one night. Not a big deal.’
Su Qi didn’t say anything either. She suddenly felt that being afflicted by the Misfortune Coin was actually a great thing.
’It meant she and her husband couldn’t be apart.’
At this, Jingyue said, "The rest of us will go check on the area near the Secret Realm. You two can go back to your room and have some private time. Oh, right, since the Sword Cultivation Lineage doesn’t know you’re here, brother-in-law, try not to go out."
Su Qi, sitting beside Jiang Zuo, nodded repeatedly. As long as her husband was with her, she’d be happy anywhere.
Jiang Zuo felt inwardly helpless. ’I came all this way just to deliver some dating advice.’
After Jingyue and the others left, Su Qi led Jiang Zuo back to her room.
The moment they were back in the room, Su Qi asked Jiang Zuo earnestly, "Are you uncomfortable here? Did anyone give you a hard time? My martial uncle didn’t make things difficult for you, did he?"
Jiang Zuo smiled. "You’re overthinking it. Jian Shi—I mean, Senior Jian is very reasonable. Besides, for the sake of pursuing your aunt, he definitely wouldn’t do anything to me."
"As for being here, I haven’t seen anyone but you all, so there’s no pressure."
"Really?" Su Qi pinched Jiang Zuo’s cheek. "You sure you’re not just putting on a brave face?"
Jiang Zuo said, "Should I be flustered?"
Su Qi grinned. "You should be. It’s not dark yet, and there’s a long time until dawn tomorrow. Aren’t you flustered?"
Dark lines appeared on Jiang Zuo’s face. ’Can’t this woman think about anything else?’
Su Qi hugged Jiang Zuo. "I’m just kidding. We’re not at home, so I was worried you might be uncomfortable."
"But it’s also impossible for me to let you off the hook."
’So the result was the same either way.’
However, Jiang Zuo didn’t say anything. The misfortune still had to be dealt with. He couldn’t let Su Qi run around while under its influence.
Jiang Zuo stroked Su Qi’s hair.
Her Hairband was also tied securely. As long as Su Qi didn’t do anything reckless, there shouldn’t be a major problem.
While Jiang Zuo was still lost in these thoughts, Su Qi suddenly cooed, "Kiss me."
Jiang Zuo: "..."
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Meanwhile, Jingyue and her group had arrived near the Secret Realm.
Xiaoxiao asked curiously, "Holy Sister, if two people sleep together, don’t they have a baby? Does that mean Senior Sister is going to have a baby?"
Jingyue looked at Xiaoxiao. "You’re already a teenager. You don’t know about these things?"
Xiaoxiao shook her head. "What is Holy Sister talking about?"
Jingyue sighed in resignation. "Your senior sister is using a special Secret Technique, so she won’t get pregnant."
Xiaoxiao asked curiously, "What kind of Secret Technique?"
Qing Lian was also surprised. "Doesn’t Senior Sister use normal methods?"
Jingyue said, "And you call yourselves people of Cultivation. How could she possibly use normal methods?"
"It’s a type of Cultivation Technique, actually. Master specifically chose it for little miss mopey to practice. The Cultivation Technique can’t be stopped until the time is right."
"But this Cultivation Technique has a flaw. It’s definitely effective in the short term, but after a long time, it will start to become ineffective."
"Let’s see, your senior sister has been practicing it for several years. It’ll probably stop working in another three to five months."
"I just don’t know if Master will make little miss mopey switch to practicing another one. Hopefully, Master will forget all about it."
Xiaoxiao asked, "So does that mean Senior Sister will have a baby then?"
Jingyue nodded. "Considering how clingy your senior sister is, it would be impossible for her not to."
Xiaoxiao said excitedly, "Can I hold it?"
Jingyue shook her head. "No."
Before Xiaoxiao could look disappointed, Jingyue added, "Because I’m going to hold it first."
Xiaoxiao was speechless for a moment, but she figured she could hold the baby after the Holy Sister was done.
Jingyue patted Xiaoxiao’s head. "Are you thinking it’ll be your turn after I’m done? Actually, no. You have three senior sisters in front of you."
Xiaoxiao: "..."
She was on the verge of tears.
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Uh, wrong Chapter. The editor isn’t working, so I can’t fix it. I’ll see if I can change it later.