Mistaking My Wife for a Spirit Pet - Chapter 26
Chapter 26
Nan Zhi was slightly stunned. She subconsciously pulled Yu Shu away.
She held Yu Shu’s shoulders. Their eyes met, and she said in disbelief, “Propose marriage?”
Nan Zhi looked at Yu Shu in shock. However—
Yu Shu’s apricot eyes were bright, and her face was flushed. She slowly nodded under Nan Zhi’s gaze.
Dumbfounded, shocked, her head was buzzing. She hadn’t even thought about how to explain this matter to the Young City Lord. How did a marriage proposal suddenly come up?
Nan Zhi opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but the communication jade on her waist suddenly became annoying.
It kept ringing.
She had no choice but to pick it up and read through the messages one by one—
Old Father: You will get married in three months and become a son-in-law of Yulin City.
Old Father: The bride price is ten spiritual mountains.
Old Father: That tiger from Yuci Mountain gave way too much.
Old Father: Don’t blame your dad. This was a unanimous decision by the clan elders. Son, you have brought glory to your ancestors!
Nan Zhi’s vision went black. She almost choked.
A forced marriage like this. Her friend had gone through it once. She didn’t expect it to be her turn so soon?
But.
Young City Lord, you’re a bit too rich and naive.
She couldn’t help but ask, “The bride price is ten spiritual mountains?”
Yu Shu gently shook her head.
Nan Zhi thought, that’s more like it. Ten spiritual mountains can buy the loyalty of the Dragon Clan for a thousand years. The Young City Lord may be naive and rich, but the smart people in Yulin City are not.
However, after a moment, Yu Shu nodded again.
A shy blush appeared on her face, and she said softly, “It’s one hundred.”
“Mother said not to show off wealth. The other ninety mountains are for us to live our little lives.” Yu Shu lowered her eyes, her gaze falling on Nan Zhi’s collar, and she spoke again, “So, you won’t have to drink the cold wind.”
“…”
Nan Zhi couldn’t help but look at the Young City Lord in front of her.
Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, her eyes were glistening, and the blush under her eyes spread to the tips of her ears. She looked very shy.
Weighing the pros and cons, for a moment, she thought—why not just live like this?
Ten spiritual mountains were enough to pay off all the Dragon Clan’s debts. Her parents and clansmen would also be very happy. She felt that it would be fine to just go with the flow.
After all, is marriage with anyone not marriage? But, looking at the Young City Lord in front of her, Nan Zhi didn’t want to anymore.
Marriage with anyone is still marriage, but she didn’t want to marry the Young City Lord in a muddled way.
Her parents and clansmen would be very happy, but what about the Young City Lord?
So, she asked—
“What does the Young City Lord think?”
“Will you be happier after we’re married?”
“Whether the Young City Lord is happy or not is very important to me.”
The words were not well-thought-out and might be ambiguous, but this was what Nan Zhi wanted to ask the most at that moment.
The Young City Lord pursed her lips and smiled faintly, her voice rising at the end.
“Of course, I will, Nan Zhi.”
“Aren’t you looking forward to the future?”
She had never looked forward to it at all, but now she could. At the very least, she wouldn’t have to drink the cold wind.
Nan Zhi couldn’t help but smile.
She felt that if they were to get married… the “good” Young City Lord would make her happier than Feng Zhiwei.
“I’m very much looking forward to it. Why wouldn’t I be?”
Yu Shu couldn’t help but curl her lips. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Nan Zhi.
At this moment, she was very happy, so much so that she wanted to tell that Lucky Cat that everything she said was baseless.
Nan Zhi was clearly a very, very good partner. Not only was she good to her, but Nan Zhi herself was a very good person.
The joy in her heart was about to overflow. Yu Shu felt that she couldn’t hold back again.
Her long eyelashes were bathed in sunlight, her light golden eyes were filled with a smile, and the corners of her lips curved into a beautiful arc. She just stood there, smiling at her.
Suddenly, her heart rate slowed down.
Yu Shu subconsciously pursed her lips, her gentle gaze falling on those thin lips.
They were very soft.
She had tasted them last time, so she wanted to taste them again now.
Amidst the noisy crowd, she took action. She stood on her tiptoes and leaned forward. But—this time, she didn’t get to taste them.
Nan Zhi reached out and held her palm against her forehead.
Yu Shu looked up in confusion.
Nan Zhi turned her head, lightly pointed her chin, and her gaze fell on a woman in yellow not far away. She asked, “Does the Young City Lord recognize her?”
A faint sense of loss surged in Yu Shu’s heart, but she still followed Nan Zhi’s gaze. It was better not to look. When she did, she became silent.
It was Song Cai. That look of disappointment was also very familiar.
At this, her cheeks suddenly flushed with guilt.
Because she had told Song Cai before that they should part amicably and have a final goodbye.
She looked at Nan Zhi, who didn’t know what was going on, and then at Song Cai, who looked disappointed. Finally, she said, “I… have something to talk about with her. I’ll come find you later, okay?”
Nan Zhi’s ears itched. Although she was very unaccustomed to the words “okay,” she still nodded and watched Yu Shu’s back.
The woman in yellow glared at her angrily. But in a moment, she was blocked by Yu Shu’s figure. The two of them lowered their heads, not knowing what they were saying. After not watching for long, Nan Zhi walked away.
After she left, Yu Shu glanced at her out of the corner of her eye and subconsciously sighed in relief.
She asked:
“Why, after only one moment, your face is red?”
“What’s red?” Yu Shu’s eyes were glistening. She quickly retorted, “I clearly didn’t kiss her.”
Song Cai: …
But, if Nan Zhi hadn’t reached out to block you, you would have kissed her.
But—
Song Cai frowned, realizing that something was wrong. She squinted her eyes and asked, “How did you… become the one to take the initiative in this kind of thing?”
In her opinion, Nan Zhi should be the one to kiss her, and her friend should be the one to block her, not the other way around!
Yu Shu was silent. She didn’t want to answer.
She couldn’t say that this Lucky Cat had gone mad, right?
She avoided the question and instead picked at Song Cai. “You’re very proactive. You were proactive enough to collapse Li Yu’s bed.”
Song Cai: …
They couldn’t be friends anymore.
…
Nan Zhi had a headache. Her junior sister was crying so much it gave her a headache.
She helplessly waved her hand, lowered her chin slightly, and gave Su Qingyi a look.
Su Qingyi understood. She immediately pinched her junior sister, Yu Ran’s, mouth and said, unable to bear it anymore, “Stop crying.”
At this, Yu Ran just sobbed, looking pitifully at her two senior sisters and weakly calling out, “Senior Sister, Second Senior Sister…”
The corner of Nan Zhi’s mouth twitched. She looked at this junior sister, who was supposedly the master’s illegitimate daughter, and once again rubbed her forehead, which was throbbing with a headache.
Finally, she said, “Qingyi, immediately send a message to Master and tell him… I’m dead.”
Su Qingyi, who was about to pass the mess on, stopped in her tracks and her smile froze. “Senior Sister, are you joking?”
The tears in her junior sister Yu Ran’s eyes were about to fall. She immediately crawled over and hugged Nan Zhi’s leg, choking on her fake tears. “Senior Sister, you’re not going to take care of me anymore, are you?”
Nan Zhi gently patted Yu Ran’s face and showed a kind smile. “Junior Sister, can you just pretend I’m dead?”
Who could understand?
Her junior sister, who was usually very obedient, secretly snuck into the Yuyin Sect—and put a laxative in their breakfast.
The reason was that she couldn’t win a verbal battle with Li Qiu.
What a brilliant move.
Early in the morning, Yu Ran put in the laxative and came back. Fortunately, Li Qiu was angry and ran to the Celestial Brush Sect’s base to have a verbal battle early in the morning, so her breakfast was eaten by someone else.
Unfortunately—
The person who mistakenly ate the breakfast was immediately forced to reveal their true form.
Nan Zhi was shocked for a long time when she heard this. Then she admired that unknown potion master and sympathized with the Yuyin Sect disciple who had mistakenly eaten the breakfast.
After all, the Yuyin Sect prided itself on being a righteous sect that could “punch Nan Miaoyin and kick Bei Tianfu.” It was the most upright and pure sect. It was easy to imagine that this disciple who was forced to reveal her true form would be too ashamed to face anyone.
Yu Ran whimpered and began to cry loudly. “Senior Sister, if you don’t take care of me, I’m done for. That woman, Li Qiu, is going to feed me medicine!”
Nan Zhi’s movements paused. She lifted Yu Ran’s chin and asked, “Medicine? Your laxative?”
Yu Ran nodded weakly, helplessly, and pitifully.
“Tsk.”
If that’s the case, then she suddenly doesn’t want to leave.
Nan Zhi immediately helped Yu Ran up and gave her a suggestion. “How about you send a message to Master right now and tell him… ‘Dad, if you don’t come over, I’ll…'”
Before she could finish, Yu Ran interrupted her. She covered her mouth, her face filled with horror. “Se-Senior Sister, how did you know?”
Nan Zhi just smiled without saying anything.
Su Qingyi also leaned in when she heard this. She stared at the eyebrows that were very similar to old man Changling’s and suddenly realized, “It really looks like him! How did I not notice?”
Nan Zhi “tsked” and pinched Yu Ran’s face. She said in a low voice, “Junior Sister, just say—’Old man, if you don’t hurry up and come, I’m going to die.'”
Yu Ran’s body trembled. Her not-so-large brain thought about the feasibility of this matter, and she hesitated. “Senior Sister, this matter… I’m afraid it’s not appropriate…”
Nan Zhi raised her eyebrows, spread her hands, and shrugged, looking like it had nothing to do with her. “Then it’s up to you, but… I’m quite curious about how powerful this laxative is.” She paused for a moment and added, “It just so happens that my second senior sister and I have never seen your true form.”
Yu Ran’s body trembled again. Finally, she let out a weak whimper and obediently sent a message to old man Changling, who was far away—
Dad, if you don’t come to Chunlai City, I’m going to die…
My White Feather Bird true form is so ugly. You don’t want me to be seen, do you?
Old man Changling, who was far away in the West Sea: ???
When she was done, Yu Ran weakly looked up. “I sent it.”
Nan Zhi smiled knowingly, feeling very satisfied.
After all… if Yu Ran caused this kind of trouble, it would be too much for old man Changling to continue being a hands-off manager.
Thinking this, she finally got up. She patted the places where Yu Ran had rubbed against her and then walked to the front door to deal with Li Qiu, who was furious and was shouting insults through the door.
She hadn’t even arrived yet, but she could already hear the shouting.
The insults were very powerful. There were three hundred and sixty-five different ones. Her eloquence was truly amazing.
However, as soon as Nan Zhi stepped out of the door, the insults stopped. The blue-robed woman who was standing outside with her hands on her hips froze. Then, she said sarcastically, “Nan Zhi? I just saw you flirting with Feng Zhiwei not long ago. What, are you going to do it again now?”
Nan Zhi: …
That mouth really doesn’t hold back. No wonder Yu Ran couldn’t win a verbal battle, and no wonder Su Qingyi couldn’t handle it.
“Tsk, are you going or not? You’re not even active in your flirting? No wonder you’ve been chasing Feng Zhiwei for so many years, and she still ignores you.”
“…”
Nan Zhi suddenly laughed out loud.
She and Feng Zhiwei almost always fought when they met. She didn’t know who started spreading rumors that they were flirting, that they were a devoted couple, and that she was a lovesick fool. It was truly lacking in virtue.
However, since someone was dancing in front of her… she wouldn’t tolerate it.
Nan Zhi flexed her fingers and flicked her spiritual energy, aiming directly at Li Qiu.
Li Qiu was instantly horrified. She never thought that Nan Zhi would just attack without a word. She backed up repeatedly, but the spiritual energy seemed to have eyes and curved toward her.
“Ugh.”
The spiritual energy hit her mouth, and it was a burning pain. The culprit was still standing there with her arms crossed, a teasing look in her eyes.
Humiliation. This was pure humiliation!
Li Qiu was enraged. She opened her mouth to speak sarcastically. She had already thought of which sarcastic sentence to use first, but—
“Gag… gag?”
Li Qiu was suddenly stunned. She looked at Nan Zhi in confusion.
Nan Zhi had her arms crossed and her eyebrows slightly raised. She said calmly, “Continue.”
“Gag gag—”
Her beautiful and moving voice!
What did this stinky dragon from the Celestial Brush Sect do to her!
Li Qiu was so angry. Her eyes widened, and she pounced on her with bared teeth and claws. She had already forgotten the Yuyin Sect’s teachings to be pure and righteous.
“Gag gag gag—”
Nan Zhi calmly reached out and held Li Qiu’s forehead. She retorted sarcastically, “Alright, if you want to flirt, you should go find Yu Ran.”
Li Qiu was stunned. Then she gritted her teeth fiercely. Her round eyes turned into vertical pupils.
“Bang.”
Her vision went black, and her face hurt. Nan Zhi, who was not paying attention, fell to the ground with a thud.
She hissed and slowly opened her eyes—
A huge, impossibly fat cat was lying on her face.
Not only that.
A white figure slowly walked over. The hem of her skirt was luxuriously embroidered with cloud patterns with gold thread.
Her gaze slowly moved up—
Exquisite features, but they were furrowed. A beautiful lip shape, but they were pursed tightly.
It was the Young City Lord whom she had just parted from.
Nan Zhi covered her head and thought to herself.
I’m done for.
This expression… no matter how you look at it, it means she’s not happy.