Mistaking My Wife for a Spirit Pet - Chapter 29
Chapter 29
Nan Zhi was stunned. She really hadn’t expected this.
“Provoke?”
“Why would the Young City Lord say such a thing?”
She hadn’t slept all night, and now her emotions were fluctuating so much that she was worried. She didn’t want to answer her honestly. “If we meet later, I’ll tell that artisan—”
“Tell him what?”
“To make a glib, slick, and manipulative dragon.”
Nan Zhi: …
How could she not tell that the Young City Lord was cursing her in a roundabout way?
Never mind, as long as the Young City Lord is happy.
But—
This look of embarrassment and awkwardness was truly indescribable.
Nan Zhi couldn’t help but curve her lips, teasingly. “Don’t wait until later. I’ll take the Young City Lord there now?”
Because of Nan Zhi’s tone, Yu Shu’s emotions fluctuated again, and she felt uncomfortable all over. She couldn’t help but throw a set of cat punches at Nan Zhi’s shoulder. “Do you have to provoke me?”
Nan Zhi subconsciously grabbed her hand. After just one second, she frowned.
Yu Shu was a little annoyed. She struggled a few times, trying to pull her hand back.
“Why is it so hot?”
Yu Shu ignored her. “Let go of me.”
Nan Zhi paused. She reached out her hand and placed it on the side of Yu Shu’s face, then on her forehead.
She looked at Yu Shu seriously and asked, “What’s wrong?”
It was hot.
Her face was hot where she was touched, and the wind in her ears was also hot.
Yu Shu once again answered dishonestly. “It’s none of your business. Let go.”
Nan Zhi let go of her hand and asked softly:
“Are you not feeling well?”
Yu Shu turned her head away, wanting to hum but couldn’t.
At some point, the pedestrians stopped and looked at the two of them. Some recognized her, some didn’t, but their eyes were all filled with the same look of ridicule.
Instantly, Yu Shu regretted it.
She regretted being so entangled with Nan Zhi in public, pulling and tugging at each other.
“Hiss, is that… Yu Shu?”
“Why is she with the one from the East Sea?”
“That’s strange. Isn’t Nan Zhi a lovesick fool for that phoenix?”
The words were unpleasant and noisy. Yu Shu couldn’t help but frown. The expression on her face became even colder, and the emotions in her heart couldn’t be suppressed anymore.
“Tap.”
A clear snap of the fingers. The unpleasant, noisy gossip disappeared.
Yu Shu pursed her lips, not saying anything.
The emotions were surging and unusually difficult to bear. It wasn’t because of those unpleasant words, because she had already heard them many times.
It was because of that sudden snap of the fingers.
Yu Shu lowered her eyes, her gaze falling on Nan Zhi’s hand. She looked for a while, and her gaze slowly moved up—
Nan Zhi’s long, narrow eyes drooped a little. She asked cautiously, “Are you not feeling well? I’ll go find a medical cultivator…”
“Don’t.”
Her desires were insatiable.
“Why?”
There was no reason. A medical cultivator couldn’t cure it either.
She quietly looked at Nan Zhi. Amidst the noise, she held Nan Zhi’s hand. The insatiable thoughts were now fulfilled. She said softly, “It’s nothing serious. I just came to watch the Miaoyin Sect’s competition today. Will you come with me?”
“…”
She should have been worried about this little tiger’s condition, but she didn’t seem to be willing to talk about it.
However, this was not a bad idea. Soon, Nan Zhi took Yu Shu away from this noisy place.
It just so happened that Yu Ran was supposed to be on stage in two matches. A group of Celestial Brush Sect disciples was also there. The junior brothers and sisters she hadn’t seen in decades all looked at Nan Zhi and Yu Shu’s… clasped hands.
They looked at each other.
Didn’t they hear that the fight between the dragon and the tiger was fierce? How did it not look like that?
But—
This one is a top-tier artifact refiner in the Nine Provinces. Can Senior Sister let them bask in her glory?
However, Nan Zhi continued to ignore them. She chose a good spot in the Celestial Brush Sect’s area and naturally took out a chair that looked very comfortable from her storage bag and placed it down.
Yu Shu’s confused gaze drifted toward her.
Nan Zhi: “I just bought it. If you’re not comfortable, you can sit and rest for a while.”
Yu Shu’s face turned red. The reason was that no one else was sitting there. Also, the other Celestial Brush Sect disciples didn’t dare to get close, so this place had become a wide, empty space.
In the end, she still sat down. The difficult-to-bear emotions also dissipated a little, leaving only a little that still bothered her from time to time.
“I heard that the one on stage also had a magical artifact custom-made by the Young City Lord?”
The match was over. A new round of cultivators slowly came up. They were a Yuyin Sect disciple and a Miaoyin Sect disciple—Li Qiu and Shen Qingran.
Yu Shu gently nodded and replied, “Yes.”
It was a suona, made from materials from a Wicked Bird, a Cuckoo, and a Crow. This was the reason she came to Chunlai City—she was curious about what Shen Qingran was going to do.
Miaoyin Sect versus Yuyin Sect. It was a great gimmick. The west arena was also filled with onlookers.
“I heard that Shen Qingran had the one from Yulin City custom-make a magical artifact for her. Is this true?”
“How can it be false? The one from Yulin City even came to watch.”
“Where?”
“Over there, sitting at the Celestial Brush Sect’s spot!”
“Then won’t the Yuyin Sect’s Li Qiu be in trouble now?”
Li Qiu didn’t show any fear. After all, if she didn’t have any skills, she would have been killed by thousands of people who were being sarcastic.
Facing Shen Qingran, who was holding a sharp weapon, she raised her eyebrows. Just as she was about to say something sarcastic, the other person took out a magical artifact.
…A flute?
When did she exchange her flute for a suona? She heard that it was made by that clumsy tiger… Thinking this, Li Qiu squinted her eyes. She would definitely not go easy on her later.
Shen Qingran was a ruthless person of few words. As the copper gong rang,
Li Qiu focused all her attention, seriously watching the old movements of Yu Shu.
At this moment, Yu Shu, Nan Zhi, and the crowd were all looking at them in unison.
A gust of wind blew. Shen Qingran gently blew into it.
All eyes were on her.
“Doo doo doo—”
Everyone was slightly stunned, thinking that this was ordinary and not very impressive.
However.
Several black bird phantoms suddenly appeared on the stage. Their silhouettes vaguely looked like a Wicked Bird, a Cuckoo, and a Crow.
Everyone was confused, thinking, what is she doing?
The suona stopped making a sound. The beaks of the phantoms began to open and close, making a piercing sound.
“Baga~”
“Judu du ba~”
“Pfft—”
Those with lower cultivation vomited three liters of bl00d. Those with higher cultivation had pale faces.
Yu Shu was not among them, because Nan Zhi had put a protective barrier around them at the first moment.
Seeing the cultivators outside the barrier vomiting bl00d all over the ground, Yu Shu said in disbelief, “…What is this song?”
Nan Zhi was not a music cultivator and could not answer her question.
“The song is called Ugly.” A gentle voice suddenly came.
Hearing this, the two of them looked over in unison.
Yu Shu couldn’t help but call out, “Shen… Mian?”
Shen Mian’s eyes were filled with a faint light. Her smile was gentle, and she nodded softly. The person who was standing behind her also came forward.
Nan Zhi couldn’t help but say, “Ning Wan?”
Ning Wan’s eyes were vivid. After leading Shen Mian forward, she handed a storage bag to Nan Zhi. “Here.”
“This is?”
“Zhu Zi had someone transport them to the East Sea for you. Inside are lapis lazuli pendants.”
Nan Zhi: …
It’s one thing for her friend, that idiot, to believe in her, but why is this one from the Ancient Moon Pavilion also playing along?
Her smile was stiff. She didn’t know whether to accept it or not.
However—
A fair fingertip reached out. The storage bag was taken by the Young City Lord. She glared at Nan Zhi and then looked at Shen Mian. “I’ll take them.”
Hearing this, Shen Mian and Ning Wan both raised their eyebrows. Noticing a light scratch on the palm of her hand, she spoke softly, “If Nan Zhi doesn’t mind.”
Nan Zhi’s waist was poked. She turned her head and saw the Young City Lord looking at her with dissatisfaction, as if she would get angry if she dared to disagree.
“…”
Didn’t she say there were a lot of pendants in the room?
Nan Zhi’s eyebrows twitched slightly. “Mm, as long as the Young City Lord likes them.”
Ning Wan pressed the corners of her mouth, watching Nan Zhi with great interest.
Who would understand?
Her friend, who was obsessed with various secret realms and exchanging flowers and grass for spiritual stones, fell for this one?
After a light cough, she slowly said, “That book can’t be taken out. Do you want to go back to the Ancient Moon Pavilion with us to see it?”
Nan Zhi: …
If she didn’t consider the people around, she would have really given this overbearing idiot a Misfortune Talisman.
Yu Shu said seriously, “No need. The Yulin City Auction House has also collected many books on talismans.”
Nan Zhi held back her laughter. “Mm, whatever the Young City Lord says.”
“Pfft.” Ning Wan unexpectedly laughed out loud.
Yu Shu and Nan Zhi immediately looked at her, their eyes distant.
For Ning Wan, only the Young City Lord’s gaze made her feel guilty. She shrunk her neck, backed away a little, and poked Shen Mian’s waist.
Shen Mian understood. She gently changed the subject.
“Don’t you want to watch?”
“The song I composed and the artifact you refined.”
Hearing this, the dragon and the tiger looked away and turned to the stage.
Li Qiu, with the innate agility of a weasel cat, dodged layers of sound waves. She stood firmly on the stage again, her eyes sinking. It seemed like a sign that she was about to turn from defense to offense.
Nan Zhi suddenly said, “Li Qiu will win.”
The three of them looked at her, their eyes filled with confusion.
In Yu Shu’s opinion, how could the strange artifact refined from the beaks of three types of birds and the strange song composed by Shen Mian lose?
Shen Mian also thought the same.
“She can dodge nine-tenths of the sound waves, but…” Nan Zhi’s gaze fell on Li Qiu’s ears. She said slowly, “There’s something you might not know. She went deaf last month.”
Shen Mian: …
Yu Shu: …
“She can dodge the attacks from the magical artifact, and the strange song won’t do anything to her.”
“Now, it depends on her move.”
Li Qiu made her move.
Not only the four of them, but the other cultivators were also looking forward to it. The sound of cracking melon seeds came to a sudden halt.
Li Qiu lightly coughed, tilted her head, twisted her waist, and put a Sound Explosion Talisman in her mouth.
Ning Wan couldn’t help but ask, “What is she doing?”
Nan Zhi didn’t know either. She gave her a look, signaling Ning Wan to continue watching.
She watched quietly. She saw Li Qiu suddenly blink twice, meow twice, and then slowly began to sing:
“Let’s all learn to meow, meow meow meow meow meow~”
The group of four: Nan, Yu, Shen, Ning…
The onlookers: …
“Pfft—”
This time, it wasn’t bl00d. It was laughter. They all burst into laughter.
However, while everyone was bursting into laughter, Li Qiu had already knocked Shen Qingran off the stage. She put her hands on her hips, tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear, and said nonchalantly, “You know, the music cultivators are here to fix the world.”
Everyone: … Why didn’t you use this evil trick earlier?
The four of them looked at each other. The same look of speechlessness was in their eyes.
They couldn’t understand it.
As the only big cat among the four, Yu Shu couldn’t understand it either. However, she calmly put away the recording stone.
“Young City Lord, what are you doing?”
Yu Shu raised her eyebrows, nonchalantly. “For Song Cai.”