Mistaking My Wife for a Spirit Pet - Chapter 29.2
Chapter 29.2
Nan Zhi was even more confused.
“It’s very ugly, so I’ll put it in the auction house and let her use spiritual stones to buy it back.”
“…”
The Young City Lord has never changed. She’s still a vengeful, mischievous little white tiger. But now, she has one more trait—a little money-grubber.
The corner of Nan Zhi’s mouth twitched. She didn’t pay any more attention and looked at the stage again.
Now it was her junior sister, Yu Ran’s, turn to fight Li Qiu.
The cat and bird combination was what she was worried about, after all, her junior sister had snuck into the Yuyin Sect and put a laxative in their food not long ago.
Nan Zhi couldn’t help but walk forward and instructed her with Su Qingyi. “If you’re worried about her using her voice to lure you, seal your hearing before you start, got it?”
Yu Ran shook her head and then nodded, weakly saying, “I don’t need to seal my hearing. I went deaf last month.”
Nan Zhi: …
Su Qingyi: …
She almost forgot. Yu Ran and Li Qiu went deaf at the same time.
It was in their nature for cats and birds to be at odds. Last month, the two demons suddenly started fighting. Yu Ran, unable to win, took out a Sound Explosion Talisman—one that old man Changling had drawn. As you can imagine, the Nine Provinces gained a deaf cat and a deaf little bird.
“Never mind. If anything goes wrong, immediately admit defeat. I’m sure she won’t attack recklessly.”
After deafening Li Qiu with the explosion, she went and put a laxative in her food, which was a bit serious. This was also the reason they called old man Changling over.
Yu Ran obediently nodded. “Senior Sister, Second Senior Sister, don’t worry. I’ll make her admit defeat.”
“…”
If you had that ability, they wouldn’t be worried. The problem is, you don’t—
Soon, Yu Ran flew onto the stage.
The other Celestial Brush Sect disciples couldn’t help but sweat. They were all auxiliary cultivators who cultivated talismans and formations. A bird against a cat, a formation cultivator against a music cultivator. What could the outcome be?
After all, a heaven-defying existence like their Senior Sister was rare.
As soon as she got on stage, Yu Ran began to set up her formation. Li Qiu’s bad habit before a fight was to observe first.
In a moment, under Li Qiu’s observation, Yu Ran had already set up a net of heaven and earth.
She stood outside the formation and beckoned to Li Qiu. “You, come here—”
Since she was a deaf cat, Li Qiu didn’t hear her arrogant tone. She mistakenly thought Yu Ran was trying to seduce her on the stage.
Suddenly, her face turned red.
What’s wrong with this bird? Is she mentally unstable?
Li Qiu stroked her chin, deep in thought: Could it be that she wants to repay me with her body for the Sound Explosion Talisman and the laxative?
But this white-haired bird is so ugly. The explosion that day made her completely bald.
Li Qiu was hesitating, and Yu Ran beckoned again.
“You, come here—”
“…I don’t play this game.”
She wouldn’t play a devoted couple with a bald bird.
However, the bald bird was still there, constantly beckoning to her and tempting her.
Li Qiu’s face darkened. She thought to herself that if this continued, who knows how many of her enemies would spread rumors. After all, the gossip about Nan Zhi was started by her.
She squinted her eyes and immediately stepped forward, ready to seal Yu Ran’s bird mouth.
However—
“Meow!”
Her slender human form, which she had worked so hard to create, once again turned into a cat.
“Whoa!”
The crowd was in an uproar.
“Why is this fat cat even fatter?”
Li Qiu’s vision went black. With this kind of trap, how could she not know that Yu Ran was just toying with her?
This was unbearable. Li Qiu was enraged. In her anger, she lost her temper.
Her spiritual energy was completely drained.
Damn it!
A blazing fire ignited in her eyes as she glared at the bald bird. Her cat legs furiously kicked, and she slammed into it with all her might.
A white light flashed. The small, light bird let out a cry and was slammed into the formation by the fat cat.
The crowd was in an uproar again.
“Since when did the White-Haired Bird Clan become so bald? Did they mutate?”
Although she was deaf and not very good at lip-reading, how could Yu Ran not know the crowd’s mockery?
Seeing her two senior sisters’ stiff expressions and the other junior sisters’ shocked looks, Yu Ran felt like dying.
In her fury, she completely forgot the principle that the Cat Clan naturally restrains the Bird Clan. She immediately flew up and pecked Li Qiu on the head.
Li Qiu felt a sharp pain and looked in disbelief as a bunch of her beautiful fur was pecked off.
How malicious!
This bald bird not only made her deaf but also wanted to make her bald with her!
She immediately jumped. Her cat punches swung toward Yu Ran. However, her true form was too fat to move freely, and the bald bird flew high away.
The scene on the stage was—
The fat cat jumped but missed. The bald bird pecked and made her bald.
Yuyin Sect: …
Celestial Brush Sect: …
Other cultivators: …
In the end, the Yuyin Sect, which prided itself on being righteous and pure, couldn’t bear to watch and finally said, “The Yuyin Sect’s Li Qiu admits defeat—”
However, everyone knew the truth.
After this battle, the Yuyin Sect’s dream of joining the righteous and pure ranks would probably have to wait another hundred years.
And the two culprits—the bald bird, because she was light, was carried back by Nan Zhi. The bald cat, because she was fat, was carried away by the Yuyin Sect.
At this, Nan Zhi could only say that if Yu Ran’s dead old man of a father didn’t come soon, she and Su Qingyi wouldn’t be able to protect her. The Yuyin Sect’s anger was already about to consume them.
Because the formation was too powerful, Yu Ran still couldn’t transform back into her human form. Just as Nan Zhi was about to put her in her sleeve and take her back to their base, the Young City Lord sent her a birdcage.
A birdcage?
Nan Zhi asked in shock, “Where did you get a birdcage?”
Yu Shu said nonchalantly, “I refined it.”
Young City Lord, are you saying you refined a birdcage in less than a moment?
But—
Only a top-tier artifact refiner like the Young City Lord would have this kind of awareness. The other artifact refiners only focused on offense and defense, which couldn’t be compared to the Young City Lord’s practicality.
Nan Zhi immediately put Yu Ran inside. She patted the cage and stared at the bald bird inside. “It’s refined by the Young City Lord. It’s not too much to charge you one hundred thousand spiritual stones, right?”
Yu Ran was so anxious that she was jumping up and down in the cage.
“It’s not too much, not too much!”
“Senior Sister, hurry up and cover the cage!”
Nan Zhi curled her lips and immediately covered the cage, preparing to take Yu Ran back to their base.
But—
She glanced at Yu Shu out of the corner of her eye. She couldn’t help but go closer to look.
Her exquisite features were slightly furrowed. Her expression was restrained, and her pursed lips made her look a little cold.
Nan Zhi suddenly realized.
It seemed that as time passed, the Young City Lord became more and more listless.
“How about we still go and get a medical cultivator?”
“No need.”
Nan Zhi had a headache and couldn’t help but ask, “Why?”
Yu Shu pursed her lips and lowered her eyebrows.
A medical cultivator couldn’t cure her. She would be fine after sitting still for a few days.
But—
Nan Zhi seemed very worried.
She gently placed her palm on Nan Zhi’s hand and softened her voice. “Alright, I’ll go get a medical cultivator.” At the end, she continued, “It seems it’ll be your turn in two days. I’ll come find you then?”
“Okay.”
…
It was two days later when Yu Ran transformed back into her human form.
As soon as she returned to her human form, she was very sensible and opened her storage bag, handing Nan Zhi one hundred thousand spiritual stones.
Nan Zhi accepted them gladly. She didn’t feel guilty about tricking her junior sister. At this, she only wanted to say—Yu Shu’s name was indeed useful.
First, there were the five hundred thousand spiritual stones for the magical artifact that relieved abdominal pain, and now there were the one hundred thousand spiritual stones for this ordinary birdcage.
Thinking this, she immediately went straight to the auction house that Yulin City had set up in Chunlai City.
After all, the money she earned should rightfully belong to the Young City Lord.
She went straight to the auction house. As soon as she arrived at the main hall, she was stared at by the Lucky Cat standing on a pillar.
This time, Nan Zhi knew that this fat orange cat was Song Cai.
The Lucky Cat jumped down. As the floor tiles shook, the cat’s face became mature and composed. “What are you here for?”
It was obvious that her hostility was not hidden.
But Nan Zhi felt that besides Yu Shu, she didn’t need to go out of her way to please this group of people.
“I have something to give to the Young City Lord.”
Song Cai let out a soft “tsk.”
If it were a normal day, she would have started being sarcastic. But now—
She had been reprimanded and accused by Yu Shu many times.
Who would dare to make things difficult for her beloved dragon?
She suddenly sighed. She sighed for her friend’s naivety, but in the end, that was all she could do.
“Follow me.”
The auction house was very large. The decorations showed the wealth of Yulin City. They walked for a long time before they reached their destination.
It was located on the third floor of the auction house, in the depths of the hallway.
A yellow mist appeared. Song Cai transformed into her human form. She tapped on the door and asked in a low voice, “Shu Shu?”
For a very long time, there was no response.
Song Cai was happy about this. She even felt a little gloating. “You see, Shu Shu hasn’t been feeling well lately. You should come back in a few days.”
“Not feeling well?” Nan Zhi suddenly thought of the past two days and asked, “The Young City Lord still hasn’t gotten a medical cultivator?”
“Tsk, you really don’t know…”
“Squeak—”
The door opened. Song Cai’s voice came to a sudden halt.
Nan Zhi looked over when she heard the sound.
Her exquisite features were covered in a light layer of mist. Her expression was slightly restrained, but her face was unusually red.
“I did. I’ve already seen a medical cultivator.” The Young City Lord said this.
Hearing this, Song Cai was a little confused. “What medical cultivator?”
“…”
Yu Shu couldn’t help but glare at the Lucky Cat who was ruining her plans. Her gaze landed on Nan Zhi, and her eyes began to soften.
“What medical cultivator? Are you sick?”
…The noisy Song Cai.
Yu Shu glared at Song Cai again and quickly reached out her hand to pull Nan Zhi into the room.
“Bang,” the door closed. Only Song Cai, who had been abandoned for love, was left outside.
Back in the room, Yu Shu’s brows relaxed, and she said softly, “I did. Don’t listen to her nonsense.”
However, the other person didn’t say anything. She just quietly looked at her.
The room, which was cut off from the fresh air, was a little stuffy. The candlelight flickered on Nan Zhi’s face.
Yu Shu’s wrist felt a little itchy. Nan Zhi had placed her fingertip on it.
“Nan Zhi?”
Nan Zhi still didn’t say anything. She leaned toward her, getting very, very close.
Yu Shu froze. The sudden heat made her not dare to move, but—
Her neck felt a little itchy. Nan Zhi was lightly sniffing it. Warm air followed.
A fleeting, sensual thought was lightly stirred.
Yu Shu’s face instantly heated up. Her voice trembled, “Na-Nan Zhi.”
Nan Zhi stopped her actions, stood straight again, and said expressionlessly:
“You’re like this, and you still want to come to Chunlai City?”
“I’ll take you back to Yulin City.”
Yu Shu was upset by the cold voice. She pursed her lips tightly and refused. “I’m not going back.”
Nan Zhi’s brows furrowed even more.
As a demon, how could she not know what this smell was?
She closed her eyes, a headache coming on, and rubbed her forehead. She was thinking—how to persuade this little tiger to go back?
However, she couldn’t persuade her.
In her relationship with Yu Shu, she was the only one who had to compromise with Yu Shu.
Nan Zhi patiently explained, “It would be better if you went back to Yulin City and had someone take care of you.”
Yu Shu pursed her lips tightly, quietly looking at Nan Zhi.
She didn’t understand why Nan Zhi chose to send her back now. After a while, she said:
“Nan Zhi, can’t you be the one to take care of me?”
Nan Zhi: …
A headache, what more can she say?
She wanted to say—
If she were to take care of her, she could only take care of her in bed. If that wasn’t the case, why would she need to send this little tiger back?
“Young City Lord.”
“Do the City Lord and his wife know about this?”
Yu Shu nodded seriously.
Nan Zhi’s head started to hurt again.
She didn’t want to take care of Yu Shu in bed at all.