Mistaking My Wife for a Spirit Pet - Chapter 37

Chapter 37

For Nan Zhi, everything was in the past.

But her words didn’t make the phoenix feel any better. Her expression became even more pained, and in the end, she couldn’t suppress it and covered her chest again.

Nan Zhi saw it with her own eyes.

She bent over and supported herself on the ground. Her eyebrows were furrowed in pain. She spit out bl00d again and again, and the withered leaves on the ground were stained again and again.

But how could a bird have so much bl00d to spit?

She quickly grabbed Feng Zhiwei’s shoulder, preparing to take her away.

At the same time, the parasitic worm in her hand struggled violently, and the phoenix coughed on her lapel.

Xuanming Mountain mystic realm also shook with them.

Nan Zhi frowned.

The flower demon had extracted the foundation of the mystic realm, so they were bound together by a common destiny. And now, the mystic realm that had lost the flower demon was about to fall.

Feng Zhiwei’s appearance…

She took a breath of cold air and immediately pressed a spell into Feng Zhiwei’s body. She gritted her teeth and asked, “What did she do to you?”

Feng Zhiwei didn’t answer because as soon as she finished speaking, a part of the sky collapsed. A dim black light shone into a corner of the south. There was a hole in the ground. Dirt, gravel, and insects were all fed into that hole.

And now—

The roots from the ground swayed and rose, grabbing at them.

Nan Zhi was stunned for a moment.

It was the flower demon!

Even after she fell, that remnant soul still wanted to pull them into hell without a single doubt. But after only a second, a rustling sound rang out. A soft whisper came from the decaying ground, calling out, “Zhiwei…”

Even the most gentle and beautiful voice was extremely sticky at this moment.

Nan Zhi felt disgusted by it.

Feng Zhiwei also frowned. She grabbed Nan Zhi’s hand and took the parasitic worm into her palm. She leaned on Nan Zhi’s shoulder, with fine sweat seeping from her forehead. She gritted her teeth and held on. “Take me away…”

In an instant, a green light flashed across the sky.

The sky not far away collapsed inch by inch, but the green dragon flew against the wind toward the glowing place. Behind her, several vines and thin roots were chasing relentlessly.

“Ugh…”

A warm liquid covered her scales. Feng Zhiwei was spitting up bl00d again.

Nan Zhi held her breath and flew with a speed she had never had before. But the sky was collapsing too fast. Just as she caught up with the sunlight, that part of the sky collapsed, and her mood collapsed with it.

The whispers coming from the ground were also getting closer.

The flower demon’s gentle voice kept ringing out, calling “Zhiwei, Zhiwei.” But the phoenix coughed, and her words were fragmented, “So-sorry…”

Nan Zhi’s mood got even worse.

From childhood until now, five hundred years have passed. This phoenix has never apologized for anything, and she didn’t need her apology now.

“Shut up.”

She was talking about that remnant soul. It was too noisy. It was disgusting enough when it was alive, and it made people want to vomit even more when it was dead.

“I…” Feng Zhiwei was still speaking. Her voice was getting lower and lower, so low that Nan Zhi thought she couldn’t speak anymore. Then she said again, “Two hundred years ago, I was at Xuanming Mountain…”

It was random and had no beginning or end.

She clearly didn’t have the strength to speak, yet she was still speaking.

“You shut up, too.”

However, no one listened to Nan Zhi.

The flower demon’s remnant soul was still whispering, and Feng Zhiwei was still struggling to say, “I don’t want to stay, here.”

Nan Zhi didn’t want to either, but the sky was collapsing.

The world became devoid of any light or shadow. Time passed slowly. Nan Zhi could even feel that Feng Zhiwei’s body temperature behind her was also fading.

She was going crazy, but there was nothing she could do.

She flew around with Feng Zhiwei, avoiding the remnant soul that intended to pull them into the ground again and again. This struggle lasted for several days.

Feng Zhiwei also went back and forth between being in a coma and being awake several times. She didn’t have the strength to speak. Only when her fingertips rubbed against the scales could Nan Zhi know that the phoenix was awake.

It was dark and gloomy in the mystic realm, and the flow of time was slow.

Nan Zhi didn’t even know how much time had passed until Feng Zhiwei’s weak voice rang out, “A Zhi, can’t we get out?”

She couldn’t bear to answer. After all, this phoenix kept repeating—take me out, we have to get out, don’t leave me here.

But later, Feng Zhiwei stopped saying that.

She said, “We can get out.”

Nan Zhi was confused, and as soon as she finished speaking, she was blinded by a beam of light. The wind that whistled past almost made her lose her balance.

A white light flashed, and she opened her eyes again.

It was the entrance to the Xuanming Mountain mystic realm. There were many people around the entrance, but she didn’t have time to think too much. She quickly put Feng Zhiwei down.

Her eyes were closed tightly, and her face was pale. Her black hair visibly turned white, from the roots to the tips. Her breath was so weak that it was almost gone, and at that moment, her tightly clenched palm also loosened—

It was the parasitic worm that had stopped moving.

Nan Zhi’s heart ached. The icy cold feeling could not be described in words. She didn’t know what ability Feng Zhiwei had to get out of the mystic realm, but she could guess it now.

She comforted herself like this—

It doesn’t matter. The Yaoxian Valley can bring the dead back to life.

Her gaze settled, and she transformed into her true form. At that moment, the crowd at the entrance of the mystic realm became noisy.

Nan Zhi subconsciously lowered her head to look.

A lot of people, and one of them was so conspicuous. She was wearing an elegant, pale moonlight-white dress, and she quietly looked up and cast her gaze at her.

It was Yu Shu.

It had been a while since they last met.

Nan Zhi’s heart skipped a beat. An inexplicable emotion gathered in a ball. She slowed down her speed.

One second, two seconds…

On a whim, she changed direction and swooped down. The people at the entrance of the mystic realm were all startled, but Yu Shu just quietly looked at her.

She didn’t say anything. She just quietly looked at her.

In an instant—

A gust of wind blew by, and the person in the pale moonlight-white dress was swept away and disappeared.

The ground began to get noisy. The crowd was in a panic. Many cultivators even drew their swords, wanting to fly after the green light and shadow.

“Wait—”

Everyone’s movements froze. Someone asked, “Manager Song, look! A green dragon just swept the Young City Lord away!”

Song Cai was both annoyed and amused. She looked at them like they were idiots, and gritted her teeth. “What green dragon! That’s her Dao companion!”

“…”

“Then, Manager Song… should we chase after them?”

Chase my ass.

These people didn’t see it, but she did. She saw the look of longing in her eyes.

For a moment, Song Cai felt relieved.

She didn’t want her friend to be cheated out of her money and body, and she didn’t want her friend to be troubled by love. She had always thought that the Dragon Clan was cold-hearted and promiscuous, but her friend kept saying, “She’s very good,” and “There’s no one better than her.”…

So silly.

But no matter how silly she was, Nan Zhi was indeed not too bad as she said. At least she knew to come back and pick up the little tiger, which made the new fish-scaling object she bought useless.

At this, she felt a little regretful. “Let’s go.”

They would go back to the city and prepare more betrothal gifts. Yulin City will not lose to anyone.

…

Flying against the wind, her skirt fluttered.

Yu Shu was kneeling on the dragon. She really couldn’t stand the wind. She turned her head, and the corner of her eye fell on the still unconscious Feng Zhiwei. She finally couldn’t bear the feeling of something being wrong in her heart and asked, “In the mystic realm…” She suddenly stopped, and then asked about something else, “What happened to her?”

The wind was roaring, but Nan Zhi heard it very clearly.

She subconsciously didn’t want to talk about anything related to Feng Zhiwei. After all, keeping a demon was no small matter. It was easy to imagine what their life would be like if it got out.

But would Yu Shu spread it? No.

But Nan Zhi still talked about other things. “It’s still half an hour until we reach the Yaoxian Valley. At that time, I’ll need the Young City Lord to help me.”

“What?”

“I heard that the Young City Lord has a very good relationship with Nie Wuyou, so—can the Young City Lord ask her to come out of retirement again?”

The wind poured into her ears, but Yu Shu was silent for a long time. She looked up, her gaze falling on Feng Zhiwei again. She said softly, “Nan Zhi.”

The wind carried the sound away and also brought it back.

“Hm?”

“Is this why you came back?”

It was random and had no beginning or end. Nan Zhi didn’t understand. She subconsciously said, “I’m sorry, I…” didn’t understand.

“You don’t have to be sorry.” Yu Shu couldn’t listen anymore and quickly interrupted. But after she interrupted, she felt it was too blunt. She tried to raise her tone at the end, so that no one could hear her disappointment.

“It’s human nature. You don’t have to be sorry.”

Human nature.

Nan Zhi and Feng Zhiwei had a relationship before, so she sent her away to go alone and now she was asking her to get Nie Wuyou to come out of retirement.

For some reason, Yu Shu’s mood became worse than ever. If it wasn’t for Feng Zhiwei’s terrible condition, she would want Nan Zhi to let her down and go back to Yulin City by herself.

As she thought about it, her eyes turned red.

The anxiety she had felt all the way had dissipated the moment she saw Nan Zhi, but the emotions that now enveloped her made her even sadder.

Why wasn’t the Yaoxian Valley here yet?

She didn’t want to see the dragon that had left her to go alone ever again.

She tried hard to hold back the wetness in her eyes, but—

The Yaoxian Valley, which was supposed to arrive late, had arrived.

That dragon left her again. She took the unconscious person to Nie Wuyou’s junior sister, as if she knew the way, and was busy with everything, not needing her at all.

She was indeed very busy, but not completely. After knocking on Nie Xin’s door, Nan Zhi had no use for herself. She could only sit outside the door and think—

If she didn’t tell them about the demon, then it would be a trip with Feng Zhiwei, and the result was that this bird was unconscious and her life was unknown?

It seemed that she had to take the blame for this.

First, she had to notify Phoenix Tree Mountain, and then the Yuyin Sect.

Just as she was about to contact Phoenix Tree Mountain, Nie Wuyou walked over. She looked up in confusion, and then—

Nie Wuyou kicked her shin.

Nan Zhi: ?

What’s going on?

Nie Wuyou looked down at her. She said in a cold voice, “Aren’t you leaving?”

Nan Zhi was bewildered. She subconsciously glanced inside the door. She didn’t see anything, but she knew that Nie Xin and Feng Zhiwei were inside. She didn’t understand what Nie Wuyou meant. “Where should I go?”

Nie Wuyou smiled in a way that wasn’t a smile. “Go wherever you want.” After she finished speaking, she walked in. After only two steps, she suddenly turned her head. “Shu Shu went to the teleportation array.”

Nan Zhi: …

She almost forgot, but—

Why was she going to the teleportation array? Could it be that she was leaving?

Her troubles were instantly thrown to the back of her mind. Ignoring Nie Wuyou’s look of watching a good show, she immediately asked where the Yaoxian Valley teleportation array was located.

Nie Wuyou raised her arm slightly and pointed to the east.

Whoosh—

A green light and shadow appeared in the sky, pointing directly to the back mountain.

The trees stood tall. She looked down through the dense branches, and suddenly, her body stopped and swooped down.

The light and shadow knocked down many branches and leaves, and she landed just in time.

Her gaze fell upon her, and before she could even get close, her mouth opened on its own. “Where are you going?”

The forest was silent. That person slowly turned around.

She first frowned, and her lips moved, as if she was about to say something, but in the end, she pursed her lips and looked at Nan Zhi without saying a word.

“Young City Lord?”

That person spoke. Her voice was soft and delicate, but it was cold enough. “What does it have to do with you?”

Nan Zhi’s brow twitched. She was a little unaccustomed to Yu Shu’s sudden change in attitude, but that wasn’t what she was thinking about at the moment. What she was thinking was—

The way she was being stubborn was so cute.

She wanted to touch her face. Not a tiger’s head, but just a simple desire to know why she was frowning and why she was so unhappy.