Mistaking My Wife for a Spirit Pet - Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Even after I deliberately retaliated, she still came back.

Does she really like me this much? Does she really want to dual cultivate with me so badly?

Yu Shu’s eyes were lowered, her brows were slightly furrowed, and her expression was complex.

What is this dragon thinking?

After a long time, she threw a token at Nan Zhi and looked out the window.

“Be ready when I call.”

Nan Zhi subconsciously reached out to catch it. She secretly rubbed the words “Guest Official” and was surprised.

She hadn’t expected Yu Shu to take her seriously. But this Guest Official token was too important, so it would be bad to refuse the vengeful Young City Lord.

She quickly put away the token and said with a slight hint of guilt, “I will.” When this trip is over, I’ll secretly throw this token into Yulin City.

“But Young City Lord, now that we have the water-repelling pearl, when shall we depart?”

Yu Shu’s gaze returned to Nan Zhi. She was gently holding the teacup.

Her joints were distinct and her fingers were slender, like beautiful jade.

For some reason, Yu Shu was a little thirsty. She picked up the teacup to drink, only to find that Nan Zhi also intended to take a sip of tea.

Nan Zhi, who noticed her gaze, put down the teacup and asked, “Young City Lord?”

Their eyes met. Yu Shu lightly coughed. “In two days.”

At this moment, a commotion sounded downstairs, and the two quickly collected themselves.

Yu Shu looked down through the screen. A group of cultivators came up the stairs. She recognized the person in the lead, it was Nan Zhi’s fiancée—Feng Zhiwei.

She suddenly remembered some things and was instantly displeased. For example—Nan Zhi already had a fiancée yet still tried to dual cultivate with her.

Seeing that Nan Zhi had no reaction, she lowered her eyes and said, “Your fiancée.”

Nan Zhi subconsciously looked over.

The person in the lead was wearing a luxurious red dress. The red tassels on her skirt swayed as she walked. The moment Nan Zhi looked at her, she also looked over.

“…”

The corner of Nan Zhi’s mouth twitched slightly. She raised her hand to cover the side of her face and whispered.

“Young City Lord.”

At this moment, Yu Shu even wanted to laugh. Besides wanting to laugh, she also wanted to teach the fickle dragon a lesson.

“What?”

“I have something to take care of. I’ll be back soon.”

As soon as she spoke, Nan Zhi, who had noticed Feng Zhiwei coming, was on high alert. Without waiting for Yu Shu to speak, she quickly disappeared.

A streak of azure light flew across the sky, and a loud dragon’s roar drifted with the clouds toward the horizon.

Yu Shu and Feng Zhiwei in the auction house both sneered. The runaway Nan Zhi naturally didn’t know that the tension had already spread and the war had quietly begun.

So, when the sun set and Nan Zhi leisurely returned to the courtyard, she was grabbed by the throat by the long-waiting Yu Shu.

Nan Zhi couldn’t help but roll her eyes. She had discovered that this person from Yulin City particularly liked to choke people. It was a waste of her talent not to practice the Nine Yin White Bone Claw and instead refine artifacts.

“Nan… Zhi.”

The soft voice was pronounced word by word.

Nan Zhi silently tried to pry Yu Shu’s hands away. When she couldn’t, her voice was strained. “Young City Lord, what is this?”

Yu Shu’s pale fingertips began to apply force. She said through gritted teeth.

“Feng… Zhi… wei was bidding against me the whole time.”

At first, she thought it was a coincidence when Feng Zhiwei raised the price the first few times. But then, every time she bid, Feng Zhiwei’s bid was always a little bit higher, and never more or less.

Because of this, she had unnecessarily spent hundreds of thousands of spirit stones.

When she thought that Feng Zhiwei was acting out of jealousy and it was affecting her, and Nan Zhi still looked so carefree, Yu Shu became angry.

It was all because of Nan Zhi, this fickle dragon.

Not only did she try to dual cultivate with her, but she also got her fiancée involved.

Yu Shu felt that her suspicions were well-founded. All of Nan Zhi’s actions were in retaliation against her, so she choked Nan Zhi and questioned her.

“Are you happy, aren’t you?”

Nan Zhi, who was suffering for no reason: …

Nan Zhi silently held Yu Shu’s hands and secretly used a little strength to loosen her grip. After catching her breath, she said hesitantly, “Isn’t it normal to bid at an auction house?”

She thought about it and felt that something was still wrong. Yu Shu, this vengeful tiger, was clearly using her as an excuse. Nan Zhi’s voice became lower. “Young City Lord, your family’s auction houses are all over the Nine Provinces. You should know this better than I do.”

“Nan… Zhi.” Yu Shu was so angry at this ridiculous statement that her head heated up and her eyes were filled with fire. Her hands began to shake Nan Zhi again.

Seeing her employer, who was worth a hundred thousand spirit stones, visibly upset, Nan Zhi silently shut up. After enduring three back-and-forth shakes, she used a little force.

The hands on her neck loosened a little.

Seeing this opportunity, Nan Zhi reversed her grip on Yu Shu’s hands.

The world spun around. She pinned Yu Shu on the stone table. While restraining Yu Shu, she accused her.

“Young City Lord.”

“It’s too much for you to blame this on me.”

“And here I was thinking of you and brought you some food on the way.”

“…”

Yu Shu was shocked at first, then she struggled. After struggling in vain, she trembled with anger and lowered her voice.

“What do you want?”

Even in a hushed tone, her voice was soft. Nan Zhi was completely unaware that this was a sign of a coming storm. She immediately thought seriously.

After thinking for a while, Nan Zhi looked at her employer, who was worth a hundred thousand spirit stones.

“Let’s forget about what happened in the secret realm.”

“Can we just focus on the trip to the West Sea?”

Yu Shu didn’t want to speak. Her nails dug into her palm, and a lump of anger was stuck in her chest.

“Maybe Feng Zhiwei also wanted those items?”

“This truly has nothing to do with me.”

“Can you just calm down?”

Her tone was sincere, and her pale golden eyes were clear and bright. Nan Zhi shook the bag of food in her hand and continued.

“Look, I really brought you some food.”

Undeniably, Yu Shu couldn’t get angry at someone who was speaking softly and gently. She looked into Nan Zhi’s clear golden eyes, opened her mouth, but didn’t know what to say. She also didn’t want to agree to Nan Zhi’s request so easily.

“Are you really not going to eat it? I tried some at the shop and thought it was delicious, so I specifically brought it back.”

The aroma of the food lingered at her nose, and the soft words whispered in her ear.

Yu Shu turned her head away and compromised. “You get up first.”

Nan Zhi didn’t move. She calmly looked at Yu Shu and asked, “Young City Lord, are you not angry anymore?”

It was too close. So close that all she could breathe was the scent of the sea.

Yu Shu closed her eyes, as if she had lost her strength and means.

“Nan Zhi.”

“If you don’t let go, I’ll…”

“…”

Nan Zhi, who lacked the skill of reading people’s expressions, quickly let go. She put on an awkward but polite smile. “My apologies.”

Yu Shu rubbed her forehead. Her mood was unusually calm. After a while, she said, “You can go out first.”

Nan Zhi, Feng Zhiwei.

One is a guard for my trip to the West Sea, yet she tried to dual cultivate with me. The other is a long-time customer, yet she deliberately raised the prices because of jealousy.

Now that she was alone, she finally had the energy to be annoyed.

Yu Shu clenched her fists and ground her teeth. She went to hit the stone table but didn’t.

Her hand accidentally touched the food bag. She subconsciously pulled her hand back and stared at it blankly for a long time.

Is it really delicious?

She inexplicably opened it, took out a small piece of food covered in white frosting, and it looked very tempting.

She looked around. The annoying dragon was long gone.

Yu Shu emotionlessly put the food into her mouth and chewed.

The frosting melted, and a bitter taste filled her mouth and throat.

Her expression froze. The shame and anger of being tricked surged in her chest. She clenched her teeth.

“Nan… Zhi.”

However, no matter how great her anger was, the person far away couldn’t feel it. That person was leisurely looking for a materials shop in Guyuan City and leisurely buying and selling materials.

Leisurely…

Nan Zhi finally wandered back to the courtyard. As soon as she entered, she saw the long-waiting Yu Shu.

She was just about to take out the delicious snack she had bought on the street to show her when her throat was grabbed.

“…Young City Lord, what is this?”

“Nan… Zhi.”

“Are you happy, aren’t you?”

Nan Zhi was choked to the point of rolling her eyes. A deep confusion filled her mind. She asked, “I’m… very happy.” She was indeed very happy that all her materials had been sold.

“Haha.”

“Nan… Zhi.”

A cold laugh fell, and Nan Zhi suddenly felt a chill down her spine.

Not only did she feel a chill, but Nan Zhi, who had never feared ghosts or death, began to feel scared. She deeply suspected that Yu Shu had stopped refining artifacts and started practicing the Nine Yin White Bone Claw, and had even gone mad.

She quietly reached for Yu Shu’s hand. Before she could use any strength, she was dragged to the stone table.

Nan Zhi staggered. Before she could sit down, Yu Shu had her pinned down.

Yu Shu raised her eyebrows. She held Nan Zhi’s chin with one hand and pointed at the dishes on the stone table with the other, saying mercilessly, “Eat!”

Nan Zhi: …

What the heck is that black, lumpy thing?

Nan Zhi silently closed her mouth and shook her head firmly.

Yu Shu squinted her eyes. Her fingers lightly stroked Nan Zhi’s face, and her tone suddenly became soft and gentle.

“I tried for a long time today.”

“Why don’t you eat it?”

Nan Zhi: …

Her expression changes faster than flipping a book.

She put on an awkward but polite smile and shook the food bag in her hand.

“Young City Lord, why don’t you try this?”

Yu Shu subconsciously lowered her eyes.

The food bag in Nan Zhi’s hand was exactly the same as the one before. The bitter taste from before returned, and the feeling of being tricked returned.

Yu Shu was inexplicably furious. She grabbed Nan Zhi’s neck and began to shake her.

“Nan… Zhi, you dare to provoke me again!”

Nan Zhi rolled her eyes powerlessly. However, blindly giving in was not the way. She grabbed Yu Shu’s wrist.

The world spun around, and the person beneath her had a look of shock on her face.

Nan Zhi pinned Yu Shu on the stone table for the second time.

She thought for a moment and said tactfully, “Young City Lord, what did I do wrong this time?”

What she really meant was: What excuse are you trying to find this time, Yu Shu?

“Let go!” Yu Shu’s eyes turned red with anger, and her chest heaved up and down.

Nan Zhi refused. She was determined to reason with Yu Shu.

She couldn’t stand her moody employer anymore. If she didn’t lay it all out, their trip to the West Sea might become a trip of suffering.

Nan Zhi thought that if she spoke a little more harshly, Yu Shu might be a little more restrained, and the torment would be a little more bearable.

“Young City Lord, aren’t you going too far?”

“You’re constantly tormenting me. Do you really think I must have that reward?”

“…”

Yu Shu’s expression froze. The anger in her heart began to settle as she processed Nan Zhi’s words.

But in her mind, it was—

Nan Zhi is trying to dual cultivate with me.

Nan Zhi accepted the task without a care.

Nan Zhi is repeatedly toying with her, the employer.