Mistaking My Wife for a Spirit Pet - Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Yu Shu’s movements paused. She looked at Nan Zhi, who was lying on the bed, in confusion.
The moonlight shone on her beautiful face. An unusual blush appeared on her pale face. She was weakly lying on the bed.
Why does she look even weaker?
Yu Shu silently put her hands down and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Nan Zhi’s expression changed several times as she lay on the bed, but the slight blush on her face remained. She hesitated to speak. “This artifact… let’s just forget about it.”
Yu Shu: “Why?”
Nan Zhi pursed her lips, unable to look directly at the artifact.
She took a breath and tactfully said, “Young City Lord, have you ever tried this artifact yourself?”
Yu Shu answered honestly, “No.”
Nan Zhi’s mood was subtle. She gave Yu Shu a strange glance and suggested, “Why don’t you give it a try?” Just to see how terrifying this artifact, which takes away your control over your senses, is.
Yu Shu was slightly stunned and subconsciously looked at the artifact.
She didn’t understand. It was clearly an artifact to relieve abdominal pain, so why was Nan Zhi avoiding it like a plague?
As a member of the tiger clan who acted on instinct, Yu Shu quickly agreed.
So—
Under the swaying red candles, Nan Zhi subtly looked at the person sitting on the edge of the bed and slowly reached out…
“Buzz buzz buzz.”
“Mmm…” A soft moan escaped. Yu Shu suddenly lowered her eyes, her face flushed, and her fingers clenched the blanket beneath her.
“Nan Zhi…”
Nan Zhi: “Hmm?”
Yu Shu’s body trembled. She bit her teeth, trying to endure the strange sensation from the artifact. “Stop… quickly…”
Nan Zhi silently pulled her hand back, shaking her numb hand.
“Young City Lord, how was it?”
Now that she’s tried such a terrifying weapon herself, will she still dare to use it on others?
That’s right. After being tortured by the artifact, Nan Zhi finally realized—that this Young City Lord had been extremely malicious and petty the whole time.
The mind-confusing flute, the inexplicable meal, and the artifact that took away control of one’s senses were all meant to make her look foolish.
But Nan Zhi didn’t understand why this malicious and vengeful Young City Lord was willing to bring trouble upon herself.
And—
Why is the Young City Lord’s face so red?
As beautiful as a peach blossom, her almond-shaped eyes were misty, and she was lightly panting with a fragile expression.
It’s just too… indescribable.
Nan Zhi silently pursed her lips. After a moment, she asked, “Young City Lord?”
No reaction.
Nan Zhi stretched out her five fingers and waved them in front of the “stone statue.” She asked again, “How was it?”
The stone statue, Yu Shu, suddenly stood up. She took two deep breaths and glared angrily at Nan Zhi.
“…” Nan Zhi didn’t say anything. She felt a subtle shift in her mood from the glare.
The light blush on Yu Shu’s face spread, even to her earlobes. She snatched the artifact from Nan Zhi’s hand and said with a burning gaze, acting tough, “It’s nothing. The artifact still needs to be improved!”
“…”
Nan Zhi silently shut her mouth, thoughtfully staring at Yu Shu’s embarrassed retreating figure.
Strange, truly strange.
What is this person from Yulin City thinking?
However, thanks to Yu Shu’s interruption, the effects of the poisonous meal had dissipated a lot.
At this moment, a loud noise came from the courtyard next door.
Nan Zhi thoughtfully looked over again, but she couldn’t figure anything out. After standing for a while, she went back to bed.
She quietly stared at the bed curtains in a daze and fell asleep.
She closed her eyes and opened them, and a night had passed.
Today, Yu Shu didn’t show up and didn’t announce their departure. So, Nan Zhi wandered around Guyuan City.
She closed her eyes and opened them, and another night had passed.
Today, Yu Shu still didn’t show up. Nan Zhi began to wander around the area surrounding Guyuan City.
The following days were like this—Yu Shu never appeared, but Nan Zhi couldn’t wander anymore.
She became an uninvited guest and entered Yu Shu’s courtyard.
At that moment, Yu Shu was in the courtyard.
Various materials were neatly arranged in the courtyard. Yu Shu was standing quietly in front of the cauldron.
The breeze moved the spiritual fire. Yu Shu made a hand seal and once again controlled the flames in the cauldron.
Just like that, over and over again. Nan Zhi watched for a long time.
After a while, the cauldron was opened.
The surrounding spiritual energy surged wildly, and a faint wisp of green smoke came out of the cauldron.
The artifact was refined.
Nan Zhi watched quietly—
She saw Yu Shu raise her hand and take out…
The corner of Nan Zhi’s mouth twitched. The artifact was none other than the indescribable thing from before.
For some reason, she recalled some bad memories.
And Yu Shu, with that bad memory in her hand, turned around and said softly, “Nan Zhi.”
How did this person know she was in the courtyard?
“Come over and try this.”
“…”
Nan Zhi silently retreated, viewing the “indescribable” as a flood or a ferocious beast.
“Nan Zhi.”
The Young City Lord called out again.
Nan Zhi stopped retreating and put on an awkward but polite smile. “Young City Lord, how about I go to the street and get someone to try it?”
“That won’t do.” Yu Shu mercilessly refused, slowly walking toward Nan Zhi with the “indescribable” in her hand. “If it’s someone else, this artifact will be meaningless.”
“…”
Looking at the unsightly “indescribable” that brought back bad memories, Nan Zhi’s smile froze.
She knew very well that Yu Shu was trying to trick her into being tormented again, so she took two steps back, and her back uncomfortably hit the corner of the wall.
“You don’t want to try it?”
Nan Zhi nodded without thinking.
Yu Shu didn’t mind. She pointed at the unused refining materials on the side, trying to entice her. “If you can try it, all these materials will be yours.”
“…”
Nan Zhi nodded without thinking.
It wasn’t that she wasn’t firm. It was that Yu Shu was too generous.
She just took a quick glance and figured out that if these materials were sold at a material shop, they would fetch a high price of a thousand spirit stones.
Soon, Nan Zhi, who had bent her back for money, was led into the room by Yu Shu and was lying on the soft couch.
“Buzz buzz buzz.” The artifact was turned on.
Nan Zhi’s body instantly stiffened. She turned back and said awkwardly, “Young City Lord, can you count to three before you start?”
Yu Shu mercilessly held up the “buzzing” artifact and didn’t say anything.
Nan Zhi’s mood was very subtle at this moment. She tried to beg for mercy. “Please, I really can’t stand it when I’m not prepared.”
Yu Shu was stunned for a moment, pondering Nan Zhi’s words.
Can’t stand it?
A moment later, she slowly curled her lips. “Okay.”
For some reason, Nan Zhi, who had received the promise, was even more on edge. She looked back frequently, very nervous.
“Relax.” The person behind her stroked her back and said softly.
Nan Zhi was suddenly stunned. In the end, she lay there without a care in the world, trying to relax her body.
“One.”
Nan Zhi couldn’t help but feel nervous.
“Two.”
Nan Zhi’s scalp tingled.
“Buzz buzz buzz.”
“Ah!”
Yu… Shu.
Hateful, a little tiger who breaks her promises!
“Buzz buzz buzz.”
“How is it?”
Nan Zhi clenched her hands into fists. To prevent a sound from escaping, she was trembling all over. She endured it for a very, very long time.
After a while, perhaps the Young City Lord was feeling merciful, the artifact’s strength suddenly became lighter.
It lightly moved against Nan Zhi’s shoulder blades, a little itchy. It was a completely different sensation from before.
As if she had lost all her will and strength, Nan Zhi lay motionless.
“How is it?” Yu Shu’s voice came from behind again.
Nan Zhi buried her head and lay quietly, feeling the artifact’s movements.
Yu Shu manipulated the artifact, gently moving it around her shoulder blades. Every now and then, a wisp of spiritual energy would come, relieving her tense nerves.
It’s like… a massage?
Nan Zhi closed her eyes, completely giving up on resisting. She said honestly, “…It feels so good.”
It was undeniable that although the previous movements were terrifying, the artifact, after being improved by Yu Shu, made her feel so good that she couldn’t think of anything else.
She was so comfortable that she couldn’t help but sigh, “The Young City Lord is so amazing.”
But as soon as she said that, the artifact stopped spinning.
Nan Zhi paused for a second and turned around in confusion.
The Young City Lord silently put away the artifact, and a suspicious blush appeared on her face.
“Young City Lord?” Nan Zhi couldn’t help but ask.
The Young City Lord’s lips opened and closed, her brows furrowed. After a long time, she finally stuttered, “Nan Zhi, you don’t have to flatter me.”
Nan Zhi raised an eyebrow in confusion, her expression very subtle.
The Young City Lord glared at her and said unnaturally, “This is just what I promised—an artifact that will make you feel comfortable.”
“…”
After a moment of silence, Nan Zhi laughed.
Yu Shu’s disjointed words were truly funny.
She hadn’t expected to hear those words again after so many days. It seemed that this person from Yulin City was more vengeful than she had imagined.
So, Yu Shu had been tinkering with this artifact these past few days?
Thinking this, Nan Zhi asked.
She saw the Young City Lord nod seriously. “That’s right.” In the end, she added with some hesitation, “So you don’t have to flatter me.”
Nan Zhi’s expression slowly froze. She was confused and bewildered.
Flattery?
That was a different price. She never did such things.
Why did this person from Yulin City always say such strange things? She must have gone mad from practicing the Nine Yin White Bone Claw.
However, she would never say what was on her mind out loud. After all, the Young City Lord was a vengeful little tiger.
“Alright, you can go back to your room.”
The vengeful Young City Lord started to chase her away.
Nan Zhi secretly rolled her eyes and immediately turned to leave. The materials in the courtyard were waiting for her to sell. She didn’t want to stay in the same room as the troublesome Young City Lord for another second.
“Get some rest today. We’ll depart for the West Sea tomorrow morning.”
Nan Zhi couldn’t help but look back.
At this moment, the Young City Lord was sitting at the table, lowering her eyes and sipping her tea.
Seeing that Nan Zhi still hadn’t left, she waved her hand, urging her. “Are you not going back yet?”
Nan Zhi: …
Without waiting for Yu Shu to urge her again, Nan Zhi immediately disappeared.
After she left, Yu Shu put down her teacup, slowly let out a breath, and got rid of her subtle emotions.
After being cold for a few days, this dragon who was trying to dual cultivate with her had become smarter—she had learned the tactic of a psychological attack with subtle flattery.
But her flattery was used in the wrong place.
An artifact that couldn’t be used for defense or attack was something that even a beginner artifact refiner in the Nine Provinces could make.
Nan Zhi’s flattery was too forced.
So forced that she instantly saw through the dragon’s intention—she was still trying to dual cultivate with her.