Chapter 140: Chapter 139: After Today, I’ll Take You Wherever You Want to Go

Your wife might become the Saintess.

Hearing this, Jiang Zuo frowned.

The fact that Su Qi was a Candidacy Saintess didn’t bother him much; after all, there were plenty of those.

But a Saintess was different. They were generally forbidden from contacting men, and the Holy Land Saintess was required to remain single.

So, when he heard Su Qi say she was going to become the Saintess, Jiang Zuo was instinctively unhappy.

"You’re going to become the Saintess?"

Su Qi looked at Jiang Zuo and then asked, "Are you angry?"

Jiang Zuo didn’t say anything, just looked at Su Qi.

Su Qi wrapped her arms around Jiang Zuo’s neck. "You don’t want me to be the Saintess, do you?"

Jiang Zuo nodded.

Su Qi smiled. "That’s why we should just stay together forever.

Don’t you even think about divorce or anything like that.

Oh, and don’t think about other women, either."

"Oh, right," Su Qi suddenly asked. "You still haven’t told me, was she good-looking? Really pretty?"

"Not as pretty as you," Jiang Zuo replied flatly, then asked, "Did you use to want to be the Saintess?"

Su Qi let go of Jiang Zuo and sat on the edge of the bed, swinging her legs. "That was when I was a kid. I stopped wanting to be one later on."

"Why?" Jiang Zuo asked.

Su Qi patted the bed, gesturing for Jiang Zuo to come sit.

When Jiang Zuo sat down next to her, Su Qi hugged his arm and leaned on his shoulder. "Because of you.

You got close to me, coaxed me, charmed me, and then made me miss you, love you, and finally, marry you.

Tell me, wasn’t this all your elaborate scheme?"

Jiang Zuo: "..."

’Should I add ’Attaining the Dao by killing my wife’ to that list?’

’But it’s true that I schemed. Su Qi is so beautiful; it would have been impossible for me not to have some ideas back then.’

’Now that I’ve acted on all those ideas, there aren’t many left to have.’

’But Su Qi can only be Su Qi. I could ignore anyone else.’

Then, Jiang Zuo felt Su Qi poking his waist. He looked down and saw her pouting coquettishly. "The mood is so nice, and I’m wearing something so revealing. Don’t you want to do something?"

Jiang Zuo: "..."

******

「A long while later」

Su Qi was sitting on Jiang Zuo’s hips, her face grim.

She looked at Jiang Zuo and said coldly, "You’re all better now?"

’I’m speechless. Isn’t this a good thing? Why the grim face? Do I owe you money or something?’

Then Jiang Zuo said, "The last few days were because I was staying up late..."

"Liar," Su Qi said, falling limply onto Jiang Zuo. "You must have seen a pretty girl today and lost control. You were fine before, but you’ve been off lately. Then today, you see one pretty girl and suddenly you’re all better.

Tell me, have I lost my appeal to you?"

Jiang Zuo’s expression soured. He was tempted to point out that he saw Liuyue Xue frequently these past few days...

But Jiang Zuo didn’t think Su Qi was truly bothered by it, so he just pulled up the covers and said, "Let’s sleep."

"You still haven’t answered me."

"No, you’re very attractive. Your allure is off the charts."

"..."

After a moment, she asked, "Really?"

"Really."

’Alright, time to sleep.’

******

「The next morning」

The air was exceptionally fresh.

Su Qi didn’t sleep in; she even got up early to help with breakfast (which she bought outside).

"Counting the days, it looks like I only have a few more left where I can sneak out." As they ate, Su Qi told Jiang Zuo that her freedom was about to be restricted.

Jiang Zuo didn’t say much in response. As a Candidacy Saintess, Su Qi couldn’t be willful when it came to the sacrificial ceremony.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have to come back every two years.

But speaking of Candidacy Saintesses, Jiang Zuo was reminded of that Jiu Xi.

’I haven’t been thinking much about revenge lately; I’d almost forgotten about her.’

’Now I kind of hope Su Qi has a grudge against Jiu Xi. Killing her would be incredibly satisfying.’

’But my thoughts stopped there. I shouldn’t dwell on it.’

’Not being able to kill someone is the biggest headache.’

"So, does that mean I’ll have to wander around here by myself then?" Jiang Zuo asked.

Su Qi shook her head. "Not necessarily by yourself all the time. There will be activities when the ceremony starts. I’ll find a way to get you in to go fishing. It’s especially good for your health."

’Fishing again. I’m pretty curious what kind of fish we’re supposed to be catching.’

’It’s good for your health and even increases your Cultivation.’

"So when will you be free?"

"After the ceremony is complete, probably. It’s always been like that," Su Qi said, passing her leftover bread to Jiang Zuo.

Jiang Zuo resignedly picked up the bread. "How long does the ceremony last?"

"Ten days," Su Qi said, finishing her milk. "Ten days after the ceremony begins, we can pack up and go home."

Jiang Zuo smiled faintly, thankful that Su Qi had no plans to make him move here.

’I guess our home outside is our real home.’

’Or rather, it’s more suitable for us.’

"Then let’s go back together."

’The world outside is more suitable for me, but the environment here is nice, and I don’t have to worry about the house.’

’For example, if this place burned down, it burned down. If it blew up, it blew up.’

’It’s different back home. If it burned down or blew up, that would be a major hassle.’

’Should we move?’

’That’s something to consider, but it’s too early for that.’

After that, Jiang Zuo saw Su Qi off.

Watching Su Qi leave, Jiang Zuo suddenly remembered he had a pet. ’Where did it go, anyway?’

’Looks like I’ll have to get Su Qi to bring Sweet Potato back next time. It’s been so many days. It’d be a loss if it got abused to death.’

’Although I don’t know her aunt and that sister of hers very well, judging from Sweet Potato’s cries back then, those two are definitely not gentle people.’

’Su Qi hangs out with them, and it’s not like she’s a model of good behavior either.’

After that, Jiang Zuo waited at home. He was waiting for Tang Shui to come to his door.

’Today is the last day. If he doesn’t show up, his Six-tailed is doomed.’

******

Just as Jiang Zuo had predicted, Tang Shui was indeed on his way to Jiang Zuo’s place with the Six-tailed.

The Six-tailed was on his shoulder.

"Tang Shui, let’s go for a walk by the lake. I hear the lake in the Holy Land is beautiful," the Six-tailed said.

It only had one tail left now. Fortunately, that didn’t affect its ability to speak.

It had watched with its own eyes as its tails were sold off, and then it saw Tang Shui change his methods and completely heal that three-tailed fox.

It felt that Tang Shui no longer needed it.

That made sense. It was about to die, its tails had been sold, and now it was useless.

It just wanted to see some beautiful scenery one last time.

Especially a snowy landscape. That was the kind of scenery where it had met Tang Shui.

"In a couple of days. I have something important to do today." Tang Shui’s face was grim, as if he were about to face a matter of life and death.

The Six-tailed’s expression dimmed. A couple of days. It wanted that couple of days, too.

But for many, "a couple of days" was just another today to be discarded. For it, however, it was a tomorrow that it longed for but could never reach.

Because it was going to die today.

It didn’t want to die. Although it had known for a long time, it had hidden it well.

But so that Tang Shui wouldn’t offend that Cultivator, it had to reveal the truth.

If something went wrong with the process of growing tails, they, as Spirit Foxes, would be able to sense it.

If it hadn’t exposed the truth, it might have dragged Tang Shui around all over the place today, and then disappeared for good.

Leaving him with just a memory.

Just then, Tang Shui spoke. "We’re here."

Then he looked at the Six-tailed. "As long as you can get through this, as long as you can make it through today, I’ll take you anywhere you want to go tomorrow, or the day after."