T/N: This chapter was translated by Elysian Pit. I DO NOT own the translation and all credit goes to the original translator. I’ve picked up this novel to continue from where the previous translator left. Thank you ❤️❤️
Jian Xingzhi heard the sound outside. He closed his eyes and dipped down into the water of the bathtub. At the same time, a disciple kicked over the door, cautiously inspecting the situation inside.
“Senior Martial Sister, what’s wrong?”
“Nothing.”
Qin Wanwan recovered her composure. Her heartbeat gradually soothed down. She glanced down at the floating dirty hair in the bathtub and grounded her teeth, “A bug scared me. It’s alright, go out. I am still bathing.”
The disciple retreated in response. When the disciple left, the person in the bathtub emerged.
His eyes were still closed. His face was washed a bit courtesy of the water in the bathtub, exhibiting a hint of his handsome face.
“You wash first. I’ll wash after you. Tell me when you are done.”
He was not polite at all and spoke overly fast.
As if wanting to prove he was a gentleman, he closed his eyes and braced himself to be out from the bathtub. However, perhaps because his vision was covered, he wobbled and tumbled to the ground.
“Why did you electrocute me again!?”
Jian Xingzhi jerked on the ground and roared in his heart, “You wish to die?!”
“I… I’m sorry…”
666 shook like a leaf. “There is no male pet who is so agile… so the Main System judged that…”
Jian Xingzhi understood. He inhaled a deep breath and stopped haggling over it. He quickly rose to his feet and strode out behind the screen, his mind clouded.
Qin Wanwan saw him getting up with the dirt in his body. So she quickly reminded him in alarm, “Just sit on the ground. Don’t sit on the bed.”
Upon hearing that, Jian Xingzhi got an inkling that she was disgusted at him. However, he wasn’t petty enough to fight with someone in Foundation Establishment, so he simply sat down against the screen, closing his eyes to rest.
“Master.”
666 probed cautiously, “Your heartbeat is detected to be slightly faster than normal. Do you need any help?”
“Shut up.”
Jian Xingzhi leaned against the screen with his eyes closed, “You are too nosy!”
Jian Xingzhi acted naturally as he went out of the bathroom as if she were a man. Qin Wanwan was not sure whether she should be angry or relieved.
A while later, she relaxed and chose to stop thinking about it. Adapt to the circumstances and just let it go ah. She sat back in the bathtub and cast a spell, changing the water in the bathtub. The water became clean once again and she breathed a sigh of relief, resuming her bath.
As she washed, she peeked in Jian Xingzhi’s direction over time. The lonely shadow of the young man was quite alluring. Even when he was resting, his figures were refined and his spine was as straight as bamboo.
Why did he come back?
How did he come back?
Qin Wanwan was a bit puzzled.
Then again, when she thought of his previous life, this action of his was not that surprising.
In his previous life, Qin Wan fell to the evil path and became a Demon. She was persecuted by everyone in the world. Yet, this Jian Zhiyan never gave up on her. He could only be affectionate to Qin Wan and do nothing, but it’s a pity that…….
Qin Wanwan sighed. Jian Zhiyan must have never imagined that the person he loved was no longer here.
She was not Qin Wan, the person he held in his heart. She had no intention of taking advantage of his feelings, nor did she want to drag him with her.
In her original plan, she planned to go down the mountain to find him, then she would find a place for him to settle down and leave. But now that she experienced first-hand Jian Zhiyan’s deep feelings for Qin Wan, she felt the need to settle this matter first before ending it for all.
Qin Wanwan pondered over it as she washed herself clean. Reaching a conclusion, she stood up and put on her clothes. When she stepped out of the screen, she noticed ‘Jian Zhiyan’ had fallen asleep against the screen.
The dirt was still plastered on him, making him appear like a mud-man. Regardless, he could sleep soundly.
Qin Wanwan furrowed her brows and called out, “Jian Zhiyan.”
The other party didn’t react, Qin Wanwan grabbed a peach blossom from the vase next to him and carefully poked him, “Jian Zhiyan!”
“Are you dressed?”
Jian Xingzhi had woken up a long time ago, but he deliberately didn’t open his eyes. Qin Wanwan was taken aback for a moment. She didn’t expect him to ask this, so she answered in a daze, “I’m dressed.”
“Good.”
Jian Xingzhi opened his eyes and reflexively wanted to jump up, but he was reminded of 666’s presence and paused. He hesitated and recalled some female immortal he had seen before, as if brainwashing himself. Leaning sideways on the ground with his legs closed, he placed one hand on the ground and raised his hips first, then his waist, and lastly his torso. Then, he moved into the bathroom one step at a time, trying his best at appear unaffected. However, to the outsider’s eyes, he moved like a twisted plant.
Jian Xingzhi was extremely reluctant, but he could clearly see “Persona +2, Total Score -998” was displayed on the screen in front of him.
“Heh,” Jian Xingzhi tossed his clothes overbearingly behind the screen, “Easy.”
“Persona -2, Total Score -1000.” soon displayed on the screen.
Jian Xingzhi: “……”
Qin Wanwan watched ‘Jian Zhiyan’ standing up step by step like the female ghost in Ju-On*. Like a zombie, he walked in a twisted way and entered the bathroom. Then, she saw his silhouette rudely tossing his clothes from outside the screen.
[T/N: A Japanese Horror Movie.]
She was stunned by this series of actions. She blinked twice and lamented, “What kind of taste did Qin Wan have?”
This appearance. This personality. This was what you call a male pet?
From when the threshold for male pets became so low?
Still, the survival of the fittest was the survival of the finest. In the end, he was still a loyal male pet. She was planning to break his heart, the least she could do was give him some nice treatment.
Thus, she cleaned the house and looked through the clothes Jian Zhiyan had worn before. She specifically ordered someone to prepare a bath towel for her, and threw it behind the screen. Then, she informed him, “The white one is for wiping the water. Also, your clean clothes are next to it.”
Jian Xingzhi heard her words and glanced sideways at the bath towel next to him. He also saw the blinking prompts on the screen.
[With respect: Thank you, Master.]
He gave a sneer. Ignoring the System prompt as if it didn’t exist, he shouted casually to Qin Wanwan outside, “Thanks.”
Qin Wawnwan couldn’t sense the abnormality. After all, she had no idea how ‘Jian Zhiyan’ was before.
She sat in a chair and waited for ‘Jian Zhiyan’ to finish his bath. Her mind kept swirling on how to discuss this matter with him. From behind the screen, she heard the sound of water, but she kept thinking and thinking. It would be awkward to disclose such a thing face-to-face. She might as well say it now while they were still away from each other.
However, she had a hard time to gain the courage to talk about it directly. So she began chatting in a roundabout way, as if talking about some trivial matters first, “I saw Jun-shaozhu hurt you badly that day, I thought that you…”
“You thought I was dead?”
Jian Xingzhi was a little proud of himself. He glanced outside, “Surprised?”
“No, no.”
For some reason, Qin Wanwan’s heart skipped a beat when she heard him. She changed her question to appear concerned for him, “How is your injury? Does it still hurt?”
“No.”
Jian Xingzhi rubbed the dirt out of his skin and replied lightly, “It’s all minor injuries.”
Immediately, with the sound of ‘zizi’, a bolt of electric current ran through his body. Jian Xingzhi pinched the bath towel and pushed down the impulse to hurl it at someone, preferably to a certain System. His eyes slowly moved to skim at the trembling 666 in his Sea of Consciousness.
Qin Wanwan tilted her head in bewilderment, “You were beaten to that point and were fine in just two days?”
The movement of Jian Xingzhi paused. He looked straight and saw no prompt was given to him. Probably he could answer as he liked?
Thinking about it for a second, he hesitated a bit and eventually replied, “I have a healthy body……?”
No electric currents. Seemed like his answer was acceptable.
Qin Wanwan was still doubtful of it, but considering that this mortal in his previous life could bounce back to block the sword for Qin Wan with his last breath, she could assume he probably had some special abilities.
She accepted his answer with reluctance and asked again,
“I heard that you were thrown down the mountain. You are a mortal and have no cultivation base. How did you go up the mountain?”
“I……”
Jian Xingzhi turned his head and glimpsed out of the window. He now realized that a mortal digging a tunnel through Wen Xin Sect in one day was quite a pompous feast. Still, he bit the bullet and answered as if it was nothing, “I dug a tunnel,”
“Tun…Tunnel?
Qin Wanwan gawked. “You dug a tunnel from the foot of the mountain to here?!”
Jian Xingzhi didn’t dare to say more and replied stiffly, “Mn. Right. Tunnel.”
Qin Wanwan blurted out, “How can you do it?”
Jian Xingzhi was put in a difficult situation, “It’s…”
He wiped his body, sensing a pang of guilt creeping in as he answered nonchalantly once again, “It’s because this body is very healthy.”
He’s not lying. This body…… was indeed good.
Qin Wanwan was quite baffled by his words. Jian Xingzhi also thought his wording was a bit bizarre. Instead of being passive, he asked back, “What are you planning to do next?”
“Ah?”
“Do you plan to stay in the mountains for the rest of your life? ”
“That’s impossible.”
Qin Wanwan replied in a beat. Jian Xingzhi nodded with satisfaction, glad that this woman was not stupid beyond saving.
“That’s good. Then, my effort to save you did not go down the drain.”
Jian Xingzhi rose to his feet. Qin Wanwan heard the movement, and finally remembered her initial purpose of starting this chat.
She weighed and considered it for a moment before finally deciding to open her mouth, “Zhiyan, I have something to tell you.”
“Say.”
“I am not who I used to be. In the future, I may live a very different life from my current one.”
“That’s great.”
Jian Xingzhi wiped himself dry and began to dress.
The former Qin Wan was truly vexing, he could suffocate to death just by imagining the former her.
“I may go far away and embark on a new journey. I will encounter many dangers and difficulties.”
“That’s obvious.”
Jian Xingzhi worked out how to wear these fancy clothes and began to put them on.
He had some respect for this girl. She understood the road of cultivation was tough and unsafe, but she was not afraid of the difficulties and hardships. Her way of thinking could be regarded as a talent.
“I hope you can live your life like any ordinary person. Right now, I am a prisoner, I am under my Master’s tracking spell and can’t go anywhere…”
To get to the point, Qin Wanwan was particularly timid. She lowered her head and kneaded the hem of her clothes on her knees. She kept encouraging herself that it was all done for his own good. She rarely did or spoke hurtful things, but, for the sake of their happiness, she must make it clear.
“Since you can come in, you can naturally go out. I will hand you over your deed of sale and give you some gold and jewelry. So, you should go out using your tunnel…”
As she spoke, she noticed the person behind the screen was walking out. She buried her head and clutched her hem, not daring to look up at him.
Listening to his steps approaching her, she was about to finish with one sentence, “From now on, let’s just go a separate way. We will have nothing to do with each other anymore.”
However, before it could be out of lips, the man pinched her chin and forced her to look up.
“What did you just say?”
The young man’s superb facial features were displayed in her vision. He wore a light purple long-sleeved silk robe, it was embroidered with white orchids on its sleeve and had a white lining. Combined with his fair complexion, he portrayed an elegant beauty that was especially pleasing to the eyes.
His disposition was clean. His eyes were bright. His facial features appeared handsome and heroic, without half femininity.
At one glance, he was like the pine tree on the mountain spring, being gently rustled by the wind.
He gently pinched her chin with one hand and set the other hand beside her head. His eyebrows wrinkled slightly as if he were dissatisfied.
“Shen Zhiming, that old turtle*, has the nerve to cast a tracking spell on you?”
[T/N: 乌龟 – wū guī; lit. Turle/Tortoise. Can also mean cuckold or bastard.]
Qin Wanwan was rendered speechless.
Perhaps, it was because of the visible difference between the previous him and the current him, but when she saw his eyes staring straight at her, she was dazzled.
Jian Xingzhi was used to the look of someone being in a trance when they were around him, so he didn’t notice her abnormality. He sized Qin Wanwan up and down. Only after he figured out what the Sword Intent and tracking spell on her body were, he let go of his hand holding Qin Wanwan’s chin. Then, he stepped aside and took the teapot, pouring himself tea, his figure exuding confidence, “Don’t worry, I一”
Before he finished his words, another bolt of electric current rushed by his body with a ‘zizi’. The confident smile on Jian Xingzhi’s face twisted. Qin Wanwan tilted her head at him. He clenched the teapot on his hand and read the System’s prompt from the corner of his eyes. His lips twitched and he gritted his teeth, “I believe, you definitely can find a way!”
The author has something to say:
Interviewer: “Excuse me, may I ask, is your Master shy?”
666: “No, he is not. He merely has a heart problem, a polycardia.”
[T/N: Rapid beating of the heart, conventionally applied to rates over 100 beats per minute.]
