Chapter 223: Chapter 222: Su Qi: Will Pouting Work?
Jiang Zuo walked along a bluestone path, his pace unhurried.
This was a forest with few signs of human activity. Bright sunlight filtered through the leaves, dappling the path below.
Before long, Jiang Zuo saw a pond. It wasn’t large; the water’s surface was calm, and it was clear enough to see the bottom.
Jiang Zuo walked to the edge of the pond. He looked at the water and murmured to himself, "This is it. It seems the book was correct."
Peering through the water’s surface, Jiang Zuo could see it. This was the entrance at the heart of the grand scheme.
Stepping through it would lead to the outskirts of the Abyss.
Jiang Zuo had planned to step inside and investigate, but before he could even take a step, his phone rang.
He took it out and saw it was Su Qi.
Jiang Zuo glanced at the pond, sighed, and turned to leave, answering the phone as he went. "I’m on my way over now."
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When Jiang Zuo arrived at the Island Lord’s place, he only saw Su Qi. Senior Sister Jingyue was nowhere to be found.
When Su Qi saw Jiang Zuo, she complained, "Where did you run off to? I’ve been waiting forever."
"Just went for a stroll in the woods nearby, to see if I could find anything," Jiang Zuo said casually.
Su Qi narrowed her eyes at Jiang Zuo, then circled him a few times, scrutinizing him.
Jiang Zuo didn’t quite understand.
Then Su Qi spoke. "What do you think this is, school? Speaking of which, we used to go to the woods together a lot back in the day."
As she spoke, Su Qi took Jiang Zuo’s hand and started walking outside. "But we don’t have to do that anymore. In the future, we’ll save up and buy the house we’re renting, and then we’ll truly have a home of our own.
Then I’ll take a few decades off, we’ll be together all the time, and we’ll have a couple of kids.
What do you say?"
Su Qi turned and smiled at Jiang Zuo.
Her smile was one of pure bliss.
Seeing her like this, he couldn’t help but think of Jiu Xi from his past life.
Jiang Zuo shook his head. He didn’t want to think about his past life right now.
But Su Qi’s expression changed. "You don’t like the sound of that?"
Jiang Zuo: "..., No, that’s not what I meant."
"Then what did you mean?"
Jiang Zuo hesitated for a moment before saying, "Have a couple more?"
Su Qi stuck her tongue out at Jiang Zuo, then turned away. "I don’t want to."
Jiang Zuo said nothing. As long as she wasn’t going to press the issue, it was fine.
"My senior sister said we have to stay here for a few days. The business with our Senior Uncle has been delayed. Apparently, something happened here, and they’ll probably need our help," Su Qi said, walking ahead of him.
Something had indeed happened here. Jiang Zuo was also investigating the situation.
The Abyss didn’t have what Jiang Zuo wanted, but it might pose a threat to Su Qi. Moreover, he also wanted to see what the underlying cause was.
If the opportunity arose, he wouldn’t mind finding out what this ’grand scheme of heaven and earth’ truly was.
As for how to deal with the Abyssal Being, he hadn’t decided yet.
At the moment, he had no way of dealing with it.
The people here had no hope of being able to kill the Abyssal Being.
That book recorded that Qin Tian had only suppressed the Abyssal Being. If Qin Tian had possessed enough power, he would have slain it directly.
Then, Su Qi looked at Jiang Zuo and said, "Hey, how about I take you back first? Don’t you have to work?"
Jiang Zuo was surprised. He then asked, "Is it dangerous? Are you not letting me stay?"
Su Qi lowered her head. "I don’t really know, but from the look on the Island Lord’s face, I think something major is about to happen here. Whether it’s dangerous or not, leaving first is the safest option."
Jiang Zuo looked at Su Qi. "And what if I refuse?"
Su Qi kept her head down, then peeked up at Jiang Zuo. "What if I try acting cute?"
Jiang Zuo said expressionlessly, "What do you think?"
"What about acting all cute and helpless? Or maybe I should call you hubby?"
"..., As if you don’t call me that often enough already?"
"I can say it with deep feeling, just like the first time. You said back then you got so... Mmph!"
Before Su Qi could finish, Jiang Zuo clapped a hand over her mouth.
’Why does she have to drag up such old stories?’
’Can’t we just not talk about it?’
Just then, Su Qi grabbed Jiang Zuo’s hand with both of hers and said sweetly, "How about you let your wifey take you back home first, hmm?"
Jiang Zuo hesitated for a moment before shaking his head. "I’ll wait out here. You can go and take care of your business.
Don’t try to convince me. I don’t want to fight with you."
Su Qi looked at Jiang Zuo with a pout, then gave his hand a playful bite.
Then she said, "Come on, let’s go find a place to stay. It’s not convenient for us to stay here."
Jiang Zuo didn’t want to leave, and he saw no reason to leave only to have to operate in secret.
Jiang Zuo then asked, "What’s your plan moving forward?"
Su Qi thought for a moment. "I think so. My senior sister is discussing it with the Island Lord now. If we go in, it might be a few days before we come out, so you can’t get mad, okay?"
Jiang Zuo nodded.
He just didn’t understand what Su Qi meant by "go in." ’Where are they going? The Abyssal Land?’
If that was the case, then Jiang Zuo was truly worried.
’The Abyss is in an almost uncontrollable state right now. What good would a mere Tier Two going in do?’
’Then again,’ he thought, ’if the Island Lord here knows about the Abyss, he probably wouldn’t let a Tier Two go in. Any place they’d allow a Tier Two to enter must not be the real Abyss.’
Afterward, Su Qi took Jiang Zuo to a small villa they could rent. The setup was similar to Chuanhe Town, just a bit more expensive.
Su Qi didn’t mind, so naturally, neither did Jiang Zuo.
Besides, each villa was protected by an Array, so it was well worth the price.
Su Qi took a walk around the room and smiled. "Yes, this is quite nice."
After picking a room, Su Qi started taking out her clothes and other things. All of her belongings were stored inside her bracelet.
The bracelet belonged to Jingyue; she had just lent it to Su Qi.
Su Qi then took out some clothes and various other odds and ends.
Once she had finished unpacking, Su Qi said, "It doesn’t feel quite like home, but it’s still very nice."
As she spoke, she looked over at Jiang Zuo and smiled. Because he was with her.
As long as he was with her, anywhere was fine.
Then, Su Qi remembered something. "Don’t you dare burn this place down. Buying new clothes all the time is expensive, and they don’t give me much money for business trips, just Spirit Stones.
The whole family is depending on the money you earn to get by."
Jiang Zuo: "..."
Hearing such words come from a Cultivator always felt odd to Jiang Zuo. ’Someone of Su Qi’s status, short on cash?’
’How is that possible?’
But Jiang Zuo understood what Su Qi was thinking. She wanted to buy the house they were currently renting.
’Looks like I can go ahead and buy it when we get back,’ he thought.
He had a fair bit of money, and if it wasn’t enough, he could just take on a few commissions.
That amount of money wouldn’t be a problem.
Jiang Zuo nodded. "Okay, I’ll stop playing around for a while."
He really would stop. At his current level of 1.7, it wasn’t time to advance to Tier Two yet.
’Besides, I wouldn’t advance to Tier Two at home anyway. When the time comes, I’ll do it somewhere else. Since the Fire Element and Water Element will come together, the disturbance will probably be significant.’
’Still, it’s a shame I won’t be Crossing the Tribulation. I kind of miss my old friend, the Celestial Tribulation.’
’I wonder if the Celestial Tribulation will even remember me?’
’If it does, that would be a truly happy occasion.’
