Chapter 450 - 449: You’re in love?

Chapter 450: Chapter 449: You’re in love?

On the way back, Su Qi kept staring at Jiang Zuo, which he found baffling.

"Is there something strange about me?" Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but ask.

Su Qi nodded. "Yes. That classmate of yours said you used to be very strange."

Jiang Zuo was exasperated. ’How was I strange?’

He asked Su Qi, but she wouldn’t say. ’Is she just teasing me?’

Su Qi linked her arm with Jiang Zuo’s and said, "But I’ve never felt that way. By the way, have you made any progress with your Magic recently?"

Jiang Zuo’s Magic was different from everyone else’s, and Su Qi had no idea how it should be cultivated.

Jiang Zuo said, "Go buy a few Magic Books. I’ll have them learn on their own."

Su Qi was speechless.

People probably wouldn’t believe it if she told them, but her husband’s Magic Elements could learn Magic on their own and even cast it by themselves.

It was like letting Spiritual Qi cast Magic on its own—simply unheard-of.

However, there was still a fundamental difference between Elements and Spiritual Qi.

"Are you sure this is okay? I looked into it and asked around again. It seems like no other Mage is like you; there isn’t even a theory for it." Su Qi said, a little worried, "If this goes on, won’t you end up being possessed by your Elements?"

Jiang Zuo was speechless.

’The Elements are so weak. How could they possess someone?’

"They won’t," Jiang Zuo said.

Su Qi looked at Jiang Zuo and said, "If anything feels wrong, you have to tell me. Also, make sure you carry the Protective Treasure I gave you every day. It can protect you."

Speaking of the Protective Treasure, Jiang Zuo found it quite troublesome.

Every time he did something, there was a certain degree of danger involved.

At those times, he had to find a moment to put the Protective Treasure away. It wouldn’t be good if he forgot one day.

’I should find a way to nullify the Protective Treasure,’ he thought, ’so it can just be a normal accessory.’

’The Protective Treasure isn’t protecting me. Instead, I’m the one who has to protect it.’

’How ridiculous.’

Jiang Zuo simply nodded in acknowledgment of Su Qi’s words.

Then Jiang Zuo said, "Speaking of which, let’s go buy a computer. We’re already buying so much stuff anyway."

At the mention of this, Su Qi raised an eyebrow and just stared at him.

Jiang Zuo faltered. "...I was just saying."

In reality, they lived a mostly normal life. Furniture was a necessity, and so was a computer.

There were some things you just couldn’t watch on TV.

And while you could watch a lot on a phone, the screen was too small.

"You’re not in the classmate group chat anymore?" Su Qi asked.

Jiang Zuo replied, "You’d know if I’d joined. Besides, you reported the old group and got it banned. I don’t even know what the new one is."

Su Qi smiled. "I don’t know either. Someone tried to add me last time, but I immediately refused."

Jiang Zuo was speechless.

’No one had even tried to add me.’

Just then, Su Qi took out her phone. "Since it’s still early, I’ll contact my Holy Sister and ask her to bring some Magic Books next time she visits.

Oh, and later I’ll test you to see what level of Mage you are."

"Why the test?" Jiang Zuo asked.

"So I’ll know what level of Magic you should be learning," Su Qi said.

Jiang Zuo, however, was completely unconcerned. "Just bring them all, from low-level to high-level. I’ll let the Elements figure it out. It’s not like I’m the one studying anyway."

Su Qi was speechless.

’He actually makes a good point.’

But for some reason, Su Qi had the urge to beat him up.

’He isn’t taking his Cultivation seriously at all.’

Others worked so hard and exhausted themselves, but her husband just got to lie back and let the Elements do all the work.

A moment later, Su Qi frowned.

"What’s wrong?" Jiang Zuo asked curiously.

Su Qi showed her phone to Jiang Zuo. "See for yourself."

Jiang Zuo then saw the chat history between Su Qi and Jingyue.

Jingyue’s reply to Su Qi read: Magic Books? That’s easy. I’ll send a whole truckload over to you.

Oh, right. I just applied for a seven-day trip to the Sea of Seven Emotions for you. It’s an all-expenses-paid trip. The funds are on their way, so remember to look out for them.

Jiang Zuo was speechless.

’Another trip?’

’And to the Sea of Seven Emotions, no less. By the sea again. Is this a sign that something bad is about to happen?’

Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but ask, "Can we not go?"

"Let me ask," Su Qi said.

But before Su Qi could reply to Jingyue, she suddenly thought of something and put her phone away.

Jiang Zuo was thoroughly confused.

"Let’s just pretend we didn’t see it," Su Qi said. "Yep, that way we don’t have to go."

’That works?’

Whether it would work or not, they really didn’t want to go on an all-expenses-paid trip. It felt unsafe; they always had a feeling that Jingyue was setting them up for trouble.

It was much better to just rest at home, safe and sound. Simple, and much more pleasant.

***

「The Holy Land」

Jingyue stared at her phone for a long time, but she still hadn’t received a reply.

"Not even a reply? Are my good intentions that terrifying?" Jingyue stroked her chin. "What’s wrong with an all-expenses-paid trip to relax? There’s no mission this time, so what’s there to be afraid of?"

Jingyue shook her head. She was just trying to get a nice perk for Su Qi. A seven-day trip meant there would definitely be no missions during that time; it would be a world just for the two of them.

’Do they really have to reject me like this?’

Qing Lian asked curiously, "Senior Sister, are we going? I heard there’s a Cultivation Realm variety show event at the Sea of Seven Emotions this time. It sounds interesting."

"Forget about it," Jingyue said irritably. "You all can stay here. This last trip to the Secret Realm was a complete bust, and on top of that, you all racked up a ton of favors you now owe."

"I won’t even mention Xiaoxiao and Xueyu; Master told us not to get involved with that person’s affairs.

But you and Yiruo are a different story. Those were life-saving favors! I have no idea what we’ll have to give to repay them."

Qing Lian was speechless.

’It’s not like I wanted to be saved,’ she thought. ’I wanted to be the one saving people.’

’Besides, if I saved someone, I definitely wouldn’t ask for anything in return. Just being happy about it would be enough.’

Fortunately, the Holy Land was incredibly wealthy. If there was one thing it didn’t lack, it was money.

Speaking of money, Jingyue recalled that the Saintess’s Secret Chamber had stolen Spirit Stones from the Holy Land Treasure Vault.

And thinking of the Saintess’s Secret Chamber, Jingyue summoned the spear and muttered to herself, "I wonder if adding this will allow the mark to be upgraded."

With this in mind, Jingyue said to Qing Lian, "I’m heading to the Secret Chamber again. You all can amuse yourselves."

Normally, the Candidacy Saintesses either amused themselves or studied under Master Qing Yue. It was only recently that the Saintess had started taking them out to have fun.

Unfortunately, their "fun" had nearly gotten the whole group wiped out.

Qing Lian figured that with the Holy Sister going into seclusion in the Secret Chamber, the rest of them wouldn’t be getting off easy.

Going out and gaining nothing was one thing, but on top of that, they’d incurred so many debts of gratitude that required repayment. They were bound to be lectured, and not just by one or two people.

「In the Forbidden Land」

Yue Xi said to Pure Goodness, "I might have a clue about the male Candidacy Saintess."

Pure Goodness immediately rose from the lake. "Where is he? When will he renounce his Candidacy Saintess status?"

Yue Xi shook her head. "It’s just a clue. But he probably won’t be our enemy."

"How can you be so sure?" Pure Goodness asked.

Yue Xi sat by the lake and began washing her feet again. "My senior brother might know him. He’s the one who told me."

Pure Goodness looked at Yue Xi curiously, finally asking, "Speaking subjectively... are you in love?"

Yue Xi’s eyebrow twitched as she denied it. "I’m not."

’I’m really not,’ Yue Xi thought. ’It’s just that my senior brother hasn’t left recently, and that makes me happy, that’s all.’

’Besides, my senior brother is someone I can trust.’