Chapter 457 - 456: The Essence of Magic

Chapter 457: Chapter 456: The Essence of Magic

"Sect?"

"Loose Cultivator."

"What’s the relationship between you two?"

"Partners."

"Pay up."

Su Qi: "...We didn’t break it."

"You two were the only ones there. If you didn’t do it, who did? Us?" a middle-aged man said to Jiang Zuo and Su Qi in one of the rooms.

This was the management office for the Sea of Seven Emotions.

They typically only handled security and maintained the facilities.

The transparent boardwalk over the Sea of Seven Emotions, for example, was actually a type of Magical Treasure.

Su Qi retorted, unconvinced, "It still wasn’t us. My husband and I get along so well, we’ve never gotten into a fight."

’It had always been her beating up Jiang Zuo one-sidedly; he was never able to fight back.’

’So, it was true that they never fought.’

’Jiang Zuo actually just wanted to pay and leave, or better yet, ignore these people and walk right out.’

’They wouldn’t be able to catch him even if they tried.’

’If it weren’t for Su Qi, he wouldn’t be wasting his time here.’

That was why Su Qi was handling all the negotiations.

Faced with the demand for compensation, Su Qi had no intention of agreeing.

After all, she wasn’t the one who had damaged it.

Su Qi’s attitude gave the middle-aged man a headache. She was a Tier Three Cultivator, about on par with him. If things got ugly, it would be a pain for everyone involved.

But the place *was* damaged, and now that they had finally caught someone, it felt like a waste not to make them pay compensation.

Indeed, the boardwalk was frequently damaged, but by the time they rushed over, the culprit was always gone.

They could never find the perpetrator. Today was a first.

The middle-aged man asked, "What proof do you have that you weren’t the ones who damaged it?"

Su Qi said, "Go check the residual aura. It’s completely different from ours, isn’t it?

Besides, my husband is a Mage. Go check for any fluctuations in the Magic Elements."

The middle-aged man frowned and made a call.

After a short wait, the middle-aged man looked at Su Qi and asked, "Are you really Mages?"

Su Qi replied, "My husband is the Mage."

The middle-aged man said, "Prove it."

Meeting Su Qi’s expectant gaze, Jiang Zuo had no choice but to snap his fingers.

Instantly, countless Fire Elemental Minions swarmed out, ready to fight for their Big Bro, to burn everything for their Big Bro, and to cast Magic for their Big Bro.

Flame Storm, maximum power.

Before anyone could react, the Flame Storm instantly erupted.

BOOM! BOOM!

The massive explosion completely destroyed the office.

Everyone inside was sent flying by the blast.

Su Qi pulled Jiang Zuo away, escaping the range of the storm. Of course, it wouldn’t have mattered even if Jiang Zuo hadn’t moved.

The Fire Elemental Minions would have parted for Jiang Zuo and Su Qi.

That was the basic duty of a minion.

To burn for their Big Bro, to offer up their everything for their Big Bro.

This storm, empowered by the conviction of the Fire Elemental Minions, far surpassed Magic of the same tier.

Jiang Zuo had a Cultivation of 2.5, and his Magic Elements were likely around Tier Two, yet this Flame Storm was powerful enough to approach Tier Three.

This was the power of all the Fire Elemental Minions offering their everything.

This was the true essence of Magic.

"Are you insane?" After the storm passed, the middle-aged man staggered up from the ruins, covered in ash and soot, and shouted.

That Magic had been too sudden, and it was completely different from any Magic he knew.

If not for the fact that it was truly made of Fire Elements, he would have suspected it wasn’t Magic at all.

Moreover, he had clearly sensed only Tier Two power, yet the resulting storm was comparable to Tier Three. It was a frightening thought.

This Mage was no simple character.

And even now, he couldn’t sense the man’s power at all.

Jiang Zuo looked at the middle-aged man and said coldly, "Didn’t you need proof?"

"You..."

Before the middle-aged man could finish, Jiang Zuo turned to leave, casually preparing to take out a Spirit Stone.

Just then, however, Su Qi tossed a Spirit Stone behind her. "This is compensation for my husband destroying the office. And we still didn’t damage the boardwalk."

With that, Su Qi caught up to Jiang Zuo.

Jiang Zuo was inwardly relieved. ’I completely forgot Su Qi was there for a second.’

’That was totally my style of doing things when Su Qi isn’t around. I almost tossed out a Spirit Stone myself.’

Before Jiang Zuo could dwell on it, Su Qi happily linked her arm with his, and they left.

The middle-aged man watched them leave, then glanced at the Fourth-Grade Spirit Stone in his hand.

’How should I put this... a Fourth-Grade Spirit Stone is a bit much, isn’t it? The boardwalk and the office combined would only take a few Second-Grade Spirit Stones to fix.’

’But they just casually tossed out a Fourth-Grade one. What’s that supposed to mean?’

’Are they telling me that they’re not short on money, but if they didn’t break something, they didn’t break it?’

The middle-aged man put away the Spirit Stone. "The world of the rich is truly beyond my comprehension."

There was no way he could ever casually toss out a Fourth-Grade Spirit Stone like that.

He also suspected that these two were most likely not Loose Cultivators.

Where could you find such monstrously powerful Loose Cultivators, let alone a pair of them who were partners?

「 」

Jiang Zuo maintained his cold and indifferent expression as they left, and Su Qi said nothing as she held his arm.

After they had walked for a bit, Su Qi pinched Jiang Zuo’s cheek. "Wow, so cold, arrogant, and totally badass?"

Su Qi’s eyes sparkled as she looked at Jiang Zuo. ’My husband is so ridiculously strong,’ she thought. ’I love it.’

’That move was so powerful! This means my husband is already Tier Two. And what does being Tier Two mean?’

’It means I don’t have to hold back the next time I beat him up!’

’My husband can take a beating now.’

Jiang Zuo looked at Su Qi’s sparkling eyes and, for some reason, felt a chill run down his spine.

"I... am just an ordinary person," Jiang Zuo emphasized.

Su Qi nodded. "I’m an ordinary person, too."

Jiang Zuo: "..."

Finally, Jiang Zuo asked, "You paid them with a Spirit Stone?"

Su Qi nodded. "Yup. It’s not like I don’t have Spirit Stones. We blew up his place, so I just paid him back tenfold."

"You really are rich," Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but remark.

Su Qi smiled. "Feeling jealous? What’s mine is yours, so no need to be sour. Everything your wife has belongs to you, no exceptions.

Besides, I’m counting on you to support me.

I can’t support myself on my own.

Oh, and everything you have is mine, too. No exceptions."

Jiang Zuo patted Su Qi’s head. "Let’s go find a place to stay. It’s getting dark, so we’ll be able to see the sea soon."

Su Qi pulled Jiang Zuo by the hand into the fading light of the sunset. "Why don’t we take a nap first? We can always see the sea tomorrow."

"You can nap by yourself. I’ll go see the sea now. Tomorrow, you can see the sea while I sleep."

"Hey, Mr. Jiang Zuo, are you trying to get me to rest first?"

"Yeah."

"In your dreams. There’s no way we’re splitting up. But I guess we can see the sea tonight. Are you happy now?"

"I’m happy."

Beneath the afterglow of the setting sun, the figures of Jiang Zuo and Su Qi slowly receded into the distance, but her voice still carried a light, happy tune.

Perhaps it was the brilliant sunset, or perhaps it was having a beautiful woman by his side, but the light of the setting sun today didn’t carry any sense of decay or gloom.

Instead, it created the illusion that the two of them could walk together to the very ends of the earth.

"Hey, the sun’s gone down."

"It’ll rise again tomorrow."

"Husband, let’s watch the sunrise tomorrow!"

"I’m afraid that by the time night falls, your mind won’t be on the sunrise."

Su Qi’s elongated shadow suddenly drew close to Jiang Zuo’s, and her bashful voice followed. "Mm, my mind will be all on my dear husband. Doesn’t that make you happy?"

"Heh."