Chapter 519 - 518: I-I... How Did My Belly Get So Big?

Chapter 519: Chapter 518: I-I... How Did My Belly Get So Big?

"Is it delicious?"

"Mm, it’s... it’s incredibly delicious."

"Believe me now?"

"Uh-huh, uh-huh."

Jiang Zuo looked at Su Qi. ’Such a limited perspective.’

All she ever thought about was sleeping. The world outside was so wonderful; she should have come out to explore more often.

This time, Jiang Zuo had brought Su Qi to the Tofu Boss’s place for a meal. As for what they were eating?

Yongxi Flesh, of course.

He’d left the meat here for who knows how long without coming to eat it.

If he didn’t eat it now, he had no idea when he’d get another chance.

He couldn’t possibly wait until Su Qi returned from her training, could he?

That was still a long way off.

"Boss, bring me another big piece!" Su Qi shouted.

The meat was grilled, so it was served piece by piece.

When Jiang Zuo heard Su Qi ask for more, he couldn’t help but frown. ’This is her fourth piece. Is her stomach really that big?’

Jiang Zuo sat down beside Su Qi and placed a hand on her stomach. His expression immediately darkened.

"Haven’t you eaten in several hundred years?"

Su Qi touched her own stomach, then jumped to her feet. "My—my stomach! How did it get so big?"

Jiang Zuo: "..."

Jiang Zuo then told the Tofu Boss not to bring any more meat.

Su Qi was crestfallen. It seemed this meat wasn’t easy to digest.

Su Qi then looked at Jiang Zuo, her eyes welling up with tears.

Jiang Zuo ignored her completely.

Yongxi Flesh wasn’t something one could eat carelessly. Given Su Qi’s stomach, eating too much was definitely a bad idea.

Jiang Zuo then stood up. "Let’s go. We’re heading back."

"Oh," Su Qi responded, following Jiang Zuo out.

As they walked down the street, Su Qi asked, "Do you think I need to lose weight?"

"..."

Jiang Zuo was speechless. How was he supposed to answer a question like that?

In the end, Jiang Zuo said, "No, it’ll go away once you’ve digested it."

"If I get fat, will you start to dislike me? They say women gain weight after having a baby," Su Qi said, tugging on the hem of Jiang Zuo’s shirt.

’Do Cultivators even get fat?’

If a Cultivator did get fat, it was either intentional, related to their Cultivation Technique, or their Cultivation was a sham.

Therefore, it was impossible for Su Qi to actually get fat.

Jiang Zuo knew Su Qi was just asking to mess with him.

So Jiang Zuo shook his head. "No."

Su Qi said, "So you do think I’m fat?"

Jiang Zuo: "???"

"You said you wouldn’t dislike me for it, but that means you think I’m fat," Su Qi repeated.

"..."

Jiang Zuo glanced back at Su Qi but ultimately said nothing. ’She’s just being completely unreasonable.’

’It’s best just to ignore her.’

Seeing that Jiang Zuo was ignoring her, Su Qi didn’t seem to mind. She walked up to his side and said, "We’ve been together for so many years. Have you ever thought about what we should name our children?"

Su Qi rubbed her belly as if she were really pregnant.

Jiang Zuo shook his head. "I’ve never thought about it." (’How about Jiang Goudan for a boy and Jiang Qingya for a girl?’)

’How could he possibly have thought about it?’

In his long past life, he’d never spared a thought for another person, let alone a woman.

Why would he have thought about having children?

Su Qi took Jiang Zuo’s hand, placed it on her belly, and smiled. "Well, isn’t it time to start thinking about it? I have a feeling we’ll have a child before long."

Jiang Zuo looked at Su Qi and nodded. "I’ll think about it when I have time. But should I think of a name for a boy or a girl?"

Still holding his hand, Su Qi said, "You prefer boys, don’t you? Then come up with a boy’s name."

Jiang Zuo felt rather helpless. ’As if he could have a son just by wanting one.’

If it required using his Cultivation to interfere, Jiang Zuo was naturally unwilling to do so.

It was best to let such things happen naturally.

Jiang Zuo and Su Qi walked under the streetlights.

Jiang Zuo said, "It’s a bit of a long walk."

Su Qi nodded lightly. "Mm-hm. We’ll walk it together, all the way to the end, to the place that belongs only to us."

Su Qi squeezed Jiang Zuo’s hand and held it up. "You’re not allowed to let go, okay?"

Jiang Zuo didn’t say anything, but simply tightened his grip on her hand.

’Letting go was impossible.’

No matter how difficult their path became, Jiang Zuo would clear every obstacle, one by one.

Under the streetlights, the figures of Jiang Zuo and Su Qi slowly receded into the distance.

The street was quiet, the only sound was Su Qi’s laughter as she skipped along.

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「The next day.」

Jiang Zuo woke at the crack of dawn.

His body had mostly recovered, and Su Qi had naturally sensed it.

Su Qi already knew that Jiang Zuo could continue to cultivate his Magic.

But she was still worried he would act recklessly.

She always had a feeling that Jiang Zuo was doing reckless things behind her back.

"Shouldn’t you sleep in a little?" When Jiang Zuo woke up, Su Qi was already awake, so he couldn’t help but ask.

Su Qi shook her head. "I wanted to look at you. If I don’t, I’ll miss you too much."

Today, Su Qi had to enter the Saintess Pool, which meant she would be separated from Jiang Zuo again.

Jiang Zuo pinched her cheek. "It’s not like we’ve never been apart before, and it’s only for a short while."

"You weren’t like this during the past sacrificial rites."

Su Qi shook her head. "It’s different. We were already separated once this year. This is an extra time."

"No, wait. This will be the third time."

Jiang Zuo sat up. "What if we’re only apart for a day or two?"

Su Qi looked at him. "Then you have to remember to miss me."

Jiang Zuo nodded.

"Then let’s get up. I’ve already spoken with Master. I asked Martial Uncle to escort you back," Su Qi said, sitting obediently in front of Jiang Zuo.

Her meaning was clear: it was time for him to tie her hair.

Jiang Zuo untied the Hairband and began to comb Su Qi’s hair.

Having done it so often, Jiang Zuo had surprisingly developed a knack for it.

Jiang Zuo’s touch was light, and Su Qi wore a blissful expression.

She especially loved having Jiang Zuo tie her Hairband for her first thing in the morning.

"Remember to tie your Hairband properly yourself during the days I’m not here," Jiang Zuo said as he smoothed her hair.

Su Qi shook her head. "I won’t undo it. I’ll just leave it like this until I come home."

’Her hair would get messy, unless she didn’t sleep for the next few days.’

However, once she entered the Saintess Pool, she probably really wouldn’t be able to sleep.

Absorbing the Immortal Spiritual Qi with all her might would likely take a very long time.

’Immortal Spiritual Qi... If I’m not mistaken,’ Jiang Zuo thought, ’this should be the same kind of Immortal Spiritual Qi that the Lord of the Immortal Spirit Mansion cultivates.’

’But it probably wasn’t stripped directly from his body. Given the Lord of the Immortal Spirit Mansion’s Cultivation, the entire Holy Land probably wouldn’t be enough to contain his power.’

Afterward, Su Qi and Jiang Zuo finished getting dressed and left the room.

"First, let’s go find Martial Uncle. After I see you off, I’ll go meet up with my senior sisters." As she said this, Su Qi did a little twirl. "Do I look like a fairy? The kind that can take you flying?"

Right now, Su Qi was wearing an Immortal Skirt, looking every bit the beautiful fairy.

Jiang Zuo shook his head. "No."

Su Qi raised an eyebrow, and Jiang Zuo continued, "You already are one."

"Mr. Jiang Zuo, you’re being playful," Su Qi said with another twirl before happily walking ahead.

Jiang Zuo naturally followed her.

He was a little confused. ’When you go to the Saintess Pool, don’t you have to get in the water?’

’Why would you need to wear clothes?’

’Why did Su Qi suddenly change into this outfit?’

’Wouldn’t her normal clothes have been fine?’

’She did look beautiful, though.’

In the end, Jiang Zuo asked Su Qi about it.

"Because we don’t have to get in the water. Only our Senior Sister does. She’s the Saintess, so we just stand around her and act as support."

"This whole thing is centered around our Senior Sister, after all," Su Qi said.

Jiang Zuo: "..."