Do You Know How to Capture a Villain? - Chapter 68.2

Ji Qingzhou’s eyelashes were drooping. She sensed Shen Rongyu’s burning eyes and was trying to adapt to it.

Shen Rongyu leaned forward and carried her with one hand. Ji Qingzhou was so light that the moment he lifted her up, her chin moved from his palm to his shoulders.

When he carried her up, all of Ji Qingzhou’s sleepy bugs disappeared. In the past, they only had this kind of intimate contact when they were cultivating.

So, she pushed Shen Rongyu’s shoulder and asked him with a mosquito-like voice, “Xiao Yu-shixiong, do you want to cultivate?”

“Aren’t you sleepy?” Shen Rongyu turned his head, “Go ahead.”

“I’m not,” Ji Qingzhou answered him.

“Your eyes are almost shut. Are you not sleepy?” Shen Rongyu questioned.

“I was earlier. Now that you’re carrying me, I’m not anymore,” Ji Qingzhou answered quite honestly.

Shen Rongyu chuckled. He felt the tremor of Ji Qingzhou’s hand against his shoulders, betraying her uneasiness.

Thus, he let her go. Ji Qingzhou’s toes touched the ground and when she landed, her skirt swirled lightly and settled down obediently.

Shen Rongyu walked in front of her and Ji Qingzhou followed behind. In the end, she mustered the courage to ask, “Xiao Yu-shixiong, you said you will bring me along. You won’t regret it, will you?”

“No,” Shen Rongyu said. He treated her with the same level of patience. It was at this time he discovered that Ji Qingzhou had no trust in him. She was sensitive and fragile, and it was impossible for her to open up to others easily. Thus, when she occasionally approached him, he felt that it was a bit surreal — Even more so, he felt somewhat delighted for some reason.

“You won’t abandon me halfway through, right?” Ji Qingzhou rubbed her hands and continued, “Maomao won’t be coming with me. If you abandon me, I probably won’t be able to find the way back to Xuanyun Sect.”

“I won’t.” Shen Rongyu replied in a low voice. It was difficult for him to accept that his role in Ji Qingzhou’s heart was equal to Maomao’s.

“Great.” Ji Qingzhou breathed a sigh of relief and thanked Wen Ying from the bottom of her heart. If it wasn’t for him, it would have taken her a long time to dare speak out. Maybe … because Wen Ying was present, Shen Rongyu was too embarrassed to refuse.

All in all, it’s thanks to Wen Ying. Ji Qingzhou inwardly concluded.

After returning to Shen Rongyu’s yard, he picked up You You, which was embraced by Ji Qingzhou and happily buried in Ice Spirit Fruits again — This fat little cub had been an eyesore for a long time.

He bought the Profound Frost Beast for Ji Qingzhou, wanting to divert Ji Qingzhou’s attention from Maomao. He did not expect, however, that after Ji Qingzhou left Maomao alone, her attention was all poured on You You.

“Ying-ying,” You You whined. Ji Qingzhuang raised her hand, stroked his head, and wanted to take him back.

“I’m going to send him to Elder Qu,” Shen Rongyu said with a straight face, “Elder Qu takes care of Profound Frost Beasts. By the time we return, he should be as big as Frost.”

“Do they grow that fast?” Ji Qingzhou felt a little regretful. She still preferred the small and exquisite-looking You You.

“The body of the spirit beasts grows fast. The hard part is them developing spirit wisdom.” Shen Rongyu commanded You You to perch on his shoulder.

He intended to drop by and kill Wen Ying once he had delivered You You to Elder Qu Ting.

However, Ji Qingzhou blinked and she said, “Xiao Yu-shixiong, then let me send Maomao to Elder Qiao as well. I fly slower, so by the time I return, you should be back too, right?”

Shen Rongyu composed himself, but his plan remained in place. “I’m not sure… Elder Qu Ting’s Beast Spirit Valley is a bit far away.”

“When you come back, we have to cultivate,” Ji Qingzhou said, “Xiao Yu-shixiong, come back quickly.”

Shen Rongyu didn’t expect Ji Qingzhu to be so clingy. She rarely did so, so he agreed, “Okay.”

Forget it, it is more important to cultivate. I can finish Wen Ying off at night, he thought.

Ji Qingzhou parted ways with him and went to collect Maomao. Maomao struggled to stand up in the yard, wagged his tail and arched his wet nose into her palm.

“I’m going to go out for a while.” Ji Qingzhou touched his mane and whispered to him, “I must venture out to obtain the pill that can save you.”

Maomao leaned on Ji Qingzhou, hee-hawed and snorted. It had been a year since he ate the last Immortal Spirit Pill. His physical condition is getting worse and worse.

Ji Qingzhou hugged him in distress. Shortly after, she brought him up, ready to take him to Mingxin Lake where Elder Qiao Shu lived.

She held Sansan up. With her current cultivation base, she could easily manage to fly with this magic treasure with a donkey in tow.

As she opened Sansan, she saw the painting she personally drew on the umbrella’s surface. She gently stroked the red pattern, whispering to herself, “How pretty.”

She liked the pattern she drew very much. In her delight, she tightly gripped the umbrella’s handle and took Maomao to Mingxin Lake.

Of course, Shen Rongyu, who was flying atop his immortal sword, also felt her caress. That searing heat at the back of his neck seemingly flamed under his heavy clothes.

Shen Rongyu pursed his lips tightly. He didn’t respond, much less moved a muscle but the flight of Burial Snow under his feet went off-track a bit.

He heard Ji Qingzhou’s whisper. She was naturally saying that the flower on the umbrella was pretty.

However, Shen Rongyu thought that she should see the one on him.

The red epiphyllum on him was much more beautiful than that on the umbrella, much prettier.

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