Cohabitation with Sword Spirit-Chapter 150 - 120: A Young Girl’s Innocent Feelings Trampled

October 16, 2017

"Knock, knock, knock."

Early the next morning, as the rosy sun was still half-hidden on the horizon, Wang Jiu heard a series of urgent knocks on the door, echoing from several meters away, urging the person inside to open the door.

Shen Qingming groggily muttered from the bed.

"Ah Jiu, go open the door."

Wang Jiu looked at Shen Qingming on the bed with the expression of an HR manager eyeing a new employee who got pregnant right away, feeling a deep dissatisfaction for her lack of discipline, disrespect, and her carefree orders to her superior.

After speaking, Shen Qingming felt a bit embarrassed: "Well, I had insomnia last night, and now I'm really tired, so I'm taking half a day off this morning. Please help out, you're the master of this garden's master anyway."

"You had insomnia last night? Didn't I tell you that during the full cultivation of the Immovable Tyrant Body, you must ensure basic rest?"

Shen Qingming said, "Yes, I was almost asleep, but then I hallucinated hearing someone fighting in the courtyard, with lots of noise… Maybe I overtrained during the day and hurt my Divine Sense. Anyway, I woke up at night and couldn't get back to sleep, it was so uncomfortable."

"Oh, then you should rest."

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Moments later, Wang Jiu arrived at the door, pushed open the burgundy wooden door, and was immediately dazzled by a kaleidoscope of colors.

What a splendid and striking woman's long dress! With Celestial Pattern Forging as the base and Shicang Flower as the pattern, the fragments of Wind Spirit Stone and Water Spirit Stone densely adorned it like a glittering river of stars, complex and luxurious, so grand that it was almost blinding.

The woman wearing this magnificent dress was tall and graceful with delicate features, her face a shade of blush, her gentle expression breathtakingly captivating.

Next, the woman, like an elegant lady from a prominent family, gracefully bowed to Wang Jiu with an indescribably gentle and dignified demeanor, the brilliance around her subdued into rippling waves.

Wang Jiu furrowed his brows: "Li Wanqing? What are you doing?"

The woman was immediately startled, her eyes widened as she sized up Wang Jiu for a while before turning her head with a displeased expression: "Hmph, you actually recognized me? Even my parents couldn't recognize me, and Sister Xin was so scared she hiccuped, but you have quite the eye."

Wang Jiu wondered, "Why wouldn't I recognize you? Even though you fixed your eyebrows, applied lipstick, used eyeshadow, lined your eyes, and padded your chest..."

"Hey, hey, hey, that's enough, I know you have amazing eyesight, you don't need to keep going on," Li Wanqing hurriedly interrupted Wang Jiu's list, clutching her chest.

"Anyway, I'm here to tell you I've kept my promise and changed into a skirt. I'll seriously wear it for a month, so you don't need to worry about me going back on my word."

Wang Jiu said, "Honestly, I wasn't worried about you going back on your word, it doesn't really concern me much, so..."

"No, it does concern you a lot!" Li Wanqing interrupted Wang Jiu firmly, "Because it's not over yet! Yes, I lost last night, fair and square. Thanks for letting me realize the truth that Xiangzhou is vast and there's always someone better. But there won't be a second time. Starting today, I'm going to vigorously accelerate my cultivation! In a month, we'll have another match, and I'll definitely make you wear a little skirt!"

Wang Jiu said, "But even if we compete again in a month, you won't have a chance to win."

"Hmph, don't boast so early, when I get serious, my cultivation efficiency is quite astonishing. One month's time is enough for a transformation," Li Wanqing said, revealing a slightly mischievous smile.

"I've been hailed since childhood as having unparalleled talent and aptitude, no matter what I cultivate, I'm particularly quick. So generally, I tend to be a bit complacent... But if I have a serious reason, I'm sure I can accomplish it, there's never been an exception since childhood. And this time, I've found a serious reason."

Pausing for a moment, Li Wanqing continued, "When I went home last night, I seriously thought it through. Even though you're a guy, your looks are really good. If you seriously put on makeup and wear a little skirt, you might look better than a girl..."

Li Wanqing hadn't finished speaking when a joyful scream from a maiden echoed from the other side of the alley: "Everyone come quickly, I've found Wanqing!"

Further away, the excited laughter of women sounded: "Really?!"

"I saw it with my own eyes! The Droplet Blood Harmonizer changed color, ah, even Forgot Book showed a picture, she just passed by here moments ago! Can't be wrong!"

"Is she really wearing a Celestial Fragrance Pavilion's little skirt?"

"With light makeup too!"

"Apparently she even padded her chest?!"

"I can't see from the picture as her back is to me, but probably padded! Sister Wanqing has been flat-chested for years, how could she wear a little skirt without padding?"

"Ah, I'm coming right over, we must keep her here!"

"We're coming, we're coming! If we don't tease Sister Wanqing in her little skirt now, we won't get another chance later!"

Hearing this brazen chatter, Li Wanqing's expression changed dramatically, almost gritting her teeth.

"These girls are really out of control, just because I changed into a skirt, they dare to show such insolence..."

Wang Jiu said, "This is a common phenomenon in human society, judging one's social status and identity by clothing. People dressed luxuriously are preliminarily judged as belonging to the elite class and vice versa. A few elites like to use this pattern to observe the changes in reactions of subordinates when their clothing or identity changes; like those storytelling performances about emperors visiting towns incognito in teahouses and taverns."

Li Wanqing gave Wang Jiu a look that said 'you're kidding, right?' and sighed weakly, "Those are my female friends I made back in the day. Two years ago, I was exiled to Yuqing Mountain by my family. Although I explained everything to them before leaving, it still left a lot of resentment. Now that I'm down on my luck, those girls have started rebelling."

Subsequently, Li Wanqing gave Wang Jiu a cold snort and said, "So, this matter started because of you, at least help me cover it up, thanks!"

Then she displayed a Body Technique, fleeing to the left.

Moments later, several sprinting young girls reached the Shen Garden's entrance, looking at Wang Jiu in white clothes, their faces blushing, seemingly shy, but still bravely asking, "Brother, did you just see a tall girl wearing Celestial Fragrance Pavilion's Shui Lingyun?"

The girl beside her added, "Just a little bit shorter than you, with light makeup."

The girl behind held a Celestial Fragrance Pavilion's new catalog, unfolded it, and said to Wang Jiu, "Shui Lingyun looks like this, colorful and accentuates the figure."

Wang Jiu thought for a moment, knowing his usual blunt nature, both in the past life as a person and in this life as a sword, he didn't really know how to lie. But on the other hand, Li Wanqing had already asked him to help with the cover, he couldn't just ignore it.

Thus, Wang Jiu stepped forward two paces, stood in the direction Li Wanqing had fled, facing the young girls, blocking the alley, adopting a no-entry stance.

What's called covering up, this might be about it, right?

The girls looked confused, but someone smart shouted, "Sister Wanqing ran that way! It's a dead end!"

"Won't she fly into the sky?"

"Sister Yingying has long set up a Heaven and Earth Net, no fear of her flying."

"Haha, then let's quickly block her!"

Chattering, the girls one after another bowed to Wang Jiu in thanks: "Thank you, big brother!"

Wang Jiu suddenly felt something was off, furrowing his brow, asking: "Um, do you know what covering up means?"

"We know, aren't you covering for Sister Wanqing? Haha!"

Wang Jiu felt the situation was getting out of hand, further explaining: "Li Wanqing might have run in another direction."

"We know, we know, no need to say, when we catch her, we'll send you a gift."

Saying this, the girls brushed past Wang Jiu and swarmed into the other end of the alley.

Before long, a joyful cheer was heard: "Found her!"

"Haha, Sister Wanqing is so cute, dressed so grandly yet trying to hide."

"Wow, it's the first time seeing Sister Wanqing in a skirt, so cute!"

"Don't block me, I want to touch!"

And then came Li Wanqing's cries of wrath: "Wang Jiu, you betrayed me! Just wait, in a month, I'll make you wear a miniskirt!"