Cohabitation with Sword Spirit-Chapter 249 - 209: Going Home

Evening of December 31, 2017

Inside Shen Garden on East City Lvliu Lane in Qingyun City, the cries of a young girl reverberated through the air.

"Waa waa waa, you're so cruel, you're absolutely too cruel!"

"Of all times, it had to happen when people came to interview me, and all those broadcast projections were focused on me..."

"My entire life's reputation has been ruined by you!"

Faced with the girl's tearful accusation, Wang Jiu, who was completely baffled, could only respond seriously with a versatile phrase he had just learned not long ago.

"I'll take responsibility for it."

"You..." Shen Qingming was not the least bit pleased by the line that had moved countless ignorant girls; instead, it made her even angrier, "How are you going to take responsibility?! By turning back time, or erasing the memories of everyone who saw that scene?!"

At this point, the girl couldn't help but feel sorrowful again: "To vomit in front of hundreds of thousands of people, this is probably the most tragic champion image in the history of Qingyun Big Match! Congratulations to you, I'll be forever recorded in history as a disgrace!"

Wang Jiu said in wonder: "It's just vomiting, why make a big deal of it? At that spinning speed, vomiting due to severe dizziness after ending a Sword Blade Storm is a perfectly normal victory phenomenon. Even if it were Li Wanqing here, she would at least vomit some clear water."

Shen Qingming recalled the tragic scene from a few hours ago, speaking sorrowfully: "If it were only clear water, I wouldn't have said anything..."

Wang Jiu said: "That's why I reminded you earlier not to eat too many snacks before the match to relieve tension."

"How can this be my fault!? Who would have thought you'd make me throw up! Aren't you good at using the Master-Servant Contract to remotely control my body?! During the match, you even boosted my Qi blood to enter a Frenzy State, so why couldn't you help suppress my stomach then?!"

Wang Jiu explained: "You were the one who said I could only remotely control during the match, and you wanted to exchange body control rights immediately after the match ended."

"...So it's my fault again?!"

Wang Jiu added: "Moreover, even if I were in control, it would be difficult to completely suppress normal physiological reactions of the intestines; at most, I could help keep your mouth shut tight and not let the vomit come out."

"That would still be good!"

Wang Jiu said: "Are you sure? In that case, it would mean swallowing all the vomit back down. Although theoretically, this self-consumption behavior isn't unhygienic, considering that most humans find it hard to accept, I thought letting you vomit it out was a better option at the time."

"I'd rather swallow it back!"

"I doubt you would accept that scene." Wang Jiu said as he swiftly picked up a brush and drew a picture of Qingming eating, showing Shen Qingming holding a sea bowl, and in the bowl...

"Ugh..." Shen Qingming's expression changed immediately, covering her mouth with her hand and rushing to the bathroom...

It was only until late at night that the young girl finally quieted down and begrudgingly accepted the tragic reality.

Well, thinking about it from a different angle, it wasn't that tragic after all. Although it destined her to become a historic embarrassing champion... she was still the champion of Qingyun Big Match, after all.

Countless people strove and fought for it, risking their lives on the battlefield. And this honor, in the end, was gained by Shen Qingming.

The girl looked up at the moonlit sky outside the window, lost in thought.

Shen Garden had never been this quiet for a long time. Ever since deciding to participate in Qingyun Big Match a few months ago, it had been noisy every day here.

Either it's her and Wang Jiu bickering over cultivation and training issues, or it's Li Wanqing teasing her, with Li Chaolu paying multiple visits to bother Wang Jiu... also a troublesome guy.

Now that the big match is over and she finally enjoyed a moment of peace, it felt a bit uncomfortable. And looking at the champion trophy at the bedside, there was also a strong feeling of unreality.

Did she really win, just like that?

"Of course you did." Wang Jiu said, "With me helping, if you couldn't secure the championship in such a small-scale event, that would be a joke."

"That's true..." Shen Qingming first nodded, then asked: "Ah Jiu, did you participate in such competitions before?"

Wang Jiu replied: "Of course, before the Demon Race invasion, Jiuzhou Continent frequently hosted similar competitions, with far more variety and scale beyond the Qingyun Big Match. There were regional and professional ones, such as the World Sword Assembly I participated in, which was widely recognized as the most authoritative by Jiuzhou Sword Cultivators. However, overall, the largest and most authoritative was the Myriad Immortals Alliance's Grand Competition of Ten Thousand Immortals, held every ten years, inviting cultivators from across the world regardless of background, age, or position, even transcending good and evil as long as they adhere to the competition rules. And whoever emerged victorious in the Grand Competition of Ten Thousand Immortals could be honored as the number one in the world."

Shen Qingming listened, slightly entranced: "Did you win?"

This question was more complicated to answer. Wang Jiu pondered for a moment and was just about to speak when he heard a knock on the courtyard door.

"Little Sister Qingming, I'm here to see you."

Outside, Li Wanqing's energetic voice sounded completely undeterred by her defeat in the finals.

At that moment, Shen Qingming sighed: "It seems Yuqing True Master's comfort worked well; she got over the defeat quickly."

As soon as she spoke, Li Wanqing had already climbed over the courtyard wall, answering as she walked.

"Yes, she promised to bathe with me at Yuqing Hot Spring after the competition, haha. I pestered her for so long on the mountain before, but she never agreed. Just now, she nodded as soon as my eyes reddened! Master Yuqing has an amazing figure, but she usually dresses more conservatively than a dumpling, which is such a pity."

As they spoke, Shen Qingming watched Li Wanqing flip directly into the room through the window and asked Wang Jiu: "I remember you said a long time ago that you set up a strong protective array in the house. How come it can't stop such a small burglar from trespassing?"

This time, without waiting for Wang Jiu to reply, Li Wanqing answered first: "The protective array Wang Jiu designed has a severe flaw in character recognition. The array mainly relies on scent to identify people and lacks other overlapping identification methods, so it's easy to get by."

In response, Wang Jiu had to interrupt: "My design doesn't have flaws; it was because of Shen Qingming's financial constraints at the time. The budget couldn't cover extensive purchases, resulting in incomplete array functions."

Li Wanqing spread her hands: "Whatever, anyway, now I can sneak in wearing your underwear."

"What did you say!?" Shen Qingming jumped directly out of bed.

"Hahaha, just kidding." Li Wanqing laughed while waving her hand, suggesting Shen Qingming not take her words seriously.

However, just as Shen Qingming breathed a sigh of relief, she heard Li Wanqing say: "The size difference is too much, tried a few times but couldn't fit."

"Tried a few times!?"

"Hahaha, just kidding again, the size difference is so large, I knew without trying. I only carried it with me."

With that said, Li Wanqing took out a small pink piece of fabric from her pocket, which Shen Qingming immediately grabbed back in a mix of shame and anger.

"You pervert!"

Li Wanqing said: "Girl, that's my underwear, the kind with my body temperature still on it."

"Huh?" Shen Qingming opened her hand to look, and indeed saw that pink piece of cloth, styled in a particularly sexy and provocative way, the kind she never imagined trying.

"Waaah!" Shen Qingming flailed her hands as if electrocuted, overflowing with shame and anger.

"What did you come here for?! Don't you know tonight is the champion's rest time?!"

Li Wanqing, still grinning, randomly picked up the cloth piece again and said: "I'm here to pass along a message. Tomorrow night, there's a grand victory celebration dinner at my house. Are you going to attend?"

Shen Qingming hesitated slightly, but ultimately nodded.

Li Wanqing laughed heartily, giving a thumbs up: "Haha, it's great you agreed. If you had shaken your head, Sister Xin would have cried, for real."

"What does her crying have to do with me?"

"Hahaha, you two are really..." Li Wanqing laughed so hard she couldn't stand straight, "When I came, she still turned her head saying whether you came or not was none of her business, with an attitude and tone exactly the same. Seriously, are you sure you're not her biological child? Your personalities and figures are so alike; it doesn't seem like a stepmother at all."

"Not at all alike!"

"Ah, your expression saying that is especially similar!"

"Enough! Say it again, and I'm really not going!"

Li Wanqing quickly waved: "Don't, don't, I can't take the blame. If my fault keeps you from attending the victory banquet, Sister Xin will hate me for sure. Anyway, see you tomorrow night, and let's go home in glory this time."

Shen Qingming's expression was somewhat complex, but she ultimately nodded firmly.

"Yes, tomorrow night, I'll go home."

After the two sisters waved goodbye, Shen Qingming lay back on the bed, feeling both expectant and nervous.

Although the daytime battle was brief, it was extremely exhausting, and the girl soon felt her head spinning and began to drift into sleep. Just before falling asleep, she vaguely sensed she had overlooked something regarding Lu Xin, but couldn't recall what it was for the moment...

Never mind, Ah Jiu has a good memory, I'll just ask him when the time comes.