My Wife Might Be a Saintess-Chapter 66 - 65: I’m Coming Back

Having received the Spirit Stones, Jiang Zuo put away his blade and tossed one to Xi Yu. "This one’s yours."

Xi Yu was surprised. She hadn’t expected Jiang Zuo to remember his promise to give her a Spirit Stone.

She said respectfully, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist."

With a simple acknowledgment, Jiang Zuo turned and left.

Steward Liu, who was standing to the side, was completely baffled by the change in Xi Yu’s attitude toward Jiang Zuo. ’A Tier Two cultivator bowing to someone at Tier One?’

But no one paid any mind to Steward Liu’s confusion, and Jiang Zuo certainly wasn’t going to waste any thought on the matter.

Even if Steward Liu was resentful, Jiang Zuo would have simply scoffed. ’A mere Tier Two cultivator isn’t worth my time.’

Once he was a safe distance away, Jiang Zuo took out his phone and called Su Qi.

Su Qi had called him so many times. He wouldn’t be able to rest easy until he called her back.

If he’d seen this many missed calls in his past life, he would have assumed he was a dead man.

"The number you have dialed is currently switched off. Please try again later. Sorry..."

Jiang Zuo lowered his phone with a sigh. ’Her phone’s off? Did she get into another fight? She should be fine, right?’

Su Qi was in the outer area of the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion, where everyone’s strength was suppressed to Tier One. Theoretically, she shouldn’t be in any danger.

Besides, anyone with enough free time to call him dozens of times couldn’t possibly be in any real trouble.

So Jiang Zuo headed home. He now had two Fifth-Grade Spirit Stones. If he bought a few more ingredients to use with the Ice Crystal Wood Lotus and Moon Lotus Flower he had obtained, he should be able to reach Tier 1.4.

’A Moon Tear Bead would be even better,’ he thought.

But Jiang Zuo was reluctant to use his Sun Flame Stone to advance his Cultivation. Sun Flame Stones were rare and best saved for when he was ready to make a major push with his Innate Three Qi.

When he got home, Jiang Zuo placed Sweet Potato in its pond. The moment it hit the water, Sweet Potato let out a happy GAGA sound.

For a Fire Attribute Holy Beast Descendant to actually enjoy being in water... Jiang Zuo was simply speechless.

After that, Jiang Zuo began to draw up a list of the Spirit Medicines he needed. He planned to send it to Liuyue Xue for a price quote.

Theoretically, two Fifth-Grade Spirit Stones should be enough to cover the cost.

Once the list was complete, Jiang Zuo took a photo, posted it in the group chat, and tagged Liuyue Xue. "@Liuyue Xue: Fairy, could you give me a price estimate? Roughly how much would this cost?"

Soon, Jiang Zuo saw a reply from Liuyue Xue: "Hang on, Fellow Daoist. We’re walking in circles over here. It’s three laps, right? I think we failed."

Jiang Zuo was surprised. He typed back, "You failed? Try singing a love song while you walk your laps."

Liuyue Xue: "..."

Chi Xue Child: "..."

Fairy Mo Yan: "..."

Chen Yi: "..."

"Fellow Daoist, are you serious?" asked Blade Master Hai Bian.

Po Xiao sent a thinking emoji. "Maybe you need to move it emotionally. A love song is one option. Telling a joke might also work. A short horror story wouldn’t be a problem either. As long as you finish before the three laps are up, it should be fine."

Liu Yu asked, "Does a song about being single count as a love song?"

’Does a song about being single count as a love song?’ How would Jiang Zuo know? He could only reply, "Try it and see."

Then, in front of a giant tree, Xiao Xiaomo said to Liu Yu, "Go on, give it a try."

"Fine, I’ll give it a shot."

Liu Yu walked up to the great tree and began to circle it.

"Love is a thing I can’t hold on to, I always watch it slip away."

Just then, the giant tree trembled slightly.

Blade Master Hai Bian said in surprise, "It’s actually working!"

Liu Yu was overjoyed and began to sing with even more emotion, "Happy people are everywhere in this world, so why can’t I be one of them?"

With a *BIU*, a flash of light enveloped Liu Yu, and he vanished before their eyes.

Everyone stared, stunned. ’What just happened?’

Fairy Mo Yan said blankly, "Did we move it to tears and it sent him through ahead of schedule?"

Zi Feng said, "Based on what you all were saying, it seems you just need to move it emotionally within the three-lap time limit."

Everyone seemed to agree with this conclusion.

Jingyue asked, "Can you confirm that your man is alright?"

Xiao Xiaomo immediately placed a call. "Boss, I’m out," Liu Yu’s voice came through. "But it looks like I’m in the mountains, so it’ll take a while to get back. I can confirm I’m safe."

Zi Feng said in surprise, "Your Perception Department is full of hidden talents."

Su Qi was also impressed. "You’re full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons. But how did that person know to do that? Who is he?"

They all just smiled awkwardly. How could they possibly say who it was?

If they revealed his identity, a fight would surely break out later.

Especially with Fairy Mo Yan present; she was practically the main reason for the potential conflict.

So Fairy Mo Yan volunteered, "Alright, I’ll go next."

Chi Xue Child asked, "Are you going to sing a love song?"

Fairy Mo Yan scoffed. "Me, a proud Demon Cultivator, sing a love song? Impossible. I’m going to tell it a ghost story."

A ghost story?

Could you really scare a sentient tree with something like that?

Fairy Mo Yan walked up to the giant tree, hugging her haul, and began to speak as she circled it. "In an old house, there was a little girl holding a cloth doll..."

Before the words had even left her lips, a light flashed, and Fairy Mo Yan vanished.

The crowd: "..."

And so began a brutal and inhuman feast of ghost stories.

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Jiang Zuo had no idea that in their efforts to sneak past the barrier, the group had practically traumatized the poor tree.

All he knew was that a short while later, Liuyue Xue quoted him a price. "@Fellow Daoist Po Xiao, the total comes to about one Fifth-Grade Spirit Stone, so let’s just call it an even one. It’s pretty expensive stuff."

Jiang Zuo replied instantly, "Prepare two sets for me and send them to the Tianhe Group. By the way, how should I pay?"

"Just pay the delivery person directly. I’ll let them know."

In that case, there was nothing more to discuss. He would just go over there once it was shipped.

With two sets of the medicine, he was guaranteed to reach Tier 1.4, and he might even have one set left over for later.

But before Jiang Zuo could get too excited, his phone rang. It was Su Qi.

Jiang Zuo answered the phone, but before he could say a word, Su Qi demanded, "What were you just doing? Why was your phone unreachable for so long?"

"I was in a basement. There’s no signal down there."

"Who were you with? A man or a woman?"

Jiang Zuo: "..., It was just a normal business transaction."

"I haven’t even asked about that. Why are you in such a rush to explain yourself? Feeling guilty?"

"..."

Jiang Zuo didn’t want to explain anymore.

Su Qi hesitated for a moment, then said, "I’ll be back soon. We need to have a serious talk."

Jiang Zuo just gave a flat "Oh."

If he wasn’t going to explain, he didn’t know what else there was to say.

Dealing with Su Qi was more troublesome than storming a Blood Demon stronghold.

On the way back, Jingyue returned to her usual self.

She laughed. "My, my, it sounds like you two are really about to break up. Our little spurned lover here is practically radiating resentment."

"Don’t be ridiculous, Senior Sister. I have to go back and check on him."

"Not yet," Jingyue said, shaking her head. "First, we need to go to our quarters. There are some things that only you can perceive. We can’t have that person leaving the glass cabinet in our room while we’re out searching everywhere like fools. And we need to check the entire room from top to bottom."

"I know. Then let’s hurry."

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