Chapter 159: Gu...

Chapter 159: Gu...

Seeing Zhao Changhe’s dumbfounded expression, Sisi could not help but feel a bit smug. She maintained a straight face and said, “What are you looking at? Do you think that you’ve hit the jackpot? Did it not even occur to your little bird brain that this face might also be fake?”

“Erm...” Zhao Changhe’s thoughts raced. He replied calmly, “Real or fake, and whether you’re the ordinary maid from before or not, it doesn’t affect me in any way.”

“Huh?”

“I’m still going to tease you either way. It’s just that now, teasing you will be a bit more enjoyable.”

Sisi had no idea how to react. “Hey!”

“You got peeved by Tang Wanzhuang and you want to compete with her, right?” said Zhao Changhe. “Don’t take what I said earlier as just perfunctory words. There really isn’t anything between me and her. On the other hand, we’ve fought alongside one another, and we’ve risked our lives together. So why are you even bothering to compare yourself to her?”

“The reason why I was annoyed was that you keep teasing me, while you let her act all high and mighty and regard her with such respect! Is it because her status is high? Well, my status is even higher than hers, believe it or not!”

Zhao Changhe said, “I believe you. You’re a little princess of a small foreign tribe, right? You came to the Central Plains to steal the martial arts from all the major forces, starting with the Thieves Guild to learn the basics of theft, then you went to the Maitreya Cult to learn how to bewitch people’s hearts. The steps are quite clear.”

Sisi snorted coldly. “Your itch to solve crimes hasn’t gone away yet, huh?”

“So, did I guess right or not?”

“Your guess is remarkably accurate,” Sisi said with a straight face. “What now? Are you going to arrest me and bring me to the Demon Suppression Bureau? Your skills as a secret agent seem to be quite high.”

Zhao Changhe shrugged nonchalantly and said, “You mean that jade token? You can have it if you want.”

Sisi: “...”

Zhao Changhe said lazily, “Let’s not even mention stealing martial arts, my girlfriend is still a rebel. Do you really think that I’m doing things for the imperial court just because I have a jade token? And even if I was working for them, you and Chi Li are not from the same clan. The style and patterns of the clothes you wear are completely different. It’s possible that we even team up against Chi Li, so why would I arrest you?”

Sisi chuckled softly and said, “That’s just wishful thinking. Chi Li and I are in an alliance, and what we are aiming for is the Central Plains.”

Zhao Changhe tilted his head to judge her for a moment before shaking his head and saying, “No. You have nothing to do with them, and your goal is not the Central Plains. If your goal was the territory of the Central Plains, there would be no reason for you to sneak around stealing and learning martial arts. You’re not some idiot like Murong Fu. Such actions are utterly stupid and inexplicable.”

“Hey... If, and I’m saying if, I really was allied with Chi Li’s group, what would you do?”

Zhao Changhe said matter-of-factly, “I’d arrest you and convert you in private.”

Zhao Changhe said, “Then why were you originally looking for it? Is this something that you can use?”

“It’s not suitable for me either. I originally wanted to find it to refine gu[1]... I wanted to enhance my body, like you! Anyway, it’s useless to me. It isn’t what I thought it would be.”

Zhao Changhe looked at her for a while, not sure if he had heard a key point. He just said, “Alright, just leave it here. Once I’ve recovered, I’ll study it myself. If I don’t figure anything out, I’ll just keep it until I’ve collected the entire set.”

Sisi looked at him strangely. “You’re really keeping it until you maybe obtain the whole set? We don’t even know how many pieces are in the set or what effect it will have once you’ve completed it. Do you have nothing better to do?”

Zhao Changhe casually played around with the bead in his hand, murmuring, “I just have a feeling that someone should be coming to enlighten me soon. I’ve encountered many things that need explanation. She can’t just sit back and watch the show without saying anything, otherwise, she wouldn’t be a very competent director.”

Sisi was stunned and confused.

Zhao Changhe’s eyes fell on her red lips again, and he asked carefully, “How about... we exchange qi again? Or maybe a shoulder massage?”

“Fuck off!” Sisi kicked him in the waist and left angrily.

Sure enough, even when I’m using my actual appearance, he hasn’t changed the way he treats me!

What the hell is wrong with this bird guy?!

Zhao Changhe watched her beautiful back as she left. Her top was quite short, revealing a hint of her fair skin at her waist, which was extremely alluring. As he watched her leave, he inexplicably felt a twinge of jealousy, thinking that she shouldn’t be exposing herself like that to others. Immediately, he knocked his head, feeling that he might not be entirely normal right now.

Leaving aside the fact that he and Sisi were not actually in a relationship, just having such thoughts was not something that a modern person should have. How many girls flaunt their waistlines in the modern world? And who actually cared about such things in the modern world?

Zhao Changhe leaned against the headboard, thinking silently. It was likely that after a while, his memories of the modern world would fade further, and the thoughts of this world would completely take over.

The only thing that still connected him to the concept of being a transmigrator was the blind woman.

She had not appeared in his dreams for a very long time, as if to show his fading connection to the modern world.

Anyway, with all the injuries and exhaustion, he was too tired to think too much. After everyone had come and gone, when the enchanting Sisi stood before him, he found himself in a state of sage-like silence, not particularly eager to converse. He wondered if Sisi noticed it.

In the haze of half-sleep, Zhao Changhe suddenly had a strong premonition that the blind woman would definitely make an appearance today.

1. Legendary venomous insects that devour each other until only the most venomous are left. ☜