"In front of me, you seize the body? This Dumpling actually looks quite something." Zhang Shuying squinted his eyes and picked up the Money Sword that was slung behind him, casually dispersing the fog.
The Money Sword, carrying the fierce energy of Sharp Metal, effortlessly split the Dressing Case in two.
"Ah~ Ouch... so painful..." The black mist didn't even form properly before crying out and dispersing into the air.
The air then carried a scent of burnt charcoal, which was slightly nauseating to smell.
His formidable strength intimidated me so much that I shuddered, then quickly bowed gratefully towards him, "Thank you, I...I really didn't expect that you would be so decisive in helping me... destroy the Ancestor of Foxes' Remnant Soul."
Right after I bowed, I started retching awkwardly.
Zhang Shuying couldn't stand it and snapped, "Damn it, just a thank you makes you sick enough to vomit? You ungrateful little brat, do you want me to twist your head off?"
"No, it's my pregnancy reactions, the air is just too awful in here and it's making me want to throw up," I retched uncontrollably, with snot and tears running down, feeling utterly disoriented.
I could feel that the little thing in my stomach was probably exhausted from clashing with the powerful Zhang Shuying last night, and now it lay unconscious.
Right now, it felt incredibly weak, even a slight external stimulus could cause severe pregnancy reactions.
Zhang Shuying pinched my wrist, checked my pulse, then pulled me outside, "The Snake Baby in your belly picked a fight with me yesterday and got pretty hurt, overestimating its own strength."
"My Dumpling was only trying to protect me. You almost crushed my hand, and it still hurts like hell," I said, my broken hand stabilized with a splint but still very painful when moved.
Zhang Shuying pulled my wrist and directly took me outside to the courtyard, "Let's not stay indoors, let's walk around outside."
In the small courtyard, the ground was paved with green bricks, and emerald grass grew in between the cracks.
The vegetable patches with beans and loofahs were in bloom.
Butterflies and bees were bustling about...
This kind of rural, rustic life was something I had always longed for...
I breathed in some fresh air and chatted casually with Zhang Shuying.
After he betrayed the Zhang Family, he started his own sect.
The name of the sect was the Gu Sect, apparently this guy refused to use the ancestral Taoist Arts of the Zhang Family, and instead learned Gu Art to protect himself.
While we were talking, the bearded man from last night hurried over, "Third Master, the village chief of Ancient Water Village is begging for your help."
"They're begging again? They better not be asking me to find them a spot to dig a well again, or to cure their old ox!! I'm a Sect Master, not some village veterinarian," Zhang Shuying complained irritably.
The Bearded Man glanced at the hand Zhang Shuying used to grab my wrist, "Got her by the hand already? Sect Master is impressive, handling this little brat in one night."
"Handle my ass... I was forcibly grabbed by him. If I had resisted, my good hand might have been crushed," I was fuming.
The Bearded Man laughed, "Even if it's by force, it still counts. I used to think the Third Master wasn't interested in women. I'll go send that old man away."
"We're out of money on the books, if you send the old man away, what will we eat, drink, or wear?" Zhang Shuying kicked the Bearded Man's butt discontentedly, "You, Spiritual Eye Sister, come with me to have a look."
"Third Master, have you fallen for her? Why do you have to bring her everywhere?"
The Bearded Man stumbled from the kick but cheekily teased.
Zhang Shuying, his face covered in annoyance, kicked the Bearded Man's butt again and dragged me out of the courtyard, crossing through the majestic building like a dojo, walking down the stone steps toward the mountain base, "I prided myself on my wisdom, how do I end up with two imbecilic subordinates? Yun Hao has been trailing us all this way, yet didn't storm in to abduct her, which means he momentarily can't breach the grand formation of the mountain gate. If I don't keep this little brat under my eyes, she might be taken away by Yun Hao at any moment!!"