Chapter 47.2

ji qingzhou could feel shen rong yu sizing her up. her long eyelashes fluttered uneasily, until his gaze bored into her deeper and deeper. it was as if he was probing her. this sent her burrowing back into her room like a frightened bird.

she turned her back, closed the door of the room, and stammered to shen rongyu, “x-xiao yu-shixiong, let me wash up first.”

ji qingzhou splashed cold water on her face. she finally accepted the fact that shen rongyu guarded her in the yard all night.

in fact, she was afraid, but she rarely dreamed in sleep, so when she was afraid, she would wrap herself tightly with the quilt. when the night passes, she would forget everything, so there was no need to trouble someone to watch over her.

she felt that there was something strange about her body, so she only raised her hand to caress her lips. shen rongyu had kissed her so fiercely last night. thus, her lips were a little swollen.

ji qingzhou didn’t find anything wrong and she couldn’t recall a thing that happened last night at all. she went out and saw shen rongyu still guarding the yard.

xuanyun sect would once again open these two days. the assessment of other classes was scheduled after the opening day of the mountain, and ji qingzhou’s most dreaded magic and formation classes would be conducted in two days’ time.

ji qingzhou didn’t know how to fight in the magic class. after all, she couldn’t fight, let alone in the formation class. jiang qianke was after her life. although she had a magic treasure for self-defense and she might manage to escape this time, what should she do the next time?

these thoughts occupied her mind. she bent over and sat on a small bench by the yard, dug out a carrot from somewhere, and called maomao to come and eat.

maomao munched on the carrot, and she took a bite herself. shen rongyu turned his head sideways, watching her quietly feeding maomao.

he started the conversation first, “your magic class assessment will be in two days after the mountain opening day.”

“en.” ji qingzhou responded. she nibbled on another carrot, issuing some “click-clack” sounds.

“the magic class is a duel between disciples. didn’t your master, yu sukong, give you a magic treasure?” shen rongyu raised his eyebrows and asked. he suddenly remembered this matter. ji qingzhou didn’t seem to have any magic treasure on hand.

“master yu gave me a conch.” ji qingzhou touched her small purse.

“the conch can’t be used all the time.” shen rongyu sheathed the burial snow sword and put it away. “on the day of the magic class assessment, other disciples will have magic weapons. if you don’t have any that can be used, you may not be able to beat them.”

“i…” ji qingzhou never considered this question. anyway, she didn’t have much confidence in the magic class, and she would be lucky to win a round or two.

“have you considered buying one?” shen rongyu asked.

ji qingzhou nodded. she put down the carrot and rummaged through her small purse for a long time.

“xiao yu-shixiong, i have saved more than two thousand middle-grade spirit stones. is it enough to buy one?” ji qingzhou said after counting her savings.

more than 2,000 middle-grade spirit stones could buy an ordinary magic treasure, which was enough for the magic class assessment.

however, shen rongyu naturally wouldn’t take her to buy ordinary magic treasures. he nodded and said, “that’s enough, i’ll take you there.”

ji qingzhou suddenly felt rather excited. in fact, she had envied shen rongyu’s burial snow sword for a long time. the sword was beautiful, could fly, and could be wielded when facing an enemy. even the evil soul seeking nails couldn’t rival it .

the treasures in the cultivation world were all magical. if possible, she also wanted one.

so, she replied, “thank you, xiao yu-shixiong.”

when ji qingzhou said this, even the ending sound emitted her excitement. had she known, she would have already changed her clothes. still, she excused herself, “i’ll go change into another set of clothes.”

shen rongyu responded with a hum. he remembered that when he took ji qingzhou to the market last time, and that the last time he took ji qingzhou to the market, she chose the most formal dress, although she wore black, white and gray dresses all the time.

when ji qingzhou turned around and was about to enter the room, shen rongyu suddenly asked her, “do you remember how you came back last night, zhouzhou?”

ji qingzhou was taken aback for a moment. she didn’t know why shen rongyu asked her this question, but she answered honestly, “thank you, xiao yu-shixiong. i know you brought me back.”

shen rongyu: “…” is that what i’m asking you?

he confirmed that ji qingzhou had forgotten about it. maybe she took it as a dream that she would forget once she woke up.

shen rongyu responded casually, “en.”

his tone sounded calm and breezy, without the slightest hint of desire, like the cloud hanging high in the sky. he gave off the impression that he wasn’t the man who hugged her and kissed her passionately last night.

perhaps for him, that was a fantasy in a dreamland.

ji qingzhou had no clue as to why shen rongyu asked the question. she didn’t dwell on it for long either, and so she went and picked her favorite green dress.

she faced the mirror and patiently tied the silk ribbon on her body. when the ribbon on her sleeves was taken out, she recalled shen rongyu’s appearance when he tied the ribbon on her in front of the mirror that day.

ji qingzhou looked at her reflection in the mirror, stroked her neck with her fingers, and then, she felt that her fingertips seemed to be stained with a faint fragrance – shen rongyu’s soul fragrance.

he carried her last night. that shouldn’t have left a scent in such a private area, right?

ji qingzhou’s fingers paused, and then she took a deep breath, but the fragrance soon dissipated. it was as if she had smelled it wrong just now.

she didn’t think much about it, because she felt that shen rongyu in the outside world couldn’t do such a thing.

after changing her clothes, she opened the door and went out, ready to go to the market with shen rongyu.

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the author has something to say:

xiao yu: she kissed me last night, did she forget???

zhuo zhuo: what clothes will look good on me for the shopping trip today?