"You're so considerate of me?"

Sisi reached out and traced his eyebrows and eyes. Zhou Qiyan felt a little irritated, turned his head away and coughed, "Of course, I must put my wife first. My wife, please don't touch me, I..."

"..."

Sisi nudged him, her face burning hot. "Alright, hurry up and pack your things. Say goodbye to Mother tomorrow."

When Madam Zhou learned that they were leaving, she cried uncontrollably, grabbing Zhou Qiyan and scolding and hitting him, but finally she couldn't bear it and cried.

"Mom won't force you anymore. Do whatever you want. Please don't leave. It hurts me to not see you. You child, I'm just saying a few words to you. Why are you really leaving? You don't want your mother anymore, waaaah."

Zhou Qiyan said helplessly, "Mother, we're just going out for a trip, it's not like we're not coming back. Sisi and I are still so young, naturally we should go out and see more of the world."

Madam Zhou just kept crying, and Zhou Qiyan had no choice but to pick up his things and make a move to leave.

"Mom, if you keep crying, we won't even eat our last meal at home. Are you willing to leave your son behind?"

After much pleading and cajoling, Madam Zhou finally agreed.

The two boarded the carriage and set off. Zhou Qiyan held her hand and said, "Let's go to Miaozhou first. I heard there's a Heaven and Earth Pool there where the carp can leap over the Dragon Gate."

Sisi glanced at him. "What? Fifth Brother is thinking of going to check if Rongrong is inside?"

The word "Fifth Brother" made Zhou Qiyan feel a little dazed. He hugged her and kissed her lips.

"No, it's just a strange rumor that the carp has golden scales. Let's go and see for ourselves. If it really is, Fifth Brother will catch some for you to make braised carp, okay?"

Are you willing to do that?

"Is Madam jealous?"

Zhou Qi kissed her earlobe and chuckled softly, "So sour, it's making my teeth ache."

Sisi pinched him. "I didn't. Can you sit up straight? It's so itchy when you're next to me."

"Waaah, Madam won't let me touch her anymore, Madam doesn't like me anymore, it's over, I'm no longer Madam's darling." He pretended to cry.

Sisi frowned, "Zhou Qiyan!"

"Hmph." Zhou Qiyan snorted coldly, hugging her even tighter. "It's only natural for me to hug my wife!"

"..."

As evening fell, the carriage arrived at a small town. Zhang Yu and Bai Zhi were also with them. Zhang Yu booked two superior rooms at an inn in town. As soon as they went up to the second floor, they met a familiar person.

"Yu Jin?"

Bai Zhi instinctively stepped in front of the lady.

Sisi smiled and asked, "What are you doing here, Miss Yujin?"

Upon seeing her, Zhou Qiyan showed no expression, crookedly embracing Sisi, his one hand restlessly playing with a strand of her hair that had fallen down, seemingly unable to see anything else.

Yu Jin smiled and said, "My friend and I came out for a trip and happened to stay here."

"What a coincidence? My wife is out traveling and you're out traveling too? Didn't you say your father passed away and you went home to observe mourning?" Bai Zhi said, displeased.

Yu Jin wasn't angry. She lowered her eyes, a barely perceptible fear in them. Any monster standing before His Majesty would probably be afraid.

"I'm telling the truth."

She said in a low voice, then stepped back a few paces and said, "You guys go upstairs first, I need to go out for a bit."

"Um."

Sisi led the spineless man upstairs. Bai Zhi looked at her back suspiciously. "Madam, I think she's lying. She's definitely here to harass the Second Master."

After saying that, Zhou Qiyan glared at her and said, "Bai Zhi, stop making a scene here. Second Master doesn't like her, so he won't let her bother him. Don't make my lady jealous."

Bai Zhi had no choice but to cover her mouth and leave.

Sisi raised an eyebrow. "I am quite jealous. She's been with you for the past seven years. Haven't you ever had feelings for her? I remember when I first came back, you were all fierce and even went to the street to buy her steamed rice cakes."

"I wasn't moved, it was more of a feeling of gratitude." Zhou Qiyan rested his chin on her neck and said in a muffled voice, "I was dying then. Zhang Yu brought me a mirror, and my face was turning blue. I thought I was going to die. Then Yu Jin appeared and saved me."

“I was unwilling to die. I really hated you back then. You left without a word and didn’t even come to see me. But I couldn’t bear to resent you, because I was afraid that if I died, I would become a vengeful ghost and hurt you.”

Sisi chuckled softly, "I told you, and you even agreed, so why did I leave without a word?"

"I was so confused at the time, how could I remember?" Zhou Qiyan pinched her earlobe a little angrily, and only laughed when he saw her delicate ear turn pink.

"Seven years, it wasn't a wasted wait."

"Alright, go to sleep. We have to travel early tomorrow morning." Sisi pushed away his restless hands.

Zhou Qiyan was somewhat dissatisfied and sat on the bed, complaining about it again, "The quality of this bed is too poor. It creaks and groans, and it's so noisy that it can kill you if you move it."

Sisi ignored him, spread out the quilt and was about to take off her clothes when a burning gaze swept over her. She paused and tied it back on.

"Why don't you take them off?"

“I like to sleep in them.” Sisi lay down on the bed, and he squeezed in next to her, his hand on her waist, his eyes blinking as he looked at her. “Take them off.”

Sisi closed her eyes. "Time to sleep."

Zhou Qiyan pouted, then stopped pestering her and quickly fell asleep while holding her.

The night was not peaceful; there were constant bird squeals outside, keeping Sisi awake.

"There's a monster! A monster! What an ugly monster!" The birds outside the window chirped.

Sisi shifted her body, and the man who was holding her woke up, his voice hoarse and languid.

"What's wrong?"

"It's too noisy outside, I'll go check it out. You go to sleep."

Zhou Qiyan gave her a quick kiss and let go. Sisi frowned, wiped her face, and then got up and opened the window.

"A monster! Your Majesty! There's a monster!"

The bird excitedly flapped its wings and looked at the room next door. As it spoke, an icicle shot out from the room. The bird chirped, and when it opened its eyes again, it was already in Sisi's palm.

"Waaah, thank you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is beautiful and kind-hearted, the best Your Majesty in the world! I..."

"Let's go, stop making noise here."

The bird flew away reluctantly.

Sisi looked next door. Through the wall, the scene next door was clearly visible. The room was filled with fat, almost bursting the entire room.

Yu Jin was sleeping on the ground in a small gap when the thing seemed to sense her gaze, wriggled up, and stood up, its head touching the roof, causing the whole house to tremble.

Bang!

The wall between the two rooms was broken, and white flesh was about to spill out from the next room.

Zhou Qiyan suddenly opened his eyes, and was somewhat stunned by the scene before him. "What is this?"

As soon as it finished speaking, its head squeezed out from the thick flesh, revealing the face of a handsome young master. However, its eyes were red, and it stared at Zhou Qiyan with a fierce look.