Chapter 204 Noble Family Young Lady VS Humble Remnant Slave 6

Jiang Qi remained silent.

Xu Zhizhou paused for a moment, then said, "It's alright, this matter isn't settled yet, you still have a chance, and your senior sister might not even like him. I will definitely support you... and your swordsmanship."

"Please remember to tell my senior sister that I have something to do and I have to go now."

After saying that, Xu Zhizhou left in a hurry.

His senior sister would definitely be furious if she found out, so he'd better leave now to avoid hurting himself.

He will find another opportunity to apologize to his senior sister another day.

After Xu Zhizhou left, Jiang Qi stood at the door for a while, but did not go in for the time being.

It's just a childhood betrothal; it's really nothing.

Given her personality, she most likely wouldn't agree to this marriage. She always insists on making her own decisions and wouldn't do things she doesn't like.

The Grand Master certainly wouldn't force her.

Many male disciples would try to win her favor, but she rarely paid them any attention, or she would simply ask them to deal with them.

Although she often beat and scolded him, she only did so to him, and sometimes her actions were unpredictable, such as the recording stone.

Of course, he wouldn't presume to think she definitely liked him, but in any case, he was indeed a rather special person in her life.

Instead of worrying about useless things every day, it's better to spend more time cultivating and improving your cultivation level.

He is now of lowly status and is not good enough for her.

After calming himself down, Jiang Qi quickly pushed open the door and went inside.

The kitten was still lying on the soft couch with its round eyes wide open, its fluffy ears twitching every now and then.

Jiang Qi couldn't help but stroke her soft fur again.

The kitten has stopped struggling and is now staring at the teapot on the table next to it.

"Are you thirsty?" Jiang Qi asked her.

Jiang Qi walked to the table, poured a cup of tea, and then prepared to give the kitten water.

Just then, the pill completely lost its effect, and Jiang Zhiyi returned to normal.

Before Jiang Qi could hand over the teacup, Jiang Zhiyi grabbed his hand and drank the water from the cup.

He looked down at the spot where their hands were clasped together; her hands were fair and delicate, and felt wonderful to the touch.

Jiang Zhiyi let go of him, then started to settle scores, saying, "It's all your fault!"

Jiang Qi said calmly, "Yes, it was my fault. Then I won't help you skip classes anymore. We must work hard to improve our cultivation."

"You dare laugh at me!" Jiang Zhiyi wasn't stupid; he was clearly mocking her for having too low a cultivation level.

She reached out and hit him.

Jiang Qi wasn't going to dodge; it wouldn't hurt her anyway, so she'd just let her be.

"Who was outside the door just now?" Jiang Zhiyi hit him a few times and when he didn't dodge, she felt it was pointless and that's when she remembered to ask about it.

“Xu Zhizhou. He said that a disciple of the Changsheng Sect will be coming to compete in a few days, and he doesn’t have time to take you down the mountain.”

Jiang Zhiyi's face fell instantly, and she said indignantly, "He's a liar. He promised to take me out, but I'm never talking to him again."

Jiang Qi looked at her, but unfortunately he couldn't think of any way to take her down the mountain.

Jiang Changyun had previously given specific instructions to the disciples on duty, so it was difficult for them to do anything underhanded.

"We'll find another opportunity to go down the mountain later, and we need to spend more time cultivating. What if the Grand Sect Master comes out of seclusion and finds that his cultivation hasn't improved at all..." Jiang Qi advised.

Looking at the person in front of her, Jiang Zhiyi felt that she might have been too easy to talk to; Jiang Qi was clearly a bit...

Arrogance stemming from favor?

That word came to her mind.

He now dares to directly lecture her.

We can't let Jiang Qi continue to be so arrogant.

After all, in the story, he was just a dispensable slave to her, someone she could bully at will, and she had to make sure that was the case.

"Get out of here and stop bothering me. I never want to see you again."

Soon, Jiang Qi was kicked out.

...

In the following days, Jiang Qi did not see Jiang Zhiyi.

When she was cultivating on the Study Peak, she was surrounded by guards who blocked his way. Even when she was in the palace, there were guards at the main hall entrance, saying she didn't want to see him. They did manage to meet a few times on the road, but she ignored him, leaving him only with her back turned…

For some reason, Jiang Qi's mind inexplicably came to mind a story from a folk tale—a concubine who had fallen out of favor was banished to the cold palace by the emperor and could never see him again.

What's wrong with her? He wasn't the one who broke his promise and didn't take her down the mountain, so why is she taking it out on him?

Jiang Qi was unhappy, and even when practicing his sword, he hit harder.

Xu Zhizhou dodged the surging sword energy and hid behind a nearby rock, shouting, "Stop! Stop! Stop! You're going too far! We're just exchanging martial arts skills, not fighting to the death!"

Jiang Qi held the sword without making a sound.

"What's wrong? You've been acting strange these past few days," Xu Zhizhou couldn't help but ask.

"You've dragged me down," Jiang Qi said coldly.

"What? What's dragging me down?" Xu Zhizhou asked, puzzled.

"Because you didn't take her down the mountain, she got angry and now she doesn't want to talk to me."

These days, Jiang Qi often sees Xu Zhizhou bringing all sorts of fun and interesting things to Jiang Zhiyi to apologize, but he never succeeds and is always kicked out by her.

She was so happy before that she could go down the mountain to play, but now she is just as angry and disappointed that her plans have fallen through.

"I had no choice. I was hoping you could put in a good word for me with my senior sister, but I didn't expect you to be in the same boat as me," Xu Zhizhou said helplessly.

"That's enough for today, I'm not practicing swordsmanship anymore." Jiang Qi sheathed his sword and prepared to leave. "By the way, can you do me a favor?"

"Tell me, I'll help you with anything I can... But we still need to practice swordsmanship here tomorrow, so you have to come."

...

Inside the palace.

Jiang Zhiyi was reading a storybook in the palace. At first, she asked the maids to read it to her, but she wasn't used to it and preferred to hear Jiang Qi's voice.

But she's currently giving Jiang Qi a warning...

"Miss," a maid came to deliver the message, "Jiang Qi is outside, saying she has something important to discuss."

“What could possibly be wrong with him?” she frowned.

The maid shook her head and replied, "I already asked him, but he refused to tell me."

"Let him in."

After a while, Jiang Zhiyi looked at Jiang Qi who walked in, and she was somewhat surprised.

The person in front of me looked rather disheveled. His usually clean and tidy clothes were now messy and torn in several places, as if they had been cut by sword energy.

"Where did you go?" Jiang Zhiyi asked curiously.

He looked exactly like the pack of wild dogs down the mountain who had just finished a fight.

Jiang Qi knelt beside her, looked up at her, and said, "Am I your person? You once said that my actions outside represent you."

Jiang Zhiyi didn't understand why he suddenly said that.

However, he was indeed her slave, so his seemingly ambiguous statement just now cannot be considered wrong.

Jiang Qi's voice was low: "I was beaten up today. Someone bullied me. Are you going to do anything about it?"