Chapter 170 Chapter 170 "It's become very soft, very soft."

"Fairy, wake up."

Jiu Zhao's nap on the recliner was interrupted, and he opened his eyes drowsily.

After taking a short break to shake off her sleepiness, the two maids helped her up and brought her to the dressing table.

All the clothes related to Jiwu Palace were taken off, and the maidservant let down Jiuzhao's long hair, mixed it with colorful ribbons, and braided it into thin braids.

As if they had received instructions in advance, neither party spoke during the entire process.

Jiu Zhao saw through the maids' behavior of keeping secrets but did not say anything. He sat obediently in the chair and let them change clothes and put on makeup.

As dusk fell, candles lit up brightly in the hall.

Jiu Zhao looked up at herself in the mirror. She was wearing black clothes, had colorful braids, white skin, and red eyes. There was no trace of an immortal anymore.

After everything was packed, she was led to Lan Qi.

Lan Qi also did not wear a crown, but was dressed in ordinary clothes.

Seeing her, he took a quick look and praised her, "This is the most popular dress for women from the working class these days. You look better in it than any of them."

The word "demon" is not allowed to be mentioned in the Burning Karma Sea.

"Demon" was once a derogatory term passed down orally by the immortals. All names related to it were replaced by "karma".

Jiu Zhao reminded himself not to say anything wrong when he was out.

Then I heard Lan Qi say, "Since you want to go out so much since there are not many trivial things to do today, I will take you for a walk."

With a casual remark, they explained the reason for their respective attire. Jiu Zhao gathered his scattered thoughts and jokingly said, "I thought that when Ye Zun went on a tour, he would at least ask the public to leave and clear a street for you to enjoy."

Lan Qi glanced at her and said, "No matter their rank, anyone in the Three Pure Ones can go to the Divine Office to claim a job. But it's different in the Burning Sea. They have to find ways to survive every day. Clearing out a street would mean cutting off the livelihoods of the vendors there for a day. Why mobilize such a large force?"

Jiu Zhao no longer discriminates against the demons.

But the impression that the opposing races are bloodthirsty, greedy, and aggressive towards each other is deeply rooted in people's minds.

Hearing Lan Qi's understanding of Huixia's thoughts, she kept silent, her pupils flashing with a thoughtful light.

Lan Qi stopped preaching just enough. He remembered that she used to be very impatient to listen to these big truths. After pursing his lips and pausing for a moment, he softened his tone and said, "The people of the Ye clan are extremely sensitive to immortal energy. If they detect it, it will be very dangerous. Come to my side and I will cast a spell to help you conceal your presence."

"I remember when we were young and went to play in the Spirit Beast Forest together, you said the same thing to me.

"You said that my immortal power is insufficient and that leaking my aura would attract the attention of those high-level spirit beasts.

"At that time, you condensed your own power in your palm, held my hand, and told me that this way, I would also be infected with your immortal power."

Jiu Zhao raised his left hand, and the tips of his ten slender fingers appeared translucent like mutton-fat jade in the candlelight.

Lan Qi's eyes were unconsciously attracted by the brilliance. Before he could speak, his right hand under the wide sleeve of his robe suddenly felt warm.

As his sight drew closer, Jiu Zhao smiled brightly at him, "You're always worried about my safety in the Burning Sea. Why not hold my hand like this? It will mask any alien aura from me, and you'll still be able to sense my presence at all times."

Jiu Zhao is considered tall among the women of the fairy clan, but her hands are very small.

The skin is soft and the bones are hard. The strange difference reveals the unique character beneath the owner's seductive appearance.

Lan Qi silently felt Jiu Zhao's closeness.

The gaps between her fingers were stretched more and more, and then her five fingers were inserted inside, tightly clasping him.

"you--"

Lan Qi's eyebrows jumped, and he was about to speak when he heard footsteps approaching from behind them.

Jiu Zhao looked back before him and saw Zhu Yan standing with his hands behind his back in a lilac brocade robe.

The narrow eyes embedded in the beautiful face were looking at him intently.

Jiu Zhao was a little surprised as to why he came.

Lan Qi, understanding her thoughts, explained to her, "When you're out and about, having too many people with you is bound to attract attention. It's best for the guards to be in the dark while Zhu Yan is in the light."

His considerations are indeed dense and comprehensive.

However, among the important officials, there are many who are as powerful as Zhu Yan.

Is this arrangement just for the sake of convenience?

Doubts quietly arose in Jiu Zhao's heart.

Not long after the young man finished speaking, the hand she had taken the initiative to hold Lan Qi's was instead restrained tightly by an even stronger force.

"Let's go."

Lan Qi gave a wink, and the guards around him all hid themselves.

Beneath their sleeves, their interlocked hands were exposed to the cold air and to Zhu Yan's flickering eyes.

…

Lan Qi decided to set the destination of his trip at the Jiulan Night Market west of the royal capital.

He also carefully considered the reason for choosing this place.

In terms of splendor and prosperity, there is no place in the Burning Sea that can compare to the heavenly palace where Jiu Zhao used to live.

It would be better to find another way and let her experience the life of an ordinary member of the business family.

Unlike ordinary shops, there are no rows of houses in the Jiulan Night Market.

Hanging high in the sky, under the star-sized horizontal and vertical fluorescent candles, there are vendors selling goods from carts and tourists walking around.

There is no fixed storage space here, and the people coming and going to do business every day are different.

If you don't take action when you see the opportunity, you will miss it and never get it again.

Lan Qi walked in front, and one step behind was Jiu Zhao, who was holding his hand and looking around curiously.

Zhu Yan was walking at the end.

The three used magic to slightly adjust their appearance, but they still stood out much more than the traders around them.

The subtle combination of two men and one woman would attract attention from time to time.

It is not convenient to call each other by their full names in public, so they only call each other "A Zhao", "A Qi" and "A Yan".

However, having said that, Lan Qi and Zhu Yan hardly communicated with each other.

Only Jiu Zhao occasionally pointed at the novel goods in the distance and asked what they were, which caused simultaneous responses from both parties.

I want to play things I haven't played before.

I want to use things I haven't used before.

With this in mind, Zhu Yan, as an attendant, quickly accumulated bags of various sizes in his hands.

Jiu Zhao refused to let him put it in the storage ring, lest he couldn't find it immediately when he remembered it.

At first, Lan Qi would remind him a few times that even if he was planning to buy it, he should not show an expression of liking it very much on his face.

The vendors at the night market were not fixed, so if she could trick someone into paying a high price, she wouldn't have to work hard for the next few days. If they found out that she was not from the royal capital and had little experience, they would start talking nonsense and asking for an exorbitant price in a blink of an eye.

Yes, I see. Jiu Zhao agreed to it, but then completely forgot about it and presented him with a yellow-green grasshopper made of withered grass like a treasure.

He smiled and said, "Look, no magic is needed, just press it and it will jump around!"

Lan Qi: “…”

He chose to keep his mouth shut.

Half an hour later, Zhu Yan could no longer carry it, and Lan Qi could only silently take on the responsibility of accompanying the eldest lady on the parade.

He thought with a smile on his face, if he really couldn't take it, he would call out two guards.

After walking around for a while, Jiu Zhao touched his empty stomach.

Ever since her immortal power was damaged, she could no longer maintain the state of fasting. She had to eat when she was hungry and sleep when she was tired.

She never compromised herself, so she found a stall with the most popular business and sat down, and asked Zhu Yan to see what food was being sold.

Lan Qi tilted his chin to the side, nodding at the white cloth covering the stall. "Boiled grasshoppers, fried silkworm pupae, braised blind rats, snake meat wontons, what do you want to eat?"

“…”

Jiu Zhao was shocked. "Is this something that humans can eat?"

Lan Qi casually cast a barrier around the three of them to ensure that outsiders could not overhear their conversation. Then he said, "The Burning Sea is not like the Three Pure Heavens. The land is barren and desolate, and there is no sunlight. The vegetables and fruits you like will have a hard time surviving. Even if they finally break through the soil, they will easily be infected by resentment."

Before he could finish his words, he called over the waiter who was serving food and ordered fried silkworm pupae, braised rat meat and snake meat wontons.

Then he smiled with a hint of sarcasm, "The Immortal Clan occupies the most beautiful scenery, the most abundant spiritual energy, and the most fertile soil, yet they compare my clan to rats in the gutter. Little do they know that it is these despicable things that ensure that the majority of people who cannot practice fasting avoid starvation and live well."

Jiu Zhao was speechless.

People are always skeptical about experiences they have never had.

She subconsciously turned around, hoping to find some proof of Lan Qi's exaggeration from Zhu Yan's expression.

But he lowered his eyelids, and half of his face was shrouded in a haze that was too dark to be illuminated by candlelight.

When the food was served, the sight of the insects, each with its own tiny details, and the hideous appearance wrapped in the black and red sauce made her feel nauseous again.

The punishment of thunder brought her only physical suffering.

But now this is an endless mental torture.

Lan Qi picked up the chopsticks, half opened his thin lips, and put the silkworm pupa into his mouth. Zhu Yan, who was sitting opposite him, also slowly picked up a piece of rat meat.

"Try it. Didn't you say that it's necessary to understand the land where you're going to live for a long time?"

He even smiled.

When the teeth close, the crispy shell cracks and the indescribable aroma of meat spreads out.

Jiu Zhao endured the physical discomfort and watched intently.

For a moment, she thought that Lan Qi was not chewing silkworm pupae, but was eating her alive.

If you let it go and then regret it, it would seem very ungenerous.

In addition, when he heard about the lives of the common people of the Ye clan, he suddenly felt an indescribable emotion.

After a long time, she picked up the bowl of snake meat wontons that didn't seem that impactful.

One mouthful.

Two people.

Three people.

He chewed mechanically, rolled his throat, and swallowed it. Jiu Zhao wiped his mouth and said uncomfortably, "It's... not bad, just a little salty. The Ye Clan is quite capable of cooking something that isn't even considered food like this."

Knowing that every grain of food provided by this land was precious, she did not make any more picky sounds.

She held the spoon in one hand and ate all the wontons and soup in the bowl.

Its mouth bulged out, just like a little hamster hiding food.

Lan Qi was still enjoying the meal leisurely.

Every time he finished eating a silkworm pupa, his eyes would casually cast a glance at that place.

Under the fireworks, Jiu Zhao's eyes showed his seriousness and cherishment for food.

For some reason, his heart began to swell and ache, and then, as if corroded by some liquid, it slowly collapsed.

Become very soft, very soft.