Chapter 174 Chapter 174 "My husband is stingy and my wife is holding the pillar..."
Two days later.
"Our wedding is approaching. In a few days, according to the custom of Burning Sea, we will need to go to the Holy Fire Altar to worship.
I have many things to do and don't have time to accompany you out of the palace. Let's talk about it after we get married."
"Don't try to bluff me. You're busy getting married just to replenish your True Blood Power so you can launch a general attack on Sanqing Heaven as soon as possible.
"If I can't leave the palace before marriage, and even more so for a long time after marriage, can't you just give in to me for once and let me enjoy my last bit of freedom?
"I heard from the maids that besides the Jiulan Night Market in the capital, the main street in the south is also quite nice. There's food, clothes, and accessories—everything you could possibly want—"
After a round of fighting, Lan Qi was defeated.
Jiu Zhao stared at him eagerly, and he frowned and said nothing.
After a while, he suddenly asked, "If I'm busy, who would you like to accompany you out of the palace? Zhu Yan?"
Jiu Zhao was about to speak when he heard him mutter to himself, "But I'm really sorry, ever since our last trip, I've sent him to inspect the city defenses. As the city lord, he's been just as busy as I am. Since he's not here, do you still want to go out?"
These words may seem like an explanation, but in fact they are filled with subtle sarcasm.
Jiu Zhao wondered how Zhu Yan had managed to evade the accompanying attendants and demon soldiers and sneak back to the capital. He feigned confusion and asked, "Why must Zhu Yan be the one? As long as they obey my orders and protect me, anyone can be any good, right?"
"Oh, I thought you would be happier with him around."
"How is that possible? I'm happier with you by my side." Yin and Yang escalated into unconcealable sourness, and Jiu Zhao lied without batting an eyelid. "You and I grew up together, and Zhu Yan and I have only known each other for a thousand years. How can he understand my personality and preferences as well as you do?"
“…”
Even though these coaxing words are a bit stiff.
But Lan Qi had to admit that his mood seemed to be suddenly illuminated by sunlight.
He pondered for a moment and asked tentatively, "Then, I will send Wu Jiu to accompany you, is that okay?"
As both are members of the Phoenix clan, Wujiu and Jiuzhao have been enemies for a long time, so there is no need to worry that he will develop feelings for them during their time together - compared to other ministers with ulterior motives, Wujiu has always been proud and loyal, and even if he doesn't get along with Jiuzhao, he will loyally carry out his orders.
Lan Qi is very good at calculating.
When Jiu Zhao heard the name, he showed no extra expression.
She still looked casual and said, "Anyone is welcome as long as they don't spoil the fun."
…
So, the next day, Jiu Zhao saw a young man with a rather sour face at the outer city gate.
In order not to attract attention, the guards sent by Lan Qi still hid their figures and followed the two of them.
On the surface, Wujiu felt that the pairing of a single man and a single woman was awkward no matter how he looked at it.
Jiu Zhao had no intention of speaking. Due to Lan Qi's order, he didn't want to let the atmosphere remain awkward.
He crossed his arms over his chest, bowed, and gave her a formal greeting: "Your Majesty, I am the current leader of the Phoenix Clan, Wujiu, and I pay my respects to your Majesty."
Wujiu deliberately emphasized the words "the current leader of the Phoenix Clan".
After the ceremony, he couldn't wait to raise his head, hoping to catch a glimpse of the hidden twist in Jiu Zhao's eyes.
However, after looking around, he only saw Jiu Zhao suddenly take two steps forward and stand in front of him.
With his mouth half opened, he called out softly, "Ajiu."
Wu Jiu: “?”
Even the elders in the clan who had watched him grow up and were closest to him had never addressed him in such a familiar way.
It felt like an electric shock was passing through my ears, and large patches of skin appeared on the back of my neck.
Wujiu almost lost control of his temper when the person he disliked showed him overly friendly attitude.
"What are you doing?!"
He hugged his arms and stumbled backward, only to react quickly enough to avoid tripping himself.
This funny scene did not make Jiu Zhao laugh.
She tilted her head, as if she didn't understand why Wujiu reacted so strongly.
After a while, she slowly raised her eyes, looked at him and said, "Didn't Lan Qi tell you? When you're out and about, you have to conceal your identity. You shouldn't call someone by their full name. You should think of a new name on the spur of the moment. There will always be times when your brain won't work and your words won't work, so just call them by their single characters. That's what Lan Qi, Zhu Yan, and I do when we go out together."
After this reminder, Wujiu remembered that Lan Qi had indeed explained it.
Jiu Zhao's identity is sensitive, so remember to conceal her appearance and aura before leaving the palace, and don't call her "Queen" directly.
He would never dare to forget Ye Zun's will.
His previous behavior was simply out of a bad mentality of humiliating her.
But then again——
How come the person who was now treated like a monkey seems to have become himself?
Suddenly, Wujiu's expression became even uglier.
He seriously suspected that Jiu Zhao's "Ajiu" was also intended to make fun of him.
It's just that compared to when she was the Princess of the Three Pure Ones, who laughed and scolded without any concealment, she has learned to disguise herself now that she has fallen on hard times.
...Sooner or later he will expose her true face!
He turned his eyes away sinisterly and looked out of the city gate.
Wu Jiuxin reluctantly used his magic power to cover up the immortal aura on Jiu Zhao.
…
Jiu Zhao was always hard to imagine.
In Xuebao's palm-sized body, in addition to the letter written to her by Zhu Yan, there was actually enough space for a map of the royal capital.
The letter that was burned after reading made her remember the name "Yingxi Cloth Shop".
Hesitating whether to ask the maid about the location, within two breaths, Xue Bao vomited again, and a ball of wrinkled cowhide fell out of his mouth.
She picked up the cowhide in her palm and continued to stretch and expand it, marking every street and every shop in the royal capital clearly.
There is even information about the garrison troops at the four city gates in the east, south, west and north.
From these obscure details, Jiu Zhao felt that Zhu Yan's appointment with her was not as simple as telling her the secret of Nirvana Phoenix.
At this moment, she was walking on the South Street leading to Yingxi Cloth Shop as planned.
Beside him was Wujiu, who had his arms crossed, a sword in his arms, and exuded an aura of "no approach allowed".
Yingxi Cloth Shop is located at the end of South Street and is quite famous in the entire capital.
When she pretended to chat with the maid, she learned that the place had the latest fabrics and ready-made clothes and was a place often visited by the city lords and nobles of Burning Sea.
Go out of the palace for a walk, buy some food, some rouge and powder, and then go to the cloth shop to pick out some fabrics and clothes.
No one can find fault with it.
Jiu Zhao glanced to the side and saw three big characters "Jibao Pavilion" written on the plaque.
He threw the snacks in his hand and strode in.
“I want this, this, this, and these, all wrapped up.
"Aju, come and pay."
"This jade hairpin is so plain, it's not as good as the gold hairpin on the right."
"Have you never gone shopping with a woman?"
"What? You—"
Wujiu, who was a virgin for thousands of years, was stabbed in the vital point again, and his phoenix feathers almost exploded on the spot.
Adhering to the courtesy, Jiu Zhao picked up the wrapped jewelry and walked out of the store deliberately, then raised the corners of his lips and smiled: "If you have a wife in the future and accompany her on a trip, don't tell her that the hairpin is in the corner, covered with dust, and looks beautiful at first glance. The bright red and purple hairpin is not worth buying."
“…”
I visited several jewelry and rouge stores one after another.
Jiu Zhao was amazed by the aesthetic taste of young people.
Being famous is not enough. When asked for his opinion, he would pick colors that have strange combinations.
Jiu Zhao initially thought that Wu Jiu was taking revenge on him.
Until she found out that he was not convinced, she secretly picked up the two boxes of rouge that she had just firmly rejected, paid for it and hid it in the storage ring.
Traveling with a straight man with bizarre tastes is a process of taking turns being speechless.
Before they knew it, they finally arrived at their destination.
Although it is at the end of the street, Yingxi Cloth Shop occupies the space of five or six shops. It is three stories high and looks grand and elegant.
"I've bought enough other things. I'm going in to pick out some fabric for some clothes."
Jiu Zhao remained calm and composed as he was about to meet Zhu Yan privately without telling Lan Qi.
Wu Jiu raised his eyes to look at the dim sky, then stood in front of the store and said, "Zun, I told you to go back before dark. It's almost time."
"It's still a long way from getting dark, why are you in such a hurry?"
"We still have a long way to go back. It will be dark by the time we get there."
"Aqi clearly said that we have to go back before dark, not that we have to get home before dark. I think you don't want to continue shopping with me——
"Now that I'm here, I won't feel at ease until I buy every last thing."
While answering, Jiu Zhao seemed to be afraid that Wu Jiu would reach out and drag him back, so he simply held on to the pillar with one arm.
Time passed by little by little, and they looked at each other, staring at each other, neither of them willing to compromise.
In the eyes of outsiders, they look like a young couple where the husband is stingy and the wife is reluctant to leave.
“…”
Looking at Jiu Zhao in front of him, who was cheating without caring about his own face at all.
Wujiu suddenly missed the her in the past who loved to act like a goddess.
If he likes to put on airs, at least he won’t be the same as he is now.
Wujiu seriously suspected that if he did not agree, she would cling to the pillar with her hands and feet and never come down.
That's all.
That's all.
She is nominally the queen.
He is the person with the highest status in the entire Burning Sea, second only to Karma Zun.
Be patient.
You must endure it.
He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he exhaled a breath of foul air:
"Okay, this is the last one. After we finish shopping, we'll go back."
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