Chapter 143 This group of favors is inappropriate
Shen Zhi simply couldn't believe what he heard. He had humiliated Qi Chengjing in every way, and this man actually apologized to him. Although Shen Zhi didn't think he had done anything wrong, Qi Chengjing was so servile. Wasn't he probably tortured to death by him?
Qi Chengjing's exposed skin was mostly covered with whip marks and purple dried bloodstains. The circles of scars on his neck had turned black and swollen. The long red marks at the corners of his eyes seemed like extensions of the ends of his eyes. His single eyelids were pressed into fine wrinkles, and his severe sclera inexplicably revealed a bit of madness when he looked at people.
All of Qi Chengjing's injuries were caused by Shen Zhi. Now that his victim was sitting in front of him and apologizing to him, even the reckless Shen Zhi felt a little guilty.
Shen Zhi's eyes were round and moist, her eyelashes were slender and thick, and when she blinked at people, she looked like a fluttering butterfly.
Shen Zhi was small to begin with, and curled up in a ball with the quilt in his arms. His back was slumped, so he had to look up at Qi Chengjing. His fair little face was puffy, his eyes were dodging and wandering, and he asked cautiously, "Qi Chengjing, are you...crazy?"
Qi Chengjing lowered his eyes and glanced at the long sword marks on Shen Zhi's cheek. The spots of blood were smeared by the owner in a messy way, as if they were smeared with a layer of charming rouge. The roots of the thick black eyelashes were wet with crystal tears, which made people soften their hearts for no reason.
Even though he knew that this little devil had a treacherous and changeable personality, Qi Chengjing didn't want to bother with him at this moment.
Qi Chengjing also felt that he was out of his mind. He was not the Virgin Mary. As a victim, how could he be so kind as to apologize to the perpetrator? He was really stupid after being in a book.
Qi Chengjing couldn't help but feel a little regretful, and turned his head away without saying anything.
Shen Zhi tilted his head to see Qi Chengjing returning to his dying look, and unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was not stupid. Perhaps Qi Chengjing just wanted to please him by looking down on him as the left protector of Mingyu.
Shen Zhi sorted out the logic, and when he looked at Qi Chengjing again, he became arrogant and said in a vicious voice: "I don't forgive you."
Qi Chengjing glanced at Shen Zhi, who was lying on the bed, and said casually, "It's up to you."
Shen Zhi: ...
This person is so annoying, shouldn't he beg for forgiveness? How can someone apologize so confidently?
Shen Zhi was so angry that he grabbed Qi Chengjing's neck and accused him with tears in his eyes: "Why are you like this? How can anyone apologize like this? You stripped me naked at the beginning, and all the major sects saw me naked. You humiliated me like this, I will definitely make you die a miserable death!"
Shen Zhi's crystal tears slid down from her curled eyelashes and hit Qi Chengjing's face with a "pat, pat" sound, soaking into the wound and bringing not a single sharp pain.
Qi Chengjing was forced to lie on his back on the bed, looking at Shen Zhi above him who was suffering from a great injustice, crying breathlessly, and holding his neck tightly, making it difficult for him to breathe and his eyes turned black.
Qi Chengjing endured the pain of his throat being strangled by Shen Zhi, raised his hand to wipe away Shen Zhi's tears, then grabbed Shen Zhi's thin wrist and rescued himself from the hands of this pretentious little phoenix.
Qi Chengjing covered his aching throat and coughed a few times before he had time to look at Shen Zhi.
"…I'm sorry, it's my fault." The original owner had indeed gone too far by letting this proud little phoenix lift his clothes off in public.
Qi Chengjing had no comment on the original owner's style of doing things. After all, the original owner only had his master Mo Li in his eyes. Other people were like grass to him, so naturally he would not consider others at all.
Qi Chengjing survived by borrowing his body, so it was not easy for him to blame him too much. Now, he also felt a little more resentful towards the original owner on behalf of this little phoenix.
It is really insidious to let the phoenix cubs, who are not yet adults, suffer such hardships.
Shen Zhi still remembered that when Qi Chengjing defeated him, he also ruthlessly tore his clothes with a stern face, and said sharply that it was giving him a lesson.
Now, unexpectedly, Qi Chengjing really gave in. Shen Zhi hesitated and asked, "Then... tell me where you went wrong?"
Qi Chengjing didn't expect that what Old Wutong said about Shen Zhi being easy to coax was really easy to coax. He just apologized to him, and this little phoenix really asked him to explain.
But Qi Chengjing was not the original owner, so how would he know why the original owner stripped the little phoenix of its clothes.
Qi Chengjing faced Shen Zhi's inquiring gaze and made up a story: "You also know that I love Immortal Lord Mo Li. At that time, he noticed my feelings and didn't want to pay attention to me. I wanted to show off my power in the Immortal-Devil Competition."
"You just happened to be the most outstanding one in that competition between immortals and demons. I thought that if I defeated you, the strongest one, I might be able to attract the attention of our master, so I took a banned drug and forced myself to defeat you. Unexpectedly, the side effects of the banned drug made me lose my mind and caused you to lose your clothes." Qi Chengjing went on to talk nonsense, combining what he had seen in the TV series he had watched, praising Shen Zhi and belittling himself.
Shen Zhi, who was flattered by Qi Chengjing, lost most of his anger in an instant. When he heard that Qi Chengjing defeated him by taking medicine, he felt complacent and disliked Qi Chengjing for not following the right path.
However, Qi Chengjing has already become the right protector of Mingyu, and Shen Zhi, as the left protector, decides to magnanimously forgive Qi Chengjing's evil tricks.
Shen Zhi raised his misty eyes and awkwardly confirmed again: "Is what you said true?"
Qi Chengjing felt guilty for deceiving a child, but he soon forgot about it. The original owner was gone, so he could just make up whatever story he wanted.
Qi Chengjing used his fingertips to wipe away the bloodstains on Shen Zhi's face. Seeing that his eyes and nose were red from crying, he stroked Shen Zhi's tender chest, which was rising and falling, like a newborn rabbit, stiffly and said "hmm".
Shen Zhi was skeptical and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes while sobbing. He still felt that it was too rash to forgive Qi Chengjing.
Shen Zhi moved his butt uncomfortably, then he remembered that he was sitting on Qi Chengjing's thigh and had not yet gotten off. It was so hard, Shen Zhi pouted and got off Qi Chengjing.
"Are you sincerely asking for my forgiveness?" Shen Zhi secretly glanced at Qi Chengjing's face and said reservedly.
Qi Chengjing lowered his eyes, and his fingertips inadvertently brushed across the thigh that had touched Shen Zhi, feeling hot and burning.
Qi Chengjing curled up his fingers and tugged at his torn collar to expose more of the wounds on his body so that the little devil could see them. The unreasonable little devil looked sullen.
Qi Chengjing said faintly: "Yes."
But Shen Zhi's embarrassment didn't last long and he ran away. After thinking about it, Xiao Fenghuang still felt that she was the most wronged.
As the saying goes, Qi Chengjing only lost half of his life, but he lost his face.
"Then run around the Abyss naked, and I will forgive you," Shen Zhi's eyebrows were furrowed, and his beautiful eyes were filled with evil.
"Qi Chengjing" who originally wanted to cheer people up:...
In fact, it’s better not to coax this little devil.
Qi Chengjing ran out of patience and said calmly, "Then it would be better if the Left Protector did not forgive me."
After Qi Chengjing finished speaking, he stood up and left, not giving Shen Zhi any chance to speak again, leaving him running around naked, thanking him for thinking of it.
When Shen Zhi saw the man turn around and leave, he felt aggrieved and angry. He knew that Qi Chengjing was lying to him and was not apologizing sincerely at all.
Shen Zhi ran off the bed and grabbed Qi Chengjing's rough hand and placed it on his lower abdomen.
Qi Chengjing was so surprised when he touched something soft and warm that he quickly pushed Shen Zhi away.
As a result, Shen Zhi was so strong that Qi Chengjing couldn't break free. Half of his palm was forced to stick stiffly to the small object, the blood flowed backwards, and his whole arm was numb.
"What are you doing?!" Qi Chengjing scolded coldly because of Shen Zhi's excessive behavior.
Unexpectedly, Qi Chengjing's voice was louder, and Shen Zhi's voice was even louder, "What are you shouting for?! If you hadn't stripped me naked in front of everyone, I wouldn't be a minor at the age of 300!"
Shen Zhi felt extremely aggrieved. Ever since he was forced to perform naked in front of various major sects and lost face, he was left with a psychological trauma. It wasn't that he still couldn't do it even once even after he was three hundred years old.
Qi Chengjing, this vicious villain, is the culprit.
Qi Chengjing took a deep breath and finally understood why this little phoenix tortured himself like this. This kind of thing is indeed a taboo for men. No wonder she would go to the point of death.
Qi Chengjing trembled his fingertips and felt the phoenix cub. It was indeed curled up softly.
"I..." The eloquent Qi Chengjing was also speechless.
He took back his previous words. This little phoenix was still worth coaxing.
Qi Chengjing retracted his hand and sat down on the bed again, coaxing her: "When I recover from my injury, I will go around the Abyss naked."
Shen Zhi followed Qi Chengjing over and asked, "Really?"
Qi Chengjing pushed Shen Zhi's hairy little head away and said with a fake smile, "It's absolutely true."
First, make this little devil happy, and take this opportunity to heal your wounds and practice your skills to surpass this phoenix. What if he denies your recognition in the future?
Shen Zhi felt that Qi Chengjing's inner submission was much stronger than his violent suppression. He snorted twice, waved his hand towards Qi Chengjing and yawned: "Then don't forget it, I'm going to sleep, you go."
Qi Chengjing fixed his eyes on the messy wounds on Shen Zhi's body and said slowly, "Aren't you going to apply some medicine?"
Shen Zhi lifted his heavy eyelids and shook his head rebelliously: "No, just take a nap."
Qi Chengjing had no choice but to leave.
Shen Zhi felt vaguely in a state of half-sleep and half-awake that he had forgotten something. What had the Lord told him to do? Shen Zhi was so sleepy that he really couldn't remember anything. He tilted his head and fell into a deep sleep.
When Shen Zhi woke up, he was in the spaceship, lying naked on a man's lap, with a man behind him applying ointment to his wounds.
Shen Zhi closed his eyes in confusion, and turned his head against the light to see Qi Chengjing just putting away the medicine jar and helping him close his clothes.
"Where is this?" The little phoenix, who had slept for a long time, was not very clear-headed.
Qi Chengjing put the medicine into the storage bag and said, "We'll be at Feigu Pavilion soon."
Ye Qing knew Shen Zhi's temper very well, so he sent someone to inform Qi Chengjing and gave him a flying ship, asking them to set off for Feigu Pavilion to find Qianzai Xuelian.
Fei Gu Pavilion is an auction venue, and the Thousand Years Snow Silkworm is the treasure they are auctioning. Of course, as the Demon Lord, Ye Qing will definitely not let them spend money to buy the Thousand Years Snow Silkworm, so Qi Chengjing and Shen Zhi’s mission is to steal the Thousand Years Snow Silkworm.
Fei Gu Pavilion obtained this thousand-year-old snow silkworm and released the news in advance that the highest bidder would win. All those who coveted this thousand-year-old snow silkworm rushed to Fei Gu Pavilion. In order to sell it at a high price, Fei Gu Pavilion vacated its rooms for overnight stays and had to wait until all people arrived before starting the auction. This gave Qi Chengjing and Shen Zhi enough time.
Shen Zhi felt uncomfortable with the sticky plaster on his back and couldn't help scratching it with his hands.
Qi Chengjing pinched Shen Zhi's little paw to stop him, saying, "Don't touch it, the medicine hasn't dried yet."
Shen Zhi, who didn't know how to be kind, didn't appreciate it and said, "It's so uncomfortable after applying the medicine. Why did you apply the medicine? You are meddling in other people's business. I told you that I would be fine after a good sleep."
Qi Chengjing was almost laughing at Shen Zhi's heartless behavior.
He didn't really need to take care of this little devil, so Qi Chengjing went to the witch doctor with the mentality of giving it a try and asked him for a bottle of medicine to treat external injuries.
Wu Su first told him that the medicine garden had been burned by Shen Zhi and there was no medicine left, and then he cautiously asked him who he was giving the medicine to.
Qi Chengjing wanted to give it to himself, but changed his mind and referred it to Shen Zhi. As a result, Wu Su took out a bottle of medicine with a distressed look and asked him to save it for that little devil.
Qi Chengjing took the medicine without hesitation and applied it on himself. Then he saw Shen Zhi sleeping soundly with his fair and smooth back covered with bruises, so he applied the medicine on him out of pity.
He shouldn't be so soft-hearted. Qi Chengjing really wanted to slap himself twice now so that he would stop being so inappropriate.
Shen Zhichong saw Qi Chengjing grinning at the gloomy face, and used his spiritual power to control himself. The scars on his body gradually faded and disappeared.
Shen Zhiyang raised his head and smiled smugly, as if he was telling Qi Chengjing that he was meddling in other people's business.
When Shen Zhi saw the surprise in Qi Chengjing's eyes, he was kind enough to help Qi Chengjing recover from his injuries.
The spaceship stopped and Shen Zhile got off happily.
Qi Chengjing who was standing behind him stretched his body and frowned in thought. He wanted to adapt to the identity of the immortal world as soon as possible. Fortunately, this phoenix had brute force and didn't notice anything, otherwise it would have been discovered by others sooner or later.
Seeing Shen Zhi running away, Qi Chengjing quickened his pace to catch up with him.
Fei Gu Pavilion was not far away, and the two of them had already prepared a pass token. While Shen Zhi was looking around, Qi Chengjing handed the token to the doorman for inspection.
When the doorman saw the token, he sang loudly, "The Lord of Yucheng and his wife have arrived."
Qi Chengjing had no idea that the identity tokens Ye Qing gave them had this kind of relationship, and subconsciously glanced at Shen Zhi who had regained his attention.
Although Shen Zhi didn't say anything, he followed the guide into the Feigu Pavilion obediently. After the door closed, he looked at Qi Chengjing and asked, "Who is the city lord's wife?"
Qi Chengjing's hand stopped as he was about to close the door. One has to bow his head under the eaves. Qi Chengjing squeezed out two words through his teeth, "...I am."
Shen Zhi smiled proudly, then walked out of the room with light steps, and said to Qi Chengjing: "Order bath water, I want to take a bath when I come back."
Shen Zhi wrinkled his nose and sniffed his clothes, saying in disgust, "It smells like medicine. It's so awful."
Qi Chengjing swallowed his anger and sent the little ancestor away, then called his servants to boil water.
The servant was very smart and agreed immediately. He thought that since Madam Yucheng was so beautiful that she was not an ordinary person, it was normal for her to be clean.
The servant had lived for more than twenty years and had never seen anyone more beautiful than Madam Yucheng. Anyone who had seen Madam Yucheng in Feigu Pavilion just now had their eyes wide open, and their souls were almost hooked away by her.
He still seized the opportunity to come over and serve, just to take another look at Madam Yucheng. However, the servant peeked into the door and didn't see anyone, and he couldn't help feeling disappointed.
Qi Chengjing didn't notice the servant's little action, and asked carefully: "Do you have any aphrodisiac here?"
Qi Chengjing thought again and again, if he could cure Shen Zhi's health, he wouldn't have to walk naked in the Abyss to gain the forgiveness of the little devil.
When the attendant heard the distinguished guest's question, he looked up and saw Qi Chengjing's tired and cold face. He secretly wondered how it was that the Lord of Yucheng looked like a decent man but was actually an impotent man. It was really fate's trick.
"Yes, yes," the attendant replied quickly, "I'll bring it to you in a moment."
Qi Chengjing nodded. He checked the original owner's storage bag and found that there were quite a few spirit stones, enough for spending.
The attendant had not yet left, so he asked tentatively, "Is the Madam not in the house?"
Qi Chengjing thought of the troublesome little phoenix. It was not here to carry out a mission, but to have fun in the human world. He said helplessly, "I don't know where it went to play."
The servant left with full of suspicion. In this world, there is no such thing as going out alone to have fun at night.
The servant looked at the closed door and felt sympathy for the Lord of Yucheng who had just been ill. He could not bring happiness to such a beautiful lady, and she even had to take medicine. It was no wonder that Lady Yucheng went out to play with others.
It's really pitiful. What's the use of marrying a beautiful wife? I can't keep an eye on her.
Shen Zhi did not go out to play. He was still very concerned about the task assigned by Ye Qing. However, he seemed to have a poor sense of direction and didn't know where he was going.
In a trance, Shen Zhi smelled a strange fragrance that tempted him into a room.
The layout of the room Shen Zhi entered was similar to the one he and Qi Chengjing lived in, simple and elegant. The further Shen Zhi walked inside, the stronger the fragrance he smelled.
The screen blocked Shen Zhi's steps forward. A tall and handsome figure was faintly visible behind the screen. Shen Zhi was sure that the fragrance that attracted him came from this person.
The man seemed to have just finished a shower, and was changing clothes behind a screen with moist water vapor. The human clothes were too big for him, and his back looked elegant and natural.
Shen Zhi actually wanted to see what this person looked like. Shen Zhi was not a person who would put himself in a difficult position, but he was discovered before he could see what this person looked like.
"Who?" The two simple words pronounced by the man sounded like the collision of jade and stones, so clear that it made people's ears numb.
Shen Zhi's expression turned cold and he dodged the flying blade that was heading towards his face. He was alarmed that there were such powerful people in the world.
Just as Shen Zhi was about to pull out the whip from his waist, he was embraced by a familiar embrace, "Baby, come with me."
Shen Zhi's hands were held down forcefully, his supple waist was restrained, and he was forced to jump out of the window with the man.
What he didn't see was that Shen Zhi had just left the man behind the screen and walked out in the moonlight, dressed in a white robe and silver, with a frosty face that was noble and inviolable, and his eyes were cast down indifferently, like a god.
"Why are you here?" Shen Zhi frowned and jumped out of Hu Zang's arms.
Hu Zang waved his folding fan and gently nodded Shen Zhi's head, "I should be the one asking you this."
Hu Zang never thought that he would see this restless bird here.
Shen Zhi held his head high and said proudly, "I am doing things for you, Your Majesty."
A smile appeared in Hu Zang's eyes. He guessed that the Lord thought he was too annoying and sent him away so that there would be some peace and quiet for a few days.
"Are you looking for the Thousand-Year-Old Snow Silkworm for your Excellency?" Hu Zang asked after thinking for a while.
Shen Zhi looked at Hu Zang suspiciously, and immediately got angry: "How do you know? You peeked at my mission."
Hu Zang smiled mysteriously: "I guessed."
The mission that Ye Qing gave to Shen Zhi specifically had no written documents, so how could he have peeked? Hu Zang was familiar with all the big and small matters of the Mingyu Palace, so he just made inferences.
Ye Qing would never let Shen Zhi do an important task, and he would not bother to do a task that was too simple. As for the search for the Thousand-Year-Old Snow Silkworm, which would allow him to go to the human world to play without any danger, he would definitely give it to Shen Zhi.
Hu Zang saw Shen Zhi staring at him unhappily. Before he could even raise his lips, he smelled the smell of medicine. He frowned and asked, "Baby, are you hurt?"
Shen Zhi curled his lips, "It's all because of that broken dragon. I got punished."
Hu Zang had almost completed his mission, and upon hearing this, he said, "When I get back, I'll help you teach him a lesson."
Shen Zhi reluctantly looked at Hu Zang with some favor and hummed to express his satisfaction.
Hu Zang smiled, placed a white pill on Shen Zhi's lips, and fed him to eat it.
The pill melted in his mouth. Shen Zhi didn't even spit it out. He said angrily, "What did you give me to eat?"
Hu Zang teased him, "Poison."
Shen Zhineng would never believe it, "You stinky fox, if I die, Your Majesty will beat you to death."
Hu Zang pretended to be scared and hugged himself tightly. He played with Shen Zhi for a long time before he spoke: "Who did you come with?"
Ye Qing couldn't possibly send Shen Zhi out alone, otherwise this lawless bird would cause more than just chaos in the Heavenly Palace.
Shen Zhi's eyes rolled, and he remembered that he had suppressed Qi Chengjing, and said mysteriously: "Me and my wife."
Shen Zhi stretched out the two syllables of the word "Madam" and said it in a proud and complacent manner.
Hu Zang understood that this was the token that His Majesty had given them to be husband and wife. This naughty girl looked like a beautiful girl, so who would marry her? She had no self-awareness at all.
Even so, Hu Zang did not expose Shen Zhi. He waved his fan playfully and said in a flirtatious manner, "Then am I qualified to become the maidservant of the Left Protector and enjoy his beauty?"
Shen Zhile patted Hu Zang's shoulder with great joy and said in approval: "This city lord allows you to be the first wife."
Hu Zang helplessly watched Shen Zhi, who was addicted to acting. After a while, when everyone's interest faded, he warned: "I'm going back to the Mingyu, you better be careful."
Shen Zhi waved his hands nonchalantly, jokingly saying that no one in this world could hurt him.
Hu Zang also felt that this was unnecessary. The phoenix was of ancient bloodline and could improve its cultivation by sleeping every day. Even if he tried his best, he might not be able to guarantee defeat. Little Que'er really had no rivals in the world.
After Hu Zang left, Shen Zhi also returned to the bedroom prepared in Feigu Pavilion.
There was only one room in Feigu Pavilion prepared for Qi Chengjing and Shen Zhi. Shen Zhi unexpectedly saw that Qi Chengjing was still awake and was reading some book.
The little phoenix was still young and didn't know a few words. She walked lightly, which scared Qi Chengjing at first, then she undressed and prepared to take a bath.
Qi Chengjing tried to let Shen Zhi know that there are differences between men and women, and stopped him by saying, "You're going to wash like this?"
Shen Zhi raised his eyebrows in confusion, "Otherwise?"
Qi Chengjing had no power to refute. He couldn't expect a phoenix cub to observe the rules of male separation, so he had to pack up his things and go out, preparing to wait for Shen Zhi to finish washing before coming back.
Shen Zhi was very satisfied with Qi Chengjing's avoidance, because as far as he knew, servants were not allowed to enter when the master was taking a bath.
Shen Zhi called Qi Chengjing and said in a sad voice: "Qi Chengjing, you don't have to be the wife of the city lord anymore."
Qi Chengjing did not feel happy. He vaguely felt that Shen Zhi had a trick up his sleeve.
As expected, Shen Zhi sternly said the second half of the sentence: "You are now the concubine of this city lord. Remember your identity."
He promised the position of the first wife to Hu Zang, so Qi Chengjing naturally had to be the mistress, and there was nothing wrong with that.
Qi Chengjing, who was forced to be demoted: "...Thank you so much."