Chapter 503 – Buckle? (3k)
Ren’s voice made Su Jiu immediately alert. Under normal circumstances, the other party would never say such inexplicable words, but since he did, it meant…
She gestured for Bairnis and the other person on both sides to be quiet, cleared her throat, and replied in a thick Huainan accent: “It’s me, cousin. Li Ji’s special products from Bear Country haven’t arrived yet, has anything happened?”
“Nothing, just wanted to check the situation. The boss said you can’t just make calls here.”
After receiving Su Jiu’s reply, Ren continued to chat as if it were everyday conversation, becoming more energetic as he spoke, until a faint voice sounded – “You can now. You will have plenty of opportunities to chat in the future. Remember, you cannot communicate with the outside world casually during work hours.”
Upon hearing this, Su Jiu finally understood. Ren was likely on a stealth mission, but his signal was intercepted last night, leading to an investigation into whether he was a mole.
“Sir, it’s my first time. I definitely won’t next time… Thank you, sir!”
As if hearing the command from that voice, Ren repeatedly thanked them and then, as if accidentally, pressed the “one” button. After a “one” sound, he handed the phone over.
Listening to the voice from the phone, Su Jiu hung up and looked at the number, murmuring to herself, “Will they contact me again at one tonight?”
Shaking her head, she didn’t dwell on it. Ren, as an experienced Night Watcher, wouldn’t be easily discovered. The call was likely due to the previous phone signal being intercepted.
The others in the car also tacitly refrained from asking Su Jiu the reason. The vehicle continued driving. Suddenly, Stun, who was driving, spoke. He took a puff of an unknown cigarette and coughed twice.
“After we go to the Duke’s mansion, we need to go to the Snow Guard Camp. We’ll need enough manpower to proceed with finding the Duke.”
“Stun and Miss Rancy, please go to the Snow Guard Office to report this. Now, I need to go to the Duke’s mansion to inquire about the Duke’s whereabouts.”
Su Jiu glanced at him and then looked up at the sky. Hail began to fall again, hitting the reinforced glass of the car window with a clattering sound. A tense atmosphere began to spread.
“Alright.”
Stun replied, and silence fell again in the car. The vehicle sped up, like a beast roaring in the snow, the engine’s hum echoing in the vast white expanse.
“Practice this.”
Without wasting time, Bairnis patted Su Jiu’s body and handed her a few small pieces of paper covered in dense text.
Taking the papers, Su Jiu’s gaze fell on the slightly unfamiliar Dragon Country characters. After a few readings, she understood that it was a Blood Clan Psychic Skill that required War God Level cultivation to use.
“Translated, it’s called… [Sword Language]?”
Channeling powerful mental energy into blood-colored blades, it pierces the enemy’s spiritual space, directly causing a soul-shock effect, which means making the enemy dazed. The specific effect depends on the enemy’s strength—
For weaklings like High-Rank Battle Generals, instant defeat. For average opponents, like High-Rank Battle Kings, it would cause a hard control of over ten seconds depending on their mental power. However, for powerful individuals, like Beginner War God Level, it might only cause them to freeze for about a second.
Seeing this effect, Su Jiu was shocked. This was a perfect assassination skill for her. Combined with [Moonscythe Dream], assassination and hidden swords would make it not impossible to assassinate a non-melee Beginner War God with a thin bloodline.
After that, she scanned the skill, and wherever there were difficult parts, she would occasionally see some cute emoticons, explaining in simple terms how to continue cultivating.
In less than half an hour, she had progressed from beginner to proficient. At this moment, she heard the “rustling” sound of writing.
Su Jiu couldn’t help but sneak a glance at Bairnis, only to see her still writing something in a small notebook. The notebook contained characters written in a clumsy Dragon Country language, as if she were practicing her calligraphy or writing a play—
[The snow kept falling. Although it was almost noon, the air was still filled with a chill that made her fingers a bit sluggish, but luckily she was by her side.]
[Continuing from the last chapter, the knight and her princess were heading to the target castle together. They were going to rescue the stranded lord…]
Is Little Sisi still playing these role-playing games?
Seeing the titles of princess and knight, Su Jiu couldn’t help but smile and let out a “klo” sound. The next second, she suddenly cursed inwardly, having been discovered.
As if sensing Su Jiu’s movement, Bairnis expressionlessly put the small pieces of paper into her pocket, turned her head to look directly at Su Jiu, her beautiful blue eyes as if devoid of emotion, and asked faintly, “Miss saw it, right?”
Su Jiu remained silent for 0.001 seconds, then put on an innocent expression, waved her hand, and raised her hand sincerely, saying, “I swear, I really didn’t see what was written inside. Otherwise…”
“Never mind the oath.”
Hearing Su Jiu’s words, Bairnis placed her hand on Su Jiu’s rather elastic thigh, pinching the flesh beneath the smooth black pantyhose. She asked suspiciously, “Really? You really didn’t look at the drawings inside?”
“Drawings?” stunned, Su Jiu reflexively asked.
“Miss seems surprised? If you lie, you’ll be eaten by the old witch.”
The next moment, facing Bairnis’s increasingly sharp gaze, Su Jiu suddenly realized that she should have acted surprised by the drawings, not by why there were drawings. This is bad!
But why would she be eaten by an old witch for lying?!
Before she could finish complaining, her heart suddenly pounded. After a moment, Su Jiu decided to surrender. She quickly grabbed Bairnis’s slightly cold little hand and chuckled sheepishly, whispering, “Okay, I accidentally saw it, but only the beginning…”
“Only the beginning?”
Bairnis leaned closer to Su Jiu’s earlobe, exhaling warm breath onto the tip of her ear, and then said in a strange tone, “Miss, it’s not good to peek at other people’s privacy… If you want to see, you can ask me.”
As she spoke, Su Jiu could feel a slightly gritty, wet little tongue gently touching her earlobe, accompanied by a soft voice entering her ear canal: “…You can see anything you want.”
Glancing at Rancy beside her, Su Jiu felt like a cat was scratching wildly in her heart. She didn’t know how long she could control herself. She licked her dry lips and said with a wry smile, “What peeking? I was just curious about what Little Sisi wrote…”
“Don’t be curious. Anything Miss wants, wants to see, wants to touch, is all possible…”
“Ah?”
As their conversation veered off, Su Jiu realized Bairnis had suddenly grabbed her hand. Before she could react, Bairnis placed her hand on the butterfly pattern decoration. A soft and warm sensation transmitted from her palm to her forehead.
“How does it feel, looking at the place you’ve been looking at?”
The sweet voice sounded again from her earlobe. Su Jiu pressed again, and the butterfly, which fit perfectly in one hand, was there. What place was this? Her gaze followed her hand… Above the butterfly was a fair neck, like a natural strawberry patch, making one want to take a bite.
“I want to hold Miss too…”
Hearing this, Su Jiu’s pupils suddenly widened, and she quickly withdrew her hand. One must not look at, nor touch, what is improper!
What are you going to hold!
Everything except hands is forbidden to hold!
“Hehe, Miss’s reaction, why is it so cute? I really want to become… a witch and eat you.”
She heard a laugh like a wind chime hanging by the doorstep in summer coming from beside her. Bairnis also stood up slightly, her fairy-like face always wearing a smile.
Su Jiu glared at her, her face still flushed. She removed Bairnis’s small, cold hand from her thigh flesh but couldn’t help but retort, “You’re not Hannibal Lecter! Why eat?”
Seeing Su Jiu’s blushing face, as if being teased, Bairnis’s lips couldn’t help but curl up. If she did this a few more times, would this princess still be able to endure it?
However, this was just fooling around with an excuse; she didn’t know when the next time would be.
While she was lost in thought, Su Jiu grabbed her hand again and placed it back on her small, fleshy leg. This action made Bairnis tilt her head in confusion. Looking…
Does Miss want me to help her…
Buckle?
“Your hands are so cold, don’t you usually use External Qi?” Su Jiu’s voice quietly sounded, making Bairnis a little dazed.
She suddenly realized Su Jiu was concerned about her. Her lips pursed slightly, and she replied softly, “High-level martial artists are not afraid of the cold. I’m also not used to using External Qi to warm my body. Besides, being a bit cold makes it less likely to get drowsy.”
“It’s not good for girls to get cold, they can easily get sick… You can’t just take care of others and forget about yourself.”
Su Jiu touched the beautiful little hand sandwiched between hers, blew some warm air on it, and then slowly warmed it with External Qi.
Feeling the little hand gradually warming up, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and extended her hand to Bairnis, saying earnestly, “The other hand.”
Bairnis looked at Su Jiu’s serious expression and obediently extended her other hand. Watching Su Jiu blow air onto her palm, she felt a warmth in her heart for some reason…
“Use these for now, I’ll buy you a new pair later.”
After doing all this, Su Jiu took out a pair of gloves with radish patterns from her ring and handed them over. These were used by Bai Zhi before she had cultivation…
“Miss, I can use External Qi, I don’t need these.”
After glancing at the gloves, Bairnis picked them up and smelled them. As the floral scent entered her nose, her body stiffened, and then she smiled, returning the gloves.
Su Jiu looked at her helplessly. She knew Bairnis recognized the scent of the Little Flower Fairy, but she didn’t say anything. At this moment, the car began to slow down.
Su Jiu looked out the car window and saw a snow-covered manor faintly appearing in the distance amidst the endless white. At the gate, there seemed to be groups of… nobles?
