After returning home, Jiang Zuo had no plans to go out again. He felt he needed to stay by Su Qi’s side every moment of the day.

"I feel like you’re watching me extra closely today. What’s up? Are you afraid I’ll disappear?" Su Qi said coquettishly after they got home.

Jiang Zuo wasn’t surprised by this.

Su Qi was exceptionally perceptive when it came to him. She could even sense him when he appeared with his identity hidden, let alone when he was watching her right by her side.

Jiang Zuo nodded. "Yes, I’m a little worried."

Su Qi touched Jiang Zuo’s forehead and then said, "You don’t have a fever. Did you have a nightmare?"

Su Qi pulled back her hand and rested her head on Jiang Zuo’s chest, saying softly, "But don’t worry. I’ll always be here. I’ll always be your wife. For ten years, a hundred years, a thousand years, ten thousand years—no matter how long, I’ll always be yours. That will never change."

Jiang Zuo stroked Su Qi’s hair and nodded. ’Yes, always.’

Jiu Xi had never left him. She had always been by his side, and the endless river of time had not changed her in the slightest.

Just then, Su Qi suddenly sat up. "Alright, I’m going to pack."

Jiang Zuo: "..."

Then Su Qi looked at Jiang Zuo again. "You can keep staring at your wife, just not when I’m in the bathroom."

With that, Su Qi ran back to their room, and Jiang Zuo naturally followed.

But when he entered the room, he found Su Qi about to change her clothes.

Seeing Jiang Zuo, Su Qi put the clothes down. "How about you wait until I’m done changing before you stare? I get shy when I’m being watched."

"..."

In the end, Jiang Zuo decided to go out and watch TV.

They were both in the apartment. As long as any destabilizing factor appeared, he would be able to sense it.

It wasn’t a perception of danger, but a perception of abnormalities via the coin.

Even if the adversary were too powerful to be detected, Jiang Zuo would still have a subtle feeling.

Su Qi came out soon after, still wearing a nightgown. Fortunately, it wasn’t too short or too thin.

"Is it pretty?" Su Qi walked up to Jiang Zuo and twirled around twice.

This was one they had bought last night.

"Yes," Jiang Zuo nodded.

He had discovered something: Su Qi was an expert at buying sleepwear, especially thin, short nightgowns.

She wore them specifically for him.

Jiang Zuo felt he should be happy—after all, he certainly had been in the past. It was a pity he had been too young back then.

Then Jiang Zuo asked, "So what are you packing? You shouldn’t need to bring anything besides clothes, right?"

Su Qi handed the Light and Shadow Mask to Jiang Zuo. "Try putting this on. Senior Sister wrote in the instructions that you can control it with a Life-Protecting Treasure. Even an ordinary person can do it. Give it a try."

Jiang Zuo then put on the mask. Honestly, even without looking in a mirror, he felt it must look hideous. He had no idea who had forged this mask.

Couldn’t they have made it more refined? Did it have to look like a turtle shell?

The moment he put the mask on, Jiang Zuo sensed it.

The light and shadow resonated with the Protective Treasure on his body. He could make the mask appear or disappear with a single thought.

He honestly hadn’t known about this function before.

"How is it? Does it work?" Su Qi asked, looking at Jiang Zuo nervously.

She was afraid he wouldn’t be able to grasp how to use it.

Jiang Zuo nodded. The mask vanished, then reappeared the next moment.

After testing it a few more times, Jiang Zuo put the mask away.

He had to admit, the Holy Land’s craftsmanship was quite good.

Of course, the Holy Land’s ability to cultivate Fairies was even more impressive. For Su Qi’s existence, Jiang Zuo felt he had the Holy Land to thank.

Seeing that Jiang Zuo had no problems, Su Qi let out a sigh of relief. Then she said, "Alright, I’ll go pack. Oh, right, see if you want to bring Sweet Potato and the others. Go ask them."

Jiang Zuo went out to the balcony. Sweet Potato and the others were still looking half-dead; the damage from the Sun Flame Stone was quite effective.

But only just. They would be back to their lively, troublemaking selves in a day or two.

"I’m going on a long trip. All of you are staying home. If I come back and the house is still a mess, you’ll be doing backflips on a hot plate until you’re well-done," Jiang Zuo said, his face devoid of expression.

’Ask them if they wanted to go?’

’Taking these troublemakers along would be a complete waste of his and Su Qi’s time. It was better to just leave them at home.’

Besides, when he was with Su Qi, Jiang Zuo didn’t think he would need them.

He wouldn’t even need the signal tower.

Shi Qi and Shiba looked utterly confused. ’What does a messy house have to do with us? All we did was hop onto the bank and wander around for a bit.’

But they were furious and didn’t dare to speak up.

Sweet Potato tilted its head, looked at Jiang Zuo, and finally let out a confused cry: "QUACK?"

The general meaning was that it didn’t understand what Jiang Zuo was saying.

Only Duan Qiao stared at Sweet Potato and the others in despair. It had a feeling it would suffer along with them at home. These pets seemed to have no idea what they had done.

’Am I done for too?’

Qiao Sheng’s despair was greater than it had ever imagined.

After that, Jiang Zuo ignored them. ’If he talked too much with these creatures, he’d think there was something wrong with him.’

When Jiang Zuo went inside and found Su Qi, she was packing clothes. Without turning her head, she said, "Did you just go threaten Sweet Potato and the others not to cause trouble?"

Jiang Zuo: "..."

Su Qi stood up and looked at Jiang Zuo. "But is it really okay to leave them at home?"

"It’s fine."

’What could possibly go wrong? We’ve left them home several times.’

’The worst they’ll do is break things.’

"Alright then. I’ll go buy them some food later, and I’ll also buy two Vases to bring back," Su Qi said.

In Jiang Zuo’s opinion, Su Qi was buying those Vases purely for the pets to break.

But he didn’t care. One day, Su Qi wouldn’t be in time to save them.

******

Holy Land Forbidden Area

Jingyue had just returned today. She had run into some trouble on the way; otherwise, she would have arrived sooner.

But as soon as she arrived at the Holy Land, she saw her master and Cun Shan staring at the lake, their faces dark.

Jingyue glanced at the lake too but saw nothing.

Finally, Jingyue spoke up, "Are you two playing a game? A staring contest? First one to blink loses?"

Just then, Yue Xi looked up at Jingyue. "Ah Yue, do you know who that male Candidacy Saintess is?"

Jingyue shook her head. "No idea. Have you found out? Who is it?"

Yue Xi shook her head. "We don’t know."

Jingyue asked, puzzled, "Then what’s wrong with you two?"

Yue Xi looked up at the sky and finally said, "Xiaojiu is the most suitable Saintess. You know this, right?"

Jingyue nodded. She knew. That was why she planned to remain the Saintess permanently.

It was all to let Su Qi live happily with Jiang Zuo.

This was a sister’s silent protection.

Jingyue savored this feeling. Su Qi was her little sister, someone who needed her protection.

Just as her master would, for her sake, defy an important ritual of the Holy Land.

"Did something happen to Xiaojiu again?" Jingyue asked.

Yue Xi shook her head. "No. Rather, we performed calculations for a long time and arrived at an answer that is hard to accept."

Jingyue: "???"

"Jiu Xi is no longer the most suitable person for the position of Saintess. Her place has been taken," Pure Goodness answered.

Jingyue was taken aback for a moment, then smiled. "Isn’t that a good thing?"

"But the most suitable Saintess... has become that male Candidacy Saintess," Yue Xi said with utter helplessness.