My Wife Is The Final Boss

Chapter 663 - 0382 Casting the Gaze Toward the Unfastened Boat (2-in-1)_2

"...Hmm."

Ah Qing snapped back to reality and saw Zhu Pingniang’s worried face.

"What were you thinking about?"

"Nothing... Ms. Zhu... You..." Ah Qing couldn’t help but sigh, "Ms. Zhu, are you always like this?"

"Like this? In what way? Making you say things I want to hear?" Zhu Pingniang was a bit confused.

"It’s nothing, sister. As long as you’re happy."

"Happy? You’re so clever, of course, that makes me happy."

Zhu Pingniang blinked, her eyes suddenly brightened, then she rushed over and hugged Ah Qing.

"You little girl, are you shy? So cute, let me give you another kiss..."

"Slap."

——

Time seemed to stand still.

——

Zhu Pingniang: "..."

Ah Qing: "..."

Miss Lu: "?"

Miss Lu poked her head out to peek beyond the screen and saw her dear sister attempting to be inappropriate with Ah Qing, only to be held back by a hand pressed against her face, keeping a clear arm’s length away.

She silently lowered her head.

"I didn’t see anything."

Tsk.

Ms. Zhu, could you embarrass yourself any more?

Not afraid of you being inappropriate with your own girl, but what a loss, you didn’t even get any advantage this time.

"Ms. Zhu." Ah Qing also realized her behavior was quite rude, she gently withdrew her fingers from Zhu Pingniang’s face, and then cleared her throat, using a handkerchief to wipe Zhu Pingniang’s face, chiding, "Be more composed."

"What? Are you despising me?" Zhu Pingniang put on a wronged expression.

"Steward Lu is still here." Ms. Ah Qing’s fingers pressed against her forehead: "You should consider Ah Qing."

Steward Lu might get jealous.

Might make things difficult for her.

Moreover, the girls here fear Miss Lu far more than they fear Zhu Pingniang.

That’s a very good and even perfect reason.

"Tsk."

Zhu Pingniang clicked her tongue, and her interest dissipated.

"True, you girls all fear her, so boring."

Don’t misunderstand, she is not a lecherous woman.

Her kisses on the girls’ cheeks are not to take advantage, purely because they are adorable, like a mother with her children.

That kind of affection is purely love.

"Alright, I won’t bully you anymore, there indeed is a little vinegar jar standing beside me." Zhu Pingniang stretched lazily, then said, "Ah Qing, what’s your wish? Don’t think you can just leave like that."

Though she teases, she never forgets her duties.

"Wish?"

"Yes."

"..." Ah Qing felt the lingering touch on her cheek, looked quietly at the cloudy sky outside the window, and said softly.

"To answer sister, I do have a wish."

Zhu Pingniang remained silent, waiting for her to continue.

"If that girl is still alive and well... I hope she can marry into a good family."

After Ah Qing spoke, she lowered her eyes, her mood seemed to dim.

Such words were quite interesting.

Because Ah Qing was not lying.

Who says Shi Qingjun is perfectly fine and can’t use such a wording?

And after being "assaulted" by Zhu Pingniang, the idea of finding a man for Shi Qingjun had grown unprecedentedly.

——

On Chaoyun Sect.

Shi Qingjun carefully ground the pollen and tasted it, then frowned.

It was not tasty.

Next time, she might ask Xu Chang’an which flowers are enjoyable to taste.

Subconsciously, Shi Qingjun glanced downward towards Beisang City, her sight passing through time and space to fall on Unfastened Boat...

"Hmm..."

Just as she was about to pierce through Unfastened Boat, she retracted her gaze.

She could not easily sneak a peek at him, as per the rule set by Ah Qing.

And she was a rule-abiding person.

So she continued to grind pollen.

Regarding why she wasn’t cultivating.

Cultivation?

She had reached the point where cultivation no longer benefited, even with diligent practice, the missing twenty percent of cultivation wouldn’t return.

——

On Unfastened Boat.

Ah Qing’s body was somewhat rigid.

"..."

?

She... she just sensed Shi Qingjun’s presence!

Very distinctly, Shi Qingjun, who stayed cooped up at home, inexplicably glanced at Beisang City.

Luckily, her gaze was withdrawn in time, otherwise, she indeed might have been exposed.

But why?

Ah Qing frowned.

Logically, regarding someone like Xu Chang’an, Shi Qingjun couldn’t possibly monitor him secretly due to infatuation.

If not for Xu Chang’an, then was it perhaps directed at herself?

There was a trigger.

Because of what she had just uttered without mentioning Shi Qingjun, though she was thinking of her all along...

Just a mere thought, and she already sensed it?

Ms. Ah Qing inwardly spat.

As expected, seeing Shi Qingjun weakened on the life star was false; that woman’s cultivation progress surely had advanced again.

Ah Qing thought about this and noticed that Zhu Pingniang hadn’t detected anything unusual.

"Hoping your sister gets to marry into a good family?" Zhu Pingniang muttered.

The same words, falling into Zhu Pingniang’s ear, completely turned into another meaning, becoming Ah Qing missing a good sister who had already passed away.

Moreover, from the previous conversation, Zhu Pingniang automatically linked the girl Ah Qing was remembering to the one who had protected Ah Qing.

Thus, everything became apparent.

Once the girl who protected Ah Qing because of various reasons was gone, Ah Qing had fallen to such straits.

Yes, Zhu Pingniang found it reasonable.

Being protected by a kind-hearted girl, which spared her loss of innocence, unwilling to recall the past, hence reluctant to mention it.

But...

This wish was also an impossible one to fulfill.

What does it mean to find a good family for a sister?

"Ah Qing." Zhu Pingniang looked at her.

Ah Qing lifted her head, forcing a smile, "Sister, is there anything else?"

"Nothing else." Zhu Pingniang pouted, "Can’t your wish be more realistic? Don’t you want silver coins, or cultivation?"

"It’s what you asked for, I must tell the truth," Ah Qing replied.

Even in this situation, she continued to hold on to the wish of finding a man for Shi Qingjun.

"True."

Zhu Pingniang thought of Ah Qing’s expression when recalling her close friend, that kind of nostalgia, coupled with inexplicable panic, reminded her of many past memories.

Indeed.

Which girl reduced to a brothel hadn’t gone through various disasters?

In this world, anyone willing to shelter Ah Qing, a half-demon girl, surely had to be a kind-hearted lady, but seeing Ah Qing’s reaction... she most likely met a bad end.

"This world is indeed unsettling." Zhu Pingniang brushed aside the long hair by her ear, whispered, "That’s why I hope Chang’an... is someone of use."

"..." Ah Qing listened quietly, saying nothing.

Yet her heart was stirred.

Indeed, Young Master Xu’s uniqueness was unmistakable to Chaoyun Sect.

Fortunately, she had already arranged for the Young Master a position as a Grand Elder, in this regard, she considered herself better than those from Chaoyun Sect who merely let the gem be obscured.

She quietly etched this matter into her heart.

Finally, after Zhu Pingniang had finished saying everything, she let Ah Qing go.

Once Ah Qing was gone, Miss Lu slowly walked out from behind the screen, scolding.

"Sister, you’re leaving too many affections around again."

"Am I?"

"Yes."

Miss Lu nodded vigorously.

"Well, I like her, and I’m happy with it." Zhu Pingniang spread her hands.

"As long as you’re happy." Miss Lu said, frowning, "Sister, Ah Qing previously mentioned that the half-demon bloodline surfaced late in her, stating that it was just recently her eyes changed colors and hence couldn’t be hidden, that’s a lie, right?"

"Of course it’s a lie, didn’t I point it out back then?" Zhu Pingniang said casually, "With the demon qi on her, the serpent eyes should have surfaced around the age of seven or eight."

"Then why would she lie?" Miss Lu asked.

"Don’t speculate the mind of a half-demon." Zhu Pingniang warned Miss Lu, and also said, "Can’t you see who protects her from her wish?"

"I can see." Miss Lu nodded, then shook her head, "Sister, is there really someone in the world who would treat a half-demon well?"

"Aren’t I?"

"You’re from the Immortal Sect." Miss Lu thought for a moment, her expression becoming much more serious, and said sincerely, "Sister, she’s killed people, her hands stained with blood."

"Yes." Zhu Pingniang lifted her head, "So have I."

She thought for a bit, adding.

"So has Chang’an, any more questions?"