"Husband, you and that girl seem very close?"
The sudden voice made Lu Jin'an's expression pause, and then he slowly turned to look behind him.
Zhu Nanzhi, holding a food box in both hands, tilted her head to look at him. Her deep teal hair gently fluttered, and although she wore a smile, her expression was somewhat stiff, and her brow seemed shadowed.
Her fingers tightened around the food box, knuckles turning white. It was clearly the summer solstice, yet Lu Jin'an felt the piercing chill of winter.
Lu Jin'an smiled, walked over to take the food box from her hands, and softly said, "I was just checking her illness..."
Hunger can also become an illness.
Lu Jin'an thought, gently brushing aside the hair on her forehead with his right hand. "She was in a rush to leave, so I had to pull her aside to give some medical advice... Wife, when did you arrive?"
With a smile, Lu Jin'an observed her expression, trying to gauge when she arrived and how much she heard.
He knew Zhu Nanzhi was deeply scheming; otherwise, she wouldn't have perfectly concealed the goal of 'turning her husband into a Sword Spirit' for a year and a half.
But now they had a seven-day agreement. If she had overheard much, she would probably act now.
If another purpose of Zhu Nanzhi coming here was to recruit disciples for Qingmiao Palace, then his sudden investigation into Cha Linmu's confidante would explain many issues.
"I see..." Hearing Lu Jin'an's explanation and him calling her "wife," Zhu Nanzhi's expression relaxed somewhat. She took a step forward and rested her forehead against his nose, whispering coquettishly, "I still don't want my husband treating other women."
"Doctors shouldn't distinguish between genders." Lu Jin'an hugged Zhu Nanzhi's back with one arm, teasingly said, "Don't you realize every night that I'm pure?"
With a light bite on her lip, Zhu Nanzhi's cheeks flushed. Sure enough, her husband wanted to be more intimate with her. Hmm, she forgave him!
"Hmph~" Zhu Nanzhi wrapped her arms around his waist, looked up with moist eyes, and said, "Husband's measure is indeed consistent every night."
Lu Jin'an was speechless internally; do you even remember that?
Also, how does your body remember, by feeling?
Previously, when Zhu Nanzhi wouldn't let him leave at crucial moments, he wondered whether she wasn't afraid of getting pregnant. Now he knew she would surely use Spiritual Power to take precautions.
Because a lovesick person wouldn't even allow fatherly love.
"Why did you come so early?" With one hand holding the food box, Lu Jin'an held her hand and walked towards the backyard — if they indeed needed to fight, it would be settled in the clinic, as there was a defensive array set by him.
He didn't deduce possible futures using the "Great Freedom Visualization Technique" since it involved Zhu Nanzhi, knowing he couldn't draw conclusions, instead preserving his Soul Power and Spiritual Power for unexpected needs.
"Because I wanted to see my husband sooner~"
Zhu Nanzhi kept her eyes fixed on Lu Jin'an's profile, full of joy.
The first time he touched her face, the first time he called her 'wife,' the first time he held her hand... Today she received so many firsts from her husband.
Thinking about this, she glanced back at the sky, thinking she shouldn't have let her attention be entirely drawn to the scene of 'husband touching another woman.'
If she had listened to what was said... Hmm, no matter what was said, she would still be unhappy as her husband interacted with other women after all!
Forget it, blame it on that Red Kestrel for not listening well to medical advice; otherwise, her benevolent husband's heart wouldn't have needed to interact with it.
But why would her husband with cultivation in the Tongsheng Realm step out of the clinic just to catch that Red Kestrel and even observe it for a while?
Zhu Nanzhi bit her lip and suddenly asked, "Does my husband like demon beasts?"
"Hmm?" Lu Jin'an looked at her strangely, wondering why she asked such an unrelated question.
Zhu Nanzhi continued to look at Lu Jin'an and said, "I once heard that in the market there's a circulated 'Beast Transformation Technique' from the Beast Taming Sect, which can grant one some traits of a demon beast. If my husband likes it, I can learn it."
Lu Jin'an stared at Zhu Nanzhi, stunned. What kind of thought process would lead to this conclusion?
Forget it, an ordinary person couldn't guess the thought process of a lovesick person.
"Why mention this suddenly?" Lu Jin'an placed the food box on the stone table in the backyard and pulled her to sit down.
But Zhu Nanzhi made him sit first, then sat in his lap, wrapped an arm around his neck, and pressed her cheek to his neck, "I just want to make my husband happy."
"You're beautiful enough as it is."
Lu Jin'an said softly, feeling a bit odd inside—he had long thought she didn't recognize him.
Though he only changed his name, not his appearance, she, from Qingmiao Palace, completely didn't recognize him.
He was quite famous in the Five Sects and Seven Schools—being the youngest Saint in the Human Clan's history at the Tongsheng Realm.
Was she cultivating in a small dark room before entering the mundane world?
"How beautiful?" Zhu Nanzhi, being praised for the first time, asked happily.
"Beautiful enough that I don't refuse to marry you." Lu Jin'an said with a smile.
"So am I." Zhu Nanzhi's eyes curved with joy, "I picked you at first glance."
Lu Jin'an laughed and patted her waist, "By the way, besides me, no one noticed this great beauty just now."
"I used a little magic," Zhu Nanzhi delightedly shared more about herself, "I wanted only my husband to see."
As she spoke, she pressed closer to Lu Jin'an's chest. The silk fabric in the middle of her Hezi skirt's neckline folded into a 'V' shape, allowing Lu Jin'an to glimpse the warmth and unfathomable shadow beneath the vest-like dress.
Like grapefruits, but dazzling as sunshine and sweeter than grapefruits.
"Indeed, only for my eyes." Lu Jin'an said with a smile.
"Not just for looking, you know~" Zhu Nanzhi blinked and said, "Husband won't tire of it, will you?"
"Never." Lu Jin'an shook his head, holding her playfully as she squirmed her legs, "What, do you want me to have dessert before dinner?"
"If my husband wishes, it can be done." Zhu Nanzhi lightly bit her lip, her long lashes quivering, "It's just that in the yard, I would feel shy."
"Then let's have it when we get back," Lu Jin'an said, kissing her red lips, "Alright?"
"I'll listen to everything my husband says."
Being kissed proactively, Zhu Nanzhi shyly nestled into his embrace, thinking that slowly opening up through kissing was such an exciting and joyous thing.
It's just that her husband was still somewhat conservative.
But once she turns him into a Sword Spirit, she could show him what boldness was... By then, he shouldn't faint from surprise~
Thinking her ideas were bold, Zhu Nanzhi laughed softly. Although she hadn't used Zhan Ming for anything else, once Zhan Ming became her husband, it wouldn't matter~
Lu Jin'an, holding a delicate beauty, heard Zhu Nanzhi's unintended strange laughter and smiled slightly, quietly inhaling the faint fragrance of her hair.
Tonight, he didn't plan to follow Zhu Nanzhi's example by setting a wager, because tomorrow the right and wrong factions in Nanzhuo Domain would battle.
Just like how Zhu Nanzhi acted on the night of the battle in Nanzhuo Domain, he also planned to surprise her tomorrow night.
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