Cohabitation with Sword Spirit

Chapter 495 - 80: Scheming and Infighting

May 5, 2018

Lake camp.

Watching her daughter holding that stack of thick contracts with a complex expression, Lu Xin sighed helplessly.

When Wang Jiu descended from the sky, Lu Xin silently retreated to the background, no longer interfering in the dialogue between the master and servant.

Although she truly wanted her daughter to withdraw from this pointless competition, but... Since Wang Jiu had come personally, she really couldn’t insist any longer.

Especially seeing Shen Qingming’s endlessly complex expression, Lu Xin became more distracted, as if she had returned to a time long long ago.

When she was still a young girl in her prime, and Li Fengyun was spirited and gallant, wielding his sword across Xiangzhou.

It’s exactly the same story: an average-talented girl falls in love with a young man full of talent, then faces a powerful rival who outmatches her in every aspect, charging ahead with the determination of a moth drawn to a flame.

The setbacks and humiliation Shen Qingming faces today are just a reenactment of what Lu Xin encountered when facing Shen Yue’e back then.

Seeing Shen Qingming silently jumping around, Lu Xin thought of her own youth.

At this moment, she even forgot the magnificent sword light of Zhao Chenlu in its golden and silver brilliance, recalling instead the moment in her youth when her heart was captured by the Wind and Cloud Divinity Transformation Technique.

"Qingming... Keep it up." Lu Xin, hidden in the shade under the lakeside trees, watched her daughter from afar, blessing her, "As long as you can hold out until Zhao Chenlu is the first to fall, victory will be yours."

——

Meanwhile, after renegotiating the relationship contract with his number one steed, Wang Jiu immediately set off back to the Golden Jade City Lord’s Mansion to provoke Zhao Chenlu.

The Celestial Divine Sword prides itself on efficiency, never wasting unnecessary time.

And along this journey, while Shen Qingming’s mind was somewhat uneasy, she was more eager to try her hand.

As a rival, Zhao Chenlu’s level was on a completely different plane from hers, like a towering mountain and obstinate pebbles, yet even a stubborn stone could sometimes find a foothold atop the mountain by leveraging a clever move.

Wang Jiu was undoubtedly such a clever move; with his magical way of thinking, Shen Qingming signed a relationship contract with him, becoming an official couple. In one step, she reached the heights Zhao Chenlu couldn’t attain despite a lifetime of struggle.

Can Zhao Chenlu face such a meager rival who rose to the top in one step with calm composure?

Shen Qingming thought it was unlikely, if it were in reverse, it would be as if Wang Jiu suddenly came one day holding a cross-dressing Li Xinyu’s hand, telling her this is his new chief steed.

She would definitely fall apart on the spot.

Let’s hope Zhao Chenlu shares a similar emotional journey as me...

——

All the way to the City Lord’s Mansion, the master and servant met Zhao Chenlu smoothly.

Zhao Chenlu glanced at the two, smiling, asking Wang Jiu, "Dear, you came bringing a gift, that’s a bit too courteous. Plus, I live a simple life, with just over three hundred people in the City Lord’s Mansion, no need to add more. Besides, I’m picky about selection, preferring quality over quantity. This little girl here might not qualify."

Hearing that, Shen Qingming felt a toothache. If it was half a day ago, these provocative words would certainly make her blood pressure spike, the blood vessels in her temples swell, but now... she only felt a tranquil heart, calmly at ease.

Say whatever you want, anyway I have already signed the relationship contract with Wang Jiu, we are legitimately a couple, life’s victor! And you, no matter how well you smile, even making fellow women blush... you can’t change the identity of the loser!

Wang Jiu said, "No, I’m here to add external motivation for you."

"External motivation?" Zhao Chenlu blinked, showing a puzzled expression.

"Yes, I mentioned it to you before, I want to train Shen Qingming to be your arch-nemesis to motivate your cultivation."

Zhao Chenlu asked, "You really want to train her to be my arch-nemesis? Then... are you here to send her reincarnating in front of me to improve her qualifications?"

Shen Qingming beside them wanted to applaud Zhao Chenlu, how could this guy manage to be so mocking as soon as he opened his mouth?

If the two were to duel in a verbal spar, Shen Qingming felt she would be humiliated to the ground as soon as she opened her mouth... Fortunately, this time, there’s an unbeatable teammate by her side.

Wang Jiu!

As long as Ah Jiu mentioned the relationship contract, Zhao Chenlu would definitely be utterly defeated!

Only to see Wang Jiu shake his head, saying to Zhao Chenlu, "You’ve made a fundamental logic error again, even if there is really a reincarnation system. If I want to train Shen Qingming as your rival in immortal cultivation, the best choice is to nurture her as she is now rather than reincarnate. From a probability perspective, Shen Qingming reincarnating as a human is not high. She hasn’t done many good deeds in this life; her accumulation of merit is severely insufficient, likely leading to rebirth in the animal realm."

"Hey!?" Shen Qingming was simply shocked, what about being a couple, what about the relationship contract, what about shared enmity?! Are you insulting your girlfriend like this?!

Wang Jiu glanced at Shen Qingming, pondered for a while, and thought that this sensitive young girl might have unknowingly felt insulted by him again, like a fragile soldier accidentally killed by a large-scale magic attack during the Immortal Demon battle. However, after all, as a contract partner, Wang Jiu still very considerately gave Shen Qingming a few Spirit Stones according to the breach of contract terms.

Then he said to Zhao Chenlu, "I have signed a relationship contract with her."

Zhao Chenlu’s expression froze instantly.

After a few seconds, Zhao Chenlu finally took a breath, smiled again, and his gaze, like a ripple of water, passed over Shen Qingming and landed on Wang Jiu. He said, "Dear, thank you. You showed me your new girlfriend immediately after getting one, surely out of respect for my position as the main wife, right?"

Shen Qingming couldn’t help but jump up, "Self-deception has to have a limit! Where’s the main wife here!"

Zhao Chenlu shook his head with a smile, "You little concubine, how can you talk to the main wife in this tone, but considering your young ignorance, I won’t punish you for it."

"You’re the concubine! I have a contract with Ah Jiu!"

Zhao Chenlu said, "Of course, dear always handles things impeccably. Surely there is a contract for such a major life event, and of course, there should be a prototype before an important contract."

"You, you say I’m a prototype?!"

"Of course," Zhao Chenlu said, "Otherwise, why is it just a relationship contract, not a marriage contract?"

"Marriage..."

Zhao Chenlu said, "Trying a relationship contract with you, the mount, and then signing a marriage contract with me, the comrade who shared life and death, that’s the normal procedure."

"You’re dreaming!" Shen Qingming gritted her teeth, "But for someone like you, so high and mighty, being slapped in the face by someone insignificant, surely can’t accept reality, I already expected this, so... Ah Jiu, come help me."

Saying this, Shen Qingming, blushing and looking defiant, said to Wang Jiu, "Come, dear, no wait, hold, uh, maybe just pat my head."

Reducing her demonstration from kissing and holding hands all the way to patting the head, Shen Qingming finally managed to speak.

Zhao Chenlu was already laughing so hard, he was almost rolling on the ground.

"Are you a dog needing someone to pat your head?"

Shen Qingming angrily said, "That’s jealousy! Have you been patted on the head by Ah Jiu!"

Zhao Chenlu said, "Not just the head, every inch of skin on my body has been touched by him, every body cavity has been explored by him."

"What?!" Shen Qingming was struck like lightning, "Nonsense!"

Wang Jiu added, "During the Immortal Demon battle..."

"Oh, I understand, healing, right, such things don’t count!" Shen Qingming gritted her teeth, "How dare you describe healing so obscenely! By your logic, the doctors of the world would have nothing to do!"

"Haha, aren’t you also jealous? Even if it’s healing, I had unusual intimate contact with dear, what about you? What have you had this year?"

Shen Qingming was almost driven mad with anger, indeed, in the past year, she had never had such intimate contact with Wang Jiu, but that was only her unwillingness! How could a normal young girl have her skin and body cavities explored by a Dull Sword after only knowing it for a year!

But looking at Zhao Chenlu’s smug face, Shen Qingming was so angry her heart could explode, she really wanted to hit her with a stronger fact!

Just as Shen Qingming prepared to explode, suddenly a flash of inspiration hit her mind.

No, why am I angry and anxious? In every comparison, I fall short of Zhao Chenlu. Isn’t that normal?

For the current Shen Qingming, being able to disgust the opponent even slightly is already a rare victory, how could she really expect to win in a fair competition?

That would be looking down on the friendship of life and death shared between the Jiu Immortal Venerables and the Celestial Divine Sword!

Having understood this point, Shen Qingming immediately calmed down, smiled at Zhao Chenlu and said, "Yes, I’ve only known Ah Jiu for a year. In terms of accumulation and experience, I can’t compare to you. But I’ve had a good start this year. First, I signed a Master-Servant Contract with Ah Jiu, then a relationship contract, so next year, I’m confident I can advance further."

"Even if you progress a hundred steps, you’ll only be gazing at my back."

Shen Qingming said, "Yes, maybe in ten years, twenty years, or even a hundred years, I’ll only be gazing at your back, but being admired to this extent by someone as insignificant as me, you shouldn’t be happy, right? Also, even if you really are the main wife and I am the concubine, I can accept this situation, can you?"

Zhao Chenlu finally slightly restrained his smile.

Indeed, she couldn’t.

Her feelings for Wang Jiu were absolutely exclusive, even to the former life-and-death comrade, Shang Lanfei, there’s absolutely no room to share.

So don’t say anything about main wife and concubine.

To Shen Qingming, who dares to covet the Celestial Divine Sword, she absolutely intends to wipe them out like exterminating cockroaches, leaving no room!