Two Against Six

"You can talk because you're not the one doing the work. I've been chopping trees for ages, and my whole body aches. I can barely lift my arms!" Zi Qing shot Qin Guan a resentful look and grumbled.

"Do you think you're the only one working hard? I've been hauling rocks for ages, and I still had to dig, start a fire, fetch water, build a house, and find food. You think that was easy?" Qin Guan glanced at Zi Qing, then began bundling the wood.

"Heh."

Watching Qin Guan tie together the wood she had chopped with vines, Zi Qing suddenly let out a quiet, inexplicable giggle.

For some reason, she felt as though she and Qin Guan were working together to make a life for themselves.

"What are you standing around for? Hurry up and help!"

Qin Guan suddenly looked up and scolded Zi Qing, who was sitting there doing nothing.

Zi Qing jumped to her feet, furious. "What are you yelling for? Don't think I won't hit you just because I've lost my cultivation!"

Qin Guan had been bossing her around all day. For someone as domineering as her, she had honestly been putting up with it for a long time.

Qin Guan looked at Zi Qing and said sternly, "You'd better stop complaining, or I'll make you stand guard outside tonight."

"Why should I?"

Zi Qing's almond-shaped eyes widened as she glared furiously at Qin Guan. "I'm a Great Emperor, for heaven's sake! I chop trees for you, make you a stone axe, and do all the hard labor, and now you want me to stand guard at night? Are you tired of living?"

Qin Guan couldn't be bothered to argue with her. "If you keep dragging your feet, you won't just be standing guard. You