The Night Before Heading to Eastsea Academy

"Little Gu Yue, is it? I'm not familiar with your preferences, so I didn't prepare anything in advance, but I will certainly make it up to you later."

Su Jiu's lips curled up in a way barely perceptible, a flicker of mischievous malice rippling quietly in the depths of his eyes; he had clearly already hatched a plan to tease her.

"I see Na'er is the same age as you. With my little child bride here, you two should get along quite well and have plenty of fun."

As he spoke, Su Jiu handed his black card to Na'er.

"Na'er, take our junior niece out for a good time tomorrow. There's plenty of money in there, spend as much as you like, and use the time to build your bond. It's good for young people to get out and about."

Na'er was not only beaming on the surface, but her heart was also bursting with joy—the strategist A-Jiu was right after all!

She took the black card and looked at Gu Yue with the expression one might reserve for a small fry.

Little Gu Yue, who said seven is always greater than three? You're nothing but a small fry!

"Hehe, Brother Su, Na'er guarantees the mission will be accomplished!"

"Junior Niece Gu Yue, let's keep our titles separate. I'll call you Little Yue, and you can just call me Sister Na'er. We're out in public, no need to be so formal."

Gu Yue's mouth twitched, her inner turmoil reaching its peak. In front of everyone, she maintained a superficial smile and nodded, agreeing to Na'er's request against her better judgment.

Na'er, you seem to be calling me 'junior niece' quite smoothly, don't you? It seems I'll have to properly discipline you later and teach you who is the master here!

"Alright, alright, A-Jiu, I treasure this disciple of mine dearly. Since you didn't prepare a gift today, the cooking for tonight is on you~"

"Sister Na'er, why don't you take Little Gu Yue to get familiar with our Leng Family while I go help A-Jiu in the kitchen."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue's eyes lit up instantly. She tilted her small chin triumphantly toward Na'er, her heart leaping with secret joy.

Master is truly amazing!

Na'er, just you wait and see!

Na'er keenly caught the hostile glare Gu Yue shot her way. Feeling a sudden pang of cowardice, she subconsciously shrank back behind Su Jiu.

Su Jiu shook his head helplessly at the sight. At the end of the day, they were the same person, sharing the same origin, yet they insisted on competing and holding grudges against each other like this—it was truly beyond him.

"Sister Yao Zhu, I haven't cooked in a long time, so you'd better prepare yourself mentally. And of course, the two of you as well."

"A-Jiu, don't be so modest. It's getting late, let's make this quick!"

"Brother Su, no matter what you make, Na'er will finish it all!"

"Old... Junior Uncle, believe in yourself..."

In a garden.

"Na'er, tell me, why are you here? And why did you agree to become Su Jiu's child bride?"

Gu Yue pinned Na'er firmly against the corner of a wall. Her purple eyes, bright as a galaxy, cast an eerie glow under the moonlight, and the air pressure around her plummeted, making it hard to breathe.

Na'er's slender body trembled uncontrollably, the courage she had mustered a moment ago crumbling into nothingness.

A-Jiu... please help Na'er...

Suddenly, a flash of purple light appeared, and two A-Jius emerged, one on the left and one on the right, standing between Gu Yue and Na'er.

They acted as peacemakers between the two.

"A-Jiu, what is the meaning of this?"

Gu Yue's expression was clearly displeased. Could it be that A-Jiu was the one who told Na'er to do this?

"Ah Yue, calm down for a moment~ Na'er going to Shrek to be Yun Ming's disciple doesn't help your plan at all."

"If it's to learn spear techniques, can the spear arts of mortals compare to the ones you inherited from the Dragon God? Obviously not."

"Or perhaps you intended for Na'er to inherit the position of Sea God Pavilion Master? But you know her physical condition; she won't last many years. It's better for her to be Su Jiu's child bride and help you ascend to the position of Spirit Pagoda Master."

Listening to A-Jiu's explanation, Na'er's pupils dimmed instantly, as if a heavy stone had been pressed onto her heart.

She knew exactly what that meant. If it truly came to that, she would have to part with Su Jiu forever. A chilling sense of unease swept through her entire body.

These words reached Gu Yue's ears and cleared her confusion in an instant.

The clouds in her heart dispersed, and everything became clear.

So that was it.

Gu Yue couldn't help but curl her lips into a smile.

She sighed inwardly; truly, A-Jiu was worthy of being the strategist personally acknowledged by Gu Yuena, who possessed the world-shaking wisdom of the Dragon God!

With just a few words, he had seen through the entire situation. This ability to command the situation from behind the scenes was indeed unfathomable!

"Fine, I'll let you off this time. Na'er, try to restrain yourself in the future. Don't think you can use Old Su to suppress me, or else you wouldn't want..."

"I know, Gu Yue..."

Gu Yue dropped these words and said no more. She picked up A-Jiu and turned to leave, stepping through the cold moonlight until her figure gradually dissolved into the night.

Na'er stood alone in place, leaning against the corner of the wall, feeling dejected.

Crystal-clear tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, catching the moonlight and refracting a faint, shimmering light. A sense of grievance and reluctance lingered in her heart.

"A-Jiu, Na'er also wants to live well in this world, even if it's just as an ordinary person..."

"Na'er, there will be a way. I will walk with you all the way!"

Su Jiu sighed in the kitchen; it seemed the plan to go extort the Seed of Life and Destruction from Tang San had to be put on the agenda.

"Sister Yaozhu, I heard Little Gu Yue is going to Eastsea Academy, and Na'er's martial soul has also awakened—innate level twenty, the Silver Dragon Spear. Since they are both enrolling, and I've been idle lately, I might as well apply to be their teacher to look after them, hehe~"

"You, can't you share some of the work pressure with your sister? You keep telling me to strive for the next Spirit Pagoda Pagoda Master; it's ridiculous. I'm already busy enough as a Vice Pagoda Master, let alone the Pagoda Master."

Seeing that the meal was ready, Su Jiu pulled Leng Yaozhu to her seat and stood behind her to knead her shoulders.

"Yes, yes, my sister has worked hard. Let me knead your shoulders to help you relax."

"That's more like it~"

Leng Yaozhu slowly closed her phoenix eyes, enjoying this rare time for the two of them, a faint smile inevitably appearing on her face.

A few minutes later.

"A-Jiu, in a few years, you can be the head of the Leng Family, and I'll go be the Spirit Pagoda Pagoda Master for you."

After saying this, Leng Yaozhu took off the thumb ring she was wearing. It was made of red jade, carved with a fiery Sky Phoenix soaring through the nine heavens. She took Su Jiu's left hand and slid it onto his finger.

"I am handing this ring, which represents the head of the Leng Family, to you. With this ring, A-Jiu can order any member of the Leng Family to do anything—including me, of course. You can make me do whatever you want~"

Leng Yaozhu's passive charm activated once again, her full breasts rising and falling slightly as she lifted her head to meet Su Jiu's black eyes.

However, this time, she froze, followed by an boundless joy surging in her heart. This kid had finally wised up!

Su Jiu kissed Leng Yaozhu's cherry lips domineeringly, greedily savoring the beauty that time had never taken away, as rich and fragrant as fine nectar.

After a long while, they parted.

"Sister Yaozhu, have you been seducing me? And have you been doing it for a long time?"

"Hmph hmph~ You finally realized. A-Jiu, I like you. I don't want to be your sister anymore; I want to be your wife."

Leng Yaozhu seemed to guess Su Jiu's concerns, pulling him into her soft embrace and laughing softly.

"Don't worry, you don't need to worry about Na'er. I don't mind. Besides, having a little sister means our Leng Family can flourish in the future."

Suddenly, Leng Yaozhu gripped little A-Jiu, a flash of dangerous red light crossing her eyes.

"Of course, if A-Jiu is unfaithful, I wouldn't mind using some rather extreme methods to let you know the consequences of being a playboy!"

"Hey, I know. Having the two of you is enough for me."

Su Jiu shook his head helplessly. Having watched palace dramas in his past life, he knew that a large harem wasn't necessarily a good thing; they might look harmonious on the surface, but in reality, they would be scheming against each other behind the scenes.

"Then stay with me tonight. I want to eat you~"

After the meal, Na'er's appetite decreased visibly; she barely touched most of the food on the table, clearly unhappy.