7-Day Check

Drip, drip!

"It smells fishy."

Wang Dong'er's little face was pale as she quickly shook her sore hands, muttering in disgust.

Tap, tap, tap!

With a splash.

She practically flew straight into the bathroom.

Then came the rushing sound of water as the faucet was turned on!

"Don't move around when washing fish. See? It splashed all over your face."

Jiang Mu lay comfortably on the bed, like a diligent instructor.

"Still, it seems no accident happened after the check. But just in case, you'll have to help out a little more."

Click!

Jiang Mu could clearly feel that the moment his words fell, the sound of running water in the bathroom abruptly stopped. For a long while, there was no response.

Whoosh—

The bathroom door opened, revealing Wang Dong'er's exquisite little face, freshly washed and still dotted with droplets of water.

Biting her lip, she spoke with some distaste.

"Aren't you fine? Why do I still have to check?"

"What if it's only temporary? If we have to set a time limit, how about seven days?"

Jiang Mu was being utterly unreasonable now.

She had already come this far and still wanted to run? That was naturally impossible. He had to keep her firmly under control.

Mm, he was confident that seven days would be enough to make Wang Dong'er his.

Recalling what had just happened, Wang Dong'er's expression turned embarrassed.

The droplets on her face slid down her cheeks, gathered at her chin, and dripped to the floor.

As though the memory had surfaced again, she hurriedly wiped her face.

After coming back to herself, she pleaded softly.

"I... I can give you money. You can find someone else to help you check."

"I really can't do it."

This time, she was truly panicking. She did not even call herself "this young lady." Her beautiful eyes had dimmed somewhat as they darted about wildly, not daring to look at the unresolved situation.

"How can't you? You did very well just now. It only takes seven days. It'll be over in the blink of an eye."

Wang Dong'er knew that she could not persuade him with his current reasoning alone. After thinking for a while, she decided to try another approach.

"But you have roommates here."

"If someone finds out, I'll lose all face. No way."

Apparently convinced that this excuse would work, Wang Dong'er even chose to face Jiang Mu's teasing gaze directly this time.

"That's fine. Aren't you a young lady? You can rent a place."

"What? You want this young lady to book a room for you?"

"I can book it too. It's only seven days. Endure it and it'll pass. How about today being the first day?"

Wang Dong'er's gaze began to evade him again. "This..."

After a long silence, she finally nodded.

"Fine, seven days. Starting today, we'll do as you say. And after I'm done, you can't use this matter to threaten me again."

"Of course, of course."

Jiang Mu wore an expression of triumph as he nodded in agreement.

Even if Wang Dong'er knew she had been tricked, there was nothing she could do. Once she boarded the pirate ship, how could she get off so easily?

"Ha~"

Wang Dong'er took a deep breath, turned away, and returned to the bathroom.

Looking at herself in the bathroom mirror, she saw that although her worries had affected her appearance somewhat, her skin was still fair and tender.

Her little hands, reddened from all the flustered scrambling, rubbed her cheeks.

"I'll just treat it as repayment for that guard acting recklessly. It's all that guard's fault. Otherwise, how could this young lady ever do something so disgusting?"

Wang Dong'er puffed out her cheeks and ultimately placed all the blame on Huo Yuhao!

If he had not intervened, she would not have needed to apologize for the sect, nor would Jiang Mu have used the sect and her reputation to threaten her.

"Only six days left. Very soon, very soon..."

Just like that, Wang Dong'er hypnotized herself in the bathroom.

Jiang Mu got up and briefly cleaned the floor.

The Dust-Cleansing Art he had drawn from the system could finally be put to use. Not only could it remove dust, but it could also eliminate odors.

The moment he cleared it away, he discovered that there was actually a small puddle on the floor.

"As expected of the Sea God's daughter..."

After mocking her once, Jiang Mu did not hesitate. The Dust-Cleansing Art instantly produced a strange current of air that swept through the room. Everything immediately became spotless, and even the odor vanished.

So this was how techniques were used?

Pretty impressive.

She continued washing herself quickly.

Whoosh—

The sound of the bathroom door sliding open came from behind him, just as Jiang Mu finished cleaning up.

The moment Wang Dong'er came out, she instinctively sniffed.

"Huh?"

She was clearly surprised.

"The smell in this room...?"

Jiang Mu turned and raised an eyebrow at Wang Dong'er. "Heh heh, want to learn the Dust-Cleansing Art?"

"Hmph, I'm not learning a rogue's technique!"

Wang Dong'er pouted, tilting her head to one side and refusing to look at him.

"You really don't want to learn it?"

Suspicion showed on Jiang Mu's face. Clearly not believing her, his tone then turned enticing.

"It can clean your body and remove odors too."

"Ah?"

At those words, Wang Dong'er's eyes instantly widened.

Her little hand unconsciously covered her mouth in surprise, but then she inhaled through her nose.

"Mmph~"

After lightly shaking her hand, she asked with a very serious expression.

"Name your price."

She was not afraid of any price, as long as she could rid herself of that smell.

Mm, though Wang Dong'er did not exactly dislike it...

Naturally, Jiang Mu had no idea what Wang Dong'er was thinking. Seeing how badly she wanted it, he made an exorbitant demand.

"Heh heh, how about adding another seven days to the check?"

At those words, Wang Dong'er became frantic, shaking her head and waving her hands.

"No, no, no, no. I really can't."

"We already agreed on seven days. Today is already the first day, so there are six days left. It can't change again. If you change it again, I..."

Seeing Wang Dong'er's reaction, Jiang Mu knew that this truly would not work. He could only change to another condition.

But this technique was not cheap. How could its value be measured by ordinary means?

Since he could not add another seven days, he had to make up for it elsewhere.

"Have you thought it through? I'll give you however many Gold Soul Coins you want. Judging by your clothes, you must be short on money, right? I can give you one million Gold Soul Coins."

Wang Dong'er brushed the loose pink-blue strands by her cheek behind her ear with her left hand, then tossed out a savings card that could be used to withdraw one million in the name of Clear Sky Sect!

"Not enough."

Jiang Mu shook his head.

He was not greedy for money. Jiang Mu simply felt that one million was definitely not enough to trade for this request from Wang Dong'er.

It also meant that he did not want her to think she could simply dismiss him with money.

This technique was unique to him. If Wang Dong'er had not used her hands, he would not have given it to her.

"Then what do you want?"

Wang Dong'er's tone had completely softened now. Afraid that Jiang Mu would come up with some other trick, she shrank her head down slightly.

She was clearly very worried, huddling there as she waited for his response.

Thump, thump, thump!!

Her pounding heartbeat actually gave him a faint sense of excitement.