I'll Name You Guinaifen!

"Mm."

Ji Yuan agreed.

He went outside and found Tingyun chatting with Qingni.

Qingni asked Ji Yuan, "What is it? Is something wrong?"

Tingyun looked at Ji Yuan, turning her head slightly aside, her eyes still carrying a hint of annoyance.

What you did just now made me angry. Hurry up and coax me, or I won't give you a pleasant look.

"The Helmsman said that Tingyun and I will be participating in this operation."

"Really?" The annoyance in Tingyun's eyes instantly turned to delight. Looking at Ji Yuan, she said coquettishly, "The battlefield is merciless, so you have to protect me well."

"Mm, of course."

Ji Yuan promised.

Seeing him make that promise, Qingni relaxed slightly.

Thank goodness. His emotional intelligence hasn't hit rock bottom yet.

A smile curved Tingyun's lips.

Ji Yuan continued, "Sushang, as a newly arrived Cloud Knight, will also be joining the battle. When the time comes, we can have her serve as our guard, so our safety will naturally be assured."

He said it with complete sincerity.

But Tingyun's smile stiffened, while Qingni looked away.

"I understand."

Tingyun said with a smile, though the teeth she showed looked somewhat chilling.

It made Ji Yuan feel afraid.

At that moment, Tingyun noticed her phone vibrating.

She opened it and checked its contents.

Her smile became even brighter.

It was the kind of smile one wore when prey had entered a trap.

She said to Ji Yuan, "Let's go, Ji Yuan. Lady Yukong wants us to head to the Cloud Knights now. There happens to be a small Star Skiff available, so the two of us can take it over."

"Um, could we wait for the main group?"

Ji Yuan asked Tingyun quietly.

Tingyun shook her head slightly.

"This little woman would like to fulfill your wish too, Ji Yuan. Unfortunately, the next passenger vessel to Exalting Sanctum won't depart for another three Luofu hours. There isn't enough time."

Ji Yuan immediately looked at Qingni with pleading eyes.

"Qingni, why don't you come with us?"

Qingni took one look at Tingyun's seemingly murderous gaze and immediately shook her head.

Someone might die today, but I don't want that person to be me.

"I still had clerical work at the Maritime Trade Office. You two go ahead."

For the first time in her life, Qingni felt some fondness for her clerical work.

Ji Yuan had no choice but to obediently board the Star Skiff with Tingyun.

Of course, before leaving, he still grabbed two emergency parachutes.

Tingyun was utterly speechless at Ji Yuan's actions.

The two boarded the Star Skiff.

After boarding, Ji Yuan muttered inwardly, This distance shouldn't be a problem. Even if the Star Skiff breaks down, we can glide away.

Although he had made preparations, seeing that only he and Tingyun were aboard the Star Skiff still made Ji Yuan extremely nervous.

He sat by the door, still looking tense, cold sweat forming on his forehead.

Seeing Ji Yuan huddled in a corner, Tingyun walked over with a smile.

"Ji Yuan, what's wrong? Are you that scared?"

As she spoke, she very naturally sat down beside Ji Yuan.

There were plenty of seats on the Star Skiff, yet the two of them were sitting at the very edge.

Tingyun naturally reached out and took Ji Yuan's hand.

Their fingers interlocked.

Ji Yuan, you won't be able to run away this time.

Tingyun thought to herself.

She could clearly feel sweat in Ji Yuan's palm. He looked extremely nervous.

Licking her lips slightly, Tingyun slipped her feet out of her shoes, leaned back, and bent her knees so that her feet rested against the edge of the seat.

"This is so relaxing."

Tingyun deliberately flexed her nimble toes. Her ten tender, scallion-like toes moved back and forth as if playing a piano, rising and falling as though displaying the uniqueness of each one to Ji Yuan.

There was even more sweat in Ji Yuan's palm.

This time, it was not simply because he was worried about the Star Skiff having problems.

There was more to it than that.

Tingyun smiled even more broadly.

Her fingers curled and scratched lightly against Ji Yuan's palm, making him feel a burning itch.

Ji Yuan shifted away slightly, but Tingyun stretched out one foot and placed it on his thigh.

"Don't even think about running away!"

Tingyun parted her lips and mouthed those words.

You ran from me, so I'll make you scared. Let's see if you dare do this again!

As she thought this, Tingyun rubbed her foot against his thigh.

I'll Name You Guinaifen!

With the terrifying thought that the Star Skiff carrying him and Tingyun might crash to the ground at any moment on one side, and the enticing sensation of Tingyun teasing his palm with her fingers and rubbing the sole of her foot against his thigh through his pants on the other, Ji Yuan felt as though he was half in heaven and half in hell.

Once they reached the dock near the Cloud Knights, Ji Yuan hurriedly fled the Star Skiff. Watching his retreating figure, Tingyun smiled and slipped her foot back into her high heel.

She reined in the seductive demeanor she had displayed while alone with Ji Yuan, stood up, and slowly walked outside.

As Ji Yuan walked, another system notification appeared in his mind:

Following your previous teasing of the widow, you have once again had intimate contact with a corpse. In view of your low moral standards, you have been awarded +2 autopsy experience.

It wasn't me who had intimate contact with a corpse. The corpse—oh, no, Tingyun—was the one who came over to tease me.

I'm the victim.

As he received the autopsy experience, Ji Yuan complained inwardly.

Upon arriving at Cloud Knight headquarters, Ji Yuan immediately asked around for Sushang. A Cloud Knight comrade told him that Sushang had already gone to patrol Exalting Sanctum.

"Right. That girl's really got some serious initiative."

Ji Yuan said helplessly.

Turning back, he saw Tingyun waiting for him with her arms crossed.

It was all because of this girl's idea for Sushang.

"Let's go. We'll head to Exalting Sanctum and take a look at Sushang," Ji Yuan said to Tingyun.

"Alright."

Looking at Exalting Sanctum not far away, Tingyun sighed helplessly.

It was simply too close. There was no time to tease Ji Yuan.

The two walked into Exalting Sanctum and immediately saw a crowd gathered together.

Ji Yuan thought that this must be the acrobat Ginevere.

Sushang had said she wanted to watch this kind of thing, so she had to be over there watching the performance.

Ji Yuan turned to Tingyun and said, "Stay close. Don't get lost."

"Alright. Then don't leave this little woman behind," Tingyun said to Ji Yuan with a smile. At the same time, she reached out and tightly clasped Ji Yuan's hand.

It was still just as soft.

Ji Yuan's hand stiffened again, but seeing the surrounding crowd, he held tightly onto Tingyun and slowly pushed through the people. The two made their way to the very front.

When they reached the front, Ji Yuan's expression turned stunned.

Ginevere held an iron hammer in her hand. Before her was someone pinned beneath a stone slab. And that person beneath the slab...

Was his adorable little sister, Sushang.

"Sushang, what are you doing?"

Seeing this, Ji Yuan could not help running over and asking her.

Hearing Ji Yuan's words, Sushang answered with difficulty.

"Uh... I'm performing... breaking a boulder... on my chest..."

"Weren't you supposed to be patrolling?"

"Th-this... is... break time!" Sushang's voice grew more hurried. "Bro... don't... talk to me... I can't... hold on much longer..."

Ji Yuan looked at Ginevere.

"Why don't you take her away?"

Ginevere said hesitantly.

This young girl had chatted with her for a while just now, and they had hit it off. In a moment of excitement, Ginevere had simply let her help perform the boulder-breaking act. Now that the girl's actual older brother had arrived, she should not make her continue performing like this.

"It's fine. No need to take her away." Ji Yuan walked over to Ginevere and took the iron hammer from her hand.

"As long as I'm the one swinging the hammer."

As Ji Yuan spoke, he prepared to swing the hammer down.

The moment Sushang saw this, she immediately tossed the stone slab aside and rolled off the platform where she had been performing the boulder-breaking act.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't! Someone will die! I promise I won't fight you over the family inheritance, alright?"

Sushang chose to flee.

"Didn't you really want to perform the boulder-breaking act just now?"

Ji Yuan said with a smile that did not reach his eyes.

"The problem is, she... what was her name again? Gine-something?"

"Ginevere."

Ginevere said speechlessly.

"Right, Ginevere. Her hammer strikes are accurate, so she won't hurt me. But when you swung that hammer just now, you were clearly trying to take my life." At this point, Sushang muttered quietly, "Still, this Gine-whatever name is too hard to say. Since she's come to the Xianzhou, she should go with the local customs and pick a proper Xianzhou name."

Hearing her words, Ginevere nodded.

"Indeed. If I'm staying on the Xianzhou to perform, changing to a Xianzhou name would be more appropriate."