Su Mu, who was trying her best to conceal it, still didn’t know what kind of oppression she would face next.
“It’s just that I simply went out to buy some things. Shizun was in the room by herself, having quite a fun time, right?”
A hint of invasiveness flickered in Chen Qing’s eyes, but Su Mu didn’t catch Chen Qing’s true meaning.
She thought Chen Qing had noticed her abnormality and was starting to suspect her a little.
But Su Mu didn’t know whether she should explain to Chen Qing. After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, sneaking a couple of glances at one’s own body while bathing shouldn’t be a problem, right?
Thinking of this, Su Mu’s panicked heart calmed down a bit.
“After walking for so long, being able to take a bath is indeed quite enjoyable.”
But to Chen Qing, this sentence from Su Mu was nothing less than the behavior of a flirtatious little vixen.
It was as if Su Mu was wearing a seductive tight cheongsam, covering her soft, moist red lips with her hand, her eyes full of contempt as she provocatively said to Chen Qing,
“Pfft pfft, a mere trash disciple~ Can’t even satisfy someone, trash trash~”
If Chen Qing could tolerate this level of provocation, then she wouldn’t be Chen Qing.
Her icy finger pointed at Su Mu’s distinct collarbone, sliding over her moist, translucent skin.
The icy touch of Chen Qing’s fingertip gave Su Mu a bad premonition.
Sure enough, in the next second, Chen Qing began to take off her outer robe.
Revealing the thin pure white gauze garment inside, through which one could vaguely see Chen Qing’s tight figure that was no less impressive than Su Mu’s.
The outer robe was casually tossed to the ground. Without taking off the gauze garment, Chen Qing directly stepped into Su Mu’s bathing tub.
The hot water soaked Chen Qing’s close-fitting gauze garment, the originally light gauze now clinging tightly to her alluring body curves.
Chen Qing sat on top of Su Mu. From this angle, it was enough to make one’s blood boil.
Chen Qing looked at Su Mu with charm-filled eyes, her aggressive gaze and actions forming a powerful suppressive force on Su Mu.
Their bodies, in the somewhat narrow bathtub, inevitably pressed and entwined together.
Her seductive, soft long legs rubbed against each other, stirring up an impulsive strangeness in both their hearts.
The next scene was Su Mu crying and begging for mercy.
But this time, Su Mu found that no matter how much she cried and begged Chen Qing, Chen Qing showed no mercy.
Listening to her alluring cries instead made Chen Qing even more vigorous.
Because they were in an inn, Su Mu had to carefully suppress her voice while crying and shouting for mercy.
Su Mu’s fearful appearance of being afraid of being discovered only gave Chen Qing an even stronger sense of conquest.
In the end, as expected, Su Mu lay quietly on the bed, wrapped in the quilt, her body covered in marks from being bullied by Chen Qing.
Chen Qing changed into the clothes she had bought earlier and sat by the window.
The bathtub where she and Su Mu had enjoyed themselves—she chose to handle it personally. After all, having done such crazy things in it, she definitely wouldn’t let others handle it.
After compensating the innkeeper with a few strings of copper coins, the matter was settled.
Borrowing the bright moonlight outside the window, Chen Qing carefully studied the book scroll in her hand.
Before, she had left Su Mu in the room and gone out alone: one to test if Su Mu would sneak away by herself, and to buy some replacement clothes, and also to buy this book scroll.
This book scroll wasn’t anything precious; even a few-year-old child could buy several with one copper coin on the street.
But if a child really dared to buy this book and take it home, their butt would probably be beaten black and blue.
Because the book scroll was covered in strange runes that couldn’t be seen clearly, it wasn’t even suitable for wiping one’s butt.
However, Chen Qing knew that if she could decipher the meaning of the runes on it, she could find that place one step ahead of others.
Her revenge would then have completed its first step.
But if these runes could be easily deciphered, it wouldn’t be her turn.
With her memories from her previous life, she had some informational advantage, but she also needed to hurry. Soon, the world wouldn’t be peaceful anymore.
At that time, deciphering these runes would only become more troublesome.
Feeling a sense of urgency, Chen Qing put away the cheap but hidden-with-the-world’s-biggest-secret book scroll.
She picked up the sword on the table, glanced at the soundly sleeping Su Mu on the bed, and gently pushed open the door to leave the room.
Of course, before leaving, she left a strand of True Qi in Su Mu’s body.
One, to protect her at critical moments; two, to prevent her from escaping.
Not long after Chen Qing left, Su Mu, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, was woken up by a noisy mechanical sound.
“Who is it, so lacking in public morals!”
【It’s me, Host.】
“What do you want? I’m exhausted, and you wake me up again.”
Hearing the unreliable System’s voice, Su Mu really wanted to catch it and give it a good beating.
Not only does it not help when needed, it always causes trouble. Now it’s disturbing her sleep.
Can this System be exchanged?
【Host, how can you sleep at a time like this? The key plot node has arrived. An important side character is in Cloud City. If you can connect with her, not only can you advance the plot, but there’s hope to escape the Villain’s clutches.】
“This time you’re sure it’s real, no tricking me.”
Hearing that she could escape Chen Qing’s clutches, Su Mu instantly perked up.
This damn Villain only knows how to bully her every day.
Her throat was almost hoarse from shouting, yet she still wouldn’t let her go.
If this continues, she’ll die young for sure.
【Rest assured, I won’t trick my own Host. The female supporting character is in Cloud City’s Underground Black Market. Host, you must seize this opportunity!】
Seeing the System so certain, Su Mu decided to trust it one more time.
As soon as she lifted the quilt, she realized she was completely naked.
She quickly shrank back into the quilt. Fortunately, Chen Qing thoughtfully hung the new clothes she bought at the bedside.
Her previous old clothes had also been thrown away by Chen Qing.
The clothes hanging at the bedside looked somewhat plain.
But when worn by Su Mu, the originally ordinary clothes took on a melancholic and gentle beauty.
After tying the cloth belt around her waist and simply tidying her messy hair from sleep,
Su Mu quietly poked her head out from the door, carefully looking left and right.
【Host, rest assured. The Villain has already left; she won’t catch you sneaking away.】
“Hmph, you don’t understand. Chen Qing is cunning and sly; she might be lurking somewhere right now.”
Seeing Su Mu so cautious, the System stopped reminding her.
After all, given the current disparity in strength between Chen Qing and Su Mu, it was indeed safer to be cautious.
Moreover, it couldn’t remind Su Mu too much, or it would violate the rules.
After confirming the surroundings were safe, Su Mu lowered her head and carefully walked out of the inn.
After walking dozens of steps away from the inn and entering the bustling street, Su Mu’s tense heart finally relaxed.
Looking at the brightly lit streets, Su Mu’s curious little eyes didn’t know where to look.
