Su Mu sipped the porridge in her mouth while sneakily glancing at Chen Qing with her little eyes.
She felt that this Villain’s attitude toward her was a bit inconsistent. When bullying her, she didn’t hold back at all. When threatening her, she directly drew her sword.
But sometimes, she was strangely good to her.
She felt that the current Villain was quite gentle.
This damn Villain wouldn’t have split personality or something, would she?
The moment Su Mu thought of Chen Qing’s unpredictable temper, she actually felt that her guess had a tiny bit of plausibility.
Watching the Silly Shizun’s eyes constantly shifting, Chen Qing knew without thinking that she was definitely pondering something strange again.
“If this bowl of porridge isn’t enough, I’ll go get another one.”
Chen Qing said irritably. This Silly Shizun’s little brain was too whimsical, leaving her helpless at times.
“Enough, my belly is full.”
Su Mu patted her slightly bulging stomach. Although Su Mu was a glutton who wanted to try a bite of everything delicious, her appetite was actually quite small.
Just this one bowl of plain porridge already made her feel a bit stuffed.
As soon as Su Mu handed the bowl to Chen Qing, her face suddenly flushed red.
“What’s wrong?”
Seeing the Silly Shizun’s flushed cheeks as she looked down, Chen Qing quickly lifted a corner of the quilt. A patch of red came into view.
Half an hour later, Chen Qing hung the washed quilt outside the window.
Nestled in the quilt, Su Mu looked at Chen Qing with embarrassment.
In the future, when cursing the Villain in her heart, she’d curse her two fewer times.
Chen Qing looked at the embarrassed little eyes of the Silly Shizun in the quilt and wanted to knock her head a couple of times.
Of course, not because it was troublesome. She just felt that this Silly Shizun was far too unprepared for this kind of thing.
If she hadn’t been here this time to notice her abnormality, she probably would have toughed it out alone in the quilt.
In her previous life, how had she never realized that this Silly Shizun was so silly?
Gazing at the Silly Shizun who had burrowed entirely into the quilt, Chen Qing tried to superimpose her image over the cold-eyed figure from her previous life.
But looking into the Silly Shizun’s clear little eyes, Chen Qing felt like she was locking eyes with a curious, silly roe deer.
Cold-eyed? She felt those two words didn’t match this goofy Silly Shizun at all.
Could her previous self really have been so stupid as to be fooled by this Silly Shizun’s acting skills and end up backstabbed by her?
Although it wasn’t like with Chen Qing, where a flick of her little eyes let Chen Qing guess her schemes, Su Mu had come to understand her a bit after all this time sparring wits with this Villain.
Seeing the off-kilter look in her eyes, Su Mu hurriedly hid her entire body in the quilt, even tucking away the head that had been peeking out earlier.
She hoped this would minimize her presence and keep her from getting caught in the crossfire of her sudden bad mood.
However, Su Mu didn’t realize that sometimes, staying out of sight made one even more conspicuous.
Looking at the Silly Shizun who had wrapped herself up like an enormous silkworm chrysalis, a flicker of amusement passed through Chen Qing’s eyes.
Whether her previous self had been too foolish or this Silly Shizun was hiding her true talents, the Silly Shizun was now in her hands. She wouldn’t repeat the same mistakes.
Chen Qing walked to the bedside and lifted the quilt covering Su Mu’s face.
“Don’t suffocate yourself like this.”
“It won’t affect my body.”
Seeing the Silly Shizun’s quick retort, Chen Qing slipped off her shoes, revealing her fair and cool jade feet.
She shrugged off her outer robe, her fitted silk undergarment accentuating her well-proportioned, tall figure.
Her jade foot stepped onto the cool floor as Chen Qing patted Su Mu.
“Even if it doesn’t affect your body, it affects me getting in.”
With that, Chen Qing ignored Su Mu’s protests and pulled open the tightly wrapped quilt. Her long legs slid in first, followed by her entire body as she invaded the quilt Su Mu had finally warmed up.
Chen Qing tucked the edges of the quilt tight and domineeringly pulled the disgruntled Silly Shizun into her arms.
“You, you! You’re so unreasonable!”
The fuming Su Mu was extremely displeased with Chen Qing’s thieving grab of her warm quilt.
The bed was plenty big—this damn Villain could easily have grabbed another quilt to sleep under.
Yet here she was, stealing Su Mu’s warmed quilt and letting in all the cold air from outside.
But Chen Qing paid no mind to the angry glare in the Silly Shizun’s eyes.
She placed a hand on Su Mu’s lower back and pulled her even tighter into her embrace, nestling Su Mu fully against her.
“The Venerable Master’s body is unwell. I have to stay by your side. Otherwise, what if we have to change the sheets again in the middle of the night?”
Seeing the amusement in Chen Qing’s eyes and the teasing in her words, Su Mu’s face burned red all the way to her ears.
She had dirtied the sheets this time purely because she wasn’t prepared.
If she’d noticed ahead of time, she definitely wouldn’t have made a mess again.
Still, thinking about the soiled sheets made Su Mu uncomfortable.
Chen Qing had temporarily plugged the bleeding spot, so it wouldn’t dirty the sheets anymore.
But for Su Mu, experiencing this for the first time, it felt awkward.
She kept wanting to shift her hips and adjust her position for some relief.
Unfortunately, no matter how she tried, it still felt as uncomfortable as ever.
Su Mu could only endure the weird sensation.
As her thoughts wandered, Su Mu’s whimsical mind jumped to a new idea.
If she cultivated Gu Technique, she’d have to cut herself every day to feed the Gu Worms.
If she collected the blood from the soiled sheets, wouldn’t that mean she could skip cutting herself for the next month?
Once that blood ran out, the next cycle would come around.
If she kept this up in a loop, she’d never have to cut herself again. Wasn’t she a genius?
Chen Qing eyed the excited gleam in the Silly Shizun’s little eyes and felt a sense of foreboding.
“What are you thinking about?”
Chen Qing pinched Su Mu’s soft thigh.
Startled by the pinch, Su Mu snapped out of her scheming.
She looked up at Chen Qing, hesitated, then decided to ask her opinion first.
After all, Chen Qing had way more experience with this than she did. What if collecting it had some bad side effects?
“I’m wondering… if I collect this blood, will there be any side effects?”
Su Mu’s words drew countless black lines across Chen Qing’s forehead.
She knew this Silly Shizun’s mind was whimsical, but she hadn’t expected it to be quite this out there.
Seeing Chen Qing’s darkening expression, the terrified Su Mu frantically shook her head guiltily.
“I’m just asking! No other meaning!”
But Chen Qing saw right through her guilt. At first, she’d thought it was just the Silly Shizun’s scatterbrained nature, but now it seemed there was more to it.
Why would this Silly Shizun want to collect her own blood, though?
As she pondered, an answer gradually formed in Chen Qing’s mind.
