Chapter 536: Chapter 536
Qi Ling’s thoughts quickly shifted as he reflected on the fact that Jianxin was a fairy, who had grown up in the mountains drinking dew, without contact with common folk. It was understandable she lacked caution around strangers.
"Sir, sir? Here’s your room card."
The receptionist had called out to him several times.
Qi Ling snapped back to reality and hastily took the room card.
"Go this way and take the elevator up."
Qi Ling led Jianxin to their room, but she said, "I’ve been here before."
"Eh? I thought you’ve never left Kunlun Mountain?"
"I wasn’t on the mountain originally. I visited this place when I entered the mountains."
Jianxin frowned slightly.
"But when I came here, I spoke to them, and no one paid attention to me."
"Why? Were you a child at that time?"
"When did you come here? Years ago?"
"During my cultivation, I lost track of time."
Qi Ling thought to himself that she might have visited when she was younger.
Hotel staff are busy, they don’t have time to bother with children.
The two took the elevator up, and after some hesitation, he said to her, "When we get to Imperial City, I’ll find someone to help you get an ID card. From now on, except for me, you can’t stay in the same room as other men."
Jianxin turned to look at him, puzzled, "Why?"
"It’s dangerous! Men are bad!"
To emphasize the importance, Qi Ling spoke with a very serious and exaggerated tone.
"Especially men you’ve just met. What if you stay in a room with him and he wants to do something to you? You haven’t dealt with people from the outside, you don’t know how sinister some can be."
"We haven’t known each other for long either."
"I’m different, you’re my lifesaver, I would never hurt you."
"Could you hurt me if you wanted to?"
Qi Ling felt like Jianxin’s casually spoken words were like a small knife jabbed into his heart.
Thinking of Jianxin’s extremely high martial strength, Qi Ling felt that what he’d just said was completely pointless.
Once they entered the room, Qi Ling tried to contact Chu Yan.
Unfortunately, after several attempts, he still got no response.
"I can’t get in touch with my friend for now, he’s probably busy. Tomorrow, I’ll take you to Imperial City for a few days, and once he replies, we’ll go see him right away. Is that okay?"
Jianxin nodded and went back to her room to continue her cultivation.
Qi Ling didn’t dare to share a bed with her, so the small sofa in the room became his resting place.
Holding a cushion, he reclined on the sofa and watched Jianxin practice her cultivation.
The longer he looked, the more he felt Jianxin’s features were somewhat similar to Shangguan Qiu’s.
Their temperaments were alike too, both distant and aloof.
Qi Ling’s expression stiffened for a moment, why was he thinking of that infuriating woman Shangguan Qiu?
She wasn’t lovable at all, Jianxin was much cuter!
Chu Yan and the Netherworld Emperor went to Xuanhai World to rescue Qing Dai and incidentally eliminate King Zhuanlun.
They ended up being away for several months.
Qin Zhao was still at the Heavenly Master Sect, pregnant, and King Zhuanlun’s people hadn’t found where she was.
Meanwhile, Qi Ling took Jianxin to Imperial City and got her an ID card.
Since Jianxin didn’t know her origins, the ID card listed her name as Jianxin and her home address was Qi Ling’s villa.
Jianxin noticed that the name on the ID card was registered wrong.
But she didn’t really care about these trivial matters so she didn’t mention it to Qi Ling.
During these months, Qi Ling hadn’t been able to reach Chu Yan.
He took Jianxin to the hospital several times, but the doctors all said it was a congenital condition that couldn’t be treated.
"Quacks! Chu Yan’s hospital is full of quacks!"
This time, they had just come out of the Imperial Capital First District Hospital.
Qi Ling was feeling a bit irritable.
He couldn’t understand where Chu Yan had gone. Why hadn’t he returned any messages?
And when he visited their house looking for him, neither member of the couple was there.
When he felt irritable, he wanted to smoke, but when he turned and saw Jianxin by his side, he put the cigarette pack he had just taken out back into his coat pocket.
Even though he knew she couldn’t smell it, he still didn’t want to smoke in front of her.
"It’s all because these doctors are incompetent; I’m sure it’s not a congenital issue. There’s got to be a way to treat it."
Qi Ling comforted her softly, afraid that she would feel upset.
Back in the mountains, Jianxin probably wouldn’t have felt much about this issue.
After arriving in Imperial City, Qi Ling would take her out to have fun.
Sometimes they’d order a large table of dishes, and Jianxin would look at Qi Ling eating with a curious expression.
"They are mortals; it’s normal for them not to notice the problem."
Jianxin didn’t seem to feel sad about it.
But thinking about the coconut chicken Qi Ling had eaten yesterday, an image suddenly came to her mind of what that dish might taste like; she had really wanted to try it.
The uniquely flavoured coconut chicken was a dish that Shangguan Qiu really liked to eat.
Although Jianxin didn’t feel sad, there was still a bit of regret.
"Just wait a few more days; I’m sure we’ll be able to contact my friend."
As the two reached the parking lot, Qi Ling helped Jianxin open the passenger-side door, then muttered softly, "I won’t eat anymore; there’s nothing tasty anyway."
Jianxin liked to ask why.
Because she didn’t understand the outside world, she would often ask Qi Ling.
But this time, when she asked him, he didn’t respond.
Standing at the car door, Qi Ling suddenly put his hand on the roof and looked down at her from on high. He could see the clarity in her eyes, reflecting his own face.
He called her name earnestly.
"You’ve saved my life several times, and I’ve been thinking about how I should repay you."
"It was nothing; no need to repay."
"That won’t do; my principle in life is to repay kindness."
"How do you want to repay the favor?"
Seeing her indifferent look, the words "dedicate my life to you" got stuck in his throat.
He had intended to say it jokingly, but Qi Ling didn’t want to make it sound like he was being flippant.
He didn’t want Jianxin to think of him as the sort of boy who treated things so lightly.
"I haven’t decided yet; however you want me to repay the favor, that’s how I’ll do it!"
Qi Ling’s face flushed with heat. Dropping that sentence, he quickly turned and walked around to the driver’s seat.
He shouldn’t speak so casually.
He needed to find a chance to ask Chu Yan how the guy managed to win Qin Zhao’s heart.
"Have you been comfortable living at my place recently?"
On the road, Qi Ling took the initiative to ask.
"Is it at least a little better than the mountains?"
"Then you can stay longer if you like; as long as you want doesn’t matter."
It would be best to stay for a lifetime.
During the time they had spent together, at first, many Ghost Kings would come to assassinate Qi Ling, but they were all unsuccessful and gradually no ghosts dared to approach him.
Once it was safe, Qi Ling began to deal with some affairs.
Sometimes he’d come home late, and seeing the lights on inside, Jianxin watching TV or playing video games, the scene would inexplicably warm his heart.
It was as if he finally had a place to belong.