Chapter 1011: Quick Victory (1)

Zhao Chi gritted his teeth, his fists clenched tight.

He truly felt his whole body go numb.

He had indeed agreed beforehand that Tang Ruan could do this, but he hadn't expected her to be so crazy about it.

It's only been two days, yet she's already peeled off so many jade armors.

There must be several hundred of them!

Zhao Chi really didn't know what to say, but he instinctively felt a surge of anger.

He didn't even know why he was angry.

Angry because Tang Ruan wasn't taking care of her own body?

But Tang Ruan genuinely enjoyed doing this, and if she didn't peel off jade armor, she would find Qi Yue to spar with, and might end up even more seriously injured.

Either way, she was bound to get hurt every day, so she might as well do it this way.

This way she could kill two birds with one stone.

Besides, Tang Ruan could feel deeply satisfied both physically and mentally.

Anyone could tell from how happy she looked right now.

But Zhao Chi still felt a trace of anger.

Was it because he was being old-fashioned?

Was his thinking too outdated?

Zhao Chi stood in place, silent for a long time.

But he suddenly noticed the expression on Tang Ruan's face turn to surprise.

The proud, praise-seeking look she'd had just moments ago was gone, replaced instead by a puzzled expression.

And a hint of disappointment.

Zhao Chi realized his expression must have startled her.

No matter what, he definitely couldn't blame Tang Ruan.

No matter how outrageous her behavior was, first and foremost she had done it for Zhao Chi.

Tang Ruan endured the pain for Zhao Chi, peeled off so many jade armors, and yet Zhao Chi put on that kind of expression?

He couldn't do that!

Even if he had any suggestions to make, now wasn't the time.

Right now he had to affirm her!

Zhao Chi immediately forced himself to control his emotions and forced out a smile.

"Tang Ruan, you did wonderfully, I'm stunned by you, thank you…"

Zhao Chi didn't want to encourage her like this, but he had to say it now.

Sure enough, Tang Ruan's expression became spirited again.

A smile returned to her face:

"Haha, I really shocked you, my lord? You don't need to thank me.

"Actually, these past two days Sister Gu and Sister Zhuang worked the hardest. All I had to do was lie there, the actual operations were all done by them.

"Sister Gu was afraid I'd be in pain, so she kept healing me nonstop. Even if there was just a thin thread-like wound, she'd insist on healing it for me. Actually, I'd be happier if she didn't treat me, but I know she did it out of concern for me.

"And Sister Zhuang was even more exhausted—every cut was made by her. She was also afraid of hurting me, so she was extra careful and meticulous, but that made it even more tiring. I could see her constantly rubbing her arm, it must have been very sore.

"We peeled off a total of 350 jade armors. That should be enough material for high heels for our entire territory.

"There's still time right now, so you can craft them today, my lord.

"Should be in time, right?"

Tang Ruan chattered on and on.

Zhao Chi kept sighing inwardly.

In the end he could only nod: "Mm, there's time, definitely enough time."

Tang Ruan was inexperienced in the ways of the world and didn't notice Zhao Chi's mood.

But Gu Qing and Zhuang Ya both could see it.

Zhuang Ya said nothing, only sighed inwardly.

Gu Qing said softly:

"My lord, don't be angry.

"I know you feel for Tang Ruan, but we all know that tomorrow we'll be fighting a very powerful enemy.

"Although compared to before, our strength is now worlds apart, a huge improvement.

"But compared to other high-level enemies, we're still very weak.

"With a great battle imminent, even a tiny improvement, we all think is worth doing.

"Not to mention those new-material high heels can boost durability by 300 points and terrain adaptability by 10%—that's no small improvement.

"Don't be soft-hearted. Survival comes before everything."

Zhao Chi gave a wry smile.

To think he'd be called soft-hearted by a woman.

But what she said made sense.

Only upon hearing Gu Qing's words did Tang Ruan blankly ask: "Ah? My lord, you're angry?"

Gu Qing said: "My lord isn't angry, he feels for you."

Tang Ruan laughed: "My lord, don't always be like this. I'm fine. Just imagine me peeling off jade armor as clipping my nails, or getting a haircut—as long as it doesn't hurt my actual body, I don't even feel any pain."

Clipping nails?

A haircut?

Can you really compare it like that?

But Tang Ruan was very obedient and never deceived herself, so she might really have thought that way.

Zhao Chi felt much lighter in his heart.

That heavy sense of guilt had eased quite a bit too.

Zhao Chi reached out and patted Tang Ruan's head.

Her hair was dark, glossy, and smooth, washed very clean.

But there was a small blood clot stuck to it.

"Thank you, Tang Ruan."

"Why are you thanking me again? You don't have to."

"You've been stripping off so many jade shells two days in a row — can your body take it?"

Tang Ruan laughed and said: "My body's actually fine, it's just that I can eat even more now. My daily food intake is unbelievably huge — look, my belly's gotten a little puffy."

Her belly was still perfectly flat.