Chapter 35

Then he slowly lay down on it.

Eyes tightly shut, his whole body trembling with tension.

Zhao Chi stared at her in astonishment.

"What are you doing?"

Huh?

Tang Ruan opened her eyes.

She saw Zhao Chi's helpless, caught-between-laughter-and-tears expression.

"My lord, you…"

"I told you to put the clothes on—why did you lie down? Tired?"

"Huh? Huh?!"

Tang Ruan let out a shriek, then covered her face tightly with both hands.

Zhao Chi saw her cheeks and neck had both turned pink.

Was she… shy?

But she did look rather cute.

"Oh… oh dear…"

Tang Ruan stood up, her face flushed red.

She picked up Zhao Chi's clothes and quickly put them on.

"Thank you for the clothes, my lord."

Zhao Chi laughed and said: "Don't mention it. Let's get going."

"Mm… oh dear, honestly…"

Tang Ruan walked along shaking her head, trying to fling the memory of what just happened out of her mind.

Rustle, rustle! Rustle, rustle!

Just as the awkwardness lingered, faint footsteps came from beside them.

Zhao Chi turned his head to look.

He saw nothing.

Could it have been the wind?

"Tang Ruan, did you hear any sound?"

Tang Ruan nodded, her face still red: "Mm, it sounded like footsteps over there… oh no, could it be some fierce beast?"

Zhao Chi narrowed his eyes.

"It's fine, don't be nervous. I've already spotted them—just 3 petty thieves, that's all."

"3 petty thieves?" Tang Ruan followed Zhao Chi's gaze.

Suddenly her body gave a jolt.

"My lord, those are 3 goblins!"

Zhao Chi laughed and said: "I know. To me, they're nothing but petty thieves."

"My lord, can we take them?"

"Don't worry. I guarantee you won't get a single scratch."

Hearing those words, the tension in Tang Ruan's heart eased a little.

"Mm, I trust you, my lord."

Those 3 goblins were still prowling in the distance.

They didn't charge straight over.

Zhao Chi opened the system to check his attributes.

At a moment like this, he hoped his attributes hadn't gone haywire either.

【Name】 Zhao Chi

【Title】 Apprentice Lord

【Gender】 Male

【Level】 Level 0

【Race】 Human

【Age】 20

【Appearance】 5 Delicate Features

【Constitution】 5 Just Right

【Strength】 5 Just Right

【Agility】 5 Just Right

【Intelligence】 5 Just Right

【Skill】 Inspire

【Talents】 Female Scholar, 〖Flower-Plucking Jade Graft〗

【Abilities】 Saber Technique 10, Shield Technique 10

(Inspire: Consumes 10 points of spiritual power, raises morale by 10%)

His information hadn't changed.

Every attribute was 5 points.

This was exactly how Zhao Chi had deliberately trained himself to be.

It wasn't that he had a preference for 5.

Rather, training to 6 required a great deal of practice — far too time-consuming.

Besides, 5 points in each attribute was hardly weak.

Every one of them was at a passing level.

It was rather that the Taoyuan humans he had created were too strong.

By comparison, it made Zhao Chi look a bit weak.

But 5 points per attribute was already more than enough for the current situation.