Chapter 2086: How to Tame the Rebellious Boy 35

The great vengeance has been avenged; Ji Lai Zhi doesn't care how the outside world rumors are, he only knows he feels extremely happy and relaxed, a feeling he's never had before.

Although it's very likely that the detox pill is taking effect again.

But never mind, happiness is happiness.

Smack!

Shen Lao Xie really couldn't hold back; he raised his hand and slapped Ji Lai Zhi's hand: 'You little brat, burning paper money for your mother, why are you grinning like an idiot?'

Ji Lai Zhi yelped, scooting a bit toward the brazier: 'You old geezer, I'm happy so my mother can know how the great vengeance was avenged.'

My mother definitely wouldn't want to see me crying.

Shen Lao Xie stroked his beard and clicked his tongue: 'Indeed.'

After the grandfather and grandson finished burning the paper money, seeing Ji Lai Zhi about to slip away, Shen Lao Xie blew his beard, glared, and grabbed Ji Lai Zhi's collar.

'Wait before you leave, Grandpa has something to ask you.'

Ji Lai Zhi glanced away, nodded and hummed twice, pretending to really be listening: 'Go ahead.'

Shen Lao Xie: '......'

Indeed, only the Venerable can keep this brat in line.

Just thinking of the Venerable, Shen Lao Xie broke out in a cold sweat.

'Before, the Venerable came to Cold Moon Village, declaring he would act as your instructor in the capacity of a guest elder; it really scared the old man enough.'

Upon hearing it was about Jin Chen, Ji Lai Zhi instantly became interested, sitting opposite the brazier with eager eyes, truly quite well-behaved.

'What else did Jin Chen say? Grandpa, hurry and tell me.'

Shen Lao Xie stroked his white beard again: 'I also asked him before why he chose you instead of the Young Dugu Alliance Master; the Venerable only said he happened to see your skills, saying your bones are extraordinary, making you suitable as his disciple.'

'Old man I'm also happy, you brat can finally not be trapped by Ji Yuan Shan, and I didn't think much of it.'

'Who would have thought... you two actually ended up like this.'

When he said that, Shen Lao Xie's tone was three parts regret, three parts worry, and four parts helplessness.

Ji Lai Zhi: '......'

What the heck!

It sounds like something shameful.

He muttered dissatisfiedly: 'What do you mean by "such" a relationship, what is it?'

Hearing that, Shen Lao Xie frowned, feeling his grandson was both enlightened and not, his expression numb; he didn't want at all to help Jin Chen that old fox pierce the window paper.

'Then what do you say, what kind of relationship is it?'

Ji Lai Zhi didn't even think: 'The most intimate kind; without Jin Chen I would die...'

Thud!

That last word was knocked back by Shen Lao Xie.

Ji Lai Zhi covered his head, gnashing his teeth: 'You old geezer!'

'What death, death, you're how old to say such ominous things!'

Shen Lao Xie nearly toppled over in anger: 'So you're saying you truly admire the Venerable?'

Ji Lai Zhi blinked, slowly nodded, and gave a solemn soft hum.

'If I admire him, does that mean he has to marry me?'

Shen Lao Xie: '...... Yes.'

He wearily flicked his sleeve.

'Never mind, never mind, admiring is admiring; the Venerable has pampered you like this, and he doesn't seem like the type to abandon you midway.'

Shen Lao Xie finally realized his worries were useless, waved his hand: 'Go, go play.'

Ji Lai Zhi instantly slipped out, even happier than before.

——

Jin Chen, with means incomprehensible to others and overly decisive, rooted out all the traitors within the Formless Office.

Although he is in the Martial Arts Alliance, it's as if he has eyes inside the Formless Office; no one's slight movement can escape notice, and some internal spies, when caught, don't even realize where they gave themselves away.

But they never got the chance to know.

And each time Jin Chen dealt with a person, the janitor would throw out the corresponding evidence; for a while, the Formless Office fell silent, no one daring to speak, and those who usually harbored thief thoughts but lacked courage were all the more relieved.

And with his suppression, the Martial Arts Convention proceeded very smoothly, at least on the surface no one dared to cause trouble.

【Detected Villain Blackening Value -10, total 27!】

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value +5, total 93!】

Hearing the system's announcement, Jin Chen in the conference hall glanced at the sneaky shadow outside the window, smiling and lowering his gaze without exposing it.

The speaking Dugu Alliance Master paused: 'Venerable, do you have any opinion on this proposal?'

Jin Chen withdrew his smile, so quickly it seemed like an illusion: 'No, just do as you said.'

He tapped the table with his finger and added: 'I will return to the Formless Office in three days; before then I will arrange the convention's wrap-up affairs, with Feng Xuzi staying behind to take charge.'

'Yes.' Feng Xuzi clasped his fists in acceptance.

Another elder suddenly shouted, alert, looking toward the window: 'Who's eavesdropping outside the door?!'

'It's fine, it's my... disciple who likes to lurk everywhere.'

Jin Chen curled his lips: 'For today, that's it; you needn't worry about the Flowing Clouds Chasing the Moon matter, they'll come to you on their own.'

As the elder left with the crowd, he glanced at the ground; that mass of shadow still crouched by the window, thinking the Venerable's disciple's preferences are also quite strange.

After everyone had left, Ji Lai Zhi crawled in, poked half his head inside, and just bumped into Jin Chen's gaze looking down.

Jin Chen looked at him leisurely: 'People get bored; today I really just want to be a puppy crawling everywhere.'

'Who said that? I'm not.'

Ji Lai zhi climbed up from the ground, found an excuse for himself, and then wobbled over to sit on Jin Chen's thigh.

"It's not that I thought your discussion took too long; I got tired waiting, so I just sat on the ground to wait."

Ji Lai zhi really looked extraordinarily happy.

Jin Chen pulled the person into his arms, saying, "After avenging, you're this happy—your joy and anger are all written on your face."

"Not entirely because of that." Ji Lai zhi shook his head, eagerly wrapping his arms around Jin Chen's neck to kiss him.

Without getting an answer, Jin Chen wasn't in a hurry either, pressing the lips that had come forward and driving deep, continually deepening.

Ji Lai zhi startled, not expecting Jin Chen to kiss so fiercely; before long he couldn't bear it, the base of his tongue went numb badly, every bit of soft flesh in his mouth being thoroughly bullied.

But Ji Lai zhi slightly resisted, and was pinched in the soft waist like a warning, only able to whimper uncomfortably.

After the kiss, Ji Lai zhi almost couldn't close his mouth from soreness, complaining while burying his face in Jin Chen's neck, "How could you be like this?"

"Don't you like it?" Jin Chen, like a fox that got an advantage, firmly held Ji Lai zhi in his embrace, "If you don't like it then..."

"No, I… I like this, isn't that okay?"

Ji Lai zhi squeezed out a hum from his nose, fortunately he hadn't forgotten why he came.

When he thought of this, Ji Lai zhi visibly became a bit happier, sitting on Jin Chen's lap and swinging his dangling legs.

"Do you want me? Do you want to marry me?"

Jin Chen was somewhat surprised, "How did you suddenly say this."

Ji Lai zhi was also surprised, "Can't I say it, or have you not thought about it either? Ah, I should have realized earlier: if you marry me, I won't have to worry about you abandoning me."

Ji Lai zhi seemed to have glimpsed the most joyful secret under heaven, pressing his forehead against Jin Chen's palm.

"Marry me, marry me, otherwise… otherwise I could marry you instead." Ji Lai zhi, with the look of wanting to cling to you for life, wrapped his arms around Jin Chen's neck and acted coquettishly.

Jin Chen chuckled, "Marry, of course I'll marry—I haven't not thought about it—but the timing isn't right yet."

Ji Lai zhi lifted his head from the embrace, "What timing?"

"Our Lai zhi's revenge is done, mine isn't yet; nowadays there are plenty of people outside who want to kill me."

Jin Chen said, pressing his fingertip against the youth's slightly swollen lower lip, "Once I deal with those people, I'll marry you."

Ji Lai zhi couldn't help but become anxious, "Who are those people? Tell me, I'll help you kill them."

"They'll come to our door," Jin Chen said, "After a couple days I'll bring you back to the Formless Office, they won't be able to hold back."

Those eager to kill Ji Lai zhi, how could they be willing to let him return to the main base?