Chapter 148: with translation of chapter title

You are Ji Jiangci, right? Ye Xi'an asked happily.

"Mm." Ji Jiangci nodded firmly: "You've worked hard these days."

Ye Xi'an finally relaxed: "Then let's quickly think of a way out; I suspect your energy is being drained by the dream."

Just as Ye Xi'an was about to speak, she turned back into a cat.

Seeing the fluffy cat, Ji Jiangci's heart softened; he gently picked up the cat and held it in his arms: "Why go out?" He chuckled lightly, but his words sounded off: "I think this place is great."

The heart Ye Xi'an had just put down rose again; the cat's head suddenly swiveled 180 degrees upward, looking at Ji Jiangci with a shocked expression.

Ye Xi'an's fur stood on end—what's going on? Ji Jiangci hasn't regained his memory, so why isn't he thinking of leaving? Instead, he says this place is great.

Ji Jiangci wore a faint smile, speaking to himself or to Ye Xi'an: "If we go back, you won't be mine alone—you still have Lin Zhi Jing and Bao Jing." Even that useless Yi Yang could stand equal to me; why— he didn't finish the thought, for saying it would ruin his image in Ye Xi'an's heart.

His blue-green eyes narrowed as he savored the soft touch beneath his hand: "But if we stay here, you belong only to me, and I only to you." This is the lifelong dream of every male on Zhu Shen Xing—who wouldn't want to be the sole husband of their mate?

Even though Zhu Shen Xing's system of one female to many males has long been established, the male's possessive instinct remains unchanged—unless this male doesn't love his female at all, as he once did, not caring because he didn't love.

Letting Ye Xi'an sell fruit at high prices, being surrounded by males without concern, and casually accepting Lin Zhi Jing into the family—he never cared; he only cared whether the family could prosper and whether he could live well.

But now things are different; a smile slipped from Ji Jiangci's throat: "Wife, I've truly fallen in love with you."

Ye Xi'an trembled in Ji Jiangci's palm, feeling uneasy—still uneasy—wondering if Ji Jiangci had become a bit perverted, perhaps due to the dream's influence.

"Meow~" (Ji Jiangci, snap out of it!)

"Miaomiao!" (If you don't wake up now, we'll both die here.)

Seeing Ye Xi'an meow nonstop, Ji Jiangci slipped his forefinger into her mouth while she wasn't looking.

"Meow?"

"I know you want to go back." Ji Jiangci's eyes dimmed as he buried the jealousy threatening to tear him apart: "After all, there are many who love you there, and those you love—unlike here, where you can love only me."

"I won't go back." Ji Jiangci's warm voice suddenly sank, a flash of green in his blue-green pupils: "And I won't... let you go back."

Ye Xi'an felt like crying; the current Ji Jiangci made her feel even more helpless than before—what could she do to get them both out of here?

Must we really provoke him with a near-death experience?

Alright, she'll try a bit more this period; if it really doesn't work, she'll take Ji Jiangci to die with her—better to fight than wait for death.

Over the next two days, Ji Jiangci either teased the cat with vines or fed Ye Xi'an sour fruit, sticking to her all day and not letting her touch the ground.

No matter how hard Ye Xi'an tried to persuade him, Ji Jiangci showed no sign of changing his mind—instead, he grew fonder of this place.

Looking at the cave almost bald, Ye Xi'an knew they would have to die.

That day she voluntarily ate the sour fruit and suggested to Ji Jiangci that they go out for a walk.

A flicker of doubt crossed Ji Jiangci's eyes; Ye Xi'an had been urging him all along, but her sudden calmness about going out made him suspect she had thought of a way to return.

"No, this place isn't that great."

"What's great about it!" Ye Xi'an jumped down from the narrow bunk, her emotions near breaking point.

This primitive-style bed is okay for occasional sleep, but sleeping on it every day made her skin feel rough.

Ye Xi'an walked to the wall and patted the uneven stone: "Aside from a broken bed, there's nothing but ruined walls here—you get to go out and play every day, while I'm trapped by you! I'm a person, not your pet! Even a pet should be taken out for a walk!"

Ye Xi'an shouted hysterically, putting all her acting skills to use—actually, to be honest, she rather liked it: few people, food served ready-made, far more relaxed than on Zhu Shen Xing.

But she still preferred to be alive, for only then could she long enjoy this free and easy life.

Ji Jiangci pressed his lips, never expecting Ye Xi'an to find staying here so unbearable.

"Alright, I'll take you out, but you mustn't run around, or else you won't be allowed out again."

The despair on Ye Xi'an's face vanished, replaced by delight as she hugged Ji Jiangci and vowed: "I promise not to run around—I'll stay within two meters of you!"

She simply wanted to bring Ji Jiangci to die with her.

Ye Xi'an put on the clothing Ji Jiangci made for her—actually just large leaves wrapped around her body, with a vine tied around her waist.

She ran barefoot through the cloudy fields, her purple hair streaming behind her like a newly arrived spirit; Ji Jiangci couldn't help but stare.

He followed behind Ye Xi'an: "Slow down, don't fall."

Ye Xi'an wasn't listening to him; she was scouting nearby for a place to die, and finally fixed her gaze on a distant cliffside waterfall.

Even though it was far off, that silver-white stripe was still striking—one could imagine how tall and massive the waterfall was.

She stopped walking, deliberately letting longing show in her eyes, and Ji Jiangci came over to ask what she was looking at.

Ye Xi'an pointed at it: "That place is beautiful—could you take me to see it?"

Ji Jiangci frowned: "Too far, not safe."

"Oh come on, with you here how could it be unsafe? Take me, take me!" Ye Xi'an leaned her head against Ji Jiangci's chest, her expression turning fierce, yet she was still straining to transform her body.

Once she gets out of this place, she'll definitely give Ji Jiangci a good lesson—this dog! Making her do such an embarrassing act.

Faced with Ye Xi'an's coaxing, Ji Jiangci had no resistance and reluctantly agreed: "Alright, hold tight—I might pick up speed soon."

Upon hearing that, Ye Xi'an immediately clung tightly to Ji Jiangci, a few vines also wrapping around her to keep her from falling.