Chapter 137 - 136: Is my appearance too shocking for you?

After a brief stay at the hot pot restaurant and some leisure chit-chat with Ji Qing, Li Jing saw that more and more customers were arriving for lunch and said his goodbyes.

Back at his own villa, Li Jing got to work preparing lunch.

Not long after he began, he heard someone coming down the stairs in the living room.

From the sound, Li Jing knew it was Liu Sisi. He stepped out of the kitchen intending to wish her good morning, but staring at her, he was taken aback.

Indeed, it was Liu Sisi coming down the stairs.

She was still sleepy, swaying down the stairs in a silk nightgown, her pale legs exposed.

Li Jing was dumbfounded.

In his entire life, he had only seen such a scene in movies.

Admittedly.

When he lived next door to Chen Yuran, she would wander around the house in her sleepwear all day.

But these were two different levels.

Chen Yuran wore a very childish cartoon pajamas, completely covering her body, and could be considered a bit cute at best.

As for Liu Sisi...

Li Jing didn’t know how to describe her.

When he saw her coming down the stairs, a timeless phrase crossed his mind.

Cuteness is worthless next to sexiness.

On the other side, when Liu Sisi saw Li Jing was stunned, she blushed and immediately woke up.

She had just woken up, still a little out of it.

In a daze, she had treated this as her place, wearing her nightgown coming down to look for something to eat.

As she was coming down the stairs, she was wondering why there were stairs in her single-floor apartment...

Seeing Li Jing standing there gawking at her, Liu Sisi gave an awkward smile.

"Sorry, I thought I was at home..."

With that, she turned around, intending to go back upstairs, only to suddenly realize she wasn’t naked, so what was there to panic about?

After all.

Now Li Jing was her boyfriend, if anyone was to see, it should be him, shouldn’t it?

If he didn’t look at her would be the real problem!

Moreover, she was already living here, she had to wear sleepwear at night, was she supposed to lock herself up the moment it got dark?

Thinking about it this way, Liu Sisi halted her steps.

Recalling Li Jing’s dumbfounded expression just now, her confidence grew.

Fact proved, her damned charm was indeed quite capable of attracting him.

Turning, she gave a crooked smile, resting a hand on her slim waist, and leaned against the staircase.

"Am I a bit too stimulating for you in this appearance?"

At this moment, Li Jing had recovered from his initial shock.

Liu Sisi had obviously come down in her sleepwear because she had just woken up and was a bit confused, not for any other reason.

So, why would he pay that much attention to it?

Seeing Liu Sisi about to retreat upstairs then suddenly give up and ask him at the staircase whether she was too stimulating, Li Jing’s lips twitched slightly.

If he had to say whether it was stimulating, it did have a bit of that effect.

But reality wasn’t that big of a deal!

It was just sleepwear after all, it was nothing.

He hadn’t seen it before, so he was momentarily surprised by Liu Sisi’s boldness.

Now that he had seen it, what was the big deal?

In the end, she just looked sexier, nothing too special.

When he was in Shangcheng District before, the Baboon Pig Demon Girl practically stripped herself in order to perform her skills, wasn’t that much more stimulating?

Looking at Liu Sisi, smiling radiantly as she leaned against the stairs, Li Jing shook his head, smiling wryly, and retreated to the kitchen leaving her with a word.

"Lunch is just getting started, so you’ll have to wait."

Seeing Li Jing, who had been staring at her one moment then acting as calm as a stone the next, Liu Sisi paused in surprise.

Li Jing’s indifference wasn’t quite what she had expected.

Then Li Jing didn’t even bother cooperating, making her seem so naive?

She looked into the kitchen and saw Li Jing busy cooking without even turning his head. With a regretful sigh, she resignedly went back upstairs.

Lunch was almost ready and Chen Yuran would be coming over soon.

She needed to change out of her sleepwear quietly. It wouldn’t be appropriate for guests to see her in that state.

...

After changing her clothes upstairs, Liu Sisi came back downstairs to the kitchen.

"What are we having for lunch today?"

"Just some home-cooked dishes."

As Li Jing said this, he turned and saw that she had already dressed properly, smiling slightly.

"Are you going over to the shop later today?"

"I need to go in the afternoon."

Liu Sisi replied, saying.

"I hired five workers yesterday and told them what they needed to do, but I need to observe them for a few days before I completely hand over the shop to them."

Thinking about it, she blinked a few times and asked.

"Come to think of it, it seems you and Yuran have the same shift today, right? Both of you are working the night shift and won’t have dinner at home?"

"Yes, that’s correct."

Li Jing nodded in response.

Just as he was about to ask why she asked, Liu Sisi interrupted.

"Then I’ll make a trip to the shop now and bring back a Spirit Chicken."

Li Jing was slightly shocked, then had an epiphany.

Right!

The Spirit Chicken, how could he have forgotten about that?

Seeing Liu Sisi turning to head out, Li Jing called her back.

"Sisi."

"Hmm?"

Liu Sisi stopped and turned around.

"Wait a sec."

Li Jing spoke, pulled out a small box and said.

"Let me send a message to Yuran to come over here with Sky Control to take you to the Chicken Shop. This way it saves time coming back and forth and won’t delay lunch."

"Alright."

Liu Sisi nodded.

Li Jing was worried about the Spirit Chicken and not her, she was used to it.

It would indeed be more convenient for Chen Yuran to come over and take her to the Chicken Shop.

On this end, Li Jing sent a message to Chen Yuran and picked up the square box containing the Spirit Gathering Pill.

"Inside there are four Spirit Gathering Pills. They can help consolidate your base and nourish your vitality during your retreat. Each pill lasts for seven days, you can take it while you’re in retreat."

Suddenly hearing his words, Liu Sisi paused, frowning.

"Why do you have more elixir for me? Don’t you need it yourself?"

"I don’t need it, it’s more suitable for you."

Li Jing smiled, handed over the square box, and said.

"Didn’t you say that you want to work hard on your cultivation to catch up with me? Using elixir as a supplement when in retreat can save half the effort."

Since it was something offered by Li Jing, Liu Sisi would not refuse.

Especially since they were now boyfriend and girlfriend. Although they hadn’t reached the stage of sharing everything, it was only a matter of time.

Looking inside the box, Liu Sisi looked up at Li Jing.

"One can last for seven days, does this mean I’ll have to take all four for a month?"

Before Li Jing could reply, she burst into laughter.

"Somehow, I’ve the feeling that you want to use the elixir to keep me here, letting me stay a bit longer at your place?"

Li Jing was slightly stunned by her words.

When he gave her the elixir, he really hadn’t thought about it so much.

At this moment, when Liu Sisi mentioned that the four pills would mean she had to retreat for an entire month to not waste efficacy, he noticed that.

Looking at Liu Sisi beaming with happiness, Li Jing chuckled.

"Think whatever you want."

"Tsk!"

Liu Sisi pouted, grumbling.

"Just say it if you want me to stay! You’re always so difficult, I have said that I won’t run away, haven’t I?"

Li Jing just smiled at her cheerfulness and decided to stay silent.

This misunderstanding is quite peculiar.

But obviously, not explaining is better than explaining at this moment.

Making Liu Sisi happy is all he needs to pursue.

Just then, the doorbell rang, and Chen Yuran’s voice came through the speaker.

"Sister Sisi! I’m here! Come out, I’ll take you to the Agricultural Market!"

It must be said that Chen Yuran is really efficient.

She came over just two minutes after receiving the Immortal Message.

Liu Sisi looked at Li Jing’s "default" behavior and was about to give him a reward or something, but Chen Yuran’s interruption made her leave without any hesitation, leaving a sentence behind.

"I’ll go to the market with Yuran first, I’ll be back soon."

Li Jing, unaware that he had "lost" at least one sweet kiss, simply replied, "Be careful on the road."

...

With Chen Yuran leading her, Liu Sisi’s trip was naturally not time-consuming.

But the Spirit Chicken needs to be freshly killed, so they have to wait a bit.

About twenty minutes later, the two women returned.

When the door was pushed open, Li Jing was just setting the freshly cooked dishes on the dining table in the living room.

Hearing the noise, Li Jing subconsciously turned his head.

Then, he saw Chen Yuran walk in from outside, looking refreshed and holding a freshly killed Spirit Chicken in her hand.

Li Jing frowned.

"Where’s Sisi?"

Chen Yuran paused at his words, turned her head to look and let out an embarrassed laugh.

"She felt a bit dizzy from the sword flight, said she would rest outside for a bit."

"..."

Li Jing.

At Chen Yuran’s explanation, he suddenly understood what had happened.

No matter how bad, he had personal experience.

When Chen Yuran carries someone on a sword flight, she’s rather rough.

He was careless!

Quickly stepping to the doorway, Li Jing looked up to see Liu Sisi squatting on the front steps with a pale face, her expression full of doubt about life.

Hearing the sound of someone behind her, Liu Sisi instinctively turned her head.

Seeing Li Jing coming out, she was about to say something with her eyes full of tears, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she quickly covered it with her hand and waved.

"I’m fine, just stay away from me."

Right now, she’s not really feeling anything, just wanting to vomit.

Vomiting, it’s not a big deal.

It’s a normal physiological reaction.

But she can’t vomit in front of her boyfriend, right?

Seeing this, Li Jing could only chuckle and guess what Liu Sisi was thinking. He wisely retreated into the house, laughed bitterly and looked at Chen Yuran.

"Sisi is still only at the Second Realm, remember to be gentle next time you take her on a flight."

"Oh."

Chen Yuran gave a dry laugh.

She was aware that this was her fault.

...

Having received the Spirit Chicken, Li Jing immediately put it in the pot.

Liu Sisi was outside for quite a while, but eventually, she mustered the strength to come in.

Close to mealtime, Chen Yuran also went back and brought the Stinky Tofu over.

For humans, spirit chicken is a great tonic, and for Stinky Tofu, it also happens to be a rare delicacy.

However, the only thing he could eat was chicken bones.

Before long, the three people and a dog had lunch.

Liu Sisi, having gotten dizzy from the flying sword, didn’t have much of an appetite and retired to the couch after eating some spirit chicken.

Li Jing wanted to show concern but didn’t know how to go about it.

If he went over now, would the only thing he could say be "Drink more hot water"?

As uncomfortable as Liu Sisi felt, he couldn’t claim to share her pain.

Glancing at Liu Sisi who was completely out on the couch, Li Jing sighed helplessly and turned to look at Chen Yuran who was enthusiastically devouring a chicken leg.

"Yuran, last night a few high-grade alchemists from the Alchemy Association were robbed, a large number of elixirs were stolen, were you involved in this?"

"I was."

Chen Yuran nodded as she spoke.

"The case was reported right around the time I was about to get off work last night. Luo Zhize and I were temporarily dispatched to assist and went to have a look at one of the crime scenes. There was no clue left at the scene, and after the officers from the night shift arrived, I got off work and came home."

She glanced at Li Jing.

"Why did you suddenly bring this up?"

"I went to the spiritual market this morning and just happened to run into a high-grade alchemist that I’ve dealt with before, he was one of the victims of the theft."

Li Jing responded truthfully.

"You actually recognize a high-grade alchemist?"

Chen Yuran was surprised, then she continued.

"I doubt that this case can be solved, the crime scene is very clean with no fingerprints or footprints. Since the stolen elixirs were all placed inside the Gathering Spirit Formation, Residual spiritual Qi checks could not be conducted due to the heavy concentration of Spiritual Qi in the surrounding environment. We cannot even ascertain whether it was a human or a monster who committed the crime. The only certain fact is that there was more than one perpetrator, they worked as a gang. There are a total of eight victims, all high-grade alchemists living at different locations in North City. The simultaneous robbery of their residences could only be the work of a thieving gang."

After speaking, she sighed.

"The Alchemy Association suffered a significant loss this time, the stolen elixirs are all high-end and the estimated market value of the loss comes up to 19 billion yuan. Having stolen such a large amount, the thief gang is unlikely to make a move again any time soon. To steal something of higher value, they have to resort to the spiritual market, but that’s not a place where you can easily succeed."

Listening to Chen Yuran’s detailed account, Li Jing contemplated for a moment, then said.

"This morning when I returned, I stopped by to see Ji Qing and heard some news from her."

Upon suddenly hearing the name "Ji Qing", Chen Yuran immediately perked up her ears.

At this point, it had been many days since Ji Qing had "run away".

After sharing a bed for more than half a month and then suddenly losing the cat, she missed her day and night.

Now hearing Li Jing mention Ji Qing, Chen Yuran felt a surge of sadness.

She had never allowed Ji Qing to reveal her human form out of fear of suspicion.

Because of this, she had regretted more than once these past few days.

If she had known what Ji Qing looked like in her human form, she could at least have gone to bond with her a bit.

But she also understood that it was better not to know some things.

If she were to stop by for patrol every two or three days, Ji Qing might not mind, but it’s inevitable that others would start to suspect.

And if Ji Qing’s identity was exposed, that would be really bad.

Gloomyly looking at Li Jing, who knew what Ji Qing looked like in human form, Chen Yuran resisted the urge to ask and casually threw the leftover chicken bones to Stinky Tofu.

"Is the news from Ji Qing related to the theft case?"

"Yes."

Li Jing responded, and relayed the information that he had learned from Ji Qing.

Chen Yuran, after listening to his account, felt a bit uneasy.

There was nothing else to it.

Just hearing that another cat demon was involved in the case made her feel restless.

Shifting restlessly, Chen Yuran said.

"It’s indeed of concern that a gang of rat demons who love to steal are committing crimes on the run. But the information from Ji Qing really isn’t suitable to report, especially as it implicates another demon. If she sends a message tonight, we can conduct an investigation secretly after we get off work."

Then she added.

"Regardless of whether or not this case was done by those rat demons, we, as inspectors, cannot allow such roaming gangs to get away with their crimes."

"I understand that, let’s wait for news from Ji Qing."

Li Jing responded and went back to eating quietly.

When it comes to crimes committed by demons or humans, the nature is the same.

As long as the law is broken, it must be dealt with.