Back in the neighborhood, they found the rental ad for the apartment across the street. After negotiating with the landlord, the price dropped from 1,000 to 800. The young couple didn't even need to move; the problem of their cramped apartment was easily solved.
They moved the treadmill and alchemy furnace to the opposite apartment, along with a bunch of other odds and ends. They suddenly realized that their previously cramped apartment felt much more spacious and bright, even the windowsill seemed large enough to fit an extra potted plant.
There was still plenty of space in Yueying's apartment; it had a kitchen, bathroom, and balcony, and the two of them could even shower separately… As for the room itself, since they didn't need a bed, the alchemy furnace sitting alone actually looked empty; they could add things later.
After spending half an hour tidying up the apartment, Qiu Wuji comfortably lay on her sofa, looking at the spaciousness. She felt even the air was fresher, and the sunlight seemed brighter… Heaven knows where she saw the sunlight on this rainy day.
In short, Sect Leader Qiu looked left and right, finding everything pleasing to the eye, and stretched lazily in a good mood: "This is finally a place for people to live..." Chu Ge, standing beside her with a stern face, said: "Weren't people the ones who lived here before?"
"Yeah, pigsty people."
"You are..."
"You are!" The two stared at each other for a long time, then Qiu Wuji revealed a charming smile: "I'm tired, there are no pillows on the sofa."
Chu Ge didn't react for a moment: "Ah... shall I get you one?"
"I want to lie on the little pig."
"That's cuddling... uh..." Chu Ge suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and changed the subject: "The little pig is here."
He trotted over and sat next to Qiu Wuji's reclining head.
Qiu Wuji was very satisfied with his quick thinking, shifting her head and resting it on his lap, letting out a comfortable sigh: "I told you, you're the little pig."
Chu Ge looked at her with a smile, not arguing, so be it.
He actually thought Qiu Wuji was becoming more and more like a cat.
She just preferred to think of the two of them as little pigs.
He gently stroked Qiu Wuji's long hair, gazing at her serene face as she rested with her eyes closed. His heart softened; he felt he couldn't get enough of looking at her.
He wondered if Qiu Wuji herself realized that today, the two of them were busy building their shared "home." Such a small thing actually held a slightly different meaning. Although in the end, they returned to where they started… it was fine. A place you've lived in for a long time becomes home.
With you, it's even more so.
It's that phrase I've said countless times without getting tired of it: "It's so good that you've come to life from the book…" Qiu Wuji, resting with her eyes closed, suddenly murmured a strange sigh: "Why do I feel like Zhang Qiren and Yueying moved out entirely for me…" Chu Ge thought about it and found it a little funny. Leaving Zhang Qiren aside, Yueying had been gone for so long and the house still wasn't rented out; it really seemed like they were waiting for them to come and use it.
Of course, this couldn't have been intentionally arranged by anyone. No one would be so bored as to arrange something like this; if they thought the place was too small, they could have just rented another one. What's the point of arranging this? It's just a coincidence, conveniently allowing these two to slack off.
Slacking off means things can't be perfect: "We said we were going to move before, one reason being that we didn't want anyone to know where we lived. Now that we haven't moved, shouldn't we reconsider this?"
Qiu Wuji asked, "Have you revealed your address to Zhong Yi?"
"No, besides my parents, only Qi Ren and Wu Yang know I live here, and Zhu Mengmeng from your place. Then Gu Ruoyan and Yueying, plus the gyrfalcon in jail and the wall-penetrating man?" Chu Ge counted them up, then realized it didn't seem like much: "So it seems like moving or not doesn't really matter, Zhong Yi..." "We have a wide circle of friends. If they really wanted to find out where we live, this place would be no different from a new one." Qiu Wuji thought for a moment: "Actually, what we need to hide isn't Zhong Yi, but that outsider from the evil sect, what's his name, Du Lianfeng? As long as these people don't come looking for us, it doesn't matter much." Chu Ge said: "We have special abilities, we always have a premonition that it won't be easy to avoid these people coming to our door." Qiu Wuji smiled: "If that's the case, it doesn't matter where we live, but this place is more convenient."
"Hmm? How so?"
"This small building only has two households, and..." This means the entire floor belongs to us. Even if someone comes knocking, it won't cause much of a disturbance, which is better than having neighbors elsewhere… I can also set up formations outside to conceal my movements and presence, and incidentally, to send warnings." Chu Ge asked curiously, "Speaking of which, you never set up formations for our house before. Why have you been talking about them so much lately? Is it because you've broken through and have more methods?" Gu replied, "I haven't broken through… I could have used that temporary formation that bound Yan Qianlie today, but temporary formations can't protect the house long-term. What's the point?" "...For a formation to last, it definitely needs materials, like formation stones and flags. At the very least, it needs to be carved into the ground..." Qiu Wuji mumbled, then suddenly opened her eyes and glared, "Isn't it all because of some father god's haphazardly chosen, ridiculous setting? So troublesome!" Chu Ge chuckled and tapped her nose, "This setting isn't ridiculous at all. Isn't that the difference between a formation and ordinary magic? That's called attention to detail, it deserves praise!" Qiu Wuji tried to bite his finger, but Chu Ge pulled away, missing her. Qiu Wuji huffed and closed her eyes.
Chu Ge then reached out and touched her lips, tentatively stroking them.
So soft.
Strange, she never wears lipstick, how can her lips be so rosy? Her cultivation hasn't reached any particularly immortal level, so is this natural beauty or did she cheat when she sculpted her body?
Before she could even think of a reason, she was bitten.
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!" Qiu Wuji opened his eyes, both amused and annoyed. "You've mastered the Golden Bell Shield to a minor level, why aren't you using your power? Are you afraid you'll break my teeth?"
"Because you want to bite me."
"What a masochist." Chu Ge smiled silently.
Qiu Wuji lazily said, "So Father God can now take things from the world of the book. Take out array stones and array flags, whatever level you can get, get them all. I want to see who dares to trespass."
Chu Ge recalled the tragedy of the gyrfalcon getting lost in the maze, and, somewhat savoring the experience, said with great interest, "Then let me sift through which ones I can use. Hmm… are you skilled enough in some arrays?"
Qiu Wuji gave a charming smile: "Little Flame has refined many pills… Father God, how about a competition to see whose cultivation is faster?"
Chu Ge blinked, sensing something amiss in that smile.
Qiu Wuji rolled her eyes: "Ultimately, it's because Father God is too weak. If he were strong enough, what difference would it make where he lives? Like in the book, I clearly live on Cloud Peak Mountain. Ask anyone in the Nine Provinces, would they dare to attack me?"
Chu Ge retorted: "Yes, Yan Qianlie."
"So he's become a little flame now!" Qiu Wuji glared: "Go take your medicine! Do you really think your pathetic skills can run rampant in Nanjiang? You can't even beat your own mother!"
"..." Chu Ge pretended to get up: "Then I'll go get the pills."
"Wait..." Qiu Wuji rolled over, muttering, "No rush, let me lie down a bit more..."
Before she finished speaking, she felt a chocolate ball between her lips.
Qiu Wuji recognized it; it was the Yi Jin Duan Gu Dan she had specifically requested. She felt her body was too weak and needed strengthening.
It turned out the pills had been on the coffee table next to the sofa all along. Chu Ge had reached out and grabbed them, even though she had just pretended to get up.
Qiu Wuji, with a pill still in her mouth, glared angrily at Chu Ge, only to hear him say softly, "Lie down as long as you want, just keep refining the pill, I'll protect you." Qiu Wuji suddenly felt like she wasn't holding a pill anymore, but rather lying on her boyfriend's lap, being fed a chocolate.
She hesitated for a moment, then mumbled indistinctly, "I'll enter a meditative state while refining the pill, you're not allowed to take advantage of that..."
"Okay, okay," Chu Ge poked the pill she still held in her mouth, "You'll know when I can beat you."
Qiu Wuji thought for a moment, then reached for another pill on the coffee table and put it in Chu Ge's mouth, "Here's one for you, no need for protection."
Chu Ge also felt this wasn't about refining a pill.
It was clearly like feeding each other chocolates.
Who says cultivation is boring? This is clearly sweet...