Chapter 36: CH-36: Panda! Panda! Who is a panda??

Gu Changsheng, who had been watching everything from the side, also felt relieved.

His wife had obtained the opportunity, and somehow, she had even managed to make Jian Yulan favourable towards her.

Everything had gone better than expected.

After chatting for a little longer, Jian Yulan finally told them to return to their quarters since it was already late.

The couple bid her farewell before leaving the residence and making their way back.

They had just reached home when Gu Changsheng suddenly turned towards Dong Mulan.

"You..."

But before he could even complete his sentence, Mulan interrupted him, chattering along the way.

"Hehe, I have a surprise for you!"

Gu Changsheng became even more confused, wondering inwardly what surprise she was talking about.

Dong Mulan locked the door carefully while making sure nobody was nearby before secretly bringing out a small crystal. Her husband stared at the crystal in her hand.

"...What is that?"

"I think it’s the opportunity sealed inside the broken staff. I guess my physique made it like this."

His eyes widened at that, asking concernedly if there was anything uncomfortable, which was answered by the ’I am fine’ stare.

Then Gu Changsheng carefully took the crystal from her hand and examined it.

The moment the crystal touched his hands, a tremendous amount of information instantly surged into his mind, and with it, the crystal crumbled to pieces.

The insights contained within the crystal were extremely profound, making his head throb in pain and causing his mouth to groan in pain.

His body simply wasn’t capable of such a phenomenon. Seeing this, Dong Mulan panicked, embracing him as she patted his back worriedly.

What she herself didn’t notice was that some mysterious energy emitted from her and was absorbed by Gu Changsheng.

Just like this, a few more hours passed away.

When Gu Changsheng finally opened his eyes, dawn had already come a long way.

He saw Mulan’s face just beside his own, her arms embracing him like a koala. Instinctively, he kissed her, waking her up from her slumber.

When she opened her eyes, she also saw his face up close, kissing him instinctively.

Yet a blush appeared on her face as she took in everything taking place, becoming as red as an apple.

"How... do you feel?"

She asked meekly, but still persistent in her concern, getting another kiss as an answer, deepening her blush.

"Sorry... I-i absorbed the crystal. I didn’t mean to do tha—"

Yet again, he was stopped, this time by a kiss.

[A/N: Stop, please! The author’s heart is ablaze from jealousy!! (ಥ‸ಥ)]

"Now, now, no need to do that. What’s mine is yours too. We are husband and wife, after all." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

Answered Mulan, causing the author to question why on earth he had created such a character. Truly the case of...

Gu Changsheng remained silent for several seconds, unable to help feeling a little touched by her words.

His wife really was silly sometimes.

She was also greedy for food, easily distracted, and had absolutely no idea when she was saying something embarrassing.

But when it came to him, she had never been stingy.

"...You really are a silly panda."

Gu Changsheng finally sighed, but Dong Mulan immediately puffed her cheeks at his mutter.

"Who are you calling panda!?"

She had told him a thousand times not to call her a panda. Pandas are fat, lazy, eat a lot, and very stupid too. She’s not like pandas at all.

But Gu Changsheng... He didn’t listen, his eyes carrying the word ’panda’ intensely.

Gu Changsheng: "Panda..."

Dong Mulan: "I am not a panda! I definitely am not!!"

Gu Changsheng: "You’re acting like one right now."

Dong Mulan: "I am going to bite you!"

Dong Mulan immediately chased after him, while Gu Changsheng laughed and quickly increased his pace, running out of the house.

After a short chase, Mulan finally caught up and grabbed his sleeve, angrily staring at him.

"Stop calling me panda!"

"Fine, fine."

Gu Changsheng surrendered, though the smile on his face made it obvious that he had no intention of keeping his promise.

Then they both returned to their quarters, freshening up. As Gu Changsheng was taking a bath, his attention shifted from *Cough**Cough*, his thoughts wandering.

He had originally gone to Elder Jian’s place to acquire An Jian’s Fortuitous Encounter.

But he failed...

Yet somehow, the same opportunity had ended up falling directly into his hands.

And the person who gave it to him was his silly wife.

Gu Changsheng looked towards the now na—Ahem Dong Mulan, who was still muttering about how he wasn’t rubbing her back.

"On it, panda!"

"...You!!!"

...

After everyone had freshened up, the group once again gathered near the entrance of the Sword Sect.

Gu Changsheng had already finished changing his clothes, and beside him stood Dong Mulan, who looked completely refreshed after her bath, without any signs of the tiresome night yesterday.

She was still rubbing her stomach from time to time, apparently having already forgotten that she had eaten a huge amount not too long ago at the breakfast table.

Gu Changsheng noticed it, but he wisely chose not to comment. There were certain battles that even he wasn’t stupid enough to start.

Ye Che, Su Mingyue, and Ning Rongrong were already waiting there, having packed their belongings and prepared themselves to leave.

Ning Rongrong looked towards the surroundings and sighed in relief.

"Finally, we’re leaving."

She stretched her arms, looking genuinely happy about the matter.

Su Mingyue opened her mouth, thought about it for a moment, and eventually decided not to argue.

"Weren’t Senior Sister pretty excited about exploring the Sword Sect?"

Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but chuckle from the side.

"Sword Sect definitely is fascinating, as I have explored all the places I can, but the feeling of not having seen the sun for almost a month feels kind of... weird, to say the least."

Ning Rongrong really did have a talent for complaining about everything she didn’t like.

Dong Mulan, on the other hand, seemed much more satisfied with the place, though mostly because she had found that the Sword Sect’s marketplace had great street food during their stay.