Chapter 260: How Can One Get Lost in Fire When Borrowing a Flame
Evening.
“Wu~ Young Master Sang~”
As soon as she entered the room, Hua Jianglian jumped into Young Master Sang’s arms, nuzzling her cheek against his chest and acting all cute: “You finally came back.”
Young Master Sang turned his head, looking around to confirm that their Sect Leader hadn’t sold any secrets or treasures of the Demon Cultivators for some Fusa Pavilion merchandise before letting out a sigh of relief.
“Thank you for your kind grace, Sect Leader.”
Hua Jianglian: “Huh?”
Having not seen her for a few days, the little girl had become even clingier.
From the moment they reunited, she had wrapped her arms around Young Master Sang like a little accessory, never leaving his side.
With no choice, Young Master Sang had to carry her onto the bed, snuggling with her to read comics and make up for the missed companionship of the last couple of days.
“Speaking of which, doesn’t the Sect Leader want to check on the upcoming shipping task? You’re just going to leave it all to me?”
“I’m not worried,” Hua Jianglian replied, nestling her little head against his chest, her hair cascading like a waterfall.
“You are already the most talented employee in our company. If you can’t handle it, it just means our company really isn’t capable of taking on this business. Then forget about it.”
Young Master Sang fell silent for a moment, then quietly said, “But what if it was something I could do, and I ended up messing it up…”
“Then I’ll deduct your salary.”
Hua Jianglian tilted her little head upward, gazing at Young Master Sang’s nose for a moment before reaching out her tiny hand to give it a gentle pinch.
Her sparkling eyes were clear and beautiful, like cool, refreshing snowmelt.
“After I finish deducting your salary, if you can’t afford to eat and support a whole bunch of people, you’ll just have to obediently be my cuddle pet, always by my side.”
After saying that, she even smugly hummed a few times.
In that instant, Young Master Sang felt a warmth flooding his heart.
At this rate, even if he hit rock bottom, he still had a fallback plan—being a gigolo to a little rich girl!
Nothing to worry about now.
Blow the Holy Kingdom to pieces!
“Just go ahead and do your best.”
Hua Jianglian waved her hand grandly: “Even if we can’t handle the Holy Kingdom in the end, we can just let me and Gu Yingmian take action and stir things up in the Holy Kingdom. I don’t believe they wouldn’t give face to two Great Ascension experts.”
“Sect Leader is so awesome! The Sect Leader is invincible… wait a second.”
Just as Young Master Sang was buttering her up, he suddenly asked in confusion, “Why are you suddenly calling her ‘Sister Gu’?”
“Ah…”
Hua Jianglian’s pretty face blushed slightly as she stammered, “Well, Sister Gu is an elder who entered the Great Ascension stage first. She helped me a lot when I first entered the Great Ascension phase, so I respect her like a life mentor.”
Young Master Sang nodded, half understanding, not noticing Hua Jianglian’s guilty expression.
It’s a fact she was a life mentor.
But what kind of life mentor is debatable.
Without Gu Yingmian’s reminder, with his slow and clumsy nature, he might not even have ended up with Hua Jianglian.
“Sister Gu is indeed very gentle and understanding,” Young Master Sang couldn’t help but remark, “Very suitable to be a life mentor.”
“Just wonder if there’s any chance of having Sister Gu teach you more things.”
Hua Jianglian: “Huh?”
She narrowed her eyes slightly: “… You’re not thinking of anything inappropriate, are you?”
“… cough. No.”
On the final night before the shipment.
The last calm before the storm.
Young Master Sang chose to continue holding Hua Jianglian, enjoying this quiet time like he usually did.
“Recently, Madam Shuiming hasn’t updated her work,” Hua Jianglian suddenly sighed.
“I haven’t seen her around lately either. I wonder what Sister Shuiming is up to?”
Young Master Sang suddenly remembered that at this moment, that lady was probably buried in pain, furiously typing up her assignments.
It had been some time since he had threatened her into taking on this task.
By now, Shuiming should be growing tired of the huge volume of writing every day.
In fact, he hadn’t even read the novel she sent him today. Let’s take a look.
So, Young Master Sang opened the Communication Device.
However, surprisingly, this time he didn’t see any emails from Shuiming as soon as he opened the device.
This woman wouldn’t dare to skip work today, would she? Young Master Sang frowned.
He quickly sent her a message demanding: “Where’s today’s task? Why haven’t you submitted it yet?”
Before long, Shuiming’s response came back.
“Today… I have no inspiration, can’t write.”
No inspiration? That’s just what I expected!
With such a heavy workload every day, even the most creative mind would be drained.
And Young Master Sang’s goal was to force her to write even when she had no inspiration.
This is something that is extremely torturous for any writer, rapidly increasing her aversion to writing.
So, he cruelly chuckled, “Haha, not good enough? You’re just getting started!”
“Write! I don’t care if you have inspiration or not; I just want to see results!”
There was a moment of silence on the other end.
After a long while, Shuiming suddenly sent a message:
“I can still finish the task today.”
“But I have one requirement.”
“… I want you to write a detailed commentary and thoughts on the story ‘The Princess and the Forbidden Trial.'”
Huh?
Aren’t I the one assigning you tasks? Why are you giving me tasks now?
“Dream on! Don’t forget, I hold something over you. If you don’t obediently obey, I’ll—”
“Tell my readers. Sounds good.”
Young Master Sang hadn’t expected Madam Shuiming to have such a firm attitude.
Her tone was so decisive that it didn’t seem like a joke or a show of strength.
Now it was Young Master Sang’s turn to feel awkward.
If this couldn’t be used as leverage, wouldn’t his plan fall apart?
How about… a stick of candy for every hit?
Just go with her this once?
After some hesitation, Young Master Sang finally said, “Alright. But this is limited to this one piece. You only have this work that I think is worth commenting on.”
The story itself isn’t complicated.
In the ruins of an ancient kingdom, the princess is stunningly beautiful and alluring, captivating numerous travelers.
However, the princess set a rule: anyone who can pass her trial can do anything with her, even make her their slave.
So countless people, drawn by her beauty, flocked to the ruins, hoping to possess this perfect woman.
Yet almost everyone failed.
One day, a passing bard, out of curiosity, decided to participate in the trial.
Unexpectedly, he succeeded.
The princess was instantly smitten and offered to be his plaything.
But the young man just smiled and patted the princess’s shoulder.
“I’m sorry.”
He already had a girl he liked.
After the bard left, the princess returned to the ruins.
Choosing to end her own life.
“Strictly speaking, the plot is unremarkable, even somewhat cliché.”
“But I can understand why the princess in the story would choose such an ending.”
“Because there’s a kind of loneliness called he understands you. He just doesn’t love you.”
“The man just happened to pass through the princess’s life. It was a coincidence that made the princess realize he was the one who matched her life and soul.”
“But the cruelest story is that the princess realizes he’s merely passing by.”
“What fits you best isn’t meant for you.”
“This kind of tragic fate is very touching.”
“After all.”
“How can someone borrowing a flame get lost in Mars?”
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Once Young Master Sang finished this passage and hit send.
In the corridor outside the room.
The woman quietly leaning against the door had her Communication Device light up.
She picked it up and murmured the words.
“He understands me.”
“He just doesn’t love me.”
“… So that’s how it is.”
After a long moment, she slowly pressed her lips together.
Leaning against the door, she squatted down on the floor.
Behind the door, the faint sounds of Hua Jianglian acting cute and Young Master Sang’s gentle replies could be heard.
Like a couple in love.
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