My Wife is A Sword God

Chapter 637: There's a thief in the kitchen

Chapter 637: There's a thief in the kitchen

The night was quiet, the storm of sparring had gone.

Liu Jianli stayed in the Qin Mansion Lake Pavilion, looking at her palm in a daze.

Her Qi surged around her, constantly manipulating the Ancient Divine Breath in her body and manifesting it in her hand.

However, after about every ten attempts, a strange phenomenon would occur – the Ancient Divine Breath would not obey her will, but instead become disorderly and collapse of its own accord.

However, she had no idea what could be causing this problem.

“Senior Sister, are you all right?” A clear voice rang out.

Liu Jianli looked towards the source of the sound and saw Bai Qui with a worried expression.

Shaking her head, Liu Jianli asked lightly, “Why aren’t you asleep at this late hour?”

Hiccup~

Bai Qiu hurriedly covered her mouth, trying to hide something, but she didn’t realize that there was still some sauce on the corner of her mouth that had not been wiped clean.

“I couldn’t sleep, so I was walking around. When I saw my senior sister here, I came over to say hello.”

“Senior Sister, are you worried about what happened during the sparring session my Sister tonight?

“Actually, I asked Father specifically about it. He mentioned that such a situation had happened before, when he was studying the Wheel Turning Sword Technique for three days and nights. Because he encountered a bottleneck, he couldn’t successfully execute the sword technique.”

“Senior Sister, your Thirty Thousand Mile Sword Technique is almost legendary.”

“Perhaps, as Father said, it’s probably the encounter with a bottleneck that’s causing these problems.”

“After the bottleneck is overcome, maybe these problems can be solved.” Bai Qui comforted.

“Mm,” Liu Jianli replied lightly.

But after the test just now, she knew deep down that the problem wasn’t with the Thirty Thousand Mile Sword Technique, but with her own body.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to freely manipulate the Ancient Divine Breath.

And the reason she chose to hide it was also because she didn’t want others to worry about her.

“It’s getting late, you should go back to your room and rest early. I’m going back to my room too,” Liu Jianli said quietly.

“Mm, Senior Sister, you should rest early as well.”

As the two of them left the lake pavilion and were about to part ways, Liu Jianli remembered something and spoke again: “Oh, right, Qiu’er, don’t forget to take a bath before you sleep.”

“There is still sauce on the corner of your mouth and the smell of food in your body.”

“Huh?” Bai Qui’s face immediately turned red.

…

The next morning, when Qin Feng got up, Qing’er entered the room to clean, and then suddenly said seriously: “Young master, it seems like there’s a thief in our mansion.”

“Thieves?” Qin Feng’s brows furrowed when he heard this. “Did someone lose something valuable? Is it someone from the Qin Residence or someone from the Sword Dao Alliance?”

Qing Er quickly shook her head and then explained the reason behind the incident.

“When I passed by the kitchen this morning, I overheard the people there talking. Last night, someone snuck into the kitchen and completely ransacked it. Nearly ten plates of sauce-covered pork elbows were licked clean, not even a trace of soup was left. And a whole steamer of steamed buns, not a single one was left!”

“Hmm.” Qin Feng’s expression turned strange when he heard this. He had already identified the suspect.

No, to be more precise, there were no suspects at all. It was more appropriate to directly define them as the culprits.

…

If you think about it, skipping dinner altogether, with Bai Qui’s appetite, how could she stand it?

He had never imagined that the girl would be so fierce, devouring everything in the kitchen…

“This Imperial City is huge, it is truly filled with all kinds of people. Young Master, why do you think they went to such lengths to evade the house, sneak into the residence, not take anything of value, but specifically target the food in the kitchen? What could be their motive?”

“Why ‘they’ and not ‘him’?” Qin Feng asked curiously.

“Young Master is joking. How could one person eat so much, they’re not pigs.”

Qin Feng thought for a moment. “That makes sense.”

“Master, do you think those thieves will return tonight? Should we inform the guards and reinforce the defences outside?” 

“I don’t think that’s necessary,” Qin Feng replied without hesitation. 

After all, it’s hard to guard against thieves day and night, and the thieves who stole the food probably came from inside the Qin residence, something Qing’er probably wouldn’t expect. 

“I’ll inform the kitchen later. You just continue with your duties,” he added. 

“Understood, Master.” 

As he left the house, Qin Feng looked up into the bright sunlight, but his mood was heavy. 

He couldn’t help but think about Liu Jianli’s condition from last night, and he hoped to quickly find the cause and cure her to prevent any major problems. 

“Blood condenses in the abdomen, attracting the Ancient Divine Breath… Could this be a case of demonic influence?” 

“But her condition doesn’t seem quite like that. I don’t follow the Divine Martial Tradition in my cultivation, so it might not be easy to find out the cause. “

“No, both Senior Bai Yan and Father were here last night, but they couldn’t tell anything. This problem might be much more serious than I expected. “

Lost in thought, he suddenly felt something furry at his feet. 

Looking down, he saw the red-haired fox transformed from Su Tianyue’s tail feathers. 

At that moment, it blinked its big eyes, filled with longing. 

“Come up.”

As the words fell, the little fox jumped into Qin Feng’s arms.

As usual, Qin Feng then gently stroked the little fox’s back, baptising its entire body with Righteous Qi.

“Chirp chirp!”

The little fox immediately made a pleasant sound.

At that moment, a voice suddenly sounded, “Oh, this little fox is quite cute.”

When they looked for the source of the voice, it was Bai Wushuang who was wearing a black dress.

Qin Feng curiously asked, “Shouldn’t the Sword Dao Alliance go to the palace today to seek Emperor Ming’s approval to open a branch in the Imperial City? Why are you still here?”

Bai Wushuang casually waved her hand, “These troublesome matters can be handled by my father and others. There’s no need for me to leave. My schedule today is quite tight.”

“What are you busy with?”

“There are so many delicacies in the Imperial City, and I’m not sure how long I’ll be here, so of course I have to make the most of my time.”

“I’ve enquired beforehand. There are two most famous restaurants in the Imperial City: Moonlit Pavilion and Star Seizing Tower. So, could you take me to those two restaurants today?”

Without much thought, Qin Feng refused, “I’m busy.”

Not only did he need to focus on cultivating his skills, but he also needed to find a solution to his wife’s health issues. Where would he find the time for such trivial matters?

Moreover, if his two wives found out that he was going out with Bai Wushuang privately, who knows what consequences it might lead to?

“I won’t let you take me out for nothing. I’ll reward you,” Bai Wushuang said again.

Qin Feng raised an eyebrow at the mention of rewards but didn’t respond. He wasn’t the kind of man who would be blinded by self-interest.

Bai Wushuang spoke again, “Previously, my father and the Sect Master injected two sword energies into your Sword Dao Alliance token to protect you from danger. It’s been a long time, and those two sword energies should have been depleted by you, right? As long as you promise to take me out for a meal, I’ll have my father inject sword energies into your token again.”

Qin Feng hesitated for a moment upon hearing this. In such a world, having multiple means to protect oneself was undoubtedly beneficial. Moreover, it was well known that Sword Emperor Bai Yan had reached the level of a second-ranked expert, so the power of those sword energies would undoubtedly be much stronger than before.

But the thought of breaking his earlier words just for one sword energy made him feel ashamed.

“Three sword energies,” Bai Wushuang said with a smile.

“Deal,” Qin Feng said firmly. 

“???”

The little fox in his arms showed a disdainful look upon hearing this, but it quickly disappeared as Bai Wushuang glanced at it.

Bai Wushuang swallowed and touched her fingers, looking curious. “By the way, I don’t know what fox tastes like.”

Su Tianyue “???”