My Wife Might Be a Saintess-Chapter 78 - 77: Auntie’s Visit

Jiang Zuo didn’t wake up until noon the next day. He was probably the only Cultivator who could sleep in so late.

Jiang Zuo stretched out his hand and looked at his restored Innate Qi, breathing a quiet sigh of relief.

Tomorrow, or the day after, the Innate Two Qi should be fully restored.

So, in the two days he had left, the only thing Jiang Zuo could do was take on a few commissions.

’I’ll earn some money and prepare to reach 1.5.’

Jiang Zuo never considered normal Cultivation to level up. Even with the Innate Three Qi, it wasn’t nearly fast enough for him.

However, a normal person could never replicate Jiang Zuo’s method unless they also possessed the Innate Two Qi, had a thorough understanding of the Innate Chaos Assistance Array, and practiced a unique form of Alchemy.

Originally, this Array was only meant for absorbing the Five Elements and the Essence of Sun and Moon. He had to make subtle modifications to it so that it could absorb Spiritual Qi as well.

Of course, Jiang Zuo didn’t think he was anything special.

Instead, he felt that the master of the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion was the truly incredible one.

The Innate Chaotic Qi, the Support Array, the Ten Thousand Leaves Immortal Spirit—all came from his hand.

Regardless of that person’s Cultivation or allegiance, Jiang Zuo deeply admired them.

Jiang Zuo yawned, and then his phone rang.

The moment he answered, he heard Su Qi’s hushed voice. "My sister’s looking for me. I’m calling in secret. I just heard that Little Aunt is coming to see you, so be careful. Don’t give her any reason to find fault with you. I won’t be able to use my phone for a few days, but don’t worry. I’ll definitely be back soon."

Jiang Zuo was completely baffled. He understood Su Qi’s situation, but what was the appropriate reaction for a normal person in this scenario?

’After all, Su Qi is being really weird. Should I bring up divorce?’

’Ugh, it’d be better to just start a fight.’

Alright, Jiang Zuo decided to feign anger and go through the motions. But just as he was about to speak, a cruel voice, followed by a pained shriek, came from the other end of the line.

"HAHAHA, found you, you little whiner!"

It was her senior sister’s voice.

"Ah! Senior Sister, let go of me! Let go!"

Then the phone went dead.

Jiang Zuo felt a little awkward. He had worked himself up into the right emotional state, all for nothing.

He quickly let it go. ’But wait, what did Su Qi just say? Her Little Aunt is coming?’

Jiang Zuo had met Su Qi’s Little Aunt twice, once before and once after their wedding. She was a very young-looking woman.

According to Su Qi, however, she was actually quite old and just had a youthful appearance.

’Right.’ Jiang Zuo could confirm she was probably an elder from Su Qi’s sect. ’But why is she coming here?’

Jiang Zuo felt that, for a mere mortal like him, they already held him in high enough regard. The fact that they had been willing to let Su Qi marry him proved they were decent people.

But he was supposed to be a normal person. It wasn’t normal for her to bypass Su Qi and come see him directly.

If this were before the wedding, Jiang Zuo would have assumed she was trying to scare him off.

’But what’s the point now that we’re married?’

Other than not planning to have children yet, their marriage was normal in every other way. There was no point in her disapproving now.

Jiang Zuo sighed. He couldn’t figure it out, but there was one thing that did concern him.

’What is Su Qi’s Little Aunt’s Cultivation level?’

He could temporarily seal his Cultivation, but his technique wasn’t particularly advanced. A Tier Three or Tier Four cultivator wouldn’t notice, but it would be easily seen through by anyone with a higher cultivation.

It was good enough to fool Su Qi, but an elder from her sect? That was a different matter.

Jiang Zuo’s gaze then landed on the Forget-me-not. The plant could be used in Alchemy to create a Forgetfulness Pill, and the concept of "forgetting" was very similar to sealing or erasing.

’If I use some of the Forget-me-not’s properties to achieve a powerful, temporary erasure, maybe I can deceive Su Qi’s Little Aunt.’

Jiang Zuo then went to a nearby pharmacy to buy some supplementary ingredients. He didn’t need anything expensive or high-quality.

Once he returned with the ingredients, Jiang Zuo began attempting to concoct a Spiritual Liquid.

The Forget-me-not had four stalks and a main stem, giving him enough material for five attempts.

After a long while, Jiang Zuo had made two attempts to create the Spiritual Liquid, both of which ended in failure.

He had never tried anything like this before. Hiding his Cultivation had never been so complicated, and no one ever used a Forget-me-not to concoct something for this purpose.

There were, of course, far better primary ingredients for Elixir Pills that concealed one’s Cultivation.

No one would ever choose to use a Forget-me-not. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

As for Jiang Zuo, he was probably just poor. ’Necessity is the mother of invention,’ he mused. That must be it.

After the third try, Jiang Zuo watched as the Forget-me-not refined into a basin of clear water. He knew he must have succeeded.

Jiang Zuo then drank a cup of the Forgetfulness Water.

He then felt the Spiritual Qi in his body rapidly vanishing. Yes, vanishing.

Jiang Zuo was left speechless. "Is this supposed to conceal my Cultivation or is this a Transformation Skill?"

’But it doesn’t matter. It’ll come back once the effect wears off.’

On top of that, the effect’s duration was pitifully short—less than half an hour. Worse still, if he tried to absorb Spiritual Qi, the effect would wear off even faster.

’This stuff is pretty useless.’

Twenty minutes wasn’t much time, but it should be enough to handle Su Qi’s Little Aunt. Besides, it was a dissipation, not a Concealment, which lowered the chances of being discovered.

If he wasn’t worried about running out of time, he would have just used the Innate Two Qi.

After cleaning everything up, he waited at home. A long while later, the doorbell rang.

Jiang Zuo had been drinking the Forgetfulness Water continuously while he waited. He downed one more cup before walking over and opening the door.

When he opened the door, Jiang Zuo saw a young woman dressed in the style of a married woman. She smiled at him and said, "Jiang Zuo, it’s been a while."

Jiang Zuo nodded. "Little Aunt, what brings you here?"

This Little Aunt didn’t carry herself like an elder. If not for her mature style of dress, Jiang Zuo would have believed her if someone told him she was Su Qi’s older sister.

After inviting his Little Aunt in, Jiang Zuo poured her a glass of water (not the Forgetfulness Water).

The Little Aunt politely took a sip and then said, "So where’s that girl? Oh, that’s right. I have her locked up at Yue’er’s place."

"..."

Jiang Zuo didn’t answer, because he had no idea what he was supposed to say to that.

His Little Aunt was definitely here for a reason, and he preferred to get straight to the point. Dragging things out would do him no good.

But his Little Aunt made small talk for ten minutes before finally getting to the point. "You still look so simple and honest. No wonder Su Qi took such a liking to you and insisted on marrying you when she grew up.

"To be honest, when she told me she wanted to marry you, I was delighted.

"Because I couldn’t wait to marry her off."

Jiang Zuo’s eyebrow twitched. ’Simple and honest?’

’How on earth did you see that in me?’

’Besides, Su Qi didn’t marry me because I’m "simple and honest." And it’s not like I’ve ever acted that way toward her.’

Still, Jiang Zuo just nodded. He couldn’t refute her, nor did he want to.

Just then, his Little Aunt said, "I came to tell you that Su Qi will be staying at her sister’s place for a while. Don’t read too much into it, and don’t put any pressure on her.

"Oh, and this is for you."

As she spoke, his Little Aunt produced a piece of Jade, about the size of a fingernail. She pushed it across the table toward Jiang Zuo. "Take it."