Sitting cross-legged on the other side of the bed, Zhu Nanzhi watched Lu Jin'an's surprised expression, a hint of smugness flashing in her eyes.
It's the first time I've seen my husband with such a surprised expression~ so cute.
If our roles were reversed and I was preparing to refine him into a Sword Spirit, wouldn't his expression be even more surprised? Even cuter?
It's a pity I was careless, how did I let my husband act first?
Ah~ my husband is hiding so deeply, he didn't reveal a single flaw, truly impressive~
Especially since his thoughts are just like mine... we are so perfectly matched~
This joy is too unsettling, feels like everything accumulated this afternoon is flowing backward.
Zhu Nanzhi's eyes involuntarily filled with moisture, and after pondering wildly for a while, she calmed herself and her mind raced.
She doesn't want to be refined into a Sword Spirit, but since she can't mobilize her spiritual power right now, upon reflection, she realized the only option left is to lay her cards on the table and poison him to resolve the current predicament.
Zhu Nanzhi felt disheartened inside; after working hard to 'diligently cultivate' her relationship with her husband for more than half a year, in the end, it was all for naught.
But regret aside, I absolutely cannot be refined into a Sword Spirit who can't do anything with my husband!
"No, you're misleading me!"
Lu Jin'an's voice interrupted Zhu Nanzhi's thoughts. Coming back to her senses, Zhu Nanzhi pressed her red lips together, calming her rapid breathing, and calmly asked in return, "Husband, why do you say that?"
"I've always been wary of your inexplicable kindness towards me, how could you have had the chance to poison me?" Lu Jin'an gradually calmed down. "What kind of poison would make me feel nothing? You don't need to keep stalling for time."
"Didn't you also quietly poison me?" Zhu Nanzhi said lightly. "I used the same method, oh~ and it started half a year ago when I dedicated myself to my husband.
This poison uses virgin blood as a trigger, it's my own creation, and it's normal for you not to notice it."
Lu Jin'an furrowed his brow slightly, probing after a few seconds of silence: "You also want to refine me into a Sword Spirit?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Nanzhi's eyes suddenly brightened up, husband is really too smart~ we truly are a match made in heaven.
Thinking of that, Zhu Nanzhi still smiled softly and said, "Husband, why don't you guess?"
She thought, as long as her husband doesn't know her true intentions, once the current crisis is resolved, his vigilance might decrease, and she might still have a chance to refine him into a Sword Spirit.
If I tell him, not only will he be on guard, but what if he wants to keep his distance from me?
"I won't guess!" Lu Jin'an snorted coldly: "No matter what your purpose is, now the one who will be refined into a Sword Spirit is you!"
'It's all because of husband~'
Zhu Nanzhi rolled her eyes at Lu Jin'an playfully, thinking that if her husband hadn't opened up and confessed some things to her yesterday, it would be him lying here tonight!
After all, given the situation in the Nanzhuo Domain, I have to leave tomorrow...
Thinking of this, Zhu Nanzhi looked at Lu Jin'an and asked, "Is the thing my husband was working on done? Didn't you need seven days?"
"Guess how long you slept?"
Zhu Nanzhi was startled at heart, but after sensing, she calmed down: "Husband is teasing me again, if it had been seven days, it wouldn't be enough~"
Seeing her place her right hand on her lower abdomen, Lu Jin'an chuckled: "Your way of keeping time is truly unique...
What I'm working on isn't important, refining you into a Sword Spirit is more important."
"Husband really cares about me~"
Zhu Nanzhi giggled foolishly, then saw Lu Jin'an suddenly accelerate the extension of his magic, directly setting up an array for refining a Sword Spirit centered on the wooden bed!
Zhu Nanzhi's expression froze: "Husband, you..."
"Let's say you've poisoned me." Lu Jin'an said calmly: "But now you can't use your spiritual power, so how would you activate the poison in me?
If you really had a way, why didn't you use it? So there's no need for you to stall, I've been gracious enough to keep you company this long."
Zhu Nanzhi felt a bit nervous internally. The 'Body-locking Curse' she created from the Qingmiao Palace's literature requires a 'trigger' to activate. Once it involves a 'trigger', spiritual power comes into play.
But now her entire body's meridians were sealed, and she couldn't mobilize her spiritual power at all...
Besides panic, she found herself a bit moved—her husband, so calm and unaffected by emotions, still wanting to refine her into a Sword Spirit, was simply amazing~
No wonder he reached the Tongsheng Realm at such a young age... his decisive calmness is too captivating.
'No, this isn't the time to admire him.'
Zhu Nanzhi suppressed her thoughts, showing no flaw on the surface, glanced at the rapidly rising array, and calmly smiled: "As long as your spiritual power touches my blood, you'll understand I'm not lying."
Refining a Sword Spirit cannot avoid using blood because it involves merging souls with blood.
Saying this, she glanced again at the nearly depleted Blood Pool, coolly continuing: "We're in the inner sanctum of your medical clinic, right within Blood Emperor City, a city swarming with demon cultivators. Husband, are you willing to take the risk of losing your spiritual power here?"
At her words, hesitation flickered in Lu Jin'an's eyes, and Zhu Nanzhi felt slightly at ease, sitting up slightly and showing a vulnerable, pitiful expression: "Husband will protect and cherish me, won't you?"
She was betting that her husband wouldn't dare to be overconfident!
Lu Jin'an's face slightly darkened, turning his head to look at the Blood Pool, the corners of his mouth twitching a few times, but soon he refocused on Zhu Nanzhi: "I really don't want to let you go."
Zhu Nanzhi tilted her head and looked at him: "Then, husband, what do you want to do?"