Li Zhichen took a deep breath, forcing herself to suppress the urge to punch the system.
This damn system just had to issue the task at this very moment, right after she had just finished explaining things to Qi Lixiao. Wasn't this just asking for trouble?!
Qi Lixiao didn't understand why Li Zhichen's expression suddenly turned so ugly. Just as he was about to say something, his wrist was gently grasped by Li Zhichen.
Qi Lixiao was taken aback and his gaze fell on Li Zhichen's well - defined hands.
Her hands were beautiful, slender and fair. But unlike the soft hands of noble ladies, there was a thin layer of calluses on her fingertips, no doubt from hard work. The clean lines of her fingers subtly revealed a sense of strength.
When Qi Lixiao looked up again, Li Zhichen had straightened up and was facing him.
For a moment, he was dazed. Frowning slightly, he asked, "What are you doing?"
[——You have two minutes left.]
Li Zhichen forced herself to calm down and looked straight into Qi Lixiao's eyes. "What I meant just now is that since we are already married, from now on, we are husband and wife. Whether it's out of sentiment or propriety, I should call you... husband."
Li Zhichen's crisp words hit Qi Lixiao's ears like a thunderclap, shattering his thoughts into pieces.
Time seemed to stand still for a few seconds. Qi Lixiao's eyes were full of shock and confusion.
Li Zhichen had just said that wasn't what she meant. How could she suddenly call him husband? Was the title "husband" something that could be called casually?
[——One minute left.]
The pain in her chest became more and more intense. Seeing Qi Lixiao remain silent, Li Zhichen had no choice but to bravely ask, "Since I've called you husband, what should you call me?"
Qi Lixiao wasn't stupid. He knew exactly which two words Li Zhichen wanted to hear. But everything was just so strange!
He had only just met Li Zhichen, and in all these years, Qi Lixiao had never been close to a woman. Titles like "husband" and "wife" were things he had only heard from others. He simply couldn't bring himself to say them.
So Qi Lixiao replied perfunctorily, "Miss Li."
Li Zhichen's face was turning as black as the bottom of a pot. She moved closer to Qi Lixiao. The close distance made her face loom large in Qi Lixiao's eyes.
Gritting her teeth, she said, "We're husband and wife now! You should call me wife!!"
Li Zhichen's voice was quite loud and it startled the old man driving the ox - cart in front.
Li Zhichen was dressed as a man and had deliberately darkened her face a bit. At first glance, she looked like a dashing young man.
The old man turned his head in confusion and saw the two of them "flirting" at such a close distance. He was shocked!
"Oh my goodness..."
He gasped and quickly turned his head away, not daring to look anymore.
[——Thirty seconds remaining.]
Li Zhichen felt her breathing becoming more and more difficult. With a dark face, she lowered her voice and said, "Qi Lixiao! Can't you just answer me once?!"
The two were so close that Li Zhichen's sweet breath fanned Qi Lixiao's ear. He felt extremely uncomfortable, but he didn't have the strength to break free from Li Zhichen's hand.
The old man just couldn't help himself. He quickly turned his head and stole a glance at them, then forced a dry laugh. "Youth is really wonderful."
Qi Lixiao felt like the old man's inquisitive gaze was about to burn through him. He was both annoyed and embarrassed. Taking a deep breath, he said, "There are others around. We'll talk about this later!"
[——Ten seconds remaining.]
A piercing pain hit her.
Li Zhichen frowned tightly. She was determined to achieve her goal.
"No, call me now!"
Li Zhichen's face was getting closer and closer, and the old man's eyes were getting wider and wider...
Just as their breaths mingled, Qi Lixiao finally gritted his teeth and shouted, "....Wife!"
This shout of "wife" was extremely loud. The old man driving the cart was startled, and he tried his best to make himself invisible.
The system cheered, [Congratulations to the host for completing the task! Your life value has increased by 2 hours! A reward firework is presented. Please enjoy!]
Only then did Li Zhichen let go of Qi Lixiao's hand. Covering her finally calmed - down chest, she said coldly, "I decline."
System:......
Qi Lixiao suddenly felt parched. The cold wind blew, and he regained a bit of his senses. But his heart was still pounding hard.
He felt that he was becoming more and more unable to understand Li Zhichen. After a long silence, he frowned and asked, "What's the benefit of keeping me by your side? I'm a useless person who can't even take care of myself now. I might die any day. I'll only be a burden to you. What on earth do you want?"
Li Zhichen had a wooden expression. She also wanted to know what she was after!
This stupid system always issued such ridiculous tasks, and they all required Qi Lixiao's cooperation.
If it weren't for her quick reaction, she would have been dead already!
Li Zhichen thought for a moment. Maybe she should just be honest with Qi Lixiao and cooperate for mutual benefit!
The system was happily watching the show, completely unaware of the approaching danger.
Li Zhichen let out a cold laugh. The next second, her fair hands shot out like a snake and grabbed it!
The system suddenly felt a heavy weight on its body, and a sense of weightlessness hit it. By the time it reacted, it was firmly grasped in Li Zhichen's hand!
The system was stunned for two seconds, then it let out a scream, scared almost to a system crash!
As a system, it parasitized in the host's spiritual consciousness. But Li Zhichen could actually touch it?!! Was her spiritual power already so strong?!!
Who would have thought that it, a system, would actually stumble?
For the first time in its system life, it felt scared. Struggling desperately, it said, [Host, what are you grabbing me for?!! Let me go quickly!]
Although Qi Lixiao had long suspected that Li Zhichen's origin was extraordinary, he was still shocked when he saw this scene. His pupils constricted sharply.
What was this small blue - glowing ball?!! And it could even talk?!!
Was Li Zhichen really a celestial being, and this small ball her guardian fairy? But the shape of this guardian fairy seemed a bit too strange.
Qi Lixiao tentatively asked, "....Is this a potato spirit?"
[What?!!]
The system immediately got angry and flailed about.
[How dare you compare me, the system, to those low - level spirits? I'm the most capable assistant of the main system. I can not only take the host through time and space but also help the host complete tasks and earn points. I'll make the host a legend in every world and lead them to the peak of life!]
Li Zhichen was annoyed by the system's noise. While using her ability to block the old man's five senses, she tightened her grip on the restless little ball in her hand. "Be quiet."
Li Zhichen's tone was calm, but the system immediately trembled.
During the time it had spent with Li Zhichen, it had more or less figured out her personality. Li Zhichen was no weak beauty. She was even capable of setting the wedding chamber on fire. Now that it was in her hands, it was better not to provoke her!
The system didn't dare to make a sound anymore. It could only sob aggrievedly.
Li Zhichen said frankly to Qi Lixiao, "Actually, I'm not from this world. I'm from the end - times. The reason I've been clinging to you is that I'm bound to the Husband - Spoiling System."
Qi Lixiao was taken aback. He tried hard to understand what Li Zhichen meant. He had never heard these strange words before. But based on what the "potato spirit" had just said, he could roughly infer that the main system should be its master, the host should refer to Li Zhichen from the end - times, and as for traveling through time and space, was that the ability of this "potato spirit"?