“Don’t resist.” Jing Shuxuan’s eyes were full of concern as she touched Qin Xiangyi’s back.
Qin Xiangyi was completely unguarded and sucked in a sharp breath.
Even though her body had improved, the truth was that the attacks of the flower people were still extremely powerful, and she couldn’t come out of it completely unscathed.
“You need to be careful.
Even though magical beasts have gained some intelligence, at the end of the day, they’re still magical beasts.
That’s something that can’t be changed.” Jing Shuxuan reminded her.
Qin Xiangyi looked at the distant Shaoyao, her eyes apologetic, but after hearing those words, her guilt faded and was replaced by a bit of anger.
Flower people were originally women who couldn’t reincarnate because of too much resentment, and later attached themselves to flowers, taking the flower’s name.
Shaoyao was the same, but Qin Xiangyi hadn’t had time to think about Shaoyao’s backstory, nor did she know what she’d done to offend her, leading to Shaoyao’s attack.
To put it bluntly, she’d just trusted herself too much and brought this on herself.
“Come on, let me help you up.
If you really can’t, we should go to the hospital.” Jing Shuxuan saw that Qin Xiangyi wasn’t complaining at all, so she didn’t say anything more.
She helped her up from the ground, planning to check her condition first.
“No matter what, let’s not go to the hospital.
This is Ocean City, after all, and it’s really hard to get medical treatment here.” Qin Xiangyi remembered seeing a sign outside a shop earlier that said “No dogs or Chosen Ones allowed.” In Ocean City, Chosen Ones really had it rough, and Qin Xiangyi hated that feeling.
“This…” Jing Shuxuan hesitated.
The commotion just now had been so big that she was really worried about internal injuries and all sorts of things.
“Think about it, I’m a Chosen One now.
That impact just now was nothing to me.” Qin Xiangyi tried to keep bluffing, not wanting to cause Jing Shuxuan any more trouble.
When someone genuinely cared about her, even knowing this was a fake novel world, Qin Xiangyi just couldn’t be cold to a good person.
“Then… let me take a look first.” Jing Shuxuan struggled with herself, but finally decided to check.
Looking over, there wasn’t even a scratch on her back, not even broken skin.
Instead, the wall behind her had a slight crack.
Jing Shuxuan sucked in a breath, her expression instantly turning serious.
“Xiao Yi, when you get to Paradise City, you absolutely have to keep your head down.”
Qin Xiangyi finished getting dressed and looked at Jing Shuxuan in confusion.
“I don’t know what you’ve really awakened, maybe it’s not even a Chosen One’s ability.
If someone with bad intentions finds out, you’ll be in danger.”
Jing Shuxuan’s gaze was sharp, once again sensing something was off.
Qin Xiangyi gave a wry smile.
She knew that trying to fool a smart woman was bound to get her caught.
But so much had happened in just one day, and that was something Qin Xiangyi hadn’t expected.
“I don’t know what you’re going through, but I’ll wait for you.” Seeing Qin Xiangyi’s complicated expression, Jing Shuxuan emphasized again that she was willing not to ask anything.
Qin Xiangyi made a sound of agreement, and Jing Shuxuan added, “Promise me, if you feel even a little uncomfortable, you have to tell me right away.”
“Thank you… Sister Xuan, really, thank you so much.”
Qin Xiangyi held Jing Shuxuan’s hand.
This beautiful and smart woman made her feel both moved and grateful.
At the same time, she realized that even though she hadn’t described Jing Shuxuan much, the real Jing Shuxuan was flesh and blood.
“You’re making me embarrassed, saying things like that.”
Finally, the two of them felt the scene was getting a bit too emotional and awkwardly put some distance between them, turning to watch the news on TV.
She hadn’t noticed before, but now Qin Xiangyi saw that the channel Jing Shuxuan was watching had a “Tian” symbol, clearly showing she’d been keeping an eye on Paradise City’s situation and was already worried for Qin Xiangyi.
Qin Xiangyi felt warm inside, the corners of her mouth lifting slightly, and then she saw Shaoyao still standing there.
She looked uneasy, her eyes full of tears, waiting for Qin Xiangyi’s punishment.
Even though Qin Xiangyi was human, she was also the flower master, someone Shaoyao shouldn’t attack.
Even if Qin Xiangyi had done something out of line, the flower people still had to obey.
Now that she’d hurt Qin Xiangyi, the flower slave had already scolded Shaoyao for a long time.
Shaoyao hadn’t cared at first, but after being scolded, she started to feel guilty.
Shaoyao: Flower master, I’m really sorry.
I was just startled just now.
Qin Xiangyi: I’m fine now.
You can go.
Qin Xiangyi’s response was calm, and she didn’t tease Shaoyao like usual, which made Shaoyao even more uneasy.
She didn’t dare leave, patiently waiting by Qin Xiangyi’s side.
After about fifteen minutes, Qin Xiangyi couldn’t take it anymore and found an excuse to go to the bathroom.
As soon as she entered, she pulled Shaoyao into the Flower God Ring’s space with her.
Inside the ring, the Flower God Huang Quan was still leisurely reading, while the flower slave was busy working with a bunch of little grasslings.
As soon as Shaoyao realized Qin Xiangyi had pulled her into the Flower God Ring, her legs gave out and she immediately knelt down.
“Flower master, if you want to punish me, just do it.”
Qin Xiangyi was even more helpless and sighed.
“I told you, it’s not your fault.
I should’ve let you know first.
I scared you.”
“No, it’s my problem.
I shouldn’t have…” Shaoyao kept insisting it was her fault, but she was clearly glancing at the flower slave, obviously having been disciplined pretty thoroughly.
If Qin Xiangyi didn’t do something to punish her, Shaoyao would just stay like this.
But if she really did punish her, knowing how petty Shaoyao could be, she’d probably hold a grudge in the future.
After thinking it over, Qin Xiangyi finally said, “Then come with me to that little room.
No matter what I do to you, you’re not allowed to resist.
If you do that, I’ll forgive you.”
In that little room, not even the flower slave could watch them.
As long as she explained things to Shaoyao in there, it would all be over, and the flower slave couldn’t do anything about it.
But her words clearly shocked Shaoyao too much.
Her face turned pale, she hugged her arms, looking terrified.
It was like she thought Qin Xiangyi was about to do something crazy.
But then, Shaoyao looked at the flower slave and nodded firmly.
“Okay.”
With that, she went into the room first.
Qin Xiangyi turned and smiled at the flower slave, who said, “Flower master, if we flower people don’t behave, you have to discipline us.
Spoiling us won’t make things better, it’ll only make them worse.”
The flower slave’s words had a double meaning, thinking Qin Xiangyi was spoiling Shaoyao too much.
First, Shaoyao had strutted around with Jing Shuxuan’s panties, then she’d stolen barbecue, and third, she’d attacked a human before Qin Xiangyi gave the order.
